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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Week 2 NFL QB Power Rankings: Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson rise to the top; Drake Maye, Matthew Stafford tumble

Evaluating the NFL's 32 starting quarterbacks ahead of the second week of the 2026 regular season

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Six lessons learned from Week 1: Caleb Williams is taking another leap, don't forget about Trevor Lawrence

Plus, Kenneth Walker III might just be the answer to the Chiefs' biggest problem

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

NFL Week 2 odds, picks: Jets continue to stay frisky, while Baker Mayfield torches former Browns team

Tyler Sullivan picks every game on the Week 2 schedule, plus five locks against the spread

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

2026 NFL Week 2 injury panic meter: Myles Garrett, A.J. Brown, Sam Darnold sidelined with lower body issues

Gauging the outlook for some of the league's biggest Week 1 injuries

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Kenneth Walker III and Chiefs run roughshod over Broncos; Michigan climbs CFB Power Rankings

Plus, what the 2027 NFL Draft could look like after Week 1

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Broncos tried to lure Drew Brees out of retirement for AFC Championship after Bo Nix injury, per report

Brees reportedly gave serious consideration to joining Denver for its Super Bowl bid

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CBS Sports · Sep 14, 2026

Chiefs vs. Broncos: Division rivals Patrick Mahomes, Bo Nix make their return in Monday night matchup

Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix return from major injuries in an AFC West showdown

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Week 2 NFL betting promos: Get almost $5,000 in bonuses from top online betting apps, sportsbooks

Top Week 2 NFL betting apps include DraftKings, FanDuel, BetMGM, bet365, Caesars, Fanatics Sportsbook and Hard Rock Bet

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Predicting the entire NFL playoff bracket after Week 1, including a surprise Super Bowl winner

A wild opening week reshaped our projected playoff bracket, with the Patriots missing out

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

How Tom Brady made Joe Thomas cry and why Browns legend turned down chance to play with Peyton Manning

The Hall of Fame left tackle relished his football home in Cleveland, but he eventually realized his impact couldn't save the Browns

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Ranking 5 NFL teams that need a win the most in Week 2, including the Cowboys and Patriots

It's already a make-or-break week for some of these NFL teams

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Can Derrick Henry break NFL rushing record? All-time leader Emmitt Smith thinks so

Henry sits at No. 10 on the all-time rushing list and still has some work to do to break Smith's record

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

2026 Week 2 NFL odds, betting lines, spreads, start times: Get Week 2 NFL picks, predictions for every game

SportsLine's model has analyzed the Week 2 NFL schedule and locked in its Week 2 NFL picks, predictions

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Prisco's Week 2 NFL picks: Bills beat Lions in shootout; Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys bounce back

Pete Prisco reveals all of his Week 2 picks, including the Jaguars handing the Broncos another loss

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Cowboys' Caleb Downs explains why historically bad Week 1 defense is 'very fixable'

Dallas produced one of the NFL's worst defensive performances since the start of 2025, but its first-round rookie says the mistakes are correctable

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

NFL Week 2 picks, fantasy advice; inside Lane Kiffin's anticipated return to Ole Miss; golf's best of 2026

Plus Pete Prisco's newest batch of NFL Power Rankings

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CBS Sports · Sep 16, 2026

Ranking the five best 2026 NFL Draft classes after Week 1: Chiefs rookies shine brightest

These five teams' rookies produced the most during Week 1 of the NFL season

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Super Bowl stock report for Week 2: 49ers are healthy and formidable, Chargers dig deeper hole

We assess the NFL title race after Week 1 and identify three upcoming games that could reshape the Super Bowl picture

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

From walk-on at North Texas to promising NFL Draft prospect: What early season says about QB Drew Mestemaker

After a 426-yard breakout performance against Oregon, former North Texas transfer Drew Mestemaker is rapidly rising in early 2027 NFL Draft evaluations

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Prisco's NFL Week 2 Power Rankings: Rams and Cowboys get a wake-up call, 49ers on the rise

Pete Prisco shares his Week 2 Power Rankings, including the Bears, Giants and Cardinals moving up

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Mike Tomlin invokes infamous 'Browns is the Browns' line after Cleveland loss, Todd Monken responds

Tomlin used his NBC debut to take a familiar shot at his former AFC North rival, prompting new Browns coach Todd Monken to push back

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Week 2 NFL odds, picks, predictions: Computer model backs Seahawks and Buccaneers

SportsLine's advanced model has simulated every game in the Week 2 NFL schedule 10,000 times and locked in its NFL best bets today

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

NFL Week 2 picks and score predictions: Bills top Lions in Thursday shootout, Seahawks suffer shocking loss

Here's your weekly dose of John Breech's NFL picks

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

Chiefs vs. Broncos overreactions: Should Sean Payton reclaim play-calling duties? Patrick Mahomes fully back?

Are these storylines from Kansas City's 'Monday Night Football' win over Denver valid or mere overreactions?

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

These five rookies balled out in their NFL debuts, but is their early success sustainable?

A closer look at snap counts, pressure rates, usage and other underlying numbers helps separate potentially sustainable rookie performances from one-game outliers

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CBS Sports · Sep 15, 2026

NFL Week 1 grades for all 32 teams: Chiefs earn an 'A' for destroying Broncos, Ravens roll to an 'A-'

Here are the Week 1 grades for every team so far

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CBS Sports · Sep 14, 2026

Lions' Isiah Pacheco undergoes back surgery, expected to miss significant time

Pacheco reportedly faces a 12-week recovery and could return in December

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CBS Sports · Sep 14, 2026

Broncos vs. Chiefs odds, picks, predictions: Betting preview, best bets for Monday Night Football, NFL Week 1

Best bets and betting preview for Chiefs vs. Broncos on Monday Night Football

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CBS Sports · Sep 14, 2026

John Harbaugh effect: Five reasons Giants are different under Super Bowl winning coach

New York looked like a whole new version of itself in Sunday's win over the Cowboys

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CBS Sports · Sep 14, 2026

Today's top games to watch, best bets, odds: Broncos vs. Chiefs on MNF, White Sox vs. Guardians and more

Find best bets for the biggest games in sports on Monday from the SportsLine Projection Model and top CBS Sports experts

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