{"id":24317,"date":"2023-09-29T14:06:11","date_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:06:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/?p=24317"},"modified":"2023-09-29T14:06:13","modified_gmt":"2023-09-29T18:06:13","slug":"friday-afternoon-quarterback-nfl-week-4-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.betonline.ag\/news-room\/nfl\/friday-afternoon-quarterback-nfl-week-4-2\/","title":{"rendered":"FRIDAY AFTERNOON QUARTERBACK: NFL WEEK 4"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

BY ADAM GREENE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Well, both the Green Bay Packers and I took a hard \u201cL\u201d to open the week. I\u2019d fallen for the \u201cmaybe I was wrong about Jordan Love\u201d scenario I\u2019d crafted in my own head. I\u2019m always ready, if not excited, to be wrong about a QB prospect because the league needs them so badly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dammit. I\u2019m just too good at this apparently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jared Goff had a solid game for the Lions, going 19 of 28 passing for 210 yards, one touchdown and a pick. He also nabbed a solid endorsement from Al Michaels who complimented his \u201cball handling\u201d and Kirk Herbstreit just let it happen without saying a word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I mean, this is worse than last week when Tom Pellisaro told the NFL Gameday crew that Kareem Hunt would get a \u201cChubb-like load\u201d from the Cleveland Browns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Do I have to do everything?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I will say that, yes, David Montgomery had an outstanding game, rushing 32 times for 121 yards and three touchdowns for Detroit, but as one of the many fantasy football managers who snapped up Jahmyr Gibbs VERY EARLY in my draft\u2026. I am perplexed. Especially since he averaged 5.0 yards per carry in that game and 4.6 on the year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ah well, we have a full slate of Sunday afternoon games<\/a> so let\u2019s pick them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ATLANTA FALCONS AT JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS (-3, O\/U: 43)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This game is not only going to be played in London and at 9:30 am EST, but, depending on where you\u2019re watching it, by Buzz Lightyear, Woody and the Toy Story gang. I\u2019m not sure which team is fielding which Disney Pixar action figure, but here\u2019s what I do know. London is the Jags\u2019 second home and they better not lose two games in a row, especially to a team like Atlanta that\u2019ll be lucky to get to 8-9 at season\u2019s end, regardless of which Potato Head they lean their offense on. Jaguars 31, Falcons 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MIAMI DOLPHINS AT BUFFALO BILLS (-2.5, O\/U: 53.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If the NFL needed to make an argument to flex games literally from Week 2 on, this is it. The fact that we\u2019re getting the best game of the week stuck in the 1 p.m. window and probably not ideal when Zach Wilson and the New York Jets are coming up against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night. Of course, Taylor Swift will probably be there so NBC\u2019s not going to be hurting for ratings. While I\u2019m loving that whole thing, I\u2019d still rather have the best games in Prime Time. This one will absolutely be the top contest. Looking at the coverage map, the vast majority of us (or, you know, you guys who don\u2019t use NFL Red Zone or Sunday Ticket) will get this one, there\u2019s a lot of poor suckers out there that\u2019ll be sitting through the Broncos and Bears game and that\u2019s just heartbreaking. Taylor Swift won\u2019t be there. Sure, maybe Ashley Simpson will be, but she\u2019ll be too busy working the chimichanga stand to be of much help. Anyway, it wouldn\u2019t shock me to see Buffalo literally hold this line, but I\u2019m not picking against Miami until they give me a reason to. Dolphins 31, Bills 30<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

MINNESOTA VIKINGS AT CAROLINA PANTHERS (+4.5, O\/U: 46.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have two loser leaves town matchups this week, but the Vikings already lost their first one last week, so I\u2019m pretending that\u2019s why they\u2019re in Carolina Sunday. Both these squads are 0-3. Bryce Young is expected to suit up and play but considering he\u2019s lining up behind saloon doors on the offensive line, I\u2019m confident that won\u2019t matter. I do hope Young can come out of this one healthy. As for Minnesota, until they start winning, the Kirk Cousins trade talk isn\u2019t going away and considering he\u2019s on pace for a 6,091-yard, 51 touchdown, 11 pick season, he\u2019s definitely not the problem in Minny. I don\u2019t care what time they\u2019re kicking off. Vikings 38, Panthers 16<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

DENVER BRONCOS AT CHICAGO BEARS (+3, O\/U: 46.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The fact that this is a three-point spread is funny enough. The fact that Chicago has a puncher\u2019s chance against a defense that gave up 70 points last week is hilarious. For comedy\u2019s sake alone, I hope I am wrong. I will be rooting for the Bears all the way here. But, you know, Matt Eberflus is probably already looking at U-Haul groupons at this point. And if Sean Payton can run it up after last week, he absolutely will. Broncos 44, Bears 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

BALTIMORE RAVENS AT CLEVELAND BROWNS (-2.5, O\/U: 40.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I can tell you this without even thinking that hard about it. The fact that the new Browns are favored by 2.5 over the Ravens is the worst possible thing that could have happened to Cleveland since, well, they realized they were Cleveland. As mojo goes, this is as bad as it gets. Baltimore is coming off a dumb loss. The Browns enter this one looking the best they have all season. This is the Browniest recipe for disaster since Art Model decided he liked crab cakes. Ravens 34, Browns 23<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

PITTSBURGH STEELERS AT HOUSTON TEXANS (+2.5, O\/U: 42)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That +2.5 is a lot of respect for Houston and they\u2019ve earned it. CJ Stroud, as I predicted in the pre-draft process, looks like the best quarterback of this class. Pittsburgh actually put it all together last week, but even Matt Canada is going to Matt Canada again, I can\u2019t see the Steelers defense letting this one go. I like Stroud, but he\u2019s probably in for a rough day and a hefty dose of TJ Watt\u2019s aftershave. Steelers 24, Texans 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LOS ANGELES RAMS AT INDIANAPOLIS COLTS (pk, O\/U: 46<\/strong>)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anthony Richardson has practiced this week, so I\u2019m pretty sure he\u2019s a go. Los Angeles is coming off a game they should have won, with two awful calls taking two touchdowns off the board, but it was also a pretty rough game for Sean McVay. He seems to always find a groove against the Colts and I\u2019m guessing he does again. And, you know, while he and Les Snead are in the building, let\u2019s talk a little Jonathan Taylor with Chris Ballard. Literally get the most out of this trip. Rams 31, Colts 21<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS AT NEW ORLEANS SAINTS (-3, O\/U: 39.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m not getting this line with Jameis Winston likely to start for New Orleans. If I\u2019m the Bucs secondary, I\u2019m looking over my contract to see how many incentives I can pick up in this one. Buccaneers 24, Saints 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

WASHINGTON COMMANDERS AT PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (-9, O\/U: 43.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Remember back when the Commanders were 2-0? They may not see another victory until the Halloween candy is stale and stuck together at the bottom of an old McDonald\u2019s Halloween bucket. This is basically a week off for Philly. Enjoy it guys. Eagles 41, Commanders 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

CINCINNATI BENGALS AT TENNESSEE TITANS (+2.5, O\/U: 41)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You know how to screw up getting your first win over a solid Rams team? Lose to a very not solid Tennessee team. I think Cincinnati is on the upswing and if a couple of bad ref calls helped in the process, Joe Burrow and company shouldn\u2019t complain too much about it. I will say that Jeffrey Simmons heading into the Cincy backfield is worrisome. Bengals 27, Titans 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

LAS VEGAS RAIDERS AT LOS ANGELES CHARGERS (-5, O\/U: 48.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nothing can fix everything wrong with the Los Angeles defense like facing off against a Josh McDaniels head coached team. I am worried about Jimmy Garoppolo, who historically runs through SoFi Stadium on the reg like a string of porn stars, but I\u2019m rolling with Brandon Staley to cool off his lawn chair a tad here. I mean, if anyone\u2019s gonna help there, it\u2019s McDaniels. Chargers 44, Raiders 24<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS AT DALLAS COWBOYS (-6, O\/U: 43.5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The sole goal I have with the Pats this year is to ensure they finish with a losing record, so Bill Belichick has to stew with a full diaper next summer on HBO\u2019s Hard Knocks<\/em>, along with his sons, Flunt and Spork, or whatever the hell their names are. I would love for the talent differential alone to show up here, but Mike McCarthy against Bill Belichick is about as bad a match up as Mike McCarthy vs a plate of jalapeno poppers. As for the Dallas defensive backs, be careful out there. Mac Jones is apparently doing unwelcome scrotal checks when least expected. Cowboys 24, Patriots 20<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

ARIZONA CARDINALS AT SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS (-14, O\/U: 44)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For a team struggling to tank in spite of what looks like a decent new head coach and a super smart quarterback, running into the brick wall that is the San Francisco 49ers at home should be a big help. If anything, if I\u2019m the Niners, I think about easing up in this one to keep Caleb Williams out of the NFC West. 49ers 38, Cardinals 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight up:<\/strong> 12-4<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against the spread:<\/strong> 11-5<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Season<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Straight up:<\/strong> 32-16<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Against the spread:<\/strong> 27-21<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow Adam Greene on Twitter <\/em><\/a>@TheFirstMan<\/em><\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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