2025 NFL Week 4: Hart’s Picks

The fourth week of the National Football League regular season is upon us. After starting off hot the first two weeks sporting a 25-7 pick record, I came back down to earth in Week 3 and had only ten of sixteen games chosen correctly. Through three weeks, I’m sitting at 35-13 with predictions. That’s not bad, but I’m hoping to perform much better this week.

Thursday Night Football — Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals

Winner: Seahawks

Every team in the NFC West has at least two wins to start the season. Thursday Night Football’s matchup will dictate which of one potentially becomes the bottom dweller in the division. I’m worried about the Cardinals losing running back James Connor for the season. Is Trey Benson ready to carry the load for Arizona? We’ll see. I’m taking Seattle on the road.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — Minnesota Vikings at Pittsburgh Steelers

Winner: Vikings

Both the Vikings and Steelers are 2-1 to start the season. Minnesota heads on the road to take on Aaron Rodgers, a quarterback they are familiar with. I’m thinking Brian Flores finds a way to pressure and rattle Rodgers and keep their defensive efforts going strong to secure a road victory.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — New Orleans Saints at Buffalo Bills

Winner: Bills

The Saints are 0-3 at the bottom of the NFC South while the Bills are the class of the AFC East with an undefeated record. I think it’s a safe bet to assume Josh Allen will outplay Spencer Rattler in this game. I’ll take Buffalo at home.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — Cleveland Browns at Detroit Lions

Winner: Lions

The Browns were able to upset the Packers last week while the Lions dazzled to defeat the Balitmore Ravens on Monday Night Football. Can Cleveland pull off two huge upsets against NFC North teams in back-to-back weeks? Anything is possible, but I’ll take the hometown roaring Lions in this one.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans

Winner: Texans

It’s a battle of AFC South winless teams when the Titans head to Houston to take on the Texans. The Texans’ offense is struggling without Joe Mixon and Tank Dell and aren’t putting many points up on the board. That being said, I would be floored of DeMeco Ryans dropped their first four games of the year after two years of consecutive division titles. I’ll take Houston at home.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — Carolina Panthers at New England Patriots

Winner: Patriots

The Panthers looked like an entirely different team beating up on the Falcons last weekend and are now 1-2 on the season. While Drake Maye has shown some promise, the Patriots offense has still struggled to score points. Even so, I like New England at home in this one.

Sunday Football (Early Game) — Los Angeles Chargers at New York Giants

Winner: Chargers

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