NFL Week 2 winners and losers: Jim Harbaugh impact, clueless Colts and RIP your survivor pool

Impressive performances, shocking upsets and disastrous coaching decisions: Week 2 had it all.The Ravens and Bengals are both 0-2 after many considered them Super Bowl contenders.Week 3 is now a must-win for both AFC North squads.

This is where we recap Week 2.Hint: There was more bad than good.

The Chargers may have gone from the worst-coached team in the league under Brandon Staley to the best.Jim Harbaugh has the Chargers humming and perhaps the makings of a double-digit win team that could contend for playoff spot or even the division after a 26-3 dismantling of the hapless Panthers on the road.Former first-round pick Quentin Johnston was dubbed a bust after looking lost in his rookie season a year ago.The former TCU star, who torched Harbaugh’s Michigan team in the 2023 College Football Playoffs, looks like a different player under his new coach.Johnston has the look of a budding star No.

1 receiver as he leads the team in receiving yards after a two-touchdown performance in Carolina.Justin Herbert is now finally in the right spot to launch himself into superstardom.

Buy all your Chargers stock now––that playoff 27-0 blown lead against the Jaguars from 2023 looks to be a thing of the past.It’s someone’s job to get Marvin Harrison Jr.

the ball, and the results were sparkling Sunday.Harrison brought in four receptions––two touchdowns––for 130 yards, with some of the more eye-popping plays of the early season coming from Murray and the Ohio State rookie in a 41-10 drubbing of the Rams.Murray’s dart to Harrison in the end zone was among the best catch and throws Sunday.Don’t look now, but the Cardinals looks surprisingly solid — they lost 34-28 in Buffalo in Week 1 — and could contend for a wild-card spot in the NFC.

Pro Football Focus already had the Saints’ offensive line rated among the best in the NFL and we expect this grade to improve in Week 2.The Saints boat raced the Cowboys by putting up 35 first-half points while Alvin...