NFL Weekly Recap – Gameday 2

Last week, the NFL season got underway with most, if not all, of the big teams winning their opening games. However, Gameday 2 in the NFL provided us with plenty of shock results! As we shall discover in our latest NFL Weekly recap!

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Let's continue our review of Gameday 2 with a complete breakdown of all the results from what proved to be a spectacular week of NFL action!

NFL Weekly Recap – Gameday 2 Results

• Buffalo Bills (2-0) 31-10 Miami Dolphins (1-1)
• Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) 26-23 Baltimore Ravens (0-2)
• Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) 26-3 Carolina Panthers (0-2)
• New Orleans Saints (2-0) 44-19 Dallas Cowboys (1-1)
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) 20-16 Detroit Lions (1-1)
• Indianapolis Colts (0-2) 10-16 Green Bay Packers (1-1)
• Cleveland Browns (1-1) 18-13 Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2)
• San Francisco 49ers (1-1) 17-23 Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
• Seattle Seahawks (2-0) 23-20 New England Patriots (1-1)
• New York Jets (1-1) 24-17 Tennessee Titans (0-2)
• New York Giants (0-2) 18-21 Washington Commanders (1-1)
• Los Angeles Rams (0-2) 10-41 Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
• Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) 13-6 Denver Broncos (0-2)
• Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) 25-26 Kansas City Chiefs (2-0)
• Chicago Bears (1-1) 13-19 Houston Texans (2-0)
• Atlanta Falcons (1-1) 22-21 Philadelphia Eagles (1-1)

Noteworthy Performances

Continuing A Good Start

The Bills, Chargers, Saints, Buccaneers, Seahawks, Vikings, Chiefs, Steelers and Texans are the only nine teams with a 2-0 record after two games.

Getting Back on Track

After surprise losses last week, the Raiders, Browns, Jets, Commanders, Cardinals and Falcons all bounced back to land a win this week.

Had a Gameweek 2 Shocker

There were plenty of big teams that went down to unexpected defeats this week. The Ravens move to 0-2 after losing to the Raiders. The much-fancied 49ers went down to the Vikings and the Philadelphia Eagles were defeated by the Atlanta Falcons. The Detroit Lions were also upset at home by the excellent Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Still Struggling

Fans of the Titans, Bengals, Giants, Panthers, Jaguars, Colts, Ravens, Broncos and Rams are all still waiting for their team to win their first game of the season. Some of those teams may well have a while to wait just yet given their opponents next week too.

Big Winners

You have to hand it to David Carr and the New Orleans Saints offense. For the second week in a row, they top scored in the NFL, putting up an incredible 44 points on the Dallas Cowboys. Yes against THAT Dallas Cowboys defense. And they did it in Dallas too!

Saints running back Alvin Kamara played a key role with 20 rushes for 115 yards and three touchdowns, while adding 65 yards on the ground and another touchdown receiving.

Only three teams scored more than 30 points this week, the Buffalo Bills scoring 31 against Miami and the Cardinals racked up 41 points against the Rams. Rookie wide receiver Marvin Harrison Jr. collected four passes for 130 yards and two touchdowns in a breakout game for the Cardinals top draft pick.

Stat Leaders After Gameday 2 in the NFL

• Quarterback Passing Yards – Brock Purdy (San Francisco 49ers) – 550 yards
• Quarterback Passing Attempts – Jared Goff (Detroit Lions) – 83 attempts
• Quarterback Completions – Gardner Minshew (Las Vegas Raiders) – 55/71 (77.5%)
• Most Touchdowns Thrown – Derek Carr (New Orleans Saints), Baker Mayfield (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) – 5
• Fewest Touchdowns Thrown – Bo Nix (Denver Broncos), Bryce Young (Carolina Panthers), Caleb Williams (Chicago Bears), Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders) – 0
• Most Interceptions Thrown – Bo Nix (Denver Broncos), Anthony Richardson (Indianapolis Colts) – 4
• Fewest Interceptions Thrown – Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills), Jacoby Brissett (New England Patriots, Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals), Jayden Daniels (Washington Commanders), Justin Fields (Pittsburgh Steelers), Trevor Lawrence (Jacksonville Jaguars), Kyler Murray (Arizona Cardinals), C.J.Stroud (Houston Texans) – All 0.
• Most Rushing Yards – J.K.Dobbins (Los Angeles Chargers) – 266 yards
• Most Rushing TDs – Alvin Kamara (New Orleans Saints) – 4 TDs
• Longest Rush – J.K.Dobbins (Los Angeles Chargers) – 61 yards
• Most Passing Receptions – Cooper Kupp (Los Angeles Rams) – 18
• Most Passing Yards – Nico Collins (Houston Texans) – 252
• Most Passing TDs – Many WR's have 2 TD on the season.
• Longest Pass Reception – Justin Jefferson (Minnesota Vikings) – 97 yards
• Most Interceptions – Ja'Marcus Ingram (Buffalo Bills), Xavier McKinney (Green Bay Packers) – 2 int
• Most Tackles – Nick Cross (Buffalo Bills) – 14 solo, 11 assists, 29 combined.
• Most Field Goals Made – Brandon Aubrey (Dallas Cowboys), Chris Boswell (Pittsburgh Steelers) – 8
• Longest Field Goal Made – Ka'imi Fairburn (Houston Texans) – 59 yards.

Rookies to the Fore

The six rookies from the NFL Draft that were nominated for Rookie of the Week in Gameday 2 are:

• Jayden Daniels – QB – Washington Commanders – 23/29 for 226 yards, 44 yards rushing.
• Marvin Harrison Jr. – WR – Arizona Cardinals – 4 receptions for 130 yards and 2 TDs.
• Malik Nabers – WR – New York Giants – 10 receptions for 127 yards and one TD.
• Brock Bowers – TE – Las Vegas Raiders – 9 receptions for 98 yards.
• Jared Verse – LB – Los Angeles Rams – 7 tackles, 3 tackles for a loss, one forced fumble.
• Braelon Allen – RB – New York Jets – 56 scrimmage yards, 1 receiving TD, 1 rushing TD.

Key Gameday 2 Injuries

As is always the case, there's plenty of injury news from Gameday 2 in the NFL.

RB Christian McCaffrey (49ers) – McCaffrey has been placed on injured reserve by the 49ers meaning he will miss at least four weeks.

DT DeForest Buckner (Colts) – Has been placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.

K Graham Gano (Giants) – Had a hamstring issue and did not return against the Commanders.

DT Vita Vea (Buccaneers) – Suffered a suspected MCL sprain against the Lions and could be out for a considerable amount of time.

LB Jeremiah Johnson (Jets) – Suffered a torn Achilles against the Titans.

QB Tua Tagovailoa (Dolphins) – Suffered another concussion injury and has been placed on IR and will miss at least four weeks.

RB Isiah Pacheco (Chiefs) – Suffered a fractured fibula and will be out for up to eight weeks.

WR Deebo Samuel (49ers) – Calf strain means he could be out a few weeks.

WR A.J.Brown (Eagles) – Missed the Falcons game after suffereing a hamstring injury in training. May not play in Week 3 or 4.

Power Rankings After Gameday 2

NFL Power Rankings after Gameday 2

1. New Orleans Saints (2-0) (9)
2. Buffalo Bills (2-0) (4)
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0) (10)
4. Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) (3)
5. Houston Texans (2-0) (7)
6. Minnesota Vikings (2-0) (11)
7. San Francisco 49ers (1-1) (1)
8. Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) (12)
9. Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0) (13)
10. Seattle Seahawks (2-0) (14)
11. Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) (5)
12. Detroit Lions (1-1) (6)
13. Dallas Cowboys (1-1) (2)
14. Miami Dolphins (1-1) (8)
15. Green Bay Packers (1-1) (23)
16. New York Jets (1-1) (19)
17. Cleveland Browns (1-1) (25)
18. Atlanta Falcons (1-1) (28)
19. Arizona Cardinals (1-1) (27)
20. New England Patriots (1-1) (16)
21. Las Vegas Raiders (1-1) (29)
22. Washington Commanders (1-1) (26)
23. Chicago Bears (1-1) (15)
24. Baltimore Ravens (0-2) (17)
25. Cincinnati Bengals (0-2) (18)
26. Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) (22)
27. Los Angeles Rams (0-2) (20)
28. Denver Broncos (0-2) (24)
29. Indianapolis Colts (0-2) (21)
30. Tennessee Titans (0-2) (30)
31. New York Giants (0-2) (31)
32. Carolina Panthers (0-2) (32)

Gameday 3 Fixtures

Friday 20th September – 1.15am

• New England Patriots (1-1) @ New York Jets (1-1)

Sunday 22nd September – 6pm, 9.05pm, 9.25pm

• New York Giants (0-2) @ Cleveland Browns (1-1)
• Philadelphia Eagles (1-1) @ New Orleans Saints (2-0)
• Houston Texans (2-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (2-0)
• Denver Broncos (0-2) @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2-0)
• Green Bay Packers (1-1) @ Tennessee Titans (0-2)
• Chicago Bears (1-1) @ Indianapolis Colts (0-2)
• Los Angeles Chargers (2-0) @ Pittsburgh Steelers (2-0)
• Miami Dolphins (1-1) @ Seattle Seahawks (2-0)
• Carolina Panthers (0-2) @ Las Vegas Raiders (1-1)
• San Francisco 49ers (1-1) @ Los Angeles Rams (0-2)
• Detroit Lions (1-1) @ Arizona Cardinals (1-1)
• Baltimore Ravens (0-2) @ Dallas Cowboys (1-1)

Monday 23rd September – 1.20am

• Kansas City Chiefs (2-0) @ Atlanta Falcons (1-1)

Tuesday 24th September – 12.30am, 1.15am

• Jacksonville Jaguars (0-2) @ Buffalo Bills (2-0)
• Washington Commanders (1-1) @ Cincinnati Bengals (0-2)

Top Game of Gameday 3

Houston Texans (2-0) @ Minnesota Vikings (2-0)

Two unbeaten teams with two excellent quarterbacks meet in Minnesota. The Vikings come fresh from a brilliant win over the 49ers, but have injury concerns over star wide receiver Justin Jefferson, who missed the second part of that game. He is day-to-day but expected to start in this game.

The Texans have their own injury problems at running back with Joe Mixon and Dameon Pierce both a doubt for this game. Cam Akers may deputise if the two first choice RB's are absent. Nico Collins superb start to the season has been impressive and he will be a major influence in this game.

This one will be close and it may even take overtime to separate the two, but I think the Texans just about shade this.

Prediction – Houston Texans 27-24 Minnesota Vikings.

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