Bills, Bengals Earn Top Marks in AFC Week 2 Report Card
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The short version
- Bills and Bengals each received an A+ for Week 2
- Steelers earned the lowest AFC grade at D+ after a 20-3 loss in New England
- Raiders are 2-0 and lead the AFC West; Chargers are 0-2
- Bengals beat the Texans 20-6 in Houston, dropping Houston to 0-2
- Chiefs earned an A behind Kenneth Walker III and the offense
Buffalo and Cincinnati drew the highest grades after Week 2, while Pittsburgh's loss in New England landed the Steelers at the bottom of the conference.
Week 2 of the NFL season is complete, and Yahoo Sports handed out report card grades for all 16 AFC teams. The Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals each earned an A+ to lead the conference, while the Pittsburgh Steelers received the lowest mark at D+.
The Bills earned the top grade after a strong overall performance against the Detroit Lions in which Josh Allen ran for a touchdown. The Bengals went into Houston and beat the Texans 20-6, with Ja'Marr Chase catching a touchdown pass and scoring twice after a quiet Week 1.
The Kansas City Chiefs drew an A, with Kenneth Walker III celebrating a touchdown against Denver and offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy drawing credit for the offense. The Las Vegas Raiders moved to 2-0 and sit atop the AFC West behind solid play from Kirk Cousins, earning a B+.
At the other end, the Chargers fell to 0-2, marking the first 0-2 start of Jim Harbaugh's coaching career, for a C-. The Steelers scored only three points in a 20-3 loss at New England, converted 2 of 12 third downs, and watched Aaron Rodgers take heavy pressure from the Patriots' pass rush. The Miami Dolphins (C-) were criticized for lacking the talent to compete with top opponents such as the San Francisco 49ers.
In the AFC South, the Texans also fell to 0-2 with a C- after their defense could not contain Joe Burrow and Chase. The Jacksonville Jaguars (B) lost a close game in Denver, the Indianapolis Colts (B+) came up short against Kansas City despite a big game from Jonathan Taylor, and the Tennessee Titans (B) played better than the week before despite a conservative finish on offense.
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Written by the Matchday Live desk from reporting by Yahoo Sports.
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