NFL Week 4 buffet: Game predictions, survivor picks, fantasy tips

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Friday, October 1

Tom Brady will face his former team on Sunday night.

NFL Week 4 buffet: Game predictions, survivor picks, fantasy tips

The Brady-Belichick reunion is one of the most-anticipated regular-season games in years.

It's Week 4 and a teammate already has anointed Myles Garrett as a Hall of Famer. Before we dig even deeper, enjoy these:

•	Which teams will emerge victorious in Week 4? Our experts make their picks.
•	Tom Brady opened up about his departure from New England.
•	Speaking of Brady, here are the 44-year-old QB's 44 greatest NFL accomplishments.
•	As always, we're here to help you dominate your fantasy football matchup.

About last night: Cincinnati Bengals 24, Jacksonville Jaguars 21 -- Joe Burrow won the showdown of the previous two No. 1 draft picks, leading a come-from-behind win capped by Evan McPherson's last-second field goal.

•	PHOTOS: Bengals-Jaguars

Game of the Week: Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New England Patriots -- Queue up Adele's "Hello." Tom Brady is making his return to Foxborough to face his old coach, Bill Belichick. Outside of this much-hyped reunion, Brady can etch his name into the record books by becoming the NFL's all-time career passing yardage leader Sunday night.

Sneaky-Good Game of the Week: Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Rams -- This is actually a better matchup than Bucs-Pats from a football perspective. Both teams come in unbeaten . An early season head start in what figures to be a highly competitive NFC West will be at stake.

Survivor Pool Game of the Week: Houston Texans at Buffalo Bills -- The Bills are the pick this week. The Texans might have won five of the last six meetings, including a 2019 AFC wild-card game, but these are very different teams than the ones that met on Jan. 4, 2020. Full disclosure: Previous picks were the Rams (Week 1), Buccaneers (Week 2) and Broncos (Week 3) ✅.

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady celebrate their overtime win over the Chiefs in the 2019 AFC Championship Game.

Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports

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Week 4: Picks, analysis and more

•	Week 4 predictions: USA TODAY Sports' panel of experts has made prognostications for every game this weekend.
•	Relationship status: It's complicated: Tom Brady and Bill Belichick spent 20 years together with the Patriots.
•	Can you name the receiver who caught Tom Brady's first NFL pass? The answer to that trivia question was a seventh-round pick in the 1999 NFL draft.
•	Book details decline of Brady-Belichick relationship: "It's Better To Be Feared" chronicles the breakdown in the relationship between owner Robert Kraft, coach Bill Belichick and QB Tom Brady.
•	This isn't exactly 'Year of the Rookie QB': It's still early in the NFL season, but this year's crop of rookie QBs has had a brutal initiation period, Jarrett Bell writes.
•	Bust no more? Sam Darnold is enjoying an NFL rebirth after being traded to the Panthers, Mike Jones writes.
•	Cowboys' DC isn't buying turnaround hype: While the Cowboys defense has improved in some facets, Dan Quinn sees the lapses as the "fun part."
•	Are the Bears leaving Soldier Field? The team took a major step toward moving out of the historic venue and into the suburbs.
•	Power rankings: See how all 32 teams stack up heading into Week 4.

The Bills are heavy favorites for their Week 4 matchup against the Texans.

Rich Barnes, USA TODAY Sports

•	PHOTOS: NFL fans, mascots and cheerleaders

Fantasy football: Get your lineup right

Our fantasy football experts have valuable advice to get the most out of your lineup.

•	Fantasy rankings for Week 4: For your convenience, these position-by-position rankings were updated for this week's games.
•	Studs, duds and sleepers: Here are some names to know going into Week 4. Could a 2021 fourth-round draft pick be primed to go off?
•	Waiver wire options: It's never too late to scan for quality available players to add to your roster.
•	Fantasy stock watch: Najee Harris is a lone bright spot for the struggling Steelers.