Matt Schaub led the Houston Texans to their second comeback victory in as many weeks. Schaub threw for 298 yards and 3 touchdowns in their overtime win against the Titans. Last week, the Texans came back from a 21 point deficit to the San Diego Chargers to win 31-28.
Jay Cutler threw for 290 yards and 3 touchdowns in a 31-30 win over the Vikings. Cutler was 28 for 39 passing and threw a 16 yard touchdown pass with only 10 seconds left to play. Cutler also led a fourth quarter comeback against the Bengals in the previous week.
Quarterbacks had a strong showing in week 2 with Aaron Rodgers posting the most solid numbers. Rodgers threw for 480 yards and 4 touchdowns in a 38-20 win over the Washington Redskins. Rodgers was 34 for 42 passing and completed passes to 6 different receivers in the game. The Green Bay Packers are 1-1 on the season.
The New York Giants and New York Jets both lost in week 2 games. The Jets lost to the New England Patriots 13-10 and the Giants fell to the Broncos 41-23. Geno Smith had 3 fourth quarter interceptions for the New York Jets and was sacked 4 times in the game. The injury plagued Patriots are 2-0 on the year. In the Giants game, Denver quarterback Peyton Manning threw for 307 yards and 2 touchdowns. Eli Manning threw for 1 touchdown and 362 yards for the Giants.
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Jim Sutliff