NFL Week 4: Mike Tanier’s Previews and Score Predictions

October 3, 2015   ·   Mike Tanier   ·   Jump to comments

A 4-0 start doesn't guarantee a Super Bowl ring, but it sure as heck doesn't hurt a team's chances at one. Not having end-all, be-all meaning doesn't make it meaningless.
Just look at what 4-0 would mean for the teams that could get there this season (minus the Patriots, who can't go 4-0 until next week because of a bye).
For the Cardinals, a 4-0 start would mean a chance to pull away within a challenging division while stepping on the neck of a pesky rival (the Rams). For the Bengals, it would mean putting some distance between themselves and both their regrouping AFC North rivals and the conference's perennial middleweights (the Chiefs). Any "statement" made by either of those teams winning would be purely a secondary consideration.
For the Falcons and Panthers, 4-0 would mean remaining neck and neck for the NFC South crown; "validation" and "silencing doubters" are not at the tops of their agendas. For the Packers, it would mean maintaining their NFC North lead a...

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