Week 1 NFL Staff Selections and Free Picks [2026]

We have finally arrived at the start of the 2026 NFL season. Bobby dominated the preseason with a 39-9-1 (81%) mark and will look to keep it going into the regular season. You can find all of our picks below, including our Best Bets and Consensus picks.

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UltimateCapper CONSENSUS STAFF PLAYS WEEK 1:
The following picks are 100% consensus plays from our staff. These are plays when all three of us are on the same side of a game.

Colts +3.5
Saints +7


2-TEAM, 6-POINT TEASERS FOR WEEK 1:

Bobby Babowski
Chargers -3.5/Jets +6

Jay Cooper
Falcons +9.5/Packers +7.5

Reggie Garrett
Bills +6/Chiefs +3.5

OUR TOP 5 PLAYS ARE MARKED: ‘$$

Week 1
Day
Bobby
Babowski
All: 2-0
Top: 1-0
Jay
Cooper
All: 1-1
Top: 0-0
Reggie
Garrett
All: 0-2
Top: 0-0
New England
@ Seattle
Wednesday

+3.5 $$

+3.5

-3.5
San Francisco
vs LA Rams
Thursday

+4

-3.5

-3.5
Cleveland
@ Jacksonville
Sunday

-8

+8.5

+8.5
Tampa Bay
@ Cincinnati
Sunday

+4

-4 $$

-4
Baltimore
@ Indianapolis
Sunday

+3.5 $$

+3.5

+3.5
Atlanta
@ Pittsburgh
Sunday

-3 $$

+3.5 $$

+3.5
Buffalo
@ Houston
Sunday

PK

+1

PK $$
Chicago
@ Carolina
Sunday

-2.5

+3

+3 $$
NY Jets
@ Tennessee
Sunday

PK

PK

PK $$
New Orleans
@ Detroit
Sunday

+7

+7

+7
Arizona
@ LA Chargers
Sunday

-9.5

+9.5 $$

+9.5
Miami
@ Las Vegas
Sunday

-3.5

-3.5

+3.5
Washington
@ Philadelphia
Sunday

+5

+5

-4.5
Green Bay
@ Minnesota
Sunday

+1.5 $$

+1.5 $$

-1
Dallas
@ NY Giants
Sunday

+3

-3 $$

-3 $$
Denver
@ Kansas City
Monday

+2.5 $$

+2.5

-2.5 $$