The only thing worse about getting my Thursday night pick wrong is having to sit through a god awful game just to find out I got it wrong. So thanks a lot Cincinnati for just letting Miami hang around while up 15. I would have rather seen the Bengals just put Miami out of its misery instead of having to pray Ryan Tannehill could somehow pull off a backdoor cover with no time to throw. Oh well, it happens. At this point I’m just going on a rant.

Anyway, Week 4 is officially underway thanks to last night’s game. This week is going to be a long one because the first London game of 2016 is here (MORNING FOOTBALL!). Truthfully, as I look at the schedule my eye is caught up by the primetime games this week. That isn’t to say that the rest of the slate isn’t good (there are a couple potentially really good games there), but I think that it’s all about primetime this week.

Sunday Night Football features a matchup between the Chiefs and the Steelers in a huge AFC game. Kansas City picked up a big early season win against the Jets last week while Pittsburgh got crushed by the Eagles last week. Le’Veon Bell returns from his suspension Sunday and gives Pittsburgh one of its most versatile weapons back. While Kansas City sports a tough defense, I think getting Bell back gives Pittsburgh too much to handle.

Shifting focus to Monday Night Football and the matchup between the Giants and the Vikings. Now there are a few ways this game could go but I really think this game falls on how the Giants offensive line handles the Vikings front-seven. Minnesota is playing the best defense in the entire league right now and this could be a nightmare game for the Giants. We’ll also get a look at how Sam Bradford and the offense deal with the new-look Giants defense, which played well the first two weeks but struggled last week.

Overall it’s looking like a pretty good week for the NFL. Now before I get to my NFL picks, there are two outstanding games in college football this week that I want to give my thoughts on. Tonight features a top-ten matchup between #7 Stanford and #10 Washington. It’s a stellar coaching matchup as well between David Shaw and Chris Petersen. I’m interested to see how Washington tries to stop Christian McCaffrey. While I think Stanford should win this game, don’t count out Washington and the tricks Chris Petersen always has up his sleeve.

Saturday features the big matchup of the weekend between #3 Louisville and #5 Clemson. This one is all about the two Heisman candidates at quarterback, Lamar Jackson of Louisville and Deshaun Watson of Clemson. Jackson has been tearing up opposing defenses all season, while Watson has failed to live up to the hype that made him one of the front-runners for the Heisman trophy. While this game is in Clemson, I really like what I’ve seen from Jackson and the Cardinals.

Okay, lets get to my Week 4 picks. Last week I went 8-8 so I’m fighting the good fight here trying to get into a groove. Nevertheless I think this is the beginning of a good run here for my weekly picks. So here we go, my Week 4 picks (Winners in Bold)

This Week: 0-1      Last Week: 8-8       2016: 26-22

9:30 AM

Indianapolis (-2.5) vs. Jacksonville

1:00 PM

Tennessee vs. Houston (-4.5)

Cleveland (+7.5) vs. Washington

Seattle (-2.5) vs. New York Jets

Buffalo vs. New England (EVEN)

Carolina (-3) vs. Atlanta

Oakland (+3.5) vs. Baltimore

Detroit (-3) vs. Chicago

4:05/4:25 PM

Denver (-3) vs. Tampa Bay

Los Angeles (+8) vs. Arizona

New Orleans vs. San Diego (-4.5)

Dallas (-2) vs. San Francisco

Sunday Night Football

Kansas City vs. Pittsburgh (-5)

 

I’ll be back tomorrow with a primer for fantasy football Week 4. Enjoy the games this weekend. Join the conversation on the comments section or on social media. Follow me on Twitter @thereal_jmooney and go like the Shooting the Moon page on Facebook.