The second week of the 2025 National Football League regular season is now finished. Here are the top five headlines.
5) Lions deliver with dominant bounce back win.
In week one, the Lions simply did not look good in a 27-13 loss to the Green Bay Packers. On Sunday, they looked great in a 52-21 win over the Chicago Bears. One reason is the Lions seemed to know the Bears very well. Don’t forget that the Bears head coach is Ben Johnson, who was the Lions offensive co-ordinator the last three years. We saw great chemistry between quarterback Jared Goff and wide receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown. Goff had five touchdown passes of which three went to St. Brown.
4) Cowboys make Tyler Smith NFL’s highest paid guard.
Dallas won their first NFL game of the season on Sunday. The 40-37 overtime victory over the New York Giants came one day after the Cowboys signed Tyler Smith of Fort Worth, Texas to a four-year contract extension worth $96 million according to Mike Luciano of Fansided. Smith is now the highest paid guard in the NFL.
3) Vikings have serious injuries.
Minnesota lost 22-6 to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday night. We found out that two Vikings players suffered injuries. Quarterback JJ McCarthy will be out two to four weeks with a high ankle sprain and running back Aaron Jones is out at least a month with a hamstring injury.
2) Three amazing thrillers.
There were three great games on the weekend. The Cowboys beat the Giants 40-37 in overtime. Cowboys kicker Brandon Aubrey had a 64-yard field goal to tie it at the end of the fourth quarter and a 46-yard field goal to win it. The Colts beat the Broncos 29-28 on a game-winning 45-yard field goal by Spencer Shrader. However, the fact Shrader had an opportunity to have the field goal was controversial. That is because Shrader missed a 60-yard field goal, but the Broncos were called for leverage. Finally on Monday night, the Buccaneers beat the Texans 20-19 on a final play touchdown. Rachaad White had a game-winning two-yard touchdown run.
1) Joe Burrow out long term.
Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow, one of the best quarterbacks in the NFL, will be out three months with a toe injury. He suffered the ailment in a 31-27 Bengals win over the Jacksonville Jaguars from a sack.
