Week two in the NFL was a wild one with a mixture of frantic finishes and big blowouts, plus an early game of the season contender in Dallas.

With touchdowns flying in everywhere else, defence was key in Kansas City, where the Chiefs slipped to a rare 0-2 start after losing their Super Bowl rematch against the Philadelphia Eagles 20-17.

The Cowboys triumphed in overtime after an outrageous fourth quarter battle with the New York Giants, while the Indianapolis Colts also won their game with the last kick of the contest.

The Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens and Detroit Lions flexed their muscles with blowout wins, Aaron Rodgers had a home debut to forget in Pittsburgh and Joe Burrow’s toe is a big worry in Cincinnati.

Yes, it’s only week two, but the pressure is on now for the Chiefs after some unwanted firsts for Patrick Mahomes – a first 0-2 start to a season and first three-game losing streak of his stellar career.

It’s also a first 0-2 start for Kansas City since 2014 – the last time they missed the play-offs.

This defeat was a lot closer than the Philadelphia Eagles’ emphatic Super Bowl victory in February, and turned on one big play when Travis Kelce of all people bobbled an almost certain touchdown catch, enabling Andrew Mukuba to grab an interception.

Both defences dominated but the Eagles, the eighth Super Bowl champions to win an instant rematch the next regular season in 11 instances, have more attacking talent.

Jalen Hurts and Saquon Barkley scored rushing touchdowns as Philadelphia made it three straight wins over the Chiefs and 17 victories in their past 18 games overall.

The defending champions look well primed for another big run this season – but the Chiefs have work to do.