2017 NFL Schedule: Score Projections for Every Week 1 Game

SportsLine's powerful projection model simulated every Week 1 NFL game 10,000 times. Here's the final score of each game, along with key player stat lines.

Kansas City Chiefs at New England Patriots

Chiefs 18

Patriots 27

Patriots QB Tom Brady goes 23 of 37 for 269 yards and 2 scores as the Patriots win and cover against the Chiefs. WR Brandin Cooks catches three balls for 47 yards in his Patriots debut. Kansas City RB Spencer Ware rushes 13 times for 51 yards.

New York Jets at Buffalo Bills

Jets 19

Bills 26

Bills QB Tyrod Taylor throws for 188 yards and adds another 33 on the ground. RB LeSean McCoy has 80 yards and a score. WR Eric Decker leads the way for the Jets with 63 yards receiving.

Atlanta Falcons at Chicago Bears

Falcons 31

Bears 20

The Falcons' top-scoring offense lights it up. QB Matt Ryan has 290 yards and 2 scores, with WR Julio Jones nearly breaking 100 yards. QB Mike Glennon goes 227-1-1 in his Bears debut.

Philadelphia Eagles at Washington Redskins

Eagles 23

Redskins 26

Redskins QB Kirk Cousins throws for almost 300 yards and new top WR Terrelle Pryor gets it done with a 4-62 stat line. WR Alshon Jeffrey goes 5-58 in his Eagles debut.

Arizona Cardinals at Detroit Lions

Arizona 24

Lions 24

Our computer models truly think this game is a toss-up. Lions QB Matthew Stafford goes 226-1-1 and Cardinals RB David Johnson has 122 yards from scrimmage after suffering the bad beat of the year in Week 17 last season.

Oakland Raiders at Tennessee Titans

Raiders 26

Titans 24

Raiders QB Derek Carr goes for 243 yards and 2 scores. WRs Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree have 11 combined catches for 130 yards. Titans QB Marcus Mariota goes for 227 and a score as both QBs return healthy after going down on Christmas Eve.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Miami Dolphins

Bucs 21

Dolphins 26

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill goes for 240-2-1 in the battle of Florida. Newly-extended Bucs WR Mike Evans goes 6-79, while DeSean Jackson is a quiet 3-37 in his debut.

Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans

Jags 16

Texans 24

Texans RB Lamar Miller goes for 57 yards and a smothering Houston defense stifles the Jags. Jacksonville QB Blake Bortles goes 197-1-1.

Pittsburgh Steelers at Cleveland Browns

Steelers 26

Browns 15

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger goes off for 275 yards and 2 scores and RB Le'Veon Bell has 129 yards from scrimmage. New Browns WR Kenny Britt leads the way with a 5-57 stat line.

Baltimore Ravens at Cincinnati Bengals

Ravens 20

Bengals 22

Another classic AFC North game. Ravens QB Joe Flacco goes 29-43 for 253 yards, 60 of which go to WR Mike Wallace. Bengals stud WR AJ Green goes 7-86 in the season-opener.

Indianapolis Colts at Los Angeles Rams

Colts 25

Rams 18

Rams RB Todd Gurley has almost 100 yards from scrimmage, but Colts QB Andrew Luck goes 247-2-1 to lead the Colts to victory. Indy WR TY Hilton has 6 catches for 71 yards.

Seattle Seahawks at Green Bay Packers

Seahawks 20

Packers 22

No blowout this season. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers goes for 245 yards and 2 scores and TE Martellus Bennett goes 3-35 in his debut. #RevengeGame for new Seahawks RB Eddie Lacy falls short with an 11-49 stat line, but the game goes down to the wire.

Carolina Panthers at San Francisco 49ers

Panthers 24

49ers 20

This game is going to be closer than you think. Panthers QB Cam Newton throws for 241 yards and rushes for 31 more. 49ers WR Pierre Garcon is a quiet 3-31 in his Bay Area debut.

New York Giants at Dallas Cowboys

Giants 18

Cowboys 26

What an epic first Sunday Night Football opener. Reigning Rookie of the Year Dak Prescott has 228 yards and 2 TDs for Dallas, while RB Ezekiel Elliott goes off for almost 100 yards. WR Brandon Marshall goes 6-60 in his first game as a Giant.

New Orleans Saints at Minnesota Vikings

Saints 24

Vikings 27

This could be labeled an upset. New Vikings RB Latavius Murray rumbles for 51 yards and a score, while the Brandin Cooks-less Saints get a 6-67 line from WR Michael Thomas.

Los Angeles Chargers at Denver Broncos

Chargers 19

Broncos 24

Broncos WRs Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders have 63 yards receiving each, while Chargers RB Melvin Gordon has a 17-68 stat line. We're backing Trevor Siemian to get the start at QB for Denver on the second half of the Monday Night Football double-header.