There have been some nice particular person performances by way of the primary two weeks of the 2025 NFL season. There have additionally been others which might be terribly disappointing, leaving some big-name gamers in want of a giant exhibiting this week. We’re going to check out 5 of them.
The Steelers protection as a complete has been extremely underwhelming, struggling to cease the run and permitting 30 factors in back-to-back video games to Justin Fields and Sam Darnold. On the prime of the frustration listing is Watt, their greatest celebrity and finest participant. He has not recorded a sack in six video games going again to final season, and even worse, has probably not been the disruptive, game-changing drive the Steelers have come to anticipate him to be. If they will compete this season, their protection must be the rationale why, and Watt must be the chief of that. To date, it has not occurred. It has to vary over the following few weeks when their schedule turns into extraordinarily favorable.
It would not be honest to say that Williams has been unhealthy, however he hasn’t been notably nice. That has been the story of his profession up to now, and it is an issue for the Bears. He’s presupposed to be the franchise-changing expertise that lastly solves their long-standing quarterback points, and to this point, he has not been that. The largest problem he has handled to this point is persistently making on-target throws. He and the Bears offense get to face a porous Dallas Cowboys protection on Sunday, and in the event that they can’t excel towards them, it’ll be time to start out asking some robust questions this season.
Thomas was not solely probably the greatest rookies within the NFL in 2024, however he was additionally probably the greatest extensive receivers no matter expertise stage. By way of two weeks this season, he has been an entire non-factor within the Jaguars’ offense, catching simply six of the 19 passes thrown his course for under 60 yards. The Jaguars want extra.
Kelce has six catches for 108 yards and a landing by way of two weeks, that are principally high quality numbers for a run-of-the-mill tight finish. However Kelce shouldn’t be a run-of-the-mill tight finish. He is likely one of the finest to ever do it and a key a part of the Chiefs offense. He’s a fair greater a part of the offense, given the depth points at extensive receiver. To date, he has not performed like every of that. The numbers do not actually do justice to the truth that he has seemed like a shell of his former self and turned a possible landing in Week 2 right into a game-changing interception by not with the ability to haul in a cross.
The Broncos entered this season as a well-liked sleeper choose to be a Tremendous Bowl contender within the AFC, and the anticipated enchancment in Nix from yr one to yr two was presupposed to be a giant a part of that. However by way of two video games, Nix has struggled and seemingly regressed from a robust rookie exhibiting. He’s averaging simply 191 passing yards per recreation and has already thrown three interceptions in two video games. They want extra from him.
