Hello readers! The first week of National Football League action has come and gone. Hopefully the second week will bring just as much drama and action to the masses. For Week 2, I'm looking at the Raiders-Steelers, Bills-Dolphins and 49ers-Eagles games to be intriguing watches. In this post, I'll discuss my picks for the games. Let's get to work!
Week 2: The Preview
Week 2 of the NFL's regular season starts in Landover, Maryland and finishes up in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The week features a 16-game slate. No teams are on a bye this week. The slate features: a Thursday night game, nine early games, four late games, a Sunday night game and a Monday night game. CBS will have the double-header this week while FOX will have the single-game this week. Let's get to the picks!
Week 2: The Picks
Note: TW is me, CV is Cardinal Viking, my former roommate. All times are in US Eastern.
NY Giants (0-1) @ Washington (0-1) (NFL Network; 8:20 pm): TW: Football Team; CV: Football Team
Both teams lost last week as the Giants lost to the Broncos and the Football Team lost to the Chargers. Week 2 starts with a meager matchup in the NFC East as the Giants and the Football Team renew their rivalry. Seems In spite of not having Ryan Fitzpatrick for most of the game, the Football Team did well enough to almost win against the Chargers. I'll take a bit of faith and pick Washington.
Buffalo (0-1) @ Miami (1-0) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Bills; CV: Bills
The Bills lost last week to the Steelers and the Dolphins beat the Patriots. In spite of their loss to the Steelers last week, Buffalo I feel should get back to the basics and get a road win against their division rival in the Dolphins. If Buffalo has a chance to win they need to get back to running the football and make Devin Singletary their main weapon. I don't think the Bills Mafia would like to have their team be at a 0-2 hole to start the year.
Cincinnati (1-0) @ Chicago (0-1) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Bengals; CV: Bengals
The Bengals beat the Vikings and the Bears lost to the Rams last week. Cincy played pretty well last week even if they were facing against a better opponent in the Vikings. If Matthew Stafford can carve up the Bears defense, then I don't see any reason why Joe Burrow can't. It will be a good test to see if the Bengals defense can do well again against another NFC North opponent. I'll buy the Bungles another win.
Denver (1-0) @ Jacksonville (0-1) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Broncos; CV: Broncos
The Broncos beat the Giants and the Jaguars lost to the Texans last week. Trevor Lawrence suffered his first loss in his football career going back to high school. His next opponent in the NFL will prove to be a bigger test. Teddy Bridgewater did well in his Broncos debut and I'll give him that much faith in taking on the Jaguars. I'll take the Broncos in that the offense will do well against the Jaguars defense that allowed so much last week to Houston.
Houston (1-0) @ Cleveland (0-1) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Browns; CV: Browns
The Texans beat the Jaguars and the Browns lost to the Chiefs last week. I did not think that the Texans would beat the Jaguars and you have to give them credit in doing so. What they face next is a Browns team that is looking to get back to a winning way after losing a close game in Kansas City. It might be a good game or a defensive game but I think the Browns running game will be key for a win.
LA Rams (1-0) @ Indianapolis (0-1) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Rams; CV: Rams
The Rams beat the Bears and the Colts lost to the Seahawks last week. Much to my shock, Carson Wentz did suit up for the Colts. Wentz would play fairly well even though his counterpart in Russell Wilson would prove to be too much for Indy. They will face another NFC West foe in the Rams. If Matthew Stafford plays like he did last week then the Rams will be a tough team to beat. I think the Rams win.
Las Vegas (1-0) @ Pittsburgh (1-0) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Steelers; CV: Raiders
Both teams won last week as the Raiders beat the Ravens and the Steelers beat the Bills. The Raiders-Steelers rivalry hasn't had a lot of games to say were great recently. Certainly the matchups in the 1970s were stellar contests. If the Steelers have hope to win they'll need to get better production from their runners as first-round pick Najee Harris only ran for 45 yards against the Bills. Las Vegas's offense will play up to task but I question how well their defense will do. I'll take the Steelers on a whim.
New England (0-1) @ NY Jets (0-1) (CBS; 1:00 pm): TW: Patriots; CV: Patriots
Both teams lost last week as the Patriots lost to the Dolphins and the Jets lost to the Panthers. New England looked good against a Dolphins team looking to get back into the playoffs. Mac Jones and the Patriots look to get back to a winning formula against an inept Jets team.
New Orleans (1-0) @ Carolina (1-0) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Saints; CV: Saints
Both teams had wins last week as the Saints beat the Packers and the Panthers beat the Jets. Jameis Winston had a great game with five touchdown passes against the hyped Packers. I'm impressed enough to give the man and the New Orleans Saints a win against the Panthers. Carolina shouldn't be underestimated but they did barely beat a Jets team that is rebuilding. I'll take the Saints.
San Francisco (1-0) @ Philadelphia (1-0) (FOX; 1:00 pm): TW: Eagles; CV: 49ers
Both teams won last week as the 49ers beat the Lions and the Eagles beat the Falcons. Strange how I thought the Eagles would lose to the Falcons last week. Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense seemed to handle their own against the Falcons. San Francisco too looked like they were on cruise control but nearly lost to the Lions last week. The loss of Raheem Mostert could hurt San Fran but Elijah Mitchell seems to be a capable back. I'll take Philly on a toss-up.
Atlanta (0-1) @ Tampa Bay (1-0) (FOX; 4:05 pm): TW: Buccaneers; CV: Bucanneers
The Falcons lost to the Eagles and the Buccaneers beat the Cowboys last week. Atlanta had some hope of doing well this season but after the way that they lost to the Eagles, I'd suggest otherwise. What they face against is the class of the NFC South in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Doesn't help that the Bucs are the defending champs. Tampa's one weakness could be their secondary and Atlanta certainly does have the weapons to challenge them to give them some headaches. I'll still take the Buccaneers.
Minnesota (0-1) @ Arizona (1-0) (FOX; 4:05 pm): TW: Cardinals; CV: Cardinals
The Vikings lost to the Bengals and the Cardinals beat the Titans last week. Me and Cardinal Viking picked the Titans last week to beat the Cardinals, they got their lunch money taken by them in an overwhelming manner. It seems that the Cardinals offense has so much firepower that they should be able to hold their own against the Vikings. Minnesota could win if they can keep the Cardinals offense off the field.
Dallas (0-1) @ LA Chargers (1-0) (CBS; 4:25 pm): TW: Cowboys; CV: Chargers
The Cowboys lost to the Buccaneers and the Chargers beat the Football Team last week. Dallas were close to ruining the party last week in Tampa. With a revamped defense, the Cowboys look to possibly put an upset in the works in Los Angeles. Justin Herbert and the Chargers will be put to the test as to how well they can do. I do think they're up to the task but you have to remember, Greg Zuerlein was a few field goals away from getting a win last week. I'll take Dallas on a whim.
Tennessee (0-1) @ Seattle (1-0) (CBS; 4:25 pm): TW: Seahawks; CV: Titans
Last week, the Titans lost to the Cardinals and the Seahawks beat the Colts. The Titans ran into a buzzsaw in the Cardinals last week and they'll need to rebound this week as they'll be going to Seattle and facing off against the 12th man. Derrick Henry will need to have a great game for the Titans to win as if you can get the crowd to quiet down, you can control the game better. Seahawks will have the cards in this matchup as they just seem to be playing good ball right now. I'll take the Seahawks.
Kansas City (1-0) @ Baltimore (0-1) (NBC; 8:20 pm): TW: Chiefs; CV: Ravens
The Chiefs won against the Browns and the Ravens lost to the Raiders last week. Classic AFC matchup on NBC! I'd be more excited about this matchup but the Ravens getting their taste of the injury bug has killed any hope of it. The Chiefs defense didn't do well at first against Cleveland but I like them to get back to playing better. Patrick Mahomes looks back to being the quarterback that we all expect him to be.
Detroit (0-1) @ Green Bay (0-1) (ESPN; 8:15 pm): TW: Packers; CV: Lions
Both teams lost last week as the Lions lost to the 49ers and the Packers lost to the Saints. Detroit almost pulled off a comeback against the better on paper defense in San Francisco. They sadly didn't. Green Bay however basically shat the bed and also shat the couch afterwards. At least the Lions played with heart and the Packers played like they literally let Jameis WInston walk over them, which they did. In spite of their bad loss I think the Packers will get back to form but honestly Cheeseheads should be cautiously optimistic.
Local TV Schedule (courtesy of 506sports.com):
CBS Early
Las Vegas @ Pittsburgh
Ian Eagle, Charles Davis
CBS Late
Dallas @ LA Chargers
Jim Nantz, Tony Romo
FOX Single
Minnesota @ Arizona
Gus Johnson, Aqib Talib
For more information on which is being shown in your area, check out: NFL 2021: Week 2 Maps
2021 Pick'em Records:
My record:
Week 1: 7-9
Cardinal Viking's record:
Week 1: 6-10
Previous Picking Records:
2017: 167-89
2018: 156-98-2
2019: 151-104-1
2020: 163-92-1
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