Best And Worst Of NFL Week Seven

Week Seven in the National Football League has come and gone. During the week that was around the league, a few upsets were sprinkled in (Jags over the Bills, KC over Pitt) a bigtime blowout in Miami whipping up on Houston. A few teams held onto their undefeated status, even though Cincinnati, Denver and Green Bay had their bye week, while the Panthers and Patriots managed to keep their perfect seasons alive. Buffalo almost pulled off a major comeback against the Jaguars, same thing with the Colts against New Orleans. Tennessee and Atlanta played probably one of the most boring games of the year, and don't look now but the Oakland Raiders (who are a 3-3 football team after their win Sunday) may actually have found something that works for them and could be a contending team. Now with all that being said, here's some of the best and worst of week seven in the National Football league.

Best:
Lamar Miller, Running Back Miami Dolphins
You want to talk about having a monster game on the ground on Sunday, look no further than what Lamar Miller did in the Miami thrashing of Houston. Miller finished the day with 14 carries for 175 yards and a touchdown in the Dolphins 44-26 win. Plus throw in another 61 receiving yards on three catches (one of which went for a touchdown). Houston’s defense had no answer for Miller, who tallied 236 total yards and two touchdowns by halftime. Those 175 yards rushing Miller had were the most somebody has had in a game since Miller put up 178 yards rushing against the Jets in week 17 last year. Yeah that's pretty spectacular numbers. And to make this more interesting, Miami actually sat him out of the 2nd half, with the game well in hand. Just imagine what numbers he could have had, had been playing the entire football game.

Worst:
Houston Texans
It really has been a miserable season for football fans in Houston. The team is sitting at 2-5 after getting whacked bigtime by Miami on Sunday. this also marks the 2nd time this season that the Texans have allowed over 40 points in a game (they also got beat 48-21 by Atlanta in week four). So things haven't been going that great for the Texans this year. Now, to make matters much worse for Houston, they just lost Arian Foster for the season due to a torn Achilles Tendon. Foster will now miss the rest of the miserable Texans’ season (which I think he may be happy about). From getting whipped by Miami to losing your best offensive player for the rest of the season, its a tough pill to swallow for the Texans.

Best:
Tom Brady, Quarterback New England Patriots
What else can be said about this guy that hasn't been said already. The only downside to this week for Brady was the fact that the Jets defense got to him, sacking him three times. But that's a minor blip on the screen. Brady finished 34 of 54 for for 355 yards and a pair of touchdowns. You can always have confidence in the fact that Brady will find a way to pull something off. The Jets dominated the first half of the football game, but the Pats kept it close, giving Brady a chance. By the 2nd half, he took over the game, cutting up the Jets top five defense, helping keep the Patriots a perfect 6-0. When you watch Brady play, you think that he will somehow, someway, get his team back into it.

Worst:
Brandon Marshall, Wide Receiver New York Jets
It kind of hurts to have to say this but I have to put it here. Marshall had four catches for 67 yards Sunday against the Pats, only the 2nd time this year he failed to ring up 100 or more yards receiving (he had 62 yards in the opener against the Browns in week one). What makes this one a little more painful is the mental mistakes he's made in this football game on Sunday. He had a bad drop Sunday, to go with a big blunder at the end of the game that cost his team a shot at one last play to score. Mix in his idiotic lateral attempt a few weeks ago and what we have now is a pattern of knuckleheaded plays. Don't get me wrong, he's quickly becoming a fan favorite among us Jets fans, but he needs to clean the mental side of the game up just a little bit, that will make us a lot happier as Jets fans.

Best:
Doug Martin, Running Back Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Welcome back Doug Martin. He had a very promising rookie year in 2012, finishing that year with 1,454 yards and 11 scores. Since then, Martin hasn't put up anything close to those numbers. He's averaged four yards a carry each of the last two years. This year, he seems to have found his game again. The past three games have been the best stretch of his career. First he ran for 106 against Carolina, then last week racked up 123 yards in the win over Jacksonville. Now, in week seven, he had 19 carries for 136 yards. I know it was in a one point loss to the Redskins, but still it was the fourth best rushing performance of any back in the league this week. And those yards also helped spark the Bucs in the comeback, which fell just short. Still you are seeing a revamped and renewed Doug Martin, Something you really haven't seen since 2012.

Worst:
Brandon LaFell, Wide Receiver New England Patriots
Tough go of it for LaFell Sunday against the Jets. He had two catches for 25 yards against the Jets. Low numbers for a guy who's considered a decent receiver. It was his first game back in the lineup on Sunday. But here's what put's him on this hit list. Dropping six passes. SIX DROPPED PASSES. That can't happen if your an NFL wide out. To make it worse, you did it playing for the hooded Sith lord Bill Belichick. I think if that happens again, LaFell will be without a job.

Best:
Todd Gurley, Running Back St. Louis Rams
Yes its a tad early to be making Rookie Of the Year predictions, but this guy may be making a strong claim to it early on. Sure, you can make the same argument for Amari Cooper of the Oaklan d Raiders, but this guy has his own case he can make. He is a beast in the making. He has just ripped off three straight hundred-yard games, including what he just did to the Cleveland Browns. He rushed for 128 yards and a pair of scores, all on 19 carries. Those two scores were the first two touchdowns of his entire careers. Yup I'd say that's a pretty good way to make a claim for Rookie of the Year.

Worst:
Rex Ryan, Head Coach Buffalo Bills
For all the hype that the Bills had coming into this season, things haven't turned out too good at this point. They have now fallen to a game under .500 at 3-4 after the loss to the Jaguars in London. They flew all the way to London just to get upset by the Jags. It looked like there was solid hope for the Bills after the first couple of weeks, but since then it hasn't looked too good in Western New York. Buffalo has lost the last two games and now there are rumblings that Rex is having trouble with a couple of players in his locker room. If that's the case, then this could be a rough go of it for Rex in Buffalo.

Best:
Kirk Cousins, Quarterback Washington Redskins
When you go down by 24 points in a football game, its a little hard for a team to make a comeback. When you think of Quarterbacks you want leading your teams back in a game like that, you think of guys like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Kirk Cousins isn't a name that pops up right away. But that's what happened on Sunday against the Bucs. Tampa had a 234 point lead, only to blow it and lose 30-31 to Washington. The Bucs being awful does take some of the luster off the great comeback, but let’s allow Cousins this moment of glory. And rightfully so. Cousins finished the day going 33 of 40 for 317 yards and 3 touchdowns. Yeah it was a pretty good day for a team that surprised a few in getting the comeback win.

Worst:
Dallas Cowboys
Its been a rough go of it for the Cowboys since losing both Tony Romo and Dez Bryant. After winning the first two games of the year, the Boys have lost four straight, including the tough one to the Giants on Sunday. The experiment to start Matt Cassel over Brandon Weeden in Week 7 against their NFC east rival New York Giants ended in failure. Cassel was underwhelming and turned the ball over three times, scoring only one touchdown. One of Cassel’s interceptions was a pick six-right into the hands of Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie, who returned the catch for a 58-yard score. Darren McFadden was the only bright spot for Dallas this week. McFadden piled up 152 yards and one touchdown, but it wasn’t enough to make up for his careless quarterback’s mistakes.