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Welcome to the Week 2 grades!
The second week of the season is always a big one in the NFL, especially 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 bounced back 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 teams that are now 0-2 after losing on Sunday. Of course, the Houston Texans did make the playoffs last season after starting 0-2, so getting to the postseason isn’t impossible, but all of these teams have dug themselves into a big whole that won’t be easy to get out of.
With that in mind, let’s get to the grades.
New Orleans 44-19 over Dallas
Tampa Bay 20-16 over Detroit
Green Bay 16-10 over Colts
N.Y. Jets 24-17 over Tennessee
Minnesota 23-17 over San Francisco
Seattle 23-20 over New England (OT)
Washington 21-18 over N.Y. Giants
L.A. Chargers 26-3 over Carolina
Cleveland 18-13 over Jacksonville
Las Vegas 26-23 over Baltimore
Arizona 41-10 over L.A. Rams
Pittsburgh 13-6 over Denver
Kansas City 26-25 over Cincinnati
Houston 19-13 over Chicago
Buffalo 31-10 over Miami (Thursday)
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