Who You Got?! Week 4

As we approach the quarter-mark of the season, we can begin to assess what teams are made of. Certain teams have already failed to meet expectations while others are exceeding. There is still plenty of time left to turn it around, thankfully. I barely slipped by this past week with a record above .500. But like I stated last week, there were plenty of games I felt were toss ups. Let's see if I can go for four straight weeks above .500!

Last Week: 9-7

Overall: 29-19

Thursday Night Football (5:25 pm AZ time):

Miami Dolphins @ Cincinnati Bengals

The Dolphins offense could make this interesting, however both Jarvis Landry and DeVante Parker are listed as questionable. They will both likely play, but won’t be at 100%. Both of these teams sit at 1-2 on the year and this game will come down to who is hungrier for the win. Give me the home team by one possession.

Sunday Morning Football (10:00 am AZ time):

Indianapolis Colts @ Jacksonville Jaguars (London)

The London series starts off with their favorite team, the Jaguars. The Jags seem to play well when their visiting London, and I expect that trend to continue. The Colts defense is bad and the offensive line still isn’t fixed. Mix that with Jalen Ramsey, who has been lights out through three games, and the Jags could take this win and make it their first on the year.

Buffalo Bills @ New England Patriots

Outside of New England, who would’ve thought the Patriots would go 4-0 without Tom Brady? They certainly had the talent to, but I would’ve thought they would have gone 3-1 without him, that one loss coming from the Cardinals. Instead, the Pats will run the table without Brady and embarrass a bad Bills team at home.

Cleveland Browns @ Washington

I am not ready to take the Browns in any game this year. With recent news that Josh Gordon will be checking into rehab, they could continue to be in limbo. Thanks to Terrelle Pryor’s dominant play, they could at least be fun to watch. Kirk Cousins, however, has something to prove, as does the rest of this Washington squad. They’re at home, too. Give me the home team by 10.

Tennessee Titans @ Houston Texans

After an embarrassing week three shut out to the Patriots, the Texans return home and will play some pissed off football. The Titans will make this game interesting, but the Texans will have something to prove. With J.J. Watt being shut down for at a minimum most of the season, the Titans should make this an interesting game. I can see it going either way, but give me the home team.

Seattle Seahawks @ New York Jets

The Seahawks will look at the Jets loss to the Chiefs and be licking their chops. Eight turnovers by the Jets led to a 3-24 loss on the road. The Seahawks defense will be just as dominant, as Richard Sherman is playing lights out football. Look for this to be a low scoring affair, with the Seahawks taking this game.

Detroit Lions @ Chicago Bears

The Bears are still looking for their first win of the season, and it won’t come this week, not with Matthew Stafford playing as well as he is. Stafford is completing 67.5% of his passes and has a mere two interceptions on the season. He is playing some MVP kind of football and I look for that to continue against a bad Bears team.

Carolina Panthers @ Atlanta Falcons

The Falcons will make this game very interesting. Coming off a dominant 45-32 win on the road against the Saints, behind a ferocious ground attack, they could make this game a shootout. Here’s the problem: The Saints are a bad team, and they still put 32 up on the Falcons defense. Cam Newton has something to prove, and this will be the game the Panthers finally get their act together. I’ll take the Panthers in a high scoring game.

Oakland Raiders @ Baltimore Ravens

The Ravens are quietly 3-0 behind a great defense and Justin Tucker leg (9-9 on field goals this season). The Raiders, despite all their offseason additions, don’t look like the team they were pegged to be this offseason. The Ravens defense will likely struggle to create pressure as this Raiders offensive line is as good as advertised, but with the home crowd making plenty of noise, I will take a Ravens team that looks to prove doubters wrong.

Sunday Afternoon Football (1:05 and 1:25 pm AZ time):

Denver Broncos @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The Broncos are for real folks. They have proven me wrong through the first quarter of the season and I refuse to take them for granted going forward. Trevor Siemian appears to be the guy as of now and this defense is still really good. I’ll take the Broncos on the road by two possessions against the opportunistic Buccaneers team.

Dallas Cowboys @ San Francisco 49ers

The 49ers have made all their games very interesting thus far, and the Cowboys are about what I have expected through three games. Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott have been as good as advertised and even without Dez Bryant I believe the Cowboys have enough to get the job done on the road.

Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals

The Rams always come to play when it comes to division games (save for week one against the 49ers) and the Cardinals seem to struggle against their first game against the Rams. But the Cards are coming off another embarrassing loss to an AFC East team and if we flash back to how they responded to the Patriots loss, this game shouldn’t be close. It will be, but I have faith in this Cardinals squad at home.

New Orleans Saints @ San Diego Chargers

The Chargers continue to find a way to get it done. Philip Rivers has been playing great football and Melvin Gordon is showing why he was made the 15^th overall pick back in 2015. This Saints defense is awful and I expect the Chargers to take full advantage of this defense

Sunday Night Football (5:30 pm AZ time):

Kansas City Chiefs @ Pittsburgh Steelers

This Chiefs defense is for real. They forced EIGHT turnovers last week. That is absolutely insane. Meanwhile, the Steelers were held to just three points last week at Philadelphia. That should be an anomaly for them, but they will be facing a red hot defense and a cornerback in Marcus Peters who is gunning for a defensive player of the year award.

Monday Night Football (5:30 pm AZ time):

New York Giants @ Minnesota Vikings

I am truly sorry Vikings fans for taking your team so lightly. I now understand that Sam Bradford will be just good enough this season to win games behind what might be the league’s best defense. The Giants are coming off a heart breaking loss to Washington and this Vikings team will simply be too much for Eli manning and company to handle. Did I mention they are going to Minnesota to play this game? This game shouldn’t be close. I’ll take Minnesota comfortably by two possessions at a minimum.

Richard Bradshaw is available to follow on Twitter @RichieBradz36. Thank you for the read.