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| Bears QB Mitch Trubisky had a huge game in rout of Tampa Bay. |
The Chicago Bears served notice they are to be taken serious this year in the NFC as they crushed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 48-10 with a suffocating defense and SIX touchdown passes from quarterback Mitch Trubisky, the Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week. In addition to the scoring passes, Turbisky passed for 354 yards.
The Bears raced out to a 28-0 lead in the second quarter and shut down the high powered Tampa Bay offense, intercepting QB Ryan Fitzpatrick once and Jameis Winston (who took over at QB in the second half) twice while amassing four more sacks.
Another blowout game saw the New England Patriots topple the Miami Dolphins, 38-7 as QB Tom Brady had three TD passes. The Patriots defense dominated the previously unbeaten Dolphins, limiting them to just 11 first downs and 172 yards in total offense.
The Jacksonville Jaguars smashed the New York Jets, 31-12 as they totaled 503 yards in offense while their vaunted defense held the Jets to only ten first downs and 178 total yards of offense.
There were three overtime games and two were decided by field goals as the Houston Texans nipped the host Indianapolis Colts, 37-34 after squandering an 18-point lead. Texans kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn nailed a 37-yard field goal to decide the outcome. Houston QB Deshaun Watson had two TD passes and a scoring run while Colts QB Andrew Luck threw for four scores in the loss.
The Oakland Raiders roared back to force OT and eventually beat the visiting Cleveland Browns, 45-42 for their first win this season. Oakland kicker Matt McGrane drilled the game winning 29-yarder after missing two earlier tries.
The two teams combined to gain over 1,000 yards in offense as Raiders QB Derek Carr had four TD passes along with 437 passing yards. Browns QB Baker Mayfield made his first start and had 295 yards passing and two scoring passes.
The Tennessee Titans outlasted the Philadelphia Eagles, 26-23 as QB Marcus Mariota threw a ten-yard scoring pass to wide receiver Corey Davis to win the game after Eagles' kicker Jake Elliott made a 37-yard field goal. Mariota had two TD passes and a two-yard scoring run while Philly QB Carson Wentz had two TD strikes in defeat.
The Cincinnati Bengals beat the host Atlanta Falcons, 37-36 on a 13-yard TD pass from QB Andy Dalton to WR A.J. Green with seven seconds remaining. Dalton had three TD passes and 337 yards passing to offset a huge game from Falcons QB Matt Ryan (419 yards passing with three TD).
Three other barn burners included the Los Angeles Chargers defeating the San Francisco 49ers, 29-27 as Caleb Sturgis made a 21-yard field goal to make the difference . . . The Seattle Seahawks topped the Arizona Cardinals, 20-17 on a 52-yard field goal by Sebastian Janikowski as time expired. The Cardinals (0-4) are the only winless team in the NFL . . . Dallas beat the visiting Detroit Lions, 26-24 as Cowboys kicker Brett Maher made a 38-yard field goal as time expired. Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott rushed for 152 yards and also had four receptions for 88 yards, including one for a 38-yard TD to lead the offense.
Around the NFL . . . . . . . .
The Los Angeles Rams (4-0) won a wild game against the Minnesota Vikings last Thursday night, winning 38-31 behind five TD passes from Jared Goff, who also passed for 465 yards. Minnesota QB Kirk Cousins threw for 433 yards with three TD passes in the loss as the teams combined for 1,002 yards in total offense . . . The Green Bay Packers bounced back to win at home, shutting out the Buffalo Bills, 22-0. The Packers defense dominated the game, holding the Bills to 11 first downs and only 145 total yards, including a paltry 87 yards passing while also getting seven QB sacks and forcing three turnovers . . . The New Orleans Saints won their third straight game, topping the host New York Giants, 33-18 as kicker Will Lutz made four field goals to go with three rushing touchdowns from RB Alvin Kamara, who had 134 rushing yards in the win . . . The Baltimore Ravens started strong and then finished strong to beat the host Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-14 in the Sunday night game. Baltimore QB Joe Flacco had two scoring passes in the first half and kicker Justin Tucker connected on four field goals to provide all the scoring in the second half . . . The Kansas City Chiefs (4-0) stayed undefeated with a 27-23 road victory against the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt (121 yards rushing) scored the game winner on a four-yard run to complete a ten-point fourth quarter comeback by Kansas City.
WEEK FOUR RESULTS
LA Rams 38, Minnesota 31
Cincinnati 37, Atlanta 36
Chicago 48, Tampa Bay 10
Tennessee 26, Philadelphia 23 (OT)
Houston 37, Indianapolis 34 (OT)
Jacksonville 31, NY Jets 12
New England 38, Miami 7
Green Bay 22, Buffalo 0
Dallas 26, Detroit 24
LA Chargers 29, San Francisco 27
Oakland 45, Cleveland 42 (OT)
Seattle 20, Arizona 17
New Orleans 33, NY Giants 18
Baltimore 26, Pittsburgh 14
Kansas City 27, Denver 23
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