Week 2 NFL Scores, Recaps, Stats, Fantasy Leaders & More

Week 2 of the 2022-23 NFL regular season is officially in the books. The weekend’s slate of games saw it all, from historic comebacks to season-ending injuries to multiple fanbases questioning just about everything their team was doing- relive it all and catch up on the things you need to know going into Week 3 right here.

Week 2 NFL Final Scores

Kansas City Chiefs 27, Los Angeles Chargers 24

In a thrilling, back-and-forth matchup between two MVP-level quarterbacks, a Jaylen Watson 99-yard pick-six on the goal line would be too much for the Chargers to overcome as the Chiefs begin the year 2-0.

​Chiefs​

• Patrick Mahomes: 24-35, 235 YDS, 2 TD
  
• Clyde Edwards-Helaire: 8 CAR, 74 YDS
  
• Travis Kelce: 5 REC, 51 YDS
  

​Chargers​

• Justin Herbert: 33-48, 334 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
  
• Austin Ekeler: 14 CAR, 39 YDS
  
• Mike Williams: 8 REC, 113 YDS, 1 TD
  

Green Bay Packers 27, Chicago Bears 10

The Packers’ offense was due for a big night after their 7 points in a Week 1 defeat, and Aaron Rodgers and Aaron Jones helped propel them to do just that on Sunday Night Football as Rodgers moves to 23-5 all-time against Chicago.

​Packers​

• Aaron Rodgers: 19-25, 234 YDS, 2 TD
  
• Aaron Jones: 15 CAR, 132 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Sammy Watkins: 3 REC, 93 YDS
  

​Bears​

• Justin Fields: 7-11, 70 YDS, 1 INT
  
• David Montgomery: 15 CAR, 122 YDS
  
• Equanimeous St. Brown: 2 REC, 39 YDS
  

New York Jets 31, Cleveland Browns 30

An early candidate for comeback of the year, 37-year-old Joe Flacco and the Jets rallied back from being down two touchdowns with under two minutes remaining on the clock to get a massive come from behind victory on the road in Cleveland.

​Jets​

• Joe Flacco: 26-44, 307 YDS, 4 TD
  
• Breece Hall: 7 CAR, 50 YDS
  
• Garrett Wilson: 8 REC, 102 YDS, 2 TD
  

​Browns​

• Jacoby Brissett: 22-27, 229 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  
• Nick Chubb: 17 CAR, 87 YDS, 3 TD
  
• Amari Cooper: 9 REC, 101 YDS, 1 TD
  

Detroit Lions 36, Washington Commanders 27

Jared Goff had one of his best games in the last couple seasons and Aidan Hutchinson tallied 3 sacks in the first half of his NFL career, leading the way to the Lions victory in their home opener.

​Lions​

• Jared Goff: 20-34, 256 YDS, 4 TD
  
• Amon-Ra St. Brown: 2 CAR, 68 YDS, 9 REC, 116 YDS, 2 TD
  

​Commanders​

• Carson Wentz: 30-46, 337 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT
  
• Antonio Gibson: 14 CAR, 28 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Curtis Samuel: 7 REC, 78 YDS, 1 TD
  

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 20, New Orleans Saints 10

Tied at 3-3 going into the fourth quarter, Tom Brady and the Bucs were able to overcome a slow start and score 17 straight unanswered points to start the final quarter as tempers flared late on both sides.

​Buccaneers​

• Tom Brady: 18-34, 190 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Leonard Fournette: 24 CAR, 65 YDS
  
• Mike Evans: 3 REC, 61 YDS
  

​Saints​

• Jameis Winston: 25-40, 236 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
  
• Mark Ingram III: 10 CAR, 60 YDS
  
• Chris Olave: 5 REC, 80 YDS
  

New York Giants 19, Carolina Panthers 16

Under first year head coach Brian Daboll, the Giants find themselves at 2-0 for the first time in six years. On the other side, the Panthers lose their 9th straight game dating back to last season, as changes seem to be coming soon if they can’t turn it around.

​Giants​

• Daniel Jones: 22-34, 176 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Saquon Barkley: 21 CAR, 72 YDS
  
• Raymond James: 5 REC, 51 YDS
  

​Panthers​

• Baker Mayfield: 14-29, 145 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Christian McCaffrey: 15 CAR, 102 YDS
  
• DJ Moore: 3 REC, 43 YDS, 1 TD
  

New England Patriots 17, Pittsburgh Steelers 14

After a dominant Week 1 performance against the Bengals, the TJ Watt-less Steelers’ defense couldn’t keep Mac Jones and the Patriots out of the end zone enough to give them an edge in their home opener in a bounce back game for Bill Belichick & Co.

​Patriots​

• Mac Jones: 21-35, 252 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  
• Damien Harris: 15 CAR, 71 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Nelson Agholor: 6 REC, 110 YDS, 1 TD
  

​Steelers​

• Mitchell Trubisky: 21-33, 168 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  
• Najee Harris: 15 CAR, 49 YDS
  
• Diontae Johnson: 6 REC, 57 YDS
  

Jacksonville Jaguars 24, Indianapolis Colts 0

For the second time in a matter of months, the Indianapolis Colts traveled down to Duvall County and came back empty-handed. Trevor Lawrence and Christian Kirk showed off their sharp connection on two touchdowns as the Jags improve to .500 in the young season.

​Jaguars​

• Trevor Lawrence: 25-30, 235 YDS, 2 TD
  
• James Robinson: 23 CAR, 64 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Christian Kirk: 6 REC, 78 YDS, 2 TD
  

​Colts​

• Matt Ryan: 16-30, 195 YDS, 3 INT
  
• Jonathan Taylor: 9 CAR, 54 YDS
  
• Ashton Dulin: 5 REC, 79 YDS
  

Miami Dolphins 42, Baltimore Ravens 38

Tua Tagovailoa and the explosive Dolphins’ offense put up 28 points in the fourth quarter alone, and they needed every one of them to pull off the come-from-behind win against historic Lamar Jackson performance.

​Dolphins​

• Tua Tagovailoa: 36-50, 469 YDS, 6 TD, 2 INT
  
• Raheem Mostert: 11 CAR, 51 YDS
  
• Tyreek Hill: 11 REC, 190 YDS, 2 TD
  

​Ravens​

• Lamar Jackson: 21-29, 318 YDS, 3 TD, 9 CAR, 119 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Rashod Bateman: 4 REC, 108 YDS, 1 TD
  

Los Angeles Rams 31, Atlanta Falcons 27

After nearly blowing a 28-3 third quarter lead, Jalen Ramsey picked off Marcus Mariota in the end zone to seal the first victory of the season for the defending Super Bowl champions.

​Rams​

• Matthew Stafford: 27-36, 272 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT
  
• Darrell Henderson Jr.: 10 CAR, 47 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Cooper Kupp: 11 REC, 108 YDS, 2 TD
  

​Falcons​

• Marcus Mariota: 17-26, 196 YDS, 2 TD, 2 INT
  
• Cordarrelle Patterson: 10 CAR, 41 YDS
  
• Drake London: 8 REC, 86 YDS, 1 TD
  

San Francisco 49ers 27, Seattle Seahawks 7

After Trey Lance suffered a gruesome season-ending ankle injury in the first quarter, Jimmy Garoppolo took over and picked up right where he left off last season, leading the Niners to a huge divisional game win at home.

​49ers​

• Jimmy Garoppolo: 13-21, 154 YDS, 1 TD, 1 RUSH TD
  
• Jeff Wilson Jr.: 18 CAR, 84 YDS
  
• Brandon Aiyuk: 5 REC, 63 YDS
  

​Seahawks​

• Geno Smith: 24-30, 197 YDS, 1 INT
  
• Tyler Lockett: 9 REC, 107 YDS
  

Dallas Cowboys 20, Cincinnati Bengals 17

After a disappointing loss to open the season against the Steelers, the Bengals suffered an even worse loss to the Dak-less Cowboys in a game that saw Joe Burrow sacked another six times- bringing the total to 13 through two games this season.

​Cowboys​

• Cooper Rush: 19-31, 235 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Ezekiel Elliot: 15 CAR, 53 YDS
  
• Noah Brown: 5 REC, 91 YDS, 1 TD
  

​Bengals​

• Joe Burrow: 24-36, 199 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Joe Mixon: 19 CAR, 57 YDS
  
• Tee Higgins: 6 REC, 71 YDS, 1 TD
  

Denver Broncos 16, Houston Texans 9

After a game that started with booing from the hometown crowd, Russell Wilson gets his first win as a Bronco and Nathaniel Hackett gets his first win as an NFL head coach.

​Broncos​

• Russell Wilson: 14-31, 219 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  
• Javonte Williams: 15 CAR, 75 YDS
  
• Courtland Sutton: 7 REC, 122 YDS
  

​Texans​

• Davis Mills: 19-38, 177 YDS
  
• Dameon Pierce: 15 CAR, 69 YDS
  
• Nico Collins: 4 REC, 58 YDS
  

Arizona Cardinals 29, Las Vegas Raiders 23 (OT)

After finding themselves in a 20-0 deficit at the half, Kyler Murray and the Cardinals stole a victory from the winless Raiders in Las Vegas on a Byron Murphy Jr. scoop-and-score in overtime.

​Cardinals​

• Kyler Murray: 31-49, 277 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  
• Darrel Williams: 8 CAR, 59 YDS, 1 TD
  
• Zach Ertz: 8 REC, 75 YDS
  

​Raiders​

• Derek Carr: 25-39, 252 YDS, 2 TD
  
• Josh Jacobs: 19 CAR, 69 YDS
  
• Mack Hollins: 5 REC, 66 YDS
  

Buffalo Bills 41, Tennessee Titans 7

In their first two games this season, the Bills have beaten the defending Super Bowl champions and last year’s No. 1 seed in the AFC by a combined score of 72-17.

​Bills​

• Josh Allen: 26-38, 317 YDS, 4 TD
  
• James Cook: 11 CAR, 53 YDS
  
• Stefon Diggs: 12 REC, 148 YDS, 3 TD
  

​Titans​

• Ryan Tannehill: 11-20, 117 YDS, 2 INT
  
• Hassan Haskins: 9 CAR, 37 YDS
  
• Treylon Burks: 4 REC, 47 YDS
  

Philadelphia Eagles 24, Minnesota Vikings 7

Jalen Hurts and the Eagles’ offense got everything it wanted against a solid Vikings defense, giving them a 2-0 start with wins Detroit and now Minnesota in the young season.

​Eagles​

• Jalen Hurts: 26-31, 333 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT
  
• Miles Sanders: 17 CAR, 80 YDS
  
• Dallas Goedert: 5 REC, 82 YDS
  

​Vikings​

• Kirk Cousins: 27-46, 221 YDS, 1 TD, 3 INT
  
• Adam Thielen: 4 REC, 52 YDS
  

Week 2 NFL Standings

Week 2 Fantasy Leaders (PPR)

Quarterbacks

1. Lamar Jackson: 42.62
   
2. Tua Tagovailoa: 38.86
   
3. Josh Allen: 29.68
   
4. Carson Wentz: 27.78
   
5. Joe Flacco: 26.98
   

Running Backs

1. Nick Chubb: 32.30
   
2. Aaron Jones: 32.00
   
3. Tony Pollard: 19.80
   
4. Austin Ekeler: 18.40
   
5. Christian McCaffrey: 16.80
   

Wide Receivers

1. Stefon Diggs: 44.80
   
2. Tyreek Hill: 42.00
   
3. Jaylen Waddle: 40.10
   
4. Amon-Ra St. Brown: 39.40
   
5. Cooper Kupp: 31.80
   

Tight Ends

1. Mark Andrews: 25.70
   
2. Darren Waller: 17.00
   
3. Zach Ertz: 15.50
   
4. Tyler Higbee: 14.10
   
5. Mike Gesicki: 14.10
   

Kickers

1. Graham Gano: 17.00
   
2. Daniel Carlson: 13.00
   
3. Brett Maher: 12.00
   
4. Brandon McManus: 12.00
   
5. Tyler Bass: 11.00

Week 2 MVP Ladder

Parentheses indicates last week's ranking

1. Patrick Mahomes, Kansas City Chiefs (1)

• 2022-23 Stats: 54-74, 595 YDS, 7 TD, 0 INT
  

2. Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens (5)

• 2022-23 Stats: 38-59, 531 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT, 15 CAR, 136 YDS, 1 TD
  

3. Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills (3)

• 2022-23 Stats: 52-69, 614 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT
  

4. Stefon Diggs, Buffalo Bills (NR)

• 2022-23 Stats: 20 REC, 270 YDS, 4 TD
  

5. Justin Herbert, Los Angeles Chargers (4)

• 2022-23 Stats: 59-82, 613 YDS, 6 TD, 1 INT
  

Week 3 Matchups

Thursday Night Football

Pittsburgh Steelers @ Cleveland Browns

Sunday, 1:00PM EDT

Houston Texas @ Chicago Bears

Las Vegas Raiders @ Tennessee Titans

Kansas City Chiefs @ Indianapolis Colts

Buffalo Bills @ Miami Dolphins

Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings

Baltimore Ravens @ New England Patriots

Cincinnati Bengals @ New York Jets

Philadelphia Eagles @ Washington Commanders

New Orleans Saints @ Carolina Panthers

Sunday, 4:05PM EDT

Jacksonville Jaguars @ Los Angeles Chargers

Sunday, 4:25PM EDT

Los Angeles Rams @ Arizona Cardinals

Atlanta Falcons @ Seattle Seahawks

Green Bay Packers @ Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Sunday Night Football, 8:20PM EDT

San Francisco 49ers @ Denver Broncos

Monday Night Football, 8:15PM EDT

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants