NFL Week 4 2018 is now in the books, so it’s time for your boy “Big Natural” Stoney Keeley to take a look back and sort out the best, or most hilarious, moments from the week that was.
Best of NFL Week 4 2018
Big, big week in the NFL – some major revelations as teams like the Bears, Ravens, and Titans announced themselves as bona fide contenders. Meanwhile, teams like the Dolphins, Steelers, and Buccaneers exposed themselves as…well…not very good. Let’s hit the highlights!
Your current stat leaders are:
- Passing Yards: Ben Roethlisberger (1,414)
- Passing TDs: Patrick Mahomes (14)
- Rushing Yards: Ezekiel Elliott (426)
- Rushing TDs: Carlos Hyde, Alvin Kamara (5)
- Receiving Yards: Julio Jones (502)
- Receiving TDs: Calvin Ridley (6)
- Sacks: DeMarcus Lawrence (5.5)
- Interceptions: Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, Xavien Howard, Donte Jackson, Earl Thomas (3)
Rams-Vikings a classic
What a way to kick off the week. That game was pure electricity – I mean, if we get games like that every Thursday, it just might resurrect the Thursday Night Football franchise. The Rams had 556 yards of offense. The Vikings had 446. In case you can’t math, folks, that’s 1,002 total yards of offense in that game. Four different Rams caught touchdowns, as Jared Goff lit up the Vikings defense with five touchdowns. Another explosive performance.
By the way, the Los Angeles Rams are pulling away from the rest of the pack right now. It sure looks like it’s the Rams and then everybody else in the NFC.
Titans walk-off
Marcus Mariota played one of the best games of his career in a 26-23 walk off win in overtime against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles, and what a game that was. Corey Davis had a bit of a coming out party with nine catches, including the dramatic game winner in overtime. I think the big takeaway from this game is that the Titans figure to be major players in the AFC this season. If their offense can catch up to the level that the defense is playing at, this is a legit Super Bowl contender.
Mitchell Trubisky fucks
HARD. What a damn game. He said he was due for a big game. Matt Nagy came out and said he didn’t doubt him – that he was on the cusp of a breakout game, and what happened? Trubisky came out slinging. HARD. The Bears eviscerated the Bucs, 48-10, but Trubisky went 19/26 for 354 yards and SIX TOUCHDOWNS in the process. These Bears are legit, folks. How crazy would a Bears-Rams NFC Championship be?
I may have been premature in my assessment of the Dolphins
I’ll own that. I thought the Patrs were reeling and the Dolphins would be able to control the game. Nope – not even the slightest bit. Let me just pat my chest and say, “my bad” right now. The AFC East is still the Pats’ division to lose.
Hugging the passer
This was called “roughing the passer” in yesterday’s Browns-Raiders game:
This was called roughing the passer pic.twitter.com/LO8nATwcR2
— MyBookie Sportsbook (@betmybookie) September 30, 2018
Um….what? How ridiculous are these calls getting?
Eifert cracks a cold one
Tyler Eifert TD.
A+ celebration. pic.twitter.com/iAlOKfCEnF— Brandon Saho (@BrandonSaho) September 30, 2018
Is this the greatest touchdown celebration of the year? LFG.
Josh Rosen is surgical
Rosen’s stat line against the Seattle Seahawks isn’t going to jump off the page at you – 15/27 for 180 yards and a touchdown. But, if you actually scroll back through the highlights, he certainly passed the eye test.
Dog wuuuuutttttt pic.twitter.com/WxhyDMSVjC
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) October 1, 2018
Is that real? Throws like that are big boy throws. Awful lot of folks out there who believe Rosen is the real deal.
As it turns out, good receivers help your passing game
The Baltimore Ravens are at a +58 point differential on the season. The only team better is the Rams at +73. How crazy is that?!?! Joe Flacco and company were so bad on offense last year, and now, they’re out there scoring 30.75 per game. This team made a concerted effort to get better receivers around Flacco, and it’s paying dividends. John Brown, Michael Crabtree, and Willie Snead have completely revamped the Ravens receiving corps, and currently have 90 of the Ravens’ 175 targets on offense. Combined, they account for 56% of the team’s receiving yardage, with eight other guys making up that remaining 44%.
Because of that, the Ravens are in the thick of the race in the AFC, and I think they should be treated as a legitimate threat to make a run at a conference title.
Showtime Mahomes
He did it again, folks – just an unbelievable game last night against a tough Denver Broncos team. I continue to be amazed by how good this kid is.
Patrick Mahomes’ LEFT-HANDED throw whaaaaaaattt?? pic.twitter.com/VTtSd7X4Ge
— Jeff Rosen (@jeff_rosen88) October 2, 2018
I’m working on a list of 1st quarter MVP candidates for later in the week – but he has to be the front-runner for NFL MVP, right?!
Who’s the best?
My quick NFL Power Rankings for the week:
- Los Angeles Rams
- Kansas City Chiefs
- New Orleans Saints
- Chicago Bears
- Tennessee Titans
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Baltimore Ravens
- Carolina Panthers
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Green Bay Packers
Current Super Bowl Prediction: Kansas City vs. Los Angeles
Stoney Keeley is the Editor in Chief of The SoBros Network. He is a strong supporter of Team GSD and #BeBetter. “Big Natural” covers the Tennessee Titans, Alabama Crimson Tide football, the WWE, and a whole wealth of nonsense. Follow on Twitter @StoneyKeeley
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