Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 17
Microsoft Copilot Picks All 16 NFL Week 2 Games After 11-5 Week 1
Updated
Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 17

Microsoft Copilot Picks All 16 NFL Week 2 Games After 11-5 Week 1

1 articles · Updated · USA TODAY · Sep 17

Summary

  • Copilot projected winners for all 16 Week 2 NFL games, backing the Bills over the Lions in Thursday's opener and the Chiefs over the Colts in another home win for Patrick Mahomes.
  • The Week 2 slate follows an 11-5 opening week for Microsoft's chatbot, part of USA TODAY Sports' ongoing test of whether the AI overreacts to fresh results.
  • Its strongest lean came on several home or roster-based edges, including Ravens over Saints, Eagles over Titans, 49ers over Dolphins and Buccaneers over Browns.
  • The closest calls included Bills-Lions as a near toss-up, Texans-Bengals as a Stroud-Burrow duel, and Cowboys-Commanders as a projected 31-28 divisional shootout.
  • USA TODAY said Copilot sometimes surfaced outdated player or team information and had to be prompted to correct errors, underscoring limits of LLMs in fast-moving sports coverage.

Insights

Does Microsoft Copilot's refusal to overreact to Week 1 results expose a fatal flaw in its sports prediction model?
Can an AI's steady NFL predictions outperform the emotional swings of human bettors during a chaotic 2026 season?
Will the Giants' historic new quarterback shatter Microsoft Copilot's algorithm that heavily favors the Rams' historical dominance?