Week 2 2026 bold predictions: Giants to upset Rams, tanking Dolphins cover against 49ers
The 2026 NFL campaign launched with several notable surprises, including Arizona securing a 26-14 away victory over the Chargers and San Francisco routing the Rams 27-7 in Australia. To begin the second week of action, Buffalo unveiled their new Highmark Stadium with a 41-31 triumph against Detroit, establishing an early 21-point advantage.
Missing safeties Brian Branch and Kerby Joseph, the Lions have yielded over 70 points and 900 yards across their initial two contests, matching a franchise-worst defensive milestone not seen since their winless 2008 schedule.
Attention now shifts to Monday night at SoFi Stadium, where John Harbaugh's Giants aim to upset Sean McVay's Rams, who hold an undefeated 4-0 record while scoring 33.0 points per matchup against New York under their current coach. A second consecutive defeat would place Los Angeles among just four other preseason Super Bowl favorites to stumble to an 0-2 start across the prior half-century, joining the 1987 Giants, 1993 Cowboys, 2002 Rams, and 2015 Seahawks.
New York enters the clash following a 28-20 victory against Dallas, an outing in which they suppressed Dak Prescott, CeeDee Lamb, and George Pickens by dominating possession 36:40 to 23:20 and converting nine of eleven third downs.
