5 biggest losers from NFL Week 2 action

NFL Week 2 was the story of winners and losers. We take a look at 5 of the biggest losers from the NFL Week 2 matchups.

5. Mitchell Trubisky

If you throw for 120 yards and are universally seen as the reason your team can’t truly compete for a title, you’re Mitchell Trubisky. After beating the Denver Broncos 16-14 on Sunday in the Mile High City, the concerns about Trubisky continue to loom. It’s impossible to feel the Chicago Bears can realistically go deep in the NFC playoffs with challengers such as the Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams standing in the way. Why? They all have quarterbacks.

4. Minnesota Vikings

Minnesota lost to the Packers on the road. Nothing terrible there. However, it’s the way in which the Vikings lost that should be concerting. For the second consecutive week, Kirk Cousins wasn’t a positive. Furthermore, the defense didn’t allow any points after the first quarter, and Cousins couldn’t mount enough of a challenge. If the Vikings are going to make a real move in the loaded NFC, they need Cousins to be one of their best players, not a passenger.

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3. Los Angeles Chargers

The Chargers are in the AFC West. The Kansas City Chiefs are also in the AFC West. If the Chargers plan on fighting throughout the season for the division, losing to the Detroit Lions is a tough blow. Detroit took eight penalties and turned the ball over twice. Somehow, the Chargers managed to give the game away with an ugly Philip Rivers pick on the final drive, preceded by Austin Ekeler fumbling on the 1-yard line in the third quarter. Hideous performance.

2. New Orleans Saints

The Saints are going to be without Drew Brees after he tore a thumb ligament in the team’s 27-9 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. For the next six weeks, it’ll be the Teddy Bridgewater show, hoping to keep the team in the playoff. hunt until Brees can return. it won’t be easy, with the next two opponents being the Seattle Seahawks (on the road) and the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football.

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1. Pittsburgh Steelers

Pittsburgh is sunk after losing quarterback Ben Roethlisberger for the remainder of the season due to an elbow injury. With Roethlisberger sidelined, Mason Rudolph will try to salvage what’s left of the remaining 14 games. It’s always tough to watch a season go down the proverbial drain. It’s even tougher when your future Hall of Fame signal-caller is 37 years old and the window to win another title with him is rapidly shrinking.