The Jess Cardinals and Buffalo Bills play each other Sunday in their season opener. The Bills are home favorites. The Cardinals are confident and are looking to get an upset.
After all, the last two times they have opened on the road against a team that went to the playoffs the previous season, they have come away with upset wins.
What are the experts saying?
Jess Root, Cards Wire
I believe the Cardinals will do better than expected. I believe the offense will move the ball. I believe Allen and Cook will be tough to defend. Arizona’s defense will come out more physically than the Bills are prepared for but Allen will rally the offense back.
It is a high-scoring, close affair that comes down to the final possession. Bills 30, Cardinals 24
Nick Wojton, Bills Wire
A team like the Cardinals, who didn’t have the best luck with health last season, are always overlooked. People forget injuries occur. While I have a 10-point difference, I think the Bills probably tack on a field goal late to get that gap but I’m expecting it to be pretty close throughout the day… an exciting game, but not quite the “Hail Murray” of years past.
Bills 27, Cardinals 17
Seth Cox, SB Nation/Rise Up, See Red podcast
Bills 31, Cardinals 28
NFL Network panel
Nine of the 10 experts picked the Bills to win, although Daniel Jeremiah does have the Cardinals with the upset.
All experts
According to NFLpickwatch, of 206 experts making picks, 90% pick the Bills.
The noteworthy experts picking the Cardinals to win are NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah, NBC Sports’ Chris Simms and SI’s Connor Orr.
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