There's not much left over from "Over Reaction Monday" last week, because there's plenty of evidence now after the second week of the season.
So let's go ahead and call this "Reality Check Monday" as we head into tonight's tussle featuring the Jets and Browns.
Here's some thoughts on some of the bigger games from Sunday.
BEARS 16, BRONCOS 14
It's going to be tough for Broncos fans to find some positives from a heartbreaking loss, but let's mix in some good with the definitely bad.
The 27 first downs the Broncos collected in the game is an impressive number. In fact, it's the same number of first downs collected by both New England and San Francisco in runaway victories. The 3-for-14 figure in 3rd down conversions however, is alarming. QB Joe Flacco has some glaring inefficiencies in the red zone, and hasn't gotten nearly enough help from the run game. The 10 penalties (4 holding calls against Bolles) obviously don't help. Flacco doesn't need to be throwing the ball 50 times, unless the team has no faith whatsoever in either them or in the offensive line trying to open holes for them.
There will be plenty of complaining about the controversial personal foul penalty against Bradley Chubb, which some will suggest cost the Broncos a win. I hope many of those complaining will also remember the interception tossed by Flacco midway through the fourth quarter which quashed a drive and killed whatever momentum they were gaining.
For the Bears, it's ugly, but it's a road win. Mitch Trubisky is either just not able to find deep receivers, or they just don't have any. The Bears will need to find some way to extend the field a bit offensively, because their running game is just not special enough to over compensate for an unimaginative passing game.
Next up: Broncos (0-2) at Packers, Bears (1-1) at Redskins
SEAHAWKS 28, STEELERS 26
The Mason Rudolph era in Pittsburgh may be about to begin. With Ben Roethlisberger leaving the game in the first half with what appears to be a significant injury to his throwing elbow, Rudolph didn't play badly in relief duty. That said, when combined with the injury to RB James Conner seems to have the Steelers behind the 8-ball pretty quickly.
Russell Wilson has five TD passes and no interceptions through the first two games of the season. He still is spending too much time on his back because of a suspicious offensive line, but the running game is going to have to be better at protecting the ball before I'll start looking at this team beyond just a fast starter.
Next up: Seahawks (2-0) vs Saints, Steelers @ 49ers.
49ERS 41, BENGALS 17
The 49ers have a running game and a resurgent passing game, which makes them a rare double-threat. The 572 yards in total offense put up by San Francisco is a daunting figure, even if it did come against a humbled Bengals team. Matt Brieda, Jeff Wilson and Raheem Mostert carried the ball a combined 35 times for 248 yards while Jimmy Garoppolo was efficient enough throwing the ball for nearly 300 yards and three scores.
The Bengals.... oh, the poor Bengals. Taken out of any sort of game plan when falling hopelessly behind from the start, there were only a couple decent takeways, namely Tyler Boyd who caught 10 passes for 122 yards and a score.
Next up: 49ers (2-0) vs. Steelers, Bengals @ Bills