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NFL Week 4 Picks and Predictions | Lorenzo’s Locks
USA TODAY Sports Lorenzo Reyes is back with his favorite picks ahead of NFL Week 4 games. He’s currently 29-18 against the spread with his picks.
A rivalry game between two storied NFL franchises takes center stage during the NFL’s Week 4 schedule. The Miami Dolphins (3-0) and their undefeated record and explosive offensive trail the reigning three-time AFC East champion Buffalo Bills (2-1) at halftime. Elsewhere in the late afternoon window, the Dallas Cowboys welcome the New England Patriots to AT&T Stadium. After starting as one of the NFL’s hottest teams, the Cowboys are looking to forget an embarrassing Week 3 loss against the Arizona Cardinals.
USA TODAY Sports will bring you the latest updates, scores, highlights, wild plays, analysis and more from these two matchups throughout the day. Follow along.
Josh Allen is up to four touchdown passes on the day, and Stefon Diggs has caught three of them. Diggs beat Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou again, to catch a 13-yard touchdown and increase the Bills’ lead to 21 points. Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa let a pass sail over a receiver and Bills safety Micah Hyde made him pay with an interception on the previous possession. The other big play on Buffalo’s drive: Deonte Harty made a catch while on his knees, and got up to dodge a Dolphins defender to convert a first down in the red zone. — Safid Deen
In the third quarter, Micah Hyde picked off Tua Tagovailoa at the Miami 48-yard line before taking it back 23 yards to the Miami 25-yard line.
Bills kicker Tyler Bass nailed a 33-yard field goal to put Buffalo up 34-20 over the Dolphins with 5:21 left in the third quarter.
Tua Tagovailoa led the Dolphins down the field with a touchdown drive to start the second half. Tagovailoa threw a 11-yard touchdown pass to Braxton Berrios, but failed to convert two points when his pass to Tyreek Hill was incomplete. Still, the Dolphins narrowed the score on their first possession in the third quarter, trailing the Bills 31-20.
Tagovailoa had a first-down run and a 17-yard completion to Jaylen Waddle during the drive. — Safid Deen
Patriots vs. Cowboys predictions
The Cowboys are favorites to defeat the Patriots, according to BetMGM NFL odds.
- Spread: Cowboys (-7)
- Moneyline: Cowboys (-300); Patriots (+240)
- Over/under: 43
USA TODAY Sports’ staff picks for this game:
- Lorenzo Reyes: Cowboys 19, Patriots 17
- Tyler Dragon: Cowboys 26, Patriots 20
- Victoria Hernandez: Cowboys 27, Patriots 17
- Jordan Mendoza: Cowboys 25, Patriots 20
- Safid Deen: Cowboys 24, Patriots 20
QB Trey Lance, S Israel Mukuamu, CB Eric Scott, T Tyron Smith, WR Jalen Brooks, TE Peyton Hendershot and DL Viliami Fehoko Jr. are inactive for Dallas against the Patriots.
CB Jonathan Jones, G Cole Strange, WR Kayshon Boutte, T Tyrone Wheatley and QB Will Grier are inactive for New England against the Cowboys.
Tua Tagovailoa MVP candidate
Tua Tagovailoa was helpless, sitting at home as he watched his Miami Dolphins fall in just their third playoff game in 21 years on the road against the Buffalo Bills in January. But his path to becoming an NFL MVP favorite during Miami’s torrid start this season was already underway.
So, can he lead the Dolphins to a Week 4 comeback against the Bills?
Read Safid Deen’s full feature here.
Dolphins offensive tackle Terron Armstead suffered a knee injury in the first half and will not to return to the game against the Bills.
One week after scoring 35 at the half, the Dolphins have given up nearly as many points at halftime against Buffalo. Josh Allen has three touchdown passes, including two to Stefon Diggs, and the Bills have a 31-14 lead over the Dolphins at halftime. Buffalo entered the half, scoring 17 unanswered points on Miami. Tyler Bass kicked a 53-yard field goal with 1:39 left in the half to pad the score, capitalizing after Dolphins running back Raheem Mostert fumbled.
The Dolphins traded blows with Buffalo, with rookie running back De’Von Achane scoring two rushing touchdowns, but it was Miami’s offense that slowed down first in this game. Dolphins starting left tackle Terron Armstead left the game with a knee injury, and is questionable to return. Miami is already without starting center Connor Williams. — Safid Deen
Bills kicker Tyler Bass nailed a 53-yard field goal on fourth-and-14 with 1:39 left in the second quarter to extend Buffalo’s lead over the Dolphins to 31-14.
Stefon Diggs is an animal. He broke two tackles by Dolphins defenders and scored a 55-yard touchdown from Josh Allen to give the Bills a 28-14 lead with 2:58 left before the half. Diggs dodged a tackle by Dolphins cornerback Kader Kohou. And when safety Brandon Jones came to help, Diggs got away from him, too.
It’s Diggs’ second touchdown catch of the game, and he’s up to 107 yards receiving. Allen is up to three touchdown passes on 14-of-16 passing with 201 yards. — Safid Deen
The Dolphins drafted Achane, who is listed at 5-foot-9 and 188 pounds, in the third round of the 2023 draft (84th pick) out of Texas A&M. The Missouri City, Texas, native rushed for 2,376 yards and 21 touchdowns in three seasons (30 games) for the Aggies.
Achane also ran track for Texas A&M, competing in the 2021 and 2022 indoor and outdoor seasons. In 2022, he competed in the 60m, 200m, 100m and the 4×100. He placed seventh in the 100m at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 10.25 seconds. He received All-SEC honors in 2021 for being a part of the 4x100m team that placed third.
Dolphins rookie running back De’Von Achane already has two touchdowns against the Bills. How do you pronounce his name? The team put together this handy pronunciation guide, which includes each player saying his name for fans to listen to. Achane pronounces his like this: deVON aye-chan.
We’ve got the first punt in the Dolphins-Bills game. After five possessions, the Dolphins are first to punt in this game. The Dolphins should consider themselves lucky it’s a punt: Braxton Berrios recovered a fumble by Raheem Mostert on third and 18 that could’ve given Buffalo prime position in their own red zone. Instead, the Bills will start on their side of the field for their fourth possession, already scoring on their first three. — Safid Deen
Bills receiver Stefon Diggs channeled his inner Stone Cold Steve Austin after scoring his touchdown in the second quarter against the Dolphins. Diggs grabbed two beers from fans in the stands, and celebrated just like the WWE Hall of Fame wrestler would after giving the Bills a 21-14 lead. The touchdown celebration gets a 10/10. — Safid Deen
Stefon Diggs found a weak spot in the Dolphins defense, and Josh Allen made them pay. Allen’s 11-yard touchdown pass to Diggs gives Buffalo the lead again, 21-14, with 10:02 left in the second quarter. Dolphins defensive back Kader Kohou had a 43-yard pass interference penalty, while defending Diggs to flip the field in Buffalo’s favor.
It’s been a heavyweight fight so far, with both teams scoring on every offensive possession in this game. — Safid Deen
The Dolphins drafted Achane in the third round of the 2023 draft (84th pick) out of Texas A&M. The Missouri City, Texas, native rushed for 2,376 yards and 21 touchdowns in three seasons (30 games) for the Aggies.
Achane also ran track for Texas A&M, competing in the 2021 and 2022 indoor and outdoor seasons. He received All-SEC honors in 2021 for being a part of the 4x100m team that placed third. In 2022, he competed in the 60m, 100m, 200m and the 4×100. He placed seventh in the 100m at the SEC Outdoor Championships, finishing in 10.25 seconds.
The Dolphins and Bills are in a slugfest early. Dolphins rookie running back De’Von Achane scored his second touchdown of the game on a jet sweep, with Tyreek Hill lined up in the backfield, to tie the game at 14-14 early in the second quarter.
Achane has 27 touches this season, and he’s up to six total touchdowns in his NFL career, after four last week during Miami’s 70-point breakout against Denver. — Safid Deen
The Dolphins QB went 6 for 6 for 87 yards in the first quarter.
The Bills QB went 7 for 7 in the first quarter for 80 yards and a touchdown.
We’ve seen the Eagles’ take over the NFL with their “tush push” touchdowns. How about Buffalo’s technique on their latest touchdown with quarterback Josh Allen just pushing his teammate from behind into the end zone? Bills running back James Cook scored the 1-yard touchdown run with Allen’s help, and Buffalo leads 14-7 with 1:14 left in the first quarter.
Cook appeared down inside the 1-yard line on a touchdown play, but the play stood after official review. Two drives by Buffalo, and both have ended in Bills touchdowns. — Safid Deen
The Dolphins responded to Buffalo’s game-opening touchdown with one of their own. Dolphins rookie running back De’Von Achane scored on a 3-yard run to tie the game 7-7 with 6:30 left in the first quarter. Two series, and touchdowns by both teams to start this AFC East showdown. The Dolphins’ drive was aided significantly by a catch from Jaylen Waddle, who came up with a tipped pass by Tua Tagovailoa after it was nearly intercepted, just before it hit the deck. — Safid Deen
What’s one way to slow the NFL’s highest scoring offense? Scoring first. Josh Allen led the Bills offense down the field, and found receiver Gabe Davis for an 18-yard touchdown on Buffalo’s first drive of the game against Miami. Allen was 4 of 4 for 45 yards, with each pass going to a different receiver. Allen’s touchdown pass was set up by an unnecessary roughness penalty by Dolphins defensive back Kader Kohou, who pushed Bills receiver Stefon Diggs out of bounds after a 17-yard completion. — Safid Deen
Jim Nantz (play-by-play) and Tony Romo (analyst) are on the call for the CBS broadcast.
Stefon Diggs vs. Dolphins
The Dolphins opened the first drive with cornerback Kader Kohou on Stefon Diggs.
Entering Sunday, Diggs has faced the Dolphins seven times in his career. In those contests, he has 40 catches on 63 targets for 512 yards (12.8 yards per catch) and four touchdowns.
The Dolphins won the coin toss and deferred to the second half, so the Bills will open with the ball.
Ever hear a home team booed by their home fans after putting up 70 points in a rout? Well, it happened last week during the Miami Dolphins’ 70-20 blowout of the Denver Broncos on Sunday at Hard Rock Stadium, with coach Mike McDaniel pulling back rather than making a final push for the NFL record for points in a single game. The Dolphins could have trotted kicker Jason Sanders out to attempt a 45-yard field goal, which would have broken the mark that has stood for 57 years. Instead, McDaniel instructed backup quarterback Mike White to take a knee because he didn’t want to “chase” after points or an NFL record. And the boos started – and ended shortly after – as the clock ran out. — Safid Deen
The 1 p.m. game is airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ (7-day free trial), NFL Sunday Ticket and NFL+ (out-of-market only), fuboTV (7-day free trial), YouTube TV (2-week free trial), Hulu + Live TV (7-day free trial).
The Buffalo Bills safety is active for the first time this season. Watch him take the field ahead of kickoff against the Dolphins.
The Bills are favorites to defeat the Dolphins, according to the BetMGM NFL odds.
- Spread: Bills (-2.5)
- Moneyline: Bills (-150); Dolphins (+125)
- Over/under: 53.5
USA TODAY Sports’ staff picks for this game:
- Lorenzo Reyes: Bills 27, Dolphins 23
- Tyler Dragon: Bills 30, Dolphins 28
- Victoria Hernandez: Bills 28, Dolphins 27
- Jordan Mendoza: Dolphins 36, Bills 34
- Safid Deen: Dolphins 33, Bills 27
QB Skylar Thompson, LB Jaelan Phillips, S Deshon Elliott, CB Eli Apple, OL Connor WIlliams and TE Tyler Kroft are inactive for the Dolphins.
S Jordan Yoer, CB Kaiir Elam, G Germain Ifedi, T Alec Anderson and DT Poona Ford are inactive for the Bills.
Entering Sunday, Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa is 72-of-101 passing for 1,024 yards, eight touchdowns, two picks and a 121.9 passer rating.
Entering Sunday’s game against the Dolphins, Bills quarterback Josh Allen is 80-of-110 passing for 728 yards, five touchdowns, four interceptions and a passer rating of 90.3 so far this season. He’s also run for 89 yards and a touchdown on 12 carries.
In 10 career games against the Dolphins, Bill quarterback Josh Allen completed 227 passes on 356 attempts (63.8%) for 2,694 yards, 27 touchdowns, five interceptions and a 106.1 passer rating.
So far this season, Bills quarterback Josh Allen is averaging 242.7 yards passing her game. For his career, Allen is averaging 239.1 yards passing per game.
Including last season’s wild card game in January, the Bills are 4-1 in their last five matchups against the Dolphins. Buffalo won that wild card matchup 34-31. They split last season’s two regular-season contests, the Dolphins winning the first outing 21-19 and the Bills winning the second one 32-19.
Buffalo’s defense might be just the unit to slow Miami’s roll. Sure, after collecting nine sacks and four takeaways against Washington and poor Sam Howell, the Bills will get a step up in competition as Dolphins quarterback Tua Tagovailoa enters as the league’s top-rated passer and likely MVP front-runner.
The Bills rank second in the league for scoring defense (11.7 points per game) while leading the NFL in interceptions (7), takeaways (9), lowest passer rating allowed (54) and pressure rate (50.6%). They are tied for second in the NFL for sacks (12) and third for passing yards allowed.
Plus, the Bills have defeated Miami seven consecutive times in Buffalo.
On paper, Buffalo stands a chance better than most.
Yet this Miami offense, averaging 43.3 points per game, is more lethal than the unit that went to Buffalo last season and lost a pair of games by three-point margins in Week 15 and in the wild-card round of the playoffs, the latter coming with Tagovailoa sidelined while in the league’s concussion protocol.
Read Jarrett Bell’s full piece here.
Through three games this season, Tyreek Hill has 25 catches on 35 targets for 412 yards, four touchdowns, 21 first downs and 16.5 yards per catch.
In five career games against the Bills, Tyreek Hill has 28 catches on 44 targets for 226 yards, one touchdown and 8.07 yards per catch.
Damar Hamlin is listed as active for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, set to make his season debut.
Here is the Dolphins’ Week 4 injury report.
Dolphins, Eagles or 49ers: Who will be last undefeated NFL team standing?
As the NFL puts a bow on the first month of the 2023 season, only three teams exit September with an unblemished record: the Philadelphia Eagles, Miami Dolphins and San Francisco 49ers.
All three have soared above the competition en route to a 3-0 mark, though their runs have not been without the occasional challenge. With each outfit boasting a high-powered offense (all three rank in the top seven in scoring) and promising quarterback, this group looks to have staying power.
But which one will be the last to fall? We asked USA TODAY Sports’ NFL writers and columnists: Who will be the last undefeated team remaining this season?
NFL broadcast teams: Meet all the announcers for 2023 season
The NFL is back, and with that, so are the announcing teams that will be the soundtrack of the games.
Keeping track of who is behind the microphone for which game on what network can be difficult to keep track of. We’re here to help and break down the main broadcast players for the 2023 NFL season inside the booth. — Chris Bumbaca
The fourth-year quarterback has an annual average value on his contract of $7.56 million. Here’s the full list of how much this year’s NFL quarterbacks are paid.
What NFL games are showing today?
Here are the kickoff times and TV info for all of Sunday’s NFL action.
- Miami Dolphins at Buffalo Bills, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Minnesota Vikings at Carolina Panthers, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Denver Broncos at Chicago Bears, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Baltimore Ravens at Cleveland Browns, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Pittsburgh Steelers at Houston Texans, 1 p.m. (CBS)
- Los Angeles Rams at Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Cincinnati Bengals at Tennessee Titans, 1 p.m. (FOX)
- Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers, 4:05 p.m. (CBS)
- New England Patriots at Dallas Cowboys, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
- Arizona Cardinals at San Francisco 49ers, 4:25 p.m. (FOX)
- Kansas City Chiefs at New York Jets, 8:20 p.m. (NBC)
NFL picks Week 4
The NFL is back, its 104th season set to kick off, and USA TODAY Sports’ panel of resident NFL experts have made their Week 4 picks. Check them out here.
NFL Week 4 odds
The top NFL betting apps list the Miami Dolphins as one of the best bets for NFL Week 4 after scoring 70 points in a Week 3 blowout. The Dolphins are 2.5-point road underdogs against the Buffalo Bills, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Looking to wager? Check out the best mobile sports betting apps offering NFL betting promos in 2023.
There is also significant interest surrounding the game between the Dallas Cowboys and New England Patriots. Cowboys quarterback Dark Prescott has some of the best NFL MVP betting odds (+2500) in 2023. The Cowboys also boast some of the best early Super Bowl betting odds (+1000).
Not interested in these games? Our guide to the NFL betting odds, picks and spreads has you covered with Thursday Night Football odds, Sunday Night Football odds and/or Monday Night Football odds.
If you’re new to sports betting, don’t worry. We have tips for beginners on how to place bet online. And USA TODAY readers can claim exclusive promos and bonus codes with the online sportsbooks and sports betting sites. — Richard Morin
All odds provided by BetMGM
Who is the highest-paid NFL player?
The NFL’s top 15 players in average annual salary are all quarterbacks, according to OverTheCap.com. As Joe Burrow proved in his new deal with the Cincinnati Bengals, teams place a huge priority on having a top-flight QB under center. Burrow’s five-year, $275 million contract extension made him the league’s highest paid player at a staggering average annual value of $55 million. San Francisco 49ers defensive end Nick Bosa is the highest-paid non-quarterback in the league after signing a five-year, $170 million extension.
Here’s the complete list of the league’s highest-paid players.
Who are the highest paid NFL players at each position?
We have a complete list at every position:
