Overview
- Twelve of 13 games were decided by at least 10 points and the average victory margin was roughly 18.5–18.6, placing the slate among the top ten widest on record.
- Only one game finished within a score — the Jets’ win over the Bengals — marking New York’s first victory of the season and the first single one-score week since 1970.
- Nine starters were not their teams’ Week 1 quarterbacks: Carson Wentz, Kirk Cousins, Joe Flacco, Dillon Gabriel, Jaxson Dart, Andy Dalton, Tyler Huntley, Mac Jones, and Marcus Mariota.
- Those nine combined to go 165-for-259 for 1,656 yards with 10 touchdowns, seven interceptions and 26 sacks, producing an 83.42 passer rating and a 4.89 ANY/A, and only Huntley won.
- Despite the lopsided results, league tiers and power rankings barely shifted, reinforcing the existing pecking order.