Game Predictor: Week 1

Our Clayton Gray combines the Footballguys projections with Vegas lines to predict this week's NFL results.

Clayton Gray's Game Predictor: Week 1 Clayton Gray Published 09/02/2025

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The Game Predictor has been part of Footballguys since its inception. Created by Footballguys co-founder David Dodds, it blends our weekly projections, Vegas game lines, and other data to outline how each team will perform this week.

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Thursday Night Football

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
Philadelphia 19.1 28.6 223.6 1.3 0.7 34.8 171.8 1.6 28.1
Dallas 22.8 35.8 252.2 1.5 0.9 25.9 104.4 0.6 19.4

Friday Night Football

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
LA Chargers 21.6 32.8 243.6 1.4 0.7 26.5 110.6 0.8 21.5
Kansas City 23.6 36.5 251.4 1.8 0.8 24.7 106.7 0.8 24.4

Sunday Midday Games

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
NY Jets 20.5 31.9 223.9 1.1 0.9 27.3 120.4 0.7 18.1
Pittsburgh 19.6 30.6 210.3 1.3 0.7 28.8 119.6 0.8 20.6
Indianapolis 19.8 31.3 214.8 1.4 0.9 28.8 136.2 1.2 24.8
Miami 23.0 34.6 253.4 1.5 0.9 24.7 104.4 0.8 22.5
Jacksonville 22.1 34.9 253.7 1.6 0.9 25.8 119.4 1.0 25.2
Carolina 21.0 34.3 229.6 1.4 0.9 26.0 119.4 0.8 21.1
Washington 21.7 31.9 241.8 1.5 0.8 31.9 151.3 1.2 26.0
NY Giants 21.6 34.6 240.7 1.3 0.9 25.0 111.1 0.7 19.4
Cleveland 23.2 36.4 252.0 1.5 1.2 24.1 103.2 0.7 21.0
Cincinnati 25.8 37.8 285.8 2.1 0.8 22.9 95.6 0.7 26.3
New England 21.2 32.3 226.0 1.5 0.9 27.7 132.7 0.9 23.4
Las Vegas 23.4 35.2 253.0 1.3 1.0 24.2 104.2 0.9 20.4
New Orleans 20.4 33.6 223.6 1.2 0.9 25.4 110.8 0.6 18.3
Arizona 22.4 33.6 234.9 1.5 0.9 28.3 140.4 1.1 24.8
Atlanta 20.0 31.9 229.5 1.3 1.0 29.8 132.1 1.0 22.4
Tampa Bay 22.5 34.6 259.7 1.8 1.0 26.8 125.5 0.8 24.7
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