NFL Week 1 picks: Our experts face off on 49ers vs. Rams in Australia, Bills at Texans and more

Welcome to the 2026 NFL season, and our league overlords have put together quite the opening slate of games for us to enjoy. The Super Bowl rematch on Wednesday night saw the Seattle Seahawks hand the New England Patriots another loss, while we have football in Australia on Thursday night between the San Francisco 49ers and Los Angeles Rams, and then a whopping 13 games on Sunday.

Josh Allen has to open up the season against a scary Houston defense, Lamar Jackson and Daniel Jones face off in Indy, we get an NFC North matchup right off the bat between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings, and an AFC West showdown on "Monday Night Football" between Patrick Mahomes and Bo Nix. So, which teams should you pick in Week 1, and which should you fade? CBS Sports writers Jordan Dajani and Jared Dubin are here to break down the biggest games of the weekend. For clarity, lines for these selections were taken on Sept. 7 over at DraftKings Sportsbook.

Dajani (Rams -3.5): This matchup is much more than just two rival contenders kicking off the season in the land down under. You need to know that this game features…

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