{"id":361691,"date":"2025-09-12T08:41:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/361691\/"},"modified":"2025-09-12T08:41:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-12T08:41:12","slug":"nfl-week-2-picks-straight-up-and-against-spread-who-wins-best-games","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/361691\/","title":{"rendered":"NFL Week 2 picks straight up and against spread: Who wins best games?"},"content":{"rendered":"

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NFL Week 2 predictions: Why we picked Eagles, Steelers, Bengals<\/p>\n

If you need help with your NFL picks this week, Lorenzo is here with his three best bets ahead of Sunday’s games.<\/p>\n

Week 2 will feature four prime-time games between Thursday and Monday, including an ‘MNF’ doubleheader.The game of the week? Gotta be the Super Bowl 59 rematch between the Eagles and Chiefs in Kansas City.Week 1 turned out to be highly unpredictable, but one of our experts went 11-5.<\/p>\n

The NFL<\/a> season largely returns to a more normal cadence in Week 2 after rolling out four prime-time games in five nights during kickoff weekend. OK, this weekend will also offer four prime-time games in five nights \u2212 but that’s due to a “Monday Night Football” doubleheader, so you get to enjoy a football-free Friday … unless you’re miffed if you have to find something else to do on Friday night. (Sorry for you.)<\/p>\n

Onward.<\/p>\n

Speaking of prime time, Week 2 starts nicely with Prime Video’s first game of the season as the Washington Commanders<\/a> visit the Green Bay Packers<\/a> for their only scheduled matchup against former NFC East nemesis Micah Parsons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sunday night serves as a showcase for the Atlanta Falcons<\/a> and Minnesota Vikings<\/a> and their sophomore quarterbacks<\/a>, Michael Penix Jr. and J.J. McCarthy, respectively. Monday’s twinbill offers a matchup of 2024 division winners (Buccaneers<\/a>–Texans<\/a>) and an AFC West showdown as the Los Angeles Chargers<\/a> visit the Las Vegas Raiders<\/a> in the nightcap.<\/p>\n

But Week 2’s \u00a0entr\u00e9e is a Sunday afternoon Super Bowl 59 rematch<\/a> \u2212 the Kansas City Chiefs<\/a> trying to notch their first win of the season against a Philadelphia Eagles<\/a> squad that not only ended K.C.’s three-peat bid but issued the Chiefs a Super Sunday beatdown. Who wins a contest between teams that have actually met in two of the past three Super Bowls? USA TODAY’s panel of NFL experts weighs in.<\/p>\n

(Odds provided by BetMGM<\/a>)<\/p>\n

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