Welcome to Week 2 Grades!
The second week of the season is always a big one NFLEspecially for 0-1 teams. If there’s one thing you don’t want to do, it’s start the season with an 0-2 record. Since the playoffs expanded to 14 teams in 2020, only 6.25% of teams (2 of 32) have recovered from an 0-2 start to make the postseason.
That’s not great news for the Ravens, Bengals, Broncos, Rams, Titans, Giants, Panthers, Colts and Jaguars, all of whom are 0-2 after Sunday’s loss. Sure, the Houston Texans made the playoffs last season after starting 0-2, so going to the postseason is unlikely, but all of these teams have dug themselves into a big hole that won’t be easy to get out of. .
With that in mind, let’s get to the grades.
Atlanta edged Philadelphia 22-21 (Monday)
New Orleans beat Dallas 44-19
Tampa Bay 20-16 over Detroit
Green Bay 16-10 over the Colts
The NY Jets beat Tennessee 24-17
Minnesota beat San Francisco 23-17
Seattle 23-20 – New England (OT)
Washington beat the NY Giants 21-18
The LA Chargers beat Carolina 26-3
Cleveland beat Jacksonville 18-13
Las Vegas 26-23 over Baltimore
Arizona beat the LA Rams 41-10
Pittsburgh beat Denver 13-6
Kansas City beat Cincinnati 26-25
Houston beat Chicago 19-13
Buffalo 31-10 Miami (Thursday)
