NFL Week 4: Giants Beat Cardinals 36-24; Jets and Bills Fall
New York's three NFL teams all played in the same Sunday early window in Week 4, and every game is now in the books. The Giants hosted the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford and won 36-24, the clearest result of the three. The Jets, the only one on the road, traveled to Chicago and lost 23-12 to the Bears at Soldier Field. The Bills stayed home at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park and fell 29-26 to the New England Patriots in a one-score finish. Below is a recap of how each matchup played out and how the directional angles from our preview graded, with no invented details. Confirm the current number in the FanDuel app before betting the weeks ahead.
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New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 26: Patriots Edge Buffalo at Home Final
Final. New England Patriots 29, Buffalo Bills 26. The Bills hosted the Patriots at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park and came up just short in the early window, opening New York's Week 4 slate with a one-score loss.
How it played out. Buffalo played at home in a divisional matchup and stayed within a single score to the finish, but New England did enough on the road to take it by three. The margin was as tight as it gets without extra time, and the home side could not close it out.
How our pre-game angle graded. Our directional lean sat with the Buffalo side at home in a division game, and that lean missed, since the Patriots won outright in Orchard Park. The one piece that held was the closeness we expected from a divisional meeting, as the three-point final landed in one-score territory. The side was wrong even with a tight margin, so it grades as a loss.
New York Giants 36, Arizona Cardinals 24: Giants Take Care of Business at Home Final
Final. New York Giants 36, Arizona Cardinals 24. The Giants hosted the Cardinals at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford and won by twelve, the most comfortable result of New York's three Week 4 games.
How it played out. The Giants held home field against a Cardinals side making the cross-country trip east into an early kickoff, and the twelve-point final put them clear of a single score. Unlike the other two New York games, this one did not come down to the final possession.
How our pre-game angle graded. We gave a light lean to the home side with Arizona traveling from the Mountain time zone into a 1:00 PM ET start, and that read came in cleanly, as the Giants won by twelve at home. It was the strongest of our three leans on the week, and the body-clock angle we flagged lined up with the result.
Chicago Bears 23, New York Jets 12: Bears Hold Off the Jets at Home Final
Final. Chicago Bears 23, New York Jets 12. The Jets were the only New York team on the road in Week 4, and they fell to the Bears at Soldier Field by eleven.
How it played out. Chicago held home field and won by eleven, pushing the result past a single score. The Jets, the lone New York visitor on the slate, could not keep it within a score at Soldier Field.
How our pre-game angle graded. Our directional read leaned toward the home side with the Bears hosting, and that side came in as Chicago won. The contrarian note that the Jets could hang around if they kept it close missed, though, since they lost by eleven rather than staying within a score. The home lean graded as a win while the keep-it-close angle did not.
Where Week 4 Stands
- Home field was a split. The Giants protected MetLife with a 36-24 win, but the Bills fell 29-26 at home to the Patriots, so holding home field carried only one of New York's two hosts while the Jets lost on the road in Chicago.
- Only one New York winner. The Giants were the lone New York team to come away with a win, while the Jets and Bills both fell, leaving the state's three teams at one and two on the day.
- Only one game stayed tight. The Bills fell by three in the lone one-score finish, while the Giants won by twelve and the Jets lost by eleven, so two of the three were decided by more than a single score.
- Our side leans went two for three. The home lean on the Giants came in and the home lean on the Bears came in as Chicago won, while the Buffalo lean missed when the Patriots took it in Orchard Park.
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Bottom Line
New York's Week 4 slate landed entirely in the Sunday early window, and all three games are now settled. The Giants beat the Cardinals 36-24 at home, and our lean toward the Giants came in as the clearest result of the three. The Bills fell 29-26 to the Patriots at home, a one-score loss where our Buffalo lean missed even though the game stayed tight. The Jets were the lone road team and lost 23-12 at the Bears, where our lean toward the home side came in while our note that the Jets could stay close did not. Two of the three were decided by more than a single score, and our leans went two for three on sides. Carry that discipline into the weeks ahead, keep comparing before you commit, and keep your stakes in check. Confirm every number in the FanDuel app before you place a wager, and bet within a budget you have set in advance.