Judging biggest overreactions for NFL Week 3 games - ESPN

Week 3 is here to let us know that basically everything we said after Week 1 and Week 2 was indeed an overreaction.

The Vikings crushed the Texans. The Broncos crushed the Buccaneers — in Tampa Bay. Malik Willis threw two touchdown passes and ran for another score as the Packers improved to 2-0 without Jordan Love. The Saints saw their per-game scoring average drop from 45.5 to 34.3. Aaron Rodgers looked like a spry 31-year-old. And the Rams came back from a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter without any receivers to beat the 49ers.

Surprises and upsets were the order of the day in Week 3, reminding us that it's still so early in the 2024 NFL season that nobody really knows anything. But if you think that's going to stop us from overreacting, well… then you're the one who's overreacting. Let's judge a few potential takeaways from the weekend's games as legitimate or irrational.

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Bears regret for Caleb over Fields?
Nabers saving Jones' future in N.Y.?
Time for Maye in New England?
Young completely finished for Carolina?
Eagles to win the NFC East?

Remember three weeks ago, when the Steelers named Russell Wilson their starting quarterback ahead of Fields? Well, Wilson still has not taken a single snap as a Steeler. He injured a calf in practice ahead of Week 1, and Fields has started all three games. The Steelers have won all three of those games, and Fields has played a bit better each week. On Sunday, Pittsburgh held off the Chargers 20-10 in its home opener. Fields was 25-for-32 for 245 yards and one touchdown with one interception, and he also rushed for a score.

Meanwhile, the Bears — who traded Fields to the Steelers once they decided to use the No. 1 pick on Williams — fell to 1-2 with a 21-16 loss to the