NFL Week 2 Picks: Rounding Up Top Experts’ Predictions

September 18, 2015   ·   Nate Loop   ·   Jump to comments

The 2014 NFL season saw plenty of Thursday night duds, with the approximately 96 hours of rest afforded to those football teams often resulting in sluggish, turgid play. 
The Denver Broncos and Kansas City Chiefs bucked that trend this Thursday. Peyton Manning looked sapped of arm strength and essentially quarterbacked like a post-surgery Chad Pennington, except he still had his awesomely refined football algorithm running his brain. Despite a nasty pass rush and the throwing issues, Manning still led his Broncos down the field with less than two minutes in the fourth quarter to tie the game at 24-24. 
Manning had a pick-six early in the game, but it would not be decisive, as Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles committed a ghastly "fumble-six" with just seconds remaining in the contest, one that cornerback Bradley Roby ran in for a shock 31-24 Denver win.
It was a truly thrilling contest and perhaps a bit unexpected. If that kind of chaos continues on Sunda...

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