Four and out: Surprises from the NFL in Week 2

Much of Week 2 in the NFL went according to script, but there were still quite a few surprises.

In Week 1, the Detroit Lions looked like a real football team; the vast majority of key players stayed healthy, and there weren’t many absurd upsets. Week 2 was similarly smooth, but there were still some unexpected occurrences.

Let’s take a look at some of the biggest surprises in Week 2 of the NFL regular season.

4. Heads are already rolling.

Mid-season personnel changes are inevitable in the instant-gratification-oriented NFL, but it was a bit of a surprise that Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Greg Roman found himself without a job after the team’s Week 2, 37-31 loss to the New York Jets.

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According to reports, everyone from the owners to the players were disgruntled with Roman’s offense. Though the 2015 offense struggled to convert on third-down and the team failed to make the postseason, the Bills did have the best rushing offense in the league last year.

One unsurprising aspect of this story is the drama that follows Rex Ryan wherever he goes. In the wake of the termination, the Buffalo News reported that Roman had called Rex Ryan a “buffoon” and worried that working for Ryan would harm his career.

Assistant head coach and running backs coach Anthony Lynn was promoted to replace Roman as offensive coordinator.