{"id":19214,"date":"2021-10-01T04:37:24","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T04:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=19214"},"modified":"2021-10-01T04:37:26","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T04:37:26","slug":"friday-afternoon-quarterback-nfl-week-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/friday-afternoon-quarterback-nfl-week-4\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY AFTERNOON QUARTERBACK: NFL WEEK 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFirstMan\">BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Thursday night, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor faced his Jeff Fisher moment. What\u2019s a \u201cJeff Fisher moment?\u201d It\u2019s simple. You\u2019ve got, at worst, a decent team. You\u2019re coming off a huge win that should propel you to somewhere in the season. In Fisher\u2019s case, it was usually a win over the Seattle Seahawks or the Bruce Arians era Arizona Cardinals. For Taylor, it was knocking off the Pittsburgh Steelers 24-10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2015, Fisher led the Rams to a season opening 34-31 overtime win over the Seahawks. He followed that up with back to back losses on the way to a 7-9 season. In 2016, Fisher got the Rams off to a 3-1 start in their first year in LA, knocking off the Seahawks and the Cardinals in the process. They would lose their next four games and by Christmas, Fisher was fired.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Las Vegas  Raiders vs LA Chargers NFL Picks with Jonathan Casillas | NFL Betting | BetOnline\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Ml6Z72PXATY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Taylor faced that moment, down 14-0 the Jacksonville Jaguars at halftime thanks to a tremendous goal line stand from his defense that kept it from being a three touchdown deficit and led his team back, with Joe Burrow, and won the game. It won\u2019t look great on paper a month from now, a 24-21 victory over a Jaguars team that will probably win 2-3 games this season. But right now, for a team that hasn\u2019t had a winning season in half a decade and won a playoff game in 31 years, it was huge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On the other side of the field, Trevor Lawrence looked like an NFL quarterback. This is going to be a long season for him and that was never in doubt when he was selected No. 1 by the Jags. He played well, good enough to win. The rest of the team just isn\u2019t there and won\u2019t be this year. But if you\u2019re a Jacksonville fan, you have to like your QB situation after a rough start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a tremendous start to Week 4, but we\u2019ve got a full slate of mid Sunday games that could top it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>WASHINGTON<\/strong><strong> FOOTBALL TEAM AT ATLANTA FALCONS (+1.5, O\/U: 47.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So far the Falcons have spent the early part of the season ruining parlays and survivor pools with impudence. It\u2019s time they started ruining young seasons to for teams that had illusions of being a contender. I still like Taylor Heinicke for the WFT, but Atlanta is better than what they\u2019ve put on the field so far this season. Last week\u2019s last second win might wake them up a little. Falcons 23, WFT 20<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DETROIT<\/strong><strong> LIONS AT CHICAGO BEARS (-2.5, O\/U: 41.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There\u2019s a good chance Matt Nagy\u2019s coaching for his job here according to reports. NFL punditry, en masse, has already decided he should be loaded up in the trebuchet. Nagy has responded by threatening to start Andy Dalton or Nick Foles over Justin Fields. Even putting that out there is reason enough to consider firing him. Here\u2019s a fun fact; Jared Goff has never won a football game not coached my Sean McVay. After last week\u2019s historically crazy loss to the Ravens, he\u2019s 0-10 without the wunderkind coach. I think 0-11 is on the table. <strong>Bears 20, Lions 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>TENNESSEE<\/strong><strong> TITANS AT NEW YORK JETS (+7, O\/U: 44.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The idea that the Titans, after running over the Seahawks and Colts are rolling into New York, the worst team in the league, should get every bettor in America excited looking at just seven points. Not to mention fantasy football managers starting Derrick Henry. I have a feeling plenty of Daily Fantasy players will be looking hard at this one too. Titans 38, Jets 13<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CLEVELAND<\/strong><strong> BROWNS AT MINNESOTA VIKINGS (+2, O\/U: 51)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirk Cousins is quietly having an excellent start to his season, probably because no one can hear him behind the Tupperware container he\u2019s been forced to live behind since he\u2019s refused to get vaccinated against COVID-19. Coming into this game, Cousins has completed 73.9 percent of his passes for 918 yards, eight touchdowns and no interceptions. That last stat will probably change in this one. If Cleveland is the team everyone thinks they are, this is a game they should win. Browns 24, Vikings 21<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>INDIANAPOLIS<\/strong><strong> COLTS AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (-1.5, O\/U: 42.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Dolphins are starting their back up quarterback, Jacoby Brissett. The Colts should be, as the only reason Carson Wentz is playing with two bad ankles is that he wasn\u2019t born with three. If Jacob Eason can\u2019t spot start as the Colts\u2019 No. 2 QB, then why in the hell is he their No. 2 QB? You knew Wentz could get hurt this season because the dude gets hurt every season. It\u2019s his most dominant NFL stat. If Eason isn\u2019t the guy, this is something you should have fixed in August. <strong>Dolphins 23, Colts 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>CAROLINA<\/strong><strong> PANTHERS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (-4.5, O\/U: 52)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here it is, the chance for the 3-0 Panthers to prove they\u2019re the real deal by defeating a team that looks like a serious playoff contender thus far. All that\u2019s working against them is Dak Prescott unreeling an MVP campaign and all but sealing up the NFL\u2019s Comeback Player of the Year award. What\u2019s working for them? Mike McCarthy is still in charge on the Dallas sideline, managing the game and the clock while trying not to get distracted by a Cheesecake Factory menu he stole from the team dinner the night before. <strong>Cowboys 31, Panthers 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NEW<\/strong><strong> YORK<\/strong><strong> GIANTS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (-7.5, O\/U: 42)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The good news for Daniel Jones is, he\u2019s looking a lot like an NFL quarterback this year. His problem is that he\u2019s currently not playing for an NFL team. All isn\u2019t lost, however. All he has to do to see his future is look across to the other sideline and see Jameis Winston playing QB for Sean Payton. He\u2019ll get plenty of chances to see it Sunday. <strong>Saints 27, Giants 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>KANSAS CITY<\/strong><strong> CHIEFS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (+7.5, O\/U: 54.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Before this season, Patrick Mahomes had not lost a game in September. He\u2019s now lost two in a row. He\u2019d also not thrown an interception in September. He threw three. But it\u2019s no longer September and Halloween is about to come early for a Philadelphia team that probably needs to get Houston on the phone for Deshaun Watson stat. <strong>Chiefs 38, Eagles 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>HOUSTON<\/strong><strong> TEXANS AT BUFFALO BILLS (-16.5, O\/U: 47)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the preseason, I could see a scenario where Houston did not win a game. It turns out they did win one. They won\u2019t win this one. The only thing scary about this match up is the line, but with Davis Mills making his second start, we\u2019re probably safe. <strong>Bills 38, Texans 10<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ARIZONA<\/strong><strong> CARDINALS AT LOS ANGELES RAMS (-4.5, O\/U: 55)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the second week in a row, the Rams not only play an undefeated team, but maybe one they\u2019ll meet in the postseason. The difference here is with Arizona, they\u2019ll have to hook up again in the regular season first. With the 49ers and Seahawks facing each other, the winner of this one will have a nice early cushion in the NFC West. <strong>Rams 37, Cardinals 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>SEATTLE<\/strong><strong> SEAHAWKS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (-2.5, O\/U: 52)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a few more fun facts for you. Russell Wilson is 15-4 in his career against San Francisco, regardless of their coach, their QB or how good the Niners are. Since they hired Kyle Shanahan, Wilson is 6-2 against the 49ers. It\u2019s not an exaggeration to think that Seattle\u2019s season is on the line here and a third loss in a row, in the NFC, could be too big a hole to dig out of with five more NFC West games still on the schedule as well. I\u2019m thinking upset is what I\u2019m saying. <strong>Seahawks 30, 49ers 27<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>BALTIMORE<\/strong><strong> RAVENS AT DENVER BRONCOS (+1, O\/U: 45)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Baltimore is three freak plays, a last minute Kansas City fumble, converting a 4<sup>th<\/sup> and 19 deep in their own territory and an NFL record 66 yard field goal from Justin Tucker, from being 0-3. Vic Fangio has a defense that can stop them, especially with Lamar Jackson not at 100 percent. <strong>Broncos 24, Ravens 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>PITTSBURGH<\/strong><strong> STEELERS AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (-7, O\/U: 45.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People have written Pittsburgh\u2019s eulogy before, but if my memory serves, Ben Roethlisberger has been good for one or two of these bed sheet destroying losses a season for a while. I\u2019m not ready to bench the future Pro Football Hall of Famer just yet, but I can\u2019t see them knocking off Green Bay after the miracle they pulled off last week with their own first ballot guy, Aaron Rodgers. <strong>Packers 27, Steelers 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Last week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Straight up:<\/strong> 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Against the spread:<\/strong> 10-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Straight up:<\/strong> 32-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Against the spread:<\/strong> 26-22<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The NFL season is underway and the Week 4 Schedule is up and <a href=\"https:\/\/beta.betonline.ag\/sportsbook\/football\/nfl\">taking bets at BetOnline.AG<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Follow our BetOnline <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/betonline_ag\">Twitter accoun<\/a>t for the latest sports news and betting odds, and stay tuned on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/betonline_ag\/\">Instagram feed<\/a> for more good information too<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BY ADAM GREENE Thursday night, Cincinnati Bengals head coach Zac Taylor faced his Jeff Fisher moment. What\u2019s a \u201cJeff Fisher&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":4995,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19214"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19214\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19224,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19214\/revisions\/19224"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}