NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Philadelphia Eagles take down Falcons

2018 NFL Power Rankings Week 2: Eagles barely hold off Falcons

By Dan Parzych | Sep 9, 2018

PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 06: Jordan Hicks #58 and Chris Long #56 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrate after sacking Matt Ryan #2 of the Atlanta Falcons (not pictured) during the fourth quarter at Lincoln Financial Field on September 6, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /

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28. Cincinnati Bengals

Just like Andrew Luck, the first pass attempt by Andy Dalton this season with the Cincinnati Bengals happened to go for an interception, which was the last thing the offense wanted to see. And similar to Luck as well, Dalton certainly deserves credit for keeping his cool by not hitting the panic button while finishing with a solid overall game, although at least the Bengals were able to come up on the winning end.

While Dalton (243 passing yards with two touchdowns) received most of the credit for leading the way on offense, Joe Mixon deserves just as much credit when seeing how high the expectations were for the second-year running back heading into 2018. By taking on a larger role as the official starter in the backfield, Dalton is going to rely on Mixon as much as possible, and seeing him start off on a hot note with 149 yards from scrimmage along with a score was a perfect start.

Many questioned whether Cincinnati would pick up where they left off after an impressive preseason, and even though it was against Indianapolis, a win is a win. After missing out on the playoffs in each of the last two seasons, the Bengals will take any win they can get.

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