Neil Reynolds of Sky Sports has the final say in week four in the NFL; join Neal and the guests at Inside the Huddle every Tuesday at 9 p.m. on Sky Sports NFL as they recall the weekend’s highlights …
The NFL is really amazing to me. This is the great league league equalizer, and the adage that anyone can win any Sunday does ring true.
The Arizona Cardinals marched into Los Angeles’s SoFi Stadium, where the great Tom Brady had been defeated the week before, and defeated Rams’ hometown. The final score was 37-20, but not even that close, and Arizona was a worthy winner.
It was not just a big victory. This was a message delivered by NFC West and the rest of the NFL. When I think of the Cardinals, I think back to the magic of Kyler Murray as a quarterback and the big passing games. I don’t consider them a skillful team, but I also don’t consider them NFL bullies.
But that’s exactly how they were in the second half of Sunday’s game. Murray did his part to get the cards into a winning position and then the running attack took over. They put their will on the shocked Rams, which raced for over 200 yards. Like their 4-0 record, I didn’t expect that.
After weeks of buildup and hype, Brady made a victorious return to New England when his Tampa Bay Pirates won 19-17, courtesy of Patriots kicker Nick Folk, hitting 56 yards from the field.
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Brady became the NFL’s longtime passing yards leader, but like rainy weather at Foxboro, it turned out to be a flop. The judges misidentified the ball, then moved it a yard, and it set Brady the record … while there was a commercial break on the TV coverage!
The Patriots played hard on Brady, but they just didn’t have the strength to topple the Bucks. After the game, I was not surprised to see a short hug between Bill Belichick and Brady. This coach is never going to put on a show on camera. However, I was pleased to learn that after the competition, the couple spent 25 minutes together in the Bucs locker room. Closing.
Following their defeat to Tampa Bay on opening night, the Dallas Cowboys have won three in a row, including a 36-28 loss on Sunday to the previously undefeated Carolina Panthers, which came close on two late touchdowns.
Looking at the NFL’s number one defense, Duck Prescott made four touchdown passes and delivered a powerful and balanced attack. Prescott’s return from a serious leg injury this time last year has been one of the sweet stories this season, and he looks like a real contender for the MVP title.
