NESN

Jay Cutler, QB, Bears

Nobody had a worse week than Cutler. After taking it to the Colts in Week 1, with 333 yards passing and a pair of touchdowns, Cutler met his match in the Packers on Thursday night. Clay Matthews and the Pack sacked Cutler seven — that’s right, SEVEN — times and forced him into four interceptions on the way to a 23-10 rout. Cutler is probably feeling a lot more like a cutlet heading into Week 3, because he sure played like one in Green Bay.

Reggie Bush, RB, Dolphins

Reggie! Reggie! The chants in Miami were likely as loud as anything heard since Dan Marino last slung the pigskin around in South Beach. Bush, who said during this season’s Hard Knocks that he wants to win the NFL rushing title, blasted off for 172 yards on the ground and a pair of touchdowns in the Dolphins 35-13 win against the Raiders. Bush may not end up with the rushing title, but if Sunday was any indication, he’ll certainly come close.

New Orleans Saints

If losing a heartbreaker to the Redskins in Week 1 wasn’t bad enough, the Saints had to endure a bruising from Cam Newton and the division rival Panthers on Sunday. The 0-2 start is their worst since 2007, when Drew Brees and the Saints started off an eventual 7-9 campaign at 0-4. All the preseason talk of Sean Payton not being that big of a loss looks like hogwash right about now.

Greg Schiano

Hey, Greg, don’t take your own problems out on the Giants. It’s not their fault you let a 12-point lead slip away in the fourth quarter. Either way, though, playing for the full 60 minutes is a relative idea, and if you’re serious about having your guys go after the ball on a kneel down then don’t come crying when Josh Freeman or Gerald McCoy go down with a season-ending injury due to this nonsense.

C.J. Spiller, RB, Bills

Last week, Spiller barely fell off this list and would have made it if not for Fred Jackson‘s unfortunate injury. Well, another stellar week and I can’t ignore the kid’s talent. Fifteen carries for 123 yards and a pair of touchdowns? Throw in three grabs for 47 yards and we’re talking about maybe the most important player to the Bills’ success this season. Jackson may not be back for a few weeks, which hurts, but as long as Spiller is exploding out of the backfield like a firecracker, the Bills shouldn’t fret.

Mike Wallace, WR, Steelers

Wallace’s contract extension might have been re-routed to Antonio Brown‘s mailbox in the offseason, but his talent hasn’t gone anywhere. Even after missing all of training camp, Wallace looks as explosive and in tuned as ever. He jetted out to five catches for 74 yards and scored a touchdown for the second straight week as well. At this rate, teams will be coming in herds trying to steal Wallace away from the unappreciative Steelers. Go get your money, Mike.

Danny Amendola, WR, Rams

If there were an imaginary “Unexpectedly Awesome Performance of the Week,” well, Danny Amendola would be sporting a new tux and have his acceptance speech all primed and proper. Amendola caught 15 — yes, 15 — balls for a whopping 160 yards in Sunday’s win against the Redskins, and he threw a touchdown in there just as a little cherry on the sundae. Sam Bradford must be thanking his lucky stars to have such a physical freak on his side.

New England Patriots Offense

Wes Welker didn’t get the start on Sunday, and the Patriots offense just never seemed to find any sort of rhythm. Aaron Hernandez’s injury on the second drive of the afternoon didn’t help that — although all signs seem to be positive. Tom Brady never got in sync with his wideouts, and even Rob Gronkowski was a non-factor up until the game’s final drive. If the Patriots want to eastablish a more consistent attack on offense, I understand, but it’s difficult to accept throwing the ball 46 times in a game and not targeting Welker until the final two minutes of the first half. Without Hernandez, some guys will need to step up, but pissing off Welker isn’t the answer.

Hakeem Nicks, WR, Giants

In his season debut, Nicks looked like a guy still dealing with a serious foot injury. Three catches for 38 yards in the Giants 24-17 loss to the Cowboys just wasn’t going to cut it. Flash forward a week and Nicks looked like an entirely different player. Pulling down 10 catches for an eye-popping 199 yards helped keep the Giants alive against the Buccaneers, and as the game wound down Nicks’ role only grew larger. Nicks more than lived up to the challenge and got Eli Manning over 500 yards passing on the game. Wow.

Mike Vick, QB, Eagles

Last week, Vick helped get the Eagles over the hump and lock down a one-point victory in Cleveland. One week later, Vick did it again but in slightly less ugly fashion. Against the Browns, Vick threw four interceptions and found himself utterly confused in the passing game. But he improved against the Ravens D, throwing just two picks and settling down toward the end of the afternoon, leading a game-winning touchdown drive and then taking the ball in himself to grab the lead. It may not be pretty, but Vick’s getting the results necessary for Philadelphia.

Andrew Luck, QB, Colts

Luck? No, it was talent. I know, I’m sure I am the first guy to make that sort of joke. Oh well. All I can tell you is that this kid is the real deal. Week 1 may have gone to Robert Griffin III, but Luck was the big winner of the rookie jackpot this week. He completed 20 of 31 passes for 224 yards and a pair of touchdowns, but more importantly the Colts pulled out the 23-20 win over the Vikings. That’s one win more than the Colts had until Week 15 in 2011. If that’s a sign, then things are trending up.