Road To The Bowl/ Week 2

Bengals did what they needed to, 31-20. Joe Burrow did the damage for Bengals — 23/28, 209 yards, 3 TD. Baker Mayfield was steady for Buccaneers — 26/40, 279 yards — in a losing effort. Through the air: Buccaneers 279, Bengals 209.

Lions 55, Saints 52. Nobody watching sat down. Jared Goff was steady for Lions — 15/29, 366 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. Tyler Shough did the damage for Saints — 23/40, 303 yards, 4 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Lions 224, Saints 73.

Scoreboard operators earned their money. Jets 37, Titans 31. Unknown player did the damage for Titans — 26/54, 393 yards, 2 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Cade Klubnik threw for Jets — 14/27, 234 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT. Through the air: Titans 393, Jets 234.

Colts had no answer. Ravens took it 49-25. Lamar Jackson threw for Ravens — 16/22, 354 yards, 5 TD. Trey Hendrickson got after the quarterback for Ravens — 3 sacks. Through the air: Ravens 354, Colts 188.

Nobody wanted to play defence. Falcons won the shootout 43-34. Michael Penix Jr did the damage for Falcons — 21/34, 251 yards, 3 TD, 1 INT. Aaron Rodgers threw for Steelers — 21/35, 259 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. On the ground: Falcons 145, Steelers 130.

31-27 to Panthers, and it went about how it looked. Caleb Williams threw for Bears — 13/28, 204 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. Chuba Hubbard ran it for Panthers — 28 carries, 237 yards, 2 TD. On the ground: Panthers 296, Bears 155.

Browns could not stop handing it over, and Jaguars made it count — 30-21. Trevor Lawrence was steady for Jaguars — 19/25, 226 yards, 2 TD. Taylen Green did the damage for Browns — 10/22, 212 yards, 2 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Total yards: Jaguars 366, Browns 326.

Texans kept it respectable. Bills still won by 6. C.J. Stroud was steady for Texans — 19/33, 211 yards, 2 TD — in a losing effort. Ed Oliver was the problem for Bills — 2.5 sacks. On the ground: Bills 251, Texans 63.