The fourth week of the 2022 NFL Season is under the books. This week had some pretty close games, a couple of upsets and a blow-out victory for the Dallas Cowboys team.
The week started with a Thursday Night Football clash between Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, which the Bengals ended up winning 27-15. The game also had a very scary moment for the whole league as Dolphins QB Tua Tagavailoa was stretchered off in the second quarter after a head injury during a sack by Bengals’ Josh Tupou. He was then placed on concussion protocols.
Apart from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Kansas City Chiefs Game, there was no other match where both the teams scored above 30 points, a rarity in the league, explaining this week defense for every team, kicked in properly.
Let’s have a look at the top-10 defenses of the week: –
1) San Francisco 49ers
The 49ers dominated the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night as they held the reigning Super Bowl Champs to just nine points, fewest in Week 4. Overall, the team recorded seven sacks, one interception, a fumble recovered and a defensive touchdown courtesy of safety Talanoa Hufanga.
2) New York Giants
The Giants bounced back from their heart-crushing defeat to Dallas Cowboys last week to thrash Chicago Bears, 20-12. In the game, the team had six sacks and three fumble recovered along with allowing the third-fewest points over the week.
3) Philadelphia Eagles
Eagles cruised past the Jacksonville Jaguars 29-21 to remain the only undefeated team this season. They now have a perfect 4-0 record. Against the Jaguars, the team allowed just 46 plays for the entire game and had four sacks, four fumbles recovered along with an interception.
4) Arizona Cardinals
The team exploded in the fourth quarter against Yahoo Fantasy football’s second-highest pick, Christian McCaffrey-led Carolina Panthers to achieve a 2-2 record this year. The team recorded two sacks, a fumble recovered along with two interceptions.
5) New York Jets
The Jets restricted to the Pittsburgh Steelers to 20 points and are a surprise mention so high in the list. The team ended their Sunday night with three but four interceptions, the most achieved by any team during the course of the week.
6) New England Patriots
The Patriots have always been a historically great defensive side under head coach Bill Belichick. Even though the team lost their backup Qb had to play their third-string quarterback in Bailey Zaape, and took the Aaron Rodgers-led offense to overtime, losing ultimately. During the game, they had one sack, a fumble recovered, and an interception but their defense also scored a TD.
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7) Las Vegas Raiders
In a high-profile AFC West matchup between Raiders and Broncos, the Las Vegas-based side prevailed, scoring a touchdown on defense along with three sacks and a fumble recovered, winning 32-23 for their first win of the season.
8) Dallas Cowboys
QB Cooper Rush remained undefeated as a starter, 3-0, this season, as the Cowboys thrashed the Washington Commanders, 25-10 for the second-fewest points allowed this week. The team in totality had two sacks but also claimed two interceptions from Commanders’ quarterback Carson Wentz.
The Titans won their second successive game of the season, beating Indianapolis Colts 24-17. During the Sunday match, the team had three sacks, two fumbles recovered and one interception.
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The Jaguars were defeated by the Eagles, but were still a good defensive side this week, only allowing rushing touchdowns. They restricted Eagles’ QB Jalen Hurts to just 204 passing yards for the game. In the end, they had two sacks, and an interception but also scored a defensive touchdown.
