NFL Week 4 grades: Patriots, Bears earn ‘A-‘; Packers, Bengals continue to slip

Welcome to the Week 4 grades!

This was a rough week for injuries in the NFL, with several notable players going down. In Baltimore, Lamar Jackson left the game at halftime after injuring his ankle against the Titans. Saquon Barkley didn’t return for the Eagles after injuring his hamstring in the first quarter against the Rams.

The Bengals also took a big loss when Ja’Marr Chase was knocked out of the game with a concussion in the first half against the Jaguars. Cincinnati was hit with a double whammy when Tee Higgins also suffered an adductor injury. The Broncos lost 2024 NFL defensive player of the year Patrick Surtain to an ankle injury. And then you have the Commanders, who took another hit at QB when Marcus Mariota went down with a knee injury in London against the Colts.

So how did those injuries impact this week’s grades? Let’s find out, starting with the Bengals’ loss to Jacksonville.

Jaguars (3-1) 22-17 over Bengals (2-2)

Panthers (2-2) 32-26 over Lions (2-2)

Chiefs (4-0) 30-27 over Raiders (3-1)

Seahawks (3-1) 30-23 over Chargers (4-0)

49ers (4-0) 24-14 over Broncos (2-2)

Vikings (4-0) 15-10 over Dolphins (0-4)

Patriots (2-2) 29-26 over Bills (3-1)

Cowboys (2-2) 34-30 over Texans (0-4)

Rams (2-2) 24-20 Eagles (2-2)

Bears (3-1) 23-12 over Jets (1-3)

Giants (3-1) 36-24 over Cardinals (1-3)

Packers (2-2) 17-14 over Buccaneers (0-4)

Ravens (3-1) 24-18 over Titans (0-4)

Colts (2-2) 30-13 over Commanders (1-3) (in London)

Browns (3-1) 27-24 over Steelers (2-2) on Thursday