What We Saw Roundup – Week 2

We watched every NFL Week 2 game so you don't have to – Here's What We Saw!

AFC

Baltimore Ravens

Lamar Jackson (BAL) vs. NO: 21/31 Passing, 235 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | 4 Carries, 34 Yards

The Ravens got Shough’d. Yeah. I said it. Lamar Jackson had a 47-yarder to Devontez Walker where he dropped the ball right in his breadbasket, then threw a perfect 22-yard strike to Rashod Bateman with 0:24 left in the 2nd quarter for a 14-3 lead.

After that, the offense went south for the winter. Baltimore led by 8 going into the fourth quarter and then decided they were done scoring. They managed two first downs in the entire fourth. Jackson threw an incomplete on a 3rd-and-1 late that Kool-Aid McKinstry broke up. Attempting the game-tying drive with the Ravens down 24-17 and 20 seconds left, Lamar’s throw for Bateman was picked off by Blackmon at the Saints’ 7. It was certainly an overthrow by Lamar, but Bateman appeared to go half speed for most, if not all of his route. The haters will put it all on Lamar, but Bateman shares some of the blame. And two straight weeks to open the season his rushing volume has been mediocre (with only one designed run through two games – and what happened on that one designed run? A touchdown). He’s still Lamar, mostly good, some incredible, a sprinkle of bad. Still a weekly must-start. Hopefully Zay Flowers is able to suit up soon.

 

Buffalo Bills

Josh Allen (BUF) vs. DET: 20/31 Passing, 248 Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT | 14 Carries, 69 Yards, 2 TD, 1 Fumble

Josh Allen christened the new stadium on Thursday night with five touchdowns, and Buffalo scored on SIX of nine drives. Allen threw three and rushed for two tuddys, the second coming in the third to put the Bills up 34-17. The Lions never led.  His one bad moment got erased when Skyler Gill-Howard picked off a tipped ball at the 5, but a defensive holding flag on Rock Ya-Sin wiped it out. Buffalo still scored on the drive. Add nearly 70 yards on the ground, and Allen is the early MVP favorite and your fantasy QB1 overall. I’m still not a fan of drafting a quarterback early, but if he keeps this up, Allen may change that.

 

Cincinnati Bengals

Joe Burrow (CIN) vs. HOU: 20/31 Passing, 207 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT | 1 Carries, -1 Yards

Joe Burrow got sacked FIVE times, the Begnals didn’t score until late in the second, and they won by 14 anyway. The game was scoreless until Burrow dropped a 32-yard dime to Ja’Marr Chase late in the second, and the rest of the scoring came in a three-possession burst around halftime. Then came a 51-yard McPherson field goal and an 18-yarder to Chase again for 17-3. Both tuddys to his buddy and zero turnovers, 207 yards on 31 attempts, and Cincinnati is 2-0. Two scores is the floor. The yardage is coming. Buy Low.

 

Cleveland Browns

Deshaun Watson (CLE) vs. TB: 24/30 Passing, 238 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT | 7 Carries, 22 Yards

Well, well, well, how the turntables. Deshaun Watson went 24 of 30 and Cleveland won a football game. Is this real life? The first half was a field-goal festival, with the Bucs up 9-6. Tampa went up 16-6 in the third, then Watson hit Denzel Boston for a 55-yard score. Boston broke a few tackles and took it to the house with 1:23 left in the quarter to tie it. After the Bucs went back up by three, Watson orchestrated a 12-play, 68-yard drive that ended with a 17-yarder to Blake Whiteheart (a real NFL player) at 3:51 for the win. Two sacks, no turnovers, and Andre Szmyt went 3-for-3. I’m not ready to call him Superflex-usable, but it was a much better performance just a week after the Jacksonville disaster.

 

Denver Broncos

Bo Nix (DEN) vs. JAX: 22/31 Passing, 288 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | 5 Carries, 6 Yards

With the Broncos down 13-3 in the third, Bo looked Nixed. Then he wasn’t. It didn’t start pretty, that’s for sure. Nix threw an ugly one into the end zone looking for Courtland Sutton, and Jourdan Lewis picked it for a touchback. But the comeback was beautiful. Nix realized he has Jaylen Waddle and hit him with a 49-yarder, then a 7-yard score to Nate Adkins in the fourth to tie it at 13. But the game was won by a score from the backfield. No RJ Harvey, J.K. Dobbins left injured, so Jonah Coleman was there to punch in the game-winner. Something finally clicked with the offense late in the third and Nix began to look like the guy who took this team to the AFC Championship. He’s still a borderline QB1 at best… for now.

 

Houston Texans

C.J. Stroud (HOU) vs. BUF: 30/55 Passing, 353 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT | 3 Carries, 29 Yards

I know Nico Collins wasn’t there. I know there was no Jayden Higgins.  But fifty-five attempts and no touchdowns ? C’mon, CJ.  Houston’s six points came on Ka’imi Fairbairn field goals from 37 and 45. Here’s the part that’ll make you choke on your coffee. CJ Stroud wasn’t sacked once through three quarters, then got dropped FOUR times in the fourth, including a 19-yard sack on 4th-and-17 that ended the game. What may have been worse, though, was an intentional grounding at 10:55 of the fourth that cost 13 yards and killed a drive. Today I learned that “Stroud” means “empty volume” in Ancient Greek. The more you know!

Indianapolis Colts

Daniel Jones (IND) vs. KC: 22/31 Passing, 210 Yards, TD, INT | 3 Carries, 10 Yards

Daniel Jones did enough to keep his team competitive and in the game on Sunday Night Football, but probably not enough to please fantasy managers that may have been counting on him (you sickos started Danny Dimes?). His worst decision of the night came early on when he tried to hit Keenan Allen on a quick slant, but Khristian Fulton stepped in to cut off the route and pull away the interception. Beyond that, Dimes did a nice job of getting rid of the football and navigating a high-pressure Steve Spagnuolo defense. His touchdown pass came on one of the most widely-used plays in the NFL, a fake inside handoff, fake pitch and quick hitter to the tight end who faked a block and slipped into the back of the end zone. Easy, well-constructed and solid execution. The one thing that Jones did last season (before the achilles injury) that fantasy managers aren’t seeing as much this year is the running game. He does enough to extend plays behind the line of scrimmage but isn’t rushing at the same frequency or intent that we saw early last season. It’s probably injury related, but this could be the new reality for Jones and his fantasy managers.

 

Jacksonville Jaguars

Trevor Lawrence (JAX) vs. DEN: 17/29 Passing, 189 Yards, 0 TD, 1 INT | 2 Carries, 6 Yards

Trevor Lawrence went from an Honest Abe to honestly bad. Jacksonville led 13-3 and then got shut out after halftime. The play that decided the game was a 3rd-and-goal from the Denver 5 in the third, where T. Law threw an incomplete to LeQuint Allen and the Jags settled for a 23-yard field goal. 13-3 instead of 17-3. Their four second-half possessions went field goal, interception, missed 54-yard field goal, punt. The pick came at 1:40 of the third with Jacksonville up 13-6, a throw for Parker Washington that Riley Moss took at the Denver 33, then the Broncos scored 14 unanswered points. It was Tlaw’s worst performance in quite some time, but I’m not ready to write his obituary yet.

 

Kansas City Chiefs

Patrick Mahomes (KC) vs. IND: 32/47 Passing, 382 Yards, 3 TDs | 2 Carries, 17 Yards

Patrick Mahomes chucked the ball around the stadium, throwing 47 times for a Week 2 high 382 yards on Sunday night against the Colts. He spread the ball out nicely, catching the Colts off-guard with dump offs and quick outs to Travis Kelce, easy passes to Kenneth Walker III out of the backfield and a good mix of Xavier Worthy crossers and Tyquan Thornton deep balls. Mahomes should have been picked off late in the game by Sauce Gardner when he just didn’t see the cornerback sitting in an underneath zone between him and his receiver, but the ball glanced off the defensive backs hands. Beyond that, Mahomes made almost every right decision, getting rid of the ball when he needed to and finding the open receiver when he could. It’s been a pretty strong showing so far for Mahomes, who is rushing slightly less this year for a couple of reasons: the reconstructed ACL is probably a part of that, but he’s also got Walker and an improved offensive line to make sure he doesn’t HAVE to run as much. Fantasy managers won’t care if he keeps popping off for near 400 yards passing.

Las Vegas Raiders

Kirk Cousins (LVR) vs. LAC: 19/29 Passing, 253 Yards, 3 TD, 1 INT | 4 Carries, 1 Yards

Kirk Cousins started with a pick, a deep ball for Tre Tucker that Cam Hart snagged at the Chargers 15. Then Kirko Chainz showed up. KC threw a 40-yard touchdown to Tucker, hit Tucker for 42 more to set up Matt Gay from 59 before the half, and after LA went up 14-10, found Cody White (Not a create a player) from 13 and 11 yards out. He’s still just a bye-week fill-in one-QB, but three tuddys in back-to-back weeks is three tuddys in back-to-back weeks. It’s raining Kohls cash at the Cousins household. The Raiders are 2-0, and I have no idea what to do with that.

 

Los Angeles Chargers

Justin Herbert (LAC) vs. LVR: 15/27 Passing, 192 Yards, 1 TD, 2 INT | 3 Carries, 2 Yards, 3 Fumbles

Again.

Justin Herbert threw two picks, fumbled THREE times, and got sacked three times. The best news Herbert got all day was that none of the fumbles were lost. His best toss on the day was a 53-yarder to Tre’ Harris, not much else to choose from. Chargers are 0-2, the “revamped” offensive line is a dumpster fire, and my dark horse QB1 is looking like a dark horse for the bench. I’m not out yet. But I’m near the door.

 

Miami Dolphins

Malik Willis (MIA) vs. SF: 14/23 Passing, 197 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT | 2 Carries, 6 Yards

Malik Bortles Willis had an ok fantasy day, but it was once again thanks to garbage time. Willis got sacked four times, watched San Francisco hang 35, and didn’t do anything interesting until the game was basically over. Be careful box score reading, because a 77-yard touchdown looks great on paper out of context, but not quite as nice when you realize it was the fourth quarter with the score 35-6. Willis threw for less than 200 yards, scored a single touchdown for a second-straight week, and chipped in a whopping six rushing yards. If you squint, there’s something there. I’m not squinting. Arms distance.

 

New England Patriots

Drake Maye (NE) vs. PIT: 14/22 Passing, 208 Yards, 0 TD, 1 INT | 4 Carries, 17 Yards

The Patriots got their first win, but Drake Maye was riding shotgun. New England’s touchdowns came on a 39-yard TreVeyon Henderson run and a fumble recovery. Maye opened the second half by throwing a deep ball for Hunter Henry that Patrick Queen picked at the Pittsburgh 10 with the Pats up 10-3. He did have a nice 63-yard strike to Romeo Doubs in the third that set up a 45-yard field goal for the 13-3 lead. Efficient, sure. But one passing touchdown in two games is not what you drafted.

 

New York Jets

Geno Smith (NYJ) vs. GB: 27/41 Passing, 247 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT | 5 Carries, 17 Yards, 1 Fumble

The Jets were up 17-7 with 11 minutes left. They lost. Geno Smith threw 41 times yet couldn’t surpass 250 yards and one touchdown, 5-yarder to Garrett Wilson at 2:30 of the third. He got sacked four with half of them in overtime. Meh-no Smith. Superflex only, and even then, meh. He too, has one passing touchdown in two games. Not sure who that says more about, him or Drake Maye.

 

Pittsburgh Steelers

Aaron Rodgers (PIT) vs. NE: 23/39 Passing, 187 Yards, 0 TD, 1 INT | 1 Carries, 5 Yards, 2 Fumbles (1 Lost)

Mason Rudolph (PIT) vs. NE: 0/1 Passing, 0 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT | 1 Carries, 3 Yards

Another Pittsburgh poop sandwich. Aaron Rodgers got sacked four times for 43 yards, and the worst two tell the whole story. At 13:37 of the fourth, Christian Barmore knocked it loose at the Pittsburgh 21 and Elijah Ponder took it 19 yards to the house for a 20-3 lead.

Then at 5:46, on 1st-and-goal at the New England 4, Ponder got him again for a 13-yard loss, and the drive ended with an interception at the 21. With a passer rating of 60.5 and a longest completion of 19 yards,  Rodgers got mercy pulled for Mason Rudolph in the fourth. He three, has one passing touchdown in two games. Not sure who that says more about, him, Geno Smith, or Drake Maye.


Mason Rudolph
came in down 20-3 with 3:23 left, threw one incompletion, and ran once for 3 yards. That’s it. That’s his blurb.

Tennessee Titans

Cam Ward (TEN) vs. PHI: 13/20 Passing, 183 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT | 4 Carries, 7 Yards, 2 TD

Cam Ward found the end zone twice and threw for exactly zero touchdowns. Both were 1-yard runs. All jokes aside, 13 of 20 with no turnovers and a 94.4 rating is genuinely clean quarterbacking. his best of the day was a 41-yarder to Elic Ayomanor in the fourth, right before taking a Jalen Carter sack for nine at the Philadelphia 18. A 33-yard Joey Slye field goal turned into a three-point lead. Philly scored with nine seconds left to take the lead for good, and handed Tennessee a heartbreaking loss in Nashville. Two rushing tuddys is a nice fantasy day. It’s also not something I’m counting on weekly from a guy with 7 rushing yards.

 

NFC

Arizona Cardinals

Jacoby Brissett (ARI) vs. SEA: 17/28 Passing, 95 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | 1 Carries, 7 Yards

Jacoby Brissett threw for 95 yards. Ninety-five. On 28 attempts. That’s 3.4 per throw. His only touchdown was a 2-yarder to Trey McBride to tie things up at 7- 7 in the second. Arizona never scored again. Julian Love picked him off at the Arizona 44 at 11:39 of the third and he was sacked twice, both times on third down, both times Arizona punted. Nothing to see here. Move along.

 

Atlanta Falcons

Cooper Rush (ATL) vs. CAR: 10/17 Passing, 86 Yards, 0 TD, 2 INT | 2 Carries, 20 Yards, 1 Fumble (Lost)

Jack Strand (ATL) vs. CAR: 8/15 Passing, 59 Yards, 0 TD, 1 INT | 2 Carries, 16 Yards, 1 Fumble (Lost)

Cooper Rush fumbled on the FIRST PLAY of the game. He ran right end for nine yards, got the ball knocked out, Carolina recovered at the 35 and scored. Then on 3rd-and-5 at his own 48 he threw one to Bobby Okereke. Then, down 27-3 in the third, he threw one to that came back 53 yards to the Atlanta 20, and that was the end of his career afternoon. Jack Strand, undrafted rookie, first NFL pass. Ball bounces off Jahan Dotson‘s chest and goes 16 yards the other way for six. He got sacked twice for 13 yards, fumbled on the second one, and Carolina fell on it to end the game. Atlanta didn’t score in the second half. Reports say Penix could be back for Week 3. Wait for that.

 

Carolina Panthers

Bryce Young (CAR) vs. ATL: 23/36 Passing, 287 Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT | 1 Carries, 6 Yards

Ok, Bryce Young. I see you. I said do it again, and you did it again. Three touchdowns, no turnover, 287 yards, and Carolina never trailed because Rush handed them the ball on the game’s first snap and Young cashed it in with a 3-yarder to Chuba Hubbard. Here’s my favorite sequence of his day: sacked at his own 35 with 55 seconds left in the half, 55-yard bomb to Xavier Legette seven seconds later, 7-yard touchdown to Waller 28 seconds after that. He hit Waller again from 12 in the third, and the defense threw in a pick-six. Two weeks, seven touchdowns, one interception. I’m not calling him a QB1 yet. But I’m not not calling him one either.

 

Chicago Bears

Caleb Williams (CHI) vs. MIN: 15/26 Passing, 138 Yards, 0 TD, 1 INT | 5 Carries, 42 Yards, 1 Fumble

Tyson Bagent (CHI) vs. MIN: 5/9 Passing, 54 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT | 0 Carries, 0 Yards

The motto of the day at Soldier Field was Rain and pain. Caleb Williams had 138 passing yards, a first-quarter pick to Byron Murphy, three sacks for 20, and a 56.2 rating. Then the fourth quarter was a cruel rug-pull. Chicago puts together a 12-play, 62-yard drive, and on 1st-and-goal with a little less than 8 minutes left, Williams pulls up with a right hamstring, gets helped off and carted to the locker room. Bagent finishes the drive. Cairo Santos’ 23-yard field goal gets BLOCKED by Isaiah Rodgers at 6:26. Zero points from a drive that reached the goal line. Minnesota answered with an 11-play, 67-yard march that ate 5:12 and kicked the clincher at 1:09. Ben Johnson said postgame he doesn’t know the severity. Watch the Monday update, but it sounds like the best-case scenario is only missing a few games. If Williams misses time, Bagent is a Superflex desperation play at best.

 

Dallas Cowboys

Dak Prescott (DAL) vs. WAS: 26/31 Passing, 279 Yards, 4 TD, 0 INT | 4 Carries, 26 Yards

Honest Abe Alert! Dak-streets back, ALRIGHT! Dak Prescott went 26 of 31 with FOUR tuddys and a 143.8 rating. Five incompletions all day. Two score went to CeeDee Lamb, a 3-yarder to open the scoring at in the first and a 24-yarder to bookend it in the fourth, and two to Jake Ferguson from 10 and 12. Dallas led from the first score to the final whistle. After a sleepy Week 1, this is the Dak you drafted. Fire him up.

 

Detroit Lions

Jared Goff (DET) vs. BUF: 26/38 Passing, 327 Yards, 4 TD, 0 INT | 3 Carries, 7 Yards, 2 Fumbles

Jared Goff threw for 327 yards, four touchdowns, and posted a 130.0 rating… and lost by ten. Welcome to Thursday night in Buffalo. Detroit was down 21-0 before Goff found Jahmyr Gibbs from 11 out, then hit Amon-Ra St. Brown from 2, Sam LaPorta from 1, and St. Brown again from 27 with 1:42 left. That’s an Honest Abe in a loss, which for fantasy purposes is still an Honest Abe. He got sacked four times for 38 yards and put the ball on the ground twice (recovering both), but the real problem was on the other sideline, where Buffalo scored six touchdowns. The Lions never led. Not once. Garbage time counts, folks. Cash the check and don’t ask questions.

 

Green Bay Packers

Jordan Love (GB) vs. NYJ: 16/29 Passing, 145 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT | 0 Carries, 0 Yards, 1 Fumble

Jordan Love won in overtime and threw for 145 yards. Both of those things happened, in the same game, on purpose. Sixteen completions, the longest of them 20 yards, three sacks, and a fumble on a Tucker Kraft strip that Kraft was kind enough to fall on himself. His two scores were a 6-yarder to MarShawn Lloyd in the second and a 3-yarder to Christian Watson in the fourth with Green Bay down 17-7. From there it was all Trey Smack, who tied it from 34 with 2:59 left and won it from 26 in overtime. Two tuddys will save your fantasy day, but you need a magnifying glass and a whole lot of patience to find the good parts of Love’s box scores through two weeks.

 

Los Angeles Rams

Matthew Stafford (LAR) vs. NYG

The Giants travel to Los Angeles on Monday night to face the Rams. Both of those teams will be covered in our Monday Night edition of What We Saw, published on Tuesday morning.

 

Minnesota Vikings

Carson Wentz (MIN) vs. CHI: 11/20 Passing, 143 Yards, 0 TD, 0 INT | 3 Carries, 6 Yards, 1 Fumble

Carson Wentz made the 100th start of his NFL career in a 9-3 rain game at Soldier Field, and if that sentence doesn’t get your blood pumping, wait until you see the box score. 143 yards. No touchdowns. No picks. A 30-yarder to Justin Jefferson on the opening drive was the highlight, and it was all downhill from there. Three Will Reichard field goals did all the scoring, Aaron Jones ran for 105 of Minnesota’s 246 total yards, and Wentz took three sacks that were each followed by a punt on the very next play. Efficient! Kyler Murray is still in concussion protocol, though O’Connell expects him to clear early this week. The Vikings are 2-0 and Wentz had almost nothing to do with it. Last week’s three tuddys were the mirage I warned you about.

New Orleans Saints

Tyler Shough (NO) vs. BAL: 27/34 Passing, 252 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT | 9 Carries, 23 Yards, 1 TD, 1 Fumble

Tyler Shough beat the Baltimore Ravens. Read that again. Then read it a third time. 27 of 34, 252 yards, a 107.4 rating, and a fourth-quarter comeback from down 17-9. He hit Chris Olave from 21 yards out with 9:42 left, Trevor Etienne punched in the two-pointer to tie it, and then Shough marched them down for the win on a drive that converted TWO third downs and TWO fourth downs before he snuck it in himself from the 1 with 1:28 on the clock. Two weeks into the Shough era: 662 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, one on the ground. He’s a legit Superflex starter and I’m starting to wonder about one-QB.

 

New York Giants

Jaxson Dart (NYG) vs. LAR

The Giants travel to Los Angeles on Monday night to face the Rams. Both of those teams will be covered in our Monday Night edition of What We Saw, published on Tuesday morning.

 

Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Hurts (PHI) vs. TEN: 26/37 Passing, 264 Yards, 2 TD, 2 INT | 5 Carries, 16 Yards

Jalen Hurts had 2nd-and-goal at the Tennessee 8, threw it for DeVonta Smith, and Amani Hooker picked it off in the end zone and took it back 92 yards. Ninety-two! Tennessee scored two plays later. That’s a fourteen-point swing on one throw in a game Philly won by four. He threw another one to Marcus Harris at the Tennessee 14 with six minutes left and the game tied at 17. And then he went out and won it anyway: nine plays, 65 yards, 1:47 off the clock, three completions to Smith including a 19-yarder down to the 3 on 3rd-and-6 with 20 seconds left, then a 3-yard tuddy to Darius Cooper with nine ticks showing. Two touchdowns, two picks, three sacks, and no rushing score on five carries. A fine fantasy day wrapped inside an ugly football game. Eagles are 2-0.

 

Seattle Seahawks

Drew Lock (SEA) vs. ARI: 19/26 Passing, 235 Yards, 3 TD, 0 INT | 0 Carries, 0 Yards

Drew Lock is LOCK’D in! (not sorry) With Sam Darnold out (hip/glute, no IR, roughly four weeks per ESPN), Lock got the start and threw three touchdowns, every single one of them to Jaxon Smith-Njigba: an 82-yard shotgun bomb against a busted coverage in the first, a 7-yarder in the third, a 12-yarder in the fourth. JSN finished 9-155-3. Lock went 19 of 26 with a 139.1 rating and zero turnovers. His only blemish was a weird one, a 4th-and-1 sack at the Arizona 49 with one second left in the half that shoved him all the way back to his own 35. Seattle has won 12 straight, a franchise record. Last week I called him a desperation Superflex play. I’m upgrading him to a regular Superflex play until Darnold’s back. Just don’t get cute in one-QB.

 

San Francisco 49ers

Brock Purdy (SF) vs. MIA: 20/22 Passing, 287 Yards, 2 TD, 0 INT | 3 Carries, 30 Yards, 1 TD

Twenty of twenty-two. Brock Purdy missed TWICE all game, one of them a short left to Deebo Samuel in the first quarter. He wasn’t sacked. He didn’t turn it over. He posted a 149.1 rating. San Francisco scored five touchdowns and Purdy had a hand in three of them: a 2-yard scramble around left end in the second, a 12-yarder to George Kittle to open the third (set up by a 40-yarder to Kittle on that same drive), and a 6-yarder to Kyle Juszczyk later in the quarter. Christian McCaffrey handled the other two from a yard out each. Through two weeks Purdy has five passing tuddys and a rushing score. The Purdy party doesn’t stop until Brock says so!

 

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Baker Mayfield (TB) vs. CLE: 21/34 Passing, 182 Yards, 1 TD, 1 INT | 4 Carries, 29 Yards

Baker Mayfield didn’t fumble! Progress! After putting it on the ground three times in Week 1, Baker kept it off the turf entirely and still lost at home. What he did instead was watch Chase McLaughlin go 4-for-4 on field goals while the offense scraped together exactly one touchdown, a 5-yarder to Emeka Egbuka in the third for a 16-6 lead. Tampa kicked its way to a 9-6 halftime lead, and then Cleveland scored 17 of the final 20 points. His pick came in the first with the Bucs up 6-3, a deep ball for Ted Hurst III that Myles Harden took at the Cleveland 47. His 49-yarder to Tez Johnson set up the field goal that made it 19-16, and the Browns answered with the game-winner. Bucs are 0-2 with both losses at home. One tuddy for the second straight week, but the turnovers went from three to one. Baby steps. Superflex fill-in.

 

Washington Commanders

Jayden Daniels (WAS) vs. DAL: 11/17 Passing, 96 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT | 7 Carries, 69 Yards

Marcus Mariota (WAS) vs. DAL: 11/16 Passing, 111 Yards, 1 TD, 0 INT | 1 Carries, 3 Yards

Jayden Daniels was electric on the ground when the Dallas pass rush overcommitted, and made some good throws through the air. His manipulation of the game at the line of scrimmage has clearly increased this season, made evident on the Stefon Diggs touchdown pass. Daniels had the team in a no-huddle offense, calling the play at the line and utilizing pre-snap motion to get Diggs open against an under-prepared Cowboys defense, allowing him to beat his defender to space in the flat and to the pylon for the score.

He took a nasty spill just before halftime and his elbow looked real weird after that – the same one he dislocated last season. I’m no doctor, but arms aren’t supposed to look like his did. He did not return in the second half.

 

Brett Ford

Writer, Editor and Podcast host for QBList.com, Ravens fan, Cool Dad