NFL Week 4 Reactions

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Chicago Bears 34 Carolina Panthers 29
Another win for the Bears as they put away Cam Newton and the Panthers.  Matt Forte ran all over the Panthers as he racked up 205 yards.  What a running day for him.  Cam Newton threw well over 300 yards, but couldn't get the job done for the Panthers.

Cincinnati Bengals 23 Buffalo Bills 20
The Bills had a bit of a letdown with this game, but after beating the New England Patriots in the fashion they did, it was almost expected.  The Bengals were glad to take advantage of that, and get a late field goal to win the game.

Tennessee Titans 31 Cleveland Browns 13
A tale of two different teams.  I thought the Titans wouldn't be that good, and I thought the Browns would be better.  But the Titans get another win, and move to 3-1 and towards the top of the AFC South.  The Browns drop to 2-2 right in the middle of the AFC North.

Detroit Lions 34 Dallas Cowboys 30
This is a statement game for the Lions to show they are for real this year.  They are one of two undefeated teams, and just keep finding ways to win games.  This game they were down by double digits in the second half, and just turned it on in that fourth quarter.  It helped that Tony Romo threw some bad interceptions, but you need to convert those into points.  Calvin Johnson is beast mode this year, but needs a better nickname than Megatron.

Kansas City Chiefs 22 Minnesota Vikings 17
The Vikings are still winless after four games, and just look like a bad team.  The Chiefs get the win, but do they look much better?

Washington Redskins 17 St. Louis Rams 10
The Rams are another winless team that can't get it together yet.  The Redskins are actually doing better than I would have thought sitting at 3-1 and near the top of their division.  They aren't doing it pretty, but ugly wins the game as well.

San Francisco 49ers 24 Philadelphia Eagles 23
The 49ers beat the Dream Team, as if they were really a dream team.  That's why it goes to show don't pat yourself on the back before you do a good job.

New Orleans Saints 23 Jacksonsville Jaguars 10
The Saints beat a bad Jags team, nothing more you can say about that.

Houston Texans 17 Pittsburgh Steelers 10
Maybe a statement game for the Texans as they look to do something special this season.  But then again, this Steelers team didn't look that good last week, so how good are the Steelers?  This was a game that the Texans should have won, and they did, so that's a step in the right direction for them.

New York Giants 31 Arizona Cardinals 27
The Giants caught fire in the fourth quarter as they put up 21 points, and put away the Cardinals.  The Giants are sitting atop the division as well, maybe a bit of a surprise for them.

Atlanta Falcons 30 Seattle Seahawks 28
The Falcons get the better of this bird fight and hold off the Seahawks late to win the game.

Green Bay Packers 49 Denver Broncos 23
The Packers look great this year, and Aaron Rodgers might be staking his claim for early season MVP as he threw for 4 touchdowns in this game, and got 6 total touchdowns.

New England Patriots 31 Oakland Raiders 19
The Raiders couldn't pull off the upset against the Patriots, and drop to 2-2 in their division.  Not a horrible performance against New England, and they probably had a few chances to get back into this game, but couldn't do it.

San Diego Chargers 26 Miami Dolphins 16
Are the Dolphins the worst team in the NFL?  They look like they're not even in games, and they lose their quarterback in this game.  The Chargers are showing they can be a good starting out team, and let's see if they can actually do something this season.

Baltimore Ravens 34 New York Jets 17
If you wanted an ugly game, you got it with this Sunday night affair. But with these type of teams, what else would you expect?  The Ravens look like the best team in the AFC North, and possibly in the AFC overall. The Jets just can't seem to get it together this season, and wonder how long Rex Ryan will be around.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 24 Indianapolis Colts 17
The past two games this Colts team has looked so much more competitive than the 0-4 team they are.  I know it's not a win, but playing tough and having chances to win the game is much better than not being in the game at all.  Curtis Painter gets his first start here, and looked good on some of his passes.  He found Pierre Garcon on two touchdown passes.  The defense couldn't stop Tampa Bay on quite a few third downs, which is never going to help win a game.  The defense still looked good at times here, and I think the Colts are making steps towards a better team.  They get the Chiefs next week, and should be able to finally get that first win.