I went 7-9 in the first week of the 2026 NFL season.

I feel like there weren’t many surprises in Week 1.

The question mark about the health of the left knee of Patrick Mahomes…it was more than fine.

Was it a huge mistake for the Rams to travel to Australia the day of the game? Yes, of course, a big, big mistake.

Are the New York Jets still garbage? Yes, but the Titans are even more of a dumpster fire.

Can the Bills open their new stadium with a win and cover on Thursday Night Football?

We pick almost every NFL game against the spread and throw out a few upsets in Week 2 of the 2026 NFL season.

Detroit Lions at Buffalo Bills (-5.5) – My pick is Detroit Lions +5.5

Green Bay Packers at New York Jets (+3.5) – My pick is Green Bay Packers -3.5

Cleveland Browns at Tampa Bay Buccaneers (-8.5) – My pick is Tampa Bay Buccaneers -8.5

Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons (+2.5) – My pick is Carolina Panthers -2.5

Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears (-4.5) – My pick is Chicago Bears -4.5

New Orleans Saints at Baltimore Ravens (-8.5) – My pick is New Orleans Saints +8.5

Philadelphia Eagles at Tennessee Titans (+7.5) – My pick is Philadelphia Eagles -7.5

Cincinnati Bengals at Houston Texans (-2.5) – My pick is Cincinnati Bengals +2.5

Pittsburgh Steelers at New England Patriots (-4.5) – My pick is New England Patriots -4.5

Jacksonville Jaguars at Denver Broncos (-2.5) – My pick is Denver Broncos -2.5

Las Vegas Raiders at Los Angeles Chargers (-6.5) – My pick is Las Vegas Raiders +6.5

Seattle Seahawks at Arizona Cardinals (+3.5) – My pick is Seattle Seahawks -3.5

Washington Commanders at Dallas Cowboys (-4.5) – My pick is Washington Commanders +4.5

Miami Dolphins at San Francisco 49ers (-13.5) – My pick is Miami Dolphins +13.5

Indianapolis Colts at Kansas City Chiefs (-5.5) – My pick is Kansas City Chiefs -5.5

New York Giants at Los Angles Rams (-7.5) – My pick is New York Giants +7.5

*These picks are for entertainment purposes

Sweetbob’s NFL picks against the spread record in previous seasons:
2013: 133-95-10
2014: 131-114-9
2015: 150-108-9
2016: 143-120-13
2017: 144-115-16
2018: 141-118-13
2019: 159-119-7
2020: 152-121-8
2021: 155-129-6
2022: 148-133-8
2023: 132-116-6
2024: 158-120-8
2025: 117-117-5
2026: 7-9-0

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About the Author…

Bobby Roberts (otherwise known as Sweetbob) is the creator of ‘America’s White Boy’ and contributor at Project Shanks. His writing has been featured on ESPN’s ‘SportsNation’, Sports Illustrated’s Hot Clicks, Guyspeed, and various other sites. You can follow him on X at @Sweetbob