The 2026-27 NFL season continues with Week 2, kicking off with Thursday Night Football’s matchup between Jared Goff’s Detroit Lions and Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills.

On Sunday, some early division clashes will take place. The Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears will both put their 1-0 records to the test at Solider Field, as will the defending Super Bowl 60 champion Seattle Seahawks and the Arizona Cardinals in the afternoon slot. In the NFC East, the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders will both be looking for their first win of the season after losses to divisional foes in Week 1.

On Sunday Night Football, Patrick Mahomes and the 1-0 Kansas City Chiefs are back in primetime for the second time in as many weeks, hosting the 0-1 Indianapolis Colts.

Then on Monday Night Football, Jaxson Dart and the 1-0 New York Giants make a second straight primetime appearance as well, hitting the road to take on the 0-1 Los Angeles Rams. In an added wrinkle, former All-Pro defensive tackle Aaron Donald is expected to make his first appearance out of retirement,

Week 2 has plenty of action and plenty of toss-ups, so without further ado, let’s dive in. Read on for my 2026-27 NFL Week 2 Picks and be sure to follow Sakmann Sports on Twitter/X or on Facebook for more!

Picks Record

Week 1: 11-5

Thursday Night Football

Detroit Lions (1-0) at Buffalo Bills (1-0): While I didn’t get a public pick out in time, rest assured I was going with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills at home as the Detroit Lions barely squeezed past the New Orleans Saints in their season opener.

Sunday Games

Carolina Panthers (0-1) at Atlanta Falcons (0-1): Panthers win 30-23

Minnesota Vikings (1-0) at Chicago Bears (1-0): Vikings win 26-23

Philadelphia Eagles (1-0) at Tennessee Titans (0-1): Eagles win 20-13

Pittsburgh Steelers (1-0) at New England Patriots (0-1): Patriots win 17-16

Green Bay Packers (0-1) at New York Jets (1-0): Packers win 33-17

Cleveland Browns (0-1) at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (0-1): Buccaneers win 42-10

New Orleans Saints (0-1) at Baltimore Ravens (1-0): Ravens win 33-16

Cincinnati Bengals (1-0) at Houston Texans (0-1): Bengals win 24-20

Jacksonville Jaguars (1-0) at Denver Broncos (0-1): Jaguars win 30-20

Las Vegas Raiders (1-0) at Los Angeles Chargers (0-1): Chargers win 23-17

Washington Commanders (0-1) at Dallas Cowboys (0-1): Cowboys win 27-20

Seattle Seahawks (1-0) at Arizona Cardinals (1-0): Seahawks win 26-17

Miami Dolphins (0-1) at San Francisco 49ers (1-0): 49ers win 30-13

Sunday Night Football

Indianapolis Colts (0-1) at Kansas City Chiefs (1-0): Chiefs win 24-22

Monday Night Football

New York Giants (1-0) at Los Angeles Rams (0-1): Rams win 27-20

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