NFL Expert Picks for Week 1 of 2026
The NFL is back! The first game of the regular season kicks off Wednesday night, which is being branded as Sunday Night Football, because nothing makes sense in football and that’s how we like it.
Our panel of NFL writers is back to predict every game in the regular season this year. When it comes to picking Week 1 it’s all a total toss-up based on what we saw from these teams last year. Lest we all forget that in the season opener of 2025 we saw the Raiders beat the Patriots, and the Broncos struggle against the Titans — so safe to say there’s a little wiggle room for randomness.
Each week we’ll update each of the panel’s overall records to keep us accountable for our horrible picks. Let’s football.
Week 1 Mookie Alexander James Dator David Fucillo Brandon Gowton Jared Mueller R.J. Ochoa Ricky O’Donnell Mark Schofield Matthew Warren Kickoff: Patriots vs. Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Seahawks Patriots Seahawks TNF: 49ers vs. Rams Rams 49ers 49ers Rams Rams Rams 49ers Rams Rams Falcons vs. Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Steelers Buccaneers vs. Bengals Buccaneers Bengals Bucs Bengals Bengals Buccaneers Bengals Bengals Bengals Bears vs. Panthers Bears Panthers Bears Bears Bears Bears Bears Bears Bears Saints vs. Lions Lions Lions Lions Lions Lions Lions Lions Lions Lions Jets vs. Titans Titans Titans Titans Titans Jets Titans Titans Titans Titans Ravens vs. Colts Ravens Ravens Ravens Ravens Colts Ravens Ravens Ravens Ravens Browns vs. Jaguars Jaguars Jaguars Jaguars Jaguars Browns Jaguars Jaguars Jaguars Jaguars Bills vs. Texans Texans Bills Texans Texans Bills Bills Bills Bills Bills Cardinals vs. Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Chargers Commanders vs. Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Eagles Packers vs. Vikings Packers Vikings Packers Vikings Packers Vikings Vikings Packers Packers Dolphins vs. Raiders Raiders Raiders Raiders Raiders Dolphins Raiders Raiders Raiders Raiders SNF: Cowboys vs. Giants Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Cowboys Giants MNF: Broncos vs. Chiefs Broncos Chiefs Broncos Chiefs Chiefs Chiefs Broncos Chiefs Broncos
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