Predicting the outcome of each NFL Week 1 game

We’re back! Genuine soccer video games that rely kick off Thursday night time and roll into total power this weekend with 7 days 1 of the NFL timetable.

7 days 1 is normally complete of unpredictable outcomes. Seem no even further than the 2020 year when the Jacksonville Jaguars triumphed about the closely favored Indianapolis Colts in Week 1. The Jaguars would not gain another recreation all season. Surprises like that drain many a survivor fantasy pool. Where by will the fluky lightning strike this weekend?

For the time-long macro watch on every single convention, right here are my 2022 formal history projections:

NFC Period Preview

AFC Season Preview

Now on to the games…

All odds are from BetMGM as of 9 a.m. ET on September 8th

Sunday Video games

– New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons (+5.5): The Dennis Allen period in New Orleans could not ask for a much better opponent to open up against, even on the street in the house of a bitter rival. The Falcons defense was terrible previous year and didn’t get superior this offseason. You generally have to be wary of the fluke Week 1 end result, but this is a fantastic opportunity to use the Saints in survivor fantasy swimming pools. 

Saints 30, Falcons 20

– Baltimore Ravens at New York Jets (+7): What looked like a nondescript recreation got a lot extra intriguing now that Joe Flacco is starting up for the Jets. For starters, he’s bought a celebrated Ravens background. Next–and additional importantly–Flacco is a major improve over second-12 months Zach Wilson, who remained an erratic cannon right before going down with personal injury. The Jets defensive entrance is underrated, but this is a tough examination appropriate out of the gate for Robert Saleh’s device.

Ravens 24, Jets 20

– New England Patriots at Miami Dolphins (-3.5): The Dolphins constantly carry the heat at house towards the Patriots, winning seven of the previous 9 matchups in Miami. And that was with lesser squads in the household uniforms and far better ones making the trip just about every calendar year. It wouldn’t be out of character for Monthly bill Belichick’s workforce to rise up and verify doubters wrong, but at this level those doubters get the benefit of the doubt around The Hoodie.

Dolphins 19, Patriots 13

– Cleveland Browns at Carolina Panthers (-1.5): Baker Mayfield making his Carolina debut from the Browns?! Oh hell yeah, this is ought to-watch Television. The Browns could not exile Mayfield fast adequate and profess to a gentleman they never skip him even with now becoming saddled with Jacoby Brissett as the starter until Deshaun Watson returns in December. Don’t neglect how Mayfield taken care of ex-Browns coach Hue Jackson when he got a shot at redemption there a number of a long time back. First, Mayfield wants to survive Myles Garrett attacking his shaky offensive line, no effortless job.

Browns 20, Panthers 17

– Pittsburgh Steelers at Cincinnati Bengals (-6.5): Mitch Trubisky vs. Joe Burrow. The rest of the matchups could all swing Pittsburgh’s way and it would continue to be challenging to decide from Burrow at house. The point the Bengals are also much better at most positional matchups cements it.

Bengals 26, Steelers 13

– San Francisco 49ers at Chicago Bears (+7): Upset alert? Possibly. Trey Lance vs. Justin Fields was a momentous debate coming into the 2021 draft. Lance went previously, but to this level Fields has revealed a lot more irrespective of getting significantly fewer about him. The Bears have a likelihood if their protection can get off the discipline with only surrendering a to start with down or two on every generate.

49ers 23, Bears 21

– Philadelphia Eagles at Detroit Lions (+4): What was a tough Xs and Os matchup for the improved Lions has taken a considerable turn for the even worse with Detroit’s OL accidents. Beginning RG Halapoulivaati Vaitai is on IR, his substitution Tommy Kraemer hasn’t practiced all week and Professional Bowl heart Frank Ragnow–the Lions’ best all round participant–looks doubtful with a groin harm. This will be a lot more competitive than previous year’s 44-6 Philly rout, but it’s a brutal opening attract for Dan Campbell’s Lions to try and get their resurgence off the floor.

Eagles 31, Lions 15

– Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans (+7): Enjoyable reality! The Colts haven’t received in Week 1 due to the fact the 2013 season. Ok, which is possibly not much pleasurable for people of Central Indiana, but it shows how chaotic Week 1 can be. The Colts also haven’t misplaced at household to the Texans because 2018 and that looks like a far more pertinent heritage to use to this individual game.

Colts 27, Texans 21

– Jacksonville Jaguars at Washington Commanders (-2.5): Somebody has to earn, suitable? Ideal?!? Give the Jaguars the nod with the new coach bump. Commanders QB Carson Wentz could aid old close friend Doug Pederson out, much too.

Jaguars 33, Commanders 30

– Kansas Town Chiefs at Arizona Cardinals (+6): Are we to imagine the Cardinals will revert back to usual Kliff Kingsbury form and glance good early ahead of collapsing spectacularly down the extend? Or does last season’s precipitous plummet from 10-2 to 11-7 (counting the Wild card drubbing by the Rams) have in excess of in Arizona?

Chiefs 30, Cardinals 17

– Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers (-3.5): I really don’t have a good experience for who is going to acquire this AFC West showdown, but I have a fantastic feel that this must be a incredibly thrilling match. Carr vs. Herbert could deliver more than 800 mixed offensive yards. I may or may perhaps not have placed a small amount of money of dollars on Justin Herbert as the MVP, and the street to gathering on that wager commences here.

Chargers 37, Raiders 31

– Inexperienced Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings (+1.5): Divisional street game versus the only true danger to their NFC North supremacy, and the Packers get it at the greatest attainable time–Week 1 with a rookie head coach and an unproven defense on the Minnesota aspect of the ledger. The Roman god of football, Testicles, is evidently a Packers supporter.

Packers 36, Vikings 22

– New York Giants at Tennessee Titans (-5.5): Saquon Barkley is healthier and he’s a quite genuine difficulty for the Titans protection, which lost top move rusher Harold Landry recently. If new head coach Brian Daboll receives anything at all out of WR Kenny Golladay, the Giants can pull this off. I never like the way the clouds are forming around Tennessee.

Giants 23, Titans 20

– Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Dallas Cowboys (+2.5): The complete Cowboys defensive activity strategy is to drive the opposing QB to make problems. Which is a poor approach when the opposing QB is Tom Brady. I think Dak Prescott will place up a valiant struggle but he does not have the supporting forged to match what Brady can use. This sport need to be a fun nightcap for opening Sunday.

Buccaneers 27, Cowboys 26

Monday Evening

– Denver Broncos at Seattle Seahawks (+6.5): We only get a single Monday night video game on opening weekend this calendar year. That is a disappointment after years of getting spoiled by a MNF doubleheader. At the very least we get the spectacle of Russell Wilson actively playing in Seattle in a Broncos uniform. The novelty of that will very likely neat immediately after Denver’s fourth scoring drive, sometime in the middle of the 2nd quarter.

Broncos 40, Seahawks 22