NFL First Look: Week 2
The NFL First Look is complete with sortable odds, implied team totals, DVOA rankings, and each team’s projected starters to help you get an early start on the upcoming week.
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NFL Schedule & Vegas Lines
| Road Team | Home Team | Vegas Line | Over/Under | Date | Time | Stadium | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | at | Cincinnati Bengals | CIN-5.0 | 38.0 | Thursday | 8:25 PM | Paul Brown Stadium |
| Arizona Cardinals | at | Indianapolis Colts | ARI-7.5 | 44.5 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | Lucas Oil Stadium |
| Buffalo Bills | at | Carolina Panthers | CAR-7.5 | 42.5 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | Bank of America Stadium |
| Chicago Bears | at | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | TB -7.0 | 43.0 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | Raymond James Stadium |
| Cleveland Browns | at | Baltimore Ravens | BAL-7.5 | 41.0 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | M&T Bank Stadium |
| Minnesota Vikings | at | Pittsburgh Steelers | PIT-6.0 | 45.5 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | Heinz Field |
| New England Patriots | at | New Orleans Saints | NE -6.5 | 54.5 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | Mercedes-Benz Superdome |
| Philadelphia Eagles | at | Kansas City Chiefs | KC -4.5 | 47.5 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | Arrowhead Stadium |
| Tennessee Titans | at | Jacksonville Jaguars | TEN-1.5 | 43.5 | Sunday | 1:00 PM | EverBank Field |
| Miami Dolphins | at | Los Angeles Chargers | LAC-4.5 | 45.0 | Sunday | 4:05 PM | StubHub Center |
| New York Jets | at | Oakland Raiders | OAK-14.0 | 43.5 | Sunday | 4:05 PM | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum |
| Dallas Cowboys | at | Denver Broncos | DAL-2.0 | 43.0 | Sunday | 4:25 PM | Sports Authority Field |
| San Francisco 49ers | at | Seattle Seahawks | SEA-13.5 | 43.0 | Sunday | 4:25 PM | CenturyLink Field |
| Washington Redskins | at | Los Angeles Rams | LAR-2.5 | 46.0 | Sunday | 4:25 PM | Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum |
| Green Bay Packers | at | Atlanta Falcons | ATL-2.5 | 53.5 | Sunday | 8:30 PM | Mercedes-Benz Stadium |
| Detroit Lions | at | New York Giants | NYG-4.5 | 43.5 | Monday | 8:30 PM | MetLife Stadium |
Implied Team Totals
DVOA Matchups
Note: The DVOA rankings in this chart are for the opponent of the offense listed in the first column.
| Offense | Spread | Implied Total | Matchup | Total DVOA | vs. PASS | vs. RUSH | vs. RB (Pass) | vs. WR1 | vs. WR2 | vs. TE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | -6.5 | 30.5 | at New Orleans | 31 | 32 | 12 | 11 | 30 | 30 | 31 |
| Oakland Raiders | -14.0 | 28.8 | N.Y. Jets | 25 | 20 | 27 | 25 | 32 | 11 | 4 |
| Seattle Seahawks | -13.0 | 28.0 | San Francisco | 19 | 27 | 16 | 28 | 4 | 32 | 7 |
| Atlanta Falcons | -2.5 | 28.0 | Green Bay | 7 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 31 | 20 | 2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | -4.5 | 26.0 | Philadelphia | 8 | 6 | 26 | 30 | 13 | 1 | 8 |
| Arizona Cardinals | -7.5 | 26.0 | at Indianapolis | 26 | 31 | 7 | 29 | 26 | 21 | 22 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | -6.0 | 25.8 | Minnesota | 24 | 26 | 9 | 12 | 18 | 26 | 29 |
| Green Bay Packers | + 2.5 | 25.5 | at Atlanta | 18 | 11 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 25 | 18 |
| Carolina Panthers | -7.5 | 25.0 | Buffalo | 3 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 25 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | -7.0 | 25.0 | Chicago | 27 | 28 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 18 | 32 |
| Los Angeles Chargers | -4.5 | 24.8 | Miami | 13 | 14 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 13 |
| Los Angeles Rams | -2.5 | 24.3 | Washington | 16 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 24 |
| Baltimore Ravens | -7.5 | 24.3 | Cleveland | 23 | 23 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 4 | 16 |
| New Orleans Saints | + 6.5 | 24.0 | New England | 32 | 30 | 32 | 32 | 28 | 24 | 17 |
| New York Giants | -4.5 | 24.0 | Detroit | 6 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 7 | 10 |
| Tennessee Titans | -1.5 | 22.5 | at Jacksonville | 5 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 15 | 5 | 5 |
| Dallas Cowboys | -2.0 | 22.5 | at Denver | 15 | 19 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 22 | 12 |
| Washington Redskins | + 2.5 | 21.8 | at Los Angeles | 2 | 2 | 4 | 31 | 1 | 14 | 26 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | + 4.5 | 21.5 | at Kansas City | 17 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 24 | 8 | 6 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | -5.0 | 21.5 | Houston | 22 | 25 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 27 | 11 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | + 1.5 | 21.0 | Tennessee | 29 | 29 | 19 | 23 | 12 | 28 | 28 |
| Denver Broncos | + 2.0 | 20.5 | Dallas | 10 | 10 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 19 |
| Miami Dolphins | + 4.5 | 20.3 | at L.A. Chargers | 11 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 20 | 10 | 30 |
| Minnesota Vikings | + 6.0 | 19.8 | at Pittsburgh | 9 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 23 | 17 | 23 |
| Detroit Lions | + 4.5 | 19.5 | at N.Y. Giants | 28 | 21 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 29 | 21 |
| Indianapolis Colts | + 7.5 | 18.5 | Arizona | 20 | 24 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 31 | 9 |
| Chicago Bears | + 7.0 | 18.0 | at Tampa Bay | 13 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 14 |
| Buffalo Bills | + 7.5 | 17.5 | at Carolina | 4 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 21 | 9 | 1 |
| Cleveland Browns | + 7.5 | 16.8 | at Baltimore | 1 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 27 |
| Houston Texans | + 5.0 | 16.5 | at Cincinnati | 12 | 9 | 21 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 15 |
| San Francisco 49ers | + 13.0 | 15.0 | at Seattle | 21 | 17 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 13 | 3 |
| New York Jets | + 14.0 | 14.8 | at Oakland | 30 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 19 | 23 | 20 |
Projected Starters
First Look Legend
| Term | Description |
|---|---|
| DVOA | Football Outsiders’ total defense ranking |
| vs. PASS | DVOA pass defense ranking |
| vs. RB (Run) | DVOA ranking against the run |
| vs. RB (Pass) | DVOA ranking against RBs catching the ball out of the backfield |
| vs. WR1 | DVOA ranking vs. WR1s |
| vs. WR2 | DVOA ranking vs. WR2s |
| vs. WRTE | DVOA ranking vs. TEs |
Color Coding
1) Numbers in BLUE represent the “elite” category, in approximately the top 25th percentile.
2) Numbers in GREEN represent the “above-average” category, in approximately the top 50th percentile.
3) Numbers in YELLOW represent the “below-average” category, in approximately the bottom 50th percentile.
4) Numbers in RED represent the “poor” category, in approximately the bottom 25th percentile.