Monday, October 5, 2020

NFL - Week Four Review

 The Cleveland Browns (3-1) went into Dallas on Sunday afternoon and blasted the Dallas Cowboys in a 49-38 victory as they rushed for 307 yards in the game. Wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr. scored three

OBJ scores clinching TD against Dallas.
touchdowns, including one of them on a 50-yard run to seal the win late in the fourth quarter. Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott passed for 502 yards and four touchdowns but the Cowboys (1-3) had three turnovers in the loss. 

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their third straight game, 38-31 over the visiting Los Angeles Chargers (1-3) by overcoming a 17-point deficit as QB Tom Brady had five touchdown passes. Brady overcame his own pick-six interception in the first half as he passed for 369 yards. Chargers QB Justin Herbert had three scoring passes with one interception in the loss. The Chargers lost top running back Austin Ekeler to a hamstring injury in the first half. 

Buffalo improved to 4-0 as they toppled the host Las Vegas Raiders, 30-23 behind a rushing touchdown and two TD passes from QB Josh Allen. The Raiders (2-2) had two turnovers while QB Derek Carr threw a pair of TD passes in defeat. 

The Baltimore Ravens (3-1) bounced back from a rough loss last Monday night as they beat down the host Washington (1-3) football team, 31-17 with QB Lamar Jackson scoring a 50-yard rushing touchdown and also throwing for two more scores to lead the way.  

The Kansas City Chiefs beat the New England Patriots, 26-10 on Monday night to go to 4-0 this season as QB Patrick Mahomes had a pair of touchdown passes and safety Tyrann Mathieu took back an interception 25 yards for a score. The Chiefs defense intercepted three passes while the Patriots (2-2) went with two different quarterbacks in the loss because starter Cam Newton was out due to testing positive for COVID-19 over the weekend.

 

                                                      Elsewhere Around the NFL  . . . . . . .   

 

The Indianapolis Colts (3-1) beat the Chicago Bears, 19-11 with QB Philip Rivers throwing a TD pass and Rodrigo Blankenship kicking four field goals to lead the way . . .  The New Orleans Saints (2-2) overcame a slow start to beat the host Detroit Lions, 35-29 as QB Drew Brees threw a pair of scoring passes and running back Latavius Murray getting two rushing touchdowns. Lions QB Matthew Stafford had three TD passes as they fell to 1-3 with the loss . . .  The Carolina Panthers (2-2) beat the visiting Arizona Cardinals, 31-21 behind a balanced offense (444 yards with 168 rushing and 276 passing) and two passing touchdowns and a rushing TD from QB Teddy Bridgewater. The Panthers defense limited the Cards (2-2) to just 262 yards in total offense even with QB Kyler Murray throwing for three scores . . .  The Los Angeles Rams (3-1) won a yawner game at home, 17-9 against the winless New York Giants as neither team could muster even 300 yards in offense . . .  Cincinnati (1-2-1) won at home against Jacksonville, 33-25 as rookie QB Joe Burrow had a scoring pass and RB Joe Mixon rushed for 151 yards and scored three times (two rush TD and one receiving) while Randy Bullock kicked four field goals . . .  The Minnesota Vikings (1-3) won their first game this season as they beat the host Houston Texans, 31-23 with RB Dalvin Cook (130 rushing yards) scoring twice on the ground. The Texans (0-4) saw a late TD pass overturned on review on fourth down as wide receiver Will Fuller couldn't hold onto the ball as he went out of bounds in the end zone . . .  The Seattle Seahawks (4-0) remained undefeated as they topped the stubborn Miami Dolphins (1-3) on the road, 31-23 with QB Russell Wilson getting two TD passes and RB Chris Carson getting a pair of rushing touchdowns . . .  In the Thursday night game, the Denver Broncos (1-3) beat the New York Jets, 37-28 on the road as QB Brett Rypien had three TD passes and RB Melvin Gordon (107 rushing yards) scored two rushing touchdowns. The Jets (0-4) only had one score on offense in the loss as they had a defensive score and five field goals . . . The Philadelphia Eagles (1-2-1) won at San Francisco, 25-20 on Sunday night as QB Carson Wentz had a TD pass along with an 11-yard TD run and linebacker Alex Singleton took an interception back 30 yards for the clinching score. 49ers QB Nick Mullens threw two interceptions as the replacement for injured starter Jimmy Garoppolo before being replaced following the pick six throw as they fell to 2-2 this season . . .  In the Monday Night Football game, Green Bay (4-0) knocked off the visiting Atlanta Falcons, 30-16 as QB Aaron Rodgers had 327 passing yards and four TD passes, with three of them going to tight end Robert Tonyan. The Falcons slipped to 0-4 with the loss.

 

Week Four Results

Denver 37, N.Y. Jets 28 

Cincinnati 33, Jacksonville 25

Baltimore 31, Washington 17

Tampa Bay 38, L.A. Chargers 31

New Orleans 35, Detroit 29

Cleveland 49, Dallas 38

Minnesota 31, Houston 23

Carolina 31, Arizona 21

Seattle 31, Miami 23

Indianapolis 19, Chicago 11

L.A. Rams 17, N.Y. Giants 9

Buffalo 30, Las Vegas 23 

Philadelphia 25, San Francisco 20

Kansas City 26, New England 10

Green Bay 30, Atlanta 16

Pittsburgh at Tennessee - game postponed until Week Seven

 

 

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