Editor's Note: Backfield Breakdowns and The Targets Report have been split into their own articles and will be available on Tuesday and Wednesday, respectively.
Throughout the week, we take in countless pieces of information. This information shapes our own opinions. Voices we respect. Voices we do not. It all adds up.
On Sundays, it is revealed.
We battle to determine our own opinions. Sometimes we have to fight harder to maintain those opinions.
Everything we know is wrong.
A well-respected podcast mentioned Jared Goff's struggles when Sean McVay or Ben Johnson is not his head coach. The host mentioned how Johnson knew the Lions intimately. That tracked. The Lions looked horrible in Week 1. The Bears looked on the cusp of turning the corner before falling apart late against the Vikings.
Of course, the Lions drilled the Bears 52-21.
That same host mentioned the Bills' struggles against a strong Ravens rushing attack. Justin Fields and Breece Hall looked great against the Steelers. It made sense that the Bills would struggle similarly.
Naturally, the Bills won 30-10 in a game that was not even that close.
When you give your opinion, you tend to end up wrong. It's great. We can learn from being wrong.
In Week 1, scoring was down across the league. Unders went 14-2. Naturally, Week 2 was an explosion. Ninte teams topped 30 points. Twelve receivers topped 100 yards.
We learn. We adjust. We lean into the known.
Dallas's defense is exploitable. Philadelphia does not want to throw the ball. Detroit will be fine without Johnson. Indianapolis is the 2025 Luck Team. Mac Jones can keep the 49ers offense afloat. The Patriots coaches trust Rhamondre Stevenson more than TreVeyon Henderson.
Those will look wrong at some point, too.
Being wrong is the good stuff.
Thank you, Nathan Jahnke. I rewatch every game in compiling this article, but without Nathan's ability to deliver consistent breakdowns following the games, this article would be much more difficult.
And now, The Roundup.
Blind Resume
| Player | Passing Yards | Touchdowns |
|---|---|---|
| A | 450 | 3 |
| B | 315 | 2 |
| C | 279 | 3 |
| D | 295 | 2 |
| E | 316 | 1 |
| F | 328 | 3 |
So much for the era of "Two High Safeties." Quarterbacks had massive days in Week 2.
Can you name them all?
Stats Of The Week
Aaron Rodgers, Pittsburgh - 408 touchdown passes
Rodgers tied Brett Favre for the fourth-most touchdown passes in NFL history. Rodgers has a chance to pass Favre against New England. He needs 31 touchdown passes to catch Peyton Manning for the third most, needing to average just over 2 per game over the final 15 games to get there. Rodgers needs 41 passing yards to pass Philip Rivers for sixth on the career yardage list.
Russell Wilson, NY Giants - 450 passing yards
Wilson posted the second-highest total of his career Sunday. The yardage total was the fourth most in Giants history. Phil Simms holds the record of 513 against the Bengals in 1985. Wilson is 247 yards from 47,000 in his career and 250 from passing Fran Tarkenton for 14th on the career list.
Brandon Aubrey, Dallas - 0:00 time remaining
Aubrey became the first player in NFL history to hit a game-tying kick with no time remaining in regulation and then hit a game-winner with no time remaining in overtime. Aubrey's 64-yard kick to end regulation was the third-longest in NFL history.
Evan Engram, Denver - 500 receptions
Engram caught one pass in Week 2, pushing his career total to 500. He is the 20th tight end in NFL history to catch 500 passes. He is five catches away from tying Dallas Clark and Frank Wycheck with 505 career receptions.
Jonathan Taylor, Indianapolis - 165 rushing yards, 50 receiving yards
Taylor became the 82nd player in NFL history to hit 150+ rushing yards with 50+ receiving yards. Alvin Kamara was the only player to accomplish it in the 2024 season, while James Conner was the only back in 2023. Taylor is the second Colt to hit the marks, joining Marshall Faulk, who did it in Week 13 of 1998.
James Cook, Buffalo - 132 rushing yards, 2 rushing touchdowns
Cook was the first Bills back since LeSean McCoy in 2016 to hit 130+ yards rushing with 2+ touchdowns.
Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco - 55 rushing yards, 52 receiving yards
McCaffrey recorded his 32nd career 50-50 game. He trails only Marshall Faulk, who had 41 career 50-50s. This is the ninth time he has done it in consecutive games. Faulk recorded ten instances of consecutive 50-50s. McCaffrey has the longest streak, doing it in five straight in 2018.
Derrick Henry, Baltimore - 11 rushes, 23 rushing yards
Maybe he is easy to tackle? Henry failed to gain 25 rushing yards in a game in which he saw double-digit carries for the sixth time in his career. Three of those games came in 2023. His 2.3 fantasy points were the ninth-lowest total of his career.
Tucker Kraft, Green Bay - 124 receiving yards
Kraft became the first Packers tight end since Jimmy Graham in 2018 to record a 100-yard receiving game—his 124 yards tied Paul Coffman for the fifth most by a Packers tight end.
Ja'Marr Chase, Cincinnati - 14 receptions, 165 receiving yards, 1 touchdown
Chase hit double-digit receptions with 150+ yards for the sixth time in his career. That extends his team record. Five players (Jerry Rice, Andre Johnson, Antonio Brown, Julio Jones, and Tyreek Hill) share the record, hitting the mark ten times each.
Malik Nabers, NY Giants - 167 receiving yards
Wan'Dale Robinson, NY Giants - 142 receiving yards
Nabers and Robinson became the first teammates to hit 140 receiving yards since CeeDee Lamb and Brandin Cooks in 2023. It was the 48th time in history that teammates hit the mark.
