2024 NFL Week 4 winners and losers: Vikings, 49ers look formidable as Eagles, Jets take major hits

Another Sunday, another full slate of NFL action nearly in the books. And boy was the latest round of regular-season action chock-full of drama, from the Minnesota Vikings surviving a major Green Bay Packers comeback to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers routing the Philadelphia Eagles once again.

Here are some of the biggest winners and losers from Week 4:

Winner: The Vikings’ mettle

Minnesota fans got to experience every emotion on Sunday, basking in an early rout of the rival Green Bay Packers, then tightening up as Jordan Love slung it around to make things close. Was it a perfect game for the purple contenders? No. But even on a day where Sam Darnold had two turnovers, the Vikes never seemed truly ready to cough up their fourth straight win. They continue to impress as a complete operation.

Loser: The Nick Sirianni-Jalen Hurts combo

The Eagles’ defense will get raked over the coals for surrendering 33 points to Baker Mayfield and Co., and missed tackles were again a glaring issue, but the bigger concern is the duo running the ship. Playing without your top two wideouts hurts, especially when those two wideouts also happen to be among the NFL’s best, but Hurts has now been hit or miss in the majority of his three-plus seasons under Sirianni, whose offense continues to look erratic and sluggish at the start of games. Only Saquon Barkley is truly excelling in Philadelphia right now, so it’s a good thing this club is getting an early bye in Week 5.

Winner: The Bears’ run game

Finally, some life on the ground in Chicago. After three weeks of atrocious work behind an iffy line, D’Andre Swift exploded against the Los Angeles Rams to take a load off rookie quarterback Caleb Williams. Roschon Johnson also got involved as an effective red-zone option. If the Bears can actually sustain momentum in this area, it could make a world of difference for Williams’ growth, and Matt Eberflus’ defense.

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Author : Cody Benjamin

Publish date : 2024-09-29 23:16:14

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