Week 4 sprint: Micah Parsons remains a league-defining force, routinely handling heavy pressure and drawing frequent double teams yet still wrecking plays. Across the landscape, Ravens’ red-zone drop-off creates new risk/reward dynamics for fantasy managers who chased top red-zone signals last season. Play-action continues to shape Seattle’s offense as Sam Darnold accelerates his efficiency, while Kyler Murray’s time-to-throw under pressure tests opposing coverage. Bijan Robinson’s broken tackles and Hutchinson’s return-to-form headline a parade of matchup-driven narratives across the league.

From Skoronski’s elite pass protection to Will Anderson Jr. and Danielle Hunter generating pressure, Week 4 offers abundant fantasy angles: rookies like Warren and Nacua carving out roles, A.J. Brown feasting on single coverage, and Jaxson Dart’s vertical debut shaping Giants’ air games. Coaches and schemers (Liam Coen, Trent Scott, Brian Flores) add strategic wrinkles that can swing DFS lineups and betting edges. The mix promises scoring upside when offenses lean into play-action, screens, and aggressive fourth-down aggression on the right weeks.

For fantasy and props bettors, the throughline is clear: maximize talent in high-leverage spots (Parsons, Hutchinson, Murray) while exploiting teams showing structural weaknesses (Ravens in red-zone, Bills’ quick pressure) and leveraging play-action-heavy offenses (Darnold, Maye) to forecast efficiency and volume.

Drew Brees calls Payton’s offense fun and evolving, with core concepts intact as defenses study trends and other ideas are borrowed. Bo Nix fits Denver’s system with suiting athleticism and a growing grasp of a complex playbook. The Week 1 tilt with Tennessee hints at a ceiling, not a ceiling-less path, as Nix furthers his comfort in year two.

Denver’s offense is positioned for fantasy upside if Payton keeps layering concepts to exploit Nix’s dual-threat ability, while the former stars cited in the piece underscore the potential peak for a high-ceiling Broncos attack this season.