NFL Week 4 Preview

NFL Week 4 Preview

 

This week’s preview is going to be an all NFC addition due to the byes of some significant AFC teams and the quality of football overall being better in the NFC to begin with. We’ll be taking a look at what I feel will be the three best games of the day and how I see them turning out.

Green Bay Packers (1-2) vs Chicago Bears (2-1)

-          One of the best rivalries in all of sports adds another chapter to its legacy tomorrow. Green Bay travels to the Windy City after a very bad loss to the Lions in Detroit. The Bears are coming off two primetime wins in back to back weeks, both on the road. Green Bay has looked terrible offensively especially running the football but this could be the week to turn things around. Chicago is one the worst teams when it comes to stopping the run game and Eddie Lacy should have some opportunities to have the breakout game of his season. Chicago should be able to take advantage of their receiving weapons against Green Bay’s pass defense which is pretty bad itself. I expect Eddie Lacy to have a good game but in the end I think Chicago will be too much for the Cheeseheads and will pad their lead in a very mediocre division.

Philadelphia Eagles (3-0) vs San Francisco 49ers (1-2)

-          Philadelphia comes into this game at 3-0 but has yet to play their best football. The offensive line is severely banged up and could lead to trouble for their running game. Nick Foles is also pretty banged up after a hard hitting divisional game against the Skins last week. I definitely see the Eagles leaving this game with their first blemish. In order for that to happen San Francisco is going to have to solve its second half woes. The 49ers have been dominated in the second half of every game this season, including the Week 1 defeat of the Cowboys. They cannot allow that to happen again this week or their season will be all but over.

 

New Orleans Saints (1-2) vs Dallas Cowboys (2-1)

-          The Sunday Night Football matchup this week will be a doozy. Two high powered offenses and two average to below average defenses going head to head. Dallas has looked better on defense than most believed they would be and could definitely be a dangerous team if the defense can perform somewhere in the 18-23 range as far as league ranking. Even though Dallas is at home, even though they have the leading rusher in the league, and even though it will not be a blowout like we saw last year in the Super Dome, I have to believe New Orleans comes away with a victory here. Expect a lot of points and expect Jimmy Graham to be the difference as Dallas has had a lot of trouble covering opposing tight ends. If Dallas puts J.J. Wilcox on Graham 1 on 1 especially in the red zone, Graham will eat this team alive.