Best And Worst Of NFL Week Two

Sports has a way of throwing a monkey wrench into some plans. Some teams in the National Football League did what was expected of them this week. While some others totally laid an egg, getting upset along the way. A few surprises are the fact that the Colts (for the 2nd year in a row), Seattle, Baltimore and Philadelphia are all winless. Sure it sucks that teams haven't bee able to win yer, others are dealing with players who are hurting Dallas is going to be without Tony Romo for 8-10 weeks with the shoulder injury being the biggest name to be taken out with an injury. DeMarcco Murray can't find a hole to run through to save his life right now. The Jets defense has already forced more turnovers in the first two weeks of the year than they did all of last year. Chicago has been whooped up on good in their first two games, while New Orleans has had just as much trouble. With all that being said, here's a look at some of the best and worst performances of week two in the NFL.

Best:
Jameis Winston, Quarterback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
His first NFL start didn't go quite as planned for the rookie QB. His 2nd NFL start went much better for Winston. Jameis went 14 of 21 for 207 yards and a pair of touchdown (one passing one rushing). He was sacked three times and fumbled once, which was the only downside for this ballgame. Oh year his performance was good enough to help the Bucs pull out a win in New Orleans against the Saints. Famous Jameis looked good in the ball game, able to pick up his first win in the NFL. To make it more impressive was the fact that it came on the road at the Superdome, a tough place to play in.

Worst:
Keenan Allen, Wide Receiver San Diego Chargers
At this time last week, people were talking about how well Allen played in the Chargers opener. In the opener against Detroit last week, Allen went off for the 15 catches for 166 yards. It looked like he might be set for a breakout season. Well we can put that discussion on hold for a little while. Why? Because he was nowhere to be found against the Bengals in week two. Allen had 2just two catches for sixteen total yards. SIXTEEN yards receiving for a guy who's supposed to be a top flight receiver. The Bengals defense did a great job of being able to shut him down and hld him at bay. Question is can he bounce back next when they play the Vikings.

Best:
Adrian Peterson, Running Back Minnesota Vikings
Welcome Back to the NFL Adrian Peterson. Just three seasons ago, Peterson was a 2,000 yard rusher. The last time he played a full season in the NFL, Peterson finished with 1,266 yards on the ground. It was well documented his off the field issues last season, which caused him to miss all but one game. In his first game this year he was held in check against the 49ers. Well week two against Detroit, who a season ago was one of the top five defenses against the run, Peterson found his game again. He finished the day with 29 carries for 134 yards. Peterson's run game allowed the Vikings to come away with a huge 26-16 win against Detroit, reestablishing the Vikings as one of the better running teams in the league.

Worst:
DeMarco Murray, Running Back Philadelphia Eagles
Its really been a tough year in Philly for Murray. Last year he was the leading rusher in the entire NFL. He finished last season rushing for 1,845 yards, by far the best numbers in the entire league. Now, not so much. This season, he has carried the ball 21 times through two games, scoring one touchdown. His rushing yards total for the year, is something like eleven yards. You did read that correctly, DeMarco Murray has rushed for eleven yards so far this season, two of which came on thirteen carries in the loss to the Cowboys in week two. It's been a rough start to the season for the NFL rush king, but the great ones always find a way to bounce back

Best: 
New York Jets Defense
One of the biggest problems that the Jets defense was them being able to defend against the pass. Lets face facts the Jets secondary was getting lit up like a cheap cigar a season ago, making it tough to watch Jets football last year. But that was last year. This year is very very different. A season ago, the Jets scored twenty points off turnovers all year. In the first two games of this season, they already have 234 points off turnovers in just two games. Yeah I'd say that's a vast improvement. Just look at what the defense did on Monday night against the Colts. Forced five turnovers, three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. I think the defense has returned back to the form Jets fans had become used to seeing. If the offense can do its job everything will be just fine.

Worst:
Houston Texans Offense
Not having Arian Foster running the football is really hurting this Texans football team. To make matters worse, the team still seems to have no clue what they want to do at QB. Ryan Mallett and Brian Hoyer both have been spotty through two games. Think about this. After relieving Hoyer last week, Mallett had his own rough outing Sunday. His 244 yards came on 58 passes, many of which were launched to no one in particular. Yeah that's pretty bad. If Houston wants to have any chance to right the ship and get back into things, they had better figure it out fast or its going to be a long season.

Best:
Derek Carr, Quarterback Oakland Raiders
After getting blanked by the Bengals in the opener, Oakland is trying to get back on a winning track. Well they managed to pick up their first win of the season, beating the Ravens 37-33. A lot of it had to do with the play of Starter Derek Carr. He had himself a pretty nice day. It did stink that he was sacked once and picked off once. But he more than made up for it by going 30 for 46 for 351 yards and three touchdown tosses. He was a little sloppy last week but more than made up for it in the win over the Ravens

Worst:
Matthew Stafford Quarterback Detroit Lions
Last year, this Lions team was a playoff team, finishing the year 10-6. To start this year off, it doesn't look too good for the boys from the Motor City. Matthew Stafford hasn't exactly been proving his worth at the moment. Don't get me wrong he's still one of the premier QB's in the entire league. But Sunday he didn't really look like it. Sure he had an OK day throwing the ball, going 32 of 53 for 286 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Ringing up 286 yards passing really isn't that bad of a day for anybody in the NFL. The only problem is that it took Stafford 53 attempts to get there. That's not good. Detroit hasn't really been able to establish a running game, which isn't really an excuse as to why Stafford is having such trouble throwing the ball. He keeps this pace up, its going to be a long season for the Lions.

Best:
Antonio Brown, Wide Receiver Pittsburgh Steelers
He's at it again man. After hauling in 9 passes for 133 yards in the opener. Then, when it looked like he couldn't outdo himself, he did in week two. Pittsburgh steamrolled the 49ers 43-18. Brown had another monster day, snagging another 9 passes, this time for 195 yards and a score. Brown was targeted 11 times bduring the game, completely dominating the secondary of the 49ers. In fact he only needed one catch to achieve 400, which makes him the third-fastest player to get to 400 catches. He ties Hall of Famer Kellen Winslow Sr. who also hit this milestone stat in 72 games.

Worst:
Byron Maxwell Cornerback Philadelphia Eagles
Lets face facts here folks, it really has been a rough start to the season for the Eagles. You can point the finger at anybody you want. Be it Murray, Sam Bradford, Chip Kelly and many mores. ONe guy who needs to be looked at is Byron Maxwell. He was given a huge $63 million contract this offseason to help fix the Eagles' cornerback issues. He was targeted by Atlanta in Week 1. Then, with the Eagles barely holding onto hope against the Cowboys, he was torched by the Brandon Weeden-to-Terrance Williams combo for a 42-yard touchdown that looked like Williams was playing against air. That sealed the loss. So it hasn't eaxctly been easy for Maxwell or anybody else in Philly during the first two games of the year.