NFL - Week Four Review

With the bye week coming into play this weekend, NFL fans didn't get to see the best team in the NFL as the New England Patriots were off, but the Green Bay Packers continued to roll along as they beat down the San Francisco 49ers, 17-3 to improve to 4-0 for the season.
Green Bay, New England, Atlanta, Carolina, Cincinnati and Denver are the unbeaten teams after four weeks.


TOP PERFORMERS FOR WEEK FOUR

Passing - Philip Rivers (San Diego Chargers) 358 yards and three touchdowns.
                 Drew Brees (New Orleans Saints) 359 yards and two touchdowns.
                 Josh McCown (Cleveland Browns) 356 yards and two touchdowns.
                 Nick Foles (St. Louis Rams) 171 yards and three touchdowns.

Rushing -  Chris Ivory (New York Jets) 166 yards and one touchdown.
                    Ronnie Hillman (Denver Broncos) 103 yards and one touchdown.
                    Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) 81 yards and one touchdown.
                    Todd Gurley (St. Louis Rams) 146 yards.


 Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week - Devonta Freeman (Atlanta Falcons) The running back scored three  more touchdowns and paced the offense as Atlanta remained undefeated through four games.

  
                 


Highlights from the games played -  The New York Jets throttled the Miami Dolphins in the game played in London, England by a 27-14 score as Chris Ivory led the offense with 166 yards rushing and a score while the defense intercepted two passes . . .  Quarterback Drew Brees threw for two scores, including the game winning 80-yard strike to running back C.J. Spiller in overtime as the New Orleans Saints topped the visiting Dallas Cowboys, 26-20 . . .  The Atlanta Falcons rolled to 4-0 following a 48-21 trouncing of the Houston Texans as running back Devonta Freeman scored three more touchdowns to lead the way . . .  The Carolina Panthers matched Atlanta's unbeaten start with a 37-23 win over Tampa Bay as the defense intercepted Bucs' rookie QB Jameis Winston four times, including a "pick six" INT . . . San Diego survived the Cleveland Browns, 30-27 as rookie kicker Josh Lambo made a 34-yard field goal at the buzzer after missing a 39-yard try (second chance due to a Browns offside penalty) while Chargers' QB Philip Rivers threw for three touchdowns . . .  The Washington Redskins drove 90 yards in the final minutes as QB Kirk Cousins hit wideout Pierre Garcon for a four-yard scoring pass with just 26 seconds remaining to beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 23-20.


Stinkers of the Week -  Jameis Winston (Tampa Bay QB) threw four interceptions in a 37-23 loss to Carolina.
Miami Dolphins Head Coach Joe Philbin was fired after his team lost to the New York Jets, 27-14 over in London, England on Sunday.
The ZZZZZZZZZZ in Indy as the Colts topped the Jacksonville Jaguars, 16-13 in overtime. Jags kicker Jason Myers missed two field goals (53 and 48 yards) that could have won the game.
The Buffalo Bills were whistled for 17 penalties (135 yards) in their 24-10 loss at home against the resurgent New York Giants.


SCORES FROM WEEK FOUR
Baltimore 23, Pittsburgh 20 (OT)
Chicago 22, Oakland 20
Atlanta 48, Houston 21
NY Jets 27, Miami 14
NY Giants 24, Buffalo 10
Carolina 37, Tampa Bay 23
Indianapolis 16, Jacksonville 13 (OT)
Washington 24, Philadelphia 20
Cincinnati 36, Kansas City 21
Green Bay 17, San Francisco 3
St. Louis 24, Arizona 22
San Diego 30, Cleveland 27
Denver 23, Minnesota 20
New Orleans 26, Dallas 20 (OT)
Seattle 13, Detroit 10



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NFL - Week Four Preview

Here we are and the calendar is rolling over into October, meaning that football season is in full swing.
Two teams in particular have looked real dominant in the NFL with two others ranging up as well.
The Green Bay Packers (playing in San Francisco this weekend) and the New England Patriots (off this weekend) have thoroughly dominated the opposition so far in the 2015 NFL season.
The Arizona Cardinals and Cincinnati Bengals both are also 3-0 so far and they have been laying claim to being elite teams in their own right. Carolina, Atlanta and Denver are the other three unbeaten teams.
Some of the six undefeated teams playing this weekend may very well fall to defeat.
The Bengals host the Kansas City Chiefs, which is never an easy task. Denver is hosting the Minnesota Vikings, which looked like world beaters last week in throttling the San Diego Chargers, 31-14 in Minnesota.
Arizona hosts St. Louis, a division rival with a tough as nails defense that can compete with the Big Red defense the Cardinals boast. Carolina has to go on the road in a division game as they play the Tampa Bay Buccaneers while the Atlanta Falcons will be at home against the Houston Texans and their stellar defense.
The first of the three football games being played in London, England will go on Sunday morning (U.S. time) as the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins will do battle.
All in all, it should be another exciting week of pro football and once again, Heftyinfo will give a capsule style preview of the action followed by the game picks for Week Four.

Thursday Night Football

Baltimore (0-3) at Pittsburgh (2-1) - The Steelers will be without Big Ben Roethlisberger for about a month or more. Can they survive? Their fiercest rivals will provide a stiff test right away.

Sunday Games

New York Jets (2-1) at Miami (1-2) - This game is being played in London, England ... Should be a good one between AFC East rivals.

Houston (1-2) at Atlanta (3-0) - The Falcons are unbeaten and could be on their way to a big season.

New York Giants (1-2) at Buffalo (2-1) - The Bills should win this one, but the Giants can pull off the surprise road win.  Beware!

Oakland (2-1) at Chicago (0-3) - The Bears are already beginning to clean house and now they face the surprising (and confident) Oakland Raiders.

Kansas City (1-2) at Cincinnati (3-0) - The Chiefs need a road win or else they could be facing a tough uphill battle the rest of the way.

Jacksonville (1-2) at Indianapolis (1-2) - Take the Colts.

Carolina (3-0) at Tampa Bay (1-2) - The Bucs will not be an easy game for the unbeaten Panthers.

Philadelphia (1-2) at Washington (1-2) - The Eagles may take flight just yet.

Cleveland (1-2) at San Diego (1-2) - The Chargers finally put it all together and get a big win at home this week.

St. Louis (1-2) at Arizona (3-0) - The Cardinals and the Rams are two good defensive teams . . . expect a slugfest in the desert.

Minnesota (2-1) at Denver (3-0) - This game should be a good one. The Broncos can't run the ball, but the Vikings sure can. Something has to give.

Green Bay (3-0) at San Francisco (1-2) - the 49ers got crushed last week and now they get the Packers. Ouch!

Dallas (2-1) at New Orleans (0-3) - Drew Brees, where are you?  Saints fans want to know. Dallas without Romo and Dez Bryant once again.

Monday Night Football

Detroit (0-3) at Seattle (1-2) - Seahawks roll!


The Heftyinfo picks for Week Four . . . . .   (Home teams are listed in BOLD; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)  

Baltimore over Pittsburgh
Miami over NY Jets
Atlanta over Houston
Buffalo over NY Giants
Chicago over Oakland
Cincinnati over Kansas City
Indianapolis over Jacksonville
Carolina over Tampa Bay
Philadelphia over Washington
SAN DIEGO over Cleveland
Arizona over St. Louis
Denver over Minnesota
Green Bay over San Francisco
New Orleans over Dallas (only if Drew Brees plays) 
Seattle over Detroit

Last Week's Record:  12-4

SEASON RECORD:  32-16

Lock of the Week Record:  2-1

U.S. House Rep. Kevin McCarthy Needs To Resign

Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) is unfit for duty as a U.S. House Representative, let alone being next in line for U.S. Speaker of the House after John Boehner (R-OH) abruptly resigned last week.
Need proof, watch the VIDEO and see how this traitor played a role in a conspiracy to take down the Obama Presidency by sabotage methods, which the Republicans have been doing for the last seven years.

Kevin McCarthy is unfit for duty and should be indicted for treason and conspiracy not only to the Obama Administration, but also for his efforts in trying to take down Hillary Clinton with the sham known as the "Benghazi hearings."

What a disgrace he is, along with the Republican leadership in our nation's capitol.

NFL - Week Three Review

Quick Hits -  The New England Patriots continued to roll in the early part of the season as they squashed the Jacksonville Jaguars, 51-17 . . . Atlanta continued to surprise going to 3-0 with a come-from-behind 39-28 win at Dallas . . . Seattle got it's first win this season with a 26-0 shutout of the Chicago Bears, limiting the Bears to just 146 total yards in offense . . .  A trio of wide receivers had huge days this week as Steve Smith (Baltimore Ravens) had 13 receptions for 186 yards and two touchdowns - A.J. Green (Cincinnati Bengals) made 10 grabs for 227 yards and two scores and Julio Jones (Atlanta Falcons) had 12 catches for 164 yards and two touchdowns.



TOP RUNNERS - Adrian Peterson (Minnesota Vikings) 126 yards and two touchdowns . . .  Chris Johnson (Arizona Cardinals) 110 yards and two touchdowns . . . Latavius Murray (Oakland Raiders) 139 yards and one TD . . . Devonta Freeman (Atlanta Falcons) 141 yards and three TD . . . Joseph Randle (Dallas Cowboys) 85 yards and three TD . . .  Ryan Mathews (Philadelphia Eagles) 108 yards and one score.

Preston Brown

Heftyinfo NFL Player of the Week - Preston Brown (Buffalo Bills linebacker) who had two interceptions, including one for a "pick six" 43-yard TD return in the Bills' 41-14 rout of the Miami Dolphins.





TOP PASSERS - Carson Palmer (Arizona Cardinals) 311 yards and two TD . . .  Derek Carr (Oakland Raiders) 314 yards and two TD . . .  Tyrod Taylor (Buffalo Bills) 277 yards and three TD . . .  Cam Newton (Carolina Panthers) 315 yards and two TD . . . Tom Brady (New England Patriots) 358 yards and one TD . . .  Andy Dalton (Cincinnati Bengals) 383 yards and three TD . . .  Joe Flacco (Baltimore Ravens) 362 yards and two TD . . .  Peyton Manning (Denver Broncos) 325 yards and two TD . . .  Aaron Rodgers (Green Bay Packers) 333 yards and FIVE touchdowns.

Notable events from Week Three in the NFL -  Pittsburgh Steelers' QB Ben Roethlisberger was injured (knee) and will likely be out 4 to 6 weeks . . .   The Chicago Bears were shut out for the first time since the 2002 season . . . LeSean McCoy (Buffalo Bills RB) injured his hamstring and will likely miss next week's game vs. the New York Giants . . .  San Francisco 49ers QB Colin Kaepernick threw two "pick six" interceptions in his first two passes of the game in a 47-7 blowout loss to Arizona . . .  The Chicago Bears dealt defensive players Jared Allen and Jon Bostic to Carolina and New England, respectively, today for future draft choices  . . .  Five winless teams got their first taste of victory . . .  Seven teams remained unbeaten and four teams are still winless, including the Baltimore Ravens, who started a season 0-3 for the first time in team history since they relocated from Cleveland prior to the 1996 season.

SCORES FROM WEEK THREE
NY Giants 32, Washington 21
Indianapolis 35, Tennessee 33
Philadelphia 24, NY Jets 17
Pittsburgh 12, St. Louis 6
Houston 19, Tampa Bay 9
New England 51, Jacksonville 17
Minnesota 31, San Diego 14
Oakland 27, Cleveland 20
Cincinnati 28, Baltimore 24
Carolina 27, New Orleans 22
Atlanta 39, Dallas 28
Seattle 26, Chicago 0
Buffalo 41, Miami 14
Arizona 47, San Francisco 7
Denver 24, Detroit 12
Green Bay 38, Kansas City 28




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Dancing Girl

NFL - Week Three Preview

After last weekend's action saw so many surprises around the NFL, it would stand to reason that Week Three should see more "favorites" win the games this time around.
Not necessarily.
In the topsy turvy world known as pro football, nothing can be taken for granted. We have all heard the terms ... That is why they play the games ... On any given Sunday, etc.
In this day and age of uncertainty in professional sports, that is definitely true and especially in the NFL.
The only two teams that seem to be on solid ground so far are the New England Patriots and the Green Bay Packers, both of which happen to have the premier quarterbacks playing for their respective teams.
There are some good games (on paper) coming up this week and it should be noted there are some teams that really do need to get into the win column this weekend.
Desperation time already?
C'mon man, it's only Week Three.

Here is a look at the games ahead this week, with the Heftyinfo predictions following up.

Cincinnati (2-0) at Baltimore (0-2) - This is pretty much a must win game for the Ravens.

New Orleans (0-2) at Carolina (2-0) - The Saints will be without (injured) quarterback Drew Brees this week. Not good.

Oakland (1-1) at Cleveland (1-1) - One of these two teams will have a winning record following this one.

Atlanta (2-0) at Dallas (2-0) - Can the Cowboys overcome injuries to their two best offensive players? Not likely, but Atlanta is still trying to prove doubters wrong early on.

Tampa Bay (1-1) at Houston (0-2) - The Texans really need a win and the Bucs should prove to be just the tonic.

San Diego (1-1) at Minnesota (1-1) - The Chargers don't always play so well in early starts (non Pacific time) on the road ... take the Vikings.

Jacksonville (1-1) at New England (2-0) - The Patriots look to be unstoppable so far in the 2015 season. The Jaguars beat Miami last week.

Pittsburgh (1-1) at St. Louis (1-1) - The Steelers offense will be at full strength this week with Le'Veon Bell returning in the backfield.

Philadelphia (0-2) at New York Jets (2-0) - Two surprising teams that are doing just the opposite of what was expected through the first two games. Toss up.

Indianapolis (0-2) at Tennessee (1-1) - Believe it or not, if the Colts get the road win after playing so poorly so far, they could be tied for first place in the AFC South.

San Francisco (1-1) at Arizona (2-0) - The Cardinals should win this one.

Buffalo (1-1) at Miami (1-1) - Two good defensive teams ... watch the score wind up in the 30's for both teams.

Chicago (0-2) at Seattle (0-2) - Somebody has to win ... take the Seahawks ... in a rout against the hapless Bears.

Denver (2-0) at Detroit (0-2) - What has happened to the Lions?

Kansas City (1-1) at Green Bay (2-0) - Packers roll.

The Heftyinfo picks for Week Three . . . . .   (Home teams are listed in BOLD; Lock of the Week is listed in BOLD CAPS)   


NY Giants over Washington
Baltimore over Cincinnati
Carolina over New Orleans
Cleveland over Oakland
Dallas over Atlanta
Houston over Tampa Bay
Minnesota over San Diego
New England over Jacksonville
Philadelphia over NY Jets
Pittsburgh over St. Louis
Indianapolis over Tennessee
Arizona over San Francisco
Miami over Buffalo
SEATTLE over Chicago
Denver over Detroit
Green Bay over Kansas City

Last Week's Record:  8-8

SEASON RECORD:  20-12

Lock of the Week Record:  1-1

Death Of An American Legend

Yogi Berra, definitely one of a kind.

                                    Rest In Peace Yogi Berra