NFL 2026 . Week 1 . The Sicilian Girl . Picks

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:: Can a team still make the playoffs if they lose in Week 1?


NFL 2025 . Week 1 . Stats


5 of 16 teams that lost in week 1
- made the playoffs [ 31% ] ೕ(⁍̴̀◊⁍̴́ฅ)


of those 5 games
- 3 of the teams that won - also made the playoffs


of those 5 games
- 2 teams that won - did not make the playoffs


- both lost in week 1 -
AFC conference champions and AFC no. 1 seed [ Patriots ] . (lost in Super Bowl LX)
NFC conference champions and NFC no. 1 seed [ Seahawks ] . (won Super Bowl LX )

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Teams that lost in Week 1 and still made the playoffs


Minnesota Vikings 27
- Chicago Bears 24

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[ * both Texans and Rams made the playoffs ]

- Houston Texans 9
Los Angeles Rams 14

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[ * both 49ers and Seahawks made the playoffs ]

San Francisco 49ers 17
- Seattle Seahawks 13
. [ playoffs no 1 seed in NFC . won NFC conference . won Superbowl LX ]

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Las Vegas Raiders 20
- New England Patriots 13
. [ playoffs no 1 seed in AFC . Won AFC Conference . lost Superbowl LX ]

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[ * both Panthers and Jaguars made the playoffs ]

- Carolina Panthers 10
Jacksonville Jaguars 26

:: in NFL 2024 season


5 of 16 teams that lost in week 1
- made the playoffs [ 31% ] ೕ(⁍̴̀◊⁍̴́ฅ)


of those 5 games
- 4 of the teams that won - also made the playoffs


of those 5 games
- one team that won - did not make the playoffs

teams that lost in week 1 and still made the playoffs


- both teams made playoffs -

Kansas City Chiefs :: 27
. [ became AFC no. 1 seed in playoffs | lost in Super Bowl to Eagles ]

Baltimore Ravens :: 20 . [ made playoffs ]

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- both teams made playoffs -

Green Bay Packers :: 29 . [ made playoffs ]

Philadelphia Eagles :: 34
. [ made playoffs | won Super Bowl over Chiefs ]

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Denver Broncos :: 20 . [ made playoffs ]
Seattle Seahawks :: 26

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- both teams made playoffs -

* in the playoffs
played a rematch in the wildcard round won by the Commanders 23-20

Washington Commanders :: 20 . [ made playoffs ]
Tampa Bay Buccaneers :: 37 . [ made playoffs ]

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- both teams made playoffs -

Los Angeles Rams :: 20 . [ made playoffs ]

Detroit Lions :: 26
. [ made playoffs | NFC no. 1 seed | lost in Divisional round to Commanders 45-31 ]

(NFL 2024 | playoffs)

AFC | no. 1 seed:. Kansas City Chiefs

NFC no. 1 seed:. Detroit Lions


[ playoffs | wildcard ]


Los Angeles Chargers :: 6
Houston Texans :: 10


Pittsburgh Steelers :: 14
Baltimore Ravens :: 28


Denver Broncos :: 7
Buffalo Bills :: 31


Greenbay Packers :: 10
Philadephia Eagles :: 22


Washington Commanders :: 23
Tampa Bay Buccaneers :: 20


Minnesota Vikings :: 9
Los Angeles Rams :: 27


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The Sicilian Girl . Picks

NFL 2026 . Week 1


16 games

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:: September 2026

1 game . Wednesday . 9th
1 game . [ Melbourne, Australia ] . Thursday . 10th
13 games :: Sunday . 13th
1 game :: Monday . 14th

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Wednesday . 9 September 2026 . [ 1 game ]


Rematch of
Super Bowl LX
won by the Seahawks 29-13

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#1
8:20 pm
◆ over | under:. 44.5
★ New England Patriots . (0-0)
-3.5 Seattle Seahawks . (0-0)
straight pick:. Seattle Seahawks

:: Final
New England Patriots ::
Seattle Seahawks ::

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Thursday . 10 September 2026 . [ 1 game ]

Melbourne, Australia

[ first NFL game played in Australia ]

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Thursday Night Football

#2
8:35 pm
◆ over | under:. 48.5
★ San Francisco 49ers . (0-0)
-3.5 Los Angeles Rams . (0-0)
straight pick:. Los Angeles Rams

:: Final
San Francisco 49ers ::
Los Angeles Rams ::

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Sunday September 2026 . [ 13 games ]

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Trap Game

#3
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 44.5
Buffalo Bills . (0-0)
+1.5 ★ Houston Texans . (0-0)
straight pick:. Buffalo Bills

:: Final
Buffalo Bills ::
Houston Texans ::

#4
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 47.5
Baltimore Ravens . (0-0)
+3.5 ★ Indianapolis Colts . (0-0)
straight pick:. Baltimore Ravens

:: Final
Baltimore Ravens ::
Indianapolis Colts ::

#5
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 47.5
Chicago Bears . (0-0)
+2.5 ★ Carolina Panthers . (0-0)
straight pick:. Chicago Bears

:: Final
Chicago Bears ::
Carolina Panthers ::

#6
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 42.5
★ Atlanta Falcons . (0-0)
-3.5 Pittsburgh Steelers . (0-0)
straight pick:. Pittsburgh Steelers

:: Final
Atlanta Falcons ::
Pittsburgh Steelers ::

Trap Game

#7
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 50.5
★ Tampa Bay Buccaneers . (0-0)
-3.5 Cincinnati Bengals . (0-0)
straight pick:. Cincinnati Bengals

:: Final
Tampa Bay Buccaneers ::
Cincinnati Bengals ::

#8
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 39.5
★ New York Jets . (0-0)
-1.5 Tennessee Titans . (0-0)
straight pick:. Tennessee Titans

:: Final
New York Jets ::
Tennessee Titans ::

#9
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 40.5
★ Cleveland Browns . (0-0)
-7.5 Jacksonville Jaguars . (0-0)
straight pick:. Jacksonville Jaguars

:: Final
Cleveland Browns ::
Jacksonville Jaguars ::

#10
1 pm
◆ over | under:. 49.5
★ New Orleans Saints . (0-0)
-7 Detroit Lions . (0-0)
straight pick:. Detroit Lions

:: Final
New Orleans Saints ::
Detroit Lions ::

#11
4:25 pm
◆ over | under:. 46.5
★ Green Bay Packers . (0-0)
-1.5 Minnesota Vikings . (0-0)
straight pick:. Minnesota Vikings

:: Final
Green Bay Packers ::
Minnesota Vikings ::

#12
4:25 pm
◆ over | under:. 45.5
★ Washington Commanders . (0-0)
-5.5 Philadelphia Eagles . (0-0)
straight pick:. Philadelphia Eagles

:: Final
Washington Commanders ::
Philadelphia Eagles ::

#13
4:25 pm
◆ over | under:. 46.5
★ Arizona Cardinals . (0-0)
-10.5 Los Angeles Chargers . (0-0)
straight pick:. Los Angeles Chargers

:: Final
Arizona Cardinals ::
Los Angeles Chargers ::

Trap Game

#14
4:25 pm
◆ over | under: 40.5
★ Miami Dolphins . (0-0)
-3.5 Las Vegas Raiders . (0-0)
straight pick:. Las Vegas Raiders

:: Final
Miami Dolphins ::
Las Vegas Raiders ::

Sunday Night Football

Trap Game

#15
8:20 pm
◆ over | under: 48.5
Dallas Cowboys . (0-0)
+2.5 ★ New York Giants . (0-0)
straight pick:. Dallas Cowboys

:: Final
Dallas Cowboys ::
New York Giants ::

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Monday September 2026 . [ 1 game ]

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Monday Night Football

Trap Game

#16
8:15 pm
◆ over | under:. 43.5
★ Denver Broncos . (0-0)
-2.5 Kansas City Chiefs . (0-0)
straight pick:. Kansas City Chiefs

:: Final
Denver Broncos ::
Kansas City Chiefs ::