NFL Week 2 Picks: Predicting the Winner of All 15 Matchups

The biggest upset of Week 1 was the St. Louis Rams knocking off the defending NFC champion Seattle Seahawks  34-31 in overtime. After that hard-fought win at home, the Rams have an excellent chance to go to 2-0 with a road win against Washington.

While Washington moved the ball well in a 17-10 defeat against the Miami Dolphins in Week 1, it is about to clash with another strong defensive line. Ndamukong Suh and Cameron Wake led the Fins' front four. Expect no drop-off from the Rams' Aaron Donald and Robert Quinn.

Washington will have issues running the ball because of the Rams defensive ends and their linebackers.

The Rams have enough production from special teams with Tavon Austin offering a spark as a return man, and Nick Foles will manage the game under center to remain undefeated after the first two weeks of the season.

Here's a look at my predictions for all 16 games on tap:

Away	Home	Prediction
Denver	Kansas City	Kansas City
Houston	Carolina	Houston
San Francisco	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh
Tampa Bay	New Orleans	New Orleans
Detroit	Minnesota	Minnesota
Arizona	Chicago	Chicago
New England	Buffalo	Buffalo
San Diego	Cincinnati	San Diego
Tennessee	Cleveland	Tennessee
Atlanta	New York	Atlanta
St. Louis	Washington	St. Louis
Miami	Jacksonville	Miami
Baltimore	Oakland	Baltimore
Dallas	Philadelphia	Philadelphia
Seattle	Green Bay	Seattle

This is the Chiefs' Time

The Kansas City Chiefs haven't beaten the Denver Broncos since 2012. That drought has equated to a six-game losing streak, but things are going to change on Thursday. With head coach Andy Reid's imprint firmly on the team, they are finally playing with the swagger necessary to win big division matchups.

In previous years, the Broncos offense was so high-powered that it was difficult for K.C. to keep pace. In the last four meetings, Denver has averaged 25.75 points per game. The Chiefs have only cracked 20 once.

This year's first matchup finds the Chiefs offense looking better and Denver's attack slowing down. Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith threw for 243 yards, three scores and no picks in the opener against the Houston Texans. This year, it appears Denver's strength might be in its defense.

The Broncos beat the Baltimore Ravens 19-13 at home in Week 1, but Peyton Manning had a subpar performance. He threw for just 175 yards, didn't throw a touchdown pass and tossed one pick. It's hard to believe, but he looks to be in a downward spiral that could put an enormous amount of pressure on the defense to hold teams below 20 points every week.

Look for the Chiefs to establish the short passing game with a focus on all-world tight end Travis Kelce. His ability to get yards after the catch will be key as the Chiefs break their losing streak to their division rivals.

Beast Mode Will Carry Seattle

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After losing the season opener, the Seahawks will be a little desperate in Week 2. The Green Bay Packers host the Seahawks, and the former will be in trouble if they don't shore up their run defense. In Week 1, Green Bay allowed 189 yards on the ground to the Chicago Bears.

With Marshawn Lynch coming to town, the Packers should fear the Beast.

Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers blamed the Packers' tackling for the Bears' success on the ground. Per Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Capers said:

"We have to tackle better. Part of that is again the speed of the first game, it's the first regular season game. Forte is a good runner. We're going to see good runners every week."

Forte is a heck of a player, but Lynch is probably a notch above him. Whether Capers admits it or not, the issue went beyond tackling. Chicago's offensive line was consistently winning its matchups at the line of scrimmage. The Bears line isn't terrible, but Seattle's run blocking might be a little better. Based on what we saw in Chicago, Green Bay has every reason to be concerned.

The Seahawks will ride the back of Lynch to the win.