NFL Week 7 Picks: Predicting the Winner and Score for All Upcoming Matchups

Heading into the regular season, no one could have predicted that the Super Bowl runner-ups from last season (Carolina Panthers) would start 1-5 in 2016 after going 15-1 last year. Not many expected the New England Patriots to win three out of four games with quarterback Tom Brady suspended, but here we are, with the Patriots as the team to beat in the AFC.

The season is still young as we are steadily approaching the halfway point, and some teams are still trying to figure out their identities. 

Can the Pittsburgh Steelers offense still function with Landry Jones under center? Have the Arizona Cardinals finally turned a leaf? We’ll find out in Week 7. But for now, let’s make some predictions.

Key Games 

New England Patriots vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

As mentioned, Jones will fill the void left by Ben Roethlisberger when he went down in Week 6 with a torn meniscus, as reported by Ron Cook of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:

Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger has a torn meniscus in left knee and will have surgery Monday morning. No timetable for his return.

— Ron Cook (@RonCookPG) October 17, 2016

The Steelers still have plenty of weapons on offense, even without Big Ben. With Le’Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Sammie Coates and Markus Wheaton all in the fold, Pittsburgh still stands a chance against New England, right?

Wrong.

As admirable as their efforts will be on Sunday against the Patriots, the Steelers will, inevitably, come up short. The Patriots are just too good. It seems the only team in the NFL that can challenge them is the 5-0 Minnesota Vikings. 

Brady is slinging the ball around …

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