NFL Week 2 preview: 5 games you can’t miss this weekend

An opening act that was chock-full of shocks – we're looking at you Jets and Giants and, for very different reasons, Rams, Chargers and Packers – has given NFL Week 2 a completely different feel.

It's probably why the slate is so wonky, with many of the best games set to play out simultaneously during Sunday's early-afternoon window.

You've got some tough choices to make (unless you give up entirely and go with RedZone), but whichever game you go with, the outlook looks promising.

Scroll down for our pick of the top five NFL Week 2 games – and who's showing them. 🏈 Unlock your stream with IPVanish (save up to 83%) Bengals vs Texans Sunday, 1pm ET, CBS/Paramount+ (US) | FREE on 5 (UK) We stand to learn a lot from the Bengals' early-window clash with the Texans – specifically if Cincinnati's defense has gone from bad-to-good, and if Houston's has somehow gone the other way.

The Texans ranked No.1 in the NFL for yards allowed last season and the Bengals No.31 (of 32), but you wouldn't have guessedit from their opening-day showings.

Packers vs Jets Sunday, 1pm ET, Fox/Fox One (US) It took the Jets eight weeks to claim their first win last year.

This time, they've done it straight out of the gate.

No.2 pick David Bailey registered a sack on debut as New York embarrassed the Titans, while the Packers were all kinds of awful in a blowout by the Vikings, squandering a 12-point lead as just 21 of Jordan Love's 42 passes found their target.

Green Bay have now lost six straight games – but this would take the biscuit.

Vikings vs Bears Sunday, 1pm ET, Fox/Fox One (US) | FREE on 7Plus (AU) & TVNZ+ (NZ) Bears coach Ben Johnson raised eyebrows in preseason by stating his aim to break the NFL scoring record, and Chicago duly kicked off with a monster 59-point showing.

The Brian Flores-run Vikings defense will provide a sterner test.

However, while Minnesota's defense ranked at No.2 against the pass last season, it struggled to stop the run – and Williams, D'Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai combined for 291 yards and six touchdowns on the ground last week.

Raiders vs Chargers Sunday, 4.05pm ET, CBS/Paramount+ (US) Chargers fans definitely won't want to miss this one, because they might not get a sniff of victory again until late November.

The Bolts' schedule from Week 3 to Week 10 is horrendous, but on the bright side there's no possible way they could lose either of their first two fixtures...