# NFL 2026-2027: Week 4 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [September 29, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464 "2026-09-29T14:44:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/1 "2026-09-29T14:44:49Z")
In Week 3, Atlanta destroyed the Pack on Thursday, and the undefeated Bills kept the Chargers winless. The Browns won their second straight, while the Colts got their first win at the expense of Houston, who is 0-3. Titans are also without a win, as are the Rays, who lost their QB Baker Mayfield to a thumb injury. Commanders got their first win while handing Seattle their first loss, and the Ravens won a thriller over the Boys in Rio. Chiefs, Raiders, Vikings, and Niners are all 3-0. Broncos won a nailbiter over the Rams on Sunday night, and the Bears handed the Eagles their first loss on Monday night. Here are this week’s lines. All spreads taken from DraftKings on Tuesday the 29th at 9:40 am CT. Thursday night: Steelers @ Browns (+2.5) Sunday early thirty: Colts v Commanders (+3.5) Game played in London, 8:30 am CT kickoff Sunday early: Patriots @ Bills (-7) Jets @ Bears (-3.5) Jaguars @ Bengals (-2.5) Cardinals @ Giants (-1.5) Rams @ Eagles (+3) Packers @ Bucs (-3.5) Titans @ Ravens (-11.5) Cowboys @ Texans (-2.5) Sunday late: Dolphins @ Vikings (-11.5) Chiefs @ Raiders (+4.5) Broncos @ 49ers (-3) Chargers @ Seahawks (-7) Sunday night: Lions @ Panthers (+3.5) Monday night: Falcons @ Saints (-3) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/2 "2026-09-29T14:45:32Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Chargers @ Seahawks (-7) I’m a lot less comfortable about this than I would have been before last weekend. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/3 "2026-09-29T14:50:32Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > I’m a lot less comfortable about this than I would have been before last weekend Have you seen the Chargers this year? Their offense is…not good. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/4 "2026-09-29T15:00:18Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Their offense is…not good. Neither are the Commanders, but if your team “spots” them 21 points, then it doesn’t really matter. Seattle lost a game by 2 points when the other team scored 21 directly (or almost directly) off of turnovers. If they don’t clean something up, and if Darnold and Price can’t stop being “good neighbors” and giving the ball away to be friendly, I can’t feel confident about _any_ game right now. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/5 "2026-09-29T16:03:34Z")
Browns are 7-0 on Thursday night football in their last 7 games and 7-1 in their last 8 home games against the Steelers. Of course whatever happened in 2020 doesn’t really have an impact on what happens this week, but those are almost certainly better stats than almost anyone would expect. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/6 "2026-09-29T18:13:13Z")
EDIT: Wrong thread. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/7 "2026-09-29T18:31:49Z")
[quote=“Railer13, post:1, topic:1033464, full:true”] …as are the Rays, who lost their QB Baker Mayfield to a thumb injury… [/quote] Um…shouldn’t that be the Buccaneers? The Rays are the baseball team. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/8 "2026-09-29T18:32:21Z")
That’s insulting the Rays! ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/9 "2026-09-29T19:01:09Z")
I’d watch the Rays play against an NFL team. I’d even let them keep their bats. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/10 "2026-09-29T19:10:06Z")
Wonder if the overseas overkill has finally begun? > **[NFL cuts Colts-Commanders ticket prices in London due to slow sales](https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/nfl-cuts-colts-commanders-ticket-prices-in-london-due-to-slow-sales)** > > The NFL returns to London on Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/11 "2026-09-29T19:27:54Z")
> [@Superdude](#): > > shouldn’t that be the Buccaneers? The Rays are the baseball team. Jeebus, I am getting fucking old. Does somebody else want to post these weekly threads?!? ---
**Author:** ![gnoitall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/bb73d2/32.png) [@gnoitall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gnoitall)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/12 "2026-09-29T19:58:34Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Does somebody else want to post these weekly threads?!? I dunno, the story is more interesting the way you told it. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 8:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/13 "2026-09-29T20:01:52Z")
> [@Railer13](#): > > Does somebody else want to post these weekly threads?!? Your OPs are always very good. And you got the team name right when you posted the schedule so it’s not like you had no idea what the team was called. 😆 ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/14 "2026-09-29T20:12:33Z")
If you mention the Baltimore Colts, you’re fired! 🤪 ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 8:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/15 "2026-09-29T20:14:23Z")
Long live the Decatur Staleys! 😉 ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/16 "2026-09-29T21:48:45Z")
The Cardinals can move back to Chicago. Instant rivalry with the Hammond Bears. ---
**Author:** ![Moriarty](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/moriarty/32/49_2.png) [@Moriarty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Moriarty)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/17 "2026-09-29T21:54:55Z")
> [@kenobi\_65](#): > > Long live the Decatur Staleys! 😉 And the Oakland Senors! > **[From Senors to Raiders: The Story of a Football Name](https://www.stadiumjourney.com/stadiums/from-senors-to-raiders-the-story-of-a-football-name)** > > The Las Vegas Raiders began their history in 1960 in Oakland, but for a few short days were known as the Oakland Senors. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/18 "2026-09-29T23:50:50Z")
> [@dalej42](#): > > The Cardinals can move back to Chicago. Ah yes, the Morgan Athletic Club, or if you’re fancy, the Racine Normals. I’d love if they wore these as throwback uniforms: [![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Morgan_athletic_club_team.jpg) ](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Morgan_athletic_club_team.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/19 "2026-09-29T23:53:10Z")
The American Football League began in 1960. Two of the original teams were the aforementioned Oakland Senors and the Dallas Texans. The Senors, of course, became the Raiders, while the Texans moved to Kansas City after one season and became the Chiefs. Both teams have been in the same division for every year of their existence. This season, both teams started 3-0. This is the first time in history that this has happened–both teams undefeated after 3 games. This Sunday, the Chiefs travel to Vegas to play the Raiders. So, barring a tie, one of them will suffer their first loss of the season. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2026, 12:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464/20 "2026-09-30T00:19:17Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > If you mention the Baltimore Colts, you’re fired! 🤪 How about the Los Angeles Rams? Old timers will get it. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-2026-2027-week-4/1033464.md?page=2)