by Vegas Writer
Monday, Sep 30, 2024With two games remaining in Week 4, we have three undefeated teams, including one - Seattle - which is playing Monday night in Detroit.
On Sunday, nine games were decided by one score (eight points or less) – including two that featured the game-winning score in the final minute of regulation - while 10 games were within one score (eight points or less) in the fourth quarter.
To date, there have been 39 games decided by eight points or fewer, 38 games decided by seven points or fewer and 32 games decided by six points or fewer - the most such games through Week 4 of a season in NFL history.
The Minnesota Vikings defeated Green Bay, 31-29, to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2016 while the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 17-10, to advance to 4-0 for the first time since 2020. Buffalo lost for the first time in Sunday's primetime game, as it wasn't even close in Baltimore. Seattle can improve to 4-0 with a win in Detroit.
Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns with a 123.4 rating while wide receiver Justin Jefferson registered six receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ Week 4 win over the Packers.
- Darnold is the sixth different quarterback to record at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 105 or higher in each of his team’s first four games of a season.
- Jefferson became the fifth player since 2000 with at least 50 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in each of his team’s first four games of a season. Jefferson now has 6,257 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2020 and surpassed Julio Jones (6,201 receiving yards) for the fourth-most by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history.
Three rookie quarterbacks – Washington’s Jayden Daniels, Denver’s Bo Nix and Chicago’s Caleb Williams – led their squads to victories in Week 4. It was the third time in NFL history (excluding 1987) that three rookie quarterbacks earned wins in the same week in Week 4 of a season or earlier.
- Williams, who won his NFL debut at home in Week 1, is the first rookie quarterback selected No. 1 overall to win each of his first two career home starts in the common draft era.
- Daniels completed 26 of 30 pass attempts (86.7 percent) for 233 yards and one touchdown for a 96.3 rating and added 47 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in Week 4. Daniels, who completed 21 of 23 pass attempts for a single-game rookie record 91.3 completion percentage (minimum 20 attempts) in Week 3, is the first player in NFL history with a completion percentage of 85 or higher in consecutive games (minimum 15 attempts in each game).
- Daniels now has an impressive 82.1 completion percentage (87 of 106) this season, surpassing Tom Brady (79.2 percent, 95 of 120, in 2007) for the highest completion percentage (minimum 75 attempts) by a player in his team’s first four games of a season in NFL history.
- Daniels, with an 82.1 completion percentage, surpassed Mac Jones (70 percent, 112 of 160) for the highest completion percentage (minimum 80 attempts) by a player in his first four career games in NFL history.
- Daniels also has a passer rating of 90 or higher and a completion percentage of 70 or higher in each of his first four career games.
- In addition, Daniels has rushed for 218 yards, joining Robert Griffin III (234 rushing yards) as the only quarterbacks with at least 200 rushing yards in their first four career games in the Super Bowl era.
- Daniels has four rushing touchdowns and joined Griffin, Cam Newton and Anthony Richardson as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with four rushing touchdowns in their first four career games.
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, in his 49th career regular-season game, recorded 85 receiving yards – including a 63-yard touchdown reception – in the Bengals’ 34-24 win at Carolina.
- Chase now has 4,017 receiving yards and 32 touchdown receptions in his four-year career, becoming the fifth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 4,000 receiving yards and 30 touchdown receptions in his first 50 career games.
- Chase has nine touchdown receptions of 60+ yards, tied with three others for the third-most such touchdowns by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history.
Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 345 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Texans’ 24-20 win over Jacksonville.
- Stroud has five career games with at least 300 passing yards, two touchdown passes and no interceptions, joining two others as the only players with five such games in their first 20 career games in NFL history.
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts recorded two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) in Week 4. Hurts now has 43 career regular-season rushing touchdowns.
Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney recorded his fourth-consecutive game with an interception to open the 2024 season. McKinney is the first player in 29 seasons and the fourth player since 1970 with an interception in each of his first four games with a team, joining three others.
On Sunday, nine games were decided by one score (eight points or less) – including two that featured the game-winning score in the final minute of regulation - while 10 games were within one score (eight points or less) in the fourth quarter.
To date, there have been 39 games decided by eight points or fewer, 38 games decided by seven points or fewer and 32 games decided by six points or fewer - the most such games through Week 4 of a season in NFL history.
The Minnesota Vikings defeated Green Bay, 31-29, to improve to 4-0 for the first time since 2016 while the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Los Angeles Chargers, 17-10, to advance to 4-0 for the first time since 2020. Buffalo lost for the first time in Sunday's primetime game, as it wasn't even close in Baltimore. Seattle can improve to 4-0 with a win in Detroit.
Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold passed for 275 yards and three touchdowns with a 123.4 rating while wide receiver Justin Jefferson registered six receptions for 85 yards and a touchdown in the Vikings’ Week 4 win over the Packers.
- Darnold is the sixth different quarterback to record at least two touchdown passes and a passer rating of 105 or higher in each of his team’s first four games of a season.
- Jefferson became the fifth player since 2000 with at least 50 receiving yards and a touchdown reception in each of his team’s first four games of a season. Jefferson now has 6,257 receiving yards since entering the NFL in 2020 and surpassed Julio Jones (6,201 receiving yards) for the fourth-most by a player in his first five seasons in NFL history.
Three rookie quarterbacks – Washington’s Jayden Daniels, Denver’s Bo Nix and Chicago’s Caleb Williams – led their squads to victories in Week 4. It was the third time in NFL history (excluding 1987) that three rookie quarterbacks earned wins in the same week in Week 4 of a season or earlier.
- Williams, who won his NFL debut at home in Week 1, is the first rookie quarterback selected No. 1 overall to win each of his first two career home starts in the common draft era.
- Daniels completed 26 of 30 pass attempts (86.7 percent) for 233 yards and one touchdown for a 96.3 rating and added 47 rushing yards and one rushing touchdown in Week 4. Daniels, who completed 21 of 23 pass attempts for a single-game rookie record 91.3 completion percentage (minimum 20 attempts) in Week 3, is the first player in NFL history with a completion percentage of 85 or higher in consecutive games (minimum 15 attempts in each game).
- Daniels now has an impressive 82.1 completion percentage (87 of 106) this season, surpassing Tom Brady (79.2 percent, 95 of 120, in 2007) for the highest completion percentage (minimum 75 attempts) by a player in his team’s first four games of a season in NFL history.
- Daniels, with an 82.1 completion percentage, surpassed Mac Jones (70 percent, 112 of 160) for the highest completion percentage (minimum 80 attempts) by a player in his first four career games in NFL history.
- Daniels also has a passer rating of 90 or higher and a completion percentage of 70 or higher in each of his first four career games.
- In addition, Daniels has rushed for 218 yards, joining Robert Griffin III (234 rushing yards) as the only quarterbacks with at least 200 rushing yards in their first four career games in the Super Bowl era.
- Daniels has four rushing touchdowns and joined Griffin, Cam Newton and Anthony Richardson as the only quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era with four rushing touchdowns in their first four career games.
Cincinnati wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase, in his 49th career regular-season game, recorded 85 receiving yards – including a 63-yard touchdown reception – in the Bengals’ 34-24 win at Carolina.
- Chase now has 4,017 receiving yards and 32 touchdown receptions in his four-year career, becoming the fifth player in the Super Bowl era with at least 4,000 receiving yards and 30 touchdown receptions in his first 50 career games.
- Chase has nine touchdown receptions of 60+ yards, tied with three others for the third-most such touchdowns by a player in his first four seasons in NFL history.
Houston quarterback C.J. Stroud threw for 345 yards with two touchdowns and no interceptions in the Texans’ 24-20 win over Jacksonville.
- Stroud has five career games with at least 300 passing yards, two touchdown passes and no interceptions, joining two others as the only players with five such games in their first 20 career games in NFL history.
Philadelphia quarterback Jalen Hurts recorded two touchdowns (one passing, one rushing) in Week 4. Hurts now has 43 career regular-season rushing touchdowns.
Green Bay safety Xavier McKinney recorded his fourth-consecutive game with an interception to open the 2024 season. McKinney is the first player in 29 seasons and the fourth player since 1970 with an interception in each of his first four games with a team, joining three others.
