NFL Predictions Week 1: Picks and Projections for Top Upsets on the Schedule

September 9, 2015   ·   Andrew Gould   ·   Jump to comments

Before anyone can distinguish the NFL's true contenders from the pretenders, most September favorites begin the season on high upset alert.
The Buffalo Bills weren't tabbed to beat the Chicago Bears in last year's season opener, but the result hardly seems surprising in hindsight. While Buffalo cemented its first winning record (9-7) in a decade, Chicago tumbled to its worst finish (5-11) in 10 years. 
Fans and analysts have a firm enough grasp of the league to confidently project a Cincinnati Bengals victory over the Oakland Raiders. Some other matchups, however, offer much blurrier lines of which club will enjoy the better year.
And just like any other week, sheer randomness can invade the proceedings. The Miami Dolphins knocking off the New England Patriots to kick off 2014 didn't foreshadow a grand changing of the guard. Instead, New England restored normalcy all the way to a championship. 
Everyone would love to start 1-0, but a Week 1 loss isn't the ...

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