The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots play on Sunday, Sept. 20, at the Patriots' Gillette Stadium in a game on the NFL Week 2 schedule.
Which team will win the NFL Week 2 game?
Check out these NFL Week 2 picks and NFL Week 2 predictions for the game, which can be seen at 10 a.m. MST on CBS (stream with FUBO).
The Patriots are a 5-point favorite over the Steelers in NFL Week 2 odds for the game, courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook.
New England is -235 on the moneyline, while Pittsburgh is +195. The over/under (point total) is set at 42 points.
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The Arizona Republic: Patriots 27, Steelers 19
Jeremy Cluff writes: "The Patriots have had a long time to prep for this game after their lackluster Week 1 showing on Sept. 9. Drake Maye will look a lot
better at home."
Bookies.com: Bet the Steelers with the points vs Patriots
Bill Speros writes: "The Drake Maye Bandwagon blew a tire on opening night in a 13-10 loss at Seattle. The third-year Patriots QB played his worst game . . . since New England’s loss to the Seahawks in the Super Bowl. The Steelers won’t blow out anyone this season. Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers picked up Sunday in their 20-13 win over the Falcones where they left off in Green Bay years ago. T.J. Watt and the Steelers front could well force Maye into making one too many game-crushing mistakes. Hard to see New England covering this number even if everything clicks for Josh McDaniels' offense."
Sports Betting Dime: Patriots 29, Steeles 14.8
The site's formula predicts that the Patriots will win the NFL Week 2 game against the Steelers.
ESPN: Patriots have a 65.9% chance to beat Steelers
The site gives the Steelers a 33.9% shot at winning the NFL Week 2 game, with the remaining percentage accounting for a tie.
Dimers: Patriots 24, Steelers 18
It writes: "The numbers give the Steelers a win probability of 29.3%, while the Patriots have a win probability of 70.7%."
Sportsnaut: Patriots 20, Steelers 17
Matt Johnson writes: "With the New England Patriots missing A.J. Brown for the next month-plus, there is a path to the Pittsburgh Steelers winning at Gillette Stadium in Week 2. It would require Aaron Rodgers to play some of his best football, but that does not seem likely from the 42-year-old quarterback given his performance in the regular-season opener (5.5 yards per attempt, 83.4 passer rating and 38.1% Success Rate) against Atlanta. Pittsburgh’s defensive front will be able to generate pressure on Drake Maye, and New England no longer has a matchup-winning receiver to help out in those situations. While creating a defensive game plan for facing the Patriots has now been made much easier, we’ll take the dual-threat quarterback with a top-10 defense to win at home over Pittsburgh’s offensive offense."
Reach Jeremy Cluff at jeremy.cluff@arizonarepublic.com. Follow him on X, formerly Twitter @Jeremy_Cluff.
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