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What I learned in week 4 of the NFL season

In week 4 of the NFL season, I learned that...

- ...I could probably throw for over 300 yards against the Washington Redskins defense.

- ...what Aaron Rodgers was really saying last week was, "It's spelled R-E-L-A-X. Seriously, Packers fans need to relax. We're about to play Jay Cutler."

- ..., after he retires from football, J.J. Watt may go into acting and star in his own super-hero-themed series.

- ...when Tennessee and Jacksonville square off this season, less people will watch that game than a 2 am Murder, She Wrote re-run.

- ...it doesn't matter in what city, state, or country Oakland plays, they're still bad.

- ...Rex Ryan and Rob Ryan are polling family members on where they should move after the season.
- ...Dallas coaches learned a three-letter word in the off-season: R-U-N.

- ..., for as beaten up as the Atlanta Falcons offensive line is, rumor has it quarterback Matt Ryan is about to tell the media that he has a feeling he may come down with the flu before the team's next game.

- ...the Pittsburgh Steelers may soon be nicknamed team Mother Nature, because they're less predictable than the weather.

- ..., after he leaves New York, Michael Vick will author a book, entitled, "Why I Should Have Started Over 'Pick-Six' Smith."

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