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3 Week 3 Storylines to Watch: Can the Eagles Reverse Their Fortunes?
The Seahawks and Colts figure to be able to right their ships in Week 3. But the Eagles face a tough test against the Jets on the road.

Well, football fans. You know what time it is. We are a mere two days away from the first half of the last half of the first quarter of the 2015 football season.

In other words, Week 3 is upon us.

Week 2 brought its fair share of surprises and highlights. The Colts offense looked surprisingly inept for the second week in a row. The Broncos offense looked similarly inept until Marshawn Lynch at a distant 46.38.

With the Steelers' offense already ranking first in the league in Adjusted NEP, the team might literally explode with points. They'll get a tough test going up against the Rams' defense, but expect the Steelers to get Bell involved early and often. 

Did the Broncos Find Their Formula?

Things were looking really bad for the Denver Broncos through the first half of Week 2. Peyton Manning had already thrown his second pick-six of the season, and the team was down 14-0 in the second quarter against the Chiefs.

But after getting constantly harassed by the Chiefs' offensive line, Manning and the Broncos returned to their once-familiar formula of operating their offense out of the shotgun, after which, albeit with some help from an Aqib Talib interception, Manning tossed two touchdowns to close out the second half. He also drove the Broncos down the field for a game-tying touchdown drive in the final minutes of the fourth quarter, which was followed up by a Jamaal Charles fumble that the Broncos promptly scooped up to return to the end zone for the win.

Our own Austan Kas recently detailed the transition the Broncos made mid-way through the second quarter to Manning's more familiar shotgun-based offense, and the positive effect it could have on opening up running lanes for beleaguered first-round-fantasy-pick, C.J. Anderson. In fact, this may be the scheme the team has to roll with given their woes on their offensive line, and the still-somewhat-shaky performance from Manning, who currently ranks 36th among quarterbacks in per drop back passing efficiency two weeks into the season.

It remains to be seen whether or not head coach Gary Kubiak will attempt to revert back to his more run-focused scheme, or hew closer to what Manning is more comfortable with. But whatever scheme the team decides to roll with, without a strong four-quarter showing, the proclamations of the Sheriff being done will only continue to get louder, fair or not. 

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