NFL Week 4: Brief Recap and Analysis
October 5, 2017
The Bills lead there Division, The Seahawks are 2-2, and the Rams have the best offense in football, what is the NFL coming too?! With all the crazy stories around the league, like the Patriots loosing to Carolina at home, and the not so crazy, like the Browns being 0-4, Tailgate Sports is here to help break down every NFL game with a short analysis and recap of week 4, are you ready for some football?
Bears @ Packers
My early condolences to Mitch Trubisky’s family, as his average life span just decreased by 5 years due to the fact he needs to play behind a Bears offensive line that has allowed 25 QB hits and 8 sacks in just 4 games. Tailgate Game Takeaway: Aaron Rodgers is good at football.
Saints “@” Miami
With everything going on in the AFC East this could have been Miami’s year, but alas, they have Jay Cutler behind center. I know it’s to early in the year to call a team dead…but the Dolphins have Jay fucking Cutler behind center. Tailgate Game Takeaway: Confirmed, after much debate, it has finally been proven that New Orleans does, in fact, have a defense.
Bills @ Falcons
Are the Bills for real? Falcons beat the Bills in almost every statistical category except points, so at least we know the Buffalo defense is for real. Tailgate Game Takeaway: Congratulations Bills Mafia, you are the top dog in the AFC East, go smash a table or something.
Bengals @ Browns
Andy Dalton threw for 286 yards and 4 TD’s. Leave it to a 4th lowest rated points per-game Browns Defense to give The Red Rifle some confidence back. With the Jets at .500 and the Brows now giving the W to a winless team two weeks in a row, it looks like that first pick may be headed back to its home in Cleveland. Tailgate Game Takeaway: The Browns are bad at football.
Steelers @ Ravens
Pittsburg fans: “OMG WE LOST TO THE BEARS ITS TIME TO PANIC”!
Big Ben: “Here, hold my beer”
Levon Bell: “Also hold mine”. *Combines for more then 350 yards with three touchdowns against their rival.*
Tailgate Game Takeaway: Joe Flacco, elite?
Rams @ Cowboys
The Rams just beat the Cowboys at home with Jarred Goff throwing for more yards and making more completions then Dax Prescott…let that sink in. Tailgate Game Takeaway: We know nothing about football.
Titans @ Texans
We all know Deshaun balled out and is looking like the truth, but did you even glance at Marcus Mariota’s stats? He threw for 69 yards and only completed 6 passes! When your Defense plays like that, what’s the point of putting up 57 points? Tailgate Game Takeaway: Oh, and DeMarco Murray only ran for 31 yards #ThatsBad.
Panthers @ Patriots
Ok New England fans, take your figure off the panic button. So what you made Cam Newton look like he was in 2015 mid season form, letting him throw for 316 yards, rush for 44, and score 4 touchdowns in your house. Sure you have the worst defense in the league, allowing 456 yards per game with an average of 7.2 yards per play, but you still have Tom Brady right? No need to panic, it’s not like you are the Jets…even though you share the same record as them. Tailgate Game Takeaway: Patriots fans have been on top of the mountain for so long they have gotten soft and can’t take any shit *Dabs*.
Jaguars @ Jets
Never say reverse psychology doesn’t work. The Jets are told to win and they lose, now when you ask them to lose they have the same record as the Patriots. Also Josh McCown threw for 224 yards on the number one ranked passing defense in the league. What a time to be alive. Tailgate Game Takeaway: The Jets are trying to start winning by losing, but losing at losing by winning their losses.
Lions @ Vikings
A pissed off Lions team and a stout Minnesota defense missing its leader on the offensive side of the ball, this score is no shocker. The Lions deserved the win after last week’s fiasco, but one can’t help but wonder what the NFC North playoff picture would look like if Bradford was healthy. Tailgate Game Takeaway: The 14-7 score would make you think this was a three touchdown game, but the lions actually scored four field goals and a Safety, what a time to be alive.
Eagles @ Chargers
It wasn’t the prettiest win, but the Eagles come out on top in a nail biter again, becoming one of the funniest teams in the league and helping to destroy the Chargers’ hopes of building a fan base in Los Angeles. Good news for Rivers and the boys, they play the Giants next week, another 0-4 team. Tailgate Game Takeaway: So…You guys going back to San Diego or…
Giants @ Buccaneers
Starting to think all that Hard Knocks hype was not deserved. Sure Tampa got out with the win and is now above .500, but this game should have never been as close as it was, especially at home. You should also never let Eli Manning rush for a touchdown. Time to pick it up Bucs. Tailgate Game Takeaway: The clash of titans between LA @ NY may actually be the game of the week come Sunday.
49ers @ Cardinals
Carson Palmer really put the team on his back with his 357-yard game, it just was not able to get it done in the red zone, adding another problem to this already issue ridden filled Arizona team. San Francisco continues to show potential in its defense, having put up 2 good contests with less than desirable results for the past 2 weeks. Tailgate Game Takeaway: It’s looking hard out there for Fitz.
Raiders @ Broncos
The Broncos again show why they are the number one defense in the NFL, holding the Raiders to a total of only 25 rushing yards. At this rate, when Denver marches into Kansas City to play the Chiefs on October 30th, the “unstoppable force vs an unmovable object” scenario that will see Kareem Hunt going up against Denver’s front 7 may actually be so powerful of a clash it will create a black hole in Arrowhead Stadium. Tailgate Game Takeaway: RIP Derek Carr.
Colts @ Seahawks
This game was fun up until the Seahawks ended up deciding to stop messing around and put up 36 points in the second half. He may have been good enough to beat the Browns, but it looks like Jacoby is not the future. Tailgate Game Takeaway: Colts need some LUCK to win this season (SEE WHAT I DID THERE….yah, don’t worry I hate myself too).
Washington @ Chiefs
Who doesn’t love a little prime time football? The battle of the tribes ended up being the best game of the whole week, and when you let Smith and Hunt go for over 390 yards on you, not even Captain Kirk can save you. Tailgate Game Takeaway: The Chiefs are really really really good at football.
Written by Connor Hoehn, @UndraftedPunter
