1
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Bills
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They left no doubt Monday night against the Titans as to who the best team is right now. But now they face a tough road test at Miami on a short week. That won’t be easy. |
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2-0-0 |
2
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Chiefs
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They weren’t as crisp on offense against the Chargers, but they still found a way. The defense made some huge plays in that game to win it. |
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2-0-0 |
3
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Buccaneers
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The good news is the defense has been dominant. The bad news is the offense, without some key pieces, has just one touchdown in two games. |
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2-0-0 |
4
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Eagles
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As long as Jalen Hurts continues to play at a high level, they are a legit Super Bowl contender. The defense was better against Minnesota as well. |
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2-0-0 |
5
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Packers
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They got the offense going against the Bears, which is a good sign. They will be just fine on that side of the ball. |
4 |
1-1-0 |
6
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Chargers
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They had their chances against the Chiefs, but need to do a better job of closing out games when they have a lead. Justin Herbert’s rib injury bears watching, especially facing a good Jaguars defense. |
1 |
1-1-0 |
7
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Rams
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They impressed early against the Falcons, but they made it interesting with some bad special-teams play. The defense has to be better. |
3 |
1-1-0 |
8
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Dolphins
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They are 2-0 and one of the early-season stories of this season. It becomes a much bigger story if they beat the Bills this week. |
4 |
2-0-0 |
9
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49ers
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With Trey Lance out for the year with a broken ankle, it’s Jimmy Garoppolo time. He’s won a lot of games for this team, so the move to keep him was a wise one. |
4 |
1-1-0 |
10
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Ravens
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The offense was good against Miami, but the defense was a disaster. They couldn’t cover or rush, which is a bad combination. |
2 |
1-1-0 |
11
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Vikings
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They didn’t do anything on offense against the Eagles. Then again, it was a Monday night. We know how Kirk Cousins plays on Monday night. |
4 |
1-1-0 |
12
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Cardinals
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Give them credit for battling back against the Raiders, as they were staring an 0-2 start in the face. Kyler Murray came up big, which he had to do. |
9 |
1-1-0 |
13
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Broncos
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They are struggling on offense, but the defense bailed them out against the Texans. Russell Wilson needs to pick it up starting this week against the 49ers. |
7 |
1-1-0 |
14
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Patriots
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The offense still isn’t clicking, but it did enough against the Steelers thanks to a good defensive showing. There was progress from Week 1. |
8 |
1-1-0 |
15
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Saints
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They are 1-1 and need so much more from Jameis Winston. His turnovers wasted a good showing by the Saints defense against Tampa Bay. |
9 |
1-1-0 |
16
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Raiders
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They blew a big lead in losing to the Cardinals to fall to 0-2. This is not the start Josh McDaniels expected. |
1 |
0-2-0 |
17
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Browns
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Losing the way they did to the Jets is a bad look. If they take a knee late, they win. It’s that simple. |
1 |
1-1-0 |
18
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Steelers
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How much longer can the team go with Mitch Trubisky? Not that he’s being helped much by his offensive line or his coordinator. |
1 |
1-1-0 |
19
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Cowboys
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Cooper Rush played a solid game against the Bengals, but it was a game won by the defense. Now let’s see what Rush does on the road against the Giants. |
5 |
1-1-0 |
20
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Giants
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At 2-0, the main question about them is whether they are any good. Maybe not, but the record is what it is. |
3 |
2-0-0 |
21
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Bengals
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At 0-2, is the Super hangover happening in front of our eyes? Or is it just a slow start? The good news is the division is struggling as a whole. |
10 |
0-2-0 |
22
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Jaguars
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The defense really impressed in shutting out the Colts. This team is going to be a problem for a lot of teams, but they do face a tough test this week at the Chargers. |
6 |
1-1-0 |
23
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Jets
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Give them credit for rallying to beat the Browns. Maybe Robert Saleh was on to something when he said he would keep receipts. |
8 |
1-1-0 |
24
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Titans
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They were awful against the Bills. The offense didn’t do a thing and Ryan Tannehill and Derrick Henry were just off. They need a victory in the worst way. |
8 |
0-2-0 |
25
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Colts
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At 0-1-1, they don’t have the look of a playoff contender. They were missing guys against the Jaguars, but they got dominated. |
11 |
0-1-1 |
26
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Lions
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They have rolled up a bunch of points on offense so far this season. They do have to get better on defense, but at least Aidan Hutchinson showed up against Washington in a big way. |
4 |
1-1-0 |
27
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Commanders
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The defense was awful against the Lions, which is not what you’d expect from this team. The Lions did what they wanted to do against them. |
10 |
1-1-0 |
28
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Bears
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It was back to reality for the Bears in losing to the Packers. They did little on offense, which you can expect at times for this young group. |
3 |
1-1-0 |
29
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Seahawks
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Geno Smith and the offense didn’t do much of anything against San Francisco. That puts a big damper on what they did in the opener. |
3 |
1-1-0 |
30
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Texans
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The defense played well against the Broncos, but they didn’t score a touchdown. You won’t win many games doing that, and Davis Mills has to be better. |
1 |
0-1-1 |
31
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Panthers
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How long does coach Matt Rhule have before this team will make a change? At 0-2, they have issues. |
4 |
0-2-0 |
32
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Falcons
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They showed well at Los Angeles against the Rams by coming back from a big deficit. They are competing, which is a good sign. |
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0-2-0 |
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