NFL Week 4 featured several action-packed games, big days from some Super Bowl contenders (the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles),
NFL Week 4 featured several action-packed games, big days from some Super Bowl contenders (the Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles), and some breakout afternoons from teams that really needed it (the Atlanta Falcons and New York Giants). However, there is a flipside to that coin, and several teams, players, and coaches had days to forget.
But who were the worst of the worst? We answer that with our rundown of the 10 biggest NFL Week 4 losers.
Malik Nabers
Malik Nabers has the talent to be the best wide receiver in the NFL. However, that potential may be forever gone after NFL Week 4. In the Giants’ upset win over the Los Angeles Chargers, the gifted pass catcher likely suffered what will be a season-ending knee injury. Can he recover and get back to the Pro Bowler he was last season? Yes. But it is far from a guarantee, and there is just as good a chance he never can. Nabers had such a bright future that just got a lot of doubt cast on it this Sunday.
Cam Ward
Following another loss on Sunday, Tennessee Titans rookie QB did not hold back when assessing the team’s play in NFL Week 4. “If we keep it a buck right now, we a**,” he said. “We’ve dropped a quarter of our f****** games.” The former Hurricanes star is finding out fast that while it is an honor to be the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft, it also means you’re headed to a team with a whole bunch of problems you can’t fix by yourself. This is going to be a long year for Ward.
Saquon Barkley
Is Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley the best on the planet? Yes. But he is still having a very underwhelming season. He has 237 combined yards through four games this year. He had 351 through just three in 2024. He doesn’t have one game over 100 yards and peaked with 88 in Week 2. There is reason to be concerned about Barkley and the Eagles’ run game.
Los Angeles Chargers
NFL Week 4 was set up perfectly for the Chargers to get to 4-0. Sure, they were flying cross-country to face the Giants, but it was a New York team debuting a rookie QB, and they lost their top player, Malik Nabers, in the second quarter. Yet, they were shut out in the first and final quarter and were on the wrong end of Sunday’s biggest upset.
Brian Callahan
After being shut out on Sunday and dropping to 0-4, Titans head coach Brian Callahan may be in the hottest seat in the NFL. He is 3-18 now, and the former Bengals offensive coordinator has not turned Tennessee’s offense into a unit worth respect. There were always going to be struggles starting a rookie QB from Week 1. However, if things continue like this, Callaham may not get to finish his second season in Nashville.
Bryce Young
There was hope that Dave Canales had finally gotten through to Bryce Young and the former No. 1 overall pick had turned a corner. However, after another poor performance in NFL Week 4, the Carolina Panthers QB was benched late in the game. He has been benched at some point in all three of his seasons. It is getting harder for Panthers supporters to deny they have another first-round draft bust on their hands.
Cleveland Browns
While they were able to scratch out an upset win over the Green Bay Packers last week, the Cleveland Browns were steamrolled by the Detroit Lions in NFL Week 4. Their talented defense has trouble slowing the Lions’ offense down, and Joe Flacco continues to struggle as their starting QB. Getting benched for rookie Dillon Gabriel late in the game. A QB change could be coming this week in Cleveland.
Chris Olave
When healthy, 2022 first-round pick Chris Olave is a pretty good player. Posting 1,000-plus yard seasons in his first two years. However, with the New Orleans Saints having a terrible QB situation, the talented receiver his healthy but being wasted. One has to wonder if it will make the team feel he is expendable before the trade deadline for draft assets. Maybe that is something he would welcome. But if he wants to stay in NO, getting three catches for 20 yards on Sunday didn’t help make the case to hold on to him.
Carson Wentz
Heading into NFL Week 4, there were rumblings that another good game from Carson Wentz could build momentum toward holding on to the Minnesota Vikings‘ starting QB job even when JJ McCarthy is healthy. Then on Sunday, he took six sacks and threw a pair of pivotal INTs in a frustrating loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Wentz showed why he has turned into a journeyman QB this decade.
Washington Commanders
After a big win last week, the Washington Commanders seemed primed to move to 3-1. They had a road game in Atlanta, but the Falcons were coming off a shutout loss that saw QB Michael Penix Jr. benched late. However, Washington let the former first-round pick get all his confidence back as he hit on 20 of 26 passes for over 300 yards, and led ATL to an upset 34-27 win. It was a loss DC will look back on in frustration.
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