# NFL Week 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Tags:** football-nfl\ **Created:** [September 9, 2025, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886 "2025-09-09T14:05:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2025, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/41 "2025-09-10T23:38:21Z")
I also wonder about Steve Young, who came up and then stayed after Montana’s elbow injury. Montana had a great final season with SF. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/42 "2025-09-11T00:12:51Z")
It reminds me how different that era was. Free agency didn’t really exist as we know it until 1993. Players were essentially trapped on their teams unless the team decided to trade them away. ---
**Author:** ![Great\_Antibob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e47c2d/32.png) [@Great\_Antibob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Great_Antibob)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/43 "2025-09-11T00:17:20Z")
They knew Young was going to get the position eventually. He was in his 3rd? 4th? season in SF and was already generating a QB controversy. Montana held on for a few more years and it was only after he missed nearly 2 full seasons due to that elbow injury that they moved on when Young didn’t want to play backup after basically being “the” guy for that long and won the locker room. It’s not like Steve Young was some overnight success. He already had his own more than solid record before Montana’s injury. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/44 "2025-09-11T15:29:38Z")
Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is under investigation by the league due to domestic abuse allegations made by his estranged wife. Hill has a history of such incidences, dating back to college. Probably due to this, he has always struck me as an excellent player who is also a complete knucklehead. > **[NFL investigating allegations against Fins' Hill](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46223976/nfl-investigating-tyreek-hill-domestic-violence-allegations)** > > The NFL is investigating recent accusations of domestic violence involving Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill. ---
**Author:** ![garygnu](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garygnu/32/2924_2.png) [@garygnu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/garygnu)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/45 "2025-09-11T15:30:11Z")
Kaepernick was an unheralded, 2nd-year backup when he stepped in for an injured #1 draft pick, Alex Smith. Brock Purdy was 3rd string his rookie year when he stepped in and won 8 straight before his injury in the conference championship. Garoppolo didn’t immediately start, either. So let’s hope Mr. Jones can continue this tradition, because > **[Brock Purdy out 2-5 weeks with turf toe variant; 49ers to start Mac Jones at...](https://www.nfl.com/news/brock-purdy-out-2-5-weeks-turf-toe-variant-49ers-start-mac-jones-qb)** > > Brock Purdy's long-shot chance of playing in Week 2 has dropped to zero chance.  The 49ers QB is expected to miss 2-5 weeks while dealing with a turf toe variant, per NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport. [[Album] imgur.com ![](https://i.imgur.com/DOCAk5S.jpeg?fb "imgur.com") ](https://imgur.com/a/jaPvlOQ) ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 3:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/46 "2025-09-11T15:50:32Z")
What should be the good, competitively close games this week? Maybe … 49er at Saints? Broncos at Colts? Eagles at Chiefs? Chargers at Raiders on Monday night? And the Bills have displaced the Ravens for the top team, so far, to win Super Bowl LX. Super Bowl LX Winner Buffalo Bills +700 Baltimore Ravens +700 Philadelphia Eagles +700 Green Bay Packers +750 Kansas City Chiefs +1000 Detroit Lions +1800 Washington Commanders +1900 Los Angeles Rams +1900 Los Angeles Chargers +2000 San Francisco 49ers +2000 Minnesota Vikings +2200 Cincinnati Bengals +2200 Denver Broncos +2500 Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2500 Houston Texans +3000 Arizona Cardinals +4000 Jacksonville Jaguars +5000 Chicago Bears +5000 Pittsburgh Steelers +5000 Indianapolis Colts +5500 Dallas Cowboys +7000 Seattle Seahawks +8000 Atlanta Falcons +8000 New England Patriots +10000 Miami Dolphins +10000 Las Vegas Raiders +10000 Carolina Panthers +20000 New York Giants +22500 New York Jets +22500 Tennessee Titans +25000 Cleveland Browns +30000 New Orleans Saints +40000 ➜ [FanDuel Sportsbook](https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl?tab=super-bowl) ■ ---
**Author:** ![Chisquirrel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6bbea6/32.png) [@Chisquirrel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chisquirrel)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/47 "2025-09-11T16:25:22Z")
Green Bay and Washington could be a barn burner. The line is basically a wash with home field advantage. I think the Commanders are better than they played Sunday. ---
**Author:** ![asterion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4da419/32.png) [@asterion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/asterion)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/48 "2025-09-11T22:31:45Z")
J.J. McCarthy was out today waiting for the birth of their son. Nice to read some happier player news. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 10:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/49 "2025-09-11T22:38:18Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > What should be the good, competitively close games this week? My guess is that the Seahawks at Steelers might be, but at the same time, I’m not 100% sure how good either team really is yet. ---
**Author:** ![Railer13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/railer13/32/9742_2.png) [@Railer13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Railer13)\ **Post date:** [September 11, 2025, 10:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/50 "2025-09-11T22:46:18Z")
> [@Bullitt](#): > > What should be the good, competitively close games this week This KC fan thinks that the Eagles will handle the Chiefs and it may not be close. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 1:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/51 "2025-09-12T01:11:56Z")
I’m feeling like Daniels is poised to have a Stroud-like sophomore season. He badly missed wide open guys against the Giants last week. And now I just tuned in to him missing a wide open guy followed by a terrible drop. Dude had both hands firmly on the ball; gotta catch that. So he’s not even getting help from his receivers. The short week can’t be helping. Shout out to the Amazon recap, showing me five highlights from the first quarter. (None of which were beautiful Jayden Daniels completions that I recall.) I kind of want to bail on this game and just watch the condensed version in a couple hours. Jordan Love starting to put on a show. I thought offenses were going to be weak for both teams because of the short week. ---
**Author:** ![Jegpeg](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f475e1/32.png) [@Jegpeg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jegpeg)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/52 "2025-09-12T11:38:43Z")
For good close games my picks are: Eagles @ Chiefs, the chiefs aren’t the team they were but with home field advantage and while I favour the Eagles I could see a repeat of one of their close games decided on a fluky play right at the death that they had a few of last season. Buccs @ Texans: I’m a little surprised the Texans are favorites here Mayfield looked a little rusty in the first half last week but shook it off in the second. Pats @ Dolphins: Competive and close just not so sure about good. Two of the worse teams in the league not sure who will come out on top. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/53 "2025-09-12T15:00:53Z")
The Commanders’ Austin Ekeler dropped to the ground without being touched late in the fourth quarter last night; watching it in real time, I thought to myself, “that guy just tore an Achilles tendon.” [That does appear to be the case.](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/46230290/commanders-austin-ekeler-sustains-non-contact-achilles-injury) ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/54 "2025-09-12T15:14:28Z")
> [@Jegpeg](#): > > Pats @ Dolphins: Competive and close just not so sure about good. NFL slapfight. ---
**Author:** ![Hamlet](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hamlet/32/2818_2.png) [@Hamlet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hamlet)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/55 "2025-09-12T16:33:03Z")
Packers with a nice win last night. Love is still a bit inaccurate, but he’s better than last year. And the defense is looking very good. The Packers have oftentimes had difficulty with containing running QBs, but they did an excellent job with Jayden Daniels after floundering a bit with Caleb Williams. I’m getting excited for this year. That concerns me. ---
**Author:** ![Bullitt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bullitt/32/5725_2.png) [@Bullitt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bullitt)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/56 "2025-09-12T17:16:58Z")
> [@Atamasama](#): > > NFL slapfight. Those AFC East matchups over the years have yielded some interesting games and outcomes. I can’t list any games off the top of my head but my old fart brain seems to recall that. ---
**Author:** ![Atamasama](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/atamasama/32/12961_2.png) [@Atamasama](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atamasama)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2025, 5:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/57 "2025-09-12T17:21:00Z")
> [@Hamlet](#): > > Packers with a nice win last night They look scary good to me, and while it’s only week 2, I expect them to be at the top of the NFC North, or at least competing for the spot up until the end of the season. Barring anything like bad injury luck. Their defense in particular is a monster. ---
**Author:** ![SenorBeef](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/senorbeef/32/2220_2.png) [@SenorBeef](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SenorBeef)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/58 "2025-09-14T18:59:17Z")
Browns defense is playing extremely well and it doesn’t matter because the offense is horrific. I always feel bad for a defense when they’re absolutely playing out of their minds and it doesn’t matter because the offense and special teams just put them in bad situations again and again. ---
**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/59 "2025-09-14T19:16:57Z")
Cowboys are lucking out with red-zone defense right now (or maybe the Giants are bad at red-zone offense.) New York ought to have been leading 28-17 right now rather than trailing 16-17. ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2025, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nfl-week-2/1022886/60 "2025-09-14T19:18:37Z")
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