How about those Minnesota Vikings and quarterback Sam Darnold? The Vikings beat the visiting San Francisco 49ers, 23-17 with Darnold passing for two touchdowns, including a 97-yard TD pass to wide receiver Justin Jefferson. The Minnesota defense sacked 'Niners QB Brock Purdy six times while the offense racked up 403 yards in total offense.
The Las Vegas Raiders stunned the host Baltimore Ravens, 26-23 on a 38-yard field goal by Daniel Carlson with 27 seconds left. The first half was all field goals with Baltimore leading, 9-6 before each team scored a pair of second half touchdowns. Raiders QB Gardner Minshew had a TD pass and 276 passing yards as they overcame a ten-point deficit to win. Ravens QB Lamar Jackson passed for 247 yards with a TD pass and one interception.
The New Orleans Saints throttled the host Dallas Cowboys, 44-19 with QB Derek Carr throwing a pair of scoring passes and one rushing touchdown. Meanwhile, running back Alvin Kamara scored four touchdowns (three rushing, one receiving) and racked up 180 total yards (115 rushing) to lead the way in the rout. Dallas QB Dak Prescott was intercepted twice as the Cowboys offense managed just 68 rushing yards. The Saints gained 432 yards (190 rushing, 242 passing) with a balanced attack.
The Houston Texans beat the visiting Chicago Bears, 19-13 on Sunday Night Football with QB C.J. Stroud throwing a 28-yard scoring pass to WR Nico Collins while Ka'imi Fairbairn made four field goals. The Bears managed just 205 total yards in offense and their only touchdown was a two-yard run from Khalil Herbert. The Texans defense had seven sacks in the win.
On Thursday night, the Buffalo Bills crushed the host Miami Dolphins, 31-10 behind two rushing scores from RB James Cook and a 17-yard TD pass from QB Josh Allen to Cook. The Dolphins outgained the Bills (351-247) in yardage, but three turnovers proved to be the big difference as QB Tua Tagovailoa was picked off three times and was forced out of the game with a concussion.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went into Detroit and beat the Lions, 20-16 with QB Baker Mayfield (pictured right) passing and running for a touchdown as they only managed to gain 216 yards in total offense. The Lions racked up 463 yards, but only scored one touchdown in the setback. Aidan Hutchinson had 4 1/2 QB sacks for the Lions in the loss.
Arizona blasted the visiting L.A. Rams, 41-10 behind three TD passes from QB Kyler Murray, who had a perfect quarterback passer rating in the easy win. Murray passed for 266 yards and ran for 59 yards as the Cardinals amassed 489 yards in total offense. Rams WR Cooper Kupp suffered an injured ankle and could be out for multiple weeks.
The Green Bay Packers won a hard fought game, 16-10 against the visiting Indianapolis Colts as Packers QB Malik Willis threw a TD pass to go with three field goals for the victory. Colts QB Anthony Richardson also had a scoring pass in the loss as the Packers defense had three interceptions.
The Los Angeles Chargers rolled past the host Carolina Panthers, 26-3 as their defense held the Panthers to 159 yards in total offense. Chargers RB J.K. Dobbins ran for 131 yards (17 carries) and scored a rushing touchdown and QB Justin Herbert threw two TD passes to WR Quentin Johnston to pace the win.
In Denver, the Pittsburgh Steelers outlasted the Broncos, 13-6 with QB Justin Fields connecting with WR Darnell Washington on a five-yard TD pass and the defense getting two interceptions to lead the way.
The New York Jets won a road game in Tennessee, 24-17 as QB Aaron Rodgers had two scoring passes and the Jets defense had four sacks and forced two turnovers. Titans WR Calvin Ridley scored two touchdowns (one rushing, one receiving) in defeat.
The Cleveland Browns bounced back from a terrible opening game to win on the road, 18-13 against the Jacksonville Jaguars as their defense racked up four sacks, including one for a safety late in the fourth quarter to help seal the win.
Washington won at home, 21-18 against the New York Giants as kicker Austin Seibert made seven field goals. The Giants lost kicker Graham Gano to injury as they scored three touchdowns, but were forced to go for the two-point conversion twice after the first PAT kick (by punter Jamie Gillan) missed. Giants QB Daniel Jones had two TD passes in the loss.
The Seattle Seahawks won in overtime, 23-20 at New England as kicker Jason Myers made a 31-yard field goal to win the road game. The Patriots took a 20-17 lead early in the fourth quarter when RB Rhamondre Stevenson scored on a one-yard run, but the Seahawks forced the OT when Myers drilled a 38-yard field goal with 55 seconds left in regulation.
The Atlanta Falcons scored the game winning touchdown with 34 seconds remaining in the game for a 22-21 road win against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football. Falcons QB Kirk Cousins (241 passing yards, two TD) threw a seven-yard TD pass to WR Drake London to make the difference after Philadelphia scored 11 unanswered points to take a 21-15 lead with 1:39 remaining in the game. Eagles QB Jalen Hurts (183 passing yards) had a TD pass and running score in defeat, which was sealed when he threw an interception on the final drive.
WEEK TWO RESULTS
Buffalo 31, Miami 10
Minnesota 23, San Francisco 17
Tampa Bay 20, Detroit 16
Cleveland 18, Jacksonville 13
Seattle 23, New England 20 (OT)
L.A. Chargers 26, Carolina 3
Las Vegas 26, Baltimore 23
Green Bay 16, Indianapolis 10
N.Y. Jets 24, Tennessee 17
Washington 21, N.Y. Giants 18
New Orleans 44, Dallas 19
Arizona 41, L.A. Rams 10
Pittsburgh 13, Denver 6
Kansas City 26, Cincinnati 25
Houston 19, Chicago 13
Atlanta 22, Philadelphia 21
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