What To Look For: A Look Back at Week 4

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 5, 2009 5:01 PM EDT Comment 16 comments

Great stats and information direct to you from nfl.com. Check out what they have to say about the games from week 4, including how well teams that start the season off winning their first four games end up doing by the end of the season. Check it out:

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October 5, 2009

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WHAT TO LOOK FOR – A LOOK BACK

MOST IN A DECADE: The Indianapolis Colts are off to a 4-0 start this season after defeating the Seattle Seahawks 34-17 on Sunday. The Colts extended their mark for most 4-0 starts since the 2000 season to five.

Following are the teams with the most 4-0 starts since the 2000 season:

TEAM	NUMBER OF 4-0 STARTS SINCE 2000
*Indianapolis Colts*	5
*Minnesota Vikings*	2*
New England Patriots	2
New York Jets	2
St. Louis Rams	2

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EARLY SUCCESS: Rookie head coaches JIM CALDWELL of the Indianapolis Colts and JOSH MC DANIELS of the Denver Broncos have led their teams to 4-0 starts. This is only the second time in modern NFL history (since 1933) that two rookie head coaches have guided their teams to 4-0 starts in the same season.

The rookie head coaches to have led their team to 4-0 starts in the same season in modern NFL history (since 1933):

ROOKIE HEAD COACHES	YEAR	START	FINAL RECORD	SEASON RESULT
Al Groh, New York Jets	2000	4-0	9-7	Missed Playoffs
Mike Martz, St. Louis Rams	2000	6-0	10-6	Reached Wild Card

*Jim Caldwell, Indianapolis Colts*	*2009*	*4-0*	*???*	*???*
*Josh McDaniels, Denver Broncos*	*2009*	*4-0*	*???*	*???*

WHAT TO LOOK FOR ON MNF: Three more notes to keep in mind for tonight’s Monday Night Football game between the Packers and Vikings…

PASSING FRENZY: Teams have totaled 26,354 net passing yards through Sunday of Week 4 of the 2009 season. With 358 passing yards on Monday night, the 2009 total would surpass the record for most net passing yards through the first four weeks of a season in NFL history.

The most net passing yards through the first four weeks of a season in NFL history:

SEASON	MOST NET PASSING YARDS THROUGH WEEK 4
2007	26,711
*2009*	26,354*
2002	26,016
2005	25,835
2006	25,142

*Through games played on Sunday of Week 4

ONE FOR ALL: Minnesota Vikings quarterback BRETT FAVRE has defeated 31 different teams as a starter in his career. The 19-year veteran, who spent 16 seasons (1992-2007) in Green Bay, can become the first quarterback to beat all 32 current teams when the Vikings host the Packers.

Favre can also become the first quarterback to play at least 16 years for one team and to later start against that team.

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REVENGE OF THE VIKES: When the Minnesota Vikings face the Green Bay Packers this Monday night, they will seek to start 4-0 after beginning 2008 at 1-3. With a win, the Vikings would become the ninth club in the past six years to start a season 4-0 after beginning 1-3 or 0-4 the previous year. Seven of the eight teams qualified for the playoffs.

Teams the past six years to start a season 4-0 after a 1-3 or 0-4 start the previous year:

YEAR	TEAM	PREVIOUS YEAR	SEASON RESULT
2004	Atlanta	1-3	Reached Conference Championship
2004	N.Y. Jets	0-4	Reached Divisional Playoffs
2005	Cincinnati	1-3	Reached Wild Card
2005	Tampa Bay	0-4	Reached Wild Card
2006	Baltimore	1-3	Reached Divisional Playoffs
2006	Chicago	1-3	Reached Super Bowl XLI
2007	Green Bay	1-3	Reached Conference Championship
2008	Buffalo	1-3	Missed Playoffs



2009	Minnesota*	*1-3*	*???*

*3-0 record in 2009

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How about the Broncos?!

We ready to take them seriously yet?

by ravsagain on Oct 5, 2009 6:42 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

i think they're gonna definitley, probably lose to New England next week though

by ravsagain on Oct 5, 2009 6:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

The conviction of your opinion is overwhelming.

Water covers 2/3 of the Earth's surface. Ed Reed covers the rest.

by Ampallang on Oct 5, 2009 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

"definitely probably" eh?

you thunk? I don’t know, Denver’s defense has been very good regardless of what you may think of them, and they’ve been able to pull out those close games in the last seconds. Can we?

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 6, 2009 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Broncos won’t make the playoffs.

by raven on Oct 5, 2009 10:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think the Bronco's will win the west with 9 or 10 wins

Their D is legit.

You like the Chargers? Their D is cheese (swiss that is).

by DT711 on Oct 6, 2009 9:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Everyone likes SD

but they’ve looked awful against any decent team and certainly won’t beat Denver in Denver. However, look at the Broncos schedule over the next 5 or 6 weeks and they might lose them all!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 6, 2009 9:44 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Damn it Bruce! How can you move on to soon! I am still trying to pull my kitchen sink out and throw it out the front windshield of my Pace Arrow.

by raven on Oct 5, 2009 11:32 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Let it go

As Ray says, time for the next game. It’s Cincy week and we will take our frustrations out on them. Want to ge3t on the kickoff squad w/ me for the opening kickoff on Sunday? I’m so stoked to beat Cincy that I’d run down there!

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 6, 2009 9:45 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

OKAY…READY FOR CINCY. BEERS ON ICE.

by raven on Oct 6, 2009 11:45 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Everyone says that the Bengals are 1 crazy catch away from 4-0, BUT

All the Bengals’ games have been decided in the last 14 seconds, and because of the nature of their wins, Mike Preston of the Baltimore Sun says it’s tough to get a feel for this Bengals team.

They are also 14 seconds away each game it seems from being 0-4 or 1-3.

Mysterious offense

The Bengals offense comes and goes mysteriously, says Geoff Hobson of the Bengals team website. They racked up 151 yards on the first two drives in the first quarter of their 23-20 overtime victory vs. the Browns on Sunday. Then, they threw an interception and had six three-and-outs before the final 70-yard drive in regulation. Palmer and wide receiver Chad Ochocinco said they can’t play like that in Baltimore next Sunday.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Oct 6, 2009 11:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You Got it

I just had that same conversation yesterday. They are so close to being 1-3 but the media wants to make them out to be good so they say they are 1 play from being 4-0 and in 1st in the North

by section117 on Oct 6, 2009 12:32 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

All good though

Gonna be a great day at M&T on Sunday. I’ll look for you and raven doing the slip and slide during tailgate.

You have to hate losing more than you love winning.

by Mr MaLoR on Oct 6, 2009 12:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

not going

as of now I am not going my kids want to do something with me early. Trying to push to either Friday or Saturday night since this is a big game. But I know raven will be out there in his banana hammick doing the old slip and slid

by section117 on Oct 6, 2009 12:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Any team that goes to OT with Cleveland

is a zero in my book. Look for a home field blowout Sunday.

aka 'Rexx'

by Bruce Raffel on Oct 6, 2009 3:27 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Let them be cocky with the 3-1 record. They’re the last team that can afford to be cocky. For MaLor’s sake- If they want to beat us pass at our LB’s and double Mason.

by raven on Oct 6, 2009 11:40 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs