NFL Week 4 winners and losers: Drake Maye delivers, Texans' season slips away — SkimNews
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- Drake Maye passed for 269 yards and three touchdowns while leading the Patriots in rushing with 54 yards in a 29-26 upset of the Bills, his best game since last year's MVP runner-up season
- CeeDee Lamb torched the Texans' secondary for 17 catches, helping Dallas hand Houston a 34-30 loss that dropped the Texans to 0-4 and left them needing to beat the winless Titans to avoid a historic collapse
- Marcus Mariota exited Washington's 30-13 loss to the Colts in London with a game-ending knee injury, forcing rookie Athan Kaliakmanis into a 15-of-33 professional debut that left the Commanders one injury away from a tight end at quarterback
- Minkah Fitzpatrick ended the Jets' NFL-record 637-day, 20-game interception drought with a second-quarter pick, though New York still fell 23-12 to the Bears and backup quarterback Tyson Bagent
- The Philadelphia Eagles went 0-for-12 on third downs — a franchise worst in 94 years — and converted just 1 of 4 fourth downs in a 24-20 collapse against the Rams after holding a 10-point lead with four minutes left
- The San Francisco 49ers improved to 4-0 by beating the Broncos 24-14, becoming the first team since the 2005 Indianapolis Colts to open a season without allowing a sack
- Will Reichard went 5-for-5 on field goals in the Vikings' 15-10 win over the Dolphins, extending his streak to 31 consecutive makes and accounting for 35 of Minnesota's 47 points since Week 2
- Star injuries piled up across Week 4: Saquon Barkley (hamstring), Lamar Jackson (ankle), Ja'Marr Chase (concussion), and Patrick Surtain II (ankle) all left their games, with Jackson considered day-to-day and the rest facing uncertain timelines
Why it matters: The Patriots and 49ers validated themselves as legitimate contenders with statement wins, while the 0-4 Texans and third-down-broken Eagles face uphill climbs after digging early holes. The Week 4 injury wave — four top-three-at-their-position stars exiting games — leaves multiple contenders (Ravens, Bengals, Eagles, Broncos) with major lineup uncertainty heading into Week 5.
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