Garrett Podell#78 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 18, 2026
In a Week 2 bold-predictions piece, CBS Sports predicts the Giants will upset the Rams on Monday Night Football at SoFi Stadium, dropping Los Angeles to 0-2, and that Colts quarterback Daniel Jones will throw multiple touchdowns on Sunday Night Football at Kansas City.
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What Garrett Podell said
That record will drop to 4-1 after John Harbaugh's Giants go into SoFi Stadium and leave with a "Monday Night Football" road win.
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- The piece
- Week 2 2026 bold predictions: Giants to upset Rams, tanking Dolphins cover against 49ers
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- SaidSep 18
- PlayedSep 21
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Game Outcome PicksNew York Giants
New York Giants to beat Los Angeles Rams
What happenedRams 28–6Giants at Rams0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.94difficulty=−194skillClosing line (Sep 21): Rams by 6.5 · underdog pick, Giants 28%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 6-28
- skill:
- −194
- they picked:
- NYG
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 17
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