Man, Week 2 of the NFL season just hit different, and not in a good way for some teams. After Week 1 blew everyone away with a record-setting 53.3 combined points per game, this past Sunday was a total reality check. We’re talking Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears slogging through a torrential downpour for only 12 total points. The Houston Texans couldn’t even sniff the end zone against the Cincinnati Bengals’ new-look defense. The Atlanta Falcons? A-tro-cious, again. And our guy Aaron Rodgers, with the Pittsburgh Steelers, couldn’t get his squad across the goal line against the New England Patriots either. Week 2 served up some seriously disappointing results, reminding us all that if Week 1 is a liar, then a lot of teams better hope Week 2 is too, because some of these losses were ugly.
Aaron Rodgers’ Worst Day Since 2021 Has Pittsburgh Reeling
Let’s kick things off with the Pittsburgh Steelers, whose 20-3 smackdown by the Patriots in New England was a brutal watch. This wasn’t just any loss, it matched the fewest points Aaron Rodgers has seen in a game he started and finished since way back in Week 1 of 2021. Yeah, that long ago! Rodgers looked lost, completing just 23 of 39 passes for a meager 187 yards, tossing one interception, and fumbling the ball *twice*. The entire Steelers offense was a mess, converting a pathetic 2-of-12 on third downs and mustering only 235 total yards for the whole game. Through two weeks, they’ve scraped together a measly 499 total yards, which is the absolute fewest in Rodgers’ Hall of Fame career after two games. And it’s not like the Patriots were lighting it up either, Drake Maye only threw for 208 yards and an interception. Fans are already wondering, where in the heck is the MVP finalist they saw last year? This isn’t the Steelers team that’s a legitimate contender, at best, they’re scraping for a wild card. Rodgers is absolutely looking his age, and that offensive line is just struggling to protect him.
Washington’s Defense Is Still A Major Problem
Speaking of ugly, what’s going on with the Washington Commanders? You might look at their 37-20 loss to the Dallas Cowboys and think, “Eh, it’s Dallas.” But man, this felt different. The Commanders are now staring down an 0-2 record, something they haven’t done since 2019. Even worse, they’ve only won 2 of their last 14 games. Dak Prescott carved up their defense like it was butter, throwing for 279 yards and four touchdowns with only five incompletions. The proof is in the pudding: this defense is still one of the worst in the entire NFL. If you ask me to overreact to Week 2, I’m telling you, the Commanders are cooked after that Sunday afternoon beatdown.
So, with all these dumpster fires burning in Week 2, what are we supposed to believe? The old saying goes, “Week 1 is a liar,” but now a lot of these teams must be hoping Week 2 is the *actual* liar, because these performances are ringing some seriously loud alarm bells. For Pittsburgh and Washington, they’re already in a deep hole. Can they dig themselves out, or is this early season form already telling us the painful truth about their season’s ceiling? We’ll be watching!
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Originally reported by CBS Sports.
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