Best Of - Chiefs DOMINATE Broncos in Mahomes' return, Nick Wright vs. PFF, NFL Week 2 Predictions

Nick Wright (0:00)

All right, Monday, pick one for What's Wright with Nick Wright. The best takes and moments from this week on the show.

Nick Wright (0:06)

Enjoy. Yes, so they played last year in the Steelers defense.

SPEAKER_3 (0:11)

Patrick Mahomes makes his return.

Nick Wright (0:12)

All types of trouble. There were some oopsies in there, but he came out, ran, got that touchdown. And the defense performed, your rookies performed, and Kenneth Walker ran into the ground. The floor is yours. You haven't been able to speak positively about the sheets in a minute. I know you're excited.

Nick Wright (0:28)

There's no way around it. I didn't think their defense looked good. Kenneth Walker against Drew Lock. Obviously, Drake May look so bad. Kevin Wilds, all of a sudden, is assigning him a shoulder injury. There's real concern in New England. Biggest story. AJ Brown is out, of course.

The Steelers defense looked really good last week. In record time from ACL. I'm getting five and a half points. No pun intended.

Nick Wright (0:58)

And I don't trust the Patriots. Well, so here's the thing.

Nick Wright (1:01)

If he was going to be on that pass rush, for week one of the season, teams that tour his ACL the month of May, if Aaron has time, he can still throw an accurate ball. In the 14th game of the year. You know, and so, I'm just getting five and a half points. I just want people to understand, I think it should be right.

New England three and a half. 2019, he dislocated his kneecap. 17-14, he missed two games. 21-17, 24-20, they won the Super Bowl. 27-24. 20-22. 28-24. He suffered a high England win in the playoffs. The exact cover that currently has AJ. Brown out from the IR and out for six weeks. One and three shot miss. Just winning the game out right. So I'll take Pittsburgh plus five and a half against going into New England.

SPEAKER_3 (1:46)

He tore his ACL.

Nick Wright (1:47)

TJ. Watt against Will Campbell or against Morgan Moses is something I'm interested in.

You're watching Drake and to announce he should be back. But those Patriots receivers with no AJ. Brown, it's a real concern. Pittsburgh plus five and a half. On the opening drive of the game.

Nick Wright (2:03)

Carolina minus two and a half and a half.

Nick Wright (2:04)

He ran it in for a touchdown. Listen, they got a holding penalty.

Nick Wright (2:09)

As of this.

SPEAKER_3 (2:10)

So we ran that son of a bitch in again.

Nick Wright (2:13)

The Falcons have no idea who's playing quarterback for them. It could have been no better. I for one of the defining athletes, Cooper Raj 21st Century, which he is not an NFL starting quarterback.

Nick Wright (2:28)

To show the world.

SPEAKER_4 (2:28)

They want to play Pinnix.

Nick Wright (2:30)

He's injured. Two of them might just be done. He's not worried about that damn name. They, you know, they did everything they could to be. They did everything they could to use Bichon last week and they'll do that. And again, I recognize that.

Nick Wright (2:40)

And Carolina's defense didn't help. It worked off the last week.

Nick Wright (2:44)

I have to imagine that they bounced back to some degree. The Panthers are 9-0. The defending division champions. And a team that has more hope going into this year than they've had since Peyton Manning was their quarterback. One outright or covered the spread in a game that he reminds five years.

SPEAKER_4 (3:06)

Guys, it sounds worse than it is.

Nick Wright (3:09)

Because there's only a handful of games they've been favored. I'm already healthy.

SPEAKER_4 (3:16)

And as has been the case every year of my career, save one.

Nick Wright (3:20)

The division still goes through me.

Nick Wright (3:22)

This isn't the only one of those I'm doing this week. That is historically the wrong thing to do.

But I think Carolina has real hopes for this season. Their offense looked, you know, Bryce got to be as confident as he's ever been. Atlanta just trying to keep its head above water until Penix gets healthy. Stafford and Joe and these other great quarterbacks. I expect Carolina to win. I'm laying less than a par goal. I'll take Carolina minus the two and a half.

Or Caleb or Trever, who I believe are going to be. I don't think the Chargers are good. And are turning into great quarterbacks. I think there is real concern about Lad McConaughey's availability. I think that they are already not liking Harbaugh's decision to... But all those people arguing all that stuff. a platoon, their guard position, which I've never seen done before.