Let's take a look at some of the most interesting storylines in the NFL's upcoming Week 7.
San Francisco (6-0) at Atlanta (2-4) (1 p.m. ET, FOX): The San Francisco 49ers are one of two teams, along with the Kansas City Chiefs, to rank in the top five in both scoring offense (29.5 points per game) and scoring defense (18.3 points per game allowed) this season. They also improved to 6-0 for the fourth time in franchise history after beating the Washington Commanders on Monday Night Football.
San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy ranks tied for first with 14 touchdown passes and ranks second with a 118.1 passer rating this season. He has 27 career games with a passer rating of 110 or higher, trailing only Russell Wilson (34 games) and Patrick Mahomes
(31) for the most in a player's first five seasons in NFL history.
49ers tight end George Kittle recorded his fifth touchdown reception of the season last week and became the fourth tight end all-time with at least five receptions in eight of his first 10 career seasons, joining Pro Football Hall of Famer Antonio Gates (nine seasons), Travis Kelce (eight) and Greg Olsen (eight).
Kansas City (5-0) at Seattle (3-3) (Sunday night, 8:20 p.m. ET, NBC: The Chiefs, the last remaining undefeated team in the AFC, look to advance to 6-0 for the fourth time in franchise history (2003, 2013, and 2024).
Chiefs running back Kenneth Walker, who has 760 scrimmage yards and 8 scrimmage touchdowns this season, is the sixth player all-time with at least 750 scrimmage yards and eight scrimmage touchdowns in his first five games of a season.
Smith-Njigba is the fourth player since 2000 with at least 100 receiving yards in five of his team’s first six games of a season, joining Adam Thielen (first six games in 2018 with Minnesota), Stefon Diggs (five of six in 2023 with Buffalo) and Pro Football Hall of Famer Marvin Harrison (five of six with Indianapolis in 2000).
This article originally appeared on Touchdown Wire: Interesting NFL storylines heading into Week 7
