Game Predictor: Week 2

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 2 Clayton Gray Published 09/16/2026

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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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Thursday Night Football

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
Buffalo 20.0 30.5 235.5 1.6 0.6 29.4 137.9 1.5 29.4
Detroit 22.7 34.5 258.8 1.7 0.7 24.5 118.6 0.9 24.7

Sunday Midday Games

Team PaComps PaAtts PaYds PaTDs INTs Rushes RuYds RuTDs Score
NY Jets 19.6 30.6 210.0 1.3 0.8 28.0 119.3 0.9 20.4
Green Bay 19.9 31.1 248.8 1.7 0.8 26.2 110.4 0.8 24.2
Chicago 20.8 33.2 239.3 1.8 0.6 29.8 137.3 1.1 26.5
Minnesota 19.9 31.1 223.3 1.4 0.8 25.9 107.1 0.7 20.9
New England 21.2 31.9 235.4 1.5 0.8 28.3 128.1 1.0 23.7
Pittsburgh 21.5 33.8 222.7 1.3 0.7 24.4 100.9 0.6 18.0
Atlanta 20.7 32.1 224.5 1.2 0.8 26.4 119.8 0.9 21.1
Carolina 19.6 31.1 211.2 1.5 0.8 26.7 118.0 0.9 23.3
Tampa Bay 21.0 32.4 235.2 1.7 0.7 26.3 118.8 0.9 25.2
Cleveland 18.8 30.5 200.2 1.1 0.8 25.7 106.6 0.7 16.5
Houston 21.8 34.0 248.9 1.6 0.7 25.8 113.2 1.0 24.8
Cincinnati 23.8 36.4 256.8 1.7 0.8 22.7 95.6 0.6 21.5
Baltimore 18.0 27.2 219.1 1.6 0.5 33.0 166.2 1.3 27.7
New Orleans 22.1 34.8 236.2 1.3 0.9 24.9 101.6 0.7 18.8
Tennessee 20.4 33.3 211.9 1.0 0.9 23.4 98.4 0.6 16.1
Philadelphia 19.3 30.0 223.0 1.3 0.6 29.9 138.3 1.1 23.3

Sunday Afternoon Games

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