
It was another weekend of down-to-the wire affairs. And that long losing streak in Jacksonville continues to grow. Here are the latest NFL Power Rankings.
It was another tremendous Sunday for both the AFC West and NFC West, although the reigning division champions both happen to take it on the chin. Elsewhere, the defending Super Bowl champion Buccaneers continued to score at will. On the other hand, there were a few notable quarterback injuries that could make for some new starting signal-callers in Week 3.
The Green and White had dropped 10 straight to the Patriots entering Sundayās clash with Bill Belichickās squad. The team was without left tackle Mekhi Becton (via Geoff Magliocchetti of Jets X-Factor). Rookie quarterback Zach Wilson had a forgettable home debut.
No. 2 for the Green and White was sacked four times and served up four interceptions. New Yorkās defensive unit played respectable football, limiting New England to just 260 total yards.
The Falcons hoped to have better luck on Sunday at Tampa than they did a week ago at home when the team was limited to two field goals in a lopsided loss to the Eagles. And late in the third quarter, Arthur Smithās club trailed the defending Super Bowl champions by only three points.
But the Bucs scored the final 20 points of the game. And while Matt Ryan threw for 300 yards and two TDs, he had two of his three interceptions retuned for scores.
The Giantsā defense played well after a slow start in 2020. But Joe Judgeās team had its problems with Denverās offense in Week 1 and struggled to stop Washingtonās offense last Thursday night.
New York allowed 407 total yards and watched backup quarterback Taylor Heinicke riddle its solid secondary for 336 yards. Giantsā signal-caller Daniel Jones ran for 95 yards and one score and threw for 249 yards and one touchdown. And it wasnāt enough.
Jacksonvilleās current losing streak had reached 16 games as they hosted the Denver Broncos. And the drought continued despite the fact that Urban Meyerās team got off to a 7-0 lead in the first quarter.
Rookie quarterback Trevor Lawrence wound up having a shaky afternoon. He connected on only 14 of his 33 throws for 118 yards. And his early scoring pass ā Jacksonvilleās lone offensive touchdown of the game ā was offset by a pair of interceptions.