Best & Worst NFL Week Two

Week Two around the NFL has come and gone and there's been some big stories coming out of the games that were. Injuries to star players keep piling up. Some big teams that were expected to be good, have fallen flat on there face. There are other teams that bounced back after tough opening weeks. Here's some of the best and worst from week two around the NFL.

Best: Mike Evans Wide Receiver Tampa Bay Buccaneers
It's a contract year and Mike Evans is looking for a new deal. He had himself a day in the Bucs 27-17 win over the Bears. He went off for six catches for 171 yards and a touchdown. He's starting to show that he's working well, and quickly doing so, with Baker Mayfield. At the pace Evans has set over the first two games, he's looking at his 10th 1,000 yard receiving season. He due to get paid at the end of the year and its going to be close to happening.

Worst: Zach Wilson Quarterback New York Jets
You knew it was bound to happen against a good team. Dallas put a whooping on the Jets, coming away with a 30-10 win. At the start of the day, things looked OK for Zach Wilson, till the wheels started coming off late in the 3rd quarter. Zach finished 17 of 27 for 170 yards and a touchdown, but he was also picked off three times. It didn't help that the O-Line couldn't stop Micha Parsons from creating Havoc in the backfield. Still some of Zach poor decisions in this game lead many to wonder, and prove what I've been saying for quite some time now, that he's really not ready to take that next step and truly lead this team as it's quarterback.

Best: Buffalo Bills Offense
After coming up short in a disappointing performance in the opener against the Jets, Buffalo bounced back in a big way in week two. Buffalo showed up in a big way in a 38-10 win over Vegas. Allen looked like himself going 31 of 37 for 274 yards and three touchdowns. Better still, was the fact that Allen wasn't having any turnovers, a fact that haunted him in the opening loss to New York. Complementing the pass game was a very effective run game, with James Cook getting 17 carries for 123 yards. They had balance in their attack and didn't turn the ball over. A vast improvement from week one.

Worst: Cincinnati Bengals
The Bengals now sit at 0-2 following a 27-24 loss to the Ravens on Sunday. Some of that has to fall on Joe Burrow, who threw a horrible interception at the goal line late in the game, It should also be noted, Burrow is still dealing with his hamstring issue, you could tell it was bothering him late in the game. Still, the Bengals have proven before that they can dig themselves out of 0-2 holes. They have done it in the past couple of seasons. But the fact that they are getting off to that slow a start at the begging of years is starting to become a problem.

Best: D'Andre Swift Running Back Philadelphia Eagles
Looks like we might have found ourselves a solid running game in Philly. The Eagles powered themselves to a 2-0 record on the year, beating Minnesota 34-28. A lot of that had to do with the outstanding running of D'Andre Swift. Swift finished the day with 28 carries for 175 yards and a score. This is a very positive sign for Philly, who no doubt will be looking to balance their run attack all season> Swif t is proving he needs to get more touches as what he did was the tops in the league this week.

Worst: New England Running Game
New England is off to an 0-2 start, after falling 24-17 to Miami. Raheem Morstat of Miami outrushed New England all by himself, as the Patriots finished as a team with 88 yards on the ground. Most of that ground attack didn't show up till they were down two scores in the 4th quarter. hell the longest run of the day was an 18 yard rush by Mac Jones. That's a problem. There's no star power on this team. mac has been up and down in his play. If New England hopes to be anything close to decent, they need to be able to run the ball. And they need to get that figured out quickly.

Best: Puka Nacua Wide Receiver Los Angeles Rams
There had been some fear about the Rams passing attack without having Cooper Kupp in the attack. Los Angeles is still struggling out of the gates, falling to the 49ers last week 30-23. But the big plus for the Rams from this game has been rookie wide out Puka Nacua. He's quickly becoming a star in the making in this league. He's become Stafford's favorite target, catching 15 passes for 147 yards on Sunday. This coming after catching 10 passes for 119 yards in the opener against Seattle. Now most, including myself, are going to be intrigued to see what the Rams do with Puka when Kupp comes back

Worst: Jawaan Taylor Offensive Line Kansas City Chiefs
Yes the Chiefs are 2-0, following a 17-9 win over Jacksonville. But Jawaan Taylor really struggled in this game. The tackle was paid $80 million over four years from when he signed his deal, which is a good pay day for an NFL Lineman. But he was benched briefly on Sunday for getting flagged for four penalties. FOUR. That can't happen.