Standings
Miami 1-0
NYJ 1-0
Buffalo 0-1
New England 0-1
Miami: Looked phenomenal on offense, as Tua guided them to an explosive 536 total yards and 36 points on the road (though it seemed like a home game for Miami!) against a pretty good opponent in the Chargers. Tyreek Hill looked unstoppable with 215 yards and 2 scores. But the defense wasn't very good, allowing 433 yards and 34 points of their own. They got absolutely chewed up on the ground, as LA ran for 234 yards behind Ekeler (16 for 117, 7.3 y/c) and Kelley (16 for 91, 5.7 y/c). On the whole, LA ran 40 times for those 234 yards, a nice 5.9 y/c average. The Dolphins look quite vulnerable on D, and they're going to have to put up lots of points to win this year it seems. But that offense....a Ferrari.
New York: Double-edged sword last night. Obviously the D looked incredible, and they beat Buffalo, which is always a tough task. Very impressive, especially winning after losing Aaron Rodgers. That D is legit, and Wilson at WR...holy smokes is he good. I also thought Hall looked amazing. It wasn't just the 83 yarder either. Aside from that, he ran 9 times for 44 yards (4.9 y/c) against a good Bills' defense. They've got some players on Gang Green. But losing Rodgers maybe for the year...huge huge loss because now they turn to Zach Wilson, who has great "arm talent" but is a pretty poor NFL quarterback. We'll see how it shakes out. Can't wait to see this D go up against Miami's offense.
Buffalo: Kind of the reverse - their D looked pretty solid but that offense. Holy smokes what happened? Well, the Jets' D happened. But more than that...Josh Allen just looked...off. And...awful. It was crazy to see. He rounded into form on that last drive of regulation - THAT looked like Josh Allen. But the rest of the game counted too and he had four (!) turnovers. Had to be a very disappointing loss for Buffalo, but they're too good to not be good. They'll recover and be fine.
New England: Obviously we've been over them a ton here. Great performance from the D. Some encouraging signs from the offense, especially Mac Jones. But it was a case, once again, of playing just well enough to lose. At SOME point they need to get over that hump and actually WIN one of these games.
AFCE Power Rankings
1. Miami
2. Buffalo
3. NYJ
4. New England
Yes I'm still putting Buffalo over NYJ because moving forward, the loss of Rodgers will prove to be too much for the Jets.
Miami 1-0
NYJ 1-0
Buffalo 0-1
New England 0-1
Miami: Looked phenomenal on offense, as Tua guided them to an explosive 536 total yards and 36 points on the road (though it seemed like a home game for Miami!) against a pretty good opponent in the Chargers. Tyreek Hill looked unstoppable with 215 yards and 2 scores. But the defense wasn't very good, allowing 433 yards and 34 points of their own. They got absolutely chewed up on the ground, as LA ran for 234 yards behind Ekeler (16 for 117, 7.3 y/c) and Kelley (16 for 91, 5.7 y/c). On the whole, LA ran 40 times for those 234 yards, a nice 5.9 y/c average. The Dolphins look quite vulnerable on D, and they're going to have to put up lots of points to win this year it seems. But that offense....a Ferrari.
New York: Double-edged sword last night. Obviously the D looked incredible, and they beat Buffalo, which is always a tough task. Very impressive, especially winning after losing Aaron Rodgers. That D is legit, and Wilson at WR...holy smokes is he good. I also thought Hall looked amazing. It wasn't just the 83 yarder either. Aside from that, he ran 9 times for 44 yards (4.9 y/c) against a good Bills' defense. They've got some players on Gang Green. But losing Rodgers maybe for the year...huge huge loss because now they turn to Zach Wilson, who has great "arm talent" but is a pretty poor NFL quarterback. We'll see how it shakes out. Can't wait to see this D go up against Miami's offense.
Buffalo: Kind of the reverse - their D looked pretty solid but that offense. Holy smokes what happened? Well, the Jets' D happened. But more than that...Josh Allen just looked...off. And...awful. It was crazy to see. He rounded into form on that last drive of regulation - THAT looked like Josh Allen. But the rest of the game counted too and he had four (!) turnovers. Had to be a very disappointing loss for Buffalo, but they're too good to not be good. They'll recover and be fine.
New England: Obviously we've been over them a ton here. Great performance from the D. Some encouraging signs from the offense, especially Mac Jones. But it was a case, once again, of playing just well enough to lose. At SOME point they need to get over that hump and actually WIN one of these games.
AFCE Power Rankings
1. Miami
2. Buffalo
3. NYJ
4. New England
Yes I'm still putting Buffalo over NYJ because moving forward, the loss of Rodgers will prove to be too much for the Jets.