Aaron Rodgers is back. The New York Jets quarterback shined in his first home game of the 2024 season. This is the first time Rodgers was able to walk off his new team’s home field, first stepping foot on home soil during the 2023 NFL season opener against the Buffalo Bills, but after four snaps Rodgers tore his achilles ruling him out for the rest of the year.
This time around, Rodgers completed the game with 27 completions out of 25 attempts, good for 281 yards, with two touchdowns, according to ESPN. His total quarterback rating was 81.8 in a Jets 24-3 win over the New England Patriots.
After three weeks of play, these are the standings:
Gabrielle – 32 points
Nick – 30 points
Nina – 29 points
Hunter – 28 points
Justin, Tony, Shane and Shalom – 27 points
Jade – 24 points
Amanda – 22 points
Now, let’s get right into those week four predictions!
Thursday, Sept. 26, at 5:15 p.m., PDT
Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants
- Cowboys: Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
- Giants: Justin
“Second favorite team for real, but just don’t ask me why, because I don’t know why. I just randomly decided it on the monkey bars in third grade.” – Justin
“Daniel Jones should not be in the NFL.” – Shane
“[Brian] Daboll might be the first coach fired this year, and it will be Daniel Jones’s fault.” – Hunter
Sunday, Sept. 29, at 10:00 a.m., PDT
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
- Saints: Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
- Falcons: Justin, Tony, Shalom,
Cincinnati Bengals at Carolina Panthers
- Bengals: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
- Panther: None
Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans
- Jags: Jade
- Texans: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
Pittsburgh Steelers at Indianapolis Colts
- Steelers: Justin, Tony, Shalom, Nina, Amanda, Jade
- Colts: Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Nick
Denver Broncos at New York Jets
- Broncos: Tony
- Jets: Justin, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
Los Angeles Rams at Chicago Bears
- Rams: Justin, Tony, Nina, Nick
- Bears: Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Amanda, Jade
“THE RAMS ARE 0-2??? Matthew [Stafford], Clayton Kershaw‘s friend, what is the meaning of this?” – Justin
“Despite their injuries at WR, experience like Stafford’s wins games.” – Nick
“Has anyone ever met a die hard Rams fan? Exactly.” – Shalom
Minnesota Vikings at Green Bay Packers
- Vikings: Justin, Tony, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Packers: Shane, Jade
“Jan. 14, 2018. I will never forget.” – Shane
“The Vikings are lowkey eating this year (they’ve played 3 games).” – Shalom
“Green Bay can make a come-back.” – Jade
Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Eagles: Justin, Shane, Nina, Jade
- Bucs: Tony, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Amanda, Nick
“🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅🦅.” – Justin
“Still don’t like the Eagles.” – Tony
“Am I wrong, or do the Bucs just seem to win when they’re at home?” – Nick
Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1:05 p.m., PDT
Washington Commanders at Arizona Cardinals
- Commanders: Justin
- Cards: Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
New England Patriots at San Francisco 49ers
- Pats: Tony
- Niners: Justin, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Jade, Nick
“Loyalty over royalty.” – Tony
“Pats are in shambles with their roster full of nobodies.” – Shane
“LET DRAKE MAYE START.” – Hunter
Sunday, Sept. 29, at 1:25 p.m., PDT
Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers
- Chiefs: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda, Nick
- Chargers: Shalom, Jade
“This comes down to, ‘Who does Justin hate most?’ The Chargers are originally from San Diego…. ‘nough said.” – Justin
“Chargers betrayed San Diego, the city will never forgive you.” – Shane
“I’m not a big Taylor Swift fan. I’M SORRY!” – Jade
Cleveland Browns at Las Vegas Raiders
- Browns: Tony, Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Nick
- Raiders: Justin, Shalom, Nina, Amanda, Jade
“The Browns might have the worst offense in the NFL, but at least they aren’t the Raiders.” – Justin
“I’m still scared of the Browns from when they went 0-16 in 2017…” – Shalom
“In honor of all my ex boyfriends!” – Nina
Sunday, Sept. 29, at 5:20 p.m., PDT
Buffalo Bills at Baltimore Ravens
- Bills: Justin, Shane, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina
- Ravens: Tony, Hunter, Amanda, Jade, Nick
“TWO AND OH SO FAR BABY. KEEP IT GOING.” – Nina
“Solid Teen Titans character.” – Jade
“Lamar [Jackson] versus Josh Allen on primetime! Seems like a classic Ravens rushing game, but a good contest from the Bills.” – Nick
Monday, Sept. 30, at 4:30 p.m., PDT
Tennessee Titans at Miami Dolphins
- Titans: Justin, Jade, Nick
- Dolphins: Tony, Shane, Hunter, Shalom, Gabrielle, Nina, Amanda
Monday, Sept. 30, at 5:15 p.m., PDT
Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions
- Seahawks: Shalom, Nina
- Lions: Justin, Tony, Shane, Hunter, Gabrielle, Amanda, Jade, Nick
“I am fairly certain a lion would demolish a seahawk. Will do further research to confirm.” – Justin
“Seahawks are not a team to be taken lightly, that saying Lions by 25.” – Shane
“And they are staying undefeated, I can just feel it.” – Nina
“This is my public apology to Faith, I am now enlightened on where the Lions are from.” – Amanda
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