Steelers at Patriots, Week 2: expert picks and result
Result
21 of 23 experts picked the Patriots to win. Against the spread, 8 of 12 picks covered.
One game says little about an expert. Each name links to a full season record.
Lines the experts picked against
- CBS Sports spread: NE -5.5
- NFL.com spread (FanDuel line printed in the article): NE -4.5, total 41.5
- CBS Sports moneyline: NE -232
How the experts split
Counts of experts, not probabilities.
Straight up
PIT: 2NE: 21
Who picked which side
Steelers (2)
- Kalyn Kahler Loss
- Lindsey Thiry Loss
Patriots (21)
- Ben Solak Win
- Bobby Kownack Win
- Brooke Cersosimo Win
- Dan Graziano Win
- Dan Parr Win
- Dave Richard Win
- Eric Moody Win
- Gennaro Filice Win
- Jamey Eisenberg Win
- Jared Dubin Win
- Jason Reid Win
- Jeremy Bergman Win
- Jeremy Fowler Win
- John Breech Win
- Matt Bowen Win
- Mike Clay Win
- Pamela Maldonado Win
- Pete Prisco Win
- Ryan Wilson Win
- Seth Wickersham Win
- Tyler Sullivan Win
Against the spread
PIT: 4NE: 8
Steelers (4)
- Dan Parr +4.5 Loss
- Dave Richard +5.5 Loss
- Jamey Eisenberg +5.5 Loss
- Ryan Wilson +5.5 Loss
Patriots (8)
- Bobby Kownack -4.5 Win
- Brooke Cersosimo -4.5 Win
- Gennaro Filice -4.5 Win
- Jared Dubin -5.5 Win
- Jeremy Bergman -4.5 Win
- John Breech -5.5 Win
- Pete Prisco -5.5 Win
- Tyler Sullivan -5.5 Win
Every pick
| Expert | Straight up | Against the spread | Predicted score | How we got it |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Richard CBS Sports | NE Win | PIT +5.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jamey Eisenberg CBS Sports | NE Win | PIT +5.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Jared Dubin CBS Sports | NE Win | NE -5.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| John Breech CBS Sports | NE Win | NE -5.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Pete Prisco CBS Sports | NE Win | NE -5.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ryan Wilson CBS Sports | NE Win | PIT +5.5 Loss | Restored after the game | |
| Tyler Sullivan CBS Sports | NE Win | NE -5.5 Win | Restored after the game | |
| Ben Solak ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Dan Graziano ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Eric Moody ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jason Reid ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Jeremy Fowler ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Kalyn Kahler ESPN | PIT Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Lindsey Thiry ESPN | PIT Loss | — | Restored after the game | |
| Matt Bowen ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Mike Clay ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Pamela Maldonado ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Seth Wickersham ESPN | NE Win | — | Restored after the game | |
| Bobby Kownack NFL.com | NE Win | NE -4.5 Win | NE 21-16 | Restored after the game |
| Brooke Cersosimo NFL.com | NE Win | NE -4.5 Win | NE 22-17 | Restored after the game |
| Dan Parr NFL.com | NE Win | PIT +4.5 Loss | NE 20-17 | Restored after the game |
| Gennaro Filice NFL.com | NE Win | NE -4.5 Win | NE 23-16 | Restored after the game |
| Jeremy Bergman NFL.com | NE Win | NE -4.5 Win | NE 17-9 | Restored after the game |
Sources
- CBS Sports picks against the spread · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
847ffbd8011a… - CBS Sports picks, straight up · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
093777b1f1dd… - ESPN expert picks · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:31 UTC · SHA-256
753a3fbd677c… - NFL.com picks article · page saved Oct 12, 2026, 18:42 UTC · SHA-256
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