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NFL Week 1 2026 predictions

PicksByJackZak's model published 16 predictions for Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season. Each one below gives a projected final score and the time the pick locked.

Chicago Bears at Carolina Panthers 25.9 – 24.9

Projected winner: Chicago Bears. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Cincinnati Bengals 24.6 – 26.0

Projected winner: Cincinnati Bengals. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

New Orleans Saints at Detroit Lions 21.0 – 24.9

Projected winner: Detroit Lions. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

Buffalo Bills at Houston Texans 18.5 – 21.8

Projected winner: Houston Texans. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

Baltimore Ravens at Indianapolis Colts 23.1 – 26.7

Projected winner: Indianapolis Colts. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

Cleveland Browns at Jacksonville Jaguars 15.6 – 21.4

Projected winner: Jacksonville Jaguars. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs 22.5 – 24.5

Projected winner: Kansas City Chiefs. Locked 2026-09-12T02:25:39Z.

Miami Dolphins at Las Vegas Raiders 19.3 – 24.6

Projected winner: Las Vegas Raiders. Locked 2026-09-10T22:08:51Z.

Arizona Cardinals at Los Angeles Chargers 19.8 – 27.7

Projected winner: Los Angeles Chargers. Locked 2026-09-10T22:08:51Z.

San Francisco 49ers at Los Angeles Rams 22.3 – 29.2

Projected winner: Los Angeles Rams. Locked 2026-09-08T02:45:16Z.

Green Bay Packers at Minnesota Vikings 22.3 – 25.1

Projected winner: Minnesota Vikings. Locked 2026-09-10T22:08:51Z.

Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants 22.5 – 24.5

Projected winner: New York Giants. Locked 2026-09-11T00:20:08Z.

Washington Commanders at Philadelphia Eagles 20.0 – 29.2

Projected winner: Philadelphia Eagles. Locked 2026-09-10T22:08:51Z.

Atlanta Falcons at Pittsburgh Steelers 22.6 – 22.3

Projected winner: Atlanta Falcons. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

New England Patriots at Seattle Seahawks 21.5 – 23.7

Projected winner: Seattle Seahawks. Locked 2026-09-03T15:31:24Z.

New York Jets at Tennessee Titans 22.6 – 25.6

Projected winner: Tennessee Titans. Locked 2026-09-10T17:02:16Z.

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This ledger is append-only: nothing in it is ever edited or removed. Predictions from 2026 are written before their game kicks off and carry the UTC timestamp at which they locked. The 2024 and 2025 seasons are archived model results, generated with that season's data and not locked pregame. Scores shown are the model's projected final scores, not results. Machine-readable: JSON · CSV. Player-level projections are withheld until they are verified against the current season's roster feed.