The NFL has no unbeaten teams left. On Sunday, November 1, 2026, the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 19-15 at Ford Field, handing Minnesota its first loss in a game that felt like a playoff preview. Elsewhere, a wild afternoon produced two overtime games, a 462-yard passing day and one team that won without completing a single pass.

Lions 19, Vikings 15

Detroit won the way physical teams win in November. Jahmyr Gibbs piled up 153 rushing yards and broke a 30-yard touchdown run, and the Lions leaned on the ground game late to keep the ball away from Minnesota. Jared Goff was efficient rather than spectacular, completing 18 of 25 passes and finding Jameson Williams for the go-ahead touchdown with 4:35 left. The Vikings managed only 81 rushing yards.

Both teams now sit near the top of the NFC North, the Vikings at 6-1 and the Lions at 5-2. Division rivals meet twice a season, so the rematch could decide who wins the division and, with it, a home playoff game in January.

Bengals 43, Titans 36 (OT)

Joe Burrow had one of the strangest great games you will see. He threw for 462 yards and five touchdowns, but also three interceptions, all to Titans safety Amani Hooker. Cincinnati tied the game on an 18-yard touchdown to Tee Higgins with 1:17 left, and a late sack by Dexter Lawrence pushed Tennessee out of field-goal range to force overtime. Burrow then ran in the winning score himself.

The Bengals haven’t started 5-2 since 2021. Tennessee fell to 1-7, though second-year quarterback Cam Ward passed for more than 300 yards in a game for the first time.

The rest of Sunday’s results

  • Bills 36, Ravens 10: Buffalo’s defense forced three turnovers and held Baltimore to 144 total yards. Josh Allen threw two touchdown passes and ran for another as the Bills improved to 6-1. Lamar Jackson and his backup, Tyler Huntley, were both hurt in the first half.
  • Broncos 28, Chiefs 24: the game ended with Denver’s Malcolm Roach dropping Patrick Mahomes on a fourth-and-goal snap. The Broncos, now 6-2, lead the AFC West.
  • Steelers 27, Browns 6: Pittsburgh sacked Deshaun Watson eight times and moved to 6-2, first in the AFC North.
  • Jaguars 42, Colts 7: Jacksonville led 28-0 at halftime and improved to 5-2.
  • Buccaneers 16, Falcons 10: Tampa Bay ran for a team-record 324 yards while going 0-for-3 through the air. Bucky Irving had 170 rushing yards and Kenny Gainwell 140.
  • Raiders 38, Jets 33: Kirk Cousins threw three touchdown passes, two to Brock Bowers, and Las Vegas ended a four-game losing streak.
  • Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30 (OT): Chad Ryland missed an extra point that would have won it in regulation, then made a 42-yard field goal in overtime.
  • Rams 24, Chargers 9: the Chargers are 0-7, their worst start since 2000.
  • Patriots 24, Dolphins 19: Drake Maye completed 16 of 20 passes and New England shut Miami out 21-0 in the second half.

Three takeaways

  1. Running the ball still wins. Detroit closed out the Vikings on the ground, and Tampa Bay won a game with no completions, something no team had done since 1974. For all the talk of a passing league, the teams that can run when everyone knows it’s coming are winning tight games.
  2. The AFC has a new shape. Denver and Pittsburgh lead their divisions at 6-2, Buffalo is 6-1 and Kansas City has now lost two road games in a row. The Chiefs are far from finished, but the conference no longer runs through one team.
  3. Turnovers can be survived, barely. Burrow’s three interceptions would sink most quarterbacks. Cincinnati survived because he kept attacking, which is both the Bengals’ strength and their risk.

What we think

The Vikings’ loss is less worrying than it looks. Losing by four on the road to a division rival is no disgrace, and 6-1 is still the best record in the NFC. The bigger story is the Chargers: 0-7 with a franchise quarterback in Justin Herbert is the kind of start that leads to hard questions in the front office, and the questions will only get louder if November goes the same way.