Bold NFL Hour 7 Predictions: Jared Goff and Lions hand Vikings first loss; Giants’ Daniel Jones ends home team’s touchdown streak

The National Football League is full of surprises and vintage rarities every month.

Take a look at this: The entire NFC North section remained the top four within the NFL in level difference in the next Hour 6 in terms of design: Minnesota Vikings 5-0 (+63), Detroit Lions 4-1 (+60), the Chicago Bears 4-2 (+47) and the Green Bay Packers 4-2 (+41). This is the first time a section has had four or more teams in the four-tier differential range in a given month since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger.

What other unique or unlikely things might come up in hour 7? Come see five possibilities in the new version of our bold NFL predictions here on CBS Sports.

Goff propels Hutchinson-less Lions past undefeated Vikings

The Minnesota Vikings are a dominant 5-0. They have trailed by just 3 minutes and 26 seconds this season, which is the fifth-fewest by any team in five games since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger. Minnesota hasn’t been losing in a matchup since Hour 1. Alternatively , the Vikings are committing to going down the road and losing, in the first date of this season, in Hour 7 due to the dominance of Lions quarterback Jared Goff over the blitz of Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flowers. ideas.

Last season, Flores’ Minnesota defense attacked with the NFL’s highest charge, 50.7% of opponent dropbacks, but that didn’t split Goff. He was never sacked on 54 dropbacks against the Vikings’ blitz in two games and played turnover-free football in those conditions. This season, Flores continues to be a great blitz player, sending overdrives on 41.6% of opponent dropbacks, the third-highest rate in the NFL. Goff’s ability against the blitz could be the same in 2024, as he leads the NFL in yards per attempt (13.3) against it.

He also enters Hour 7 with what could also be considered the best two-game stretch of football pitching in NFL history, with a minimum of 40 attempts. Goff has completed 36 of his 43 passes in his last two games (wins against the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys) for 607 yards and five touchdowns for an average of 14.1 passing yards per try and a passer rating of 157.5. His passer rating of 157.5 in the Lions’ last two games is the most effective over a two-game span in NFL history, with a minimum of 40 attempts.

I’m betting Goff helps keep things on track on the road and gives the Vikings their first foul of 2024.

Giants’ Jones throws a touchdown at home against the Eagles

Pristine York Giants quarterback Daniel Jones has been the subject of complaints from his own fans and the football world at large, and it’s certainly justified. In his last five home games, Jones did not throw a pass landing and rather threw an interception in each and every one of them. That’s a solution to the longest streak of home games without a landed pass and at least one interception since the 1970 AFL/NFL merger along with Panthers quarterback Jimmy Clausen (2010), the quarterback of the Buccaneers, Trent Dilfer (1995-1996) and Falcons quarterback Bob Lee (1974). Jones finally made a landing at home in the 17th hour of the 2022 season against the Indianapolis Colts.

On the other hand, Jones breaks that streak and throws in at least one touchdown at MetLife Stadium in the 7th hour against the Philadelphia Eagles, a team deal with the Las Vegas Raiders for the fewest takeaways in the NFL this season with just two.

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Garrett fails to document the firing in three direct video games

Cleveland Browns running back Myles Garrett, the 2023 NFL Defensive Player of the Moment, is clearly a beast. His 92.5 sacks since entering the NFL in 2017 are second-most in the league in that span behind top-ranked TJ Watt’s 101.0, and he’s off to another hot start in 2024 with four sacks in six games.

On the other hand, none of the four have faced Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels and Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts, two of the most mobile quarterbacks, in the last two weeks. of the league. Weeks 5 and 6 mark the first date since weeks 12-16 of last season. One might assume that streak would come to an end Sunday against Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow for a few reasons. One could be that Burrow isn’t the most cellular passer in the league, and the second is that Garrett owns the Bengals: his 12.0 career sacks against Cincy are his highest against his only opponent.

He won’t sack Burrow on Sunday, and his sack drought will continue into Hour 7. Garrett has lined up as the true edge rusher on 74.4% of his snaps in 2024, meaning much of his work will happen against the Bengals left. face Orlando Brown, according to NFL Professional Insights. Brown has been the most efficient left pass-blocking option in the league this season, allowing a 3.6% quarterback squeeze rate, the lowest squeeze rate among left tackles in 2024 with at least 75 blocks. of passes. Burrow has also been uncovering much of his passing good fortune briefly, with an NFL-best seven touchdowns on pass rushes while averaging 7.0 yards per attempt on pass rushes, fifth-most in the NFL, according to NFL Pro Insights. Between Brown and Burrow’s games, Garrett won’t be in the face of the Bengals franchise on Sunday.

Rodgers breaks streak of 28 games without 300 yards against Steelers defense in Pittsburgh

Aaron Rodgers is among the perfect quarterbacks of all time. He is the NFL’s all-time leader in passer rating (103.0) and touchdown-to-interception ratio (484-110, 4.4), yet he has failed to eclipse 300 passing yards in a game by a surprising amount of his entire career. to date: 28 video games in a row.

Breaking that streak in Hour 7 won’t be easy against a Steelers defense that is among the best in the league so far. They have the fifth-lowest touchdown-to-interception ratio, seven touchdowns to seven interceptions, and the eighth-lowest passer rating, 82.6, in the entire NFL. Alternatively, Rodgers is looking for a lot of luck in ending the drought. He nearly did it last month against the Expenses, finishing with 294 passing yards, but he’ll do it this month, thanks to having his all-time favorite target, Davante Adams, to throw to once again. The duo had 68 touchdowns in eight seasons together as Green Bay Packers from 2014 to 2021, the most Rodgers has thrown to a single receiver in his career. Adams along with 2022 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Moment Garrett Wilson gives the 40-year-old plenty of juice in the playmaking phase to break loose and rack up 300 yards in a matchup once again.

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Allen maintains longest streak of career without an INT against stingy Titans defense

Many have compared Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen to Brett Favre in that they are both rocket-launcher-wielding quarterbacks who throw recklessly, both to their advantage and detriment. Since entering the NFL in 2018, Allen ranks 1/3 of the league in touchdown passes (177), but over his first six seasons (2018-2023), he led the league with 78 interceptions.

This season, he has performed more like a different Green Bay Packers legend, Aaron Rodgers, the owner of the best touchdown-to-interception ratio (484-110, 4.4), when it comes to his ball security. Allen has thrown 10 touchdown passes and rejected interceptions on 156 pass attempts this season, making him the only quarterback certified without an interception in 2024 and the longest interception-free streak of his career (six games).

On the other hand, that streak will be put to the test against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, as they allow the fewest total yards per game allowed (248.8) and the fewest yards per game (4.3) in the NFL in 2024. Determination comes from his pass protection, that is, giving up the fewest passing yards per matchup (137.0) and yards per pass attempt (5.5). That means shots in tight windows may be enough, but Allen will extend his interception-free streak to seven games anyway.

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