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NFL Week 4: Winners and losers

By Andrew Garda

Sep 28, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) walks off the field after the game against the Detroit Lions at MetLife Stadium. The Lions won 24-17. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2014; East Rutherford, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith (7) walks off the field after the game against the Detroit Lions at MetLife Stadium. The Lions won 24-17. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith (89) is defended by Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 28, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Steve Smith (89) is defended by Carolina Panthers cornerback Josh Norman (24) at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mitch Stringer-USA TODAY Sports /

WINNER: Old Man Steve Smith, Baltimore Ravens

When the Carolina Panthers let Steve Smith go and he signed with the Baltimore Ravens, you know he circled this past Sunday on the calendar. Of course he’d want a little bit of revenge.

He got that and then some.

Smith blew up the Panthers for 139 yards and a pair of touchdowns, gashing the secondary and making quarterback Joe Flacco look as good as he did in the playoff run to the Super Bowl a few years back.

We can’t necessarily fault the Panthers for moving on from a guy they felt was a poor fit for the team and the scheme for the same reason the Dallas Cowboys weren’t wrong to move on from DeMarcus Ware. Sometimes the money doesn’t add up for an older player.

Still if you’re keeping score at home, this one ended up as a win for Smith.

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