The reigning Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams were handled with relative ease on their home field by the Buffalo Bills on opening night of the 2022 NFL season. They'll look to bounce back against an Atlanta Falcons team off of a hard-luck home loss. Here are our Falcons-Rams picks.
The season opener was far from the celebration quarterback Matthew Stafford and the Rams hoped for. The first half went OK, but the second half was a disaster, as Los Angeles was outscored 21-0. Stafford threw three interceptions, and the offense produced just 243 yards while the defense gave up 413.
The Falcons blew a 26-10 fourth-quarter lead to drop their home opener against the rival New Orleans Saints. Many were expecting Atlanta to be one of the worst teams in football, but for three quarters, the Falcons looked like a complete squad. How devastating the blown lead and eventual loss will be for their season remains to be seen.
Here are our top picks for the NFL Week 2 game between the Falcons and Rams (odds via DraftKings Sportsbook and Pointsbet; pick confidence based on a 1-to-5-star scale).