The opening week of the NFL season is one of the most anticipated of the sporting calendar and we deliver our picks for the new campaign.

The opening fixture sees Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles hosting Atlanta Falcons on Thursday.

Our own Graeme Bailey, Coral’s John Hill and Pete Koury, an executive Sports Producer for America’s biggest radio station SiriusXM, will deliver their verdicts every week on the NFL.

Here are this week’s picks followed by a full schedule of Week 1…

WEEK 4 PICKS

John’s picks:
Panthers -3 @19/20
Bears +7.5 @19/20
Bengals +3 @20/23

Graeme’s picks:
Broncos -3 @19/20
Lions -6.5 @20/23
Rams -4 @10/11

Pete’s picks:
Falcons +2.5 @10/11
Chargers -3.5 @19/20
Broncos -3 @19/20

WEEK 1 SCHEDULE

Thursday, September 6
Atlanta @ Philadelphia – Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia

Sunday, September 9
Pittsburgh @ Cleveland – FirstEnergy Stadium, Cleveland
Cincinnati @ Indianapolis – Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Tennessee @ Miami – Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens
San Francisco @ Minnesota – U.S. Bank Stadium, Minneapolis
Houston @ New England – Gillette Stadium, Foxboro
Tampa Bay @ New Orleans – Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans
Jacksonville @ New York – MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford
Buffalo @ Baltimore – M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore
Kansas City @ Los Angeles – StubHub Center, Carson
Seattle @ Denver – Mile High, Denver
Washington @ Arizona – U of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale
Dallas @ Carolina – Bank of America Stadium, Charlotte
Chicago @ Green Bay – Lambeau Field, Green Bay

Monday, September 10
New York @ Detroit – Ford Field, Detroit
Los Angeles @ Oakland – Oakland Coliseum, Oakland