NFL Week 2 Picks From the MMQB Staff: Broncos Vulnerable to Be Upset at Home by Jaguars

It’s Week 2! We learned some lessons in the first week of the season, watched some teams start new eras and saw the immediate impact of new players from Kansas City to San Francisco. Now we turn our attention to 16 more games.

This week begins with a heavyweight matchup on Thursday night, as the Bills host the Lions in their regular-season debut at the new Highmark Stadium. Elsewhere, the Patriots will look to rebound from a season-opening loss when they take on the Steelers, and the Chargers hope to do the same against the Raiders.

Week 1 saw four upsets, and more than half of our panel expects another in the Jaguars-Broncos game, with Denver favored though playing on short rest after an opening loss to the Chiefs. Plus, we’ll see whether the Rams’ attempt to stay on Pacific time during their quick trip to Australia pays off in a showdown with the upstart Giants, but only one of our pickers envisions Los Angeles falling to 0–2.

Here’s who we have making picks this season:

Albert Breer, senior writer
Eva Geitheim, news writer
Mitch Goldich, senior editor
Mike Kadlick, senior news writer
Gilberto Manzano, staff writer
Conor Orr, senior writer
John Pluym, managing editor
Matt Verderame, staff writer

MMQB staff picks for Week 2 — SI graphic

All picks are straight up. Visit SI Betting for picks against the spread and much more gambling content.

Lions at Bills

Albert Breer: Bills
Eva Geitheim: Bills
Mitch Goldich: Bills
Mike Kadlick: Bills
Gilberto Manzano: Bills
Conor Orr: Bills
John Pluym: Bills
Matt Verderame: Bills

Panthers at Falcons

Albert Breer: Panthers
Eva Geitheim: Panthers
Mitch Goldich: Panthers
Mike Kadlick: Panthers
Gilberto Manzano: Panthers
Conor Orr: Panthers
John Pluym: Falcons
Matt Verderame: Panthers

Vikings at Bears

Albert Breer: Bears
Eva Geitheim: Vikings
Mitch Goldich: Bears
Mike Kadlick: Bears
Gilberto Manzano: Bears
Conor Orr: Vikings
John Pluym: Bears
Matt Verderame: Bears

Eagles at Titans

Albert Breer: Eagles
Eva Geitheim: Eagles
Mitch Goldich: Eagles
Mike Kadlick: Eagles
Gilberto Manzano: Eagles
Conor Orr: Eagles
John Pluym: Eagles
Matt Verderame: Eagles

Steelers at Patriots

Albert Breer: Patriots
Eva Geitheim: Patriots
Mitch Goldich: Steelers
Mike Kadlick: Patriots
Gilberto Manzano: Patriots
Conor Orr: Patriots
John Pluym: Patriots
Matt Verderame: Patriots

Packers at Jets

Albert Breer: Packers
Eva Geitheim: Jets
Mitch Goldich: Packers
Mike Kadlick: Packers
Gilberto Manzano: Packers
Conor Orr: Packers
John Pluym: Jets
Matt Verderame: Packers

Browns at Buccaneers

Albert Breer: Buccaneers
Eva Geitheim: Buccaneers
Mitch Goldich: Buccaneers
Mike Kadlick: Buccaneers
Gilberto Manzano: Buccaneers
Conor Orr: Buccaneers
John Pluym: Buccaneers
Matt Verderame: Buccaneers

Saints at Ravens

Albert Breer: Ravens
Eva Geitheim: Ravens
Mitch Goldich: Ravens
Mike Kadlick: Ravens
Gilberto Manzano: Ravens
Conor Orr: Ravens
John Pluym: Ravens
Matt Verderame: Ravens

Bengals at Texans

Albert Breer: Bengals
Eva Geitheim: Texans
Mitch Goldich: Texans
Mike Kadlick: Bengals
Gilberto Manzano: Bengals
Conor Orr: Texans
John Pluym: Texans
Matt Verderame: Texans

Jaguars at Broncos

Albert Breer: Broncos
Eva Geitheim: Jaguars
Mitch Goldich: Jaguars
Mike Kadlick: Jaguars
Gilberto Manzano: Jaguars
Conor Orr: Broncos
John Pluym: Jaguars
Matt Verderame: Broncos

Raiders at Chargers

Albert Breer: Chargers
Eva Geitheim: Chargers
Mitch Goldich: Chargers
Mike Kadlick: Chargers
Gilberto Manzano: Raiders
Conor Orr: Chargers
John Pluym: Chargers
Matt Verderame: Raiders

Commanders at Cowboys

Albert Breer: Cowboys
Eva Geitheim: Commanders
Mitch Goldich: Cowboys
Mike Kadlick: Cowboys
Gilberto Manzano: Cowboys
Conor Orr: Cowboys
John Pluym: Cowboys
Matt Verderame: Cowboys

Seahawks at Cardinals

Albert Breer: Seahawks
Eva Geitheim: Seahawks
Mitch Goldich: Seahawks
Mike Kadlick: Seahawks
Gilberto Manzano: Seahawks
Conor Orr: Seahawks
John Pluym: Seahawks
Matt Verderame: Seahawks

Dolphins at 49ers

Albert Breer: 49ers
Eva Geitheim: 49ers
Mitch Goldich: 49ers
Mike Kadlick: 49ers
Gilberto Manzano: 49ers
Conor Orr: 49ers
John Pluym: 49ers
Matt Verderame: 49ers

Colts at Chiefs

Albert Breer: Chiefs
Eva Geitheim: Chiefs
Mitch Goldich: Chiefs
Mike Kadlick: Chiefs
Gilberto Manzano: Chiefs
Conor Orr: Chiefs
John Pluym: Chiefs
Matt Verderame: Chiefs

Giants at Rams

Albert Breer: Rams
Eva Geitheim: Rams
Mitch Goldich: Rams
Mike Kadlick: Rams
Gilberto Manzano: Giants
Conor Orr: Rams
John Pluym: Rams
Matt Verderame: Rams

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