Which 0-2 NFL team has best chance of winning in Week 3?

Nine teams started the 2015 NFL season with 0-2 records.

Some weren’t huge surprises, such as the rebuilding Chicago Bears. But no one forecasted the Seattle Seahawks, Indianapolis Colts, Baltimore Ravens, Detroit Lions and Philadelphia Eagles to all be without a win after two weeks.

Which teams will finally get into the win column in Week 3?

We ranked the probability of every 0-2 team winning this week, from least likely to most likely:

Chicago Bears (at SEA): Once again, the Bears can’t stop anyone on defense. Jay Cutler probably won’t play. Seattle is 0-2 but heading home. Chicago’s trip to the Pacific Northwest isn’t going to end well.

New Orleans Saints (at CAR): The Saints offense lacks punch and Drew Brees has a bum shoulder. The Panthers defense isn’t going to make either problem any better in Week 3.

Philadelphia Eagles (at NYJ): A struggling, run-starved offense meets the NFL’s most disruptive defense of the first two weeks. What could possibly go wrong?

Detroit Lions (vs. DEN): Facing Peyton Manning isn’t the problem. Detroit keeping Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware from shattering Matthew Stafford into little pieces is.

Baltimore Ravens (vs. CIN): Baltimore looks like a team capable of both beating anyone and losing to anyone. Cincinnati swept the Ravens in 2014.

New York Giants (vs. WAS): New York was just a few fateful minutes away from starting this season 2-0. Has back-to-back fourth quarter collapses sapped any and all confidence from the Giants? Washington can play some defense.

Indianapolis Colts (at TEN): The Colts haven’t lost to Tennessee since 2011. In fact, Indianapolis is 11-1 against the Titans over the last seven years. Can Marcus Mariota finally provide parity to the rivalry? With Andrew Luck reeling, now is the time.

Houston Texans (vs. TB): There’s very little to like about Houston’s quarterback situation, but you’d have to believe J.J. Watt and company will make life very difficult for rookie Jameis Winston.

Seattle Seahawks (vs. CHI): As Week 2 proved, no win in the NFL is a lock. Just ask the Ravens, Saints and Dolphins. Every win must be earned. The pissed off Seahawks will get theirs against a really bad Bears team. It’ll be DEFCON 1 in Seattle if the Bears spoil the Seahawks’ home opener.

About Zach Kruse

Zach is the associate editor at The Sports Daily. He also covers the NFL for Bleacher Report and CheeseheadTV.

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