There have been some nice particular person performances by means of the primary two weeks of the 2025 NFL season. There have additionally been others which are 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 an entire 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 record is Watt, their largest famous person and greatest 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 pressure the Steelers have come to count on him to be. If they will compete this season, their protection needs to be the explanation why, and Watt needs to be the chief of that. Thus far, it has not occurred. It has to vary over the subsequent 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 significantly nice. That has been the story of his profession so far, and it is an issue for the Bears. He’s imagined to be the franchise-changing expertise that lastly solves their long-standing quarterback points, and to this point, he has not been that. The most important situation he has handled to this point is constantly 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 in opposition to them, it’s going to be time to begin asking some robust questions this season.
Thomas was not solely top-of-the-line rookies within the NFL in 2024, however he was additionally top-of-the-line huge receivers no matter expertise degree. Via 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 means of two weeks, that are principally wonderful numbers for a run-of-the-mill tight finish. However Kelce is just not a run-of-the-mill tight finish. He is among the greatest to ever do it and a key a part of the Chiefs offense. He’s a good greater a part of the offense, given the depth points at huge receiver. Thus far, he has not performed like several of that. The numbers do not actually do justice to the truth that he has appeared like a shell of his former self and turned a possible landing in Week 2 right into a game-changing interception by not having the ability to haul in a go.
The Broncos entered this season as a preferred sleeper choose to be a Tremendous Bowl contender within the AFC, and the anticipated enchancment in Nix from 12 months one to 12 months two was imagined to be a giant a part of that. However by means of two video games, Nix has struggled and seemingly regressed from a powerful 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.
