Pittsburgh's defense has spent a league-high 162 million on the cap, yet it has surrendered 31+ points in two straight 2025 games. Talent and schemes aren’t translating into stops, and TJ Watt says the group is too talented to keep failing. The critique targets high-draft payers who aren’t winning blocks or finishing tackles, not just coaching. The Steelers head to New England with little time to fix fundamentals, creating urgency for fantasy managers looming over the matchup.

Two weeks of underperformance raise questions about who to trust in Pittsburgh’s stop unit and whether the upcoming trip to New England becomes a pivot point for lineups. With the defense’s ceiling in doubt, fantasy rosters may lean toward Patriots skill players or avoid Steelers defenders until a real turnaround shows.

Two weeks in, the NFL delivered another wild ride. Russell Wilson dazzled for the Giants with 450 passing yards and 3 TDs, threading Malik Nabers for a 48-yard moonshot that sparked a late lead. New York’s penalties lingered, but the offense flashed real playmaking with Marcus Mbow, Cam Skattebo, and Wan’Dale Robinson contributing. Dallas answered with a 64-yard Brandon Aubrey boot and prevailed in OT after Wilson’s late INT, keeping NYG’s early-season pulse alive.

In Indianapolis, Daniel Jones again starred, tossing 316 yards with two TDs to propel the Colts to 2-0. Los Angeles joined the party behind Puka Nacua (8 receptions, 91 yards) and a 45-yard rushing TD, plus Davante Adams’ 106 receiving yards, as McVay-LaFleur kept the offense humming. Cincinnati rode Browning to 2-0 with Burrow sidelined by a toe issue, while Detroit’s Goff thrived under Ben Johnson in a 52-21 rout of Chicago.

Across the league, the Chiefs dropped to 0-2 in a rematch-laden week, the Steelers’ Kaleb Johnson misplayed a live kickoff, and Carolina continued its struggle as Bryce Young and Xavier Legette fight for consistency. The mood is hopeful for the young Giants crew and the rest of the 2-0 clubs, while fantasy managers race to parse roles for Nabers, Nacua, Browning, and the rest of the expanding playbook in a rapidly evolving season.

Denver’s heartbreak on the road to Indianapolis came with a brain-fade finish: a 29-28 loss driven by late penalties, missed opportunities and a 60-yard game-winner that capped a sequence of missteps. Dobbins’ delay of game, a wayward punt of momentum, a doinked 42-yarder by Wil Lutz, and a controversial Uwazurike/Tillman call highlighted a night of cognitive disconnects for Denver.

With the Colts stealing momentum late, questions loom about Sean Payton’s clock management and Shane Steichen’s finish drive. For fantasy managers, the ending reshapes expectations around Broncos targets, kickers and defense, and it plants early-week narratives ahead of matchups with the Chargers, Bengals and Eagles.

In all, the ending becomes a cautionary tale for late-season optimism and a reminder that execution in crunch time can redefine a season’s arc and fantasy value alike.