The Saints receive a 'F' for their dreadful loss to the Panthers while the Titans receive a 'A' for their valiant comeback victory

You sign up for the entire Winston experience when you make Jameis Winston your starting quarterback, and that’s precisely what New Orleans has gotten through the first two weeks of the season. You get the highs, which the Saints got in Week 1 against the Packers when Winston astonished everyone with five touchdown passes in a dominant 38-3 victory. You also get the lows, which Winston delivered on Sunday in the Saints’ 26-7 thrashing in Carolina.

The Saints receive a ‘F’ for their dreadful loss to the Panthers while the Titans receive a ‘A’ for their valiant comeback victory

The Saints were lucky to score a single point against the Panthers after looking unstoppable the week before. Winston was under constant pressure throughout the game, and when he’s under pressure, he’s prone to making poor mistakes, which he did several times against the Panthers, including the interception you see here with only 23 seconds left in the first half. Winston finished the game 11-for-22 for 111 yards with zero touchdown passes and two interceptions, including that pick. Despite Winston’s poor performance in this game, the Saints’ offensive woes were not all his fault. The Panthers simply outmanned the Saints offensive line, which contributed to his struggles. Winston simply didn’t have enough time to get a pass off on many occasions, such as the one below.

Winston had a total of four sacks during the contest. When the pass game isn’t functioning, the run game can occasionally pick up the slack, but that wasn’t the case with the Saints. On a day when the Saints rushed for only 48 yards, Alvin Kamara was held to only 5 yards on eight carries. The Saints only managed 128 yards of offence as a whole, their lowest total since 2001. Drew Brees may not have been missed last week, but he was certainly missed this week. Brees had the ability to think quickly on his feet, and no matter how much pressure he was under, he was generally able to get the ball off. Winston, on the other hand, has a hard time with this. We don’t know if the Saints’ team from last week or this week is the real deal for 2021, but New Orleans better hope the Jameis Winston who showed up today isn’t here to stay.

Week 2 has arrived, and it’s time to purchase the Raiders, as well as the major weaknesses on exhibit by the Dolphins.

I know because I’ve been there before. It was a few years ago. They appeared to have reached a fork in the road. I began to believe. This, on the other hand, feels different. It’s difficult to find a club that has been more courageous, resilient, opportunistic, or – on offence – prolific in the NFL’s first two weeks. Their 2-0 start is unrivalled in football, as they went from battling it out with Baltimore on Monday night to upsetting the Ravens despite being down 14-0. They overcame a bizarre late interception in the end zone and went on to win in overtime. They travelled across the country in a week, doing what felt like a 10 a.m. There are certain problems, to be sure. It’s the National Football League. Nothing in this world is flawless. This new offensive line has some concerns, and right tackle is already a question mark.

They haven’t carried the ball much in the first two weeks, with feature back Josh Jacobs serving as a decoy against the Ravens, who were dealing with injuries, and with him unable to play on Sunday. After gaining only approximately 50 yards on the ground against Baltimore, Las Vegas carried the ball 25 times for only 52 yards. Derek Carr, on the other hand, has already surpassed 800 yards throwing. Even with the Steelers suffocating star tight end Darren Waller in the first half, Carr still managed a balanced attack, hitting six different receivers. He and Jon Gruden are conspiring to destroy defences when they try to blitz (the Raiders seized control of this game on a bomb to Henry Ruggs on a third-and-10 blitz-beater after doing so repeatedly against Baltimore, too), and even with the Steelers suffocating star tight end And with T.J. Watt out in the second half with a groyne injury, as well as Tyson Alualu (who exited with an ankle injury) and Stephon Tuitt (who did not play), the Raiders appeared unstoppable.