# Chiefs vs Falcons prediction: 22 of 25 pundits pick the Chiefs Week 10, 2026: Kansas City Chiefs at Atlanta Falcons Nov 15, 2026 · not played yet · 28 calls on record · updated Nov 14, 2:24 PM ET Who do pundits pick in Chiefs vs Falcons? Of 25 pundits with a call on record, 22 take the Chiefs and 3 take the Falcons. 5 named a score; the median has the Chiefs by 6. Every call is graded once the game is final. Picks by outlet. Each pundit counted once, at the outlet or show their latest call ran on. An outlet is listed when two or more of its pundits have picked. - [Sports Illustrated](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated): all 8 Chiefs - [CBS Sports](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports): all 4 Chiefs - [First Things First (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/first-things-first-podcast): Falcons 2, Chiefs 2 - [Check the Mic (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/check-the-mic-podcast): all 2 Chiefs - [Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/chris-simms-unbuttoned-podcast): all 2 Chiefs - [The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast): all 2 Chiefs The other 3 pundits write or talk elsewhere: Chiefs 2, Falcons 1. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-10-chiefs-at-falcons Picks: - [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright) took the Chiefs; said Nov 13, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/62cf7f07-a58c-4d8a-bc3f-4501125a29b9 - [Chris Broussard](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-broussard) took the Falcons; said Nov 13, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3066e5fc-88d3-4cae-932d-b1c1a07af336 - [Greg Jennings](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/greg-jennings) took the Chiefs; said Nov 13, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9b142128-1e74-4c65-9072-d6d26bb3ebf5 - [Danny Parkins](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/danny-parkins) took the Falcons; said Nov 13, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f5e1f995-02e9-4071-bb76-8177307cb817 - [Connor Rogers](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/connor-rogers) took the Chiefs; said Nov 13, 2026; on Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cff2902f-3aaa-4912-9d49-a005e3f2d93e - [Chris Simms](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-simms) took the Chiefs, Chiefs 28–Falcons 24; said Nov 13, 2026; on Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c75c9c0a-9fed-42f3-bd58-3afae1afa8e0 - [John Middlekauff](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-middlekauff) took the Chiefs; said Nov 13, 2026; on 3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1edc2ab2-a022-40b1-9074-e2f0a4a2e0f4 - [PFT](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pft) took the Falcons; said Nov 13, 2026; on Pardon My Take (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d9106fc6-ad1f-4d84-a43e-337d59768496 - [Sam Monson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/sam-monson) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Check the Mic (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f4cb7a1e-1380-4f08-b39b-1432b97db846 - [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani) took the Chiefs, Chiefs 26–Falcons 20; said Nov 12, 2026; on CBS Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 - [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani) took the Chiefs, Chiefs 26–Falcons 21; said Nov 12, 2026; on CBS Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2531f3a-2140-40ac-9831-5ff8224e090f - [Jared Dubin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin) took the Chiefs, Chiefs 27–Falcons 16; said Nov 12, 2026; on CBS Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/08184feb-e542-42cf-8898-8074d73513d7 - [Mike Kadlick](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-kadlick) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/977f64b3-9ba2-42ef-a3cf-276f3a1d7944 - [Gilberto Manzano](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gilberto-manzano) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/84ac6f54-01af-44ab-b97a-f742b2aa3d39 - [Eva Geitheim](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eva-geitheim) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c011abef-0b18-41ad-acad-6a67dfbd41fd - [Mitch Goldich](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitch-goldich) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/706c628f-bb25-4892-b33e-84c81bfb6e4a - [Matt Verderame](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-verderame) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfeb0994-1abf-414f-b153-d01b6e4e5365 - [Albert Breer](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/albert-breer) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fdc16abc-9ae2-4bf4-a327-8e9d9ae283b6 - [Conor Orr](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/conor-orr) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ba669379-043c-448a-a167-2f2e3695a52e - [John Pluym](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-pluym) took the Chiefs; said Nov 12, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a940f59-49e6-4c02-8e75-60671656da04 - [Richard Sherman](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman) took the Chiefs; said Nov 11, 2026; on The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/39e06dc2-2618-41f3-847d-0200aefe889a - [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Chiefs, Chiefs 23–Falcons 17; said Nov 11, 2026; on CBS Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/db757c4e-a3c5-4ad4-aae9-7ee84dd2edca - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Chiefs, Chiefs 27–Falcons 20; said Nov 10, 2026; on CBS Sports; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6cf76e62-6135-4cd9-9ac8-0c5294b6a759 - [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright) took the Chiefs; said Nov 7, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/878403ae-b780-41f0-b38a-200b1a3e36ff - [Steve Palazzolo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/steve-palazzolo) took the Chiefs; said Nov 5, 2026; on Check the Mic (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4905cf14-f779-466a-b936-019c858333f3 - [Leonard Fournette](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/leonard-fournette) took the Chiefs; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd544302-f3b5-4585-bea4-8502dbea77a7 - [Jarvis Landry](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jarvis-landry) took the Chiefs; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8094129b-e6ba-407b-bc46-b857ce3893ee - [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright) took the Chiefs; said Sep 2, 2026; on What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d726dad7-b84e-421c-8274-380142c4ff2e ## How they come in The Chiefs are 6-2; the Falcons are 3-6 and have lost 2 straight. On win totals, 8 pundits put the Chiefs at 10.4 wins on average, and 9 pundits put the Falcons at 6.1 wins on average. Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia - Kansas City Chiefs: 6-2 (202 scored, 143 allowed) - Last games: W 35-12 vs Jets; L 24-28 at Broncos; L 3-20 at Seahawks - Unit ranks this season: offense 4th, defense 8th of 32 - Last season: 6-11 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 10.4, 9 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Chiefs games - Atlanta Falcons: 3-6, lost 2 straight (188 scored, 223 allowed) - Last games: L 17-34 vs Bengals; L 0-16 at Buccaneers; W 29-20 vs 49ers - Unit ranks this season: offense 20th, defense 20th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 9 pundits, average 6.1, 2 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Falcons games ## Players to watch Each club's starting quarterback, leading rusher, receiver and tight end, and its sack and tackle leaders, with their 2026 regular season so far, with the latest call on each from a pundit ranked on the leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick, made since the 2026 schedule came out ("No." is that rank). Leaderboard: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/leaderboard - [Patrick Mahomes](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/patrick-mahomes) (Starting QB, QB): 2,037 passing yards · 14 TD, 4 INT · 67.3% completions · 8 games; 11th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 3, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to stay with Kansas City Chiefs (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Sep 4, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kenneth Walker III](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kenneth-walker-iii) (RB1, RB): 872 rushing yards on 159 carries · 11 TD · 26 catches for 172 · 8 games; 2nd in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 7, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to win MVP (not settled yet) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Josh Downs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-downs) (WR1, WR): 33 catches for 354 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 51st in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 6, 2026: Josh Downs to move to Pittsburgh Steelers (not settled yet) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 29, 2026: Josh Downs to move to Los Angeles Rams (not settled yet) - [Travis Kelce](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-kelce) (TE1, TE): 33 catches for 482 yards · 2 TD · 8 games; 26th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 8 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 10 Shanna McCarriston, Oct 4, 2026: Travis Kelce to record 78 receptions (not settled yet) - [George Karlaftis](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-karlaftis) (Sack leader, DE): 4 sacks · 14 solo tackles · 1 interception · 8 games; 30th in the NFL in sacks - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Sep 3, 2026: George Karlaftis to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Nick Bolton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nick-bolton) (Tackle leader, LB): 38 solo tackles · 8 games; 11th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Michael Penix Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-penix-jr) (Starting QB, QB): 1,444 passing yards · 10 TD, 6 INT · 62.3% completions · 7 games; 26th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 10 Shanna McCarriston, Sep 10, 2026: Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Bijan Robinson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bijan-robinson) (RB1, RB): 880 rushing yards on 169 carries · 6 TD · 31 catches for 250 · 9 games; 1st in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 10, 2026: Bijan Robinson to record 1,361 rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Bijan Robinson to finish top 2 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Drake London](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-london) (WR1, WR): 44 catches for 692 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 8th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: He's wide receiver one. Where you want to put him in wide receiver one is fine by me. (not settled yet) - No. 30 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Drake London to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Kyle Pitts](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-pitts) (TE1, TE): 25 catches for 220 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 113th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 5, 2026: Kyle Pitts to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Za'Darius Smith](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/za-darius-smith) (Sack leader, DE): 4.5 sacks · 6 solo tackles · 6 games; 22nd in the NFL in sacks - [Kendal Daniels](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kendal-daniels) (Tackle leader, LB): 1 sack · 40 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 8th in the NFL in solo tackles --- The room is counted in pundits, each one's latest call standing. Accuracy is out of 100; the naive pick is the home team. The week: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-10 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology