NFL 2021: Notes, Quotes and Colts For Week 2

We are back with another edition of “Notes, Quotes and Colts,” a new staple from pfgVIBE co-founders Julie Voigt and Russell S. Baxter. What’s worth a closer look, who said what and what’s going on with Frank Reich’s team?

Notes:

Big Blue(s)?

The New York Giants are off to a 0-2 start for the fifth consecutive year dating back to 2017. It’s worth noting that the last time Big Blue didn’t drop their first two games was 2016, when they last reached the playoffs. After rebounding from a 0-5 start to win six of their final games last season, Joe Judge’s team has not picked up from where it left off in ’20. Since finishing 11-5 and earning a wild card berth in ’16, the franchise owns a combined 18-48 record.

First impressions

While the Giants are one of the seven teams that have opened the year at 0-2, there are conversely seven clubs that own a 2-0 record. What’s really fascinating is that none of those unbeaten squads managed to win a division title in 2020. The Broncos and 49ers finished last in their respective divisions, the Panthers were 5-11 and both the Raiders and Cardinals were 8-8. Of course, the Rams were a wild card team and so were the Buccaneers – who eventually went on to win Super Bowl LV.

17 and Counting

Urban Meyer’s team was on the short end of a 23-13 score last Sunday at home vs. the Broncos. The Jacksonville Jaguars have now dropped 17 consecutive contests and this week host the 2-0 Arizona Cardinals. A loss would make it 18 straight setbacks and tie the 1972-73 Houston Oilers for the fifth-longest losing streak in NFL history. Of course, the all-time mark for consecutive losses is owned by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The team first took the field in 1976 and dropped its first 26 contests.

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Quotes:

“I’m not going to be a philosophical Socrates up here. We are all confident. We have a confident group. We were confident last year. We lost some heartbreaking wins. Gut-wrenching, disgusting losses at the end of football games. We have a long way to go. We are nowhere near perfect.”

Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach Jon Gruden following the team’s 26-17 win at Pittsburgh

“It feels good to get the monkey off our back.”

Baltimore Ravens’ quarterback Lamar Jackson following the team’s 36-35 win over Kansas City

Colts:

Week 2 has come and gone and the Colts fall to 0-2. It seems like we have seen this trend before.

To fix what is broken, the Colts need to start producing points when in the red zone. In their first two games, three of their eight possessions haven’t led to points. And that also includes two possessions against the Rams when the team had the ball within the five-yard line.

The solution? The team just has to play better than this. Bring on the Titans!