NFL Week Seven winners and losers / Week Eight handicaps & TV details

Here's our verdict on Week Seven of the NFL

Winners

1 Mohamed Sanu

For many players, being told they are being traded is not a nice event - for Mohamed Sanu this week, it must have felt like he had hit the jackpot. Sanu has been fourth in the pecking order for receptions at Atlanta this season behind fellow wide receivers Julio Jones and Calvin Ridley and tight end Austin Hooper. The flopping Falcons have a 1-6 record. But this week Bill Belichick coughed up a second-round draft pick to take Sanu to the New England Patriots, where he has a great chance to go to the Super Bowl for a second time.

2 San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers are motoring on at 6-0 in the NFC West after shutting out Washington 9-0. But while their defence continues to impress, questions have been asked about their offence, with quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo not really lighting it up yet. His chances of doing so were enhanced this week, though, when the team traded for Denver wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders. The sprightly veteran should be a great fit in Kyle Shanahan's offence.

3 Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers had been coming in for a little shade despite the Green Bay Packers' strong start to the season, as their defence had been leading the way. But five TD passes and a rushing touchdown for good measure against the Oakland Raiders will have done his confidence the power of good.

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Losers

1 Detroit Lions

It's never a good sign for a general manager when players react with negative tweets when one of their colleagues is traded, but there was a great deal of head-shaking and questioning from the Lions players when safety Quandre Diggs was traded to Seattle on Tuesday. The Lions' secondary is well-stocked, but dressing-room harmony could be at risk after this move.

2 Sam Darnold

The New York Jets quarterback is not the first young passer to have been baffled by a Bill Belichick defence, but Sam Darnold telling coaches he was "seeing ghosts" during his five-turnover performance in Monday's 33-0 loss to the Patriots does not bode well for the rest of the season. The Jets are furious that the remark was allowed to be broadcast but now opposing coordinators will be doing all they can to keep the phantom defenders heading Darnold's way.

3 Patrick Mahomes

There's no way the Kansas City quarterback should be labelled a loser as such, but his season took a rare backward step when he was injured on a quarterback sneak in the victory over Denver. Back-up Matt Moore got the job done after Mahomes dislocated his kneecap and while reports suggested he was incredibly set to return to practice on Wednesday and could even play against Green Bay this week, playing it safe with their prized asset would seem sensible.

0-16 watch

Bet365 go 2-1 that a team goes 0-16 this season and there are still two contenders. Miami were leading in Buffalo before a late collapse left them at 0-6, but Cincinnati remain a step ahead after another weak display in a 27-17 loss to Jacksonville took them to 0-7.
The 0-16 season could still be on the line when the teams meet in Week 16, potentially with the top draft pick up for grabs.

Wembley way

The NFL returns to Wembley this week after this season's first two London games were at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Those 0-7 Bengals are in town to meet the 4-3 Los Angeles Rams, with a 5pm kick-off. Cincinnati are 13-point underdogs.

Super Bowl odds

13-5 New England Patriots, 11-2 New Orleans Saints, 10 San Francisco 49ers, 11 Green Bay Packers, 12 Kansas City Chiefs, 18 Minnesota Vikings, 20 Baltimore Ravens, 25 Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, 28 Philadelphia Eagles, 30 Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, 33 Houston Texans, 40 Buffalo Bills, Carolina Panthers, 80 Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, 125 Jacksonville Jaguars, Pittsburgh Steelers, 150 Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, 250 Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 300 Denver Broncos, 400 Arizona Cardinals, 500 New York Giants, 1,000 New York Jets, 2,000 Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, 5,000 Cincinnati Bengals, 10,000 Miami Dolphins.

Week Eight Vegas prices

Thursday October 24 (live on Sky Sports Action, kick-off 1.20am)
Washington +16 at Minnesota (points line 42)

Sunday October 26 (live on BBC2 & Sky Sports Action, kick-off 5pm)
Cincinnati +13 v LA Rams (48.5, at Wembley Stadium, London)

Sunday games
5pm
Tampa Bay +2.5 at Tennessee (45.5)
NY Giants +7 at Detroit (49)
LA Chargers +4 at Chicago (40.5)
Seattle -3.5 at Atlanta (53.5)
NY Jets +6 at Jacksonville (41)
Philadelphia +1.5 at Buffalo (43.5)
Arizona +10.5 at New Orleans (49)
Denver +6 at Indianapolis (43.5)

8.05pm
Carolina +5.5 at San Francisco (41.5) (live on Sky Sports Action)

8.25pm
Oakland +6.5 at Houston (51.5)
Cleveland +13 at New England (46)

Live on Sky Sports Action, 12.20am
Green Bay -4 at Kansas City (47.5)

Monday October 27, live on Sky Sports Action, 12.15am
Miami +14.5 at Pittsburgh (43)

Bye week
Dallas, Baltimore.

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