October 2007 in Sports - 7 October 2007 (Sunday)

7 October 2007 (Sunday)

Auto racing:
- Formula One: Chinese Grand Prix at Shanghai, China:
(1) Kimi Räikkönen (2) Fernando Alonso (3) Felipe Massa
- NASCAR: UAW-Ford 500 at Talladega, Alabama:
(1) Jeff Gordon (2) Jimmie Johnson (3) Dave Blaney
- V8 Supercar: Bathurst 1000 at Mount Panorama, Australia:
(1) Craig Lowndes & Jamie Whincup (2) James Courtney & David Besnard (3) Steven Johnson & Will Davison
- WRC: Rally Catalunya at Catalunya, Spain:
(1) Sébastien Loeb (2) Daniel Sordo (3) Marcus Grönholm
National Football League Week 5
- Tennessee Titans 20, Atlanta Falcons 13
  - The Titans defense returns a Joey Harrington interception for a touchdown, then holds the Falcons on a goal-line stand late in the fourth quarter.
- Jacksonville Jaguars 17, Kansas City Chiefs 7
  - The Chiefs gain only 10 yards on the ground and score their only points on the last play of the game.
- Arizona Cardinals 34, St. Louis Rams 31
  - Former Ram Kurt Warner throws for 190 yards and a touchdown and runs for another after starting Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart leaves with a broken collarbone
- New England Patriots 34, Cleveland Browns 17
  - Cleveland quarterback Derek Anderson's three first-half interceptions help the Pats to a 20–0 halftime lead they don't abandon.
- Carolina Panthers 16, New Orleans Saints 13
  - David Carr overcomes injury to lead a comeback win that ends in a John Kasay 52-yard field goal as time expires.
- New York Giants 35, New York Jets 24
  - The Giants go ahead when Plaxico Burress turns a short pass into a 53-yard touchdown, then stem the Jets' comeback attempt when Aaron Ross returns a Chad Pennington interception for a score.
- Pittsburgh Steelers 21, Seattle Seahawks 0
  - The Steelers hold the ball for nearly 25 minutes of the second half thanks to the running of Willie Parker and Najeh Davenport
- Washington Redskins 34, Detroit Lions 3
  - Jason Campbell has a solid game for the Redskins, but his Detroit counterpart, Jon Kitna, is made miserable by Washington's pass rush.
- Houston Texans 22, Miami Dolphins 19
  - Kris Brown ties a league record with three field goals of more than 50 yards, including the 57-yard game-winner.
- Indianapolis Colts 33, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 14
  - Backup Indianapolis running back Kenton Keith runs for 121 yards and two touchdowns.
- San Diego Chargers 41, Denver Broncos 3
  - San Diego bowls over their hosts with big games from running backs Michael Turner and LaDainian Tomlinson.
- Baltimore Ravens at San Francisco 49ers
  - Three Matt Stover field goals provide the winning margin in a defensive battle.
- Chicago Bears 27, Green Bay Packers 20

Baseball: 2007 MLB Postseason:
- 2007 American League Division Series:
  - Boston Red Sox 9, Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim 1: Curt Schilling throws seven shutout innings and David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez contribute back-to-back home runs. Boston wins series 3–0.
  - New York Yankees 8, Cleveland Indians 4. Cleveland leads series 2–1

Basketball:
- UAAP men's basketball Finals at Quezon City, Philippines.
  - La Salle 73–64 East, La Salle wins series, 2–0
    - After a 14–0 UE sweep of the elimination round, comebacking La Salle (which was suspended last year) sweeps the finals series in a big upset to win their seventh UAAP championship and extend UE's championship drought to 22 years.

Rugby union: 2007 Rugby World Cup Quarter-finals:
- QF3: South Africa 37–20 Fiji at Marseille
- QF4: Argentina 19–13 Scotland at Paris – Saint Denis
  - Argentina make the semifinals of the World Cup for the first time ever, meeting the Springboks next weekend.