By Jeremy Hritz
Every week, I will select the winners of each NFL contest and post them on The Steel Study. Here are my game picks for week 1. Starting next week, my Steelers game prediction will not be available until the release of The Steel Study Podcast. Please note the winning team is in bold.
| Week 1 | |||
| Date | Time (ET) | Away Team | Home Team |
| Thu Sep 9 | 8:20 pm | Dallas Cowboys | Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 31-21 |
| Sun Sep 12 | 1:00 pm | Arizona Cardinals | Tennessee Titans, 27-21 |
| 1:00 pm | Jacksonville Jaguars, 16-13 | Houston Texans | |
| 1:00 pm | Los Angeles Chargers | Washington Football Team, 23-17 | |
| 1:00 pm | Minnesota Vikings, 27-20 | Cincinnati Bengals | |
| 1:00 pm | New York Jets | Carolina Panthers, 28-17 | |
| 1:00 pm | Philadelphia Eagles | Atlanta Falcons, 24-21 | |
| 1:00 pm | Pittsburgh Steelers, 26-24 | Buffalo Bills | |
| 1:00 pm | San Francisco 49ers, 30-10 | Detroit Lions | |
| 1:00 pm | Seattle Seahawks, 29-27 | Indianapolis Colts | |
| 4:25 pm | Cleveland Browns | Kansas City Chiefs, 34-31 | |
| 4:25 pm | Denver Broncos | New York Giants, 19-17 | |
| 4:25 pm | Green Bay Packers, 33-28 | New Orleans Saints | |
| 4:25 pm | Miami Dolphins | New England Patriots, 23-17 | |
| 8:20 pm | Chicago Bears | Los Angeles Rams, 34-19 | |
| Mon Sep 13 | 8:15 pm | Baltimore Ravens, 30-21 | Las Vegas Raiders |