Sam Darnold also performed well in his Panthers debut, sporting a 102 passer rating. As for Carolina, their defense looked solid against the Jets, totaling six sacks on the afternoon. The Saints are dealing with COVID-19 issues, which could also throw a wrench into their Week 2 plans of another blowout. However, I see this being a much closer game than most people likely expect. New Orleans is getting a ton of love after Jameis Winston's five-touchdown performance in their upset win over the Packers. Which picks can you make with confidence this week, and which Super Bowl contender goes down hard? Visit SportsLine to see which teams win and cover the spread, all from a proven computer model that has returned almost $7,900. Justin Herbert and the Chargers offense will be a tough matchup, but Cowboys have plenty of weapons to match whatever point total they put up. In fact, it wouldn't be surprising to see a Dallas-dominant crowd in L.A.

Getting three points here likely won't last long and they'll be playing against a Chargers team that likely won't have much of a home-field advantage at SoFi Stadium. As they are expected to get Zack Martin back for this contest, there's an argument to be made that this offense will be even better in Week 2. Dak Prescott looked like the quarterback who was on a record pace in 2020 prior to his ankle injury and the Cowboys defense also showed some promising signs. 2021 recordĭallas showed that they can hang with the best of them as they went toe-to-toe with the defending champion Buccaneers in the season opener. Below, we'll give our predictions for all those games and the rest of the Week 2 slate, starting with our locks of the week. Lamar Jackson on 'Sunday Night Football' is naturally the headliner, but don't sleep on Cowboys-Chargers, Titans-Seahawks, and Falcons-Bucs - all games that have a total of 52 points or higher. With a successful Week 1 in our pockets, we'll try to ride the momentum heading into Week 2, which features a ton of fascinating head-to-heads. There was an added bonus for those who leaned heavily on the Cardinals moneyline, which we had pegged dating back to late August, as well. It was also profitable for those who followed my locks of the week, which went 3-1-1 ATS.

From Thursday's opener between the Bucs and Cowboys to the 'Monday Night Football' thriller in Las Vegas, Week 1 in the NFL was entertaining as it gets. You really can't ask for a better way to kick off a regular season.

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