Week 2 picks: Giants stun Rams, Dolphins cover 49ers — SkimNews
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- Giants predicted to upset the Rams on MNF at SoFi Stadium; New York QB Jaxson Dart threw for 284 yards, three TDs, and a 134.2 passer rating in a Week 1 win over Dallas, and an LA loss would make the Rams the fifth preseason Super Bowl favorite to start 0-2 in 50 years.
- Falcons predicted to hold Panthers QB Bryce Young under 250 passing yards despite his 3-0 record against Atlanta since 2024 (820 yards, 6 TDs, 0 INTs); Atlanta generated a 42.9% QB pressure rate in Week 1 vs Pittsburgh, and DC Jeff Ulbrich called Young 'very Aaron Rodgers-like.'
- Jordan Love predicted to be sacked no more than once vs the Jets despite Green Bay's O-line allowing a league-high 25 pressures and 54.3% pressure rate in Week 1, when Minnesota blitzed 78.3% of his dropbacks in a 39-22 loss.
- Dolphins predicted to cover a 13.5-point spread vs the 49ers despite carrying a record $183 million dead cap hit (60.7% of salary cap, highest since Spotrac began tracking in 2011) and having just one Pro Bowler (De'Von Achane) vs San Francisco's 54 — a 53-selection gap that's the largest entering any game in 29 years.
- Daniel Jones predicted to throw multiple TDs on SNF vs the Chiefs; he enters 1-15 in his career as a primetime starter (worst since the 1970 merger) with zero TDs and three INTs in his last two Sunday night games, all of them as a Giant.
- Lions became just the second team in franchise history to allow 70-plus points and 900-plus total yards through two games (joining the 2008 0-16 squad), after trailing Buffalo 21-0 in a 41-31 Week 2 loss.
Why it matters: Five bold picks spotlight Week 1's biggest storylines: the Rams reeling from a 27-7 loss to the 49ers in Australia, the Dolphins' record 60.7% dead cap against San Francisco's 54-Pro-Bowler roster, and Daniel Jones trying to break a 1-15 career primetime record in his first SNF start as a Colt.
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