Key events
Broncos 3-0 49ers 1:50, 2nd quarter
Brock Purdy fires a fastball straight Kyle Juszczyk’s head and the big full back holds on for a 12-yard gain. The 49ers sit on Denver’s nine yard line after a short run.
Dolphins 0-6 Vikings 0:46, 2nd quarter
Kyler Murray is making plays for Minnesota as the half dwindles away. The quarterback makes passes of 19 and 20 yards but is then sacked for a loss of seven yards. The Vikings are knocked back to Miami’s 33 yard line.
Broncos 3-0 49ers 2:00, 2nd quarter
Christian McCaffrey puts the 49ers on his back and bulls over midfield for a gain of 10 yards. Brock Purdy throws a deep ball sort of near Mike Evans but the big man has not shot at a catch. Second down. The Niners bust out the end around and Deebo Samuel breaks a tackle for a huge 20-yard gain. Only 23 yards to go for a touchdown.
Dolphins 0-6 Vikings 2:53, 2nd quarter
A massive 16 penalties in this one has brought it in line with the games starting about 20 minutes later. Scrappy.
It’s GOOD! Chiefs 7-10 Raiders 3:19, 2nd quarter
The Raiders fans are loving this as the home team take over again with a three-point lead.
Broncos 3-0 49ers 5:17, 2nd quarter
Flea flicker!! Only it’s a bit clunky and Bo Nix barrels out to the right with no one free to make a catch. Dobbins takes a short catch on 2nd down to bring up 3rd and five. Nix tosses a ball out to the left and Malik Mustapha makes an unbelievable diving stop to break up the pass for the 49ers. Denver’s third punt of the night.
Broncos 3-0 49ers 7:17, 2nd quarter
Bo Nix is dancing behind blockers to move the chains on 3rd down. Denver edge toward midfield after a JK Dobbins four-yard gain.
Chiefs 7-7 Raiders 8:31, 2nd quarter
A fourth down comes for the Raiders and they get it to keep the chains moving. Kirk Cousins then takes Las Vegas past midfield with a 14-yard pass to Tre Tucker. Raiders over halfway and spying a lead.
Chiefs 7-7 Raiders 11:19, 2nd quarter
Patrick Mahomes is a lucky boy as he throws a short ball to the middle on 3rd down and should have been picked off. The defender drops an easy ball and the quarterback breathes a sigh of relief. Chiefs punt it away.
Broncos 3-0 49ers 12:36, 2nd quarter
Punt for Denver after the Broncos go three and out. Great boot to the 15-yard line.
It’s GOOD! Dolphins 0-6 Vikings 7:08, 2nd quarter
The Vikings double their lead. Miami searching for a response after three punts to start the contest.
Broncos 3-0 49ers 14:20, 2nd quarter
San Francisco are over midfield in their response to Denver’s field goal after a 22-yard rush from Deebo Samuel. Denver’s defense clamp down quickly in response as San Francisco continue the ground game but go nowhere fast. On 4th down the 49ers go for it but Brock Purdy is stopped well short of the sticks. Turnover on downs. Great shot for Denver to extend their lead on the road.
It’s GOOD! Broncos 3-0 49ers 1:41, 1st quarter
Broncos on the board!
TOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 7-7 Raiders 2:23, 1st quarter
Kansas City in business at 1st and Goal after Patrick Mahomes finds Xavier Worthy for a 41-yard gain. The Raiders get two stops near the goalline to bring up 3rd down. Mahomes finishes the drive off with a pass out wide right to Tyquan Thornton. All square.
TOUCHDOWN! Chargers 3-7 Seahawks 9:55, 1st quarter
Big swing for Seattle as the Chargers muff a punt and the Seahawks jump on the ball. Sam Darnold makes it pay on the very next play with a 23-yard catch and run from Emmanuel Wilson.
TOUCHDOWN! Chiefs 0-7 Raiders 8:10, 1st quarter
The dark horses of the season take the lead over the Chiefs with a beautiful deep ball from Kirk Cousins to tight end Ian Thomas. Cracking start for the black and silver.
It’s GOOD! Chargers 3-0 Seahawks 11:51, 1st quarter
Chargers on the board and we have a big score in Las Vegas …
Dolphins 0-3 Vikings 2:07, 1st quarter
Minnesota get the stop and start at their 20-yard line after the Miami punt.
Dolphins 0-3 Vikings 4:20, 1st quarter
Ollie Gordon bursts through the heart of Minnesota’s defense for a 12-yard gain. The backup running back off to a strong start as he manages to fight back to the line of scrimmage after a failed screen pass. The blitz comes and so does 3rd down. Miami escape to the halfway line and keep the drive alive.
It’s GOOD! Dolphins 0-3 Vikings 7:55, 1st quarter
First blood goes to the Vikings. The rest of this evening’s action kicking off in about five minutes. Let’s go!
Early window final scores
(2-2) Indianapolis Colts 30-13 Washington Commanders (1-3)
(0-4) Tennessee Titans 18-24 Baltimore Ravens (3-1)
(2-2) New England Patriots 29-26 Buffalo Bills (3-1)
(1-3) New York Jets 12-23 Chicago Bears (3-1)
(3-1) Jacksonville Jaguars 22-17 Cincinnati Bengals (2-2)
(2-2) Dallas Cowboys 34-30 Houston Texans (0-4)
(1-3) Arizona Cardinals 24-36 New York Giants (3-1)
(2-2) Los Angeles Rams 24-20 Philadelphia Eagles (2-2)
(2-2) Green Bay Packers 17-14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-4)
A big upset in there! Did anyone have the Patriots beating the Bills? Buffalo lose their perfect record to their division rivals at home. Ouch.
Elsewhere in the NFC North we are underway in Minnesota. Dolphins driving as the Vikings defense brings up a 3rd down with the scores at 0-0 in the first quarter.
Final scores from the early window are rolling in as the Bears and Packers are already home and hosed with the Ws. Great day already for the NFC North.
Preamble
Hello there, football fans we join week four of the NFL in full flow this week after a comfortable 30-13 win for the Colts in London and the early window of eight games mostly in the books. The pedal is already to the metal as we dive into an excellent evening window of four potential bangers (home teams listed second):
(0-3) Miami Dolphins v Minnesota Vikings (3-0)
(3-0) Kansas City Chiefs v Las Vegas Raiders (3-0)
(2-1) Denver Broncos v San Francisco 49ers (3-0)
(0-3) Los Angeles Chargers v Seattle Seahawks (2-1)
Will the unbeaten Chiefs stop the Raiders’ rise? Can the Broncos upset the perfect 49ers in their building? Will the Super Bowl champions bounce back against the wounded and winless Chargers? Let’s find out.
