There’s no way to sugarcoat it: Week 3 was an absolute mess for NFL picks. We were feeling pretty good about ourselves until Sunday rolled around and slapped us upside the head with the Commanders upsetting the Seahawks, the Steelers beating the Bengals, and Carolina falling to Cleveland.
We keep going, with a little bit of humility going into Week 4. There are a lot of major questions around the league that will be answered this week. Houston is quickly approaching must-win mode after dropping three straight, and that will be difficult against the Cowboys. Meanwhile, in the AFC West we have the Raiders in a game against the Chiefs that will really determine if Las Vegas becomes a team to watch, or just a fun footnote to the season.
A game that’s really round: Rams vs. Eagles. Here are two teams that are presumed to be leading the NFC, but both have struggled to start the season and find themselves in need of a win. It seems like one of these teams is going to exceed expectations this season, and this game could determine that.