NFL Week 2 Betting Odds: 3 Best Early Bets to Make Right Now

The Seahawks beat the Broncos 26-20, and the Broncos had one of the more pathetic offensive showings you will see on an NFL field. Somehow, Denver managed to lose a game in which it got two safeties.

Despite the fact that the Seahawks ended the game with 103 rushing yards from Kenneth Walker III, they really did not look that good running the ball. Their offensive line was a mess that entire game, which led to the two safeties.

Seattle was lucky that the Broncos couldn’t move the ball, with rookie QB Bo Nix going 26-for-42 passing for only 138 yards and two interceptions. One of the interceptions he had was a horrendous throw into triple coverage.

While the Seahawks did manage to score 26 points, QB Geno Smith only had 171 yards of passing.

The only thing Seattle got going was its running game, and even that was a struggle for most of the day. On the Patriots’ side, they limited Joe Burrow to only 164 passing yards, and Cincinnati only gained 224 yards of total offense on New England.

The Patriots offense was not super impressive either, but they should be able to limit the Seahawks to at least stay within a field goal.

At least you know with Patriots QB Jacoby Brissett that he will not have many back-breaking interceptions or turnovers to lose the game (unlike Nix), and the Patriots defense was a unit that we were high on heading into the season.

Steelers -3 (-105) FanDuel

Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Denver Broncos, 4:25 p.m. ET

Speaking of how bad Bo Nix looked last week, we are going to be fading him in Week 2 in the Broncos matchup against the Steelers. The Steelers managed to win last week despite not scoring a single offensive touchdown, and that is something they could easily do against the Broncos this week.

Not only did the Steelers win outright, but they won by eight points, and it was off of six field goals. Their defense was awesome, forcing two interceptions of Kirk Cousins and recovering another fumble. Overall, Pittsburgh only allowed 226 yards of total offense in Week 1. Cousins specifically only threw for just 155 yards on 26 attempts.

Now, the Steelers get to go up against a rookie QB in Nix, who struggled last week and is facing a much tougher task against the Steelers defense in Week 2.

Again, this is more of a play fading Nix and the Broncos offense than thinking the Steelers offense is going to light up the scoreboard, as the Steelers offense was not overly impressive in Week 1, either.

Justin Fields only passed for 156 yards (which was more than Cousins, at least), and as a team, the Steelers rushed for 137 yards, as Najee had an inefficient 20 carries for 70 yards and Fields had 14 carries for 47 yards.

The guess here is that the Steelers should once again be able to hold the Broncos offense to fewer than 14 points. Offensively, Pittsburgh should at least be able to put up around 17-20 points, so getting the field goal makes this a play in favor of the Steelers.

Texans -6.5 (-110) FanDuel

Chicago Bears vs. Houston Texans, 8:20 p.m ET

The Bears were circled as a team to fade in Week 2 after starting off their season with a victory. They won despite not scoring a single offensive touchdown. Despite winning the game, the Bears had arguably the worst offensive performance of any team in the NFL in Week 1.

Rookie QB Caleb Williams threw for 89 yards, going 14-of-29, and as a team, Chicago only rushed for 84 yards on 22 carries. That would be 3.8 yards per carry, 14 of which came on a run by WR DJ Moore. It is remarkable that Chicago won that game considering that it did not even record 150 yards of total offense.

Of course, the Bears were able to do that because of some self-inflicted wounds by the Titans. The Bears’ D and special teams came through with a strip-sack, a blocked punt returned for a TD and a pick-six on one of the worst decisions you will ever see from Titans QB Will Levis.

That is, unfortunately, the Will Levis experience, but the Bears’ Week 2 opponent, Houston, will not be as forgiving as Levis and the Titans. The Texans started off their season with a 29-27 victory over Indianapolis and are a team that we were high on heading into the season, as detailed in Newsweek’s Super Bowl predictions.

While the Bears defense is better than the Colts’, Chicago is not as good offensively as Indianapolis, as Caleb Williams really struggled in Week 1, compared to Anthony Richardson, who is electric and made some absurd plays. The Texans are the play here, and it would not be a total shock to see them win by 14-plus points.

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