'Kansas City' and 'San Francisco' suffer their first NFL losses of the season, 'Minnesota' remains the only unbeaten team

First defeats for the favorites

The Seattle Seahawks ended the Kansas City Chiefs' unbeaten run on Sunday, winning 20-3, while the San Francisco 49ers lost 29-20 to the Atlanta Falcons, AFP reports. After these results, the Minnesota Vikings remained the only team in the league without a defeat: they beat the Indianapolis Colts 16-10 and improved to 6-0.

Seattle's defense against Mahomes

Seattle completely neutralized its former running back Kenneth Walker III, who won the Super Bowl with the Seahawks last season and entered the game leading the NFL in rushing yards per game with the Chiefs. His return to Lumen Field yielded just 36 yards on 14 carries. The home defense sacked Patrick Mahomes once and added an interception. 'We had one mindset — go out there and wreck things,' said Seattle safety Nick Emmanwori, whose pressure on Mahomes led to Tai Okada's interception and a Seahawks touchdown on the next drive. The final 3 points matched the Chiefs' lowest total in games started by Mahomes. Jaxon Smith-Njigba caught a 28-yard pass from Sam Darnold in the second quarter — it was initially ruled out of bounds, but video review overturned the call and awarded the touchdown. Walker's replacement Emanuel Wilson added 21 yards up the middle in the fourth quarter, while Harrison Butker missed two field goals.

Atlanta and Minnesota

In Atlanta, quarterback Michael Penix threw three touchdown passes, and the Falcons' defense forced four turnovers — 29-20. Penix hit tight end Nick Muse in the first half, put the team ahead with a pass to Kyle Pitts in the third quarter, and found Drake London on a 21-yard pass in the fourth. 'Too sloppy to win,' said San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan of his team's performance. Minnesota held Indianapolis scoreless in the second half: Kyler Murray threw a five-yard touchdown pass to T.J. Hockenson early in the fourth quarter, and Will Reichard made a 52-yard field goal with 1:39 left — 16-10.

Paris and the rest of the games

The Sunday slate opened in Paris, where the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the New Orleans Saints 16-10 in the first-ever NFL regular-season game in the French capital. Aaron Rodgers threw for 212 yards and, with a four-yard touchdown pass to Darnell Washington, raised his career touchdown total to 540, moving into third place in league history and passing Peyton Manning (539). Among other results: the Los Angeles Rams snapped a two-game losing streak by beating the Raiders 35-21 in Las Vegas — Matthew Stafford threw three touchdown passes in the first half and became the franchise's all-time leader in passing touchdowns (a record he also holds with Detroit). The New York Giants edged Houston 27-21 in overtime thanks to Devin Singletary's 30-yard touchdown run; Detroit beat Green Bay 20-17 on Jake Bates' 22-yard field goal in the final seconds; Joe Burrow threw four touchdown passes in the second half as Cincinnati beat Baltimore 35-13; Deshaun Watson delivered his fifth fourth-quarter game-winning drive of the season as Cleveland edged Tennessee 27-24; Miami earned its first win of the season, beating the New York Jets 28-25.

What the week means

Week 7 of the season effectively reduced the race for the regular season to a single leader: according to AFP, after the losses by Kansas City and San Francisco, only Minnesota (6-0) remains unbeaten. For fans, this means the conference standings have been significantly reshuffled, and for the clubs themselves, it means the Chiefs and the 49ers have appeared in the loss column for the first time this season. Separately, a historic event took place outside the United States: the first NFL regular-season game in Paris ended with a Pittsburgh victory and a Rodgers record, underscoring the league's ongoing expansion into international markets.