# NFL 2026-2027: Week 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [October 20, 2026, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999 "2026-10-20T15:21:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/41 "2026-10-23T21:01:05Z")
Bears tight end Cole Kmet suffered a serious knee injury in last night’s game, and the team placed him on season-ending injured reserve today. Kmet’s role in the pass game has lessened the past two seasons, as Colston Loveland has become the Bears’ primary receiving tight end, but it’s still a significant loss. > **[Bears TE Cole Kmet out for season after knee injury vs. Patriots](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50259989/bears-te-cole-kmet-season-knee-injury-vs-pats)** > > Bears tight end Cole Kmet will miss the remainder of the 2026 season after he suffered a serious right knee injury during Chicago's 30-24 win over New England. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 9:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/42 "2026-10-23T21:02:46Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Kmet’s role in the pass game has lessened the past two seasons, as Colston Loveland has become the Bears’ primary receiving tight end, but it’s still a significant loss. I know that feeling. Elijah Arroyo was put on extended IR after last week’s game for Seattle and that also ended his season, and even though you rarely hear his name this year (AJ Barner is their top guy) it’s still a big deal to be down a TE. Their work in the run game and as blockers in general is often overlooked. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 9:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/43 "2026-10-23T21:44:09Z")
No matter your feelings on legalization, this is probably not what you should be doing if you want to win a starting QB gig again anytime in the near future > **[Colts QB Anthony Richardson Sr. charged with possession of marijuana](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50257962/colts-qb-anthony-richardson-sr-charged-marijuana-possession)** > > Colts quarterback Anthony Richardson Sr. is facing a misdemeanor charge for marijuana possession following a traffic stop earlier this month, court records show. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 23, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/44 "2026-10-23T21:48:08Z")
And just in case anyone is curious: cannabis (both recreational and medical) is still illegal in Indiana. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/45 "2026-10-24T03:49:34Z")
Lawrence McCutcheon, a five-time Pro Bowl running back for the Rams in the 1970s, who then spent over three decades in the Rams’ front office, including 13 years as the team’s director of player personnel, passed away today at age 76, after a long battle with Parkinson’s disease. Parkinson’s is one of the neurological conditions which researchers have determined has a strong correlation with having had a long career playing football. > **[Lawrence McCutcheon, 5-time Pro Bowl RB for Rams, dies at 76](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50261735/lawrence-mccutcheon-dies-76)** > > Lawrence McCutcheon, a five-time Pro Bowl running back for the Los Angeles Rams who went on to a long career in the team's front office, died Friday. He was 76. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/46 "2026-10-24T21:00:09Z")
The Packers have activated Josh Jacobs for tomorrow’s game against the Lions. He spent the first six weeks of the season on the commissioner exempt list, as investigations related to a domestic violence incident involving Jacobs and his then-girlfriend in May were underway. Jacobs pled no contest last month, and was given a deferred judgment, assuming no further incidents occurred, so from a legal standpoint, the matter is closed for now. However, the league has continued its investigation, and has been trying to gain access to footage from a security camera in Jacobs’ home (something that both Jacobs and the victim have been fighting to prevent in court). Typically, a first-time domestic violence incident leads to a six-game suspension from the league; if that winds up being the league’s final assessment, the time Jacobs has spent on the exempt list would count against that, but if a longer punishment is assessed, Jacobs would be looking at more time in suspension. > **[Packers activate RB Josh Jacobs for 2026 debut](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/50269266/packers-activate-rb-josh-jacobs-2026-debut)** > > Packers running back Josh Jacobs will make his 2026 season debut against the Lions after spending the first six weeks on the NFL's commissioner exempt list. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/47 "2026-10-25T01:16:39Z")
I mean a 150-lb kicker trying to make an open-field tackle?? It’s not like kickers get tackling practices ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/48 "2026-10-25T01:20:25Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > I mean a 150-lb kicker trying to make an open-field tackle?? Yeah, not his smartest move, obviously. Although I’m not sure how he tore his ACL making a tackle. ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/49 "2026-10-25T01:24:14Z")
but not in SF–any WR/RB/TE that can’t block will never see the field ---
**Author:** ![fedman1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e495f1/32.png) [@fedman1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/fedman1)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/50 "2026-10-25T01:28:09Z")
well, didn’t Dre Greenlaw tear his Achilles just running onto the field? ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/51 "2026-10-25T01:29:14Z")
And I recall a kicker named Martin Grammatica tearing his ACL jumping for joy after making a game winning field goal. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 1:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/52 "2026-10-25T01:31:00Z")
> [@fedman1](#): > > I mean a 150-lb kicker trying to make an open-field tackle?? 170 pounds, but he’s not a big guy overall (only listed at 5’ 7"). And, while kickers and punters don’t _frequently_ practice tackling (in part because of the injury risk), they do get some amount of training. > [@Railer13](#): > > Although I’m not sure how he tore his ACL making a tackle. He tore his right ACL. Looking at the video of the play, he planted his right leg just before he hit the returner; I’d guess that his cleat stuck in the grass a fraction of a second too long. > [@Railer13](#): > > Yeah, not his smartest move, obviously. For sure. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/53 "2026-10-25T04:48:22Z")
Most of the time I see a kicker or punter try to tackle I think, “Bless his heart.” It’s like watching a QB try to tackle the guy who intercepted him. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2026, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999/54 "2026-10-25T17:05:42Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > Most of the time I see a kicker or punter try to tackle I think, “Bless his heart.” With one exception: Australian punters. Nearly all of them played Australian rules football (most of them professionally) before coming to the U.S., and the NFL. They tend to be considerably bigger: Darren Bennett, the first Australian to break through in the NFL, was a 6’3", 235 pound punter, and Sav Rocca, who was another early Aussie punter, was 6’5", 265 lbs.; currently, Mitch Wishnowsky of the Patriots is 6’2", 220 lbs., and Tory Taylor of the Bears is 6’4", 225 lbs. Not only are those guys bigger, but they started out in a sport in which they were tackling opponents on a regular basis. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-7/1033999.md?page=2)