The Sports Illustrated team gives their favorite upset picks for Week 2 of the NFL season, including the New Orleans Saints to beat the Dallas Cowboys.
Cleveland played about as poorly as possible in Week 1—with a new offensive coordinator, two backup tackles, no Nick Chubb, and a subpar performance for the star quarterback. Not all those things will be amended in Week 2. But some of them should be. And the defense really seemed to catch its stride in the second half against Dallas.
This could be a matchup nightmare for the New York Jets with 40-year-old Aaron Rodgers, who looked his age, moving slowly against the 49ers. I’m expecting the Jets to be better after facing a Super Bowl contender on the road, but they look far from being a playoff team. It’s worth the risk to take the home dog with big dogs up front.Both Buffalo and Miami had to come from behind to win in Week 1, but I’m worried about the Dolphins on a short week with De’Von Achane banged up.
Meanwhile, Josh Allen rallied the Bills from a 17-3 deficit to beat the Arizona Cardinals in Week 1, throwing for two scores and rushing for two more. The Dolphins did shut down Trevor Lawrence and company in the second half in Week 1, but Allen is a much different animal. Khalil Shakir, Keon Coleman, and Dalton Kincaid should get attention vs. a Miami defense that allowed a 75% catch rate to opposing wide receivers in Week 1. The Dolphins allowed the seventh-most rushing yards to Jacksonville running backs last week. Expect both Josh Allen and James Cook will be using their legs on Thursday.
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