Best:
Stefon Diggs, Wide Receiver Minnesota Vikings
Talk about a coming out party. Diggs had himself one hell of a day, catching nine passes for 182 yards and a tocuhdown in the Vikings win over Green Bay. Minnesota's stud young receiver had a catch-and-run of 46 yards, and he completed an insane touchdown catch on a great throw from Bradford to provide the Vikings their winning points in the second half. He and Sam Bradford were in a groove together against the Packers. With the two of them seeming to be in sync in this football game, it gives the Vikings hope for the future. With Bradford now under center running the ship, and Diggs playing out of his head in this contest, it gives the Vikings hope for what could be this season.
Worst:
Seattle Seahwaks Offense
This was supposed to be a solid offensive team right? RIGHT? Well I guess that's not exactly the case early on. Seattle's offense has managed to score only one touchdown all year. ONE. That came late in the week one win over the Dolphins. But once week two rolled around, the Rams shut down the Seahawks offense, giving up only a single field goal. Mind you, this was the same Rams defense that gave up 28 points to the 49ers in the first game of the season. Russell Wilson isn't himself, that's clear. If Seattle doesn't find a way to get it together and get the offense going, they could score 120 points this year. Its a sad showing by the Seattle offense, a team that is still supposed to be a power in the NFC. The first two weeks don't exactly show it that way.
Best:
Sterling Sheppard, Wide Receiver New York Giants
One of the big question marks going into the season with the Giants was how productive can Victor Cruz be? The second question is who can be the number two receiver behind Odell Beckham Jr.? Well the second question has been answered a little quicker than the first one. Rookie wide receiver Sterling Sheppard has stepped his game up and played really well through the first two weeks of the season. Case in point, week two in the Giants win over the Saints. Sheppard had eight catches for 117 yards. Just how good was that against the Saints? He outpaced both Cruz and Beckham. That's a good day folks. I know its a little early to be bragging about this, but he might be in an early lead for offensive rookie of the year.
Worst:
Adrian Peterson, Running Back Minnesota Vikings
It was supposed to be a great night in Minnesota. Vikings opened up a new stadium. It was Sunday Night Football, they beat the Green Bay Packers. However it came at a cost. Star Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. During the third quarter Peterson left the game with a knee injury.For a guy as good as he is, Peterson really can't afford to miss much more playing time because the window for his is closing fast. And if he misses extended time it would be a huge blow to Minnesota’s long-term outlook. A bit of a bad luck break for AP on Sunday night.
Best:
Cam Newton Quarterback Carolina Panthers
I guess what happened to Cam against Denver on opening night didn't have any carry over into week two. Sure, he got off on the wrong foot, getting picked off by Antoine Bethea on the opening drive of the game. He quickly bounced back with a phenomenal performance, throwing four touchdowns and totaling 390 yards. Newton went 24 of 40 for 353 yards 4 touchdowns 1 pick and a fumble. Greg Olsen and Kelvin Benjamin both went at least 108 yards each, so yeah its safe to say Cam had himself a day.
Worst:
Jameis Winston, Quarterback Tampa Bay Buccaneers
If you thought Winston was going to have a solid week in week two, then your going to have a bad day (thankfully I sat him in one of my fantasy leagues). Sure, there's no denying that he had a huge performance Week 1 on the road in Atlanta. To say that his week two performance against Arizona was a major letdown would be simply an accurate statement. Winston threw just one touchdown to go with four interceptions and was sacked three times in an embarrassing 40-7 loss.He went 27 of 52 for 243 yards and a touchdown, but he was picked four times and sacked three more. Yeah it wasn't a good day for Winston against the Cards.
Best:
Dak Prescott, Quarterback Dallas Cowboys
Being able to lead your team in a game winning drive late in a football game, for a win. That's what most quarterbacks dream of doing. Its an even bigger dream to do it for your first career win in the NFL. Well this was a dream come true, as it happened to Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys. Against a division rival, in Washington, which is a bit of a tough place to play, not exactly something that would be easy to do for a rookie. Down by four in the fourth quarter, he led an 11-play drive that chewed up 80 yards and almost six minutes off the clock. Making things all the sweeter for the Cowboys, former Washington running back Alfred Morris capped off the drive with the winning touchdown run. Morris and rookie Ezekiel Elliott finished with 90 yards on 26 carries. It wasn't exactly pretty, but it is his first career win and helped the Cowboys get back to 1-1 on the year.
Worst:
Hue Jackson, Head Coach Cleveland Browns
It only seems like this could happen to the Browns. Cleveland got off to a very hot start on Sunday against the Baltimore Ravens, opening up a three touchdown lead against Baltimore before the end of the first quarter. One of those opening scores was Isaiah Crowell going on an 85-yard scamper for a score. Everything looked like it was going to be good for the Browns. Then it all fell apart from there on Cleveland. How could this happen? easy. Hue Jackson decides to ditch the run and try throwing the football more. Cleveland ran the ball a total of 23 times in this game. Josh McCown, how played hurt by the way, thre the ball 33 times. Sure he had two scores but he also got picked off twice. Baltimore had the ball more in the latter half of the game, winning time of possession and coming away with a 25-20 victory. Cleveland going away from the run game is what killed them against the Ravens.
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