Facts you should know about Week 4
It started Week 4 with the Bengals home win over the Jacksonville Jaguars, a game that was defined late by a field goal.
For the first time since 2018, at least one game has gone to overtime in each of the first 3 Weeks this season. Only 4 times (2018, 2002, 2002, 1983 & 1979) did that happen in the first 4 Weeks.
We can expect close games this weekend; we see what the data says about the upcoming games and remember, all the NFL you can follow on Red Zone with Star+, subscribe!
Kansas City Chiefs vs Philadelphia Eagles
They have met 8 times in the regular season (Series tied 4-4).
Chiefs: First time since Week 6 of 2015 that they are alone in the basement of their Division.
Chiefs: They are coming off back-to-back games. Have never lost 3 in a row with Patrick Mahomes as QB.
Patrick Mahomes (KC): It will be his 50th start. No one has thrown for more yards (14,832) and TDs (120) than him in his first 50 NFL games.
Eagles: Lost the 2 games in which they faced Andy Reid, who was their head coach from 1999-2012.
Jalen Hurts (PHI): He has thrown multiple interceptions for the 2nd time in his career (both against Cowboys).
Washington Football Team vs Atlanta Falcons
They have met 25 times in regular season (Washington leads 14-10-1).
Washington: 6 straight losses to Falcons since 2006. Their last win was on 14-Sep-03 by 33-31.
Taylor Heinicke (WSH): 4 TD passes on fake and pass plays. He is tied with Tom Brady for the most this year.
Falcons: His point differential (-46) is 2nd worst in the NFL this season behind Jets (-50).
Matt Ryan (ATL): 5-0 vs Washington in his career. He is 1 of 3 teams (Raiders & Jaguars) against which he is undefeated.
Indianapolis Colts vs Miami Dolphins
They have met 73 times in regular season (Dolphins lead 46-27).
Colts: 3-0 as visitors vs. Dolphins since 2000. It is the best mark for a visitor vs Dolphins since that year.
Carson Wentz (IND): 7 straight losses since last season. It is the worst streak in his career and the worst active streak for any QB.
Dolphins: 2 straight losses. They haven’t lost 3 in a row since 2018-19, when they totaled 10 straight losses.
Jacoby Brissett (MIA): 4 straight starts without a TD pass. That’s the worst streak in his career and the worst active streak for any QB.
New York Giants vs New Orleans Saints
They have met 30 times in regular season (Giants lead 16-14).
Giants: If they lose, it will be the 1st time in their history that they start 0-4 in back-to-back seasons.
Daniel Jones (NYG): 1 of 5 QB’s (Russell Wilson, Tyrod Taylor, Kirk Cousins & Teddy Bridgewater) who have not thrown INT’s this season.
Saints: 3-0 as home underdogs against Giants in the Sean Payton era (Since 2006).
Jameis Winston (NO): For the first time in his career, he has 3 straight starts with less than 150 air yards in each.
Detroit Lions vs Chicago Bears
They have met 182 times in regular season (Bears lead 102-75-5).
Lions: 1-12 in their last 13 games vs. divisional foes. Win was at Chicago on 06-Dec-20.
Jared Goff (DET): Lost each of his last 5 starts. It is the 2nd worst active streak in the NFL behind Carson Wentz (7).
Bears: 5-4 as home underdogs against divisional opponents since Matt Nagy’s arrival in 2018 (3 straight losses).
Allen Robinson (CHI): Records at least one reception in each of his 91 career games. It is the 2nd-longest active streak in the league behind DeAndre Hopkins (129).
Houston Texans vs Buffalo Bills
They have met 9 times in regular season (Texans lead 5-4).
Texans: Rookie QB’s have 1-4 record vs Buffalo since 2017 (Will be Davis Mills’ 2nd start).
Mark Ingram (HOU): Active leader among RB’s in ground yards (7,471) and TD’s by that same route (63).
Bills: Their point differential (+50) is tied with Broncos for the highest for a team after 3 weeks this season.
Josh Allen (BUF): 14 straight games including Playoffs with at least one TD pass. It is the 3rd-longest streak in team history behind Jim Kelly (18) and Ryan Fitzpatrick (15).
Carolina Panthers vs Dallas Cowboys
They have met 12 times in regular season (Cowboys lead 9-3).
Panthers: They are looking for their 3rd 4-0 start of the season. The 2 previous times they have done so, they went all the way to the Super Bowl.
Sam Darnold (CAR): 3 consecutive wins. Never in his career has he won 4 games in a row as starting QB.
Cowboys: 6 consecutive losses to teams with a 3-0 record or better.
Dak Prescott (DAL): His pass completion pct. (77.5%) is the highest in the NFL this season.
Cleveland Browns vs Minnesota Vikings
They have met 15 times in regular season (Vikings lead 11-4).
Browns: 5-0 vs NFC opponents since HC Kevin Stefanski’s arrival in 2020.
Baker Mayfield (CLE): Looking to start 3-1 for 2nd straight season.
Vikings: His 1,275 total yards, 3rd most for a team after 3 Weeks this campaign.
Kirk Cousins (MIN): 5 straight games with multiple TD passes and no INTs. He is tied for the 3rd-longest streak in NFL history, according to Elias Sports Bureau.
Tennessee Titans vs New York Jets
They have met 44 times in regular season (Titans lead 24-19-1).
Titans: Lost all 3 meetings with Jets since the team moved to Tennessee in 1997.
Derrick Henry (TEN): 22 career games with 100+ ground yards. Most in the NFL since 2017.
Jets: Only team that hasn’t been ahead at some point so far this season.
Zach Wilson (NYJ): Can become 1st QB with 0 TD passes and multiple INTs in 3 straight games since Brian Hoyer in 2014.
Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers.
They have met 44 times in regular season (Seahawks lead 27-17).
Seahawks: 2 straight losses. They haven’t lost 3 in a row in a row in a single season since Russell Wilson arrived in 2012.
Russell Wilson: 15-4 vs 49ers including postseason. Those 15 wins are the 2nd most for a QB vs that team behind Johnny Unitas (17).
49ers: 23 straight games without allowing 100+ ground yds. to an opposing RB. Longest active streak in the NFL.
Jimmy Garoppolo: 1-2 vs Seahawks in his career. 2 of his 4 worst games in terms of QBR, were against that opponent.
Arizona Cardinals vs Los Angeles Rams
They have met 86 times in regular season (Rams lead 46-38-2).
This will be the 4th divisional matchup between 2 teams with 3-0 or better records in the last 20 seasons.
Cardinals: Looking for their 2nd 4-0 start in the last 40 seasons (2012 was the other time they did it).
Kyler Murray (ARI): 3rd QB in NFL history with back-to-back games of 300+ air yards and at least 80% pass completions.
Rams: 40-0 including postseason when leading at halftime under Sean McVay.
Rams: 8 straight wins vs. Cardinals. They have not lost to them in the Sean McVay era.
Matthew Stafford (LAR): 9 TD passes in his first 3 games with Rams. Tied for 3rd most for a player with a new team since 1950.
Pittsburgh Steelers vs Green Bay Packers
They have met 34 times in regular season (Packers lead 18-16).
Steelers: 5 straight regular season wins over Packers.
Ben Roethlisberger (PIT): Is one TD pass away from becoming the 8th QB in history with 400 TD passes.
Packers: 9 straight games throwing for less than 300 yards. It’s the 2nd worst streak of his career (12 games from 2015-16).
Aaron Rodgers (GB): 6 straight wins playing at home. It is the longest active streak in the NFL.
It will be the 1st duel between Aaron Rodgers & Ben Roethlisberger since Super Bowl XLV. Those 10 years between matchups will be the longest wait between Super Bowl winning QB’s (ELIAS).
Baltimore Ravens vs Denver Broncos
They have met 16 times in regular season (Series tied 6-6).
Ravens: 42 straight games with at least 100 yards on the ground. They are one away from tying the Steelers record from 1974-77.
Lamar Jackson (BAL): 1st player in history with 200+ air yards and 50+ ground yards in each of his first 3 games of a season.
Broncos: 6th team in Super Bowl era with 3-0 record and whose opponents they faced are all 0-3.
Teddy Bridgewater (DEN): Won 4 of his last 5 starts since last season (lost previous 8 starts).
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs New England Patriots
They have met 9 times in regular season (Patriots lead 7-2).
Buccaneers: Have scored points 93.3% of the time they entered the Red Zone since last season (Leads NFL).
Tom Brady (TB): Returns to Gillette Stadium, where he won 134 games including postseason (Record for a QB in a single stadium).
Tom Brady (TB): Needs 68 air yards to break Drew Brees’ all-time record (80,358).
Tom Brady (TB): Should he win, he will become the 4th QB in history to beat all 32 teams currently in existence.
Brady (TB) & Belichick (NE): More wins (219), postseason wins (30) and Super Bowl titles (6) than any other QB and HC pairing in the Super Bowl era (Since 1966).
Patriots: Lost their first 2 home games this season. They haven’t lost their first 3 at home since 1993 (That was the year before Robert Kraft bought them).
Bill Belichick (NE): 4-1 at the helm of Patriots vs. Super Bowl winning QB’s. Loss was to Chiefs in 2020. The loss was to Chiefs in 2020.
Mac Jones (NE): His matchup vs. Tom Brady will be the 3rd in NFL history between the QB who won the most recent National Championship at the collegiate level and the winner of the most recent Super Bowl.
