The Cincinnati Bengals suffered the biggest injury blow of the season so far, as it was reported that star quarterback Joe Burrow will be sidelined for a minimum of three months due to toe surgery. Even though the Bengals are 2-0 and Jake Browning is a solid backup option, their futures odds have moved significantly.
We’ll be using odds from FanDuel Sportsbook to analyze the most noticeable futures shifts from the start of Week 2 to Monday before the MNF doubleheader.
Super Bowl odds
Baltimore Ravens +480
Buffalo Bills +600
Green Bay Packers +700
Philadelphia Eagles +750
Kansas City Chiefs +1200
Detroit Lions +1700
Los Angeles Chargers +1800
Los Angeles Rams +1900
San Francisco 49ers +1900
Washington Commanders +2200
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +2200
Denver Broncos +3000
Houston Texans +3300
Minnesota Vikings +3500
Arizona Cardinals +3500
Indianapolis Colts +4000
Pittsburgh Steelers +5500
Jacksonville Jaguars +6000
Dallas Cowboys +6000
Atlanta Falcons +6500
Seattle Seahawks +8000
Cincinnati Bengals +8000
New England Patriots +10000
Chicago Bears +10000
Las Vegas Raiders +15000
Miami Dolphins +20000
Tennessee Titans +22500
Carolina Panthers +25000
New York Jets +25000
Cleveland Browns +30000
New York Giants +35000
New Orleans Saints +40000
Notable moves
Burrow’s injury is responsible for the biggest Super Bowl odds shift this season, with Cincinnati moving from +2000 ahead of its Week 2 game all the way to +8000. The Bengals are one of eight teams currently with a 2-0 record, but they easily have the longest Super Bowl odds of those squads. The next-closest 2-0 team is the surprising Colts, who saw their odds swing considerably from +7000 to +4000 after a Week 2 victory over the Broncos.
On the flip side, the 0-2 team with the shortest Super Bowl odds is the Chiefs at +1200. Kansas City experienced an +800 to +1000 move after a season-opening loss to the Chargers and was once again nudged out to +1200 after a home defeat to the Eagles. Just three teams in NFL history have won a Super Bowl after starting off 0-2: the 1993 Cowboys, 2001 Patriots and 2007 Giants.
There are other 0-2 teams that have seen their Super Bowl odds move more drastically. The Dolphins now have the seventh-longest Super Bowl odds at +20000 after going from +8000 to +12500 thanks to a Week 1 shellacking by the Colts. The Bears began this campaign at +3500 to win the Super Bowl and rose to +5000 after a Week 1 MNF loss to the Vikings and have since been moved up even more to +10000 following a blowout loss to the Lions.
Speaking of the Vikings, they moved from +2500 to +3500 after a concerning 22-6 loss to the Falcons on Sunday night. The offense has mostly looked sluggish with J.J. McCarthy under center outside of a 21-point fourth quarter against the Bears in Week 1, but it could just be growing pains for a young quarterback.
Division odds
AFC East
Bills -650
Patriots +750
Dolphins +3000
Jets +3500
AFC North
Ravens -330
Steelers +550
Bengals +750
Browns +5500
AFC South
Colts +140
Jaguars +200
Texans +240
Titans +1900
AFC West
Chargers +105
Chiefs +230
Broncos +330
Raiders +1500
NFC East
Eagles -220
Commanders +270
Cowboys +950
Giants +5000
NFC North
Packers -195
Lions +380
Vikings +500
Bears +2200
NFC South
Buccaneers -180
Falcons +210
Panthers +1600
Saints +2200
NFC West
49ers +160
Rams +175
Cardinals +310
Seahawks +900
Notable moves
As expected, Cincinnati’s division odds have swelled as well, going from +210 to +750. The Ravens have also moved from -130 to -330 for AFC North odds, making them the second-biggest favorite to win any division—only behind the Bills at -650 for the AFC East.
This is also the first time we’ve seen new division favorites after all eight preseason favorites stayed at the top after Week 1. The Colts were the third choice for the AFC South ahead of Week 1 at +350, and they moved from +240 to +140 after a comeback victory over the Broncos. The preseason favorite Texans are now in the third spot at +240 after an MNF loss to the Buccaneers.
The Chiefs’ 0-2 start has bumped them to the second spot in the AFC West at +230 after starting the season at -110. The Chargers are currently the +105 AFC West favorites with their 2-0 start, while the Raiders went from +750 to +1500 after a deflating MNF defeat to Los Angeles.