NFL expert picks for week 2 of 2026
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The weird, unpredictability is in the books and now we move onto when the games begin to really show what these teams are made of. That doesn’t discount anything that happened in the opening week, but the reality is that it’s very difficult to learn much when everyone in the league is this green. Lest we forget that the Raiders beat the Patriots in Week 1 of 2025.
Despite how random the opening week can be, our panel went a combined 93-51 on the week. The biggest slips ups were the Cardinals beating the Chargers, which nobody predicted — and the Giants beating Dallas, which only one member of the panel called.
One thing we learned is there’s a lot more faith in the Giants than there was a week ago. In Week 2 we have several members picking the team to beat the Rams this time, indicating how much the team has improved under John Harbaugh already.
Week 2Mookie AlexanderJames DatorDavid FucilloBrandon GowtonJared MuellerR.J. OchoaRicky O’DonnellMark SchofieldMatthew WarrenLions vs. Bills (TNF)
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Bills
Panthers vs. Falcons
Panthers
Panthers
Panthers
Panthers
Panthers
Panthers
Falcons
Panthers
Panthers
Bengals vs. Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Bengals
Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Texans
Eagles vs. Titans
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Eagles
Packers vs. Jets
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Packers
Jets
Packers
Packers
Vikings vs. Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Bears
Steelers vs. Patriots
Steelers
Patriots
Steelers
Steelers
Patriots
Steelers
Steelers
Patriots
Steelers
Saints vs. Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Ravens
Browns vs. Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Buccaneers
Raiders vs. Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Raiders
Chargers
Raiders
Chargers
Chargers
Chargers
Jaguars vs. Broncos
Jaguars
Jaguars
Jaguars
Jaguars
Broncos
Jaguars
Jaguars
Jaguars
Broncos
Seahawks vs. Cardinals
Seahawks
Seahawks
Cardinals
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Seahawks
Dolphins vs. 49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
49ers
Commanders vs. Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Cowboys
Commanders
Cowboys
Colts vs. Chiefs (SNF)
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Chiefs
Giants vs. Rams (MNF)
Rams
Rams
Rams
Giants
Giants
Rams
Giants
Rams
Rams
Record
8-8
12-4
9-7
11-5
9-7
11-5
12-4
10-6
11-5
(Photo by Nic Antaya/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The weird, unpredictability is in the books and now we move onto when the games begin to really show what these teams are made of. That doesn’t discount anything that happened in the opening week, but the reality is that it’s very difficult to learn much when everyone in the league is this green. Lest we forget that the Raiders beat the Patriots in Week 1 of 2025.
Despite how random the opening week can be, our panel went a combined 93-51 on the week. The biggest slips ups were the Cardinals beating the Chargers, which nobody predicted — and the Giants beating Dallas, which only one member of the panel called.
One thing we learned is there’s a lot more faith in the Giants than there was a week ago. In Week 2 we have several members picking the team to beat the Rams this time, indicating how much the team has improved under John Harbaugh already.
