4 Week 2 NFL games to watch
After shaking off the Week 1 cobwebs, the NFL season is in full swing. Here are four Week 2 games to watch Sunday:
Miami Dolphins vs. New England Patriots, 1 p.m. ET on CBS — This game will likely be ugly, seeing as it pits the defending Super Bowl champion Patriots against the Dolphins, who are in full rebuild mode. But it is also expected to be Antonio Brown's first game in the New England uniform. While Brown is one of the league's most exciting players on the field, he's also one of its most controversial — after a tumultuous offseason, the wide receiver is now facing sexual assault allegations.
Tennessee Titans vs. Indianapolis Colts, 1 p.m. ET on CBS — The Titans were one of the league's most impressive teams in Week 1, after demolishing the trendy Cleveland Browns, 43-13. This divisional showdown should shed some more light on just how good Tennessee really is. The Colts, meanwhile, are coming off a close loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, but it seems like they should remain competitive even without recently-retired quarterback Andrew Luck.
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Baltimore Ravens vs. Arizona Cardinals, 1 p.m. ET on Fox — This one is all about the quarterbacks. Baltimore's Lamar Jackson was dominant against a paltry Miami defense last week — five touchdowns and a perfect passer rating are impressive no matter who the opponent is. Kyler Murray, the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, will be under center for Arizona. Murray struggled early in his debut against the Detroit Lions, but he went on to lead a comeback that ended in a tie.
Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, 4:25 p.m. ET on Fox — New Orleans fans have been waiting for this one. The two teams met in last year's NFC championship game where it looked like New Orleans was going to the Super Bowl. But a bizarre no-call on a play that most agree should have been defensive pass interference on the Rams allowed Los Angeles enough time to force overtime and, eventually, win.
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Tim is a staff writer at The Week and has contributed to Bedford and Bowery and The New York Transatlantic. He is a graduate of Occidental College and NYU's journalism school. Tim enjoys writing about baseball, Europe, and extinct megafauna. He lives in New York City.
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