Game Predictor: Week 1

Blending our expert projections with Vegas lines to create game-by-game predictions for this week's NFL games.

Clayton Gray's Game Predictor: Week 1 Clayton Gray Published 09/09/2026

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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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Wednesday Night Football

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
Seattle 19.8 30.2 225.9 1.5 0.9 29.2 119.2 1.0 24.1
New England 21.0 32.2 238.7 1.3 0.7 26.3 114.6 0.8 20.4

Thursday Night Football

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
LA Rams 22.8 35.1 260.7 2.0 0.7 26.1 112.5 0.9 26.5
San Francisco 21.4 32.6 246.5 1.5 0.9 27.1 118.3 0.9 22.3

Sunday Midday Games

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
Jacksonville 20.9 32.9 241.3 1.5 0.8 27.3 119.6 1.0 24.6
Cleveland 19.3 31.7 203.6 1.0 0.9 25.9 104.4 0.7 16.2
Cincinnati 25.1 36.9 277.8 2.2 0.8 22.7 99.1 0.7 27.1
Tampa Bay 21.5 33.5 241.9 1.7 0.8 26.6 121.3 0.8 23.5
Indianapolis 20.5 31.7 228.5 1.4 0.9 27.4 123.0 1.0 21.8
Baltimore 17.9 27.7 212.3 1.6 0.6 30.3 152.3 1.1 24.1
Pittsburgh 21.6 33.5 230.0 1.6 0.7 25.0 111.5 0.7 22.8
Atlanta 20.3 31.5 219.8 1.2 0.8 26.6 116.5 0.9 19.6
Houston 21.1 33.7 240.3 1.4 0.7 23.3 102.9 0.8 21.5
Buffalo 19.6 30.0 217.1 1.2 0.7 28.9 131.7 1.2 22.9
Carolina 19.2 30.6 208.0 1.4 0.8 27.2 119.8 0.8 21.7
Chicago 20.5 33.1 229.8 1.6 0.6 28.3 127.7 0.9 24.5
Tennessee 20.7 33.4 223.5 1.4 0.8 24.0 102.4 0.8 20.6
NY Jets 19.7 30.8 211.6 1.2 0.8 26.6 111.4 0.7 19.2
Detroit 23.0 34.3 268.0 1.9 0.7 27.5 125.5 1.1 28.3
New Orleans 22.2 34.3 234.2 1.4 0.8 25.9 108.0 0.8 21.1

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