It has been 211 days since we last had an NFL Sunday; you made it.
Week 1 NFL action has arrived, and it’s time to start putting together your best bets for the season opening slate.
While there won’t be much line movement barring some last-second injuries to key players, there are still some bets I’m targeting.
We’ll forgo the marquee Wednesday and Thursday NFL action that includes four of the best teams in the NFL, including the defending AFC and NFC Champions.
Skipping right to Sunday, how about we start with the boys from Florham Park as the Jets head to Tennessee to meet an old friend in Robert Saleh.
Week 1 NFL early predictions
Jets +2.5 (-105 BetMGM) vs. Titans | Under 39.5 (-105, Fanatics)
No one needs a Week 1 win more than the Jets and Aaron Glenn, who could have an improved roster this season. Pro Football Focus still ranks the Jets’ offensive line 21st overall, but I’m still bullish on them becoming a top-10 group by season’s end.
Saleh will surely have some tough blitz packages for Geno Smith — who everyone thinks is washed at this point in his career — to deal with in his return to the Jets.
I’m skeptical that the Titans have the better quarterback in this matchup, as Smith rated No. 36 among 43 qualified signal callers while Ward rated No. 39.
I view the Jets as better at every position group except defensive line, backed by PFF ratings.
Quarterback, running back, offensive line, wide receiver, secondary (both are terrible), and linebackers all project as better units for Gang Green.
Target the Jets to win outright and the under, considering both teams’ expected struggles putting up points this season.
Catch up on The Post’s NFL betting previews and predictions for the 2026 season
Browns (+9, BetRivers) vs. Jaguars
The offseason darlings, the Jacksonville Jaguars have a high-flying, well-paced offense that scores in bunches.
Though the Browns’ defense would like to have a word.
Myles Garrett is gone, but that doesn’t mean the world is falling. Jared Verse replaces him and is very capable, while the Browns still have Denzel Ward, Carson Schwesinger, and Mason Graham.
This defensive line will give teams fits, and I enjoy the idea of buying low on a Browns offense that has two dynamic new receivers catching balls from an admittedly awful Deshaun Watson.
Browns don’t win outright, but nine points is too many.
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