NFL GDT: Week 4: Revenge of the Red Rifle

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And just like that, we’re a month into the season. But as we all know it’s a week-to-week league. And this is the 4th week. We’re at a point where, you may still be a serious player, but you definitely can be unserious.

Two teams who will assuredly define themselves as unserious are the Cowboys and Giants, who play at the Meadowlands. It’s strange to think the Giants can be, but they won last week, and if they win again they will put the Cowboys at 1-3. Dallas are decidedly favorites though, as they should be

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The Eagles found a way to win in New Orleans last week, and now have a playoff revenge game in Tampa Bay. However, they look like they’re without their top two wideouts now and Lane Johnson, which has often spelled trouble. The Bucs had a huge letdown game last week getting blown out by the Denver Fightin’ Bo Nixes.

The Saints got brought down to earth, with a really inexcusable loss at home to a team that tried everything possible to give the game away, now it’s a trip to Atlanta, also coming off a loss.

The Rams pulled one out of their asses last week against the 49ers, now it’s an early trip to Chicago, who, as usual, still need to find themselves on offense.

All of the Bengals losses have been tough, but going 0-4 is almost definitely a death sentence, as only 1 team has made the playoffs after that. As fate would have it, they face their old friend Andy Dalton, who has given a pulse to the Carolina Panthers offense. Bengals still favored but the line has gone down.

Patriots make the trip out west to play the 49ers, surely the 49ers aren’t going to lose 3 in a row, right?

Jayden Daniels put on a show on Monday, and it’s going to be a tough trip out to Arizona on a short week. Should be a track meet with the Cardinals.

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The Broncos stayed in West Virginia this week after a big win in Tampa Bay, now they play the Jets who have had 10 days off.

Will Jordan Love be back? That’s a huge game already for the NFC North as nobody thought the Vikings would be 3-0. A win in Green Bay puts them in great position.

The Jaguars go to Houston, two teams who were boatraced last week. The Texans haven’t put a full game together, while another blowout loss will have Doug Pederson in Shad Khan’s crosshairs.

The Steelers look to go 4-0 in Indianapolis, the Colts offense has not been smooth, and they’re gonna have TJ Watt bearing down on Anthony Richardson.

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The Chiefs play their first division game, which they just don’t ever lose with Mahomes, and Justin Herbert isn’t healthy. Might be one that’s over early.

The Browns play the Raiders. Luckily Scott Hanson will let us know what happens.

SUNDAY NIGHT

The Bills make a trip to Baltimore after their 47-10 tuning up of the Jaguars. The Ravens got up big on Dallas, but had to hold them off late to preserve a 28-25 win. The Ravens still need to find it, beating an undefeated Bills team, who are not missing Stefon Diggs, will do that.

MONDAY NIGHT

The Titans play at the Dolphins. So glad it’s a double header. The Dolphins are in such a state that the Will Levis-led team was installed as a road favorite, but the line flipped.

Seattle makes the trip to Detroit - that game should be much better. The Seahawks are a surprise at 3-0, sort of, maybe not based on their schedule, while the Lions got a good win in Arizona. The two teams have averaged 80 points in their last 3 meetings, and the Seahawks have lost to the Lions just once since joining the NFC.
 

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NFL just doesn’t make sense

Entering week 4 somehow Mahomes is the favourite for MVP and not Allen who’s been miles better
 

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NFL just doesn’t make sense

Entering week 4 somehow Mahomes is the favourite for MVP and not Allen who’s been miles better

Those are betting odds. They're not saying Mahomes has been the better player (His play so far this year doesn't even have him sniffing the top 5) but the money coming in says he will win it by the end of the year.
 

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Cowboys should chew up the Giants tonight. Dak is 12-2 against them, and hasn’t lost to them since his rookie season.

Everyone knows Rodgers owns the NFC North, and Brady owns the AFC East, but I think Dak actually has a better (or maybe similar) winning percentage against the NFC East. He freaking owns the entire division.
 

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A fun thing to watch for is whether the Giants tear the Cowboys up with play action because the Cowboys enter the game extremely self-conscious about having the worst run defense while also having their secondary pretty banged up.
 

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Give me a Giants win for chaos in the East. Probably won't happen but I'm not ruling anything out when it comes to this wacky season so far.
 

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All of America cheering for Carrottop and the Cats to give the Bengals their season funeral.

Still sort of in awe of well he played against LV last week. Hope it continues
 

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"There was not a defenseless player, changed his course, and I thought that Derwin’s helmet was stiff-armed by Mr. Freiermuth," Harbaugh said. "I thought that caused his head to make the contact, and I thought the contact was first with the forearm, then the shoulder, then the head."

I love Jimothy Harbaugh
 

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A fun thing to watch for is whether the Giants tear the Cowboys up with play action because the Cowboys enter the game extremely self-conscious about having the worst run defense while also having their secondary pretty banged up.
Dak don’t lose to the NFC East, bruh.

Brady win percent vs AFC East: .804
Dak win percent vs NFC East: .800
Rodgers win percent vs NFC North: .704

He owns all of em’, but especially the Giants :D
 

JimmyApples

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Dak has never had to try to carry a defense this bad.
Are we forgetting how bad the Cowboys defense was pre-Mike McCarthy?

I’m telling you - Cowboys defense isn’t bad, just wounded. They’re still the Doomsday Defense everyone knows them as.
 

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Cmon Dallas. I’m still hurting from that loss last year to GB. They have done absolutely nothing so far this year, to make me forget about it. It looks the same. Getting pushed around in the trenches, and just getting embarrassed against the run. Let’s see if they’re going to continue to play high school football, or professional football. Here we go!
 

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Are we forgetting how bad the Cowboys defense was pre-Mike McCarthy?

I’m telling you - Cowboys defense isn’t bad, just wounded. They’re still the Doomsday Defense everyone knows them as.
They are that Doomsday Defense, when they have the lead. When it comes to stopping the run, it’s a different story. Needs to change tonight.
 

Troy McClure

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Fun fact about tonight's game: this is the first time in Cowboys franchise history they are playing a Thursday night game on the road after having played the prior Sunday.

They've been able to avoid this because they've always played their Thursday road games the week after hosting the Thanksgiving game, but they weren't given that easy break this season.
 

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They are that Doomsday Defense, when they have the lead. When it comes to stopping the run, it’s a different story. Needs to change tonight.
The run defense is a problem, but I’m confident Zimmer can fix this problem. Remember, it’s only Game 4 under a new DC. A lot of the big guns on D hadn’t played a snap under a DC not named Dan Quinn.
 

Troy McClure

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The run defense is a problem, but I’m confident Zimmer can fix this problem. Remember, it’s only Game 4 under a new DC. A lot of the big guns on D hadn’t played a snap under a DC not named Dan Quinn.
And at this time last season, you were saying this same Doomsday stuff. I'm familiar with your cheerleading.
 

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Not really a shock after how putrid Thompson, and Boyle looked last week but something tells me Snoop ain't going to be much better.

There's also rumors flying around all over Miami that McDaniel apparently let these guys slack in training camp.
 

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