Welcome to Week 2 Classes!
The second week of the season is always a big week in the NFL, especially for teams that are 0-1. 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 4.3% of teams (1 of 23) have recovered from an 0-2 start to the postseason.
That’s not good news for the Bengals, Patriots and Chargers, three teams that are now 0-2 after Sunday’s loss. Of course, the Bengals happened to be the only team to recover from an 0-2 start and make the playoffs, so they’ll have to work that magic again.
Speaking of magic, both the Giants and Commanders appeared to have magic in Week 2. The Giants staged the greatest comeback in franchise history when they overcame a 28-7 deficit to beat the Cardinals 31-28. The Commanders defeated the Broncos 35-33 after trailing 21-3.
The Giants’ win kept them away from the 0-2 club. However, some other teams weren’t so lucky. In addition to the Patriots, Chargers and Bengals, the Panthers, Texans, Cardinals, Broncos and Bears are off to an 0-2 start after their loss on Sunday, and the Vikings are now 0-2 after their loss on Thursday. It may sound like it’s too early to write off 0-2 teams, but history shows that’s not the case.
Okay, that’s enough of the 0-2 talk, we need to hand out grades, so let’s start with them.
New Orleans 20-17 Carolina (Monday)
Saints Panthers Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Pittsburgh 26-22 over Cleveland (Monday)
Browns Steelers Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Buffalo 38-10 over Las Vegas
Raiders Bills Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Seattle 37-31 over Detroit in OT
Seahawks Lions Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Tennessee 27-24 over LA Chargers in OT
Chargers-Titans Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Tampa Bay 27-17 over Chicago
Bears Buccaneers Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Indianapolis 31-20 over Houston
Colts-Texans Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Baltimore 27-24 over Cincinnati
Ravens-Bengals Grades by Bryan DeArdo (Love the Grades? Hate the Grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Kansas City 17-9 over Jacksonville
Chiefs-Jaguars Grades by Jordan Dajani (Love the grades? Hate the grades? Let him know on Twitter.)
Atlanta 25-24 over Green Bay
Packers-Falcons Sheet Music by Jeff Kerr (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
NY Giants 31-28 over Arizona
Giants-Cardinals Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Washington 35-33 over Denver
Commanders Broncos Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
San Francisco 30-23 over LA Rams
49ers Rams Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Dallas 30-10 over NY Jets
Jets Cowboys Sheet Music by Garrett Podell (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Miami 24-17 over New England
Dolphins-Patriots Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)
Philadelphia 34-28 over Minnesota (Thursday)
Vikings Eagles Sheet Music by John Breech (Love the Sheet Music? Hate the Sheet Music? Let him know on Twitter.)