Bears vs Giants: Week 2 of the 2020 NFL season features an interesting NFC matchup as the Chicago Bears host the New York Giants in their home opener.
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N.F.L. Week 2 Predictions: Our Picks Against the SpreadAfter an opening week filled with shocking upsets, the league’s expected contenders will try to return things to normalcy.
After several major upsets last week in N.F.L., the bar for Week 2 to compete is set awfully high. Were Jacksonville and Washington one-week wonders? Can Chicago replicate its wild fourth quarter for an entire game? Exactly how worried should San Francisco be about the team’s injuries and a home loss to Arizona? If we are lucky, chaos will reign and we will still be searching for answers heading into Week 3.
Patrick Mahomes has gotten a lot of credit for a lot of things — and deserved all of it — but one overlooked element has been his success despite the team having a distinct deficiency at running back, where Damien Williams was sufficient in 2019, but was nowhere near as good as Kareem Hunt had been for the Chiefs in the two previous seasons. This year, in steps the rookie Clyde Edwards-Helaire, who was the only running back taken in the first round of the draft. He justified that pick by leading all N.F.L. players with 138 yards rushing in Week 1 against the Texans.
Kansas City takes its newly balanced offense on the road to face the Chargers (1-0), who held off the Bengals last week, and now face a significantly stiffer test. Los Angeles, though, is hardly a pushover. The team has a great deal of talent on defense and are one of the few teams that can be expected to put significant pressure on Mahomes. And while the Chargers’ offense isn’t explosive, it should be quietly reliable as long as quarterback Tyrod Taylor is managing things.
Kansas City is a huge favorite, and the Chiefs have earned that distinction even in a road game, but a 9-point spread is a step too far.volume running game that people came to expect from the Ravens (1-0) each and every week last season. To say the team ran for just 107 yards feels unfair, but that is fewer than they had in any game last season, including their shocking home loss to Tennessee in the divisional round.
Should the Ravens be concerned? Hardly. Lamar Jackson was toying with Cleveland’s secondary all game, and when Baltimore needed the running game it was there, with the rookie J.K. Dobbins punching in two touchdowns. Because the Ravens are three-deep in quality running backs (Mark Ingram, Gus Edwards and Dobbins), the points will come each and every week, no matter what style the team chooses to employ.
The Texans (0-1) have an absolute force of nature in quarterback Deshaun Watson, but Houston’s defense was torched last week by a rookie running back. Making Houston a 7-point underdog at home seems unfair, but the Ravens, at least in the regular season, are kind of unfair. Pick: Ravens -7
The Patriots (1-0) and Seahawks (1-0) had plenty of reasons to be happy in Week 1, but if you’re looking to nitpick: while New England’s multipronged running game looked great, the team showed very little ability to air the ball out against Miami’s solid secondary. And Seattle seemed to take the doughnut off the bat in terms of letting quarterback Russell Wilson create his own momentum on offense, but Coach Pete Carroll likely would have preferred for running backs Chris Carson and Carlos Hyde to combine for more than 44 yards rushing (and for either to average more than 3.5 yards per carry).
Both teams may look to correct those deficiencies this week. Seattle is rightfully the favorite at home, but Cam Newton bought his team some credibility last week and New England’s secondary is a tough nut for anyone to crack. A close game, or even an upset, wouldn’t be entirely shocking. Pick: Patriots
The Rams (1-0) may not have looked spectacular in Week 1 against the Cowboys, but it was the type of game they would have found a way to lose last season. Now Los Angeles goes on the road against the Eagles (0-1) who are fresh off a game against Washington in which they ran up a 17-point lead only to somehow lose by 10. Philadelphia’s injury-depleted offensive line could not have been worse against Washington, and expecting that unit to reverse course and find a way to block Aaron Donald this week seems almost laughable. Quarterback Carson Wentz may want to look into wearing some extra pads. Pick: Rams
After a great deal of preseason hype, the Colts’ Jonathan Taylor was not particularly impressive in Week 1. Regardless, a serious injury to Marlon Mack led to him being named the starting running back.After a great deal of preseason hype, the Colts’ Jonathan Taylor was not particularly impressive in Week 1. Regardless, a serious injury to Marlon Mack led to him being named the starting running
What did Taylor Swift say about shaking things off? The Vikings (0-1) looked positively inept on defense against the Packers in Week 1, while the Colts (0-1) shot themselves in the foot resulting in the week’s biggest upset. A win in Week 2 for either team will make last week a blip, and a loss will mean an 0-2 start and a lot of hard questions about not living up to expectations. An enormous issue for Minnesota is the absence of Danielle Hunter, the team’s best player on its defensive line, which could create opportunities out of the backfield for Indianapolis running backs Jonathan Taylor and Nyheim Hines. It