NFL expert picks for week 2 of 2026

| 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. Week 2Mookie AlexanderJames DatorDavid FucilloBrandon GowtonJared MuellerR.J. OchoaRicky O’DonnellMark SchofieldMatthew Warren Lions vs. Bills (TNF)BillsBillsBillsBillsBillsBillsBillsBillsBills Panthers vs. FalconsPanthersPanthersPanthersPanthersPanthersPanthersFalconsPanthersPanthers Bengals vs. TexansTexansTexansTexansBengalsTexansTexansTexansTexansTexans Eagles vs. TitansEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEaglesEagles Packers vs. JetsPackersPackersPackersPackersPackersPackersJetsPackersPackers Vikings vs. BearsBearsBearsBearsBearsBearsBearsBearsBearsBears Steelers vs. PatriotsSteelersPatriotsSteelersSteelersPatriotsSteelersSteelersPatriotsSteelers Saints vs. RavensRavensRavensRavensRavensRavensRavensRavensRavensRavens Browns vs. BuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneersBuccaneers Raiders vs. ChargersChargersChargersChargersRaidersChargersRaidersChargersChargersChargers Jaguars vs. BroncosJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsBroncosJaguarsJaguarsJaguarsBroncos Seahawks vs. CardinalsSeahawksSeahawksCardinalsSeahawksSeahawksSeahawksSeahawksSeahawksSeahawks Dolphins vs. 49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers49ers Commanders vs. CowboysCowboysCowboysCowboysCowboysCowboysCowboysCowboysCommandersCowboys Colts vs. Chiefs (SNF)ChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefsChiefs Giants vs. Rams (MNF)RamsRamsRamsGiantsGiantsRamsGiantsRamsRams Record8-812-49-711-59-711-512-410-611-5

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