Ben Garves

Founder, The GoodApps Company

Ben Garves is the founder of The GoodApps Company and the builder of MissedTakes. He writes the site's essays and white papers. The dailies, weeklies, game digests, season previews, election briefs and press releases are drafted by a language model from the site's graded data; each one says so under its byline, and he reviews and approves every one before it publishes under his name.

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Press releaseNovember 13, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 15,000th Graded Take
MissedTakes has graded its 15,000th prediction, reaching 15,011 opinions from pundits across the 264 outlets we track.
Pundit of the WeekNovember 13, 2026
Connor Rogers Ran the Table, Mike Kadlick's Bears Call Doubled Up
Connor Rogers scored 100 accuracy across 10 calls and Mike Kadlick's +161 Bears pick topped the MissedTakes Score for the week of Nov. 2-8, 2026.
Punditry CheckNovember 7, 2026
Seahawks: Pundits Picked Seattle 48-to-17 Over the Bears, Then Watched a 17-Point Loss
Pundits picked Seattle 48-to-17 over the Bears and predicted a win. Chicago won by 17. Here's how each pundit's call graded this season.
Election BriefNovember 3, 2026
Erick-Woods Erickson Flips on Ohio and Texas as the House Field Turns Unanimous for Democrats
On Election Day, Erick-Woods Erickson reverses two Senate calls and the House control field grows to 43 pundits, all picking Democratic.
Election WeekNovember 3, 2026
Pundits Move Toward Talarico in Texas While the Senate Field Tilts Republican
Election Week 2026: pundits logged 136 calls, Texas and Ohio shifted, and three Senate fields now pick against the polling leader.
Election BriefNovember 3, 2026
Triple the Ohio Senate Field, and Chuck Todd is Just Citing the Polling Average
Ohio's Senate special election field grew from 5 to 16 callers in a month. Forecasters stay unanimous for Brown as four talkers hold out for Husted.
Game digestNovember 2, 2026
Buccaneers 16, Falcons 0: Ten of 14 Pundits Picked the Wrong Team
Tampa Bay shut out Atlanta 16-0 in Week 8. Ten of 14 pundits took the Falcons, and every score call undersold the Buccaneers' margin.
Game digestNovember 2, 2026
Raiders 38, Jets 33: Seven of 12 Pundits Sided With the Winning Road Team
Pundits split 7-5 toward the Raiders in a 38-33 road win over the Jets. John Breech's score call missed the final margin by two points.
Game digestNovember 1, 2026
Bills 36, Ravens 10: Pundits Expected a Shootout, Got a Rout
Pundits split 11-7 for Buffalo and got the winner right, but every score call undersold the margin as the Bills beat the Ravens 36-10 in Week 8.
Game digestNovember 1, 2026
Bengals 43, Titans 36: John Breech's Margin Matched, Pete Prisco Missed by 19
Cincinnati beat Tennessee 43-36 in Week 8. All 10 graded pundits took the Bengals; John Breech called the final margin, Pete Prisco missed it by 19.
Game digestNovember 1, 2026
Lions 19, Vikings 15: Two Pundits Called the Margin Down to the Point
Pundits picked Detroit 16-4 over an unbeaten Minnesota team, and two forecasters named the four-point margin before kickoff. Here's who got it right.
Game digestNovember 1, 2026
Jaguars 42, Colts 7: Every Pundit Called the Winner, No One Called the Margin
All 13 graded pundits picked Jacksonville over Indianapolis in Week 8. None of the five score predictions came within 17 points of the 35-point final margin.
Game digestNovember 1, 2026
Steelers 27, Browns 6: 22 of 28 Pundits Picked Pittsburgh, None Called the 21-Point Margin
Pittsburgh beat Cleveland 27-6 in Week 8. Pundits split 22-6 for the Steelers, and the closest of 14 score predictions still missed the margin by 11.
Game digestNovember 1, 2026
Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30: One Pundit Picked the Winner, Thirteen Picked Dallas
Arizona won in Dallas 33-30. Only one of 14 pundits we tracked picked the Cardinals, and all three score predictions had the Cowboys winning big.
Punditry CheckNovember 1, 2026
Saints: Pundits Really Believe in the Upset, But Keep Losing
Pundits backed New Orleans to win outright 25 graded times this season. They were right five times, including one clean sweep over the Giants.
Punditry CheckNovember 1, 2026
Patriots: Every Pundit Who Picked New England in Chicago Was Wrong
Six pundits picked the Patriots to beat the Bears in Week 7 and all six missed. New England's graded punditry record this season, by the numbers.
Election BriefOctober 31, 2026
North Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Cooper, While Forecasters and Talkers Split on Who Holds the Senate
16 of 16 pundits pick Cooper in North Carolina's Senate race; forecasters lean Democratic on Senate control while talkers lean Republican.
Election BriefOctober 30, 2026
Maine's Senate Talkers Back Collins While the Market and the Only Forecaster Favor Jackson
Maine's 17 Senate callers split 11-6 for Collins, but the race's only forecaster, the Polymarket price, and the polling average all favor Troy Jackson.
Game digestOctober 30, 2026
Packers 27, Panthers 19: Just One Pundit Sided With Carolina
Green Bay's 27-19 Week 8 win over Carolina: how 15 pundits split, the three score calls that missed by a point, and the one Panthers pick that didn't.
Election BriefOctober 29, 2026
Megyn Kelly Flips on Michigan's Senate Race as Its Field Grows to 29
Megyn Kelly flips from El-Sayed to Rogers in Michigan; North Carolina's field goes unanimous for Cooper; five days out, calls keep piling up.
Election BriefOctober 28, 2026
Steve Deace Swings Back to a Republican Senate as New Hampshire's Field Grows to Ten Callers
Steve Deace reverses his Senate control call again, and New Hampshire's Senate field grows to 10 callers as two gabbers duck the market and polls.
Punditry CheckOctober 27, 2026
Chargers: Pundits Are 0-for-30 Picking Them to Win in a 0-6 Season
Every graded outcome call on the Los Angeles Chargers this season picked them to win. All 30 were wrong as the team fell to 0-6.
Game digestOctober 27, 2026
Cowboys 38, Eagles 21: The Field Leaned Dallas, and Still Undersold the Margin
Dallas beat Philadelphia 38-21 in Week 7. Pundits leaned Cowboys 11-6, and every graded score call had the margin smaller than it turned out to be.
Election BriefOctober 27, 2026
Iowa's Two Senate Forecasters Split Evenly While Eight of Nine Talkers Stick With Hinson
Iowa's two Senate forecasters pick opposite candidates while talkers back Hinson 8 to 1, even as the poll average shows a 0.5-point race.
Punditry CheckOctober 26, 2026
Raiders: Pundits Keep Picking Las Vegas to Win (For the Love of the Underdog)
Pundits have picked the Raiders to win four separate upset bids this season, and all four lost. We break down the graded record on Las Vegas.
Pundit of the WeekOctober 26, 2026
Rich Eisen Goes 6-for-6, Kevin Wildes Tops the MissedTakes Score
Rich Eisen swept accuracy and Kevin Wildes led the MissedTakes Score for week 2026-W43, as pundits combined for 411 graded NFL calls.
Election WeekOctober 26, 2026
Pundits Move Toward Rogers in Michigan as the Senate Picture Splits
Election Week 2026-W43: Michigan's field swings toward Mike Rogers, forecasters and talkers split on Senate control, and two pundits flip in opposite directions.
Election BriefOctober 26, 2026
Georgia's Senate Field Triples to Fifteen, All of Them Picking Ossoff
Georgia's Senate field is unanimous for Jon Ossoff, 15 of 15, as the market and polls agree. Plus Maine's split and the week's new calls, 8 days out.
Game digestOctober 26, 2026
Rams 35, Raiders 21: 17 of 21 Pundits Had the Winner, None Had the Margin
MissedTakes grades every Week 7 Rams-Raiders call: 17 of 21 pundits took Los Angeles, and the closest score prediction still missed by 10 points.
Game digestOctober 26, 2026
Lions 20, Packers 17: Nine of 15 Pundits Had the Home Team, Two Came Within Two Points
Detroit beat Green Bay 20-17 in Week 7. Nine of 15 graded pundits picked the Lions; the six who took the Packers all lost.
Game digestOctober 26, 2026
Seahawks 20, Chiefs 3: Pundits Picked the Right Side but Missed the Rout by Double Digits
Seattle beat Kansas City 20-3 in Week 7. Pundits leaned Seahawks 11-8, but every score call undersold the final margin by at least 13 points.
Game digestOctober 26, 2026
Broncos 30, Cardinals 16: Both Pundits Who Picked Arizona Got It Wrong
Denver beat Arizona 30-16 in Week 7. We tracked 13 graded calls on the game: 10 of 12 pundits took the Broncos, and both Cardinals backers missed.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Steelers 16, Saints 10: 17 of 20 Pundits Had Pittsburgh, None Predicted the Low Score
Pittsburgh's 16-10 win over New Orleans in Paris: how 20 pundits split, the two closest score calls, and the three who backed the Saints.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Giants 27, Texans 21: Only Two of 11 Pundits Picked the Upset
Nine of 11 pundits picked the Texans in Week 7, and every score prediction had Houston winning too. The Giants won 27-21 anyway.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Vikings 16, Colts 10: The Field Had the Winner, Not the Margin
Vikings 16, Colts 10: 17 of 18 graded pundits picked Minnesota, but only two score calls came within a field goal of the final margin.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Buccaneers 43, Panthers 13: Ten of Ten Pundits We Tracked Had Carolina
Every pundit MissedTakes tracked picked Carolina before Tampa Bay's 43-13 rout in Week 7, and the closest predicted margin still missed by 31 points.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Browns 27, Titans 24: Eight Pundits Took Cleveland, One Took Nashville
Browns 27, Titans 24: pundits split 8-1 for Cleveland in Week 7, and the five score predictions missed the 3-point margin in both directions.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Bengals 35, Ravens 13: Right About the Upset, Wrong About How Big It Was
The Bengals' 35-13 win at Baltimore: 11 of 14 graded pundits called the upset, but every score prediction badly undersold the final margin.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Falcons 29, 49ers 20: 17 of 24 Pundits Had the Wrong Winner
The Falcons beat the unbeaten 49ers 29-20 in Week 7. We tracked 26 graded calls on the game, and 17 of 24 pundits picked San Francisco to win.
Game digestOctober 25, 2026
Dolphins 28, Jets 25: Points for 7 Pundits Who Backed Miami's First Win
Miami's 28-25 Week 7 win at New York fooled 48 of 55 pundits. We graded all 62 calls on the game, including one perfect final score.
Punditry CheckOctober 25, 2026
Chiefs: Pundits Have Nailed the 5-0 Start, But Missed Last Year's Collapse by a Mile
Kansas City Chiefs picks are grading well on this season's 5-0 start, but preseason win-total calls badly missed the team's 2025 collapse.
Election BriefOctober 24, 2026
Steve Deace Flips to Republicans on Senate Control as Texas Splits Forecasters From Talkers
Steve Deace reverses his Senate control call to Republican, and Texas's Senate race splits forecasters (all for Talarico) from talkers (mostly for Paxton).
Punditry CheckOctober 24, 2026
Jaguars: Pundits Picked Them Over Houston, But the Jags Found a Way to Lose
Jacksonville pundits sided with the Jaguars over Houston in Week 6 and were wrong; a look at who calls this club best and where the record is thinnest.
Election BriefOctober 23, 2026
Isaac Saul Flips to the Democrats on Senate Control as Kansas Loses Its Second-to-Last Hamilton Backer
Isaac Saul reverses his Senate control call, Chuck Todd flips Kansas to Marshall, and Texas's market and talkers read the race very differently.
Punditry CheckOctober 23, 2026
Colts: 31 of 35 Pundits Picked Indianapolis Over Tennessee, and the Upset Caught Nearly All of Them
The Colts' Week 6 loss to Tennessee burned 31 of 35 pundits. A look at where Colts punditry has earned trust this season, and where it hasn't.
Game digestOctober 23, 2026
Bears 30, Patriots 24: Every Patriots Score Call Missed by at Least Seven Points
Chicago beat New England 30-24 in Week 7. We graded 23 pre-game calls on the game: the Bears backers clustered near the final margin, the Patriots side didn't.
Election BriefOctober 22, 2026
Michigan's Senate Field Goes 4x in a Month, and Rogers Just Picked Up a Fourth Backer
Michigan's Senate field grew from 5 to 20 callers in a month. Pundits who stand alone in Alaska and New Hampshire, and who's calling the most races.
Punditry CheckOctober 22, 2026
Texans: The Preseason Super Bowl Pick Looks Rough, But the Comeback Calls Are Hitting
Houston Texans punditry graded: a 2-4 start undercuts bold preseason bets, but recent win picks and the Marvin Harrison Jr. trade calls scored well.
Election BriefOctober 21, 2026
South Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Graham, While the Senate Control Fight Splits Forecasters From Talkers
13 days out, every South Carolina Senate caller picks Graham, and the Senate control field splits: forecasters lean Democratic, talkers lean Republican.
Punditry CheckOctober 20, 2026
Lions: 18 of 19 Pundits Called the Cardinals Rout, and Still Undersold It
Detroit Lions punditry: pundits split 18-1 on the Week 5 win over Arizona, but every score call undersold how big it was. Plus the league's graded day.
Game digestOctober 20, 2026
49ers 23, Commanders 17: Every Pundit Had San Francisco, None Saw It This Close
All 19 tracked pundits picked the 49ers over the Commanders in Week 6. Every score prediction overshot the final margin by at least two points.
Election WeekOctober 19, 2026
Pundits Add Seven Callers to the House Race, and Still Nobody Picks Republicans
Election Week 2026-W42: 68 new calls, a Michigan flip, and a Texas Senate field that leans the opposite way from the market and the polls.
Election BriefOctober 19, 2026
The House Control Field Goes From Two Callers to Thirty-Two, All of Them Democratic
House control calls grew from 2 pundits to 32 in a month, all Democratic, while Senate control stays split. Plus who's standing alone in Iowa and Nebraska.
Game digestOctober 19, 2026
Steelers 26, Buccaneers 19: Bryan DeArdo's One-Point Miss Topped Takes | MissedTakes
The Steelers won in Tampa 26-19. We graded 20 pre-game calls on the game; most pundits had it, and one score prediction missed by a single point.
Game digestOctober 19, 2026
Packers 23, Cowboys 13: The Eight Who Picked Dallas All Lost
Green Bay beat Dallas 23-13 in Week 6. We tracked 30 pundits on the game: 22 had the Packers, 8 had the Cowboys, and none of the eight were right.
Pundit of the WeekOctober 19, 2026
Derek Brown Sweeps Pundit of the Week on Two Perfect Calls
Derek Brown took both Pundit of the Week awards for 2026-W42 with a perfect two-call week. Here's what he got right and how the rest of the week graded out.
Punditry CheckOctober 19, 2026
Broncos: Pundits Called the Chargers Upset
Denver Broncos punditry graded: a near-unanimous miss at Kansas City, a sharp road call at the Chargers, and which voices on Denver have earned trust.
Game digestOctober 19, 2026
Chiefs 22, Chargers 6: One Pundit Called the Final Margin Exactly
All 24 tracked pundits picked the Chiefs over the Chargers in Week 6. Only Tyler Sullivan's score call matched the final 16-point margin.
Game digestOctober 19, 2026
Cardinals 18, Rams 16: Every Graded Pick Backed the Loser
Arizona won 18-16 at Los Angeles in Week 6. All 26 graded pundit picks we tracked took the Rams, and every score call missed by double digits.
Game digestOctober 19, 2026
Bills 33, Raiders 30: Just Two Pundits Took Las Vegas, and Neither Had Been Picking Well
Buffalo beat Las Vegas 33-30 in Week 6. We graded 23 pre-game calls on the matchup: who split which way, whose score came closest, and who missed.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Texans 34, Jaguars 31: Most of the Field Took Jacksonville, Two Pundits Called the Margin Exactly
Houston beat Jacksonville 34-31 in London. We graded 33 pre-game calls on the game; 17 of 28 pundits took the Jaguars, and two nailed the final margin.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Saints 34, Giants 27: Only Seven Pundits Saw the Road Win Coming
The Saints beat the Giants 34-27 in Week 6, but 13 of 20 pundits we tracked picked New York. Here's who called it and who didn't.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Titans 26, Colts 20: Only Four Pundits Had Tennessee Winning
The Titans won 26-20 at Indianapolis while 31 of 35 tracked pundits picked the Colts. Here's who got it right, who missed, and by how much.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Browns 13, Ravens 10: Only One Pundit Saw Cleveland Coming
Cleveland beat Baltimore 13-10 in Week 6. Of 19 pundits we tracked on the game, only one picked the Browns to win it.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Panthers 25, Eagles 14: Pundits Picked the Right Team, Not the Right Margin
Carolina beat Philadelphia 25-14 in Week 6. Twelve of 20 graded pundits took the Panthers, and every score call undersold the final margin.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Patriots 26, Jets 19: Every Score Call Overshot New England's Margin
Pundits picked the Patriots 18-2 over the Jets in Week 6, and all four score predictions overstated New England's final margin.
Game digestOctober 18, 2026
Bears 31, Falcons 23: Five of Seven Score Callers Had Atlanta Winning
Chicago won 31-23 in Atlanta. Pundits leaned Bears 16-7 overall, but five of seven exact score predictions still had the Falcons winning.
Punditry CheckOctober 18, 2026
Dallas Cowboys: Pundits Picked Dallas 19-1 Over the Buccaneers, and Dallas Lost at Home
Pundits picked the Cowboys 19-to-1 over Tampa Bay in Week 5, but Dallas lost 24-16 at home. Here's how the field split on the Packers next, and who's earned trust on Dallas calls.
Election BriefOctober 18, 2026
Maine's Only Forecaster Breaks From Seven Talkers, Backing Collins
Maine's Senate field splits 7-4 for Collins, but its one forecaster, the market and the polls all point the other way, toward Troy Jackson.
Election BriefOctober 17, 2026
Ohio's Forecasters Are Unanimous for Brown While Two Talkers Hold the Line for Husted
Ohio's Senate special shows forecasters all-in on Sherrod Brown while two talkers break away; Texas shows the same gap in reverse.
Punditry CheckOctober 17, 2026
Browns: The Quarterback Call Was Right, the Win Picks Keep Missing
Cleveland Browns punditry nailed the Deshaun Watson starter calls but is 25% accurate picking Browns wins, including a crowded miss against the Jets.
Game digestOctober 16, 2026
Broncos 17, Seahawks 14: The Field Picked Seattle 31-2
Pundits sided with the Seahawks almost unanimously in Week 6. The Broncos won 17-14, and only two voices called it.
Punditry CheckOctober 16, 2026
Bengals: Pundits Pick Cincinnati Most Weeks, but Their Burrow Numbers Keep Missing
Pundits have backed the Bengals most weeks this season, going 3-2 so far, while their specific calls about Joe Burrow's stats have missed badly.
Press releaseOctober 15, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 10,000th Article or Episode Read
MissedTakes has read and mined 10,079 articles and episodes for checkable NFL and election predictions, passing the 10,000 mark this week.
Punditry CheckOctober 15, 2026
Bears: 25 of 35 Pundits Picked Chicago at Lambeau, and Green Bay Won by 24
Pundits piled onto the Bears to beat Green Bay in Week 5. Chicago lost 31-7. A look at who called it right, who's trusted on the Bears, and the day elsewhere.
Election BriefOctober 14, 2026
North Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Cooper, While Shapiro and Sexton Stand Alone Elsewhere
All 13 pundits on North Carolina's Senate race agree, while Ben Shapiro and Buck Sexton each stand alone on Alaska and New Hampshire this week.
Punditry CheckOctober 14, 2026
Panthers: The Falcons Blowout Was Everyone's Call
Pundits nailed Carolina's rout of Atlanta, but their Panthers roster-cut calls keep missing, and the division outlook is still split.
Game digestOctober 13, 2026
Bills 37, Rams 34: The Crew Picked the Opposite of the Final Score
Pundits leaned Rams in Week 5's Monday nighter. Buffalo won 37-34. Here's who called the upset, who missed by 24 points, and who nailed the margin exactly.
Punditry CheckOctober 13, 2026
Buffalo Bills: Pundits Overshot a 3-Point Patriots Win, and QB Calls Are Still Their Weak Spot
Buffalo Bills punditry graded: Week 4's margin calls ran hot, quarterback takes remain the shakiest position, and the Bills-Rams pick split before kickoff.
Game digestOctober 12, 2026
Ravens 30, Falcons 23: Pete Prisco Predicted the Exact Score While 17 of 20 Pundits Picked Atlanta
The Ravens won in Atlanta 30-23. We graded 21 pre-game calls on the game, and the field leaned hard on the wrong team.
Game digestOctober 12, 2026
49ers 32, Seahawks 29: Most Pundits Picked Seattle, and Six Nailed San Francisco's Exact Margin
The 49ers won at Seattle 32-29 in Week 5. Most pundits took the Seahawks at home; six calls hit the exact final margin for San Francisco instead.
Election WeekOctober 12, 2026
Michigan Pulls Away While Maine Splits From the Markets
Election Week 2026-W41: Michigan's Senate field consolidates, Maine's pundits disagree with the market and the polls, and five callers stand alone.
Game digestOctober 12, 2026
Lions 45, Cardinals 21: Underestimated the Blowout
Detroit's 45-21 rout of Arizona drew 24 graded pundit calls. Almost everyone had the Lions, but every single score call undersold the blowout.
Game digestOctober 12, 2026
Broncos 23, Chargers 17: Right About the Winner, Overthought the Blowout
Pundits sided with Denver 26-to-5 over the Chargers in Week 5, and mostly got the margin wrong anyway. Here's who nailed it and who didn't.
Pundit of the WeekOctober 12, 2026
Jeff Kerr's Perfect Week on the Eagles' Roster Bubble
Jeff Kerr swept both Pundit of the Week awards for 2026-W41 by going 3-for-3 on Eagles roster calls. Here's his week, and how the rest of the field fared.
Punditry CheckOctober 12, 2026
Ravens: Champion Calls All Missed, But the Weekly Picks Keep Nailing It
Ravens punditry split in two this year: division, conference and Super Bowl calls all missed, while weekly winner and score picks have mostly hit.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Vikings 23, Saints 13: One Pundit Called the Exact Score for the Wrong Team
Minnesota's 23-13 win in New Orleans split the pundits 17-8. One predicted both final numbers exactly and put them on the wrong team.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Patriots 45, Raiders 17: Even the New England Backers Missed by 20 Points or More
The field leaned Patriots in Week 5, and got the winner right. No one's score call landed within two touchdowns of the actual margin.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Texans 26, Titans 3: Nearly Everyone Had Houston, No One Had It This Lopsided
Houston's 26-3 rout of Tennessee drew 19 of 22 pundit picks for the Texans. We graded every call, and the misses weren't the only surprise.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Giants 27, Commanders 27: Pundits Split, Like the Tie That Beat Them All
Giants-Commanders ended 27-27 in Week 5. Pundits split 8-8 on a winner, and every pundit who called a score lost ground to a simple home-team guess.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Steelers 34, Colts 22: Pete Prisco Landed Within Two Points While Six Pundits Backed Indianapolis
Pittsburgh's 34-22 win over Indianapolis in Week 5 graded 21 calls. Pete Prisco's 33-23 score came closest; six pundits who took the Colts all lost.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Jets 17, Browns 12: Two-Thirds of the Field Picked Cleveland and Lost With It
12 of 18 graded pundits took the Browns over the Jets in Week 5. New York won 17-12. Here's who got it right, who didn't, and by how much.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Bengals 31, Dolphins 24: All 15 Tracked Pundits Took Cincinnati, Only One Hit the Margin
Every pundit MissedTakes tracked picked the Bengals over the Dolphins in Week 5. One nailed the final margin exactly; the rest disagreed on how big it would be.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Packers 31, Bears 7: Seven in Ten Pundits Had Chicago Winning
Green Bay beat Chicago 31-7 in Week 5, but 25 of the 35 pundits we tracked picked the Bears to win. Here's who got it right and who didn't.
Game digestOctober 11, 2026
Jaguars 19, Eagles 17: 25 Pundits Picked the Winner, But None This Close
Jacksonville beat Philadelphia 19-17 in London. Pundits almost all picked the Jaguars to win, but every score call overshot the margin.
Punditry CheckOctober 11, 2026
Falcons: Everyone Had the Winner, No One Had the Margin
Pundits picked the Falcons to beat the Saints correctly but undersold a 45-24 blowout, while Atlanta's quarterback battle fooled nearly everyone early on.
Press releaseOctober 11, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 7,500th Take on the Record
MissedTakes has logged its 7,500th take on the record, 7,609 as of October 11, 2026, part of a growing public ledger of graded punditry.
Election BriefOctober 10, 2026
The Room Is Unanimous on Georgia, But Iowa's Forecasters Can't Agree With Each Other
Every tracked pundit has Ossoff winning Georgia's Senate seat, but Iowa splits its two forecasters, and David Nir stands alone against seven talkers.
Punditry CheckOctober 10, 2026
Cardinals: The Room Keeps Picking Arizona to Win Games It Loses
Arizona's score-pick punditry has been nearly uniformly wrong this season, even as roster and mock-draft calls on the Cardinals hold up well.
Punditry CheckOctober 9, 2026
Commanders: Division and Playoff Calls Busted at Zero, Roster Projections Nearly Perfect
Washington Commanders punditry graded: preseason contender calls for 2025 cratered, while roster and mock-draft projections held up well.
Game digestOctober 9, 2026
Buccaneers 24, Cowboys 16: One in Nineteen Called the Upset
Tampa Bay's road win over Dallas settled 27 graded calls. Nineteen pundits picked a side — 18 took the Cowboys. Here's who got it right, and who didn't.
Press releaseOctober 9, 2026
MissedTakes Passes 1,000 Hours of Transcribed Audio
MissedTakes has transcribed its 1,000th hour of podcast and broadcast audio, putting spoken predictions on the record alongside written ones.
Punditry CheckOctober 8, 2026
Titans: The Mocks Missed Carnell Tate, and the Week 1 Pick Missed Worse
Tennessee Titans punditry, graded: mock drafts whiffed on the real No. 4 pick, Week 1 backers got blown out, and the room already has Tennessee picking high again.
Election BriefOctober 7, 2026
Buck Sexton Flips on Michigan as the Senate Room Splits Between Forecasters and Talkers
Buck Sexton and Tom Bevan reverse Senate calls, Chuck Todd flips on Texas, and forecasters split from talkers on Senate control, 27 days out.
Election BriefOctober 6, 2026
Chuck Todd Gives Up on Abbott, and Girdusky Hardens a Lonely Alaska Call
Chuck Todd flips Texas governor to the Democrat, Ryan Girdusky stands alone on Alaska, and the Senate control split widens among forecasters.
Punditry CheckOctober 6, 2026
Seahawks: The Room Got Burned on Washington, Then Got the Chargers Almost Perfectly Right
Seattle Seahawks punditry graded: a near-unanimous Week 3 miss against Washington, a near-perfect Week 4 bounce back, and who's earned trust on this club.
Game digestOctober 6, 2026
Falcons 45, Saints 24: Right About the Winner, Missed the Blowout
The Falcons routed the Saints 45-24 in Week 4. The room leaned the right way, but every pundit who named a score undersold the margin badly.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
49ers 24, Broncos 14: Picking the Winner Was the Easy Part
The room picked the 49ers over the Broncos by a wide margin. The real split came in the score predictions — and that's where the real skill showed up.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Ravens 24, Titans 18: The Room Called the Winner, Missed the Game
Every pundit tracked took the Ravens over the Titans in Week 4. The room was right about the winner and wrong about almost everything else.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Patriots 29, Bills 26: Only Two Pundits Picked the Upset at Highmark
New England won at Buffalo 29-26. We tracked 36 graded calls on the game — 30 of 32 pundits took the Bills, and only two called it right.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Rams 24, Eagles 20: The Room Picked Right, and Four Pundits Called It Exactly
The field took the Rams 20-to-5 over the Eagles in Week 4, and four pundits nailed the 24-20 final. Here's who got it right, who didn't, and by how much.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Packers 17, Buccaneers 14: The Road Favorite Covered, and Most of the Room Called It
Packers beat the Buccaneers 17-14 in Week 4. We graded 22 pre-game calls on the game — here's who nailed the margin and who got left behind.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Panthers 32, Lions 26: 38 Pundits Took Detroit. Three Took Carolina. Carolina Won.
Carolina's 32-26 win over Detroit left 38 of 41 pundits on the wrong side. Richard Sherman and Carter Bahns called it — here's who nailed it and who didn't.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Bears 23, Jets 12: 19 of 24 Picked Chicago, Only Two Guessed How Big
The Bears beat the Jets 23-12 in Week 4. Most pundits had the winner; almost none had the margin, and the five who took New York lost badly.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Cowboys 34, Texans 30: The Room Picked Houston's First Win and Got Burned
The Cowboys beat the Texans 34-30, and most of the room had taken Houston. We graded all 31 calls this game settled — here's who got it right.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Jaguars 22, Bengals 17: Beating the Home-Team Default Paid Off, Picking the Margin Didn't
Jaguars 22, Bengals 17: the room leaned Jacksonville 16-10 and got it right. We graded all 30 calls this game settled — the closest, the flips, the misses.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Vikings 15, Dolphins 10: The Field Called the Winner, Not the Margin
Vikings 15, Dolphins 10: 18 of 19 pundits took Minnesota, but the room's median margin call missed the actual 5-point final by 11 points.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Chiefs 30, Raiders 27: One Pundit Called the Exact Margin, Five Bet on the Upset and Lost
Kansas City beat Las Vegas 30-27 in Week 4. We graded 35 pre-game calls on the result — here's who nailed it, who bet the upset, and who's on a run.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Seahawks 30, Chargers 23: A 21-1 Room, Decided on the Margin
Seattle beat Los Angeles 30-23 in Week 4. We graded 26 pre-game calls on the game — only one pundit took the Chargers, and the real separation was in the margin.
Game digestOctober 5, 2026
Giants 36, Cardinals 24: 17 of 19 Pundits Picked Arizona, and the Room Got Blown Out
Seventeen of nineteen graded voices took Arizona over New York in Week 4. The Giants won by 12. Here's who called it, who didn't, and by how much.
Election WeekOctober 5, 2026
Week 40: Senate Control Loosens Its Republican Grip, the House Doesn't Budge
A week-40 look at 2026 election calls: the Senate control race splits further, Michigan and Texas stay tight, and two pundits changed their minds.
Election BriefOctober 5, 2026
Chuck Todd Flips Texas Governor in Five Days — and Stands Alone Against the Market
Chuck Todd reverses on the Texas governor's race in five days, Ryan Girdusky's certainty on Alaska fades, and the forecasters split on Senate control.
Pundit of the WeekOctober 5, 2026
Joe Marino Sweeps the Week on Linebacker Grades and a Bills Roster Call
Joe Marino takes both Pundit of the Week honors for 2026-W40, built on a near-perfect slate of graded linebacker grades and a Bills roster call.
Punditry CheckOctober 5, 2026
49ers: Playoff Calls Nail It, Division-Winner Calls Keep Missing
The 49ers are 3-0 and pundits are piling on again, but graded calls show their division-winner picks on San Francisco have been the room's weakest link.
Press releaseOctober 5, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 7,500th Article or Episode Read
MissedTakes has read and mined 7,682 articles, podcasts and broadcasts for checkable predictions, passing its 7,500th source read.
Game digestOctober 4, 2026
Colts 30, Commanders 13: The Favorite Covered, the Margin Humbled the Room
Colts 30, Commanders 13 settled 24 graded calls. The room leaned Colts 17-4, but even the Colts backers undersold the blowout by double digits.
Punditry CheckOctober 4, 2026
Steelers: Opinions Took Pittsburgh Over Cleveland, and Cleveland Won
Pittsburgh punditry graded: 13 of 17 voices picked the Steelers over the Browns and lost, roster-spot calls are strong, and win-loss picks are weak.
Election BriefOctober 3, 2026
The House Call Flips: From All-Republican to 15-of-20 Democratic in a Month
The House field grew sevenfold and flipped to Democratic; forecasters split from talkers in Michigan and Texas; two pundits reverse themselves in a day.
Punditry CheckOctober 3, 2026
Eagles: A Bears Blowout Burned Every Caller, Jeff Kerr's Record Still Holds
Philadelphia pundit calls, graded: a Monday-night wipeout against Chicago burned the field, roster-spot calls hold up, and win-total forecasts split widely.
Game digestOctober 2, 2026
Browns 27, Steelers 24: One Exact Margin Among Five Wrong Winner Picks
Cleveland beat Pittsburgh 27-24 in Week 4. We tracked eight pre-game winner calls — five picked the Steelers, and only one pundit nailed the margin.
Punditry CheckOctober 2, 2026
New York Jets: Playoff Calls Are 0-for-5, and the Breece Hall Bust Predictions Missed Too
The Jets' graded record: playoff picks are winless, game-outcome calls barely clear a coin flip, and the mock-draft crowd actually got David Bailey right.
Press releaseOctober 2, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 750th Hour of Transcribed Audio
MissedTakes has transcribed its 750th hour of podcast and broadcast audio, putting spoken predictions on the record alongside written ones.
Pundit of the MonthOctober 1, 2026
Kyle Brandt's September Sweep: Pundit of the Month on Both Measures
Kyle Brandt swept September's Pundit of the Month awards for accuracy and MissedTakes Score. Here's how he did it and how the month moved the board.
Punditry CheckOctober 1, 2026
Giants: The Rams Upset Pick That Burned the Field, and a Beat Writer's Coin-Flip Roster Calls
Giants punditry graded: a Week 2 Rams-upset pile-on backfired badly, the leading beat voice's roster calls run below even, and the QB backup call is unanimous.
Press releaseOctober 1, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 1,000th Approved Pundit
MissedTakes has approved its 1,000th pundit, reaching 1,006 people whose NFL predictions it tracks and grades against what actually happened.
Press releaseSeptember 30, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 250th Outlet Tracked
MissedTakes now tracks 260 outlets, grading the pundits who write and speak for them against what actually happened.
Punditry CheckSeptember 30, 2026
Saints: The Field Picked New Orleans Over Las Vegas, and Every One of Them Was Wrong
Saints punditry graded: a near-unanimous Week 3 pick against Las Vegas missed, a division-title bet stands unresolved, and who's actually worth trusting.
Game digestSeptember 29, 2026
Bears 27, Eagles 7: The Field Picked Philadelphia and Got Buried
Chicago's 27-7 win over Philadelphia settled 21 graded calls. Eighteen picked the Eagles. Here's who got it right, who didn't, and by how much.
Punditry CheckSeptember 28, 2026
Minnesota Vikings: Zero-for-Eight on the Big Calls, Dead-On on the Modest Ones
Vikings punditry is unbeaten on modest calls like win totals and roster spots, but every graded Super Bowl and division-winner pick has busted.
Pundit of the WeekSeptember 28, 2026
Lance Zierlein's 123.5-Point Week Tops a Roster Spot-Heavy Slate
Lance Zierlein and John Middlekauff won the week 39 Pundit of the Week awards. Here's what made their calls stand out, and how the rest of the week graded.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Steelers 30, Bengals 27: The Field Went 0-for-13 on Cincinnati
Every graded call on Steelers-Bengals Week 3 picked Cincinnati. Pittsburgh won 30-27 anyway. Here's who missed, who came closest, and what it cost them.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
49ers 36, Cardinals 30: The Field Called the Winner, Whiffed on the Blowout
Every graded pundit picked San Francisco over Arizona in Week 3. Most also predicted a blowout that never showed up — here's who got the number right.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Bills 24, Chargers 16: The Field Called the Winner Right, Pete Prisco Nearly Called the Number
Buffalo beat Los Angeles 24-16 in Week 3. We graded 19 pre-game calls on it — 16 got the winner right, and one score call missed the margin by a single point.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Chiefs 24, Dolphins 10: A Unanimous Field Got It Right, and John Breech Called the Margin Exactly
Kansas City's 24-10 win in Miami settled 15 graded calls. All 15 picked the Chiefs. Here's who nailed the margin and who overshot it.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Lions 31, Jets 24: John Breech's Exact Score Beat a Field That Mostly Got This Right
Detroit's 31-24 win over the Jets settled eight graded calls. Seven pundits took the Lions — one nailed the score exactly, one took the upset and paid for it.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Browns 21, Panthers 18: Five Calls Backed Carolina. One Got It Right — and Nailed the Score
Browns 21, Panthers 18: five of six graded Week 3 calls picked Carolina. Only Pete Prisco took Cleveland — and matched the final margin exactly.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Jaguars 35, Patriots 6: The Field Got the Winner Right and the Game Completely Wrong
Jacksonville's 35-6 rout of New England settled 13 graded calls. Most picked the Jaguars to win — nobody saw the blowout coming.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Raiders 35, Saints 27: The Field Picked New Orleans 11-to-1, and the One Holdout Cashed
Raiders 35, Saints 27: 12 graded calls, 11 picked New Orleans, and only Chris Broussard's road pick on Las Vegas was right.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Broncos 30, Rams 26: Picking Denver Wasn't the Hard Part — Nailing the Margin Was
Denver beat LA 30-26 in Week 3. The field leaned Broncos and was right, but only three pundits' score calls actually beat the baseline.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Ravens 34, Cowboys 31: Three Pundits Called the Margin Exactly, and the Cowboys Homers Missed Again
Baltimore's 34-31 win over Dallas settled 22 graded calls. The field leaned Ravens 14-8 and got it right — here's who nailed it and who didn't.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Commanders 33, Seahawks 31: 44 of 45 Graded Calls Picked Seattle to Win
Washington beat Seattle 33-31 in Week 3. We graded 45 pre-game calls on this one — 44 had the Seahawks winning.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Colts 19, Texans 17: Eight Pundits Picked Houston, One Got It Right
Indianapolis beat Houston 19-17 in Week 3. Nine graded pre-game calls leaned 8-1 toward the Texans — here's who got burned and who called it.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Giants 12, Titans 7: The Field Split Evenly on Tennessee — and Every One of Them Lost
Eight graded calls on Giants-Titans Week 3 split 4-4. Every Titans pick lost. The two best score calls both saw the Giants — and one nailed the margin.
Game digestSeptember 28, 2026
Vikings 23, Buccaneers 16: The Field Bet on Tampa Bay, and Two Road Picks Beat the House
Ten graded calls, a 6-4 lean toward Tampa Bay, and a Jared Dubin score prediction that missed by one point. Who got Vikings-Bucs right.
Punditry CheckSeptember 27, 2026
Dolphins: A Week 1 Pile-On That Lost Everyone Money, and a Roster Record That Holds Up
Dolphins punditry, graded: Week 1 money-line picks were a wipeout, but roster-spot calls — led by Alain Poupart — have been sharp all camp.
Punditry CheckSeptember 26, 2026
Los Angeles Rams: Pundits Missed the Opener Together, Then Undersold the Giants Blowout
Rams punditry whiffed unanimously on the 49ers opener, lowballed the Giants blowout, and is still guessing on Puka Nacua's health.
Punditry CheckSeptember 25, 2026
Chargers: The Whole Room Called Two Wins That Didn't Happen
The Chargers are 0-2. We graded the punditry: a near-unanimous consensus missed both games, and last year's division-winner calls went 0-for-16.
Game digestSeptember 25, 2026
Falcons 35, Packers 14: The Field Was Unanimous on Green Bay (Unanimously Wrong)
Every winner pick we tracked for Falcons-Packers Week 3 took Green Bay. Atlanta won by 21. Here's how each call graded, and who it hurt most.
Press releaseSeptember 24, 2026
MissedTakes Passes Its 10,000th Graded Prediction
MissedTakes has graded its 10,000th sports prediction, reaching 10,001 checkable calls scored against what actually happened.
Press releaseSeptember 23, 2026
MissedTakes Grades Punditry on Every NFL Club for the 2026 Season
MissedTakes has now graded punditry on all 32 NFL clubs for the 2026 season — 4,927 graded calls, with at least 10 per team.
Punditry CheckSeptember 23, 2026
Chiefs: Everyone Picked the Colts Win, and Only the Margin Callers Separated Themselves
Kansas City punditry graded: the field nails easy wins but flops on win totals and playoff calls, plus who's actually earned trust on this club.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Rams 28, Giants 6: The Three Who Picked the Upset All Missed
Rams 28, Giants 6 settled 28 graded pundit calls. The field leaned hard on Los Angeles, three voices bet on New York, and Pete Prisco called the margin closest.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Vikings 9, Bears 3: The Field Went 13-for-14 on Chicago and Missed Anyway
Minnesota's 9-3 road win beat 13 of 14 graded picks on this game. One pundit called it — and beat the home-team default to do it.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Patriots 20, Steelers 3: Everyone Picked New England, Nobody Called the Blowout
New England's 20-3 win over Pittsburgh settled 18 graded calls. The field got the winner right — and undersold the margin by at least nine points.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Raiders 26, Chargers 14: Eight Picks for the Chargers, One for Vegas, and Only One Was Right
The Raiders beat the Chargers 26-14 in Week 2. We graded nine calls on the game — eight backed LA, and only Richard Sherman took Vegas.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Panthers 34, Falcons 3: The Only Two Calls for Atlanta Came From the Same Guy
Twelve of fourteen graded calls picked Carolina before its 34-3 win at Atlanta. The two dissents both belonged to one pundit — twice.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Packers 20, Jets 17: The Field Leaned Green Bay, and the Three Who Didn't Paid For It
Packers 20, Jets 17 settled 11 graded calls. Eight pundits backed the road team and were right; three bit on the Jets and weren't.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Broncos 20, Jaguars 13: The Field Leaned Upset, Nick Wright Picked It Three Times
Denver's 20-13 win over Jacksonville graded 34 calls. More pundits picked the Jaguars than the Broncos — every one of those picks missed.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Eagles 24, Titans 20: Every Pundit Picked Philly, None Saw It This Close
All 34 graded calls on Eagles-Titans picked Philadelphia to win. The margin is where the field's confidence fell apart.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
49ers 35, Dolphins 13: Nobody Missed the Winner — the Real Test Was the Margin
Every graded call on 49ers-Dolphins Week 2 picked San Francisco. The split that mattered was how big a blowout pundits were willing to call.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Cowboys 37, Commanders 20: The Field Picked Dallas 13-to-1 — and Still Undersold the Blowout
Cowboys 37, Commanders 20 settled 14 graded calls. Only one pundit picked Washington. The three score predictions all lowballed Dallas's margin.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Chiefs 33, Colts 30: Every Pundit Picked Kansas City. Only One Got the Margin Right.
Chiefs 33, Colts 30 settled 15 graded calls, all of them on Kansas City. The split that mattered was in the score predictions, not the winner.
Game digestSeptember 23, 2026
Browns 23, Buccaneers 19: The Field Picked Tampa Bay by 17 — and Lost by Four
Every winner and score pick we tracked on Browns-Bucs had Tampa Bay winning big. Cleveland won by four. Here's who called it and who didn't.
Game digestSeptember 22, 2026
Saints 24, Ravens 17: The Two Calls That Beat a Lopsided Field
New Orleans' upset in Baltimore settled 15 graded calls. Eleven picked the Ravens. We break down who saw it coming and who didn't.
Game digestSeptember 22, 2026
Bengals 20, Texans 6: The Field Picked Houston Three Times Out of Four…and Lost
Cincinnati beat Houston 20-6 in Week 2. We tracked 21 graded pregame calls on the game — most of them picked the Texans. Here's who saw it coming.
Game digestSeptember 22, 2026
Seahawks 31, Cardinals 7: John Breech Picked Arizona Four Times. All Four Missed.
Seattle's 31-7 win at Arizona settled 13 graded calls. The field leaned the right way 8-5 — but one pundit alone made up four of the five misses.
Punditry CheckSeptember 22, 2026
Jaguars: A Near-Unanimous Field Called Denver Wrong, and Only a Few Voices Have Earned Trust on This Team
Jacksonville's Week 2 loss to Denver exposed a field-wide consensus miss. Here's what the graded record says about who to trust on the Jaguars.
Pundit of the WeekSeptember 22, 2026
Two Pundits Cash In on the Same Aaron Rodgers Call
Kyle Brandt and Tom Pelissero split Pundit of the Week for 2026-W38 — and both wins lean on the same old Aaron Rodgers-to-Pittsburgh call.
Punditry CheckSeptember 18, 2026
Lions: 0-for-20 on Detroit in the NFC, and the Field Is Back at 11-12 Wins
Detroit is pundits' favorite NFC pick and has gone 0-for-20 on conference-champion calls. What the graded record says about Lions takes.
Game digestSeptember 18, 2026
Bills 41, Lions 31: The Field Took Buffalo 16-4 in a Predictable Shootout
Twenty graded calls on Bills-Lions in Week 2. Sixteen took Buffalo. Who nailed the margin, who missed, and what it did to their records?
Punditry CheckSeptember 17, 2026
Broncos: 31 of 45 Calls Took Denver at Arrowhead, and the Field Is Still Selling 12 Wins
Almost everyone picked Denver to win in Kansas City. It lost 31-10. What the graded record says about who to believe on the Broncos.
Game digestSeptember 17, 2026
Chiefs 31, Broncos 10: 31 of 45 Pre-Game Calls Took Denver, and the Best Score Pick Was Off by 18
We graded 45 calls on Broncos-Chiefs Week 1. Denver got 31 of them. Kansas City won by 21, and nobody predicted a Chiefs margin bigger than three.
Punditry CheckSeptember 17, 2026
Cowboys: 27 of 34 Missed the Giants Game, and a Win-Total Field Spread From 6 to 14
Dallas punditry, graded: 27 of 34 Week 1 calls took the Cowboys and lost, the Parsons consensus whiffed, and the win-total field ranges 6 to 14.
Game digestSeptember 16, 2026
Ravens 41, Colts 23: The Field Took Baltimore and Still Undersold It
21 graded calls on Ravens-Colts Week 1. Baltimore won 41-23. Who beat the home-team default, whose scores landed, and who took Indianapolis.
Game digestSeptember 16, 2026
Lions 31, Saints 30: Everybody Picked Detroit, Nobody Saw a One-Point Game
All 21 graded calls on Saints-Lions took Detroit, and Detroit won by one. Why a unanimous winner pick was worth nothing, and whose margin came closest.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Vikings 39, Packers 22: The Field Split Down the Middle on a 17-Point Game
32 graded calls rode on Packers-Vikings in Week 1. The field split 16-16 on the winner, and nobody came close to a 17-point Minnesota win.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Jets 23, Titans 10: The Field Went 10-for-25 on a Game It Called a Coin Flip
Twenty-five graded calls rode on Jets-Titans in Week 1. Fifteen took Tennessee. Who got the road upset right, who didn't, and what it means.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Steelers 20, Falcons 13: 25 of 27 Calls Had Pittsburgh, and Only Three Earned Anything
Pittsburgh beat Atlanta 20-13 in Week 1. We graded 27 pre-game calls: 25 had the Steelers, two bold predictions missed, and the score picks did the real work.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Raiders 27, Dolphins 13: Three-Quarters of the Field Was Right and Almost Nobody Earned It
32 graded calls on Raiders-Dolphins Week 1. The field leaned Las Vegas 21-7 and won, but only the score predictions actually separated anyone.
Punditry CheckSeptember 15, 2026
Bengals: The Field Is Buying Cincinnati Again, and Its Last Bet Went 1-for-15
Pundits are back on Cincinnati for division, playoffs and a Burrow MVP. Their graded record on those exact calls: near zero. Plus the league day in brief.
Pundit of the WeekSeptember 15, 2026
John Middlekauff Wins Both Weekly Awards on Three Calls — One of Them Carried It
Middlekauff went 3-for-3 in Week 37 and took both weekly awards. Only his 49ers upset pick actually beat the baseline. Plus the week's 96 graded calls.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Bears 59, Panthers 37: The Field Had Chicago 22-4, and Still Nobody Was Close
We graded 26 pre-game calls on Bears-Panthers. Chicago won 59-37: the winner picks were nearly unanimous, the score picks all missed low.
Punditry CheckSeptember 15, 2026
Browns: Everyone Has Shedeur Sanders Starting by Week 3, and the Win-Total Field Has Quietly Split
Cleveland's punditry graded: the near-unanimous Shedeur Sanders takeover call, a split win-total field, and nine straight missed Browns sleeper calls.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Bills 36, Texans 31: 37 of 46 Calls Had Houston, and Nobody Saw 67 Points
We graded 46 pre-game calls on Bills-Texans. Houston got 37 of them, Buffalo won by five, and no one predicted a total within 23 points.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Jaguars 34, Browns 10: 16 of 17 Picked It, and Only the Score Callers Earned Anything
Jacksonville beat Cleveland 34-10 in Week 1. We graded 22 pre-game calls: a 16-1 field, one costly upset pick, and four score predictions that paid.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27: 11 Pundits Took the Upset, and Only One Nailed the Margin
Cincinnati beat Tampa Bay 33-27 in Week 1. We graded 31 pre-game calls: a 14-11 split on the winner, and six score predictions that all had it right.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Cardinals 26, Chargers 14: All 21 Graded Calls Picked Los Angeles
Every one of the 21 graded pre-game calls on Cardinals-Chargers took Los Angeles. Arizona won by 12. Who came closest, and who went furthest wrong.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Eagles 24, Commanders 22: 30 Calls, One Beat the Baseline
Philadelphia beat Washington 24-22 in Week 1. We graded 30 pre-game calls: the field got the winner right and the game wrong.
Game digestSeptember 15, 2026
Giants 28, Cowboys 20: 34 of 42 Graded Calls Had Dallas Winning
Week 1 at MetLife settled 42 graded pundit calls. Dallas was on 34 of them. Only Mike Florio's 23-21 Giants score beat the baseline.
Punditry CheckSeptember 13, 2026
Bears: Everyone Was Wrong About Caleb Williams, and the Field Has Settled on 10 Wins
Graded Bears takes: the Caleb Williams calls that failed at both extremes, a win-total field stuck at ten, and which pundits Chicago coverage can trust.
Game digestSeptember 12, 2026
49ers 27, Rams 7: Six Voices Took the Road Dog in Melbourne, Twenty Took the Chalk
San Francisco beat the Rams 27-7 in Week 1. We graded 37 pre-game calls: who took the underdog, who took the chalk, and whose margin was closest.
Punditry CheckSeptember 12, 2026
Panthers: Six for Six on the Division, and a Field Split Between 6 Wins and 9
Carolina's punditry, graded: the NFC South calls that hit, the win-total field's 2026 split, McMillan's payoff year and the cut-day misses.
Game digestSeptember 11, 2026
Seahawks 13, Patriots 10: 22 of 30 Calls Had Seattle, and Not One Beat the Baseline
Seattle beat New England 13-10 in the opener. We graded 30 pre-game calls: the field leaned Seattle 22-8, and the home-team default still won.
Punditry CheckSeptember 11, 2026
Bills: 26-for-26 on the Easy Call, 0-for-13 on the Hard One
Every graded Super Bowl pick on Buffalo has scored zero, and the field is back on the Bills for 2026. Who has actually earned trust on this team.
Punditry CheckSeptember 10, 2026
Ravens: 41 Straight AFC North Picks for Baltimore, and a Graded Record of 0-for-68
Every ungraded AFC North call in our file has Baltimore winning it. The Ravens' graded contender-call record says be careful. Plus the league's day in brief.
Coverage reportSeptember 10, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers 2026: The Coverage Report — 232 Graded Takes, and a Skill Score of Almost Exactly Zero
The Chargers drew league-average coverage from the outlets we track — 684 takes, 232 graded, and a skill score of −0.12. What the record shows.
Coverage reportSeptember 10, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 2026: The Coverage Report — Heavily Covered, Badly Graded
The Chiefs are the second-most-graded team on MissedTakes and the least accurate of the heavily covered clubs. The cutdown calls were the exception.
Coverage reportSeptember 10, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders 2026: The Coverage Report — 82 graded takes about one player, and 10 straight playoff picks that graded zero
The Raiders drew league-median coverage from the outlets we track — but a third of their graded record is one call: Fernando Mendoza at No. 1.
Punditry CheckSeptember 9, 2026
Falcons: Drake London Has Cost the Field 20 Straight Bad Grades, and Nobody Has Ever Been Right About Atlanta in January
Atlanta's 149 graded takes: Drake London calls at 21.7 accuracy, division and playoff picks 0-for-17, and a roster week that just settled.
Coverage reportSeptember 8, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2026: 25 of 27 Division-Winner Calls Scored Zero
The Bucs drew below-average coverage from the outlets we track — and the graded record is ugly: 202 graded takes, 37.8 accuracy, no roster-spot grades yet.
Punditry CheckSeptember 8, 2026
Cardinals: Arizona Was Everyone's Favorite Landing Spot, and the Field Went 0-for-8
Graded Cardinals takes: eight busted free-agent landing spots, a Kyler Murray consensus worth zero skill, and the 2026 win-total split.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 2026: The Coverage Report — 23rd in Volume, 6th in Skill, and Four Graded Roster Calls
Jacksonville draws below-median coverage from the outlets we track — 505 takes, 157 graded — but the takes that landed beat the baseline by a lot.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026: The Coverage Report — 27th in volume, and the cutdown board was wrong about the rookies
Our tracked outlets made 488 Steelers calls, 27th of 32. The graded record: 27 roster-spot hits, 9 misses, and three rookies nobody expected to survive.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 2026: The Coverage Report — 69 graded cutdown calls, and the field came in below a coin-flip baseline
The 49ers are the 8th-most covered team in our database. Their 2026 roster-spot calls graded 66.7 accuracy but a negative skill score. Who got the cutdown right.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Washington Commanders 2026: The Coverage Report — Heavily Covered, and 0-for-10 on the Division
Washington drew the 6th-most graded takes in our database. Every graded NFC East pick on them lost, and the cutdown misses all ran the same direction.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Tennessee Titans 2026: The Coverage Report — 167 Graded Takes, Six of Them About the 53
The Titans rank 27th of 32 in graded takes on MissedTakes. Most of it is mock drafts. The cutdown produced six graded calls, all hits, none surprising.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Miami Dolphins 2026: The Coverage Report — 87 Graded Cutdown Calls, Zero Misses, and Not One About Who Got Cut
Miami drew 665 tracked takes, 13th of 32 by graded volume. Every graded roster-spot call hit — because only the "makes the 53" half has been graded.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
New Orleans Saints 2026: One Beat Voice Owns Half the Graded Record
The Saints are one of the most-covered teams in our database — 804 takes, 299 graded — but Ross Jackson accounts for 142 of them. What the grades show.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 2026: The Coverage Report — 118 graded cutdown calls, 92.4% right, and almost no skill in it
The Eagles are our fourth most-graded team. Their cutdown coverage went 109-for-118 — and every graded miss was a player pundits wrote off.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Houston Texans 2026: The Coverage Report — 16 straight division-title picks, all graded zero
Houston drew 183 graded takes, 25th of 32 clubs. Sixteen 2025 AFC South picks all missed, and Sterling Shepard broke two cut calls.
Coverage reportSeptember 7, 2026
Denver Broncos 2026: Right About the Division, Five Wins Short on the Number
Denver has 628 tracked takes but only 182 graded — 26th of 32. The AFC West calls went 15-for-15; the win totals didn't. Plus the cutdown grades.
Punditry CheckSeptember 7, 2026
Commanders: The Field Was 4.8 Wins High Last Year, and Now It Can't Agree Whether They Win 1 Game or 9
Washington's graded record: pundits missed 2025 by 4.8 wins, went 0-for-14 on playoff picks, and now project anywhere from 1 to 9 wins.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Detroit Lions 2026: The Coverage Report — 214 Graded Takes, Second-Worst Accuracy in the League
The Lions drew average coverage volume from the outlets we track and produced a 35.0 accuracy — second-lowest of 32 clubs. Plus: 15 roster calls, none graded.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Indianapolis Colts 2026: The Coverage Report — Second-Fewest Takes in the League, and Every Graded Award Pick Wrong
The Colts drew 368 tracked takes, second-fewest in the NFL. What the 151 graded ones show — and why the cutdown calls aren't graded yet.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Dallas Cowboys 2026: The Coverage Report — Ten Graded Calls Said Micah Parsons Would Be a Cowboy, All Ten Scored Zero
Dallas draws heavy coverage from the outlets we track — 715 takes, 232 graded. The Parsons cluster sank the record; the mock drafts saved it.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Green Bay Packers 2026: The Coverage Report — 25 playoff calls right, 25 contender calls wrong
Green Bay drew above-average volume from the outlets we track, but the graded record ranks third-worst in skill. And 129 cutdown calls are still ungraded.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 2026: 21 Straight Playoff Calls Right, 17 Straight Super Bowl Calls Wrong
The Rams are the second-most-graded team on MissedTakes. What 326 graded calls show — and why 72 cutdown calls have produced exactly one grade.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Minnesota Vikings 2026: The Coverage Report — 17 Graded Trophy Calls, 17 Zeros
The Vikings rank 27th of 32 in graded takes on MissedTakes. The field nailed nine wins, went 0-for-17 on division, conference and Super Bowl calls.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
New England Patriots 2026: The Coverage Report — 11 Win-Total Calls, None Above 10 Wins
The Patriots drew the 4th-most graded takes of any team. The field went 14-win blind on win totals, aced the playoff call, and whiffed on MVP.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
New York Giants 2026: Seven Playoff Picks, Zero Hits
The Giants have 633 tracked takes and 199 graded. Mock drafts scored well, playoff and award picks scored zero, and 94 of 96 cutdown calls are ungraded.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
New York Jets 2026: 128 Mock Picks at 69.5 Accuracy, 21 Game Picks at 9.5
The Jets draw below-average coverage from the outlets we track. Pundits nailed their draft slot and missed almost every game pick. The graded record.
Coverage reportSeptember 6, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 2026: The Coverage Report — 29 Super Bowl picks, 20 of them filed in February
Seattle drew the highest-scoring team coverage we track — 277 graded takes at 75.0 accuracy. Most of the champion picks arrived after the matchup was set.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Cleveland Browns 2026: The Coverage Report — Median Volume, Second-Best Accuracy, and 32 Cutdown Calls Still Ungraded
Browns pundit coverage, graded: 668 takes, 212 graded, 67.6 accuracy — second of 32. The 2026 roster-spot calls are all still pending.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 2026: The Coverage Report — 12 mock calls put Caleb Downs in Cincinnati, and the Bengals never picked in the first round
Bengals coverage graded: 466 tracked takes (26th of 32), a 6.7-accuracy playoff file, and a Caleb Downs consensus that whiffed on the team.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Chicago Bears 2026: The Coverage Report — 48 Cutdown Calls, Zero of Them Graded
Bears coverage graded: 574 tracked takes, 172 with grades, and 48 roster-spot calls still pending. Who was right on an 11-win season, who wasn't.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Carolina Panthers 2026: The Coverage Report — Fewest Graded Takes in the League, and 83 Cutdown Calls Still Ungraded
Carolina has the fewest graded takes of any NFL club (120), the second-best skill score, and 83 roster-spot calls that have not been graded yet.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Buffalo Bills 2026: The Coverage Report — 999 Takes, 332 About the 53-Man Roster, One Graded
The Bills draw more tracked takes than any NFL team. On roster spots, 332 calls have produced exactly one grade. What the graded record does show.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 2026: The Coverage Report — 270 Graded Takes, the Worst Accuracy of Any Team
Our tracked outlets graded 270 Ravens claims at 29.9 accuracy — last in the league. The Super Bowl picks, win totals and 24 ungraded cutdown calls.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Atlanta Falcons 2026: The Coverage Report — Fewest Tracked Takes in the League, and the Worst Skill Score on Any Club
The Falcons drew 323 tracked takes, fewest of any club, and the field's lowest average skill score (-19.76). The 2026 cutdown calls are still ungraded.
Coverage reportSeptember 5, 2026
Arizona Cardinals 2026: The Coverage Report — 39 cutdown calls on the board, one graded
Our tracked outlets rank Arizona 31st of 32 in graded takes. The 2026 roster-spot calls are all still pending — here's what is graded, and what missed.
Team outlookSeptember 5, 2026
Washington Commanders 2026 Outlook: A Field That Already Blew This One Once
Graded punditry on Washington's 2026 season: Jayden Daniels, the Diggs-McLaurin room, the Tunsil hole, Sonny Styles, and a win-total field with scar tissue.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Tennessee Titans 2026 Outlook: Everyone Has an Opinion About Cam Ward's Weapons and Almost None About the Rest
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Titans: Cam Ward, the Tate-Robinson receiver room, the Pollard-Spears split, and a win-total field spread from 4.8 to 9.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2026 Outlook: Everyone Picks the Bucs, and the Grades Say Be Careful
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Buccaneers: Mayfield, Egbuka, Bucky Irving, Rueben Bain and a division the field keeps handing to Tampa Bay.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 2026 Outlook: The Champs Nobody Wants to Talk About Below the Skill Positions
Graded pundit takes on Seattle's 2026 season: Darnold, the QB2 race, Price, JSN, the win total — and the units nobody has said anything checkable about.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 2026 Outlook: The Field Likes Them Again, But Nobody Will Say They Win the West
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 49ers: Purdy's value, a rookie WR everyone loves, McCaffrey busts, and a division nobody hands San Francisco.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 2026 Outlook: The Field Undersold Them Once and Isn't Doing It Again
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Jaguars: Lawrence, Parker Washington, Tuten, Travis Hunter, and why win-total calls on Jacksonville score 21.8.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 2026 Outlook: The Field Missed by Six Wins Last Year and Is Backing Them Again
What pundits are predicting for the 2026 Chiefs, unit by unit — and how their similar calls on Kansas City have actually scored.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders 2026 Outlook: Everyone Has a Date for Mendoza, Nobody Has a Winning Record on This Team
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Raiders: the Cousins-Mendoza timeline, Tucker and Bowers, Jeanty's backup, and a field that keeps overshooting Las Vegas.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers 2026 Outlook: The League's Favorite Division Pick, and the Bet the Field Keeps Losing
Graded Chargers punditry for 2026: Herbert MVP calls, the McConkey-vs-Johnston fight, Hampton hype, and a division pick that has gone 0-for-16.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 2026 Outlook: The Field Loved Them Last Year, Too
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Rams: Stafford, the QB2 fight, Nacua, Corum, Ferguson, Garrett and Donald — and the field's 0-for-17 Super Bowl record on LA.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Miami Dolphins 2026 Outlook: Malik Willis, De'Von Achane and a Field Betting on Three Wins
Graded punditry on the 2026 Dolphins: Willis at QB, Achane's split verdict, Dulcich hype, and win-total calls as low as 0-17.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Minnesota Vikings 2026 Outlook: A Quarterback Room With Three Answers and a Field That Keeps Missing the Postseason
Kyler Murray, a first-round DT nobody mocked there, and a punditry record that nails Vikings win totals and whiffs on every playoff call.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
New England Patriots 2026 Outlook: The Field Missed Them by Five Wins, and Now It Won't Commit
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Patriots: Drake Maye, A.J. Brown, the Henderson-Stevenson split, and a win-total field clustered at 9-11.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
New Orleans Saints 2026 Outlook: The League's Favorite Sleeper, Graded
Pundits love the 2026 Saints — division picks, 10-win calls, Tyler Shough as a QB1. Here's what the graded record says about those kinds of calls.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
New York Giants 2026 Outlook: Everyone Has an Opinion on Jaxson Dart and Almost None on the Rest
Graded punditry on the 2026 Giants: Dart's fantasy split, the Nabers question, a mocked-to-death draft the field got wrong, and win totals from 6 to 11.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
New York Jets 2026 Outlook: A Loud Front Seven, a Quiet Quarterback Room, and Nobody Picking Them for Anything
Graded punditry on the 2026 Jets: Geno Smith's grip, Klubnik as QB2, Garrett Wilson's price, David Bailey hype, and win-total calls clustered at four to six.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 2026 Outlook: Everyone Agrees, and the Agreement Is Worth Almost Nothing
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Eagles: Hurts, the new-look receiver room, Barkley, the QB2 fight, and why the NFC East consensus scores zero.
Team outlookSeptember 4, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026 Outlook: Everyone Is Talking About the Quarterbacks and Almost Nobody About the Rest
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Steelers: Rodgers vs. Allar, the receiver room, Dowdle vs. Warren, the rookie class and a win-total field clustered at 8-9.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Denver Broncos 2026 Outlook: The Field Has Stopped Doubting the Broncos, Which Is New
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Broncos: Bo Nix, Jaylen Waddle, Jonah Coleman, the win total, and the units nobody has said anything checkable about.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Detroit Lions 2026 Outlook: The Field Loves Them Again, and the Field Was Wrong Last Year
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Lions: near-unanimous NFC North picks, a settled QB room, a rebuilt line — and units nobody has said anything checkable about.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Green Bay Packers 2026 Outlook: Everyone Loves the Skill Positions, Nobody Has Been Right About the Division
Graded punditry on the 2026 Packers: Love, Watson, Lloyd and Kraft dominate the takes, while Green Bay division picks average 7.7 accuracy.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Houston Texans 2026 Outlook: Everybody Loves the Defense, Nobody Has Graded It
Every graded and pending pundit take on the 2026 Houston Texans, unit by unit — from the Stroud-Mills QB room to a win-total board with no unders on it.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Indianapolis Colts 2026 Outlook: The Team That Has Cost Believers The Most
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Colts: Daniel Jones, the QB2 fight, Tyler Warren, Jonathan Taylor, the rookie class and a division nobody has picked right.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys 2026 Outlook: The Field Is Bullish Again, and It Has Been Wrong Here Before
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Cowboys: Prescott MVP picks, Javonte Williams, Caleb Downs, and a win-total field spanning 6 to 14 wins.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Cleveland Browns 2026 Outlook: Everyone Has a Quarterback Take, Nobody Has a Safety Take
Graded punditry on the 2026 Browns: 184 QB takes, a rebuilt line, two rookie receivers, and a win-total field clustered around 5.5.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 2026 Outlook: The Field Has Been Wrong About This Team Before
Pundit takes on the 2026 Bengals, unit by unit — and how the same crowd's Cincinnati division, playoff and win-total picks have graded out.
MissedTakes DailySeptember 3, 2026
Nothing Graded All Week, 435 New Takes Filed, and September's Skill Trough
Zero takes graded in seven days while 435 new ones arrived. What last September's vintage tells us about the claims being filed right now.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Chicago Bears 2026 Outlook: The Field Is All-In on Caleb Williams and Almost Silent Everywhere Else
Graded Bears punditry for 2026: MVP calls for Caleb Williams, a Loveland TE1 pile-up, and whole units nobody has said anything checkable about.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Carolina Panthers 2026 Outlook: A Defending Division Champion Nobody Can Agree On
Graded takes on Carolina's 2026 roster: pundits pile onto the receivers and backfield, ignore the interior line, and split on the win total.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Buffalo Bills 2026 Outlook: Everyone Picks the Floor, Nobody Hits the Ceiling
Our graded look at 2026 Bills punditry: Josh Allen, DJ Moore, a 3-4 front, and a division pick the field keeps making — and keeps getting graded on.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 2026 Outlook: The Team Punditry Keeps Getting Wrong
Every graded Ravens division-winner, conference and Super Bowl call in our database sits at 0% accuracy. Pundits are picking Baltimore again in 2026.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Atlanta Falcons 2026 Outlook: A Quarterback Argument Nobody Can Settle
Graded pundit takes on the Falcons' 2026 season: the Tua-Penix job battle, Drake London, Bijan Robinson, a thin defense, and an NFC South nobody trusts.
Team outlookSeptember 3, 2026
Arizona Cardinals 2026 Outlook: A Bridge Quarterback, a Rookie Back, and Almost No One Betting on Wins
Graded pundit takes on the 2026 Cardinals: Brissett vs. Carson Beck, Jeremiyah Love, Trey McBride, and win-total calls as low as 2-15.
MissedTakes DailySeptember 2, 2026
Nothing Graded in Seven Days, 9,555 August Claims Waiting, and the Chiefs Consensus Still Hurts
Zero takes graded this week while August logged 9,555 claims. Plus the 2025 win-total wreckage and what the MVP ballot got right.
Pundit of the MonthSeptember 1, 2026
August 2026: David Harrison Wins on Skill, Marcus Mosher on Accuracy — and the Whole Ledger Settled at Once
Pundit of the Month for August 2026: David Harrison (45.22 MissedTakes Score) and Marcus Mosher (80.52 accuracy). What the month's grading actually showed.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Chicago Bears Fantasy Preview 2026: 13 Sleeper Calls on Luther Burden, After the Field Went 0-for-2 on Him Last Year
Every graded and pending fantasy take on the 2026 Bears: Loveland's near-consensus, the Burden split, Swift's value calls, and how much of it to trust.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals Fantasy Preview 2026: 15 Buy Calls on Chase Brown, Zero Fades
Every graded and pending fantasy take on the 2026 Bengals: unanimous love for Chase Brown, a split on Tee Higgins, and how badly pundits missed Joe Burrow.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Cleveland Browns Fantasy Preview 2026: Every Graded Sleeper Call on a Brown Has Scored Zero
Nine graded sleeper calls on Browns skill players, average accuracy 0. Two graded bust calls, both 100. What that means for your 2026 fantasy draft.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Dallas Cowboys Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is 4-for-4 on Pickens and 0-for-2 on CeeDee Lamb
Graded pundit record behind Dallas's 2026 fantasy calls: Dak, Javonte Williams, Jaydon Blue, Lamb vs. Pickens, Jake Ferguson — and how thin the evidence is.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Denver Broncos Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is Split 7-5 on RJ Harvey, and Its Last Denver Consensus Finished WR70
Every graded fantasy call on the Broncos: Harvey vs. Dobbins vs. Coleman, Waddle hype, Sutton fades — and how much the record says to trust them.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Detroit Lions Fantasy Preview 2026: 37 Sleeper Calls on This Team, Exactly One Ever Graded
Every 2026 fantasy call on the Lions — Gibbs, Goff, St. Brown, Jameson Williams, LaPorta, TeSlaa — plus what the graded record says about trusting them.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Green Bay Packers Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is Stacked on Christian Watson, and Packers Sleeper Calls Have Graded 27.3
Every graded and pending fantasy call on the 2026 Packers: Watson, Kraft, Lloyd, the Jacobs fade — and how badly this club's sleeper calls have graded before.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Houston Texans Fantasy Preview 2026: 13 Sleeper Calls on Montgomery, 13 on a Receiver Who's Out for the Year
Texans fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: Montgomery's consensus, the Higgins hole, the Nico Collins argument, and how little of it has a track record.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 30, 2026
Trade Calls Lose to the Baseline, Rich Eisen's Chiefs Ledger, and the Field's Win-Total Cracks
1,029 takes graded in a week: trade and signing calls came in below baseline, sleepers beat it, and the 2025 win-total consensus still looks rough.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Fades Rashee Rice Again — And It Was 0-for-4 Last Time
Graded punditry on the 2026 Chiefs: 14 buy calls on Kenneth Walker, 14 fades on Rashee Rice, and what the record says about trusting either.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Nailed Jeanty's Floor and Whiffed on His Ceiling
Graded Raiders fantasy punditry: Jeanty's RB15 rookie year, Bowers' TE1 problem, an ignored receiver room, and how much the 2026 calls are worth.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Went 0-for-6 on Chargers Sleepers Last Year, and It's Making the Same Calls Again
Every graded Chargers fantasy sleeper call from last cycle scored 0. Here's who pundits like in 2026 — Hampton, McConkey, Herbert — and how much to trust it.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Los Angeles Rams Fantasy Preview 2026: Twelve Pundits Are on Blake Corum, and RB Sleeper Calls Are the Site's Worst Bet
Rams fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: 12 Blake Corum sleeper calls, six Davante Adams fades, and what the record says about trusting any of it.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Miami Dolphins Fantasy Preview 2026: 17 Sleeper Calls on Greg Dulcich, Eight Fades on De'Von Achane
What pundits are saying about Dolphins fantasy assets in 2026 — and what their graded record says about how much of it to believe.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Minnesota Vikings Fantasy Preview 2026: Ten Kyler Murray Sleeper Calls, and a 33% Record on Vikings Sleepers
What pundits are saying about Vikings fantasy assets for 2026 — and what their graded record on this team's sleeper and bust calls is actually worth.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
New England Patriots Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Went 14-for-15 on Patriots Sleepers Last Year — And Now It Can't Agree on TreVeyon Henderson
Patriots 2026 fantasy punditry, graded: A.J. Brown consensus, a genuine Henderson split, and what the field's record says about trusting any of it.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
New York Giants Fantasy Preview 2026: Cam Skattebo Draws 16 Calls in Both Directions
Giants fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: 64 sleeper and bust takes, only 8 ever settled, and a Skattebo market split down the middle.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
New York Jets Fantasy Preview 2026: Pundits Are 0-for-5 Fading Breece Hall, and They're Fading Him Again
Every graded fantasy call on Jets players, plus who's high and low on Hall, Wilson, Mitchell and Sadiq for 2026 — and how much the record says to trust them.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is Unanimous on Saquon Barkley Again, and Its Last Three Barkley Calls All Scored Zero
What graded punditry says about Eagles fantasy drafts: Hurts split 6-3, a DeVonta Smith pile-on, unanimous Barkley faith, and a Barkley record of 0s.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers Fantasy Preview 2026: A Split Backfield, and Only Five Graded Fantasy Calls to Judge It By
What pundits say about Steelers fantasy value in 2026 — and what the graded record says about whether to believe any of it.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
San Francisco 49ers Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Is Fading McCaffrey Again — Last Time It Graded a Zero
49ers fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: nine McCaffrey bust calls, a rookie WR pile-on, and how much of it the record says to trust.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Seattle Seahawks Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Has Piled Onto a Rookie Back, and RB Sleeper Calls Are Its Worst Category
Seahawks 2026 fantasy punditry, graded: 50 sleeper calls, Jadarian Price hype, JSN fade debate — and how accurate this kind of call has actually been.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Flipped on Bucky Irving a Year Too Late
Bucs fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: 12 bust calls on Bucky Irving, a near-unanimous Egbuka breakout, and how reliable those calls have been.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Tennessee Titans Fantasy Preview 2026: 45 Sleeper Calls on a 3-14 Team, and the Last 10 Graded 20 out of 100
What pundits are saying about Titans fantasy value in 2026 — Ward, Pollard, Robinson, Tate, Helm — and how badly the same calls graded last year.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Washington Commanders Fantasy Preview 2026: The Tight End Nobody Agrees On, and a Backfield Punditry Has Already Gotten Wrong
Every graded and pending fantasy call on the 2026 Commanders — Okonkwo, White, Croskey-Merritt, Diggs, Daniels — and how much the record says to trust them.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 30, 2026
Zero Takes Graded This Week, 1,612 Roster Calls Waiting on Cutdown Day, and the Field's Six-Win Miss on Kansas City
Nothing graded in seven days, 412 new takes filed, 1,612 pending roster-spot calls, and the 2025 win-total consensus that missed Kansas City by 6.3.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 30, 2026
Nothing Graded in Seven Days, 414 New Camp Calls, and a Pro Bowl Record of 0-for-65
No takes graded in the past week, but 414 new ones landed — mostly cutdown-day roster calls, the category our data likes least.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 30, 2026
Cutdown Week Floods the Queue, Nothing Grades, and the Win-Total Field's One-Way Misses
432 new takes in seven days, zero graded. Roster and depth-chart calls dominate — the two types that score highest and mean least.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 30, 2026
Division Picks Land at 27% and Andrew Erickson Owns Both Ends of the Week
A 2,534-take grading run settled the site's entire division-winner and conference-champion pools at 27.4% and 25.1% accuracy.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Carolina Panthers Fantasy Preview 2026: 33 of the Field's 50 Sleeper Calls Are One Running Back
Panthers fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: Jonathon Brooks hype, the Hubbard fade, the McMillan split, and how reliable these call types have actually been.
Fantasy previewAugust 30, 2026
Buffalo Bills Fantasy Preview 2026: Dalton Kincaid Has 16 Calls Against Him and For Him, and Buffalo Sleepers Are 1-for-8
Bills fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: Cook and Kincaid dominate the calls, and the site's Buffalo sleeper record is 12.5 accuracy on 8 graded takes.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 30, 2026
A Week With Nothing Graded, 448 Cut-Day Calls Filed, and Kansas City Still the Field's Worst Miss
No takes were graded in the last seven days, but 448 new ones landed — mostly roster and depth-chart calls, the two types with the least skill on record.
Fantasy previewAugust 29, 2026
Baltimore Ravens Fantasy Preview 2026: The Field Grades 14.4 Out of 100 on Lamar Jackson
Ravens 2026 fantasy punditry, graded: Zay Flowers hype, Derrick Henry's RB1 case, a Mark Andrews split, and why Lamar Jackson calls keep failing.
Fantasy previewAugust 29, 2026
Atlanta Falcons Fantasy Preview 2026: Pundits Are 22.7 Accurate on This Receiver Room
Graded pundit calls on Falcons fantasy assets: Bijan, Drake London, Kyle Pitts, Zachariah Branch — plus how much the record says to trust them.
Fantasy previewAugust 29, 2026
Arizona Cardinals Fantasy Preview 2026: Two Fades for Every Buy on Jeremiyah Love
Cardinals fantasy punditry for 2026, graded: the field fades Jeremiyah Love at cost, splits on Marvin Harrison Jr., and taxes Trey McBride's price.
Pundit of the WeekAugust 29, 2026
Jamie Erdahl's 87.46 Week, Built on Jaguars and Broncos
Pundit of the Week for 2026-W34: Jamie Erdahl posts an 87.46 MissedTakes Score on 23 takes; Bucky Brooks wins accuracy at 81.05 on seven.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 29, 2026
Trade Calls Grade Out Below Baseline, Five Categories Clear at Once, and Nobody Saw 14 Wins in New England
1,030 takes graded in seven days. Trade and signing calls finished below the naive baseline, and the win-total field missed all three 14-win teams.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 29, 2026
Rich Eisen's Chiefs Arc and More
A 2,123-take grading week hit the season-forecast categories hardest: division winners at 27.4 accuracy, and the field's Chiefs win total off by 6.3.
Fantasy previewAugust 26, 2026
New Orleans Saints Fantasy Preview 2026: 21 Sleeper Calls on Tyler Shough, and Almost Nothing Graded to Back Them
Every 2026 fantasy take on the Saints, graded: Shough's 21 sleeper calls, the Etienne fade, Olave splits — and how thin the track record behind them is.
Fantasy previewAugust 25, 2026
Indianapolis Colts Fantasy Preview 2026: 14 pundits are on Josh Downs, and the last graded Downs sleeper call scored a zero
Colts 2026 fantasy punditry graded: Josh Downs mania, the Pierce split, Tyler Warren's clean record, and only seven graded Colts fantasy calls to judge it by.
Pundit of the WeekAugust 17, 2026
David Harrison's 52.02 Week, Built Almost Entirely on the 2026 Draft
Pundit of the Week for 2026-W33: David Harrison at 52.02 MissedTakes Score, Gregg Rosenthal at 93.1 accuracy on eight calls. Plus 4,044 graded takes.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 15, 2026
Mock Drafts Eat the Week, Chris Brockman Lands at Both Ends, and the Chiefs Consensus Misses by Six
2,574 takes graded in seven days, 1,610 of them mock-draft picks. Plus, the Chiefs win-total wipeout and a take that managed to score 100 aaaand 0.
EssayAugust 14, 2026
The 2026 Mock Draft Cycle, Graded: The Field Nailed the Top, Missed the Fallers, and Never Got Sharper
We graded 1,413 mock-draft calls on the 2026 NFL draft: who was accurate, who wasn't, and why publishing later barely helped.
EssayAugust 14, 2026
Four Players the Talk Shows Over-Covered, and What It Cost Them
Josh Allen, Jalen Hurts, Baker Mayfield and Jonathan Taylor drew 46 graded calls last season and returned 25.4 accuracy. Who paid for it, and how much.
MissedTakes DailyAugust 14, 2026
MVP Consensus *Was* Stafford and a Jets Take Graded Both Ways
2,386 takes graded in seven days: the MVP consensus hit on Matthew Stafford, and win-total misses run deep.

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MissedTakes Passes Its 15,000th Graded Take

Connor Rogers Ran the Table, Mike Kadlick's Bears Call Doubled Up

Seahawks: Pundits Picked Seattle 48-to-17 Over the Bears, Then Watched a 17-Point Loss

Erick-Woods Erickson Flips on Ohio and Texas as the House Field Turns Unanimous for Democrats

Pundits Move Toward Talarico in Texas While the Senate Field Tilts Republican

Triple the Ohio Senate Field, and Chuck Todd is Just Citing the Polling Average

Buccaneers 16, Falcons 0: Ten of 14 Pundits Picked the Wrong Team

Raiders 38, Jets 33: Seven of 12 Pundits Sided With the Winning Road Team

Bills 36, Ravens 10: Pundits Expected a Shootout, Got a Rout

Bengals 43, Titans 36: John Breech's Margin Matched, Pete Prisco Missed by 19

Lions 19, Vikings 15: Two Pundits Called the Margin Down to the Point

Jaguars 42, Colts 7: Every Pundit Called the Winner, No One Called the Margin

Steelers 27, Browns 6: 22 of 28 Pundits Picked Pittsburgh, None Called the 21-Point Margin

Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30: One Pundit Picked the Winner, Thirteen Picked Dallas

Saints: Pundits Really Believe in the Upset, But Keep Losing

Patriots: Every Pundit Who Picked New England in Chicago Was Wrong

North Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Cooper, While Forecasters and Talkers Split on Who Holds the Senate

Maine's Senate Talkers Back Collins While the Market and the Only Forecaster Favor Jackson

Packers 27, Panthers 19: Just One Pundit Sided With Carolina

Megyn Kelly Flips on Michigan's Senate Race as Its Field Grows to 29

Steve Deace Swings Back to a Republican Senate as New Hampshire's Field Grows to Ten Callers

Chargers: Pundits Are 0-for-30 Picking Them to Win in a 0-6 Season

Cowboys 38, Eagles 21: The Field Leaned Dallas, and Still Undersold the Margin

Iowa's Two Senate Forecasters Split Evenly While Eight of Nine Talkers Stick With Hinson

Raiders: Pundits Keep Picking Las Vegas to Win (For the Love of the Underdog)

Rich Eisen Goes 6-for-6, Kevin Wildes Tops the MissedTakes Score

Pundits Move Toward Rogers in Michigan as the Senate Picture Splits

Georgia's Senate Field Triples to Fifteen, All of Them Picking Ossoff

Rams 35, Raiders 21: 17 of 21 Pundits Had the Winner, None Had the Margin

Lions 20, Packers 17: Nine of 15 Pundits Had the Home Team, Two Came Within Two Points

Seahawks 20, Chiefs 3: Pundits Picked the Right Side but Missed the Rout by Double Digits

Broncos 30, Cardinals 16: Both Pundits Who Picked Arizona Got It Wrong

Steelers 16, Saints 10: 17 of 20 Pundits Had Pittsburgh, None Predicted the Low Score

Giants 27, Texans 21: Only Two of 11 Pundits Picked the Upset

Vikings 16, Colts 10: The Field Had the Winner, Not the Margin

Buccaneers 43, Panthers 13: Ten of Ten Pundits We Tracked Had Carolina

Browns 27, Titans 24: Eight Pundits Took Cleveland, One Took Nashville

Bengals 35, Ravens 13: Right About the Upset, Wrong About How Big It Was

Falcons 29, 49ers 20: 17 of 24 Pundits Had the Wrong Winner

Dolphins 28, Jets 25: Points for 7 Pundits Who Backed Miami's First Win

Chiefs: Pundits Have Nailed the 5-0 Start, But Missed Last Year's Collapse by a Mile

Steve Deace Flips to Republicans on Senate Control as Texas Splits Forecasters From Talkers

Jaguars: Pundits Picked Them Over Houston, But the Jags Found a Way to Lose

Isaac Saul Flips to the Democrats on Senate Control as Kansas Loses Its Second-to-Last Hamilton Backer

Colts: 31 of 35 Pundits Picked Indianapolis Over Tennessee, and the Upset Caught Nearly All of Them

Bears 30, Patriots 24: Every Patriots Score Call Missed by at Least Seven Points

Michigan's Senate Field Goes 4x in a Month, and Rogers Just Picked Up a Fourth Backer

Texans: The Preseason Super Bowl Pick Looks Rough, But the Comeback Calls Are Hitting

South Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Graham, While the Senate Control Fight Splits Forecasters From Talkers

Lions: 18 of 19 Pundits Called the Cardinals Rout, and Still Undersold It

49ers 23, Commanders 17: Every Pundit Had San Francisco, None Saw It This Close

Pundits Add Seven Callers to the House Race, and Still Nobody Picks Republicans

The House Control Field Goes From Two Callers to Thirty-Two, All of Them Democratic

Steelers 26, Buccaneers 19: Bryan DeArdo's One-Point Miss Topped Takes | MissedTakes

Packers 23, Cowboys 13: The Eight Who Picked Dallas All Lost

Derek Brown Sweeps Pundit of the Week on Two Perfect Calls

Broncos: Pundits Called the Chargers Upset

Chiefs 22, Chargers 6: One Pundit Called the Final Margin Exactly

Cardinals 18, Rams 16: Every Graded Pick Backed the Loser

Bills 33, Raiders 30: Just Two Pundits Took Las Vegas, and Neither Had Been Picking Well

Texans 34, Jaguars 31: Most of the Field Took Jacksonville, Two Pundits Called the Margin Exactly

Saints 34, Giants 27: Only Seven Pundits Saw the Road Win Coming

Titans 26, Colts 20: Only Four Pundits Had Tennessee Winning

Browns 13, Ravens 10: Only One Pundit Saw Cleveland Coming

Panthers 25, Eagles 14: Pundits Picked the Right Team, Not the Right Margin

Patriots 26, Jets 19: Every Score Call Overshot New England's Margin

Bears 31, Falcons 23: Five of Seven Score Callers Had Atlanta Winning

Dallas Cowboys: Pundits Picked Dallas 19-1 Over the Buccaneers, and Dallas Lost at Home

Maine's Only Forecaster Breaks From Seven Talkers, Backing Collins

Ohio's Forecasters Are Unanimous for Brown While Two Talkers Hold the Line for Husted

Browns: The Quarterback Call Was Right, the Win Picks Keep Missing

Broncos 17, Seahawks 14: The Field Picked Seattle 31-2

Bengals: Pundits Pick Cincinnati Most Weeks, but Their Burrow Numbers Keep Missing

MissedTakes Passes Its 10,000th Article or Episode Read

Bears: 25 of 35 Pundits Picked Chicago at Lambeau, and Green Bay Won by 24

North Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Cooper, While Shapiro and Sexton Stand Alone Elsewhere

Panthers: The Falcons Blowout Was Everyone's Call

Bills 37, Rams 34: The Crew Picked the Opposite of the Final Score