The Los Angeles Rams won a shootout over the visiting Minnesota Vikings, 38-31 on Thursday night to get the week's action started.
The rest of the games taking place Sunday and Monday night should be very competitive, especially the Sunday night game featuring the Baltimore Ravens traveling to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. These two teams cannot stand each other and another brawl to the finish is very likely.
The AFC North is a log jam so far with the Ravens (2-1) sharing first place with the Cincinnati Bengals, while the Steelers (1-1-1) are tied for second in the division with the Cleveland Browns.
Over in the AFC East, the New England Patriots (1-2) are two games behind the first place Miami Dolphins, who are 3-0 and looking solid on both sides of the ball to this point. The Patriots are not used to the position they find themselves in, that being tied with Buffalo and the New York Jets in the division race.
Perhaps the biggest game of the week is the Monday night game between the Denver Broncos and the high flying Kansas City Chiefs, who have been blowing every opponent out of the water through the first three games. The Broncos (2-1) will be the home team and will need their always tough defense to be in top form if they want to slow down the Kansas City offense, which is averaging 39.3 points per game.
The action should be fast and furious once again, so here is a look at the games this weekend along with the Heftyinfo predictions.
Cincinnati (2-1) at Atlanta (1-2) - Falcons are a hard team to figure out so far this season. Bengals can score points, coming off road loss.
Tampa Bay (2-1) at Chicago (2-1) - Two teams that are complete opposites . . . Buccaneers have big offense and shoddy defense while the Bears have a great defense with a so-so offensive attack.
Detroit (1-2) at Dallas (1-2) - Cowboys rate a slight edge being the home team, but the Lions showed they cannot be taken lightly as they flattened the mighty New England Patriots last week.
Buffalo (1-2) at Green Bay (1-1-1) - The Bills pulled off the shocker of the season so far by blasting the Minnesota Vikings on the road. Packers were humbled on the road last week, but look for them to rebound in this one.
Houston (0-3) at Indianapolis (1-2) - The Texans are reeling this season while the Colts have been competitive with QB Andrew Luck back in the fold.
NY Jets (1-2) at Jacksonville (2-1) - If the Jaguars are really to be taken serious as Super Bowl contenders, they cannot lose again at home to an inferior opponent.
Miami (3-0) at New England (1-2) - Can the Dolphins keep the early season success going? Perhaps, but the Patriots are in a "must win" situation in Week Four.
Philadelphia (2-1) at Tennessee (2-1) - The Titans, especially their defense, showed a lot by winning on the road against Jacksonville. The Eagles are dealing with injuries, so don't expect a shootout in this one.
Seattle (1-2) at Arizona (0-3) - Two teams going at it as they look to find an identity in the early going this season.
Cleveland (1-1-1) at Oakland (0-3) - Can the Browns go into the "Black Hole" and actually win? With new QB Baker Mayfield, they believe they can do anything. Raiders look awful through the first three games.
San Francisco (1-2) at LA Chargers (1-2) - The 49ers lost their franchise QB (Jimmy G) for the season with a knee injury. The Charges have been snake bitten with key players (Joey Bosa) being injured and poor special teams play.
New Orleans (2-1) at NY Giants (1-2) - This game should be a good one. Big question is whether the Giants can keep up with the Saints on the scoreboard.
Baltimore (2-1) at Pittsburgh (1-1-1) - Huge early season game between AFC North powers in "prime time" on Sunday night. Take the Steelers.
Kansas City (3-0) at Denver (2-1) - The Chiefs, with record setting QB Patrick Mahomes, look unstoppable on offense. Problem is their defense isn't very good and the Broncos defense is, which could keep this game really close.
The Heftyinfo picks for Week Four . . . . . . . (Home teams are listed in bold; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)
LA Rams over Minnesota
Atlanta over Cincinnati
Chicago over Tampa Bay
Dallas over Detroit
Green Bay over Buffalo
Houston over Indianapolis
Jacksonville over NY Jets
New England over Miami
Philadelphia over Tennessee
Seattle over Arizona
Oakland over Cleveland
LA CHARGERS over San Francisco
New Orleans over NY Giants
Pittsburgh over Baltimore
Kansas City over Denver
Last Week's Record - 9-7
SEASON RECORD - 26-20-2
Lock of the Week Record - 1-2
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