Monday Night Football in Week 4 delivers a primetime doubleheader as the Jets face the Dolphins and the Bengals square off with the Broncos.
For my top NFL PrizePicks and Underdog selections, I’m zeroing in on Darren Waller, Justin Fields, Evan Engram, and Jake Browning to headline the slate.
Darren Waller
More Than 10.5 Receiving Yards
Darren Waller makes his season debut tonight after coming out of retirement this past offseason.
Waller was once one of the league's top tight ends — he is going to be a weapon in this Miami offense that desperately needs a big body to go over the middle.
The Jets have been solid against tight ends to start the season, but the bar for Waller is being set far too low as he likely needs just one reception to surpass this mark.
To this point, Dolphins tight ends have garnered just seven targets through three games, but if Waller can haul in two passes, this total shouldn't be a sweat.
Justin Fields
Less Than 47.5 Rushing Yards
Justin Fields returns tonight after missing last week's matchup with a concussion.
While his injury was not sustained on a scramble or a designed run, we should expect the Jets to be more conservative with their quarterback tonight.
Fields' rushing ability is a big part of the Jets offense as he carried the ball 17 times through two games. Miami has already shown it can contain mobile quarterbacks — Josh Allen totaled just 25 yards on four carries.
Expect Miami to make Fields beat them with his arm in this one and minimize his running.
Evan Engram
More Than 17.5 Receiving Yards
We move to the second game of the doubleheader as we find another tight end set to make an impact.
Evan Engram was a big offseason addition for this Broncos offense, and we should expect him to break out tonight.
Engram has seen just six targets through two games, but tonight he'll be up against one of the league's worst secondaries. Cincinnati has struggled against the pass overall, ranking 24th in yards allowed to opposing tight ends.
With Denver putting the ball in Bo Nix's hands more this season, look for him to find his tight end on multiple occasions tonight.
Jake Browning
Less Than 9.5 Rushing Yards
Lastly, we focus on another quarterback, Jake Browning.
Browning is set to make his second start of the season after taking over for the injured Joe Burrow, and we have seen him profile as a pocket passer.
Browning has rushed the ball just twice in his two games this season, totaling four yards. He is going to face plenty of pressure from the Broncos' defense, but he has yet to prove that he has the wheels to scramble.
Fade Browning with confidence.
