NFL Week 2 takeaways – What we learned, big questions for every game and future team outlooks

It’s Week 2 of the 2022 NFL season, and we had an epic fourth-quarter comeback.

Tua Tagovailoa had six passing touchdowns and led the Miami Dolphins back from three scores down against the Baltimore Ravens — in a game in which they trailed from the very first play after an 103-yard touchdown return.

A rivalry between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the New Orleans Saints got heated. After both teams found little offensive success over three quarters, a scuffle resulted in Marshon Lattimore and Mike Evans getting ejected. Tom Brady and the Buccaneers’ defense came alive in the fourth quarter to lead Tampa to victory.

The Detroit Lions and Jacksonville Jaguars had offensive breakouts, while the New England Patriots and New York Jets got key road wins after Week 1 losses. And the New York Giants are 2-0 — a rare sight in recent years.

Our NFL Nation reporters react with the biggest takeaways and lingering questions coming out of this week’s matchups and look ahead to what’s next. Let’s get to it.

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Jaguars

What to know: Efficient play from the quarterback. Creative playcalling with misdirection to confuse the defenses and set up future calls. Receivers wide open and getting the ball in position to gain yards after the catch. Coach Doug Pederson’s offense was rolling against the Colts. That was the expectation when the Jaguars hired Pederson to pair with quarterback Trevor Lawrence and spent big money on receivers Christian Kirk and Zay Jones, but it didn’t really show up in Week 1. If the Jaguars can consistently execute at the level they did Sunday, they have the potential to be a tough team to defend.

Is Sacksonville back? Whoa, slow down a bit. That 2017 defense was next level. But the Jaguars did get five sacks against the Colts, and all three of their interceptions were the direct result of pressure on quarterback Matt Ryan. It helped that the Jags had a big…