Vikings are last unbeaten team as Chiefs lose – NFL week seven
Minnesota are the NFL’s last unbeaten team after the Kansas City Chiefs lost 20-3 to the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers suffered their first defeat. The Vikings’ continued winning run stands out because they were not widely tipped as Super Bowl contenders, and their 6-0 start puts them at the top of a strong NFC North.
Seattle’s defence held Kansas City to one of its lowest point totals with Patrick Mahomes as starting quarterback, limiting former Seahawk Kenneth Walker to 36 yards from 14 carries. Jaxon Smith-Njigba made 150 receiving yards and scored a touchdown as Seattle improved to 4-3; San Francisco fell to 6-1 after losing 29-20 to Atlanta. Minnesota came from behind to beat Indianapolis 16-10 and have won 11 games in a row, including the end of last season.
In short
- Minnesota are the NFL’s last unbeaten team at 6-0.
- Seattle beat Kansas City 20-3, limiting Kenneth Walker to 36 yards.
- San Francisco lost for the first time, falling to 6-1.
Explained simply
The NFL is the top professional American football league in the United States. Its teams are divided into two conferences, the AFC and NFC, and then into regional divisions; the NFC North includes Minnesota, alongside Detroit, Green Bay and Chicago.
The regular season runs for 17 games per team, followed by play-offs that decide who reaches the Super Bowl. A team’s record shows its wins and losses, while an unbeaten record means it has not lost a game; early-season success can shape a team’s chances of reaching the play-offs, though much of the season remains to be played.
Minnesota’s recent winning run follows a season in which the team finished strongly, but it was not widely expected to be among the leading contenders. Kansas City are recent Super Bowl winners, and San Francisco have also been a leading team, so their defeats alter the picture among the league’s early front-runners.