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NFL Overreactions Week 4: Lions tame the Jets, Raiders remain lame, Ravens’ Smith brings A-Game

By Jeff Weisinger

Sep 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, Sr. (89) catches a pass in front of Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, Sr. (89) catches a pass in front of Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, Sr. (89) catches a pass in front of Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith, Sr. (89) catches a pass in front of Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) in the second quarter at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Evan Habeeb-USA TODAY Sports /

We are officially a quarter of the way through the NFL season and while the Super Bowl will be here before we know it, we have a few games to go over.

So before everyone goes pink, what happened in the fourth week of the National Football League season?

Well, in short, Baltimore’s Steve Smith got his revenge against his old team, the Carolina Panthers, while the New York Jets were tamed by the Detroit Lions at home in ways only the Jets could lose.

Speaking of losing, the Oakland Raiders took their embarrassment of a season overseas, proving that they are in fact, the worst team in the NFL, losing to the Miami Dolphins in London in a battle between two of the league’s bad franchises.

Also, speaking of bad franchises, both rookies Teddy Bridgewater and Blake Bortles made their first career starts for the Vikings and the Jaguars, respectively and both had opposite results.

There’s a lot more that happened this week in the NFL, but if I mentioned it all here, you wouldn’t click next.  So, start your Monday off right, here are your NFL overreactions for Week 4.

(Disclaimer: This piece is half-satire, half-analysis.  The words in Italics are for pure entertainment only and DO NOT represent the quotes and thoughts of the NFL, its teams and its players.)

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