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Buffalo Bills 31, Miami Dolphins 10
The Buffalo Bills kicked off Week 2 with a powerful 31-10 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on Thursday evening.
While many of the pregame dialog surrounded Josh Allen and Tua Tagovailoa, James Cook stole the present, scoring three first-half touchdowns that put the Bills comfortably forward of their division rival. While a Week 2 loss is not going to derail their season, it can make the Dolphins’ highway to the AFC East crown fairly a bit more durable, particularly if Tagovailoa goes to overlook important time after leaving the sport within the third quarter resulting from a concussion.
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Minnesota Vikings 23, San Francisco 49ers 17
Sam Darnold completed 17-of-26 for 268 yards and two touchdowns, together with an epic 97-yard strike to Justin Jefferson, to guide the Minnesota Vikings to a 23-17 victory over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday.
Despite two red-zone turnovers that the 49ers was touchdowns and dropping Jefferson to a quad damage within the third quarter, Darnold and the Vikings held on in his first house begin after serving as a backup for San Francisco final season.
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New York Jets 24, Tennessee Titans 17
The New York Jets‘ revamped offensive line starred within the workforce’s 24-17 Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans, permitting only one quarterback stress on Aaron Rodgers. (The others had been charged to working again Breece Hall.)
Rodgers used the frequent clear pockets to notch two big-time throws and two landing passes regardless of three drops from his receivers.
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Los Angeles Chargers 26, Carolina Panthers 3
The Carolina Panthers‘ powerful begin to the season continued in Week 2, as they misplaced 26-3 to Justin Herbert and the Los Angeles Chargers.
Herbert’s efficiency was stable, although unspectacular, as he completed 14-of-20 for 130 yards, two touchdowns and an interception.
Despite not delivering any big-time throws and committing two turnover-worthy performs, he nonetheless outshined Bryce Young. Young managed 18 completions on 26 makes an attempt for simply 84 yards and an interception.
The house crowd voiced their frustration as Young, the previous No. 1 total decide, averaged solely 3.2 yards per try and dropped to 2-16 because the Panthers’ beginning quarterback.
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Seattle Seahawks 23, New England Patriots 20
The Seattle Seahawks wanted additional time to beat what has been a powerful New England Patriots squad based mostly on preseason expectations.
Patriots working backs Rhamondre Stevenson and Antonio Gibson mixed for 177 yards on the bottom, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to allay Geno Smith‘s huge day. Smith discovered broad receivers D.Ok. Metcalf and Jaxon Smith-Njigba a mixed 22 instances for 246 yards and a landing within the Seahawks’ 23-20 win in Week 2.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, Detroit Lions 16
Two video games into the 2024 NFL season, it is evident that Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are taking part in with one thing to show.
Building on their commanding Week 1 victory over the Washington Commanders, the Bucs edged out Dan Campbell’s Detroit Lions 20-16 in Week 2, avenging their 31-23 playoff loss from final season.
Mayfield delivered an environment friendly efficiency, finishing 12 of his 19 passes for 185 yards (9.7 yards per try), with one landing and one interception. He additionally scored on an 11-yard designed run, rounding out a stable effort regardless of dealing with a whole lot of stress from Aidan Hutchinson and the Lions move rush.
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Washington Commanders 21, New York Giants 18
The Washington Commanders secured a 21-18 house victory over the New York Giants in Week 2, with Austin Seibert delivering the game-winning discipline aim as time expired.
Jayden Daniels as soon as once more showcased his speeding potential, speeding 10 instances for 44 yards. Through the air, he accomplished 23 of his 29 passes for 226 yards, although 12 of these completions had been to gamers behind the road of scrimmage.
Daniel Jones had a clear efficiency for the Giants, throwing two touchdowns with no interceptions or turnover-worthy performs. However, he didn’t register any big-time throws, leaving lingering doubts about his potential to raise the Giants’ offense.
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Green Bay Packers 16, Indianapolis Colts 10
Josh Jacobs ran over the Indianapolis Colts‘ depleted protection on a heavy workload, and the Green Bay Packers‘ secondary made Anthony Richardson look human.
Although the Packers had been with out beginning signal-caller Jordan Love, fill-in Malik Willis did sufficient — principally handing off the ball to Jacobs — to assist Green Bay upend the Colts in Week 2, 16-10.
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Las Vegas Raiders 26, Baltimore Ravens 23
The Las Vegas Raiders, behind deadly second-half connections between quarterback Gardner Minshew and broad receiver Davante Adams and tight finish Brock Bowers, moved the Baltimore Ravens to 0-2 for the primary time since 2015.
The Raiders’ 26-23 win featured a number of standout efforts, together with from edge defender Maxx Crosby and the aforementioned Adams and Bowers.
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New Orleans Saints 44, Dallas Cowboys 19
The New Orleans Saints are for actual.
Every week after a commanding Week 1 win in opposition to the hapless Carolina Panthers, Derek Carr and firm marched into Jerryworld and cruised to a 44-19 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in Week 2.
Star working again Alvin Kamara scored 4 instances — 3 times on the bottom and as soon as by the air — whereas Carr made one other assertion by finishing 12 of his 17 move makes an attempt for 250 yards (14.7 yards per try), two touchdowns and one interception.
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Cleveland Browns 18, Jacksonville Jaguars 13
Cleveland Browns broad receiver Jerry Jeudy put collectively his first huge outing with the workforce after a robust begin to his Browns profession in Week 1, propelling an offense that transformed on its solely look within the pink zone.
On the opposite facet, Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence made two turnover-worthy performs and could not end off a late game-winning drive try.
The Browns moved to 1-1 with the 18-13 win in Week 2, whereas the Jaguars are actually in a gap at 0-2.
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Arizona Cardinals 41, Los Angeles Rams 10
Kyler Murray, Marvin Harrison Jr. and the Arizona Cardinals offense placed on a stunning show of their 41-10 rout of the Los Angeles Rams in Week 2 of the 2024 NFL season.
The Cardinals seized management early, with Harrison catching all 4 of his catchable targets for 130 yards and two touchdowns within the first half, making the end result clear from the beginning.
The Rams’ struggles went past the scoreboard, as star broad receiver Cooper Kupp left the sport with an ankle damage, and security John Johnson III suffered a shoulder damage within the second half. To make issues worse, quarterback Matthew Stafford appeared sluggish late within the recreation after as soon as once more making an attempt to outlive behind an offensive line that has been decimated with accidents.
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Kansas City Chiefs 26, Cincinnati Bengals 25
It would not be a Kansas City Chiefs–Cincinnati Bengals matchup with out a shut end. And, boy, did we get one.
Aided by a fourth-down pass-interference name, the Chiefs drove down the sphere with seconds remaining to place Harrison Butker in vary for a game-winner. Butker booted the 51-yarder by the uprights with relative ease, and Kansas City prevailed by a 26-25 rating.
The Bengals appeared a lot improved from their Week 1 catastrophe, even choosing off Patrick Mahomes twice, but it surely wasn’t sufficient to take down the defending Super Bowl champions. The Chiefs appeared all the identical: composed and harmful when it counts.
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Pittsburgh Steelers 13, Denver Broncos 6
For the entire promise that Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix displayed within the preseason, he has been passive and, effectively, a rookie within the common season.
Nix threw his third interception of the 12 months, on an important red-zone drive, and mustered solely six factors amid a stable defensive effort by Denver. His fourth decide of the younger season got here on the sport’s last play. The 13-6 loss drops the Broncos to 0-2, whereas the Steelers are off to a 2-0 begin behind backup — or, maybe, new starter — Justin Fields.
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Houston Texans 19, Chicago Bears 13
The Houston Texans secured a 19-13 victory over the Chicago Bears on Sunday evening, with C.J. Stroud throwing for 260 yards and a landing.
Ka′imi Fairbairn performed a pivotal position, kicking 4 discipline objectives from 56, 47, 59 and 53 yards.
Stroud’s 28-yard landing move to Nico Collins gave the Texans a 10-3 lead early within the second quarter, they usually prolonged that to 16-10 by halftime. Despite struggling to maneuver the ball within the second half, Houston added a discipline aim whereas counting on their protection to guard the lead.
Houston’s protection was relentless, sacking Bears quarterback Caleb Williams seven instances and intercepting him twice to protect the win. Williams, the No. 1 total decide within the draft, completed 23-of-37 for 174 yards however was beneath fixed stress all through the sport.
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Atlanta Falcons @ Philadelphia Eagles
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