NFL Week 7 takeaways - What we learned, big questions for every game and future team outlooks

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Week 7 of the 2021 NFL season saw the Titans keep the Chiefs out of the end zone all afternoon, yet another concerning performance for Kansas City. The Bengals also made a big AFC statement, defeating Lamar Jackson and the Ravens in Baltimore behind a huge day from receiver Ja’Marr Chase.

The Packers got the job done in Washington with three Aaron Rodgers touchdown passes, and the Patriots hung 54 points on the Jets in a blowout win. The Giants pulled off a big win against the Panthers, and the Falcons hit a winning field goal in the final seconds to beat the Dolphins. And on Thursday night, the Browns snuck past the Broncos with Case Keenum under center.

Our NFL Nation reporters react with the takeaways and lingering questions from this week’s action. Plus, they each look at the bigger picture with their current team confidence rating — a 0-10 grade of how they feel about the team’s outlook coming out of the week. Let’s get to it.

Buccaneers

What to know: Tom Brady threw four touchdown passes — three of them to Mike Evans — becoming the first QB in NFL history to throw for 600 TDs in his career. Leonard Fournette tacked on a fifth TD on the ground, while the Bucs’ defense sacked rookie quarterback Justin Fields four times and intercepted him three times to defeat the Chicago Bears and improve to 6-1, their best start in franchise history. The only gripe here, if there is one, is that the Bucs put up 35 points in the first half and managed to score only three in the second, and Bruce Arians has been adamant about not taking their foot off the gas. — Jenna Laine

Will anyone beat the Bucs again this season? The Bucs might not have any cornerbacks left by season’s end, as Dee Delaney left the game with an ankle injury and Jamel Dean left the game twice with an injury — but the Bucs’ schedule is very favorable from here on out,…

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