The NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 is a free one page PDF that lists all 16 Week 2 games with ET kickoff times and TV channels, a pick box beside every team, a score column and a tiebreaker box.
Print it or fill it in on screen, the same file does both. Week 1 is done and every team sits at 1 and 0 or 0 and 1 heading into Week 2, which runs Thursday, September 17 to Monday, September 21, with all 32 teams back in action.
It works for an office pool, a family group chat or a solo season tracker. No app, no login and no email needed.
Week 2 Pick’em Quick Facts:
- Games to pick: 16, no byes until Week 5
- Picks lock: Thursday, September 17 at 8:15 p.m. ET, when Lions at Bills kicks off
- Tiebreaker game: Giants at Rams, Monday, September 21 at 8:15 p.m. ET
- Two late windows: five Sunday games split between 4:05 and 4:25 p.m. ET
- Free TV: 15 of 16 games are over the air, only Thursday night needs Prime Video
- Format: letter size 8.5 x 11, prints in black and white, fillable on screen
NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026: Every Matchup to Pick
Home teams are listed second. Times are Eastern. Only the Thursday and Monday games fall outside Sunday, so the sheet reads top to bottom in kickoff order.
| DATE | MATCHUP | TIME (ET) | TV |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thu, Sep 17 | Lions at Bills | 8:15 PM | Prime Video |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Panthers at Falcons | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Saints at Ravens | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Vikings at Bears | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Bengals at Texans | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Steelers at Patriots | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Packers at Jets | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Browns at Buccaneers | 1:00 PM | CBS |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Eagles at Titans | 1:00 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Jaguars at Broncos | 4:05 PM | CBS |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Raiders at Chargers | 4:05 PM | CBS |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Seahawks at Cardinals | 4:25 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Commanders at Cowboys | 4:25 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Dolphins at 49ers | 4:25 PM | FOX |
| Sun, Sep 20 | Colts at Chiefs | 8:20 PM | NBC |
| Mon, Sep 21 | Giants at Rams | 8:15 PM | ESPN, ABC |
Need kickoff times in your own time zone? See the full NFL Week 2 schedule with printable PDFs for ET, CT, MT and PT.
Download the Free NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 PDF
One PDF does both jobs. Print it and the pick boxes come out as empty squares to tick by hand. Open it in Adobe Reader, Chrome, Firefox, Preview or the iPhone Files app and the boxes become clickable, so anyone who skips the printer can pick on a laptop or phone and send it back to the pool host.
- Print one copy per player and write the player name at the top
- Set page scaling to 100 percent or Actual Size so the grid stays square
- Black and white printing keeps the ink cost low for a big office pool
- On screen, click the other box to switch a pick, and save the file before you send it
- Collect every sheet before Thursday night so nobody picks late
Download the NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 (Printable PDF)
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How to Run a Week 2 Pick’em Pool
Agree on three things before the first sheet goes out: the format, the deadline and the tiebreaker. Write all three at the top of the master copy so there is no argument on Monday night.
| FORMAT | HOW IT SCORES | BEST FOR |
|---|---|---|
| Straight up | 1 point per correct winner, 16 points possible | First timers and mixed skill groups |
| Confidence points | Rank all 16 games from 16 down to 1 and bank the value of each correct pick | Season long office pools |
| Survivor | Pick one winner a week, a loss ends your run, no team twice | Large groups that want a long chase |
| Knockout | Lowest weekly score is eliminated until one player is left | Small offices of 8 to 15 players |
For the tiebreaker, every player writes the total combined points in Giants at Rams on Monday night. Closest number wins. Survivor pools feel their first squeeze in Week 2, because a team spent in Week 1 is gone for the season, so keep the full 2026 NFL schedule printable beside the master copy and tick off which teams each player has burned.
Week 2 Games That Decide Most Pools
Week 1 is in the books, and pools already show real separation between the teams that opened fast and the ones that did not. Spreads below reflect the market after Sunday’s games, not the schedule release numbers. These four Week 2 games deserve a second look.
- Lions at Bills, Thursday 8:15 p.m. Both teams arrive unbeaten off wild Week 1 wins. Buffalo won at Houston 36 to 31, and Detroit needed overtime to beat New Orleans 31 to 30. The game is also the first regular season game at the new Highmark Stadium and Joe Brady’s first home game as Bills head coach. Buffalo is a 3 point favorite, the same number as the opening line.
- Steelers at Patriots, Sunday 1:00 p.m. Pittsburgh won its opener 20 to 13 over Atlanta in Aaron Rodgers’ first start for the team. New England lost its Wednesday night opener to Seattle 13 to 10, with Drake Maye throwing three interceptions. The Patriots get ten days of rest off that early game and are now favored by 5.5 points, up from 4.5 at schedule release.
- Colts at Chiefs, Sunday 8:20 p.m. The only Sunday night game. Indianapolis was routed 41 to 23 by Baltimore in Week 1, while Kansas City closes its own Week 1 slate Monday night against Denver, with Patrick Mahomes starting his second game back from knee surgery. Kansas City is favored by 6.5 points, up from 5.5 at schedule release. Prime time games draw heavy pick agreement, which makes them worth less in a confidence pool.
- Giants at Rams, Monday 8:15 p.m. The last game of the week, so it is the tiebreaker in most pools. New York opened 1 and 0 with a 28 to 20 win over Dallas under new coach John Harbaugh, with Jaxson Dart throwing three touchdowns. Los Angeles fell 27 to 7 to San Francisco in the Melbourne opener and gets ten days to regroup. The Rams are favored by 7.5 points, down slightly from 8.5 at schedule release.
One practical tip. Week 2 has two late windows, 4:05 and 4:25 p.m. ET, so five games kick off in that stretch instead of one cluster. If your pool locks game by game rather than at the first kickoff, say so on the sheet, because players will assume the Week 1 rule still applies.
NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 FAQ
How many games do I pick in NFL Week 2 2026?
Sixteen. All 32 teams play in Week 2 because bye weeks do not start until Week 5. The slate is one Thursday game, 14 on Sunday and one on Monday night.
When is the deadline to turn in Week 2 picks?
Most pools lock at the first kickoff, Thursday, September 17 at 8:15 p.m. ET for Lions at Bills. Collect sheets on Thursday afternoon. Pools that lock game by game can take Sunday picks until 1:00 p.m. ET on September 20.
What is on the NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet?
All 16 games in kickoff order with the date, ET time and TV channel, a pick box beside each team, a result column for the final score, a name line, a total correct box and a tiebreaker box for the Monday night points total.
Is the NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet free?
Yes. The PDF is free and it is one file that prints blank or fills in on screen. There is no signup, no email and no account needed.
How do you break a tie in a Week 2 pool?
The standard tiebreaker is total combined points in the last game of the week, Giants at Rams on Monday, September 21. Each player writes one number before kickoff and the closest guess wins. Some pools use closest without going over instead.
Why does Week 2 have two late afternoon windows?
Week 2 has games at both 4:05 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. ET, five in total. The league splits the late window when regional coverage maps call for it. Week 1 had a single 4:25 window, so tell your pool the times changed.
Can I watch every Week 2 game without cable?
Fifteen of the 16 games are on free over the air channels: FOX has seven, CBS six, NBC one and ABC one. Only Lions at Bills on Thursday needs a subscription, on Prime Video. A digital antenna covers the rest.
Is Lions at Bills the first game at the new Highmark Stadium?
Yes. Thursday, September 17 is the first regular season game at the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park and Joe Brady’s first home game as Bills head coach. Both teams arrive unbeaten: Buffalo won at Houston 36 to 31 and Detroit beat New Orleans 31 to 30 in overtime in Week 1.
The NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 covers a Highmark Stadium opener between two Week 1 winners, five games squeezed into two late afternoon windows and a Monday night tiebreaker between an unbeaten Giants team and a winless Rams team. One page, 16 picks, printable or fillable, no app.
Collect every sheet before 8:15 p.m. ET on September 17 and make each player write a tiebreaker number. Every matchup, kickoff time and TV channel on this sheet is checked against the official NFL Week 2 schedule.