NFL Week 4 predictions: Picks against the spread for every game

Well, this has all happened pretty quickly, hasn’t it? The Jets went from a blowout loss to the Christian McCaffrey-less 49ers in Week 1 to more than a touchdown favorite three weeks later. That’s what can happen when a Hall of Fame quarterback takes control of an offense and starts to clean up four decades of hazardous waste (dotted with fleeting competence by the likes of Ken O’Brien, Vinny Testaverde, Chad Pennington, Mark Sanchez and Ryan Fitzpatrick). Last Thursday’s offensive performance was as good as it gets for the Jets.They became the first offense in the Super Bowl era to have 400-plus yards of offense, 40 minutes of possession, zero turnovers, seven sacks and zero touchdowns allowed. But here’s the thing: All of that dominance amounted to just a 24-3 victory.

Josh Allen put up 34 points in the first half of the Bills’ 47-10 rout of the Jaguars.That’s the level the Jets are hoping Rodgers can take them to, but it will take time.

Certainly longer than this, even as he’s finding ways to unwrap new offensive weapons each week. The strength of the Jets schedule so far can also be called into question.The 49ers haven’t won since.

The Titans haven’t won at all.The Patriots’ surprise win over the Bengals has been muted by Cincinnati’s 0-3 start. The Broncos (yes, we got around to mentioning them) come to MetLife off a 26-7 win at previously undefeated Tampa Bay. It looks as if Sean Payton is getting rookie quarterback Bo Nix up to speed.

After two rough starts, last week Nix went 25 of 36 for 216 yards with no sacks, no interceptions and 47 yards rushing. Meanwhile, the Broncos sacked Baker Mayfield seven times.Rodgers has shown some mobility, but this could be a problem as Olu Fashanu fills in for Morgan Moses. The pick: Broncos +7.5 (-110, Fanatics). Falcons are 1-2 after a win in Philadelphia that should have been a loss and a defeat to the Chiefs that could have been a victory.

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