NFL Week 2 - What We Learned

Written by John Edward Betancourt

It was another incredible week in the NFL.  Plenty of exciting games, some devastating losses and of course the injury bug arrived once again to leave all of us holding our breath in the hopes that a player would be okay.  One of those injuries we will spend a little time on today as we look at the top five stories that came out of this weekend's games and what they taught us.  

1. The Buffalo Bills continue to impress.  There are teams every year you instantly write off and the Bills are one of those.  Except for this year. These guys are playing some solid football right now and if they can continue to execute the way they have been, this is a team that is looking at a great season and potentially a playoff run.  

2. This was a weekend of redemption for some teams. Chicago, Dallas and New England pulled off some impressive wins this weekend after opening the season in embarrassing fashion.  Whether or not they can keep it going is another thing. It took Chicago a full half of football to finally come alive and New England took a shot to the jaw from Minnesota before buckling down and playing some solid football and Dallas played Tennessee, so enough said there.  Either way, these teams still have question marks around them, but for now a win cures all.  

3. The Philadelphia Eagles look amazing.  Speaking of teams that continue to impress, the Eagles are simply on fire.  Right now there seems to be little stopping them and everyone who plays them this year needs to take them seriously. Nick Foles is playing some solid football as are his teammates.  Sure the defense has let through quite a few points, but they are finishing games and once they figure out how to dominate, this is going to be a scary squad. 

4. Denver is still trying to find its identity.  I'm one of the many Broncos fans out there who didn't quite feel as good about the win over Kansas City this week.  But, after taking a moment to realize oh yeah, we are 2-0, I keep forgetting that this defense has been completely revamped in the offseason and we are only two weeks in. These guys are still trying to figure out how to play as a unit and while that may cost us a game or two now, once they do unite we can expect some big things here, and we have seen flashes of brilliance already.  Much like Philadelphia, they are finishing games and collecting the win and that's all that matters.  

5. Robert Griffin III could be done in Washington. Now I've never been much of a Griffin fan, or the read option quarterback as a whole, but I think I'm not alone in saying the fan base in Washington has been waiting patiently for this QB to deliver...something. Let's be honest, Griffin has been about as inconsistent as it gets. Injuries have come into play often as well so if Kirk Cousins plays some lights out football, I think we will see a changing of the guard for this squad and that may not be a bad thing.  

There's some big games ahead this upcoming weekend, and thankfully we only have to wait until Thursday before Week 3 gets underway, until then my fellow fans! 

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