The Titans had narrowly lost, while the Seahawks had suffered a humbling home defeat to their division rivals, the Los Angeles Rams.īoth teams took their time, but in the end, each claimed a vital overtime victory as they avoided remaining winless to start the season. Overtime wins and ‘I’m talking to America here’īoth the Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks were looking to banish some opening week demons in Week 2. We’ll get the other stuff fixed as we go.”

“Offensively, we have to take care of the penalties and the turnovers, but to battle through it shows me a little something.

I’m an offensive guy, but that was a beautiful thing defensively,” Chiefs head coach Andy Reid said afterwards. It wasn’t the explosive offensive performance we’re accustomed to with the Chiefs but the defending champs avoided falling to 0-2 with the gritty victory. Jones (center) and Malik Herring (far right) celebrate in the second quarter against the Jags. It wasn’t pretty, but two touchdown passes from superstar Patrick Mahomes on his 28th birthday were enough in what was a rematch of an exciting playoff game in last postseason’s divisional round. It didn’t go to plan though, as the Detroit Lions stunned the Chiefs as Kansas City’s new season got off to a surprising start.īut, after having some time to recalibrate, the Chiefs got back to winning ways in Week 2, beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-9. To start the 2023 season, this meant the Kansas City Chiefs were able to celebrate their title in front of their home crowd on Thursday Night Football. Week 2 had it all, so let’s have a look at Sunday’s action across the league.Īs is tradition, the reigning Super Bowl champions played in the season-opening game in Week 1.

Whether it be impressive performances, breakout stars or disappointing signs, the second weekend of action is when the NFL starts to take shape. If Week 1 is the week of overreaction, Week 2 is when we begin to see patterns emerging.

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