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In Week 4, Thursday Night Football brought us the “Battle of the Birds” between NFC West foes, the Arizona Cardinals and Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks pulled out the win thanks to a game-winning field goal from Jason Myers.
On Sunday, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings squared off in Dublin, Ireland at 6:30 a.m. PST. Early fireworks from DK Metcalf gave the Steelers the lead, and they never looked back — moving to 3-1 and first in the NFC North, in a week where the Browns, Ravens and Bengals all lost.
In the AFC South, the Indianapolis Colts dropped a heartbreaker in the final minute to the Los Angeles Rams. Rams WR Tutu Atwell caught his first pass of the season — an 88-yard touchdown — to take down Indiana Jones and the Colts. Despite the loss, the Colts remain in first place in the division, while the Rams now sit in a three-way tie atop the NFC West.
Sunday Night Football gave us a shootout between the Green Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys, ending in a 40-40 scorigami — a score never before seen in NFL history. Meanwhile, the Philadelphia Eagles continued their hot start by beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Furthermore, the Washington Commanders, without Jayden Daniels, fell to the Atlanta Falcons.
Finally, Monday Night Football featured the New York Jets and Cincinnati Bengals, who both came up short against the Miami Dolphins and Denver Broncos, respectively. The Bengals, without Joe Burrow, look lost — and there aren’t any signs it will get better soon.
For this week, your PGM staff of certified ball-knowers and Kenneth Walker truthers will try to go 16 for 16 on NFL picks.
Thursday, Oct. 2, at 5:15 p.m. PDT
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
49ers: Tony
Rams: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Alicia, Henry, Shane
“The 49ers roster looks like a hospital right now. Let’s go Rams!” – Marcos
Sunday, Oct. 5, at 6:30 a.m. PDT
Minnesota Vikings at Cleveland Browns
Vikings: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Henry, Shane
Browns: Alicia, Faith, Tony
“Dillon Gabriel is going to make his first NFL start with a loss.” – Addison
Sunday, Oct. 5, at 10:00 a.m. PDT
Las Vegas Raiders at Indianapolis Colts
Raiders: Alicia
Colts: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
“Adonai Mitchell, what was that last week???” – Marcos
New York Giants at New Orleans Saints
Giants: Nick, Addison, Alicia, Henry, Faith
Saints: Marcos, Shane, Tony
“13–4 season loading after this win.” – Nick
Dallas Cowboys at New York Jets
Cowboys: Marcos, Nick, Alicia, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
Jets: None
“I’m calling Cowboys with another Scorigami.” – Faith
“Not picking the Jets ever.” – Tony
Denver Broncos at Philadelphia Eagles
Broncos: Alicia
Eagles: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
“Eagles fly faster than Broncos.” – Faith
“Eagles fly faster than Broncos.” – Henry
“Eagles fly faster than Broncos.” – Tony
Miami Dolphins at Carolina Panthers
Dolphins: Marcos, Nick
Panthers: Addison, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
“Hoping Tyreek Hill does well this week.” – Henry
Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens
Texans: Marcos, Jon
Ravens: Nick, Addison, Alicia, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
“Woody Marks to the moon.” – Marcos
Sunday, Oct. 5, at 1:05 p.m. PDT
Tennessee Titans at Arizona Cardinals
Titans: None
Cardinals: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Alicia, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
“Snooze-fest game, but MHJ is scoring twice.” – Shane
“Titans have a cool name.” – Tony
Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Seattle Seahawks
Buccaneers: Addison, Jon, Shane, Faith, Tony
Seahawks: Marcos, Nick, Alicia, Henry
“Kenneth Walker will rise to the occasion as always.” – Henry
“KENNETH WALKER.” – Shane
Sunday, Oct. 5, at 1:25 p.m. PDT
Detroit Lions at Cincinnati Bengals
Lions: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Alicia, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
Bengals: None
“Starting Montgomery in fantasy, so Lions by 52.” – Nick
“I just really like Lions.” – Alicia
Washington Commanders at Los Angeles Chargers
Commanders: None
Chargers: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Alicia, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith, Tony
“Herbert still MVP.” – Shane
“I don’t know anything about the Commanders, so go Chargers… I guess.” – Alicia
“I wish they were called the Cha-gers because that just sounds more fun to say.” – Tony
Sunday, Oct. 5, at 5:20 p.m. PDT
New England Patriots at Buffalo Bills
Patriots: Alicia, Tony
Bills: Marcos, Nick, Addison, Jon, Henry, Shane, Faith
“I’ll be honest, I have no idea what’s been going on with the Patriots ever since Brady skedaddled… so go Bills?” – Faith
“We have to stop them from deflating their footballs.” – Henry
“Enough, Henry.” – Tony
“Maye > Brady.” – Shane
Monday, Oct. 6, at 5:15 p.m. PDT
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
Chiefs: Nick, Addison, Alicia, Jon, Henry, Tony
Jaguars: Marcos, Shane, Faith
“I don’t think Trevor Lawrence should ever cut his hair.” – Faith
“Taylor Swift’s new album out soon.” – Henry
“I love Taylor Swift.” – Alicia
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