NFL: Overreactions From Week Two Of The 2025-26 Season

Week Two is now in the books, and we are left with more questions than answers regarding how this season will play out. We have identified seven hot takes from last week and will determine if they are overreactions or not.

They certainly look like it through two weeks. But other teams are giving them a run for their money. The Eagles are the defending Super Bowl champs and have a 2-0 record just like the Packers, so they should still technically be looked at as the best team in the league until they lose their first game. The Bills are also 2-0, and they dominated a divisional opponent, came back against the Ravens, and have the reigning MVP on their roster. Even the Chargers have a case to be considered the best team in the NFL after they recorded a neutral site victory and a road win in back-to-back weeks against divisional opponents. Green Bay is one of the best teams in the league, but the Eagles still carry that title until proven otherwise.

He has to be considered one through the first two weeks of the season. He is tied for third in total touchdowns. He’s also second in passing yards, sixth in quarterback rating, sixth in QBR, and averages the most passing yards per attempt amongst players who have thrown at least ten passes this year. Most importantly, his squad is 2-0 with a win over a team that made the playoffs last season. Considering how bad the Colts’ passing attack was last year compared to how good it is now with Daniel Jones leading the charge, the former New York Giant should be viewed as an MVP candidate.

Daniel Jones has been outstanding 👀 pic.twitter.com/ZiQ5LFUGjP

Despite their record, this is still a good team. They just ran into two excellent opponents that they’re not all that familiar with. The Rams and Buccaneers are legitimate threats to win the Super Bowl. Yet, the Texans only lost to those 2025 playoff teams by six combined points. Houston has the lowest point differential amongst all 0-2 teams (-6). If they had held on for just six more seconds on Monday night, the conversation surrounding this group would be very different. They can right the ship with back-to-back games against the Jacksonville Jaguars and the Tennessee Titans and make it back to 2-2. With that being said, the Texans cannot afford to lose either of those matchups. Otherwise, they’ll have a steep hill to climb to get back to the top of the AFC South with Indy likely to improve to 3-0 with a game against the lowly Titans this weekend.

Don’t get it twisted, the defense was as bad as we all expected it to be on Sunday. However, it’s worth mentioning that they just signed an established pass rusher in Jadeveon Clowney and had to play that game against the Giants without one of their top two cornerbacks, so there’s a good chance this unit will perform better this weekend. Outside of the defense, the offense and special teams are terrific. Dak Prescott looks like the 2023 version of himself that played at an MVP level. They also have a reliable rushing attack thanks to the career resurgence of Javonte Williams. We also can’t forget about Brandon Aubrey, who is the most reliable kicker in the NFL. He almost single-handedly won them that matchup with a kick to force overtime and another one to win the game. Even though the defense was awful in Week Two, the team still came out on top. Their offense is clearly good enough to win them several games this season. As long as the defense shows some improvement from last week, then the Cowboys will be a tough matchup for any team in the NFL.

#Cowboys Dak Prescott among all QBs through Week 2 via @PFF (pre-MNF):

🎯 549 passing yards (3rd)
🎯 89.9 grade (2nd)
🎯 88.0 passing grade (2nd)
🎯 9 big time throws (1st)
🎯 28 first downs (T-2nd)
🎯 86.9 grade under pressure (2nd)

The Rayne-issance is here.#DallasCowboys pic.twitter.com/5s6rRVLJew