QB Lamar Jackson has 29 TD passes and one INT over his previous 10 regular-season appearances.
Bills (12 ): Third-year QB Josh Allen followed the very first 300-yard death game of his profession with the very first 400-yard effort. Cowboys (15 ): How good was QB Dak Prescott in Sundays epic comeback, when he became the first player to ever pass for 400 backyards while also hurrying for three TDs? QB Deshaun Watson suffered a career-high 13 hits Sunday. QB Jeff Driskel is no slouch and could keep Denver competitive while Drew Lock nurses his bottom wing.
NFL power rankings, 2020 post-Week 2 edition ( previous rank in parentheses):.
1. Ravens (2 ): Theyve won 14 consecutive regular-season video games– their last five by at least 16 points– and this years dominant 2-0 start features an average margin of triumph of 24.5 points. QB Lamar Jackson has 29 TD passes and one INT over his previous 10 regular-season looks.
2. Chiefs (1 ): Purists might hate to see a protecting champ dropped in a power survey when they have yet to lose … even if theyre taking advantage of a bailout of a listless performance courtesy of outstanding K Harrison Butk( ick) er. However Kansas City can correct any perceived small by beating Baltimore on Monday night.
3. Seahawks (6 ): Looks like they might simply end up with leagues offensive (QB Russell Wilson) and protective (S Jamal Adams) players of the year … though it needs to be kept in mind a defense ranked dead last has much to repair.
4. Packers (5 ): Four NFL groups have started a season with at least 80 total points plus 1,000 yards of offense. This Green Bay team is one of them.
5. Steelers (4 ): Keep an eye on rookie WR Chase Claypool, whose 84-yard TD reception Sunday is 2020s longest play to date and the longest by a Canadian-born gamer.
Thanks for that nugget, new “Monday Night Football” guys. What occurs in Vegas, remains in Vegas, fellas.
7. Cardinals (7 ): This is Arizonas fifth 2-0 start considering that 2008, each of the previous ones (with the exception of 2012) leading to journeys to the playoffs.
8. Titans (9 ): Theyre in sole belongings of very first place in AFC South … yet Tennessee is likewise extremely fortunate its not currently an 0-2 football group.
9. Patriots (10 ): Sunday snapped streak of 64 successive regular-season games when New England had actually taken the field as the favorite. Hopefully you took Seattle and offered the points … and yet frightening to think what Cams Pats might yet become.
10. 49ers (8 ): Last years NFC champs are unexpectedly annihilated– DE Nick Bosas knee injury most crippling– and sure could utilize some steady veterinarians … like, say, DL DeForest Buckner and/or WR Emmanuel Sanders. Oops.
32 things we learned: From Week 2 of the 2020 NFL season.
Mike Jones: After 0-2 start, Eagles have real reason for issue on many fronts.
Watermelon kick: Inside Cowboys clutch onside kick versus Falcons.
11. Expenses (12 ): Third-year QB Josh Allen followed the very first 300-yard death video game of his career with the first 400-yard effort. Big test upcoming vs. Jalen Ramsey and Rams, who have enabled one TD pass so far.
12. Buccaneers (11 ): Theyre not shooting on all cylinders yet defensively, either, 2019 sack champion Shaquil Barrett still trying to get on the board.
13. Rams (14 ): Since Sean McVay became the coach in 2017, L.A. has actually won all five of its 1 p.m. ET kickoffs and scored at least 30 points whenever. Rams will be in Buffalo on Sunday intending to extend that streak to 6-0.
14. Raiders (21 ): QB Derek Carr is playing highly efficient football, sledgehammer RB Josh Jacobs also contributing greatly to Vegas average time of belongings of 34 minutes. Appears banking on (Silver and) Black is a smart proposal.
15. Chargers (18 ): As part of his excellent however unexpected launching Sunday, rookie Justin Herbert became very first Bolts QB to score a hurrying TD given that 2011.
16. Cowboys (15 ): How excellent was QB Dak Prescott in Sundays epic comeback, when he became the first player to ever pass for 400 backyards while also hurrying for 3 TDs? Suffice it to say even Skip Bayless was pleased.
17. Jaguars (26 ): James Robinson is off to as excellent a start as any undrafted running back in memory, acquiring 210 total yards in his first 2 games after supplanting Leonard Fournette.
18. Colts (20 ): They continue to handle their own rash of injuries however should soon get healthy against the Jets, whom QB Philip Rivers has actually beaten 4 times in 5 regular-season matches.
19. Bears (22 ): WR Allen Robinson looks like a strong man, but why is a guy who has caught eight of 18 targets for 107 yards making such a hubbub about his contract?
Sundays disaster in Dallas may be unforgivable. For context, per Elias, the previous 440 groups to score 39 points while going turnover-free won– an incredible stat Atlanta has now sullied.
21. Browns (30 ): You wont discover a better tailback duo than Nick Chubb and Kareem Hunt, who are jointly balancing 6.2 backyards per carry.
Texans (19 ): If you thought Houstons O-line had actually been tightened up … welp. QB Deshaun Watson suffered a career-high 13 hits Sunday.
23. Vikings (13 ): Simply put, theyre horrendous at just about every level … and now lose pound Anthony Barr (torn pec). You were warned, Harrison Smith.
24. Broncos (16 ): Theyve captured bad breaks on injury front. QB Jeff Driskel is no slouch and might keep Denver competitive while Drew Lock nurses his bum wing.
25. Dolphins (27 ): Before a shade and cry emanates to play Tua, there (still) needs to be a hue and cry to fix this abject offending line.
26. Bengals (28 ): And perhaps there should be a color and cry to bench Joe Burrow provided the “defense” hes getting … otherwise, rook is off to an outstanding private start.
27. Washington (24 ): Seems like owner Dan Snyder is OK regardless of being quarantined. Possibly for everybodys sake, he should think about extended (long-term?) seclusion period.
28. Lions (23 ): They just cant close, now the very first team in league history to lose 4 successive games in which they d held a double-digit lead.
29. Eagles (25 ): Rampant concerns here, however focus will heighten on struggling QB Carson Wentz, whose string of video games with a minimum of one TD pass ended at 20.
30. Panthers (29 ): Hard to reckon how reconstructing team recovers from extended loss of RB Christian McCaffrey, who created nearly 44% of the 2019 offense.
31. Giants (32 ): Despite frustrating loss of RB Saquon Barkley, New York continued to reveal a fair bit of fight and almost left Chicago with a success.
32. Jets (31 ): Despite dealing with San Franciscos JV squad much of Sunday, New York showed scant fight in efficiency that ought to leave NYJ fans discouraged.
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