D’Andre Swift ignites Bears offense; Doug Pederson’s last stand in Jacksonville?

Eric Williams

NFL Reporter

Derrick Henry and Jordan Mason led their teams to victories with 100-yard rushing performances over the weekend, as both the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers scratched back to the .500 mark at 2-2.

Week 4 also saw bounce-back performances by quarterbacks C.J. Stroud and Baker Mayfield, who both threw for more than 300 yards and two touchdowns in leading their teams to victory.

And only three teams remain in the ranks of the unbeaten, with the Kansas City Chiefs and the Minnesota Vikings moving to 4-0 and the Seattle Seahawks (3-0) facing the Detroit Lions on the road for Monday Night Football.

Let’s take a closer look at who’s smokin’ hot and who’s ice cold for Week 4: 

WHO’S HOT

Nico Collins, WR, Texans

Collins finished with 12 receptions for 151 receiving yards and a score on 15 targets in Houston’s comeback victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He now leads the league with 489 receiving yards through four games, averaging 16.3 yards per catch. 

Collins also joined elite company, recording his sixth straight game with at least 80 receiving yards and passing Hall of Famer Andre Johnson for the longest such streak in Texans history. 

D’Andre Swift, RB, Bears 

It took four weeks, but Chicago finally created some balance on offense, providing some help for rookie quarterback Caleb Williams by getting Swift going in the running game. 

Swift had averaged just 1.8 yards per carry through the first three weeks of the season. In Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Rams, however, he was the leading rusher (93 rushing yards) and leading receiver (72 receiving yards) for Chicago. His 36-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter helped put the game away for the Bears.

Fred Warner, LB, 49ers

San Francisco’s defense has struggled to find its way through the first quarter of the regular season. But All-Pro linebacker Fred Warner helped to turn things around for the 49ers on Sunday, finishing with…


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