Colts

What could possibly go wrong in Week 2 of the 2016 season?

You could lose your starting QB: Jimmy Garoppolo for the New England Patriots, who will miss the Week 3 game against the Texans on Thursday Night Football.

You could injure your starting RB:

• Adrian Peterson – Minnesota Vikings
• Jonathan Stewart – Carolina Panthers
• Doug Martin – Tampa Bay Buccaneers
• Thomas Rawls – Seattle Seahawks
• Danny Woodhead – San Diego Chargers
• Ameer Abdullah – Detroit Lions
• Arian Foster – Miami Dolphins

We are still waiting on MRI details for these players to know whether we will see them Week 3.

You could injure one of your standout defensive players: 

• DeMarcus Ware – Denver Broncos (out a few weeks with a broken bone in his forearm)
• Robert Ayers – Tampa Bay Buccaneers (ankle, being evaluated)

You could be at the bottom of your division already.

• AFC East:
  • Patriots 2-0
  • Jets 1-1
  • Bills 0-2
  • Dolphins 0-2
• AFC North:
  • Steelers 2-0
  • Ravens 2-0
  • Bengals 1-1
  • Browns 0-2
• AFC West:
  • Broncos 2-0
  • Chiefs 1-1
  • Chargers 1-1
  • Raiders 1-1
• AFC South:
  • Texans 2-0
  • Titans 1-1
  • Jaguars 0-2
  • Colts 0-2
• NFC East:
  • Giants 2-0
  • Eagles 2-0 or 1-1, depending on the results of Monday Night Football
  • Cowboys 1-1
  • Redskins 0-2
• NFC North:
  • Vikings 2-0
  • Packers 1-1
  • Lions 1-1
  • Bears 1-1 or 0-2, depending on the results of Monday Night Football
• NFC West:
  • Cardinals 1-1
  • Rams 1-1
  • 49ers 1-1
  • Seahawks 1-1
• NFC South:
  • Buccaneers 1-1
  • Panthers 1-1
  • Falcons 1-1
  • Saints 0-2

With only a couple games under their belts, some of these teams are clearly in a good place, while others are looking at a bleak picture for the remainder of the season. With fans judging their attendance on how likely their team can pull off a win, a slow start could mean poor home team help from the fans.

Of course, it is only Week 2. If you start judging your team when they have a sluggish start, you could be damning them to a bad season when all it would take is a little more support from the fans. A strong showing from the home crowd goes a long way to bring up the spirits of a losing team. But fans are pretty tough on a team with a bad record, so those with 0-2 records have to really play good from here on out to get their fans back into the building. Otherwise, they will need crying towels to get through the season…