The NFL season is barely one week old and it’s already out of control. The first week of the season got so crazy that I think I spit coffee out of my mouth at three different points on Sunday and I wasn’t even drinking coffee.
I mean, the Texans are in first place despite having no wins, the Browns won an opener for the first time in 17 years and I’m pretty sure the Cowboys have already been eliminated from the playoffs. Also, kickers couldn’t make kicks, the Seahawks are somehow leading the NFC West and the Bears got flagged for illegally using a towel. I repeat, an NFL team got flagged for ILLEGALLY USING A TOWEL!
I think that I once saw someone get flagged for illegally using a towel while on a college spring break in Mexico, but that feels like a different situation.
Although Week 2 might not top the craziness of Week 1, my picks are definitely going to get a little crazy, so let’s get to them.
Actually, before we get to the picks, here’s a quick reminder that you can check out the weekly picks from every CBSSports.com NFL expert by clicking here. However, if you don’t want to click over, that’s completely fine with me. As someone who is easily sidetracked, if I click on something, there is a 100% chance that I will forget what I was originally doing.
One thing you should click on though is this link to the Pick Six Podcast. Just in case I didn’t make it clear last week, I’ll be joining the podcast at least three days per week — Monday, Tuesday and Friday — for the rest of the NFL season. On our latest episode, we spent 45 minutes talking about every bonkers thing that happened during the Seahawks’ stunning win over the Broncos and you can listen to it below (You can also WATCH IT on YouTube by clicking here).
If you’re more of a picks person than a podcast person, I understand. Let’s get to the picks.
NFL Week 2 picks
L.A. Chargers (1-0) at Kansas City (1-0)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m. ET (Amazon Prime)
Latest Odds:
Kansas City Chiefs
-4
For the past five years, the only thing I used my Amazon Prime subscription for was free two-day shipping, but starting this week, I’ll get to use it for something else: THURSDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL.
If you haven’t heard, Thursday night games will be moving to Amazon this year, which means the only way you’ll be able to watch the game is if you have an Amazon Prime subscription. I have no idea if it’s worth the $139 per year I pay for it, but my wife tells me it’s worth the cost and I guess I’ll take her word for it since roughly 67% of everything in our house came from Amazon.
The only way you can watch the game without Amazon Prime is if you live in a city that has a team playing in the game (For instance, the game will air on television in both Kansas City and Los Angeles this week).
Anyway, another reason you should order Prime is so that you can send something to Patrick Mahomes for his birthday! Mahomes’ big day is on September 17, and now that I’m thinking about it, I guess that explains why he’s the best September quarterback in the history of football. The man does not lose in the month of September. I mean, if there’s one rule to making NFL picks, it’s “Never pick against Patrick Mahomes in the month of September.”
Since he took over the Chiefs starting QB job in 2018, Mahomes has gone 12-2 in the month of September and…