NFL Week 7 takeaways from the numbers with Warren Sharp. Seattle took Kenneth Walker out of the game after he led the NFL in yards per carry, rushing yards, explosive rate and EPA through six weeks, and Kansas City became the only offense in the week that never reached the red zone. The Dolphins beat Aaron Glenn and the Jets, Baltimore keeps owning first halves and losing second halves, Cincinnati went from 0 first half points to 35 after the break, Sean Payton and Bo Nix beat Arizona with a quarterback as the leading rusher, the 49ers punted once in nine drives and still lost in Atlanta, Tampa Bay has faced the hardest schedule of pass defenses in the league, and Houston punted six times against the Giants. Plus Curtis on Monday Night Football, Cowboys at Eagles. Get the free newsletter, every article we write plus free bets and player props, at sharp.football. Newsletter subscribers see the Halloween sale first. Players and coaches discussed: Kenneth Walker, Patrick Mahomes, Mike Macdonald, Sam Darnold, Aaron Glenn, Malik Willis, Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Declan Doyle, Joe Burrow, Bo Nix, Sean Payton, Michael Penix, Bijan Robinson, Raheem Morris, Baker Mayfield, Bryce Young, J.J. McCarthy, DeMeco Ryans, Dak Prescott, Tanner McKee, Saquon Barkley. What You'll Learn• Kenneth Walker through six weeks: 6.3 yards per carry, 665 rushing yards, a 14.2 percent explosive rate and +0.16 EPA per rush, all first in the NFL• What Seattle did differently: a light box on 57 percent of his runs instead of 20, an 8 plus man box on 21 percent instead of 48• Kansas City reached the red zone on 0 percent of its drives, scored 0.38 points per drive and gained a first down on 22 percent of its plays, all the lowest in the week• Patrick Mahomes saw two high on 61.8 percent of dropbacks, held the ball 3 plus seconds on 44.1 percent and posted the lowest accurate throw rate in the week, 78.8 percent• Seattle won on third down, 68.8 percent to 27.3, and is the first team since 1984 to hold its first seven opponents under 180 passing yards• Miami ran 39 first half plays to the Jets' 18, converted 94.7 percent of its series and averaged +0.81 EPA per dropback, the best first half mark in the week• Cincinnati's halves: 0 points and 3.1 yards per play before halftime, 35 points, 0.66 EPA per play and a 94.7 percent series conversion rate after it• Baltimore first halves this season: 118 points and a +65 margin, both first. Second halves: 44 points and a -70 margin, second worst and last• Bo Nix against the blitz in the first half: 3 of 8 for 9 yards, 0 percent success, -0.73 EPA per attempt• Denver threw 20 plus air yards on 33.3 percent of attempts, the most in the week, and Nix hit 4 of 13 throws past 5 yards downfield• The 49ers punted once on nine drives and still lost: two fumbles, a turnover on downs and two interceptions, four of them inside the Atlanta 30• Atlanta scored on 60 percent of its drives, the best in the week• Tampa Bay has faced the most difficult schedule of pass defenses in the NFL, five top 10 pass defenses in its last six games, and Atlanta is not one of them• The Giants ran 22 personnel on 22 snaps, the most in the week, and J.J. McCarthy averaged 14.8 yards per attempt in the first half, the best mark in the week• Houston's offense: 6 punts, the most in the week, 23.6 yards per drive and a first down on 22.2 percent of plays• Monday Night Football: Cowboys at Eagles, with Curtis on the matchup he likes Chapters00:00 Intro00:15 Kenneth Walker grounded05:30 Chiefs were dominated09:12 Dolphins beat Aaron Glenn12:35 Subscribe13:10 Ravens, first half vs second half21:09 Sean Payton and Bo Nix25:41 49ers at Falcons30:27 Buccaneers and Baker Mayfield's return34:14 DeMeco Ryans' defense38:06 Monday Night Football: Cowboys at Eagles, with Curtis52:18 Wrap-up Watch the show on YouTube: Sharp Football Analysis on YouTube Free NFL stats tools, Pass Rate Over Expected and more: sharpfootballanalysis.com/stats-nfl Weekly, monthly and full season packages: sharpfootballanalysis.com/packages Guests: Curtis on Monday Night Football. Follow UsWarren Sharp on X: @SharpFootballSharp Football Analysis: sharpfootballanalysis.com Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
