NFL Week 2 2023 Highlights: Live Tracking the Top Plays from Sunday's Results
NFL fans may look forward to Week 1 of a new season throughout the entire summer, but Week 2 can provide more actual answers.
Were the early wins from some teams flukes? Were the initial losses from others a sign of what's to come?
The only way to find out is on the field, and there is a full slate of games for the second week of the 2023 NFL season.
A showdown between the Kansas City Chiefs and Jacksonville Jaguars stands out, as does one between the Baltimore Ravens and Cincinnati Bengals. Throw in a Sunday Night Football clash between the division-rival New England Patriots and Miami Dolphins, and there are a number of headline matchups.
There promises to be plenty of highlights throughout the day, so keep it locked here to see all the top plays in Week 2.
Top 5 Plays
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Here are the top five plays of the day.
Giants running back Saquon Barkley's run to set up a game-winning field goal vs. the Cardinals:
Buccaneers linebacker Shaq Barrett's one-handed interception and return for a touchdown vs. the Bears:
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson's Hail Mary touchdown pass to Brandon Johnson as time expired vs. the Commanders, though the Broncos failed to convert the two-point conversion and lost the game:
Commanders receiver Terry McLaurin's touchdown catch over two defenders vs. the Broncos:
Bengals returner Charlie Jones' 81-yard punt return for a touchdown vs. the Ravens:
Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots
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1st Quarter
Dolphins linebacker David Long Jr. notched a sack that helped put an end to the Patriots' opening drive:
The Dolphins marched into Patriots territory thanks to some nice passes by Tua Tagovailoa, but New England's defense held up at the goal line:
The Patriots tried to get things going on the ground with a vintage run by Ezekiel Elliott:
However, Bradley Chubb forced a fumble that was recovered by the Dolphins:
2nd Quarter
Jaylen Waddle took a short pass for a long gain:
Miami extended its lead on a touchdown by Raheem Mostert:
Tagovailoa engineered a drive before halftime that was capped off with a touchdown pass to Tyreek Hill:
3rd Quarter
Matthew Judon ended Miami's first drive of the second half with a sack:
Miami's defense answered back with a third-down stop of its own:
Tagovailoa found Waddle again for a big gain:
The Dolphins were on the verge of putting more points on the board, but Brenden Schooler blocked a field goal attempt:
Unfortunately for the Patriots, their drive ended with Mac Jones throwing an interception to Xavien Howard:
4th Quarter
Undeterred, Jones led New England down the field and found Hunter Henry for a touchdown to make it a one-possession game:
Tagovailoa got a little greedy and tried to hit Hill with another long ball, but it was picked off by Patriots rookie Christian Gonzalez:
However, Miami's defense was ready to answer the call as Andrew Van Ginkel notched another sack that led to a three-and-out:
On the first play of the ensuing drive, Mostert took it 43 yards to the end zone:
The Patriots refused to go away quietly as Jones found JuJu Smith-Schuster with a nifty pass and Rhamondre Stevenson punched it in:
Jason Sanders missed another field goal attempt that kept the Patriots in the game:
Chubb disrupted New England's drive early with a sack:
A wild play appeared to pick up a first down for the Patriots, but a booth review ruled it short and gave the Dolphins a 24-17 win:
San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams
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1st Quarter
The 49ers got things started early with a third-down conversion from Brock Purdy to Brandon Aiyuk that set up a touchdown run by Christian McCaffrey:
McCaffrey made his presence felt once again with a 51-yard burst:
2nd Quarter
The Rams managed to tie things up on a touchdown pass from Matthew Stafford to Kyren Williams:
Williams found the end zone for the second time to give the Rams the lead:
The 49ers managed to tie things up right before halftime on a touchdown by Purdy:
3rd Quarter
Stafford was picked off by Isaiah Oliver, who made a beautiful catch:
San Francisco's defense continued to assert itself as Fred Warner notched a sack on third down:
4th Quarter
The 49ers extended their lead as Purdy threw a beautiful pass to Jauan Jennings and then found Deebo Samuel for a score:
San Francisco's defense came up big yet again with an interception by Deommodore Lenoir:
The 49ers defense held up on fourth down to give San Francisco a 30-23 win:
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New York Giants at Arizona Cardinals
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1st Quarter
The Cardinals opened the scoring on a rushing touchdown by James Conner that was preceded by a beautiful pass by Joshua Dobbs:
Arizona's defense maintained the momentum with a sack by Dennis Gardeck:
2nd Quarter
Dobbs opened the second frame with a long touchdown run:
The Giants tried to get something going as Daniel Jones connected with Darren Waller for a first down:
However, Jones was later picked off by Jalen Thompson:
Arizona punctuated its dominant first half with a sack before the end of the second quarter:
3rd Quarter
Jones opened the second half with a rushing score for the Giants' first touchdown of the 2023 season:
However, the Cardinals bounced back quickly on a couple of long runs by Conner that set up a touchdown pass from Dobbs to Marquise Brown:
The Giants continued fighting and Saquon Barkley found the end zone:
4th Quarter
The Giants made it a one-score game when Jones found Barkley for a touchdown:
Jones hooked up with rookie Jalin Hyatt for a big gain:
Jones found Isaiah Hodgins for a touchdown to tie the game:
The Giants defense made a big stop on third down to regain possession:
Barkley reeled off a tough run that set up a go-ahead field goal by Graham Gano to complete New York's improbable comeback win:
New York Jets at Dallas Cowboys
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1st Quarter
Dak Prescott was sharp on the Cowboys' opening drive with a nice pass to CeeDee Lamb and a touchdown pass to Jake Ferguson:
The Dallas defense continued its early-season dominance as Micah Parsons got home for a sack:
The Jets boldly called a fake punt to convert a fourth down deep in Cowboys territory:
2nd Quarter
The Jets got on the board when Zach Wilson connected with Garrett Wilson for a 68-yard touchdown:
Lamb continued his strong game with an impressive catch:
The Cowboys extended their lead with another touchdown pass by Prescott:
Wilson got his legs involved to pick up a key first down and set up a field goal before halftime:
3rd Quarter
Tony Pollard had a big gain on the ground to start the second half:
Parsons made another huge defensive play with a forced fumble and a recovery:
4th Quarter
The Cowboys dialed up the pressure once again and forced Wilson to make a bad decision as Jayron Kearse recorded an interception:
Parsons got home for a sack once again:
Malik Hooker picked off a long pass attempt from Wilson:
Trevon Diggs recorded Dallas' fourth takeaway of the game as the Cowboys went on to earn a 30-10 win:
Washington Commanders at Denver Broncos
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1st Quarter
The Broncos got things started with a touchdown run by Jaleel McLaughlin:
Russell Wilson threw a vintage bomb to Marvin Mims for a long touchdown:
2nd Quarter
Wilson and Mims connected again for a big gain:
Brandon Johnson took a pass from Wilson to the house as Denver continued its strong first half:
The Commanders finally gained some momentum when Sam Howell found Logan Thomas for a touchdown:
Howell threw a nice pass to set up a field goal before halftime:
3rd Quarter
Terry McLaurin made a beautiful catch over two defenders for a touchdown to tie the game:
Momentum stayed on Washington's side, as Emmanuel Forbes picked off Wilson:
Chase Young recorded a big sack on third down to keep the Broncos at bay:
4th Quarter
The Cowboys took the lead on a touchdown run by Brian Robinson:
Robinson took a screen pass for a big gain before scampering to the end zone to extend Washington's lead:
Washington's defense came up big with another sack that held Denver to a late field goal:
Wilson's Hail Mary pass wound up in the hands of Johnson, but the Broncos were unable to convert the two-point conversion as Washington earned a 35-33 win:
Chicago Bears at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
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1st Quarter
After struggling last week, the Bears offense got off to a quick start with a strike from Justin Fields to DJ Moore before the quarterback scored with his legs:
2nd Quarter
Chicago's special teams created a huge swing with a blocked field goal:
Tampa Bay took the lead thanks to a long pass to Mike Evans that set up a touchdown:
3rd Quarter
Evans' dominance of the Bears continued with a touchdown catch:
4th Quarter
The Bears cut the deficit with a touchdown pass from Fields to Chase Claypool:
However, Shaq Barrett put the game away with a sensational pick-six:
On the Bears' ensuing possession, Fields threw another interception to Christian Izien and the Buccaneers went on to earn a 27-17 win:
Green Bay Packers at Atlanta Falcons
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1st Quarter
The Green Bay defense set the tone early with an interception of Desmond Ridder:
2nd Quarter
Jayden Reed gave the Packers their first points with a touchdown:
Bijan Robinson did some Bijan Robinson things:
Atlanta scored right before the half with a touchdown pass to Drake London:
3rd Quarter
Dontayvion Wicks scored the first touchdown of his career to extend the lead for Green Bay:
Reed scored again to push the advantage to two scores for Green Bay:
4th Quarter
Ridder cut into the deficit by using his legs to find the end zone early in the fourth quarter:
Robinson converted a huge fourth down that led to a go-ahead field goal by Younghoe Koo that gave Atlanta a 25-24 win:
Las Vegas Raiders at Buffalo Bills
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1st Quarter
The Raiders struck first with a Davante Adams touchdown:
Buffalo's defense got some momentum back with a turnover before Latavius Murray scored:
2nd Quarter
Buffalo took the lead with a touchdown pass from Josh Allen:
Khalil Shakir scored a key touchdown right before halftime:
3rd Quarter
Matt Milano made an unbelievable play to complete an interception:
4th Quarter
The Bills extended their lead with a rushing touchdown by Damien Harris and went on to win 38-10:
Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals
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1st Quarter
Gus Edwards found the end zone for the Ravens on the opening drive:
2nd Quarter
While Cincinnati's offense struggled out of the gate, its special teams put the home team on the board thanks to a Charlie Jones punt return touchdown:
3rd Quarter
Baltimore's defense picked off Joe Burrow, which set up an incredible catch by Zay Flowers and touchdown for Mark Andrews:
Burrow bounced back quickly and answered with a touchdown pass to Tee Higgins:
4th Quarter
The Ravens marched down the field on the ensuing drive and Jackson found Nelson Agholor for the score:
Burrow and Higgins hooked up again for another score to cut the lead to three, but the Ravens managed to hold on for a 27-24 win:
Seattle Seahawks at Detroit Lions
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1st Quarter
The Seahawks started the scoring with a touchdown from Kenneth Walker III:
The Loons answered right back with a Josh Reynolds touchdown:
2nd Quarter
The Lions broke out a flea-flicker to find the end zone:
3rd Quarter
Seattle turned defense into offense with a forced fumble and second touchdown for Walker:
Montgomery made up for his fumble with a touchdown run:
4th Quarter
The Seahawks seized the momentum with a touchdown pass from Geno Smith to Tyler Lockett followed by a pick-six by Tre Brown:
However, the Lions refused to go down quietly, as a touchdown catch by Reynolds and a massive sack on third down gave Detroit the chance for a game-tying field goal that forced overtime:
OT
Tyler Lockett walks it off for the Seahawks with a six-yard touchdown in overtime:
Los Angeles Chargers at Tennessee Titans
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1st Quarter
Joey Bosa gave the Chargers defense some early momentum with a sack:
2nd Quarter
Justin Herbert performed some magic with a touchdown pass to Keenan Allen before an entertaining two-point conversion to tackle Trey Pipkins III:
Ryan Tannehill's deep ball set up a Derrick Henry touchdown:
3rd Quarter
Tannehill turned heads with his legs for a touchdown:
Bosa got to Tannehill again:
4th Quarter
Allen found the end zone again to give the Chargers the lead:
The Titans regained the lead with a touchdown pass by Tannehill:
OT
The Titans clinch the win with a Nick Folk 41-yard field goal:
Kansas City Chiefs at Jacksonville Jaguars
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2nd Quarter
The Jaguars set their offense up in ideal position with a recovered muffed punt:
Jacksonville's defense picked off Patrick Mahomes:
Chris Jones made his presence known in his first game back with a fourth-down sack:
Kansas City finally found the end zone before the half with a touchdown pass from Patrick Mahomes to Skyy Moore:
Calvin Ridley's incredible catch set up a field goal for the Jaguars:
3rd Quarter
Kelce found the end zone for the first time this year:
4th Quarter
Mahomes sealed a 17-9 win for Kansas City with a crucial third-down conversion:
Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans
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1st Quarter
Anthony Richardson jumpstarted the scoring with an impressive touchdown run:
Richardson continued to make plays with his legs after the defense created a turnover:
C.J. Stroud answered back with some darts, including one for a touchdown:
2nd Quarter
Zack Moss extended the Colts' lead:
Indianapolis extended its lead right before the half:
4th Quarter
Stroud threw another touchdown pass, this time finding rookie Tank Dell, but the Colts held on for a 31-20 win:
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