By Clark Dalton,Yardbarker
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The key turnover helped Philadelphia secure a 20-17 win in the Super Bowl LIX rematch. Following the victory, Mukuba — pick No. 64 of the 2025 NFL Draft — said teammates teased him for not scoring a TD.
“It was a lot of them that was happy for me,” he said, via NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Dave Zangaro. “There was also a lot giving me [grief] for getting caught, especially by an O-lineman. That ain’t supposed to happen for a DB. Yeah, that’s crazy.”
Mukuba should have another opportunity to get his first pick-six later this season. The safety said he’s growing more confident, which could soon make him “scary.”
Indianapolis Colts TE Tyler Warren (first round)
Warren impressed in a Week 1 home win over the Miami Dolphins and kept rolling in Week 2. In Sunday’s 29-28 home win over the Denver Broncos, the Penn State product finished with four receptions for 79 yards. Keep in mind Denver’s secondary features cornerback Patrick Surtain II, the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year.
Per The Athletic’s James Boyd, Colts linebacker Zaire Franklin said he believes Indianapolis is a “team of destiny” after a 2-0 start for the first time since 2009. The Colts should keep exceeding expectations if Warren continues to establish himself as one of the NFL’s more productive TEs.
According to Pro Football Focus, Warren (pick No. 14) ranks first among TEs in yards (155) and yards after the catch (92) through two weeks. He’s also tied for first in contested catches (three).
Atlanta Falcons safety Billy Bowman Jr. (fourth round)
Bowman — a former Oklahoma star — intercepted Minnesota Vikings QB J.J. McCarthy in Sunday night’s 22-6 road win and defended two passes. In his postgame news conference, Falcons HC Raheem Morris praised the 118th pick of the draft and Atlanta’s other defensive rookies. Safety Xavier Watts also had a pick, and linebackers Jalon Walker and James Pearce Jr. combined for 1.5 sacks.
“It’s what we talked about all throughout the offseason, those guys having big roles for us, whether it was rushing, whether it was ball hawking for us. Both of those things were on display today,” the coach said. “I can’t say enough about these young guys.”
Those young guys are helping the Falcons defense improve through two games. Atlanta has allowed 14.5 points per game after surrendering 24.9 per game last season.
New York Giants RB Cam Skattebo (fourth round)
Skattebo (pick No. 105) may be on the verge of becoming the Giants’ new lead back after a solid performance in Sunday’s 40-37 road loss to the Dallas Cowboys. The Arizona State product rushed for 45 yards and one touchdown on 11 carries. He also had two receptions for 14 yards.
Giants second-year RB Tyrone Tracy Jr., meanwhile, struggled. He rushed for 15 yards on five carries. And fellow RB Devin Singletary had just one carry for four yards.
“[Giants head coach Brian] Daboll has essentially handed the backfield reins to Skattebo. It was the rookie ball-carrier who saw 64.7 percent of the Giants’ designed running back carries [11/17],” wrote The Draft Network’s Justin Melo in a story published Monday. “Skattebo has seemingly leaped over Tracy Jr. and Singletary on the depth chart.”
Carolina Panthers WR Tetairoa McMillan (first round)
The Panthers are 0-2 after losing 27-22 on the road to the Arizona Cardinals, but McMillan (pick No. 8) continues to be one of few positives for the team. He had six receptions for 100 yards against the Cardinals.
With that performance, the Arizona product delivered on his mom’s guarantee. Before the game, she told Kassidy Hill of the team website that her son would get 100 receiving yards.
It also gives McMillan the best two-game start for a Panthers WR in franchise history, per Hill. Through two games, he has 11 receptions for 168 yards. Expect those numbers to keep skyrocketing with QB Bryce Young gaining more trust in the WR.
“I have a ton of faith in him,” Young said of McMillan postgame, via Hill. “He’s someone who works really hard, is doing a great job, obviously on Sundays but throughout the week as well.”
