NFL Week 2 lowlights: Atlanta's 'boo birds,' shaky Aaron Rodgers and more

Stunningly, the Falcons went their second consecutive game without running a play in their opponent's red zone.

Being down their top two quarterbacks certainly hasn't helped, but that's hardly a justification for the Falcons being this awful. It also doesn't explain an appalling defensive effort. Per ESPN Insights, Panthers quarterback Bryce Young gashed Atlanta's secondary, going 9-of-11 for 197 yards and a touchdown on pass attempts of 10 or more yards downfield.

Even with Michael Penix Jr. expected to start in Week 3, Sunday's loss will be hard to shake. And with Atlanta's next three games in primetime, a national audience will get a front-row seat to the team's dysfunction.

Worst quarterback: Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers 

It's never a good day for a quarterback when he has more tackles than touchdowns. But that was Rodgers' fate Sunday during an ugly road performance at the New England Patriots (1-1) in a 20-3 loss.

The 22-year veteran was 23-of-39 for 187 yards (4.8 yards per attempt) and an interception while also taking four sacks. According to Sumer Sports data, entering "Sunday Night Football," Rodgers ranked last among quarterbacks who took a snap in Week 2 in expected points added (EPA) per play (negative-0.57).

At 42 and with diminishing talent, it's fair to wonder what exactly Pittsburgh's accomplishing by trotting Rodgers out every week. He certainly isn't pushing the Steelers in the right direction. Instead, he's only highlighting the organization's gross negligence at the sport's most important position.

Worst decision: Aaron Glenn's overtime call

College coaches have known for decades that in an overtime system that rewards both teams a possession, the only acceptable choice is to receive the ball second. That way, a team knows what it needs on its possession to either tie the game back up or win with a score.

How, then, has this information not made it to Glenn? In Sunday's 20-17 overtime loss to the Green Bay Packers, the second-year Jets coach elected to go on offense first in the extra session only for the unit to lose eight yards and go three-and-out. Green Bay then marched 58 yards in five plays to set up a walk-off field goal.

Making the decision more perplexing is that Glenn, who was also questioned for not using a time to get an extra possession near the end of regulation, has a defensive background. One would think a defensive coach, if given the choice, would want that unit to set the tone in overtime. Instead of building on a Week 1 victory, Glenn once again raised questions about his future thanks to some curious decisions.

Worst play: Steelers lose 36 yards on a sack

The Steelers had a scoring opportunity wiped away on one of the wildest follies we're likely to see this season.

Facing a 3rd-and-7 from New England's 22-yard line, Rodgers lost the football while getting blasted from behind on a sack, creating a scrum for the football that Steelers lineman Troy Fautanu recovered at Pittsburgh's own 42-yard line. The 36-yard loss was the most yards lost on a sack since at least 1977, according to Stathead.

Worst officiating: New Orleans Saints-Baltimore Ravens

Another week, and the Saints were once again at the center of an officiating controversy. A late goal-line sequence in New Orleans' statement 24-17 win over the Baltimore Ravens was far from the crew's best moment.

The sequence started when officials failed to overturn a ruling where Saints tight end Juwan Johnson appeared to extend the football into the end zone before his knee touched. Coach Kellen Moore then called a quarterback sneak on 3rd-and-goal, and quarterback Tyler Shough got close to the goal line but was ruled short, setting up another try on fourth down.

It looked as though he got stonewalled on the second try, but refs quickly ruled it a touchdown while also ignoring a blatant facemask penalty against the Ravens that, had the play been officiated correctly, would have given New Orleans a fresh set of downs.

While the result may not have changed, how the zebras reached their conclusion was all wrong. But after being on the receiving end of a brutal call last Sunday, the Saints were due to find themselves on the other side of the equation.