Derrick Henry and Jordan Mason led their groups to victories with 100-yard speeding performances over the weekend, as each the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers scratched again to the .500 mark at 2-2.
Week 4 additionally noticed bounce-back performances by quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Baker Mayfield, who each threw for greater than 300 yards and two touchdowns in main their groups to victory.
And solely three groups stay within the ranks of the unbeaten, with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings transferring to 4-0 and the Seattle Seahawks (3-0) dealing with the Detroit Lions on the highway for Monday Evening Soccer.
Let’s take a better take a look at who’s smokin’ sizzling and who’s ice chilly for Week 4:
WHO’S HOT
Nico Collins, WR, Texans
Collins completed with 12 receptions for 151 receiving yards and a rating on 15 targets in Houston’s comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He now leads the league with 489 receiving yards by way of 4 video games, averaging 16.3 yards per catch.
Collins additionally joined elite firm, recording his sixth straight recreation with a minimum of 80 receiving yards and passing Corridor of Famer Andre Johnson for the longest such streak in Texans historical past.
D’Andre Swift, RB, Bears
It took 4 weeks, however Chicago lastly created some steadiness on offense, offering some assist for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams by getting Swift going within the operating recreation.
Swift had averaged simply 1.8 yards per carry by way of the primary three weeks of the season. In Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Rams, nevertheless, he was the main rusher (93 speeding yards) and main receiver (72 receiving yards) for Chicago. His 36-yard landing run within the fourth quarter helped put the sport away for the Bears.
Fred Warner, LB, 49ers
San Francisco’s protection has struggled to seek out its approach by way of the primary quarter of the common season. However All-Professional linebacker Fred Warner helped to show issues round for the 49ers on Sunday, ending with seven mixed tackles, a move breakup and a 45-yard pick-six in a win over the New England Patriots.
It was Warner’s tenth profession interception, making him the one participant since 2019 to report 10 picks, 10 compelled fumbles and 10 sacks. Warner has 4 takeaways by way of 4 video games.
On the draw back, Warner needed to depart the sport on the finish of the primary half because of an ankle damage, which might be evaluated additional this week.
Younghoe Koo, Ok, Falcons
Atlanta’s kicker drilled a 58-yard area aim for the sport winner, the longest of his profession and the longest within the historical past of Mercedes-Benz Stadium because the Falcons moved to 2-2. Koo completed 4-for-4 on area objectives for the day and has not missed a kick this season.
Linebacker Troy Andersen additionally had a robust efficiency for Atlanta, ending with a team-high 17 tackles and returning an interception 47 yards for a rating.
Kliff Kingsbury, OC, Commanders
The previous Cardinals head coach helped Washington get a win in Arizona. Now the offensive coordinator for the Washington Commanders, Kingsbury has so much to do with the scorching begin of rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels.
The Commanders rolled to 449 yards of whole offense and hung 42 factors on the Cardinals. Kingsbury obtained a recreation ball from head coach Dan Quinn within the locker room afterward.
WHO’S COLD
Doug Pederson, HC, Jaguars
Jaguars proprietor Shad Khan anticipated his staff to compete for a playoff spot this season, so with Jacksonville nonetheless winless, Pederson is firmly on the recent seat. The Jags have misplaced eight straight video games relationship again to final season. The one NFL staff within the Tremendous Bowl period to get better from an 0-4 begin and make the postseason was the 1992 San Diego Chargers.
The crux of the difficulty for Pederson has been an incapability to get constant play out of former No. 1 total choose Trevor Lawrence. And whereas the Clemson product performed higher in a 24-20 setback to Houston, he nonetheless recorded his thirty fourth profession loss. Lawrence is one loss shy of tying Jeff George and Jim Plunkett for the second-most within the Tremendous Bowl period by a No. 1 total choose in his first 4 seasons.
Josh Allen, QB, Payments
The MVP candidate had his worst efficiency of the season in Baltimore’s 35-10 rout of the Payments. Allen accomplished simply 55% of his passes for 169 yards and Buffalo completed 2-of-11 on third down. He was sacked thrice and in addition misplaced a fumble that Baltimore changed into factors.
Allen and the Payments face former teammate Stefon Diggs and the Texans on the highway in Houston subsequent week.
Sure, Denver and Nix deserve credit score for exhibiting resiliency in nudging previous the New York Jets 10-9 in wet situations at MetLife Stadium on Sunday. However Nix continued his struggles on offense.
The Oregon product was 7 of 15 passing for minus-7 yards within the first half and completed the sport with simply 60 passing yards. Denver did not convert a 3rd down till halfway by way of the third quarter.
Nix did get his first landing move of his NFL profession, an 8-yard move to Courtland Sutton.
Rhamondre Stevenson, RB, Patriots
Stevenson leads the Patriots with 267 speeding yards and two scores, however he additionally has 4 fumbles on the yr, with two of these recovered by the protection. Towards San Francisco on Sunday, Stevenson misplaced a fumble within the first quarter recovered by Maliek Collins that led to a area aim for the 49ers.
With New England struggling to maneuver the ball by way of the air, Stevenson must be a extra dependable possibility. Which means caring for the soccer in addition to conserving the chains transferring.
Eric D. Williams has reported on the NFL for greater than a decade, masking the Los Angeles Rams for Sports activities Illustrated, the Los Angeles Chargers for ESPN and the Seattle Seahawks for the Tacoma Information Tribune. Comply with him on Twitter at @eric_d_williams.
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