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What our experts learned in Sunday's Full week 4 slate

.FOX Sports' NFL pros deliver the greatest takeaways from every Sunday video game in Full week 4 as well as what they suggest for each group going forward.Eagles: There was never a doubt that the Eagles outburst was visiting battle without A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith, yet there's truly no excuse of what their defense is actually doing at the moment. They lost hope 445 backyards and also allow the Bucs score touchdowns on 3 of their initial 4 drives. They can not get any kind of pressure on the quarterback, their coverage is normally horrendous (Cook Mayfield tossed for 347 gardens). They produced Vic Fangio to fix what was a defensive dilemma final season, once again, the Eagles have some of the worst defenses in the league. If they can not begin pressing the quarterback, their scheme is actually unsustainable. They possess six sacks this time in four activities, after the 2 they had on Sunday. Along with a front end that includes Bryce Huff, Josh Sweat and also Jalen Carter, that seems to be nearly impossible.Bucs: Tom Brady was back at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Sunday-- this time around as a FOX professional-- to see his aged staff. What he viewed was actually that he plainly left behind the Bucs in good hands. Baker Mayfield might have been actually grabbed off the dump in 2014, yet he sure seems like he had not been just a 1 year rebirth. He is actually been excellent this season and also was actually again on Sunday, carving up the Eagles' shaky second for 347 gardens. He's acquired pair of fantastic recipients (Mike Evans, Chris Godwin), a good product line, a strong rushing assault, a hazardous protection. All the substances are there for him to switch the Bucs in to an actual challenger. Mayfield still has a whole lot to prove, but he definitely carries out resemble the old Mayfield-- the one who had enough ability to as soon as be actually the No. 1 overall choice in the 2018 NFL draft.-- Ralph Vacchiano [Related: Tom Brady's LFG Gamer of the Game for Week 4: Buccaneers QB Cook Mayfield] Tom Brady breaks down Baker Mayfield, Bucs' 33-16 gain Eagles Vikings: Is there a better playcalling duo than head coach Kevin O'Connell and defensive planner Brian Flores? I strain to name one. Day after day, quarterback Sam Darnold has actually provided, creating exceptional choices as well as obtaining the ball into the palms of Minnesota's myriad playmakers. Surrounded by this a lot ability and this scalp trainer, Darnold never needed to have to be a world-beater, and but he is actually thrown for numerous ratings in every game this time. It's opportunity we begin taking Darnold seriously-- particularly when he has this self defense on the other side of the sphere. Flores' system feels like a drifting amoeba: It has no condition, no propensities, it constantly alters throughout games. It appears unresolvable, just ask any one of the (actually good) quarterbacks who have actually broken it this season. The Vikings possessed 5 takeaways versus their division opponents in Eco-friendly Bay on Sunday and also are presenting no signs of slowing down. Packers: Just when it seemed to be Matt LaFleur had begun to identify the above mentioned self defense at the end of the 3rd one-fourth on Sunday against the Vikings, the Packers continued to fire on their own in the foot. The good news is actually that have not been actually a style and seems much more like an irregularity. LaFleur changed his whole repulsive program along with Malik Willis at the helm in quarterback Jordan Affection's absence. Obtaining Love back today, LaFleur switched it back, and it was back and forth in an efficiency ruined by fines as well as decreases. However it was additionally versus the most ideal protection the Packers have found this year. Playing coming from responsible for also got the Packers out of their offending rhythm, which must possess included operating back Josh Jacobs a whole lot extra. I'm positive this isn't a sign of traits ahead, yet rather an outburst receiving made use of to possessing its own celebrity back.-- Carmen VitaliRams: Injuries were actually tied to nibble the Rams at some point. Quarterback Matthew Stafford is among the very best when it concerns receiving the round out rapidly as well as identifying tension. But the Bears defense produced him spend for supporting the ball in any way, and the gaps on outburst have actually started to reveal for Los Angeles. The good news is that must improve for the Rams when they receive their best 2 recipients back, Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp. In even much better updates, the Rams' defensive front end looks amazing. Collegiate teammates Jared Knowledgeable and Braden Fiske are actually a hell of a tandem and also are wreaking havoc. The moment Sean McVay's device gets healthy and balanced, they must verify to be a far better group. Till at that point, it is actually not going to be easy going. Bears: Can everyone rest in Chicago right now? It had not been excellent, however it was quarterback Caleb Williams' best outing as well as the most effective example of complementary football the Bears have actually shown this time. The defense again appeared link along with an interception of Matthew Stafford eventually zone along with an additional to secure the game in the 4th one-fourth. Leaning on the defensive attempt, Williams &amp Co. lastly preserved aggressive rides, and also it seems to be that aggressive organizer Shane Waldron has actually identified his personnel. D'Andre Swift possessed his coming-out gathering while Waldron utilized Roschon Johnson as his changeup back. The Bears are actually still receiving made use of to each other as well as they require to clean the pre-snap penalties, but the sight is actually ending up being clearer in Chicago. The remodeling exists week to week. This is actually specifically what ought to possess been expected of the team, and also it's right on schedule.-- Carmen VitaliBears' Caleb Williams locates DJ Moore for a nine-yard TD vs. Rams Steelers: Justin Area lastly showed off an ability to hold Pittsburgh's outburst. Although it came in a loss, the Steelers needed to show the rest of the NFL the growth of a big-boy outburst to be thought about a severe playoff contender in the AFC. The Colts leapt bent on a 17-0 lead, pushing Area and also Pittsburgh's outburst to open it up. Fields obligated, throwing for 312 lawns and also a touchdown, together with totaling 51 yards and 2 ratings on the ground. Steelers objectionable coordinator Arthur Smith leaned right into Specialization' one-of-a-kind ability, allowing him to produce plays outside the wallet along with his upper arm and also his feets, with great end results for the Steelers. Colts: Exists a quarterback dispute in Indianapolis? Anthony Richardson suffered a hip personal injury after a success by Pittsburgh safety Minkah Fitzpatrick in the initial half, compeling the second-year QB to leave the game. Richardson did certainly not give back, yielding to in 2014's NFL Revival Player of the Year, Joe Flacco. The 39-year-old played effectively, completing 16 of 26 for 168 lawns and two touchdown passes. Richardson missed out on many of his novice period with a shoulder injury as well as has actually had a hard time irregular play when well-balanced. Along with the Colts at 2-2, Flacco could be the most ideal alternative for Indianapolis moving on, enabling Richardson time to bounce back and also learn from checking out a knowledgeable expert.-- Eric D. WilliamsSaints: Where has the Saints' appealing big-play outburst gone under brand new coordinator Klint Kubiak? New Orleans possessed a 59-yard goal outdoors fourth of the season as well as three stage shows of 30-plus lawns in an impressive win at Dallas. As well as in the 2 weeks considering that, they haven't possessed a solitary play of 30-plus yards. Quarterback Derek Carr's four-game pattern on goal passes is actually 3, 2, 1, zero. The final pair of poor showings have led to close, late-game losses to the Eagles as well as Falcons. Carr was able to perform a goal travel to pioneer along with a moment left behind Sunday, yet Atlanta responded to along with a 58-yard basket to defeat the Saints. We knew New Orleans had not been mosting likely to receive forty five points an activity as it did in the first two full weeks, however resting at 2-2 right now, the offense has possessed pair of trustworthy weeks of average football.Falcons: Kirk Cousins failed to throw a touchdown, yet did only sufficient in the final moment to put together a creature kick from Younghoe Koo for an essential final draw the Saints. Cousins has just four touchdowns in 4 games. One TD an activity is what the Falcons were actually getting from average quarterbacks last period without investing $180 million. If Atlanta is actually visiting be greater than a. five hundred staff, the Falcons require so much more of the outdated Relatives, rather than an individual that may establish their team up for three field goals in the second fifty percent to win a squeaker. But also for now, it suffices to have all of them 2-2 and also matched along with the Saints going into a substantial home game against the Bucs on Thursday night.-- Greg AumanYounghoe Koo drills a 58-yard field goal to defeat Saints 26-24 Jaguars: Merely a soul-crushing loss for the Jaguars. They played their finest activity of the time Sunday-- the sort of performance that can've switched their distressing 2024 about-- however could not locate a way to complete on either side of the round down the stretch, wasting a third-quarter top. Currently our experts wait to see exactly how Jacksonville responds continuing. Does it cling to the good-- a season-high twenty points, its very first takeaway of the period (on unique teams), powerful efficiencies coming from Brian Thomas Jr. and also Religious Kirk, escapement showings coming from 2023 draft chooses Container Bigsby as well as Ventrell Miller-- or even does an 0-4 gap do away with any kind of chance that was left for the period? Next full week's day along with the division-rival Colts must give our team clarity one way or the other.Texans: Nico Collins is a top-five receiver in the NFL at this moment, time period. With 12 catches for 151 backyards as well as a goal versus Jacksonville, he performs rate for 2,078 receiving backyards for the period. He's a mismatch problem downfield along with his blend of dimension, rate and also participate in stamina. His scramble-drill link with C.J. Stroud is actually beginning to seem like a few of those terrific quarterback-wide receiver tandems our company have actually seen in recent background. Even though our company have actually but to find Houston's recipient trio at full toughness-- second-year expert Storage tank Dell, who's had a slow beginning to the season, skipped Sunday's video game as a result of injury-- Collins appears like the uncontested WR1. That ought to create the Texans' gifted outburst even more challenging as the season endures.-- Ben ArthurBroncos: The Broncos have succeeded 2 in a row due to the fact that it appears they possess a truly excellent defense. And also is very important since the self defense is mosting likely to must hold them this season as they make an effort to gain despite newbie quarterback Bo Nix. Eventually he'll probably be terrific, but that factor is certainly not today. Granted, the conditions were bad as well as the Planes protection is actually great, yet Nix was especially nasty-- merely 12 of 25 for 60 yards. He didn't throw an interception and also he carried out toss his initial occupation touchdown pass, to make sure that's great. But he'll require to become a lot far better to assist a defense that is actually carrying out all it can. Denver had 5 sacks and also pushed a turnover versus the Planes on Sunday. The Broncos possess 16 sacks and also have obliged 5 turn overs this period. They can easily win keeping that, if Nix can also get to a factor where he may at the very least "achieve" a game along with any sort of uniformity. Planes: Was it really merely one full week ago that Aaron Rodgers appeared like his outdated personal and the Planes appeared ready to end up being a Super Dish competitor? Because what they carried out on Sunday was the exact reverse. Their outburst appeared entirely out of sync against a poor group. Rodgers threw for simply 225 backyards. Breece Venue had a hard-to-fathom 4 backyards on 10 holds. And also the Jets dedicated thirteen penalties (six of which were actually dropped). Sure, it was storming, yet that can't perhaps be a reason for an offense that resembled a residue of their outdated, unsightly, Zach Wilson times. Possibly Rodgers' performance last week versus the Patriots was the outlier. If so, these Jets will certainly have a tough time also competing for a playoff berth. They've obtained a leading defense, excellent younger objectionable ability, and most likely the very best quarterback they have actually invited decades. Yet functionalities such as this spin everything right into a rubbish.-- Ralph VacchianoBengals: The Bengals helped remind the NFL that they're an AFC opponent. After losing each of their very first 3 games by six points or fewer, they trump the Panthers on the road through dual fingers. Perhaps you put a reference mark certainly there since it's the Panthers, however the method Cincinnati's outburst is actually starting to hum need to make future rivals concerned. They've boosted their point complete each week. Joe Shelter at this point seems to have put the hand trauma from final time responsible for him. Each JaMarr Pursuit and also Tee Higgins had much more than 60 getting yards for the first time this period. Odds are against Cincinnati making the playoffs along with a 1-3 begin, yet its own repulsive firepower brings in everything achievable. Joe Retreat about what Bengals' first win ways Panthers: Along with Andy Dalton under facility, the Panthers might certainly not be actually a good staff, but they're really certainly not as bad as we've been actually persuaded. They've set up 70 aspects in pair of games along with the professional reviewed to 13 in two with Bryce Young. The Panthers' second-half rally Sunday came small, yet they possess a fight to them that they failed to possess with the former No. 1 overall selection. And also our experts are actually finding much more from their recipients along with Dalton tossing successfully pases. Having Diontae Johnson as well as first-round novice Xavier Legette to depend on along with Adam Thielen on hurt book isn't a space that's lacking talent. Both had touchdowns against Cincinnati. Operating back Chuba Hubbard possessed a second consecutive 100-yard hurrying activity, also. Contention is actually a lot more realistic for Carolina in potential years, but it should a minimum of be affordable in 2024. Their next two challengers are actually each.500 in the Bears and also the divisional-rival Falcons, standing for winnable games.-- Ben ArthurCommanders: The very early fave for NFL aide instructor of the year has to be Washington repulsive organizer Kliff Kingsbury, who got back to Arizona (where he was fired as head train) as well as apply an offending center. He is a huge reason why Jayden Daniels (26 of 30, 233 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) has resembled the most ideal of the novice quarterbacks and has actually incredibly accomplished 82.1% of his elapseds this period. Yes, it is actually due to the fact that Daniels is actually good and is making fantastic selections. But a great deal of it concerns Kingsbury's program and gets in touch with. He's not overdoing it with his rookie. He's phoning tons of brief passes as well as monitors as well as high-percentage tosses, and also making use of a great deal of run-pass possibility (RPO) participates in to always keep the protection off harmony. He is putting Daniels in excellent positions to possess success, and also the 23-year-old is capitalizing on it. Oh, as well as hello, they've received the Commanders (3-1) in first place in the NFC East. Who viewed that happening? Jayden Daniels communicates on Leaders' prevalent 42-14 gain Cardinals Cardinals: Why possess the Cardinals turned Kyler Murray right into a game supervisor? Do they presume that is actually working for him or even them? He is actually surrounding 2 years gotten rid of coming from his ACL trauma, so it can't be actually that he is actually still hurt. Yet he's very little of a tool anymore. He operated as soon as for three lawns in this particular video game and also has operated only 16 times this season. And also although Arizona included an item in newbie receiver Marvin Harrison Jr., Murray is actually refraining from doing much through the air either. On Sunday, he completed 16 of 22 for just 142 yards versus what was actually statistically the second-worst passing protection in the NFL. Two times in four video games he's been under 200 gardens, as well as he's covered 210 just the moment. It really seems like Jonathan Gannon and his offending planner, Drew Petzing, are making an effort to safeguard him, like he is actually a novice, or even pain. They are actually clearly certainly not even attempting to use him like he ought to be made use of.-- Ralph VacchianoPatriots: Bill Belichick will be actually horrified. This Patriots defense is actually a mess without him. During training camp, the refrain from New England was that the defense was actually going to always keep the Patriots in activities, specifically trusting a powerful secondary including safety and securities Kyle Dugger and Jabrill Peppers as well as cornerbacks Christian Gonzalez as well as Jonathan Jones. Gonzalez has actually been impressive. Yet the defensive unit, all at once, has actually been actually foolishness. Geno Smith, Aaron Rodgers as well as Brock Purdy have all scrutinized this device along with stunning ease. To make concerns worse, Dugger left behind the game as well as carried out not return. It is actually a bad scenario that simply seems to be to worsen. It pleads the concern: Will the Patriots gain yet another game? 49ers: Kyle Shanahan may also be actually dismayed. The 49ers weren't even truly trying. They were actually not especially sharp. They weren't implementing in 6th gear. And so the score kept closer than it ought to have. Ball game legally could have been 40-0. San Francisco left behind a handful of turnovers on the industry. It failed to keep the general dominance that it showed in the opening 10 moments. And the 49ers instructors may put up some film on Monday to reveal the players where they made oversights-- and also not have their players laugh all of them off the podium. But that only goes to show how full the 49ers are this year-- coming from quarterback to address to receiver to cornerback to defensive end. It's preposterous that they can shoreline to success playing less than a quarter of great regulation football.-- Holly McKenna'Found a way all together': Brock Purdy after 49ers' win over Patriots Chiefs: Travis Kelce woke up coming from an early-season rest, completing seven catches for 89 yards on nine aim ats. Newbie Xavier Worthy added 73 acquiring lawns, featuring a 54-yard reception for a TD. That's a benefit because the Chiefs need the manufacturing coming from Kelce and Worthy with the staff's top aim at in Rashee Rice enduring a leg injury that Chiefs move train Andy Reid later referred to as "not good." With Rice not available, Kelce has to reemerge as Patrick Mahomes' security blanket and Worthwhile additionally needs to take on a larger function. In addition to that, Mahomes still has certainly not participated in to his common MVP-level through the initial quarter of the season, with six touchdown passes and also 5 interceptions in four games. Yet Kansas City is 4-0, which should be frightful for the rest of the NFL. Chargers: While scalp trainer Jim Harbaugh performed certainly not receive the gain against his AFC West rivalrous, the Screws presented they can battle toe-to-toe with the standing up for Super Dish champs. Quarterback Justin Herbert was questionable heading into this weekend's competition after exacerbating a high-ankle sprain recently against the Steelers. However Herbert revealed really good flexibility in participating in by means of the discomfort, accomplishing 16 of 27 passes for 179 yards and a goal, without any interceptions. Herbert was actually sacked twice as well as reached another 10 opportunities. Annoying coordinator Greg Roman did a solid work of focusing on the operating activity and obtaining the ball away from Herbert's palms rapidly to steer clear of any needless hits.-- Eric D. WilliamsBrowns: Kevin Stefanski was NFL Train of the Year in 2014! That makes it all the more remarkable that Cleveland is 1-3 as well as their only succeed protests the 0-4 Jaguars. The fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Raiders is actually a damning compilation of self-implosion-- an 82-yard goal undone by a keeping fine, a fourth-down sack after acquiring 9 gardens away from a game-winning touchdown. You may indicate Deshaun Watson being regular, but this was the most effective defense in soccer in 2013, and also they've dropped to Gardner Minshew and Daniel Jones. Right now they go to heated Washington, and also it's difficult to detect the following succeed on Cleveland's schedule. It feels like benching Watson is actually inescapable, however also not modifying the last end result a lot either.Raiders: The very best aspect of Las Vegas pulling out a close draw Cleveland? The Raiders discovered some affinity of a managing game in the post-Josh Jacobs world. Sin city can be found in balancing a league-low 52 gardens every activity, yet blew up for 152 on 29 brings Sunday. Alexander Mattison rushed for 60, Zamir White came through for fifty, and also when you rush for 152, it's alright if your quarterback tosses for just 130 gardens, as Gardner Minshew did. For a game through which the Raiders failed to possess their greatest pair of players in Maxx Crosby and Davante Adams, an awful gain is still a terrific succeed. It doesn't get rid of shedding to the Panthers, as well as they'll have their hands total along with pair of much better defenses in Denver and also Pittsburgh up next, yet if they can easily create even a sub-par operate game, it creates low-scoring triumphes possible in those activities.-- Greg AumanBills: John Harbaugh outcoached Sean McDermott. On a play-to-play manner, it was actually therefore very clear. It felt like the Ravens were having fun with 12 men-- along with an additional physical body in every condition. Buffalo severely needs its beginners back in the schedule. I've been commending trainer McDermott for plugging as well as playing the back-ups on the intensity graph. As well as they starred. But also for the first time this time, we started to observe why they're back-ups. Linebacker Dorian Williams, cornerback Webcam Lewis as well as safety Cole Bishop were actually not good enough versus Lamar Jackson and also Derrick Henry. While McDermott outcoached his challengers in the opening three full weeks, his group appeared unprepared and also unready for the Ravens' physicality.Ravens: Thus this was what Baltimore overall manager Eric Decosta thought about when he signed Derrick Henry? When the season began, the Ravens' annoying line was actually executing at such an unsatisfactory degree that Henry had no space to run. On the opening play of the crew's draw the Costs, Henry went unblemished for 87 lawns. He got on measure to rush for over 1,000 lawns-- in the video game. He ended up with 209 yards coming from scrimmage. That took the lots off Lamar Jackson, that just possessed 6 brings. So while Josh Allen attempted to perform everything beyond of the ball (and also took means a lot of success), Jackson reaped the benefits of amazing run help. This is actually the offense the Ravens desired to run. The workers is hitting. And also they are actually just as dangerous as our team pictured they would certainly been actually back in free of cost force when Holly participated in the Ravens.-- Henry McKennaThe following article writers brought about this story: Ben Arthur (@benyarthur) Greg Auman (@gregauman) Henry McKenna (@McKennAnalysis) Ralph Vacchiano (@RalphVacchiano) Carmen Vitali (@CarmieV) Eric D. Williams (@eric_d_williams). [Want great accounts delivered straight to your inbox? 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