Week 2 NFL Parlay Picks: Taking Points With Tennessee

Week 1 of the NFL season had its fair share of storylines, and we can only hope that Week 2 will be just as intriguing. 

Hopefully you made a profit in the opening week of the year, and if not, there are plenty of opportunities to make this week a winning one.

My weekly NFL parlay pick column starts with two run-heavy teams that I believe are not getting enough respect in the NFL odds. Then I'll focus on a game that involves perhaps the most run-happy team in the league, the Baltimore Ravens, in a three-leg Same-Game Parlay.

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Week 2 NFL parlay picks

• Falcons +1 + Titans +3 = +259
• BAL/CIN u46.5 + Jackson u1.5 pass TDs + Burrow u263.5 pass yds = +270

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Best Week 2 parlay pick

Falcons +1

Titans +3

+259 at FanDuel

I was far more impressed with the Falcons than I was with the Packers in Week 1, so I'll gladly take the points with them as home underdogs.

Atlanta did a great job putting pressure on Panthers rookie QB Bryce Young, forcing two INTs and a fumble while tallying a pair of sacks.

The Falcons' offense had outstanding field position most of the day and didn't squander it. Bijan Robinson, an Offensive Rookie of the Year odds contender, looked as good as advertised with 56 yards on 10 carries while adding six catches for 27 yards and a TD. Tyler Allgeier also scampered for 75 yards and two scores on 15 attempts.

Desmond Ridder impressed despite not throwing for volume, going 15-for-18 with 115 yards and a score. Wideout Drake London was only targeted once, and tight end Kyle Pitts led all receivers with 44 yards on two grabs.

I think the potential for this unit is even higher than it let on in Week 1. Atlanta is poised to dominate the time of possession battle vs. a Green Bay defense that was 28th in rushing yards allowed per carry a year ago. It allowed 4.2 yards per carry to the Bears last week, 22nd in the NFL.

The Packers poured it on late vs. a Bears team that is clearly going through some growing pains, and a franchise that they've dominated for most of the 21st century. Quarterback Jordan Love had some highlights (three TD passes) but struggled with accuracy (15 of 27), and running back Aaron Jones missed practice on Wednesday and Thursday.

I'll add the Titans as 3-point home underdogs to the Chargers to round this two-legger out.

The "new-look" Chargers passing offense appeared just as stunted as it did last year vs. the Dolphins, with Justin Herbert managing a modest 6.9 yards per attempt at home. Austin Ekeler kept L.A. in the game (164 all-purpose yards and a TD), but is dealing with an ankle injury ahead of Sunday's affair in Tennessee.

The Titans' defense held Derek Carr and the Saints in check all game long in Week 1, and I expect more of the same in their home opener. 

Considering Derrick Henry will be running against a Chargers defense that was dead-last in yards allowed per rush (5.4) in 2022, the Titans' stoppers should be well-rested throughout.

Best Week 2 SGP

BAL/CIN Under 46.5

Lamar Jackson Under 1.5 Pass TDs

Joe Burrow Under 263.5 Pass Yards

+270 at Caesars

The last three meetings between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals have gone below the listed total of 46.5, and I believe it will be the case for a fourth straight time on Sunday. 

While it's true that Lamar Jackson missed each of the last two meetings — including the Wild Card game between these two squads last January — the lowest-scoring head-to-head meeting of that aforementioned recent trio featured Jackson as the starter in Week 5 of the 2022 season (Baltimore won 19-17). 

Meanwhile, Joe Burrow couldn't have looked worse vs. the Browns in Week 1, completing just 14 of 31 passes for a paltry 82 yards and no touchdowns. 

I'm down on both of these signal-callers, so I'm taking the Under and building a same-game parlay around it. 

Jackson's passing TD Under is juiced heavily but for good reason. He's failed to tally two passing scores in nine of his last 10 contests dating back to Week 4 of last season.

Burrow finished last year with 242 or fewer passing yards in five of his final seven contests before laying an egg last Sunday. That included two matchups with Baltimore, which also kept him to 217 yards in Week 5.

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