The NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 puts all 16 games on one page so your pool can lock in winners before Thursday night. Week 2 runs from Thursday, September 17 through Monday, September 21, and every one of the 32 teams plays again. Print the sheet, mark your picks, and settle it on Tuesday morning.
The sheet 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, with no bye weeks until Week 5
- Picks deadline: Thursday, September 17 at 8:15 p.m. ET, when Lions at Bills kicks off
- Last game: Giants at Rams, Monday, September 21 at 8:15 p.m. ET
- Two late windows: Sunday has games at 4:05 p.m. and 4:25 p.m. ET, unlike Week 1
- Format: letter size 8.5 x 11, prints in black and white, also fillable on screen
NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026: Every Matchup to Pick
Home teams are listed second. Times are Eastern. Only one game falls outside the weekend this week, so the sheet is simpler to hand around than the Week 1 version.
| 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
The printable version is letter size, so it comes straight out of a home or office printer with no scaling. The same file is fillable, so anyone who would rather not print can tick their picks 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 lines stay square
- Black and white printing keeps the ink cost low for a big office pool
- Collect every sheet before Thursday night so nobody picks late
Download the NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 (Printable PDF)
Running the pool every week? The Week 3 Pick’em Sheet is ready as soon as this one is scored.
How to Run a Week 2 Pick’em Pool
Most pools take five minutes to set up. Agree on the format first, then the deadline, then 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, ask every player to write the total combined points in Giants at Rams on Monday night. Closest number wins. Survivor pools reach their first real squeeze in Week 2, because anyone who spent a strong team in Week 1 cannot use it again, so keep the full 2026 NFL schedule printable beside your master copy and tick off which teams each player has burned.
Week 2 Games That Decide Most Pools
One week of football is not enough to know who is good. Week 2 is where pools get split by overreaction, because players chase whatever happened on the opening weekend. These four are the ones to think about twice.
- Lions at Bills, Thursday 8:15 p.m. The first regular season game at the new Highmark Stadium, and Joe Brady’s first home game as Buffalo head coach. A stadium opening brings a crowd that does not behave like a normal Week 2 crowd, and this game locks before most sheets are even printed.
- Giants at Rams, Monday 8:15 p.m. The last game of the week, so it is the tiebreaker in most pools and carries double weight. Los Angeles opened the season in Melbourne, which is a long way to travel and come back from inside two weeks.
- Steelers at Patriots, Sunday 1:00 p.m. New England reached Super Bowl LX last season and lost it. Pittsburgh visits early, before anyone can tell whether the Patriots are picking up where they left off.
- Colts at Chiefs, Sunday 8:20 p.m. The only Sunday night game, in Kansas City, with Patrick Mahomes working his way back from December knee surgery. Prime time games draw heavy pick agreement, which makes them worth less when everyone gets them right.
One practical tip. Week 2 has two separate late windows, 4:05 and 4:25 p.m. ET, so five games kick off in that stretch rather than the usual cluster. If your pool locks game by game rather than all at once, 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 again in Week 2 because bye weeks do not start until Week 5. The slate is one Thursday game, 14 games on Sunday and one on Monday night.
When is the deadline to turn in Week 2 picks?
Most pools lock at the first kickoff, which is Thursday, September 17 at 8:15 p.m. ET for Lions at Bills. Collect sheets on Thursday afternoon. Pools that lock game by game let players pick the Sunday slate later.
Is the NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet free?
Yes. The printable and fillable PDF is free and it is one file, so the same sheet 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, which is 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 the 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 with seven, CBS with six, NBC with one and ABC with one. Only the Thursday game needs a subscription, on Prime Video. A digital antenna covers the rest.
Which Week 2 game is hardest to pick?
Lions at Bills on Thursday. It is the first regular season game at the new Highmark Stadium and Joe Brady’s first home game as Buffalo head coach, so there is no useful form to read, and it locks before most players have printed a sheet.
The NFL Week 2 Pick’em Sheet 2026 covers a stadium opening in Buffalo, five games squeezed into two late afternoon windows and a Monday night finish in Los Angeles. One page, sixteen picks, no app.
Print one copy per player, collect them all before 8:15 p.m. ET on September 17, and make everyone write a tiebreaker number. Week 2 is also when survivor pools start losing people, so if you run one, note which team each player has already spent before you accept this week’s pick.
Every matchup, kickoff time and TV channel on this sheet is checked against the official NFL Week 2 schedule.