Seattle Seahawks @ San Francisco 49ers
SAN FRANCISCO - The San Francisco 49ers (2-0) took down their division rival Seattle 33-10 in their week two matchup. Once again quarterback Justin Fields accounted for the majority of the 49ers offense with 109 yards rushing and 230 yards in the air.
Seattle (0-2) never got things going offensively against the mighty Niners defense, only amassing 190 yards of total offense. Cam Newton threw three interceptions, one each to Thomas Graham, Derwin James, and C.J. Garner-Johnson and it was clear Seattle has a ways to go before they will be competing for division titles again.
San Francisco looks to stay hot against former division rival Russell Wilson and his new team, the Denver Broncos.
Houston Texans @ Denver Broncos
DENVER - The defending Super Bowl champions got back on track with a week two win on the road in Denver. Houston (1-1) looked very much in trouble offensively throughout the first half as both Malik Willis and Gardner Minshew struggled to move the ball. However, a superb effort from the Texans defense led by Travis Gibson, kept the Broncos (1-1) to only 10 points.
Gibson had perhaps the play of the game on Denver's first drive. With the Broncos looking ready to score on a third and goal, Gibson took the ball out of running back Javonte William's arms and secured it for the Texans.
"I've never seen anything like it," said defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn. "He just stole the ball like it was basketball or something. It never hit the ground. That was a grown man play right there."
After a fiery speech from David Shaw at half time, the Texans scored 17 unanswered points in the 3rd quarter and never looked back, winning 24-10.
After a week of speculation, the world got the first glimpse of a Malik Willis led offense. Willis started the game and played roughly 90% of the snaps. In his time under center, Willis showed the raw talent that led the Texans selecting him in the 2nd round. However, he also showed there will be some growing pains as he learns to play the position in the NFL. Houston will take the bumps in the road as the flashes they saw Sunday should give them hope for the future.
Willis will continue his journey next week against the Chicago Bears who just lost Trey Lance for the season with a broken ankle.
Chicago Bears @ Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY - The oldest rivalry in the NFL lived up to its hype in a thrilling Sunday night game between the Bears and Packers. Tied 24-24 with under two minutes to go, quarterback Tua Tagovailoa led the Packers (2-0) down the field and running back James Robinson punched in the winning touchdown giving Green Bay the 31-24 victory.
For the Bears (0-2), it was a disappointing loss both on the field and for their season as quarterback Trey Lance was carted off the field with a broken ankle and will need season-ending surgery.
For the Packers, the offense seems to be clicking and stopping the three-headed monster of Stefon Diggs, Justin Jefferson, and Amon-Ra St. Brown will be a tall order for any defense. The Packers arguably have three of the top ten receivers in the league on their roster and can drop back to pass in confidence knowing at least one will always get open. The Bears struggled to stop this trio and had to pick their poison on defense all night.
Green Bay is at the top looking down on three 0-2 teams in their division. The cushion will be nice as they face a tall order next week with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
