As we enter week four of the NFL season, six teams remain undefeated and six teams remain winless, eventually one will remain.

Week four features some crazy stories before the week. The Giants have decided to bench veteran quarterback Russell Wilson in favor of rookie first round pick quarterback Jaxon Dart. For the first time in NFL history, a regular season game is being hosted in Ireland. Either Ravens or Chiefs will be entering week five with a record of 1-3 just less than two years removed from an AFC Championship game matchup. 

In week four, the games covered this week include a team debuting a new “sandy” uniform in Arizona and a superstar making his return to Dallas after an ugly contract and trade situation. 

*All stats and standings are pulled from https://www.espn.com/nfl/standings, https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats, https://www.profootballnetwork.com/nfl-playoff-predictor or https://www.nfl.com/stats/player-stats/.*

The Cardinals “Built to Last” NFL Rivalry uniforms make their debut on TNF against a fellow NFC West team

Following a disappointing loss for the Cardinals of 16-15 against the NFC West leading 49ers, the team returns to Arizona to show off some style. The Cardinals will be wearing their new NFL rivalry uniform. Some fans say the uniforms give off that Arizona Desert vibe while others say it looks like a tortilla. The biggest feature of the uniforms is the community inspired design featuring the Arizona State outline on the side of the shoulder in the form of a patch. 

The Cardinals loss was due to a number of reasons but those reasons did not include quarterback Kyler Murray. Murray was hitting his weapons in the hands all game but the drops piled up. The two key drops came from second-year wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. and running back Emari Demercado. The first came from Harrison Jr. when he dropped a pass in the endzone where instead of a touchdown, the team had a settle for a field goal. The second came from Demercado on a screen pass that once again caused the Cardinals to settle for a field instead of a touchdown. A big part of Demercado’s increase in snaps came from an ACL tear suffered by  veteran running back James Conner–the injury has sidelined him for the remainder of the season. 

The Seahawks on the other hand are coming off a blowout win at home. In the game, the Seahawks special teams really showed up with wide receiver Dareke Young finishing with 92 kick return yards off two touches; rookie wide receiver Tory Horton finishing with 114 punt return yards off three touches including a 95-yard touchdown and kicker Jason Myers came in clutch going three for three on field goals and five for five on extra point kicks. 

Seattle’s defense also came in clutch allowing just 13 points off of 13 Saints possessions. In those drives the team allowed 33% of third downs, zero fourth down conversions, forced six punts, sacked Saints quarterback Spencer Rattler twice and intercepted him once. 

Speaking of quarterbacks, Seahawk Sam Darnold is quietly making the Vikings regret their decision in letting him walk. Against the Saints, Darnold had 14 completions on 18 attempts with 218 yards and two touchdowns. 

In what could be a close game, the Seahawks defense will once again step up and make it clear the Cardinals are not “Built to Last.”

Final Score: Seahawks 24 – Cardinals 13

Micah Parsons makes his return to Dallas against the Cowboys under the Sunday Night Lights

After back and forth contract talks–and failure–the Cowboys owner Jerry Jones told teams around the league that superstar pass rusher Micah Parsons was available for trade. In a crazy turn of events, Parsons was traded to the Packers on August 28, 2025. The Cowboys received first round picks in 2026 and 2027 and veteran defensive tackle Kenny Clark in exchange. Afterwards, The Packers locked up Parsons in a record breaking contract of four years, $188 million–making him the highest paid non-quarterback in NFL history at $47 million per season.

Now in week four, Parsons makes his return to Dallas on Sunday Night Primetime. Parsons has made it an objective for this win to be a tribute to his time in Dallas after learning Jerry Jones had no plans for a tribute for Parsons–who racked up 52.5 sacks in four seasons with the Cowboys. 

“No, there’s a lot of things I can consider disrespectful throughout the process, but I wouldn’t say the tribute is one of them. I would say, I just think there’s hard feelings maybe there for them. But for me, I’m happy where I’m at and we got a really good football team, so I guess I can (receive) my tribute in a win, I hope,” said Parsons to ESPN.

The Packers are coming off a disappointing loss against the Browns of 13-10. The team’s defense has played at an elite level so far this season and looks to continue it heading into Dallas. Quarterback Jordan Love will need to clean up on the turnovers if he hopes to see playoff wins in this team’s future.

The Cowboys are coming off of a blowout loss to the NFC North opponent Bears. In that game, nothing went right. Quarterback Dak Prescott threw two interceptions to just one touchdown–backup Joe Milton also threw an interception. Running back Javonte Williams had the ball stripped from him by Bears cornerback Tyrique Stevenson on the first offensive drive. The team only scored one touchdown the entire game and did not score any points in the second half of the game.

The defense also allowed Bears quarterback Caleb Williams to have a career day with 298 passing yards, four passing touchdowns–all to different players–and a 142.6 passer rating. Bears rookie wide receiver Luther Burden went for his first 100-yard game with three catches on three targets and 101 yards–including a 65 bomb for a touchdown.

In Parsons’ return, the defense does what they need to do and the offense takes advantage of a horrible Cowboys defense.

Final Score: Packers 30 – Cowboys 10

Bonus Coverage: Winless AFC East teams face off under MNF with the “Dark Waters” NFL Rivalry uniforms making their debut

Another team makes their rivalry uniform debut. The Dolphins decided to go towards the deep seas and go with a “Dark Waters” look. For the most part the uniforms are the same as the Dolphins base uniforms but a very dark navy base with secondary colors of orange and aqua blue. The connections to the Miami community include a 305 front bumper on the helmet–the original area code of Miami–and a sunray on the back bumper on the helmet–showing off the Miami sunset. A bumper is a protective and decorative piece on the front and back of the helmet that sometimes shows off the team logo or secondary decal of the team. To avoid dark color conflicts, the Jets decided to wear green helmets with white jerseys, pants and socks/cleats. 

The Dolphins “swag” lead them to a close divisional victory.

Final Score: Jets 22 – Dolphins 23

Remaining Games

Vikings at Steelers | In Dublin, Ireland: Carson Wentz and the Vikings get by the Steelers with some “luck of the Irish.” Final Score: Vikings 23 – Steelers 16

Commanders at Falcons: Marcus Mariota continues his revenge tour, this time in Atlanta. Final Score: Commanders 31 – Falcons 20 

Chargers at Giants: Jaxon Dart’s first start is a rough one to say the least. Final Score: Chargers 33 – Giants 13

Titans at Texans: Cam Ward gets his first win against a struggling Texans team. Final Score: Titans 24 – Texans 23

Eagles at Buccaneers: Baker Mayfield continues to shine in another close finish. Final Score: Eagles 30 – Buccaneers 33

Panthers at Patriots: Milton Williams shows why he went to the Patriots instead of the Panthers. Final Score: Panthers 14 – Patriots 24

Saints at Bills: The Bills live up to and go beyond their 16.5 point favorites betting line. Final Score: Saints 10 – Bills 37

Browns at Lions: The Browns play it somewhat close but cannot get it done against a tough Lions defense. Final Score: Browns 17 – Lions 27

Jaguars at 49ers: Mac Jones finally meets his match against a scary Jaguars secondary. Final Score: Jaguars 20 – 49ers 10

Colts at Rams: The Indiana Jones run pops out fourth and unexpected win–similar to the movie franchise. Final Score: Colts 24 – Rams 21

Bears at Raiders: Caleb Williams keeps taking the needed steps–this time in Vegas. Final Score: Bears 30 – Raiders 17

Ravens at Chiefs: The Ravens defensive struggles continue in what now is a scary 1-3 start. Final Score: Ravens 27 – Chiefs 28

MNF Bengals at Broncos: The Broncos defense takes advantage of the Bengals poor quarterback play in a blowout week. Final Score: Bengals 17 – Broncos 31

Standings after week three: Conference Standing | Overall Record | Divisional Record

AFC West

1 Chargers 3-0 | 3-0

8 Raiders 1-2 | 0-1

9 Broncos 1-2 | 0-1

12 Chiefs 1-2 | 0-1

AFC South

2 Colts 3-0 | 1-0

6 Jaguars 2-1 | 1-0

14 Texans 0-3 | 0-1

16 Titans 0-3 | 0-1

AFC East

3 Bills 3-0 | 2-0

10 Patriots 1-2 | 1-0

13 Jets 0-3 | 0-1

15 Dolphins 0-3 | 0-2

AFC North

4 Bengals 2-1 | 1-0 

5 Steelers 2-1 | 0-0

7 Ravens 1-2 | 1-0

11 Browns 1-2 | 0-2

NFC East

1 Eagles 3-0 | 1-0 

9 Commanders 2-1 | 1-0

14 Cowboys 1-2 | 1-1

16 Giants 0-3 | 0-2

NFC West

2 49ers 3-0 | 2-0

5 Cardinals 2-1 | 0-1

7 Seahawks 2-1 | 0-1

10 Rams 2-1 | 0-0

NFC South

3 Buccaneers 3-0 | 1-0

11 Panthers 1-2 | 1-0

12 Falcons 1-2 | 0-2

15 Saints 0-3 | 0-0

NFC North

4 Packers 2-1 | 1-0

6 Vikings 2-1 | 1-0

8 Lions 2-1 | 1-1

13 Bears 1-2 | 0-2

Power Rankings after week three:

1. Bills | N/C             9. Vikings | +5                 17. Bears | +6            25. Jets | N/C
2. Chargers | +2     10. Packers | -4                  18. Steelers | +8        26. Bengals | -2
3. Eagles | -1            11. Commanders | N/C    19. Patriots | -1          27. Falcons | -15
4. Lions | +4            12. Chiefs | -1                     20. Panthers | +7      28. Raiders | -6
5. Buccaneers | +2  13. Seahawks | +4             21. Browns | +10      29. Saints | +1
6. Rams | -3            14. 49ers | +1                     22. Broncos | -2          30. Titans | -1
7. Ravens | -2          15. Jaguars | +1                 23. Texans | -4            31. Giants | -3
8. Colts | +1             16. Cardinals | -3               24. Cowboys | -3         32. Dolphins | N/C

N/C: No Change

Biggest Riser: Browns 31 → 21

Biggest Faller: Falcons 12 → 27