ARIZONA CARDINALS
- As a team, they rushed for 181 yards. James Conner went for 104 yards and a touchdown on 18 carries. Then, in garbage time, Trey Benson gained 50. But that was the only thing right the Cardinals did offensively. – Jess Root of Cards Wire
- The Cardinals smoked the Rams’ weak secondary two weeks ago, but it has otherwise been a slow start for Murray in fantasy. He finished as the QB1 in Week 2 against Los Angeles and has QB15, QB16, and QB21 scoring weeks to show for his other three games. In his three starts against Buffalo, Detroit, and Washington, Murray has completed 67% of his passes but for just 5.9 passing yards per attempt. Yikes. This was a primo matchup for Murray to go off in a shootout with the Commanders, but their pass offense laid another egg. – Fantasy Points
- Kyler Murray ran for just three yards on Sunday against the Commanders after reaching at least 45 yards on the ground in the first three weeks – the Cardinals fall to 3-12-1 when Murray fails to clear 15 rushing yards in a start. – PFN
ATLANTA FALCONS
- But through the season’s first three games, Kyle Pitts ... Sports Illustrated https://www.si.com › Home › News" title="">Pitts has only eight catches for 105 yards and a touchdown. Across 17 games, those numbers would translate to 45 catches for 595 yards and five touchdowns — decent, but not No. 4-overall good. He’s seen just 11 total targets. – Daniel Locke of SI
- Tyler Allgeier finally got more carries than Bijan Robinson, and at least in this game, he decisively outplayed him on the ground. Robinson turned in seven carries for 28 yards and might have been the hero if not for a dumb penalty on his touchdown catch, but Allgeier turned eight carries into 60 yards and embarrassed the Saints on the ground. As this offense figures out what it wants to be about and how to best achieve better results, it seems readily evident that the Falcons have to find a real role for Allgeier, who simply produces excellence late in games when defenses are run down and can’t find an answer for his physicality. – Dave Choate of The Falcoholic
- Everyone’s most hopeful workhorse back has not been given that opportunity in 2024, highlighted by a Week 4 game in which Tyler Allgeier saw 21 offensive snaps and parlayed the opportunity into 10 running back opportunities (eight carries and two targets). Compare that to the 36 offensive snaps, seven carries, and four targets of Bijan Robinson, and we’re left to view the talented second-year back as the lead back in a clear “lead back and change of pace” situation as opposed to true “workhorse and nuggets,” as we were hoping coming into the season. Robinson ranks 12th in carries through four games but has largely struggled with the opportunity, returning just nine total forced missed tackles and a pedestrian 2.62 yards after contact per attempt. – Fantasy Points
BALTIMORE RAVENS
- For the Ravens, it was all about the running backs as Derrick Henry logged 24 carries for 199 yards (8.3 avg) and one rushing touchdown. Henry also had a receiving touchdown. His running mate, Justice Hill, had six catches for 78 yards and a receiving touchdown. Oh, speaking of Jackson, he played pretty well, too. If we’re being really nit-picky, he had a couple errant/dangerous throws. He also lost the fumble on not sliding and taking a hit you’d like for him to avoid. But that all feels like splitting hairs on account of him carving up the Bills for 156 passing yards and two passing touchdowns along with 54 rushing yards and a touchdown. This was a bona fide Jackson efficiency performance. – Glenn Erby of Ravens Wire
- Andrews seemingly hit rock bottom with just 4 routes and no catches in Week 3, but his season somehow got worse with another goose egg against the Bills in Week 4. He dropped his only target while running just 6 routes, with the Ravens leaning heavily into Derrick Henry for the second straight week. Isaiah Likely was a little more involved with a 26-yard reception on 2 targets (10.5%) and 10 routes (50%), but he’s posted a combined 4/56 receiving for 9.6 FP in his last three games since exploding for 9/111/1 receiving for 26.1 FP in the season opener. – Fantasy Points
BUFFALO BILLS
- Josh Allen faced a lot of heat from the Ravens’ defense all night long, as he was sacked three times in the game. His stats could have been better, but he made some great throws. His 52-yard completion to Khalil Shakir in the second half was the highlight of the game for the Bills. He finished with 201 yards and a fumble loss, but with a lack of a running game and the offensive line struggling with picking up on protection, Allen did as much as he could, even looking as though he was going to lead a comeback at several points. – Anthony Miller of SI
- From offensive pace to play-action rates, the Bill offense looks the same as last year despite the departures of two-high profile receivers, but their third down conversion rate has fallen from 49.8% to 35.7%. – PFN
CAROLINA PANTHERS
- One positive was the play of the team’s clear-cut new number one wide receiver, Diontae Johnson. Dalton just missed him on a couple of deep passes that could have changed this game’s outcome, but Johnson still managed to put up seven catches, a team-high 83 yards and a touchdown despite playing through a groin injury. – Tim Weaver of SI
- The Panthers put together another productive day on the ground, an effort that resulted in 155 yards and a touchdown on 29 attempts. Running back Chuba Hubbard led the way once again, rushing for 104 yards (his second straight 100-yard game) and the score. – Anthony Rizzuti of Panthers Wire
- Since Dalton took over at quarterback, the Panthers have averaged 2.61 points per drive, fifth-best over that span. For perspective, that would have ranked third last season behind the Cowboys and 49ers. – PFN
CHICAGO BEARS
- The player the Bears paid for in free agency surfaced for the first time and was ever so explosive. He put on a Neal Anderson or Matt Forte type of performance with 93 yards rushing and 72 receiving on seven catches. Swift didn’t deserve some of the criticism he’d been getting on social media after a slow start. – Gene Chamberlain of SI
- Williams had his best game as a pro in this one. He didn’t throw for nearly 400 yards like last week, but he did more things that good quarterbacks do to win football games. He protected the football, threw a touchdown pass, led multiple touchdown drives, and did what he needed to do for the Bears the win. – Vincent Parise of Bears Wire
CINCINNATI BENGALS
- Chase Brown looked dynamic nearly every time he touched the ball Sunday. Brown exploded through holes and brought a really nice change of pace to the offense. The running back split continues to be around 50/50, but Brown is making a strong argument for more touches. He finished with 15 carries for 80 yards (5.3 yards per carry average) and two touchdowns. – Drew Garrison of Cincy Jungle
- Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow completed 22-of-31 passes for 232 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Cincinnati scored touchdowns on four-straight possessions spanning from the first quarter to the third quarter to take control of the game. That included a touchdown on their final drive of the first half and a score on their opening drive of the second half. – James Rapien – of SI
- It was one game, but Tee Higgins earned targets against the Panthers at an elite rate. He was targeted on 37% of his routes when on the field, the third-highest rate of his career. – PFN
CLEVELAND BROWNS
- However, Watson does deserve some credit for his performance against the Raiders. The starting quarterback put the football in spots where his receivers could make plays and should haul in receptions. With numerous backups playing on the offensive line, Watson also used his feet to evade pressure when necessary. He did a nice job with his decision making in this game. – Cole McDaniel of SI
- Watson is averaging -0.26 EPA per dropback. That’s tied with 2009 Brady Quinn for the worst by a Browns QB through the first four games of a season since 2000. – PFN
DALLAS COWBOYS
- Lamb was fed the ball early and often and responded with his best game of the season. He had four receptions for 30 yards and another 10-yard rush on their first touchdown drive. On their second scoring drive, he caught one pass, but that was all he needed as he broke free for a 55-yard touchdown reception. Lamb just missed 100 yards through the air, finishing with 98 yards on seven catches. He was the most consistent player on offense for Dallas, which gives them some hope moving forward. – Randy Gurzi of SI
- Prescott was dominant in the quick game, recording a CPOE of +21.2% on passes thrown in under two seconds. He finished the day 13 of 14 for 143 yards and both of his touchdowns on those such throws. Prescott’s 125.5 Quarterback Rating was his best mark in a single game since Week 12 of last season against the Washington Commanders. When Prescott displays the type of accuracy he did on Thursday, the Cowboys are hard to beat. Dallas improved to 21-0 when Dak has a completion percentage of 77% or higher. – Matthew Holleran of Blogging the Boys
- Ferguson’s Week 1 knee injury scared his fantasy owners, but he’s back to being one of the best options at the position. He posted season-highs in route share (79%) and target share (25.9%) in a victory over the Giants, which paved the way for 7/49 receiving for 11.9 FP. He’s the clear second option behind CeeDee Lamb in a passing attack that’s back among the top 10 in pass rate over expectation (4.0%). He’s among the league leaders in target share (20.9%), and he’s reached 4+ receptions in nine straight games when he hasn’t left early for an injury. – Fantasy Points
- Dak Prescott averaged just 5.5 air yards per throw on Thursday night, the eighth lowest of his career for a game where he threw over 25 passes. In Weeks 1-3, his average throw traveled 9.0 yards in the air. – PFN
DENVER BRONCOS
- After struggling early this season, Williams looked more like his pre-injury self against the Jets on Sunday. Williams finished the game with 16 carries for 77 yards, an average of 4.8 yards per carry. Denver’s offense had a strong showing on the ground overall as Jaleel McLaughlin added nine carries for 46 yards (5.1 YPC). – Jon Heath of Broncos Wire
- Listen, the first half and his stat line are ugly. Nix struggled in the elements in the first half, as did Aaron Rodgers, and had negative yardage to end the first half. However, in the second half, he showed some life and led the Broncos offense down to what would be the game-winning drive where he would throw his first career touchdown pass. – Scotty Payne of Mile High Report
- Courtland Sutton accounted for 100% of Denver’s receiving yards last week and still didn’t manage to post his first top-24 finish at the position of the season. – PFN
DETROIT LIONS
- Goff had a literal perfect performance from a completion perspective, as he finished 18-for-18 which was the most in NFL history without an incompletion. He also became the first player in league history to finish with at least 200 passing yards and a receiving touchdown. – Christian Booher of SI
- This is the first time I can recall Williams out-snapping St. Brown when both players were healthy, but it makes sense considering the fact that the Lions were leaning on him to run back the secondary and open stuff up underneath. – Erik Schlitt of Pride of Detroit
- David Montgomery disappeared after halftime. He had eight carries for 42 yards and a touchdown in the first half. He had an incredible catch-and-run on Detroit’s first play of the third quarter and then saw just two more touches (for zero yards) until the final clock-killing drive, where he lost two yards. The Lions didn’t need Montgomery’s powerful brilliance all night in this one, but it’s still a little concerning after how the offense did the same basic thing in Week 1 and nearly lost because of it. – Jeff Risdon of Lions Wire
GREEN BAY PACKERS
- WR Jayden Reed: Eight touches, seven receptions, 141 total yards, three explosive plays and a touchdown. Reed is a star. Through four games, Reed has 427 total yards, three touchdowns and 11 explosive plays — seven receptions of 20 or more yards and four rushes of 15 or more yards. – Zach Kruse of Packers Wire
- With Love sputtering through his comeback game, the Packers couldn’t quite come back from a 28-0 deficit and lost 31-29 to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday at Lambeau Field.Love was 32-of-54 passing for 389 yards and four touchdowns. He had seven completions of 20-plus yards. He also threw three interceptions and was off-target too often. – Evan Western of Acme Packing Company
- Jayden Reed against zone-heavy teams, a tale as old as time. What’s more, the Packers draw three more zone-heavy teams in the next three games. Week 5 brings the Rams (fifth-ranked 77.9% zone), Week 6 brings the Cardinals (sixth-ranked 77.3% zone), and Week 7 brings the Texans (NFL-worst 0.94 FP/DB from two-high). – Fantasy Points
- In the first three quarters last week against Minnesota, Jordan Love threw for 187 yards and one touchdown. Over the final 15 minutes, he chalked up 202 yards and three scores through the air. – PFN
HOUSTON TEXANS
- Collins had 12 catches for 151 yards and a touchdown. With this, the current NFL receiving leader has 489 yards on the season, with the 2nd place pass catcher, New York Giants Malik Nabers 103 yards behind him at 386.The Texans quarterback reminded the local media that Houston is still one of the league’s top teams league and it simply needs to find it’s swagger again. – Mike Bullock of Battle Red Blog
- Maybe the roster didn’t find its mojo, but Stroud did, delivering his seventh 300-yard passing game to help the team bounce back from last week’s 34-7 loss on the road. The Texans quarterback reminded the local media that Houston is still one of the league’s top teams league and it simply needs to find its swagger again. – Logan Farlow of Texans Wire
- C.J. Stroud has developed patience in his second season. As a rookie, when pressured, he threw quickly (34.2%) and had limited success (6.0 YPA). Through four games, he’s waiting longer (23.5% quick pass rate) and dominating (10.0 YPA). – Fantasy Points
INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
- Michael Pittman provided the Indianapolis Colts passing game with a big spark against the Pittsburgh Steelers. In total, Pittman finished the day catching 6-of-9 passes for 113 yards at an average of 18.8 yards per catch. Two of those completions were explosive plays and helped set up early touchdowns for the Colts’ offense. – Paul Bretl of Colts Wire
- Colts rookie second-round receiver AD Mitchell was targeted three times for no catches. On the season, the young pass-catcher has 2 catches for 32 receiving yards. The issue is he has a wild 13 targets, giving Mitchell a paltry 15.4% catch efficiency. – Drake Wally of SI
- Flacco continues the trend of Colts’ backups coming in and impressing the game Anthony Richardson goes down with injury, but before you all start saying we should start him, and he looked much better, Flacco took advantage of the same scenario that helped Gardner Minshew last year, defenses prepared all week to face a mobile quarterback with little-to-no short/intermediate accuracy, and then they have to face an immobile quarterback that can consistently hit those intermediate passes. Mateo Caliz of Stampede Blue
- Richardson has been trending in the wrong direction since getting off to a promising start against the Texans in the season opener. He’s seen his fantasy points fall in every game (5.2<7.1<12.9<27.1) and a promising start to his Week 4 performance was cut short by a hip pointer injury. He collected 71 passing yards on 4 attempts (17.8 YPA) and 3/24 rushing in just 10 minutes of action before his injury knocked him out for good. – Fantasy Points
JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS
- Brian Thomas Jr. has easily been this team’s lone bright spot in every game this season. He has done everything and more that has been asked of him and again showed up in a big way Sunday. Thomas led the Jags in receiving with 86 yards on six catches. He caught one of the team’s two touchdown passes. Outside of Christian Kirk (seven catches, 61 yards and a score) Thomas was the only real pass-catching threat. With Evan Engram out, he will continue to be the team’s no. 1 option, and rightfully so. – Henry Zimmer of Big Cat Country
- One of the biggest plays any Jaguars player has made in 2024 came directly from second-year running back Tank Bigsby. Bigsby broke free for a 58-yard run toward the end of the third quarter and was just a few yards away from giving the Jaguars a two-score lead late in the game. – John Shipley of SI
- This week marked the first time Etienne played on fewer than 60% of the Jaguars snaps in 20 straight games. He dealt with a minor shoulder injury in the first quarter, which isn’t a concern long-term. Tank Bigsby is a different looking player now than his rookie season, and he continues to run hard when given opportunities. Through four games, Bigsby has rushed 21 times for 172 yards (8.2 YPC) while averaging 5.2 yards after contact and forcing 0.29 missed tackles per carry. Etienne isn’t running poorly by any means with 47/214/2 rushing (4.6 YPC), but he’s been far less efficient with 2.9 YAC and 0.17 missed tackles forced on a per carry basis. – Fantasy Points
- Despite the struggles of Trevor Lawrence, Christian Kirk has been a top-20 receiver in consecutive weeks (could have easily finished as a top-10 option in Week 4 if not missed on a long touchdown). – PFN
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
- Worthy’s expectations for big plays were realized again, as he utilized his explosive speed for a 50-yard touchdown reception to get the struggling Chiefs offense on the board. He ended the day with three catches for 72 yards and a touchdown. – Ed Easton Jr. of Chiefs Wire
- Kelce is a team-first guy who has said that at this point in his career, he doesn’t care about statistical accolades. Instead, he’s focused on team success: winning Super Bowls. But after Rice went out in the first quarter, the Chiefs needed him to step up and be “that dude” again. Kelce delivered, clearly demonstrating he is the same guy he’s always been by catching seven for 89 yards on nine targets. – Rocky Magana of Arrowhead Pride
- This past weekend, he had just two carries on offense and one of them was fumbled. Head coach Andy Reid opted for Kareem Hunt (more on that later) for the rest of the game. Steele also got his wires crossed with quarterback Patrick Mahomes on a play extension in the passing game. Reid says he isn’t down on Steele by any means, but his workload will be worth monitoring. – Jordan Foote of SI
LAS VEGAS RAIDERS
- The Raiders’ running back corps, Alexander Mattison and Zamir White, had their best games of the year, combining for 110 yards. Mattison finished with 60 yards, while White found 50 yards on the ground. The Raiders finished with 152 rushing yards on Sunday, a far cry from the 55 yards gained on the ground last week. Offensive coordinator Luke Getsy had to get creative to unlock his rushing attack, as six different players had at least one rushing attempt. That includes WR Tre Tucker, who scored the Raiders first touchdown on a reverse on 3rd-and-goal. – Tom Cavanaugh of SI
- Veteran WR Jakobi Meyers earned 10 targets (5/49 receiving result) with Adams out against Denver while second-year WR Tre Tucker was targeted six times (5/41 receiving) and he took a three-yard reverse for a rushing TD. It was a disappointing game from Brock Bowers (2/19 receiving on three targets), though. It’s fair to wonder if we see Aidan O’Connell get his shot to start soon. – Fantasy Points
- Jakobi Meyers saw an on-field target share of 38.5% last weekend, with Davante Adams shelved. For his career, Meyers averages 15.6 PPR PPG when seeing at least 26.5% of the targets on the field. – PFN
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
- WR Ladd McConkey: McConkey and Justin Herbert’s chemistry continues to blossom. The rookie was targeted seven times and turned them into five catches and a touchdown. – Gavino Borquez of Chargers Wire
LOS ANGELES RAMS
- Tutu Atwell, Demarcus Robinson and Jordan Whittington have done a nice job filling in, but no one can replace those two All-Pros. In Sunday’s loss to the Bears, it was Whittington who assumed the role of WR1. He played the most snaps of any receiver on the team after playing just 38% of the snaps last week against the 49ers. At running back, there’s still no sign of Blake Corum, who didn’t play a snap for the third time in four weeks. – Cameron DaSilva of of Rams Wire
- Matthew Stafford has failed to reach 225 passing yards in three straight games and has a total of one touchdown pass across those contests (81 attempts). That matches the longest such streak of his career (minimum 25 pass attempts, he also did it in Weeks 8-10 of 2009 as a member of the Lions). – PFN
MIAMI DOLPHINS
- With Raheem Mostert out of action, Achane has had to transition from a home run, change-of-pace back for the Dolphins to a workhorse. But he hasn’t done a great job of settling for the short gains that come with that job responsibility. Thanks to negative yardage on a couple plays, Achane finished the night with 15 rushing yards on 10 carries. – Adam Stites of Dolphins Wire
- At running back, rookie Jaylen Wright got his most extensive action of the season with 28 offensive snaps, and the Dolphins sometimes used him and Achane together. – Alain Poupart of SI
- Tyler Huntley turned 22 pass attempts into just 96 passing yards against the Titans in Week 4, but he did funnel 61.9% of targets to his two standout receivers. – PFN
MINNESOTA VIKINGS
- Efficiency has been the name of the game for Darnold and has been a key factor in revitalizing his career under head coach Kevin O’Connell. Darnold got off to a hot, efficient start again on Sunday against the Packers, starting the game 9/10 for 115 yards and two touchdowns, starting off with a near-perfect passer rating of 154.2 and including an incredible throw to wide receiver Justin Jefferson for the Vikings’ fourth touchdown of the first half. – Chris Spooner of Vikings Wire
- Aaron Jones – 22 carries for 93 yards and 4 catches for 46 yards. Jones didn’t have a massive game and he didn’t get his TD. He did play consistently well, always fights for the last yard and didn’t once complain about throwing play action at the goal line. Jones is a team player that is also a really good individual player. It’s easy to see why he is still loved in Green Bay. He didn’t get his Lambeau Leap during the game, but decided to celebrate with the fans anyways after. – Craig Williams of Daily Norseman
- Sam Darnold is the 6th QB since the 1970 merger to pass for at least 11 TD in his first four games with a franchise. The others are Patrick Mahomes, Tom Brady, Brett Favre, Matthew Stafford, and Mark Rypien. – PFN
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
- The New England Patriots’ wide receiver carousel continued to spin in Week 4. In an effort to kickstart a struggling passing offense against a stout San Francisco 49ers defense, a new No. 1 option emerged: Ja’Lynn Polk. The second-round rookie ended up leading the team in both targets (7) and snaps among skill position players (53; 83%). As with the entire passing game, the production was lacking — three catches for 30 yards — but Polk’s emergence as a serious starter-level player might be a sign of what lies ahead for the youngster. – Bernd Buchmasser of Pats Pulpit
- Rhamondre Stevenson has already tied his career-high in total fumbles (4) and set his career-high in lost fumbles (2). Dating back to last season, Stevenson has fumbled in 5 straight games, the longest streak by a Patriots player since at least 2000. – PFN
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS
- Alvin Kamara has been one of the bright spots in the Saints’ offense showing up when the unit has struggled. Despite playing with broken ribs, Kamara garnered over 100 yards of offense on Sunday, marking his fourth game this season going for 100+ yards. His role in Klint Kubiak’s offense has utilized his strengths. Even while seeking a new contract, Kamara fully participated in training camp and is completely bought into the team and system. – Kyle Besson of Canal St. Chronicles
- Rashid Shaheed’s role shifted a bit against the Falcons in Week 4, with a higher rate of routes in the middle portion of the route tree. His 11 targets led the team while his 8/83/0 line was much more indicative of consistent fantasy production, as compared to the more downfield-heavy role he operated in during the first three weeks of the season (19.3 aDOT). We saw what he can do when those downfield looks were hitting in the first two games before also seeing what happens when those passes are literal inches off (zero catches and two dropped touchdowns). – Fantasy Points
- Chris Olave’s aDOT is down 29.4% from his rate over the first two seasons of his career, which has resulted in a spike in efficiency (32.2% above fantasy expectations through four weeks). – PFN
NEW YORK GIANTS
- Giants quarterback Daniel Jones finished 29 of 40 (72.5%) for 281 yards and an 81.4 passer rating, and rookie receiver Malik Nabers caught 12 of 15 pass targets for 115 yards before exiting the game late in the fourth quarter with a concussion. Wan’Dale Robinson also had double-digit targets, catching 11 of 14 balls for 71 yards, but dropped a big third-down pass on the Giants’ final drive that might have put the Giants in a position to add to their point total. – Andrew Parsaud and Patricia Traina of SI
- For the second consecutive week, Jones completed a high percentage of his passes and accumulated significant yardage. Still, though, he couldn’t make explosive plays happen. Unlike last week, when he overthrew Malik Nabers several times by a lot, this week he was consistently underthrowing Nabers and Darius Slayton. There’s more than one reason why the Giants had five scoring drives and only walked away with 15 points, but Jones’ inability to connect deep with his wide receivers is a big part of the story. – Anthony Del Genio of Big Blue View
- The Giants should have been able to run the ball against the Cowboys but that was the furthest thing from reality. Devin Singletary, Tyrone Tracy Jr., and Eric Gray rushed the ball a combined total of 19 times for 27 yards (1.4 ypc). Singletary deserves credit for his pass protection and blitz pickup, but he also nearly fumbled the ball again. Tracy did fumble the ball on a kick return, so there was a lot more negative from this group than positive. – Dan Benton of Giants Wire
- Wan’Dale Robinson averaged five catches per game through the first three weeks – he racked up five catches on Daniel Jones’ first eight passes on Thursday night against the Cowboys. – PFN
NEW YORK JETS
- Hall had 10 carries for four yards. Ouch. Allen only had 34 total yards rushing but averaged a solid 4.3 yards per carry on eight handoffs. Hall is typically reliable in the passing game, but he only had two catches for 14 yards on five targets. It’s not to say that Allen is better. Hall has his place for a reason. If anything, this is a tip of the cap to the New York scouting department for eyeing Allen. He showed his worth in an otherwise ugly day on offense. – Nick Wojton of Jets Wire
- Aaron Rodgers has seen his pass attempt count (21-30-35-42) and his rushing attempt count (1-2-3-5) increase each week this season. – PFN
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
- Saquon Barkley had ten carries for 84 yards (8.4 avg). Still, with the Eagles playing from behind all afternoon, the running back was unable to get the Philadelphia offense over the hump against a motivated Tampa defense. – Glenn Erby of Eagles Wire
- There weren’t many open receivers other than Dallas Goedert but Hurts is at the stage of his career where he needs to speed things up when necessary and figure out a way to handle attrition at least a little bit better. – John McMullen of SI
- The bull case for Dallas Goedert comes screeching to a halt with the team heading into their Week 5 bye. The Eagles should get both A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smithback from injury in Week 6, something that is likely to return Goedert to a modest-aDOT role. His 4.6 aDOT through the team’s first two games was consistent with a four-year downtrend, likely relegating Goedert to TE2 status with the return of the team’s top two options through the air. – Fantasy Points
PITTSBURGH STEELERS
- Justin Fields was responsible for not one, not two, but three second-half touchdowns. He also accounted for 312 yards in the air, and 55 rushing yards on the day. If not for the poorly snapped ball on the last drive, Fields could’ve pulled off the comeback. – Andrew Vasquez of Steelers Wire
- In Arthur Smith’s zone run scheme, Harris is struggling to find the right combination of lateral agility, acceleration, and vision to succeed. It doesn’t fit who he is as a running back. Patterson, on the other hand, is a veteran of the Smith offense and runs it to perfection with the agility of a former wide receiver. – Ryland Bickley of Behind the Steel Curtain
- Pat Freiermuth is on pace for 663 yards and caught his first touchdown of the season in Week 4 – he’s been a top-10 producer at the position every week this season. – PFN
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS
- Forget the caveats. Purdy can flat out play. He wasn’t his best self Sunday and he still flashed a command of the offense with the off-schedule playmaking that the 49ers haven’t really had under center prior to his arrival. He finished 15-of-27 for 288 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Purdy was in complete control the entire game and save for an interception on a late throw to wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk, it was another stellar outing for the 49ers’ franchise quarterback. – Kyle Madson of Niners Wire
- Aiyuk, Jennings, and Samuel all had catches of at least 38 yards, Mason 24. This is part of a new identity the Niners need to create, that even without Christian McCaffrey they can hit explosives and do so by spreading the wealth, making the offense tougher to defend. – Tom Jensen of SI
- Mason finished with 123 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries, while also catching two passes for 37 yards. He would’ve had a second touchdown, catching a 38-yard pass from Brock Purdy in the second quarter, but a George Kittle holding penalty nullified that chance. – Rohan Chakravarthi of Niners Nation
- Purdy is cooking through the first four weeks, leading the NFL with 1130 passing yards and 9.3 YPA. He’s thrown for 288+ yards in three straight games, but it’s resulted in just one performance with more than 16 FP so far. He completed 15/27 passes for 288 yards (10.7 YPA), 1 TD, and 1 INT in Week 4, adding 5/11 rushing for 15.6 FP against the Patriots. Our preseason fear that his career 7.2% touchdown rate was due to regress this season has unfortunately come true, but he’s playing at a high enough level that we should expect his current 4.1% TD rate to rise in future weeks. – Fantasy Points
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
- Welcome back, K9. The only thing you could say is he didn’t get the ball more. He had 16 touches for 116 yards and 3 touchdowns, and his most impressive play was this ridiculous flip/somersault off of his back for a first down. You’ll live with his occasional -6 yard runs where he’s too tough to tackle for his own good if it means he delivers ridiculous highlight-reel plays he makes. – Mookie Alexander of Field Gulls
- I don’t know how anyone could come away from Monday Night Football without being wildly impressed by the stellar play from Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith. On the night, Smith completed 67% of his passes on 56 attempts for 395 yards passing and a touchdown. Drive after drive, Smith made difficult throws appear routine as he did his best to keep Seattle in a game against a Lions team having their way against the Hawks defense. Smith has quietly been playing lights out football this year, and a special shoutout needs to be given to offensive coordinator Ryan Grubb and his system for getting the most out of the two-time Pro Bowler. – Kole Musgrove of Seahawks Wire
- As has been the case in all four games, DK Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba once again eclipsed an 80 percent snap share, combining for 15 receptions and 155 yards. The Seahawks sprinkled Jake Bobo in a bit more, however, as the second-year wideout played a season-high 27 offensive snaps and caught three passes for 30 yards with those opportunities. Laviska Shenault played just one snap, but he made that play count, catching a tunnel screen and turning it into an 18-yard gain and a first down. – Corbin K. Smith of SI
- Smith has three straight games with at least 285 passing yards but without multiple touchdown passes. That matches the longest streak in the NFL since Kerry Collins (New York Giants) had five straight such games bridging the 2001 and 2002 seasons. – PFN
TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS
- After a poor outing against the Denver Broncos last week, Mayfield came out firing against the Eagles’ defense. He was near-perfect in the first half, leading three touchdown drives that essentially put the game out of reach for the Eagles before they even gained a yard. The Bucs quarterback ended the day completing 30-of-47 passes for 347 yards and two touchdowns, adding 10 yards and a score on the ground. – Jason Kanno of Bucs Wire
- Funnily enough, both Irving and White averaged 4.9 yards per carry on 10 attempts. Both had a longest attempt of 15 yards or more, and the run game, though perhaps abandoned a tad too early, looked markedly improved. It will be interesting to see how Coen uses both of them going forward after a big win, but both running backs showed out — and Bucky Irving got his first NFL touchdown to boot. – River Wells of SI
- WR Chris Godwin finished with six receptions for 69 yards, with which he eclipsed 7,000 career receiving yards and joined Mike Evans as the only players in franchise history to reach that milestone. Through Sunday’s 1:00 p.m. games, Godwin ranks third in the NFL in receptions (27), fifth in receiving yards (322), and tied for third in receiving touchdowns (3). – Gil Arcia of Bucs Nation
TENNESSEE TITANS
- After an extremely slow start in the first half, Tony Pollard exploded in the second half and looked like a player from the first two weeks of the season. He finished with 22 carries for 88 yards and a touchdown on the ground and two receptions for 20 yards as a receiver with the majority of that production coming in the second half. The Titans needed a good performance and he delivered. – Mark Mihalko of Titans Wire
- Mason Rudolph would be the quarterback the rest of the way. He only attempted 17 passes in 3+ quarters of work but did not throw an interception. He was only sacked once. There is little doubt that he is the better QB at this point. – Jimmy Morris of Music City Miracles
WASHINGTON COMMANDERS
- Four of the team’s touchdowns came on the ground, one each from Brian Robinson Jr. and Jayden Daniels and two for Jeremy McNichols, who saw added work as a result of Austin Ekeler missing the game with a concussion. The Commanders ran for 216 yards on the ground, establishing a ground-and-pound attack throughout the game. – Jeremy Brener of SI
- McLaurin and Zaccheaus were instrumental in Daniels’ passing success all afternoon, showing the ability to create separation, convert third downs and make the tough catches. They combined for 13 receptions for 137 yards and a touchdown. – Mark Tyler of Hogs Heaven
- After he shredded the Bengals on MNF last week (4/100/1 receiving on six targets) in a game that should have been even bigger – Daniels didn’t see McLaurin running uncovered on a vertical route – we saw the chemistry continue to build in Week 4. Daniels was downright dominant, and McLaurin delivered another useful day, with 7/52/1 receiving on a team-high 10 targets. After weak usage in Weeks 1-2, OC Kliff Kingsbury has done a good job at integrating McLaurin and deeper reads into the offense over their last two games. – Fantasy Points
