Winners and Losers from Sunday in Week Two of the 2025 NFL season, as Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs lose again; watch the Tampa Bay Buccaneers against the Houston Texans from midnight Monday on Sky Sports NFL
Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals suffered a fresh setback, the Detroit Lions punished their ‘betrayal’ and Malik Nabers proved he is a superstar in the NFL. Here are some of the winners and losers from Sunday…
Winners
Brian Branch and the Lions
No Johnson? No problem. The pre-game billing had centred around the Detroit Lions offense and their marquee reunion with Chicago Bears head coach Ben Johnson, a week removed from their blunt performance in the face of Jeff Hafley’s Green Bay Packers defense. Suddenly question marks resurfaced over Jared Goff and his ability to keep the Lions Super Bowl dream in tact without Johnson, whose sorcery had tormented the league amid his ascent as one of football’s most in-demand offensive minds.
Johnson, having helped Goff resurrect his career, was plucked by Chicago this offseason as the man to navigate the development of former No 1 pick Caleb Williams. Dan Campbell was quizzed in the week on how his Lions planned to quash Johnson’s trick plays – the answer was resounding.