| Week 2 NFL Capsules |
| Teams | Key Stat | Key
Matchup | MVP |
Ravens 24 (1-1)
Jets 10 (0-2)
|
Ravens QB Eric Zeier
has thrown for 413 yards and 3 touchdowns off the bench in the last two
weeks. | The Ravens secondary held Jets QB
Glenn Foley to just one
touchdown while picking off three of his passes. | Baltimore's
Rod Woodson intercepted
two Jets passes, returning one 60 yards for the game's final touchdown.
Stats and r
ecap |
Dolphins 13 (2-0)
Bills 7 (0-2)
|
Miami's Lorenzo
Bromell, Robert
Jones and Daryl
Gardener each had two sacks of Bills QB Rob Johnson. |
After subtracting the 57 yards lost on sacks, Buffalo
passed for just 77 yards against the Dolphins defense. |
Dan Marino went 6-for-6
for 86 yards in leading the Dolphins to their only touchdown drive at the
end of the first half.
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Saints 19 (2-0)
Panthers 14 (0-2)
|
Carolina WR Muhsin Muhammad set a team
record with 192 receiving yards after totaling 317 in 13 games last season.
| Despite six sacks, Saints QB Danny Wuerffel completed
13 of 18 passes with a TD and did not throw an interception. |
Saints WR Sean Dawkins caught a
64-yard touchdown pass and caught two third-down passes to set up two field
goals.
Stats and recap
|
Steelers 17 (2-0)
Bears 12 (0-2)
|
Pittsburgh's Josh
Miller and Chicago's Todd Sauerbrun both kicked
eight punts and averaged better than 50 yards. | Steelers
converted a fumble from Bears rookie tight end Alonzo Mayes into the
game-winning touchdown in the third quarter. | Steelers RB
Jerome Bettis returned from his worst game as a Steeler with 131 yards and
a touchdown in the win.
Stats and recap |
Bengals 34
(1-1)
Lions 28 (0-2)
| Lions RB Barry Sanders rushed for 185 yards, which is
still just the eighth-best single-game total in his career. |
Lions QB Scott Mitchell threw one
interception on the last play of regulation and another, returned for a TD,
in overtime. | Bengals QB Neil O'Donnell threw for
303 yards and 2 TDs, and unlike Mitchell, didn't make mistakes when it
counted.
Stats and r
ecap |
Jaguars 21 (2-0)
Chiefs 16 (1-1)
|
The Jaguars totaled 256 yards on 58 plays from scrimmage and 247 yards on
seven kickoff and punt returns. | Special teams delivered for
the Jags, on Reggie
Barlow's 85-yard TD punt return and Tavian Banks' 65-yard
kickoff return. | James Stewart had the
first back-to-back 100-yard rushing games in Jaguars history, finishing
with 103 yards.
Stats and recap |
Vikings 38 (2-0)
Rams 31 (0-2)
|
Rams WR Isaac Bruce had
10 catches for 192 yards, which is his third-highest total behind games of
229 and 233. | The Vikings turned four Tony Banks interceptions
into 17 points, including the game-winning touchdown. |
Vikings RB Robert Smith
rushed for a career-best 179 yards, with 84 coming on two carries on one
second-quarter drive.
Stats and r
ecap |
Falcons 17 (2-0)
Eagles 12 (0-2)
|
Philadelphia rushed for just one first down, averaging 2.5 yards on 25
carries, while gaining four first downs on penalties. |
An early touchdown was called back, keeping the Eagles from a 13-0 lead and
allowing the Falcons back into the game. | Falcons QB
Chris Chandler tied a
team record by passing for a touchdown (the game-winner) in his 14th
straight game.
Stats and recap |
Chargers 13 (2-0)
Oilers 7 (1-1)
|
Oilers RB Eddie George
managed just 11 yards on 15 carries; two fewer yards than punter Craig Hentrich passed for
on the day. | Chargers QB Ryan Leaf did not commit a
turnover and had 70 yards of total offense on the team's only TD drive.
| Chargers RB Natrone Means rushed 23
times for 87 yards and scored would be the game-winning TD in the 3rd
quarter.
Stats and
recap |
Packers 23 (2-0)
Buccaneers 15 (0-2)
| Packers RB Dorsey Levens led the team in receptions for
the second straight week before he left the game with an ankle injury.
| The Packers finished with six sacks, forcing three Trent Dilfer fumbles and
holding the Bucs to 50 rushing yards. | Green Bay's
Reggie White had three
sacks to overtake Tim Harris as the team's all-time sack leader with
55.5.
Stats and
recap |
Seahawks 33
(2-0)
Cards 14 (0-2)
| Second-year DB Shawn Springs had his
second touchdown in as many weeks after going without one as a rookie.
| Seattle's defense matched Arizona with 14 points and
forced three more turnovers to set up another touchdown. |
Seattle QB Warren Moon
had a modest 146 yards but threw two touchdowns without an interception for
a 2-0 start.
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Broncos 42 (2-0)
Cowboys 23 (1-1)
|
Terrell Davis had 122 carries on back-to-back carries for
two quick TDs on the way to Denver's 35-point first half. |
The Broncos didn't allow a sack in amassing 515 yards of total offense and
went without a turnover. | Davis rushed for 191 yards on 23
carries and put the Broncos ahead early with two breakaway touchdown
runs.
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Raiders 20 (1-1)
Giants 17 (1-1)
|
The two teams combined for 31 penalties -- New York had 15 for 90 yards and
Oakland had 16 for 113. | The Giants went 1-for-14 on third
down and made their first turnover on their last drive of the game.
| Raiders RB Napoleon Kaufman opened
the game with an 80-yard touchdown run and finished with 139 yards on 20
carries.
Stats and rec
ap |
Patriots 29 (1-1)
Colts 6 (0-2)
|
Colts QB Peyton
Manning's two TDs have come in the last five minutes of games with Indy
trailing by at least 17 points. | The Colts had four turnovers
-- leading to the Patriots' first 10 points -- while New England had none.
| Patriots DB Ty Law had two
interceptions, returning one 59 yards to give New England a 10-0 lead. Stats and recap |
No. 4 49ers (1-0) at No. 15 Redskins, (0-1)
8:20 p.m.
Monday
Stat
comparison
| 49ers have beaten Redskins four
straight and have NFL's best road record (58-22) over last 10 years.
| 49ers WR Jerry
Rice has just 2 TDs in six games vs. Redskins CB Darrell Green, another future Hall of
Famer. | Redskins QB Trent Green, who makes first NFL
start against team that tried to sign him from CFL in 1995.
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