NFL Week 2 Recap

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Eric Garza, Staff Writer

Now that week two of the season has happened, we are starting to see what teams can really be contenders in this season.

During the Thursday night game, the Texans were able to rebound from their loss last week as they beat the Bengals 13-9.

In another low-scoring affair, the Panthers defeated the Bills 9-3.

In their first game of the season the Buccaneers dominated the Bears 29-7.

After an impressive start to the season last week, the Vikings were looking to keep it rolling against the Steelers, but Ben Roethlisberger had different plans in mind as he threw two touchdowns to lead the Steelers to a 26-9 victory.

The Cardinals squeaked past the Colts 16-13 in a surprisingly close game.

After a disappointing start to the season, Tom Brady and the Patriots were able to get right back on track; Brady threw three touchdowns,  two of which that went to tight end Rob Gronkowski, winning 36-20 over the Saints.

Kareem Hunt and the Chiefs were able continue their success as Hunt was able to rack up 81 rushing yards and two Rushing touchdowns, leading the Chiefs to a close 27-20 victory at home against the Eagles.

After a shockingly dominant victory over the Texans last week, the Jaguars were looking to continue their success in taking on the Titans, but their opponents had other plans as they beat the Jaguars 37-16.

The Ravens comfortably beat the Browns 24-10.

The Raiders continued to impress as Michael Crabtree had three receiving touchdowns as the Raiders rolled over the Jets 45-20.

The Dolphins beat the Chargers 19-17.

The Seahawks defeated the 49ers 12-9.

The Redskins beat the Rams 27-20 thanks to the great rushing performance by running back Chris Thompson as he ran for 77 yards on only three rushing attempts, two of those rushing attempts turning into touchdowns.

In the Sunday night football game, the Packers beat the Falcons 34-23.

For the second week in a row, the Giants failed to impress as the Lions were able to convincingly beat the New York team.