MMQB Week 7: Dak Prescott Is Grateful, Bengals and Chiefs Are Back on Track

Welcome to Week 7 of the NFL season here at The MMQB. We are trying things a little differently with Albert Breer’s Monday-morning column, publishing items as separate stories throughout the morning. Below are links to everything Albert wrote about Week 7, plus more from our staff.
Dak Prescott Is Grateful for the Cowboys Team Around Him
The QB has a new lease on life after watching his team battle without him for five weeks, and he opens up to Albert Breer about what it was like getting back on the field in Week 7.
Three Deep: The Chiefs Are Growing Up Fast After Their Win Over the 49ers
A big win helps Andy Reid’s team accelerate its learning curve. Plus, the Seahawks are anything but screwed up, and the Titans are still the Titans. Albert Breer speaks to players and coaches involved in each game.
Ten Takeaways: Joe Burrow, Bengals Finally Hitting Their Stride
Albert talk to Joe Burrow about getting back on track after an 0–2 start. Plus, notes on why the Panthers believe they’re only a QB away from being really good, what’s wrong with the Packers and Buccaneers, the situation with Daniel Snyder, how the Christian McCaffrey trade was negotiated and much more.
Six From Saturday: Top QB Prospects Taking Their Lumps, But Getting Their Reps
Plus more notes on Week 8 of the college football season, including prospects at Kansas State and Texas.
More From The MMQB Staff
Jon Wertheim: The One-of-a-Kind Story Behind the ’72 Dolphins’ One-of-a-Kind Kicker, Garo Yepremian
Conor Orr: It’s Way Too Early to Write Off Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers
Week 7 Game Balls: Recognizing the week’s top performers

Albert Breer is a senior writer covering the NFL for Sports Illustrated, delivering the biggest stories and breaking news from across the league. He has been on the NFL beat since 2005 and joined SI in 2016. Breer began his career covering the New England Patriots for the MetroWest Daily News and the Boston Herald from 2005 to '07, then covered the Dallas Cowboys for the Dallas Morning News from 2007 to '08. He worked for The Sporting News from 2008 to '09 before returning to Massachusetts as The Boston Globe's national NFL writer in 2009. From 2010 to 2016, Breer served as a national reporter for NFL Network. In addition to his work at Sports Illustrated, Breer regularly appears on NBC Sports Boston, 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, FS1 with Colin Cowherd, The Rich Eisen Show and The Dan Patrick Show. A 2002 graduate of Ohio State, Breer lives near Boston with his wife, a cardiac ICU nurse at Boston Children's Hospital, and their three children.
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