2023 NFL season, Week 2: What We Learned from Monday night doubleheader

MONDAY NIGHT

Pittsburgh Steelers 26, Cleveland Browns 22
New Orleans Saints 20, Carolina Panthers 17

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On a night in which a gruesome injury to Cleveland Browns running back Nick Chubb cast a heavy shadow, a pair of AFC North rivals went down to the wire.

Buoyed by a ferocious T.J. Watt-led defense, the Pittsburgh Steelers collected win No. 1 of the season against the Browns.

Watt tallied one of Pittsburgh’s two defensive touchdowns on the night, preventing the Browns from their first 2-0 start to a season in 30 years.

Around the NFL will have more from Nick Shook shortly.

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Coral Smith’s takeaways:

Next Gen stat of the game: Chris Olave’s 42-yard catch in the third quarter increased the Saints’ win probability by 12% (55% to 67%) in Week 2. He had less than a yard of separation (0.8 yards) on C.J. Henderson when the ball arrived.

NFL Research: Derek Carr’s 65.5 passer rating in Monday night’s win is the worst passer rating he has had in a win in his career (previously 0-25 with a sub-70 passer rating).

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