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NFL Week 1 Results are final for 2026. Kansas City closed the opening-week slate with a 31-10 win over Denver on September 14, so this page has been converted from a live odds-and-predictions preview into a completed betting recap. Using the final published recommendation for each game, ScoresAndStats finished 8-5 on 13 actionable wagers, with three price-sensitive wait decisions left ungraded.
The strongest part of the card was the totals market, where the published selections went 5-1. Sides and moneylines finished 3-4, while the five wagers highlighted as the best Sunday and Monday bets went 3-2. Every final score can also be checked on the official NFL Week 1 schedule.
NFL Week 1 Results at a Glance
- Final published card: 8-5 on 13 actionable wagers.
- Best-bet record: 3-2 on the five wagers highlighted before Sunday and Monday.
- Totals: 5-1.
- Sides and moneylines: 3-4.
- Wait or no-bet decisions: Three, all left ungraded.
- Closest winner: Miami-Las Vegas Under 40.5, which cashed by half a point in a 27-13 Raiders win.
The Week 1 scoring range was enormous. Seattle and New England combined for only 23 points, while Chicago and Carolina combined for 96. Winning margins also ranged from one point in Detroit’s 31-30 victory over New Orleans to 24 points in Jacksonville’s 34-10 win over Cleveland.
2026 NFL Week 1 Results and Pick Grades
| Final Result | Published Position | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| New England 10, Seattle 13 | Under 44.5 | Win |
| San Francisco 27, Los Angeles Rams 7 | Rams -3.5 | Loss |
| Chicago 59, Carolina 37 | Bears -3 (-115) | Win |
| Tampa Bay 27, Cincinnati 33 | Over 50.5 (-105) | Win |
| New Orleans 30, Detroit 31 | Lions -7 (-108) | Loss |
| Buffalo 36, Houston 31 | Texans ML +104 | Loss |
| Baltimore 41, Indianapolis 23 | Wait for Ravens -3.5 at -105 or better | No bet |
| Cleveland 10, Jacksonville 34 | Under 40.5 (-115) | Loss |
| Atlanta 13, Pittsburgh 20 | Under 41 (-112) | Win |
| New York Jets 23, Tennessee 10 | Jets ML +104 | Win |
| Arizona 26, Los Angeles Chargers 14 | Chargers -9.5 (-105) | Loss |
| Miami 13, Las Vegas 27 | Under 40.5 (-114) | Win |
| Green Bay 22, Minnesota 39 | Wait for Vikings -1 at -120 or better | No bet |
| Washington 22, Philadelphia 24 | Wait for Eagles -5 or better | No bet |
| Dallas 20, New York Giants 28 | Giants +3 (-114) if Malik Nabers active | Win |
| Denver 10, Kansas City 31 | Under 43.5 (-105) | Win |
The three no-bet rows are intentionally excluded from the 8-5 record. Baltimore -3.5 would have covered comfortably, and Minnesota -1 also would have covered, but the prices available in the final update were outside the stated buy ranges. Philadelphia illustrates the other side of that discipline: the Eagles won 24-22, but the listed -5.5 spread would not have covered.
The conditional Giants recommendation also became actionable. Malik Nabers was confirmed active before kickoff, satisfying the condition attached to New York +3. The Giants then won outright, 28-20.
How the Best NFL Week 1 Bets Performed
The final Sunday and Monday update highlighted five wagers as the strongest remaining positions. Three won and two lost.
| Best Bet | Final Result | Grade |
|---|---|---|
| Chargers -9.5 (-105) | Arizona 26, Los Angeles 14 | Loss |
| Dolphins-Raiders Under 40.5 (-114) | Las Vegas 27, Miami 13 | Win |
| Jets ML +104 | New York 23, Tennessee 10 | Win |
| Texans ML +104 | Buffalo 36, Houston 31 | Loss |
| Broncos-Chiefs Under 43.5 (-105) | Kansas City 31, Denver 10 | Win |
The Chargers were the largest miss. Moving from -10.5 to -9.5 had improved the pregame price, but price improvement cannot rescue the wrong side when the underdog wins outright. Arizona beat Los Angeles by 12.
Miami-Las Vegas provided the opposite lesson. The final score landed on exactly 40 points, so Under 40.5 won while a bettor who had accepted 39.5 would have lost. That one-point difference is a clean example of why the number matters just as much as the handicap.
The Jets also justified the plus-money approach by winning outright by 13. Houston’s +104 moneyline did not, with Buffalo winning 36-31. Monday’s Under 43.5 closed the five-bet group with a win when Kansas City and Denver combined for 41 points.
What NFL Week 1 Taught Bettors
Totals Outperformed the Side Card
The six actionable totals selections finished 5-1. Under 44.5 in New England-Seattle, Over 50.5 in Tampa Bay-Cincinnati, Under 41 in Atlanta-Pittsburgh, Under 40.5 in Miami-Las Vegas and Under 43.5 in Denver-Kansas City all cashed. Cleveland-Jacksonville Under 40.5 was the only totals loss after the Jaguars won 34-10.
That does not make Week 1 unders or totals generally automatic Week 2 bets. It means the matchup-specific totals analysis on this particular card was more accurate than the side analysis. The market gets new information after every game, so blindly extending a one-week result is exactly the kind of overreaction bettors should avoid.
The Winning Team Can Still Produce a Losing Ticket
Detroit beat New Orleans, but Lions -7 lost because the final margin was only one. Philadelphia beat Washington, but Eagles -5.5 would have lost because the Eagles won by two. Week 1 supplied two direct reminders that identifying the better team is different from identifying the better bet.
Price Discipline Still Matters After the Result
Baltimore and Minnesota show why a no-bet decision should not be graded using hindsight. Both teams covered numbers close to the published thresholds, but the final pregame prices were outside the recommended buy ranges. Philadelphia went the other direction and demonstrated exactly why waiting for a better number can prevent a bad wager.
The point is not to celebrate missed winners. It is to keep the grading process consistent. A bet exists only when the available number meets the stated standard. More on break-even prices and implied probability is available in the ScoresAndStats Expert Betting Guide.
Week 1 Produced a Wide Range of Outcomes
Combined scoring ranged from 23 points in Patriots-Seahawks to 96 in Bears-Panthers. The 16 games also finished with 16 different winning margins, ranging from Detroit by one to Jacksonville by 24. That variation is a useful warning against treating one opening weekend as a stable league-wide trend.
What Comes Next After Week 1?
Week 1 betting markets are closed. Readers looking for actionable numbers should move to the NFL Week 2 odds and predictions page, where the next 16-game slate runs from Thursday, September 17 through Monday, September 21.
Current game lines, previews and individual matchup analysis are also available through the ScoresAndStats NFL predictions hub. Week 1 results are useful evidence, but one game should be treated as new information rather than a complete rewrite of what was known about a team before the season.
NFL Week 1 Results FAQs
When did 2026 NFL Week 1 end?
The 2026 NFL Week 1 schedule ended Monday, September 14, when the Kansas City Chiefs defeated the Denver Broncos 31-10. The opening week contained 16 games from September 9 through September 14.
What was the ScoresAndStats NFL Week 1 betting record?
The final published card finished 8-5 on 13 actionable wagers. Three additional games were listed as wait or no-bet situations because the available price did not meet the published threshold, so they remain ungraded.
How did the best NFL Week 1 bets perform?
The five wagers highlighted as the best remaining Sunday and Monday bets finished 3-2. The Jets moneyline, Miami-Las Vegas Under 40.5 and Denver-Kansas City Under 43.5 won, while Chargers -9.5 and the Texans moneyline lost.
Which type of NFL Week 1 pick performed best?
Totals performed best on the published Week 1 card, finishing 5-1. Actionable sides and moneylines finished 3-4.
Why were three NFL Week 1 games left ungraded?
Those games were published as wait decisions rather than actionable bets at the listed prices. Baltimore and Minnesota would have covered, while Philadelphia would not have covered -5.5, but none belongs in the betting record because the stated buy conditions were not met.
What was the closest winning ScoresAndStats Week 1 pick?
Miami-Las Vegas Under 40.5 was the closest winner. The Raiders won 27-13 for exactly 40 combined points, so the published Under 40.5 recommendation cashed by half a point.
