NFL 2009 Week Four Wrap-Up

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With just a handful of undefeated teams left, we are finally beginning to figure out which teams are going to be playing for something when the weather changes. On the other end of the spectrum, I think it is safe to say that the Rams are the worst team in the league and may already be on the clock.

I also want to commend the NFL, its players, coaches, and referees for raising awareness for breast cancer. I thought it was a very nice demonstration and I hope the NFL continues it, much like MLB has done over the past few years.

Chicago (3-1) def. Detroit (1-3), 48-24: This score was is very unusual for an NFC North game, but it will probably become a little bit of the norm over the next few years with the new batch of quarterbacks in the division. Detroit kept this fairly close in the first half, but could not keep pace in the second half. On another note, Matthew Stafford dislocated his knee, which is potentially horrible news for him with the Steelers coming to Ford Field on Sunday.

Cincinnati (3-1) def. Cleveland (0-4), 23-20 (OT): The Bengals came very close to falling into the trap of winning a huge game, then coming back to lose to a bad team. Nevertheless, Cincy escaped Cleveland with a win. Cleveland played better with Derek Anderson under center, as opposed to Brady Quinn, but they are still a bad team. In the future, Cincy has to win these types of games more convincingly to even be in the conversation of elite teams.

Indianapolis (4-0) def. Seattle (1-3), 34-17: This game was nowhere near as close as the final score indicates. This was a blowout in every sense of the word. Seattle was never in this game at all. Peyton Manning continued on his absolute tear through the league as he is putting up ridiculous numbers right now and making guys like Austin Collie and Pierre Garcon look like stars. Indy is rolling right now.

New York Giants (4-0) def. Kansas City (0-4), 27-16: Here is another game that wasn't as close as the final score shows. As usual, the Chiefs were subpar, while the Giants were pretty good. The biggest story out of this game is Eli Manning's heel injury, which has been diagnosed as plantar fasciitis.

I don't know much about the injury, but I do know that Tim Duncan had the injury a few years ago and it lingered with him all year and he clearly wasn't the same player. Obviously the two play completely different positions, but it's something to watch out for throughout the remainder of the year.

New England (3-1) def. Baltimore (3-1), 27-21: All of the bad calls aside, this was a pretty good game. New England seems to be inching closer and closer to where they want to be in terms of how they are playing on the field. Baltimore played well in a loss, although it was probably their worst offensive game on the season that obviously wasn't helped by Mark Clayton's drop that essentially ended the game.

Washington (2-2) def. Tampa Bay (0-4), 16-13: This was a pretty sloppy game on plenty of levels that ended in a pretty uninspiring win for Washington. For a while, it was looking like the 'Skins were in for a very rough week because Tampa had the lead for a lot of the first half and Jason Campbell threw two early picks. Washington eventually cleaned that up (somewhat) and got a much-needed victory.

Jacksonville (2-2) def. Tennessee (0-4), 37-17: After this game all I could think was what happened to the Titans? Fact is that the loss of Albert Haynesworth has hurt this defense a lot more than most thought it would because they have looked horrible recently. Jacksonville looked like they were done after two weeks, but they have stepped every aspect of their collective game up.

Houston (2-2) def. Oakland (1-3), 29-6: I don't know what to say about JaMarcus Russell anymore and we're only four weeks into the season. Every part of Oakland's offense is ugly. Considering Darren McFadden

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