Say it with me. It’s just two games.

Starting off (0-2) against two teams that were a combined (29-5) in 2024 was always the most logical start to the 2025 season for the Chicago Bears, but that doesn’t make it sting any less.

We all wanted the Bears to clean house in the offseason and bring in Ben Johnson, but a new coaching regime normally takes some time. The problem is we, as a fanbase, are sick of being patient.

We’re sick of winning the offseason and it bearing no fruit.

We’re sick of late-game collapses and wire-to-wire blowouts.

We’re...

Coming into Sunday’s game, it had been fifteen years since the Dallas Cowboys started a regular season 0-2. To avoid the same fate as that 2010 Cowboys team, Dallas would have to defeat a division rival, the New York Giants, on Sunday afternoon.

A game that many believed would be an underwhelming, one-sided contest turned into quite the opposite. The two teams combined to score 77 total points and nearly 1,000 yards of total offense, and the Cowboys, somehow, someway, walked away with a much-needed win.

When your team scores 40 points, there are plenty of players worthy of praise,...

Dolphins

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The NFL has confirmed that they are, in fact, investigating domestic violence allegations against Dolphins WR Tyreek Hill.

Hill says he’s focused on “just playing ball” right now along with his kids.

“My focus right now is just playing ball, and spending time with my kids and just doing what I’m best at: providing for my family,” Hill said, via ESPN.com. “So all the noise, I feel like if you allow that kind of stuff to get in the way of what you’re trying to do, it can only cloud what you’re really trying to get accomplished.”

Jets...

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The Washington Commanders’ quarterback situation is suddenly uncertain after Thursday night’s loss to the Green Bay Packers, with Jayden Daniels dealing with a sprained knee that puts his Week 3 availability against the Las Vegas Raiders in jeopardy.

According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the injury isn’t considered long-term, but the Commanders could take a cautious approach and give veteran Marcus Mariota the start. Daniels managed to finish the Packers game despite being sacked four times and hit repeatedly, though his 17 rushing yards marked one of the lowest totals of his career.

Beyond the knee injury, ESPN analyst Mina...

The Cincinnati Bengals have historically struggled early on in the season during the Joe Burrow era. This year, the team escaped Week 2 with a 2-0 record. But something far worse than a slow start hit them hard. That would of course be Burrow’s toe injury, which is expected to keep him out at least three months.

Burrow is one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL. Without him, their season looks bleak especially because the Bengals have an underwhelming defensive unit. Jake Browning led the Bengals to a victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars after the injury knocked Burrow out...

The first win of the New England Patriots’ Mike Vrabel era was a thriller. Taking on the Dolphins in Miami, the first-year head coach and his team emerged with a 33-27 victory from what was a back-and-forth division battle.

The Week 2 shootout saw several noteworthy performances, for better or worse, and an improved Patriots team across the board. A look at our weekly grading chart, however, shows that not every part of the team played an equal part in New England breaking its five-year losing streak in Miami.

Patriots position grades for Week 2

Quarterback: Drake Maye has...

Buccaneers

• Elevated G Michael Jordan from their practice squad.

Chargers

• Elevated S Tony Jefferson and LB Kana’i Mauga from their practice squad.
• Placed LB Denzel Perryman on injured reserve.
• Signed LS Rick Lovato from their practice squad to their active roster.

Commanders

• Placed RB Austin Ekeler and DL Deatrich Wise on injured reserve.
• Signed DL Jalyn Holmes and WR Chris Moore from their practice squad to their active roster.
• Signed RB Chase Edmonds to their practice squad.

Eagles

• Waived DB Lewis Cine from injured reserve.

Raiders

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Second-year quarterback J.J. McCarthy likely won’t be on the field when the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Minnesota Vikings in Ireland two Sundays from now.

“ESPN sources: Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy is expected to be sidelined two-to-four weeks with a high ankle sprain,” ESPN NFL insider Adam Schefter wrote Monday on X. “With (McCarthy) out, Vikings QB Carson Wentz is now in line to start.”

McCarthy, the No. 10 overall choice of the 2024 NFL Draft, went 11 for 21 for 158 yards and two interceptions during the Vikings’ 22-6 loss at home on Sunday night. He missed all of his...

It wasn’t until the second half that the Los Angeles Rams offense really started clicking, but when they finally matched the defense’s effort, L.A. pulled away from the Tennessee Titans for a 33-19 road win in Week 2. Although many will consider this a hot take, the game wasn’t as close as the final score indicates.

To be sure, the game was tighter than it should have been at halftime. In the final three minutes of the opening 30, Tennessee was able to convert a great sideline catch and low-percentage cross body/field throw into a touchdown and an L.A. interception...

Braden Fiske has been a key player on the defensive line for the Rams since the very start of his career in 2024, but many fans were shocked to see him only play 13 snaps against the Titans on Sunday. The reason for Fiske’s limited opportunities this week is simple though, as Sean McVay explained to the media on Monday that he had tweaked his oblique in warmups and suffered a late-week injury.

The Rams will monitor Fiske’s injury this week but that sounds like they can’t quite guarantee that the pass rusher and run stuffer with a key fumble...

Tom Brady is making his return to football. The GOAT will compete in the inaugural Fanatics Flag Football Classic next March, which will air on FOX.