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NFL Week 4
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Week 4's Sunday motion began early in Dublin, Eire, the place the Steelers defeated the Vikings in a 24-21 win within the nation's first NFL regular-season recreation.
In at present's early window, the undefeated Buccaneers and Eagles meet whereas Giants rookie QB Jaxson Dart led New York previous the undefeated Chargers in his beginning debut.
Within the late window, the undefeated Colts are on the street vs. the Rams whereas the Ravens and Chiefs meet but once more in a high-stakes recreation.
Keep right here for protection from The Athletic's NFL writers from throughout the league at present.
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The New England Patriots improved to 2-2 with a dominant, 42-13 victory over the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in Foxboro, Mass. The Panthers, in the meantime, appeared totally overmatched and dropped to 1-3 a week after earning a lopsided win of their own.
New England benefitted from contributions throughout: Marcus Jones put the Patriots on the board with an 87-yard punt return for a landing within the first quarter — after which he broke free once more for a 61-yard return within the second so as to add to his spotlight reel. Quarterback Drake Maye, rookie RB TreVeyon Henderson and working again Antonio Gibson all ran in scores to propel the Pats to a 28-6 halftime lead.
New England’s offense saved it rolling from there, as tight finish Hunter Henry and receiver Mack Hollins added touchdowns within the second half, and Maye discovered Stefon Diggs on huge performs. All informed, the Patriots totaled fewer yards (307 yards to the Panthers’ 326), however they had been higher at discovering the top zone. Carolina’s two touchdowns got here within the first and fourth quarters, by Tommy Tremble and Mitchell Evans, respectively. Evans’ late TD snapped the Patriots’ 42-point run, however by then, Carolina’s efforts had been futile.
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New York Giants coach Brian Daboll earned slightly vindication Sunday, after he made the choice this week to bench veteran Russell Wilson in favor of rookie Jaxson Dart. Dart helped lead the beforehand winless Giants to a 21-18 win over the previously undefeated Chargers.
"I do know 6 might be going to be sore; he gutted it out," Daboll mentioned after Dart took six sacks and much more hits throughout Sunday's recreation. "Son's a tricky son of a you understand what. He's robust. However I knew that"
Jaxson Dart celebrates a win in his first begin for the Giants.
The very best factor that the Ravens can do to guard a banged-up and struggling protection at present is keep lengthy drives on offense.
That was a very good begin. Baltimore took the opening kickoff and engineered a nine-play, 70-yard drive that ended with Lamar Jackson hitting Justice Hill for an 11-yard landing. Jackson was 5-of-5 for 50 yards on that drive, which absorbed 5:25.
By Jayna Bardahl, Zach Berman and Brooks Kubena
Some name the tush push a rugby play. However to the Philadelphia Eagles, “trick play” may be extra becoming.
On Sunday in opposition to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Eagles lined up for what gave the impression to be a tush push on third-and-1 from the Buccaneers’ 6-yard line. Quarterback Jalen Hurts took the snap beneath middle, and the Bucs’ defensive position charged ahead in an try and make the cease. However Hurts didn’t have the ball.
The Panthers don’t have any plans to bench Bryce Younger.
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Ravens defensive sort out Nnamdi Madubuike, a two-time Professional Bowler and one in every of Baltimore’s greatest defensive gamers, was positioned on injured reserve Saturday.
Madubuike has been sidelined with a neck harm that pressured him to overlook Monday’s 38-30 loss to the Detroit Lions and saved him out of form all week because the Ravens put together for Sunday’s matchup with the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs. Madubuike will now miss the subsequent 4 video games, however there’s concern that he’ll have a much-longer absence.
The workforce additionally introduced defensive lineman Broderick Washington was positioned on injured reserve. Tight finish/fullback Zaire Mitchell-Paden and defensive lineman Brent City had been signed to the 53-man roster.
It took 4 weeks and a change at quarterback, however the New York Giants lastly have their first win of the season. New York took down the undefeated Los Angeles Chargers 21-18 in rookie quarterback Jaxson Dart's beginning debut. Dart completed 13-of-20 for 111 yards and a landing by way of the air, whereas he added 10 carries for 54 yards and a rating on the bottom.
Whereas Dart will get a variety of consideration after the victory, the Giants protection deserves its fair proportion of the credit score. The unit harassed Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert all day, by no means letting the QB get comfy within the pocket behind a banged-up offensive line.
Chiefs all-pro defensive sort out Chris Jones — after flying back today from a family funeral — made it to Arrowhead Stadium a few half-hour earlier than at present's dwelling recreation in opposition to the Baltimore Ravens. He entered the locker room nonetheless in a go well with, so we're about to see how rapidly an NFL participant can dress and heat up. Will he be in on the primary defensive drive? If the Chiefs win the toss, they usually defer. May they obtain if it provides him a greater probability to be prepared for the primary defensive possession?
Gutsy win by the Giants. Might see the feelings from Daboll with Jaxson Dart after that one. The coach put the whole lot on the road by going to the rookie. Bought a desperately wanted win in Dart's first begin.
Colts QB Daniel Jones throws his first interception of the season on a deep put up, in search of WR Adonai Mitchell.
Rams security Kam Curl undercut that fantastically.
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The second-year leap the Patriots had been hoping to see from Drake Maye is right here.
Two weeks in the past, Maye delivered the most effective recreation of his still-young NFL profession in opposition to the Dolphins. On Sunday, the North Carolina-native one-upped that efficiency in opposition to the workforce he grew up rooting for.
Maye and the Patriots had been so good on at the present time that Maye was taken out of the sport with 10 minutes remaining for the reason that blowout was out of hand by that time.
The second-year quarterback accomplished 14 of 17 passes for 203 yards, two passing touchdowns, one dashing landing, and no turnovers.
He grew up in a suburb north of Charlotte, N.C. with a large Fathead poster of Cam Newton in his childhood bed room. So after his first half dashing landing, Maye did Newton’s famed Superman celebration in recognition of the previous Panthers star QB.
Maye had one dangerous throw on the opening drive when he threw behind Kayshon Boutte, however in addition to that, he was distinctive and environment friendly. His anticipated factors added per play of 0.86 ranked within the 99th percentile amongst quarterback performances since 2010.
There may be nonetheless an extended strategy to go on this season, however Maye is delivering the breakout the Patriots so badly wanted to jump-start this re-build. Up subsequent: A primetime recreation on nationwide tv in opposition to the Payments to see if this 12 months 2 leap continues.
Atlanta shook up its offensive teaching employees this week, and, no less than for one recreation, it appeared like precisely what second-year Michael Penix Jr. wanted. The Falcons fired broad receivers coach Ike Hilliard on Monday, citing a necessity for higher “particulars” within the broad receiver room, and moved offensive coordinator Zac Robinson from the teaching field to the sphere to name performs.
Penix responded with a career-high 313 yards and a career-high tying two passing touchdowns in his seventh-career begin. Penix accomplished 20-of-26 passes, and his 76.9 % completion charge was his greatest in any begin. It was an virtually mirror efficiency from every week in the past when Penix accomplished 50 % of his passes, threw two interceptions and had 172 yards in an embarrassing loss to Carolina.
Bijan Robinson was spectacular even by his requirements. The Falcons third-year working again had a career-high 106 receiving yards on 4 catches and led the Falcons in dashing with 75 yards on 17 carries. Robinson posted his second 100-yard receiving recreation of the season thanks largely to a display screen go from Penix he took 69 yards down the fitting sideline.
The Falcons would possibly wish to get rookie security Xavier Watts off the kickoff protection workforce. Watts was injured masking a kickoff within the third quarter and needed to be attended by trainers earlier than leaving the sphere. Nevertheless, he returned shortly and ended up selecting off a Marcus Mariota go in the long run zone for his second profession interception.
There was different harm information that didn’t prove pretty much as good for Atlanta, although. Large receiver Darnell Mooney left the sport within the first half as a consequence of a hamstring harm and was dominated out. Cornerback Natrone Brooks suffered a concussion on the kickoff workforce, resulting in a scary second when gamers from each groups had been on one knee whereas he was attended to by trainers.
The Titans fall to 0-4 after a 26-0 loss to the Texans at present. Houston (1-3), in hopes of saving its season, is on the street vs. the Ravens subsequent week.
Lions prolong their lead over Browns to 27-10 with punt return for TD:
This Patriots offense would possibly wish to save a few of these factors for the approaching weeks. However Drake Maye and firm can't stop scoring touchdowns. He will get one other TD go, this one to Mack Hollins from 4 yards out, and New England leads 42-6. Maye is 14-for-17 passing for 203 yards and two scores, plus one other landing on the bottom.
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The cart is out for Reed in Detroit. Lions beginning corners DJ Reed and Kerby Joseph injured at present. The Lions' different beginning CB Terrion Arnold left within the second half with a shoulder harm (questionable to return).
There aren’t any huge surprises on the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs’ inactives checklist, which suggests the workforce is anticipating two of its stars to play. That features speedy receiver Xavier Worthy, who missed the final two weeks with a shoulder harm suffered within the workforce’s season-opening loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Worthy was a full apply participant all week, and coach Andy Reid said Friday that the expectation was Worthy would play. Okay.C. additionally ought to have All-Professional defensive sort out Chris Jones … when he will get right here. Jones was added to the workforce’s harm report Saturday with a private matter, and ESPN’s Jeff Darlington reported that Jones is anticipated to reach at Arrowhead Stadium simply earlier than gametime after attending a household funeral in Mississippi. I’d anticipate there’ll be loads of CBS protection on Jones’ mad scramble to get to the sport on time.
The Chiefs’ inactives:
Will Derrick Henry grasp onto the ball?
Henry has fumbled in three consecutive video games to begin the season, leaving the working again “distraught” and annoyed. Henry insisted that he wasn’t going to make notable modifications in how he held the ball or with how he ready for the sport. Nevertheless, he was on the apply subject early all week. He had coaches and employees members continually swiping on the ball. He additionally wasn’t carrying his trademark arm sleeves in apply all week. With all their accidents and defensive points, the Ravens merely can not afford for Henry to maintain giving the ball away.
Does Ravens defensive coordinator Zach Orr have any solutions?
Maybe, no Raven is beneath extra strain Sunday than Orr, the workforce’s second-year defensive coordinator. A Ravens protection that believed it had the potential to be one of many league’s greatest heads into one other matchup with Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs ranked useless final in whole yards per recreation and second to final in factors allowed per recreation. The Ravens haven’t been in a position to get to the quarterback or cease the run. They haven’t pressured turnovers or gotten off the sphere on third downs. It is going to be attention-grabbing to see if Orr finds any solutions in opposition to a protection coping with its personal struggles.
How will Lamar Jackson deal with Steve Spagnuolo’s protection?
Few defenses have given Jackson as a lot hassle because the Chiefs whose defensive coordinator often modifications up his plan to maintain Baltimore’s quarterback guessing. Jackson, who’s simply 1-4 in his profession in opposition to the Chiefs, has had some success working in opposition to Kansas Metropolis, however throwing has typically been a problem. The Ravens offense scored a league-high 111 factors by way of three weeks, however there may be nonetheless a way that it's not fully clicking but. The Chiefs can be a pleasant check.
