Fans are settling in after an exciting first week of NFL action and buckling up for another promising set of matchups in Week 2. A pair of AFC contenders meet head-to-head on Monday Night Football as the Buffalo Bills host the Tennessee Titans. Highmark Stadium will surely be rocking for this one.
The Bills will look to keep rolling after they dismantled the reigning Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams by a score of 31-10 in Week 1. Meanwhile, the Titans allowed the New York Giants to pull off a fourth quarter comeback and ended up losing 21-20. An upset win would turn things around, though.
Should Buffalo really be favored by nearly 10 points against a balanced Titans team? Does Tennessee have any chance of shocking the NFL world with an upset victory? Here's what projection models and experts across the industry have to say about the Titans vs Bills Week 2 matchup.
Titans vs Bills Projections
ESPN FPI:'Bills (79.6%)
numberFire:'Bills (71.2%)
FiveThirtyEight:'Bills (76%)
Betting Favorite:'Bills (-9.5)
Projected Winner:'Bills (4)
Titans vs Bills Expert Picks
ESPN Experts:'Bills (8), Titans (1)
Sports Illustrated Experts:'Bills (5)
CBS Sports Experts:'Bills (8)
Expert Totals:'Bills (21), Titans (1)
Almost everyone expects an uphill battle for the Titans in Week 2. In fact, only one of the 22 experts chose Tennessee here, which lines up with what the betting markets are saying.
The projection models are backing up those picks, too. Each one gave the Bills at least a 71% chance of emerging victorious at home in Week 2.
Week 1 showed that upsets can happen in any matchup, so fans should be in for a thriller on Monday night.