NFL Preseason Week 2 Picks & Predictions - 2026

Blitz Odds model picks for all 16 Preseason Week 2 games, ranked into a full confidence pool ladder. Win probabilities are adjusted for team rankings, injuries, and home field. Free, no account needed.

Preseason Week 2 confidence pool ladder

Assign 16 points to the top row down to 1 point at the bottom - the model's most confident pick first.

Points	Pick	Matchup	Win probability	Spread	Kickoff
16	Jacksonville Jaguars	Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars	82%	CAR -1.5	Fri, Aug 21 · 7:30 PM ET
15	Denver Broncos	Green Bay Packers at Denver Broncos	82%	DEN -6	Fri, Aug 21 · 9:00 PM ET
14	New England Patriots	Philadelphia Eagles at New England Patriots	81%	PHI -1.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM ET
13	Los Angeles Rams	New Orleans Saints at Los Angeles Rams	79%	NO -1.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 4:00 PM ET
12	Detroit Lions	Washington Commanders at Detroit Lions	71%	DET -1.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 12:00 PM ET
11	Los Angeles Chargers	San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Chargers	68%	SF -1.5	Thu, Aug 20 · 10:00 PM ET
10	Miami Dolphins	New York Giants at Miami Dolphins	67%	NYG -3.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 4:00 PM ET
9	Minnesota Vikings	Baltimore Ravens at Minnesota Vikings	66%	MIN -3.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM ET
8	Houston Texans	Las Vegas Raiders at Houston Texans	62%	LV -1.5	Thu, Aug 20 · 8:00 PM ET
7	Buffalo Bills	Buffalo Bills at Cleveland Browns	62%	CLE -2.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM ET
6	Seattle Seahawks	Seattle Seahawks at Tennessee Titans	61%	TEN -4.5	Sun, Aug 23 · 8:00 PM ET
5	Kansas City Chiefs	Kansas City Chiefs at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	60%	TB -5.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 7:30 PM ET
4	Dallas Cowboys	Dallas Cowboys at Arizona Cardinals	59%	ARI -1.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 10:00 PM ET
3	Pittsburgh Steelers	New York Jets at Pittsburgh Steelers	55%	NYJ -1.5	Fri, Aug 21 · 7:00 PM ET
2	Indianapolis Colts	Atlanta Falcons at Indianapolis Colts	55%	IND -3.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 1:00 PM ET
1	Chicago Bears	Chicago Bears at Cincinnati Bengals	53%	CHI -1.5	Sat, Aug 22 · 7:00 PM ET

Results

The model went 5-11 on Preseason Week 2 games played so far.

• Carolina Panthers 34 - 17 Jacksonville Jaguars - picked Jacksonville Jaguars (incorrect)
• Green Bay Packers 33 - 13 Denver Broncos - picked Denver Broncos (incorrect)
• Philadelphia Eagles 21 - 24 New England Patriots - picked New England Patriots (correct)
• New Orleans Saints 0 - 34 Los Angeles Rams - picked Los Angeles Rams (correct)
• Washington Commanders 13 - 17 Detroit Lions - picked Detroit Lions (correct)
• San Francisco 49ers 41 - 17 Los Angeles Chargers - picked Los Angeles Chargers (incorrect)
• New York Giants 26 - 3 Miami Dolphins - picked Miami Dolphins (incorrect)
• Baltimore Ravens 13 - 3 Minnesota Vikings - picked Minnesota Vikings (incorrect)
• Las Vegas Raiders 22 - 20 Houston Texans - picked Houston Texans (incorrect)
• Buffalo Bills 31 - 7 Cleveland Browns - picked Buffalo Bills (correct)
• Seattle Seahawks 16 - 19 Tennessee Titans - picked Seattle Seahawks (incorrect)
• Kansas City Chiefs 15 - 16 Tampa Bay Buccaneers - picked Kansas City Chiefs (incorrect)
• Dallas Cowboys 34 - 13 Arizona Cardinals - picked Dallas Cowboys (correct)
• New York Jets 17 - 0 Pittsburgh Steelers - picked Pittsburgh Steelers (incorrect)
• Atlanta Falcons 34 - 6 Indianapolis Colts - picked Indianapolis Colts (incorrect)
• Chicago Bears 9 - 27 Cincinnati Bengals - picked Chicago Bears (incorrect)

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