NFL Scores Week 7: Complete Results and Top Fantasy Performances

Believe it or not, we're approaching the halfway mark of the 2017 NFL season. And that means fantasy players should be starting to figure out whether they're contenders or pretenders. The same goes for real teams.

And whether you're talking fantasy or real life, having the game's top individual fantasy producers goes a long way toward establishing success.

This week saw plenty more big names put up big points. And as always, a couple of unexpected guys came through as well.

See below for the top performers from all of Week 7's games.

Away	Score	Home	Fantasy Star
Chiefs	30-31	Raiders	Amari Cooper	11 rec, 210 yds, 2 TDs
Panthers	3-17	Bears	CHI D/ST	3 points allowed, 1 fumble recovered, 2 INTs, 2 TDs
Ravens	16-24	Vikings	Kai Forbath	6-of-6 FGs, 0-of-1 XPs
Jaguars	27-0	Colts	T.J. Yeldon	122 rush yds, 1 TD
Saints	26-17	Packers	Aaron Jones	131 rush yds, 1 TD
Cardinals	0-33	Rams	Todd Gurley	106 rush yds, 1 TD, 4 rec, 48 yds
Buccaneers	27-30	Bills	Jameis Winston	32-of-44, 384 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT
Titans	12-9	Browns	Ryan Succop	4-of-5 FGs
Jets	28-31	Dolphins	Josh McCown	17-of-27, 209 yds, 3 TDs, 1 INT, 1 rush yd, 1 TD
Cowboys	40-10	49ers	Ezekiel Elliott	147 rush yds, 2 TDs, 1 rec, 72 yds, 1 TD
Broncos	0-21	Chargers	LAC D/ST	0 points allowed, 1 TD, 1 INT, 2 fumbles recovered
Bengals	14-29	Steelers	Chris Boswell	5-of-5 FGs, 2-of-2 XPs
Seahawks	24-7	Giants	Russell Wilson	27-of-39, 334 yds, 3 TDs
Falcons	7-23	Patriots	Tom Brady	21-of-29, 249 yds, 2 TDs

Amari Cooper

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Amari Cooper averaged three receptions and 24 receiving yards per game through the Oakland Raiders' first six games this season. He had just one touchdown catch in that stretch.

On Thursday Night Football, he finally broke out, finishing with 11 receptions, 210 yards and two touchdowns. He more than doubled his season totals for receiving yards and touchdowns in one game.

It was the kind of performance the Raiders hadn't had since the 1960s, per ESPN Stats & Info:

Is this what we can expect from Cooper going forward? Or will he regress back to what he was for the first six games of the season. The answer is probably somewhere in the middle.

Cooper's too talented (and so is his quarterback, David Carr) to struggle as much as he did early. But games like Sunday's are few and far between for anyone.

Chicago Bears Defense

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After a decent stretch in Weeks 4, 5 and 6, the Chicago Bears defense brought Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton back down to earth with a dominant performance in a 17-3 win.

And on the only two drives where it looked like Carolina might be gaining some traction, Bears safety Eddie Jackson threw things in reverse and scored a touchdown.

The two scores put him in the history books, per the NFL's Randall Liu:

With youngsters Mitchell Trubisky and Jordan Howard leading Chicago's offense, big performances like this from the defense will be crucial.

Jameis Winston

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It's been a relatively quiet 2017 for Jameis Winston, who entered Week 7 with just seven total touchdown passes. He made some noise in a 27-30 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, though.

Winston finished with 384 yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 32-of-44 passing. One of his scores was shared on Twitter by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers:

Of course, Winston isn't likely to take much comfort in the breakout game since it came in a loss. But if the Bucs can get this version of Winston consistently, they'll be more competitive going forward.

Tampa Bay may be 2-4 now, but the leader of the NFC South, the New Orleans Saints, is just two games ahead at 4-2. A lot can happen in the next 10 contests.

Ezekiel Elliott

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Ezekiel Elliott may be dealing with the uncertain status of his suspension from the NFL and all the legal intricacies involved with it, but it certainly didn't hurt his game on Sunday.

In the Dallas Cowboys' 40-10 rout of the San Francisco 49ers, Elliott went for 147 yards and two touchdowns on the ground. Plus, he grabbed a 72-yard touchdown reception, as seen on the NFL's Twitter:

Following the performance, Elliott is now on pace for well over 1,400 yards, assuming the injunction on the six-game suspension holds. But of course, his status for the rest of 2017 will be murky until that issue is legally resolved.