NFL Week 2 Review

Hello, all. Week 3 of the 2016 NFL season is upon us, so why don't I reflect on what transpired in Week 2? Here is the best, and worst, of the National Football League over the past week.

The Best
Team: Denver Broncos

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Coming into this season, I believed that the Denver Broncos were the #3 team in the AFC, and I still think that this will be the case come seasons end. However, of the American Football Conference's ''Holy Trinity'' (Pittsburgh, New England, Denver), the Broncos have been the most impressive through 2 games. The have beaten two potential playoff teams in Carolina and Indianoplis, and have beat up two marquee QB's in Cam Newton and Andrew Luck. The Steelers and Patriots have also been impressive, but not quite in the way that Denver has. I still think that things will change, but for now, Broncos fans should be feeling pretty good about themselves.

The Worst
Team: Jacksonville Jaguars 

Oh, Jacksonville. How you have let me down. I thought you guys were going to make some noise in 2016. There's still a lot of football left, but it's sure looking like I was wrong. Losing 38-14 (and it wasn't even that close) to a bad San Diego team speaks for itself, as does starting out 0-2. Maybe Gus Bradley can figure things out. Maybe Blake Bortles will become the superstar that he can be. But for now, the Jags suck again.

The Best
Game: Jets-Bills

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This was a tough one, as Cowboys- Redskins and Packers-Vikings both made strong cases for the best game of Week 2. But I'll give this honor to the first game of the week because;
1. It may be the only time I get a chance to crown the Thursday Night game as game of the week
2. It was exciting
3. The Bills are a trainwreck, and it's becoming comical.
The Jets pulled out a 37-31 win, and Matt Forte looked like Jim Brown 2.0. Offense is awesome, and this game had plenty of it. Rex Ryan refusing to take accountability afterward by firing offensive coordinator Greg Roman when it's Ryan's defense that has not lived up to the hype, sums up the horrid state of Buffalo at the moment. Talking proud, they are not.

The Worst
Game: Bucs-Cardinals

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I love Jameis Winston. I think he's going to be an excellent player in this league. But he was horrendous on Sunday. 4 INT's speak for themselves. So does a 40-7 scoreline. U-G-L-Y, Tampa ain't got no alibi. That was ugly.

The Best 
Performer: Matt Forte
Talk about turning back the clock. At 31, Forte was thought to be past his prime. Well, if Thursday night at Ralph Wilson Stadium was any indication, those skeptics were mistaken. As referred to earlier, Forte was a beast on Thursday, carrying the ball 30 times for 100 yards and 3 TD's. Just awesome.

The Worst
Performer: Jameis Winston
I despertaly wanted to give this to Andrew Luck, but the more I thought about it, the more I remembered that while I watched Luck's performance at Mile High on Sunday afternoon, I was more amazed at the talent on Denver's defense than I was appaled at Luck's ineptidude. While Tampa Bay's boy wonder, Jameis Winston was playing against an excellent defense in his own right, 4 INT's are awful no matter how you splice it. As poor as Luck was on Sunday, his team was in it till the end, and he only threw 1 INT, which is easier on the eyes. Winston's Bucs lost by 33, and his performance was uglier to watch in my opinion

Surprises 
Most Surprising (Good)
Team: Minnesota Vikings 

Watch out for the Vikings. I know most experts and casual fans alike foresee the Pack attack taking back the NFC North, and they have good reason to believe that. But if Sunday night is any indication, the defending champs will be right there. If you had told me at 7:30 on Sunday evening that the Vikings would lose Adrian Peterson, and still find a way to beat Aaron Rodgers in primetime, I would have probably laughed in your face or at least gave you a strange look. But Sam Bradford was able to do just that, and it will be interesting to see if the former #1 overall pick can come close to living up to his legend that he began at Oklahoma University. Losing one of the game's best players is obviously a concern, but I think Minnesota has the firepower, especially on defense, to make things interesting in the NFC playoff picture.

Most Surprising (Bad) 
Team: Cleveland Browns
I know, I know. Ripping the Cleveland Browns is a cop out. But what happened on Sunday afternoon at First Energy Field had so many elements of surprise that I had to include it here. The Browns getting out to a 20-0 lead was a surprise. Isiah Crowell running for an 85-yard touchdown was a surprise. The Ravens coming back and winning 25-20 was a surprise. Everything was a surprise in this game. What is not a surprise is that the Browns are doomed, and heaven have mercy on their souls.

And that's all for week 2. On to week 3.