Week 2 of the NFL season brings a lot more weather drama than the opener, and the forecast could matter in some of Sunday’s biggest games. After a mostly clean opening week, the elements are set to poke their head into the picture, especially in the NFC North clash between the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears.
That matchup at Soldier Field is one of the clearest weather storylines on the board: rainy and windy conditions are expected, with kickoff temperature listed at 69 degrees. Another game with a real chance to feel the forecast is Steelers-Patriots in Foxborough, where light rain is expected and the temperature should sit at 61 degrees.
Rain also shows up for Packers-Jets at MetLife Stadium, where conditions are listed as rainy with a kickoff temperature of 66 degrees. Elsewhere, the rest of the slate looks far less messy, though there are still a few spots where teams may have to deal with clouds, wind, or heat.
Sunday’s early window includes Bengals-Texans inside Reliant Stadium, where it will be indoors and 91 degrees outside at kickoff. Browns-Buccaneers in Tampa is set for sunny skies and 86 degrees, while Saints-Ravens in Baltimore is expected to be cloudy with a kickoff temperature of 79 degrees. Panthers-Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium will also be indoors, with 84 degrees outside.
Eagles-Titans in Nashville is forecast for partly cloudy skies with some sun and 91 degrees at kickoff. Jaguars-Broncos in Denver should be sunny and 73 degrees. Raiders-Chargers at SoFi Stadium is listed as cloudy and 79 degrees, while Dolphins-49ers in Santa Clara is also cloudy, with 65 degrees at kickoff.
The late window includes Seahawks-Cardinals at State Farm Stadium, which is indoors and projected to be 97 degrees outside at kickoff, along with Commanders-Cowboys at AT&T Stadium, another dome game with 96 degrees outside. Colts-Chiefs in Kansas City is the Sunday night game to watch from a weather standpoint, with a slight chance of rain and 71 degrees at kickoff.
The week also opened with Thursday Night Football, where the Buffalo Bills delivered a decisive win over the Detroit Lions. For fantasy managers and anyone tracking game-day conditions, the weather could still matter a lot as Week 2 rolls on. All weekly weather updates prior to kickoff are courtesy of Weather.com.
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