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NFL Week 1 picks, predictions for Monday Night Football: How will Jets, Sam Darnold fare in debut at Lions?

The Jets on Monday night will begin their 2018 regular season on a large stage — a nationally televised game at the Lions. Bigger still, this will mark the debut of rookie quarterback Sam Darnold, who beat out Josh McCown and Teddy Bridgewater in a preseason competition for the starting job.

The Lions are favored by 6.5 points in this game. Let's see how NJ Advance Media's reporters (plus other prognosticators) envision it unfolding.

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Tough setting for Sam Darnold's debut, on the road in Detroit, in a building that should be very loud.