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It was a Sunday of shock results in week two, showing this NFL season could be wide open as more teams join the list of contenders.
The New Orleans Saints look the real deal after they blew away the Dallas Cowboys in their own backyard, while the Houston Texans confirmed their status by seeing off Caleb Williams’ Chicago Bears.
Nobody saw the Las Vegas Raiders beating the Ravens in Baltimore in a stunning upset, while the San Francisco 49ers also came unstuck at the Minnesota Vikings.
Defending Super Bowl champions the Kansas City Chiefs edged their big rivals Cincinnati Bengals in another thriller and the Green Bay Packers found a way to win without Jordan Love.
Kamara shines as Saints stun Cowboys
Alvin Kamara had 180 total yards and four TDs in a monster game against Dallas [Getty Images]
Putting 40-plus points against the lowly Carolina Panthers last week was one thing, but beating the Cowboys 44-19 in their home opener is a different story as the Saints sent out a warning to the rest of the league.
The unstoppable Alvin Kamara scored four touchdowns for this prolific Saints attack, which has now scored 91 points in their opening two games – the second most in the Super Bowl era.
Matching the 1971 Cowboys, only the Saints themselves, in 2009, scored more with 95 – and both of those teams went on to win the Super Bowl.
Being embarrassed at home was not exactly how Dallas quarterback Dak Prescott wanted to celebrate becoming the best-paid player in NFL history.
Raiders leave it late to sink Ravens
The Las Vegas Raiders did a good job of holding up Derrick Henry and the Ravens [Getty Images]
After being just a big toe away from beating the Chiefs last week, Baltimore were expected to roll over the Raiders but managed to blow a 10-point lead in the final 12 minutes to lose 26-23.
Raiders QB Gardner Minshew was sacked five times and intercepted once, but then produced a spark from nowhere as a team that scored just 10 points last week scored 13 unanswered on one of the best…
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Author : BBC
Publish date : 2024-09-16 05:53:09
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