Review: NFL Week 4

Okay, so the predictions from last week hit the mark, but weakly in some cases.

the right teams won, but they did so with unpredicted difficulty/ease. I thought the Titans were going to show up against the texans. I was wrong. I thought Arizona would beat Miami with a little more panache than an overtime field goal.

In Arizona's win - a win that moved them, along with Houston and the victorious Atlanta - to 4-0, the defence managed to force 2 interceptions (I had predicted 3), but couldn't stop rookie Ryan tannehill from throwing over FOUR HUNDRED YARDS!

The Dolphins, although 1-3 and dead last in the tight AFC East race (the Pats top the pile on 2-2), have lost their last two games in overtime. With one play per game going their way, they would be top of what was previous considered the toughest division in football. They are far from out of it mathematically speaking, but are they an outside shout to make the playoffs?

In short, no. The Chargers moved to 3-1 and the Broncos, behind some awesome, vintage play from Peyton Manning got back to .500. One of those two looks more likely to get a Wild Card if either the Steelers (1-2) or the Bengals (3-1), slip up in their quest to see three AFC North reps in the playoffs AGAIN!

In the NFC, the Vikings quietly moved to 3-1 by beating Detroit thanks to some conservative, and impressively mature play, from Christian Ponder. The Bears thumped the Cowboys under the maverick leadership of Jay Cutler, who has suddenly become the Dick Dastardly of the NFL with his high-profile outbursts, temper tantrums and scintillating on-field smarts. Love that guy.

Three teams remain undefeated after week 4. As it stands The Pats, Ravens, Chargers, Texans, Bengals and probably the Broncos would make the playoffs from the AFC, while the NFC would provide the Vikings, Falcons, Eagles, Cardinals, 49ers and Bears.

Expect that to change.