NFL Week 4: Giants Beat the Cardinals at Home, Jets Fall to the Bears in Chicago
Week 4 put New Jersey's two teams on the same Sunday afternoon and sent them opposite ways. At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, the Giants defended their own building and beat the Arizona Cardinals 36 to 24. In the same early Sunday window, the Jets traveled to Chicago and lost to the Bears 23 to 12 at Soldier Field, coming up short on the road. Below is a recap of each game, with the context, how it played out, and how the pre-game angles graded out. Lines have already moved on to Week 5, so confirm the current number in the FanDuel app before you bet.
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Giants 36, Cardinals 24: New York Wins at Home at MetLife
Final. The Giants took care of business at home. At MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Sunday, October 4, they hosted the Arizona Cardinals and won 36 to 24. New York defended its own building and finished 12 points clear of a visitor that had traveled east.
How it played out. This was not the grind-it-out, low-scoring home game one version of the setup pointed toward. The Giants put up 36 at home and won by a two-score margin rather than squeezing out a tight defensive afternoon, and the Cardinals answered with 24 of their own. New York stayed in front of the traveling Cardinals and closed it out at MetLife.
How our pre-game angle graded. The core read holds up. The pre-game lean treated the Giants as the home side the market would reference first and Arizona as the traveling visitor that had to prove it on the road, and the home team delivered by winning outright at MetLife. Where the angle was softer is the note that a long-travel road dog getting points could stay live, because the Cardinals lost by 12, a two-score margin rather than a one-score finish, so that caveat was less rewarded here. The side read landed even as the game ran higher-scoring than the cautious script the preview floated. As always, that was a directional lean and not a lock.
Bears 23, Jets 12: New York Falls on the Road in Chicago
Final. The Jets could not keep it close on the road. On an early trip to Chicago on Sunday, October 4, they visited the Bears at Soldier Field and lost 23 to 12. It was a road game against a home team, and New York came up short by 11 points.
How it played out. The competitive, hang-around road game one part of the setup pointed toward is not what showed up. The Jets were held to 12 points and lost by 11, a margin wider than a single score. Chicago held home field and stayed in front, and New York could not close the gap at Soldier Field.
How our pre-game angle graded. The side framing held, but the closeness read missed. The pre-game lean set the Bears as the home team and the Jets as the road underdog, and the home side won the game outright, so that part graded out. The case that a road dog with a full week to prepare would stay live and hang around did not land this time, because the Jets lost by 11, a two-score margin rather than the one-score finish that angle leaned on. Treat it as a directional read that was half right, with the home call correct and the live road dog caveat missing here, not a lock.
Where Week 4 Stands
- Home field carried both games. The Giants defended MetLife with a 36 to 24 win over the Cardinals and the Bears held serve at Soldier Field, a reminder that the home team is a fair starting point before you weigh the underdog.
- Travel and venue still mattered. Arizona traveled east and lost by two scores, while the Jets went into Chicago and could not keep it close, the kind of road spots that shape how a game plays out.
- Road dogs did not stay live this week. Both the Cardinals and the Jets lost by more than one score, so the road underdog that hangs around did not show up in either New Jersey game this time.
- Shop the number and watch the movement. Lines get sharpened all week, so where a number travels from open to kickoff tells you where money is going. Always confirm the current number in the FanDuel app before betting.
- Keep stakes measured. Two early-season results do not change the math. Treat betting as entertainment and set your limit before you place anything.
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Bottom Line
Week 4 lined New Jersey's teams up on the same Sunday afternoon and sent them opposite ways. The Giants hosted the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford on Sunday, October 4 and won 36 to 24, a home date they closed out by a two-score margin as the side the market referenced first. In the same early window, the Jets traveled to face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field and lost 23 to 12, a road game they could not keep close before falling to the home team by 11. The side reads largely held, since home field was the right starting point in both games, though the road underdogs the previews flagged as live did not hang around this time, with each visitor losing by more than one score. As always, confirm every number in the FanDuel app before you place, and bet within a budget you have set in advance.