{"id":250043,"date":"2025-10-25T04:31:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:31:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/250043\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T04:31:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T04:31:08","slug":"colts-seahawks-lead-madden-nfl-26-week-7-ratings-update","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/250043\/","title":{"rendered":"Colts, Seahawks lead Madden NFL 26 Week 7 ratings update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Oct 24, 2025, 05:11 PM ET<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ind\/indianapolis-colts\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"582d14eb-da61-e505-cc40-d972a1b60ed1\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Indianapolis Colts<\/a> secured another victory this past week, widening their lead in the AFC South standings with a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/game\/_\/gameId\/401772756\/colts-chargers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">38-24 win<\/a> over the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lac\/los-angeles-chargers\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"84caf62b-c753-71ea-a787-44fd224a4294\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Chargers<\/a>. The latest Madden NFL 26 ratings update bestows yet more praise: the Colts added a total of ten points across their roster with not a single reduction in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/p>\n<p>2 Related<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4242335\/jonathan-taylor\" data-player-guid=\"ddd8786c-fd5a-4e55-ccc8-6ddf6f1ede33\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonathan Taylor<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3129308\/quenton-nelson\" data-player-guid=\"5440a19a-279d-152d-7563-78259559e503\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quenton Nelson<\/a> lead the charge, both gaining a point to reach 94 OVR, while <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/2971282\/deforest-buckner\" data-player-guid=\"556d9b53-399e-c09a-bfc2-af1c8279ded9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">DeForest Buckner<\/a> entered the 90s for the first time this season. Undrafted rookie <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4695991\/johnathan-edwards\" data-player-guid=\"024793fa-92a4-3aa9-9d1c-a9214793d8e4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Johnathan Edwards<\/a> made an impression as well, adding three points to his tally for a new high of 67 OVR.<\/p>\n<p>Both Taylor and Nelson are closing in on their previous historical bests from previous games in the series, but need one more point to equal these marks.<\/p>\n<p>Despite their impeccable form, the Colts were not the highest overall scorers this week. That honor goes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/sea\/seattle-seahawks\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"3767a23c-a17d-294f-288a-9086ad1f0680\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seattle Seahawks<\/a>, who won a dozen points in total, including a two-point gain for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4430878\/jaxon-smith-njigba\" data-player-guid=\"edf87204-0e8c-331c-ac63-c6e04a89ee76\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jaxon Smith-Njigba<\/a> that sees him breach the 90s and a four-point gain by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4247808\/ty-okada\" data-player-guid=\"c5e50f62-278e-704b-bbf1-6f75ebe6607e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ty Okada<\/a>, bringing his total gains over the season so far up to six points.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s the full list of Madden NFL 26 Week 7 ratings updates.<\/p>\n<p>AFC East<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/buf\/buffalo-bills\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"232afaf2-01ac-fcc2-8bd6-66550df1703a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buffalo Bills<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/nyj\/new-york-jets\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"732d3caf-b350-1e34-48c6-b7cebb4a0d88\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ne\/new-england-patriots\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"0078f353-fe3e-67ed-a42c-43cca0568e21\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New England Patriots<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/mia\/miami-dolphins\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"af33088b-1e19-d27d-dbc0-354fd7151703\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Miami Dolphins<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AFC North<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/cin\/cincinnati-bengals\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"75b8623b-8926-b411-0476-3d3602b78523\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cincinnati Bengals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/cle\/cleveland-browns\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"539babc5-e5fb-753b-8ae1-c15032a91ef4\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cleveland Browns<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/bal\/baltimore-ravens\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"38248455-3da4-84e4-8090-98b5cc38ffdc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Baltimore Ravens<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/pit\/pittsburgh-steelers\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"debcd592-8d53-71f1-fc15-5c8b8ef9df6e\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AFC South<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/jax\/jacksonville-jaguars\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"ca6fb778-cbf6-d9a3-3e93-01230335fcab\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacksonville Jaguars<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ten\/tennessee-titans\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"0a0aea59-9a5e-01b3-57a3-0151cf4bf393\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tennessee Titans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Indianapolis Colts<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Taylor: 94 OVR (+1)<\/p>\n<p>Quenton Nelson: 94 OVR (+1)<\/p>\n<p>DeForest Buckner: 91 OVR (+2)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3917792\/daniel-jones\" data-player-guid=\"5ad1bcc2-57bc-bb72-bcd0-0cdd0d945444\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Daniel Jones<\/a>: 80 OVR (+1)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/3116724\/germaine-pratt\" data-player-guid=\"414bef02-ff29-dc77-01c4-4372fb9f5e1a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Germaine Pratt<\/a>: 79 OVR (+1)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4426473\/laiatu-latu\" data-player-guid=\"9aaa8862-dd04-4802-d050-c572387b364f\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Laiatu Latu<\/a>: 77 OVR (+1)<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Edwards: 67 OVR (+3)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/hou\/houston-texans\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"595690b3-2161-4913-a7a7-814af2fd2621\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Houston Texans<\/a><\/p>\n<p>AFC West<\/p>\n<p>Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lv\/las-vegas-raiders\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"b18540eb-6f2b-534c-e7f9-9bd930518da9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Las Vegas Raiders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/den\/denver-broncos\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"51042145-e3c1-0694-ae0d-f720342ff8fc\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Denver Broncos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/kc\/kansas-city-chiefs\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"f68f2343-8ceb-7a02-740d-af6338be21d2\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFC East<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/phi\/philadelphia-eagles\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"d1a9b001-1df7-fbd7-ae4c-6ca7065286ec\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/dal\/dallas-cowboys\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"b0fc8fb7-9dbe-e574-9008-6f0ee7c6b234\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Dallas Cowboys<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/wsh\/washington-commanders\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"fbeaf73e-6d6c-cca4-0809-713d9d741f90\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Washington Commanders<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/nyg\/new-york-giants\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"378600ea-2397-8364-8399-b7c1606a49a7\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Giants<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFC North<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/det\/detroit-lions\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"56caffee-178d-f6f2-a076-b277486b8c32\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Detroit Lions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/min\/minnesota-vikings\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"3db556c9-ed76-a7a5-4ccb-a92fc6db4334\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Minnesota Vikings<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/gb\/green-bay-packers\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"06cd3bcf-7a86-53d4-28e7-aa049dd36261\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/chi\/chicago-bears\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"19d73366-b5a5-cca2-a176-a2c024ce0bb3\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chicago Bears<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFC South<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"13e8b157-a75a-ff24-ae91-fa3d52ddf204\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/atl\/atlanta-falcons\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"49fd392a-86fe-4df3-1b77-9bbfa18b2ad5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Atlanta Falcons<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/no\/new-orleans-saints\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"97d2f6c9-2f22-459c-306a-046941ccab2a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New Orleans Saints<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/car\/carolina-panthers\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"647c27bf-ab86-550e-5b83-91c29e73e4a9\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Carolina Panthers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFC West<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/lar\/los-angeles-rams\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"2e1473b2-e269-fd7a-1137-c1edacb85986\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Los Angeles Rams<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Seattle Seahawks<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/ari\/arizona-cardinals\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"8fc7b962-95e1-3cb8-6a7d-b499de9ad546\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arizona Cardinals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/sf\/san-francisco-49ers\" data-clubhouse-guid=\"985a261f-296c-c95c-32a5-addc4df75001\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">San Francisco 49ers<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oct 24, 2025, 05:11 PM ET The Indianapolis Colts secured another victory this past week, widening their 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