Week 2 in the NFL brings us divisional matchups between rivals that are expected to contend for their division's crown.

The Denver Broncos head to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs in an early key matchup in the AFC West. The AFC East has the upstart Buffalo Bills hosting perennial division champion New England Patriots. Sunday's slate of games close out with the Dallas Cowboys visiting the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC East showdown.

NFL Week 2 Schedule
Thursday, September 17 Time (EDT) TV Line (Westgate Superbook)
Broncos - Chiefs 8:25 PM CBS/NFL Network Chiefs -3
Sunday, September 20 Time (EDT) TV Line (Westgate Superbook)
Texans - Panthers 1:00 PM CBS Panthers -3
49ers - Steelers 1:00 PM FOX Steelers -5.5
Buccaneers - Saints 1:00 PM FOX Saints -9.5
Lions - Vikings 1:00 PM FOX Vikings -3
Cardinals - Bears 1:00 PM FOX Cardinals -1
Patriots - Bills 1:00 PM CBS Patriots -1
Chargers - Bengals 1:00 PM CBS Bengals -3.5
Titans - Browns 1:00 PM CBS Pick
Falcons - Giants 1:00 PM FOX Giants -2.5
Rams - Redskins 1:00 PM FOX Rams -3.5
Dolphins - Jaguars 4:05 PM CBS Dolphins -6
Ravens - Raiders 4:05 PM CBS OFF
Cowboys - Eagles 4:25 PM FOX Eagles -5.5
Seahawks - Packers 8:30 PM NBC Packers -3.5
Monday, September 21 Time (EDT) TV Line (Westgate Superbook)
Jets - Colts 8:30 PM ESPN Colts -6.5

Games To Watch

New England - Buffalo:  

The Buffalo Bills made a statement in Week 1 with their dominating win over the Indianapolis Colts. Now comes their opportunity to put an exclamation point on that statement with a victory over the New England Patriots.

The Bills are led by their defense and a matchup against Tom Brady and the Patriots offense will be a tough test. If Buffalo can come away with the victory, they not only will be 2-0, but will have victories against two of the AFC's top contenders.  

Seattle - Green Bay:  

It's a rematch of last season's NFC Championship Game but this time it will be the Seattle Seahawks visiting the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Both teams have key players missing with Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson out for the season and Seahawks safety Kam Chancellor holding out for a new contract. 

The Packers are coming off a 31-23 victory over the Chicago Bears in Week 1 while the Seahawks suffered an overtime loss to the St. Louis Rams, 34-31.  

A loss on Sunday by the Seahawks would put the NFC champs in a 0-2 hole that has historically killed playoff hopes with only 10 percent of 0-2 teams making the playoffs since 2002. However, thanks to a soft schedule until November, Seattle would be able to overcome that kind of slow start.  

VAVEL NFL Writer Picks
  Alberto Eastern Wahlgren Boal Connett Graham Zevchik Bagay Barratt
DEN - KC DEN DEN KC DEN KC KC DEN KC DEN
HOU - CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR CAR
SF - PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT SF PIT PIT
TB - NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DET - MIN DET DET DET DET DET DET DET DET DET
ARI - CHI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI
NE - BUF NE BUF BUF NE BUF NE BUF BUF BUF
SD - CIN CIN CIN SD CIN CIN CIN SD CIN CIN
TEN - CLE TEN TEN TEN TEN CLE TEN CLE CLE TEN
ATL - NYG ATL ATL ATL NYG NYG ATL ATL NYG ATL
STL - WSH STL STL STL STL STL STL STL STL STL
MIA - JAX MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA JAX MIA
BAL - OAK BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
DAL - PHI DAL PHI DAL PHI PHI DAL DAL PHI DAL
SEA - GB SEA GB GB GB GB GB GB GB GB
NYJ - IND IND IND IND IND IND NYJ IND IND IND
This Week 8-8 7-9 6-10 7-9 6-10 9-7 7-9 7-9 8-8
Overall 20-12 19-13 18-14 18-14 17-15 20-12 18-14 17-15 18-14

 

  Buckley Taylor Williams Blakely Bowen  Hunsicker *Evans *Frank *Huff *Tall
DEN - KC KC DEN DEN KC DEN KC KC KC KC KC
HOU - CAR HOU CAR CAR CAR HOU CAR CAR CAR HOU CAR
SF - PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT PIT SF PIT
TB - NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
DET - MIN DET DET DET DET DET MIN DET MIN DET DET
ARI - CHI ARI ARI ARI CHI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI ARI
NE - BUF BUF BUF BUF BUF BUF NE NE BUF BUF NE
SD - CIN CIN SD SD SD CIN CIN SD SD CIN SD
TEN - CLE TEN TEN TEN TEN TEN CLE TEN TEN TEN TEN
ATL - NYG NYG ATL ATL ATL ATL NYG ATL ATL ATL NYG
STL - WSH STL STL STL STL STL STL STL STL STL STL
MIA - JAX MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA MIA
BAL - OAK BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL BAL
DAL - PHI PHI DAL PHI DAL DAL PHI PHI PHI PHI PHI
SEA - GB GB SEA GB SEA GB GB GB SEA SEA GB
NYJ - IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND IND
This Week 4-12 6-10 6-10 4-12 7-9 8-8 6-10 5-11 3-13 5-11
Overall 14-18 16-16 16-16 13-19 16-16 17-15 6-10 5-11 3-13 5-11

Pick in BOLD denotes a correct pick.  *Did not participate in Week 1 picks.