Any time that a team loses, there will be…well, losers. (Confucius says…)
Flip the coin, and any time that a club comes within a goal-line stand of upsetting the AFC champions, there will also be the opposite.
If history tells anything, it’s that 0-2 records tend to squash playoff hopes. However, it also notes that 2-14 franchises aren’t supposed to flip the script and breach the postseason picture within a year’s time.
Week 2’s list of studs and duds include three Pro Bowlers and two struggling starters.
Statistics provided by Pro Football Focus (subscription required).