–It is not surprising the Kansas City Chiefs are off to a 2-0 start as they begin their bid for a threepeat. What is surprising is the way they are doing it. Their first two victories came down to the last play. They beat the Ravens when a Raven touchdown was wiped out by a toe on the line and beat the Bengals with a field goal after a controversial pass interference penalty on 4th and 16 set it up. They are playing just good enough to win. But they face challenges as Hollywood Brown is out for regular season and their
best running back Isiah Pacheco is out for six to eight weeks with a broken fibula.
Six AFC team AFC teams and three NFC teams are off to a 2-0 start. Meanwhile, three NFC teams and six AFC teams are 0-2. But some of the 2-0 and 0-2 teams are surprising. For example the Bengals, Ravens and Rams are among the 0-2 teams while the Chargers with new coach Jim Harbuagh , Saints Steelers and Bucs among the 2-0 teams. It’s too early to figure out how things will shakeout but the Chiefs, Bills and Texans may fight it out in the AFC for a Super Bowl berth. With the 49ersCowboys, Eagles and Lions at 1-1, the NFC is wide open.
–One team that is very predictable is the Panthers. They have a new coach but quarterback Bryce Young hasn’t appeared to improve and they are off to an 0-2 start after having the worst record last year at 2-15.The Panthers have decided to bench Young for veteran Andy Dalton.
The Packers lost Jordan Love for several weeks in the opener, but won their home opener as Malik Willis quarterbacked them to a victory over the Colts. The Packers have now won 12 home openers in a row. the longest current streak. They’ve also won 800 games in their history, the most in the league. And are the only team to three peat. They did it twice.
–The Steelers have given up just 16 points in two games, the fewest in two games since 2007. If they keep playing defense like that, it may not matter if Justin Fields keep the quarterback job.
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