# Cardinals vs Chiefs prediction: all 3 pundits pick the Chiefs Week 11, 2026: Arizona Cardinals at Kansas City Chiefs Nov 22, 2026 · not played yet · 4 calls on record · updated Nov 6, 11:06 PM ET Who do pundits pick in Cardinals vs Chiefs? Of 3 pundits with a call on record, all 3 take the Chiefs. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-11-cardinals-at-chiefs Picks: - [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 - [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 Cardinals are 3-6; the Chiefs are 6-2. On win totals, 8 pundits put the Cardinals at 4.8 wins on average, and 8 pundits put the Chiefs at 10.4 wins on average. Venue: Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri - Arizona Cardinals: 3-6 (178 scored, 255 allowed) - Last games: L 3-17 at Seahawks; W 33-30 at Cowboys; L 16-30 vs Broncos - Unit ranks this season: offense 27th, defense 30th of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 4.8, 1 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Cardinals games - 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 ## 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 - [Gardner Minshew](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gardner-minshew) (Starting QB, QB): 354 passing yards · 3 TD, 0 INT · 71.7% completions · 2 games; 40th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 5 Donnie Druin, Nov 1, 2026: Gardner Minshew to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 13 Carter Bahns, Oct 13, 2026: Gardner Minshew to move — “sell candidate — Cardinals less likely to keep him” (not settled yet) - [Tyler Allgeier](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tyler-allgeier) (RB1, RB): 369 rushing yards on 89 carries · 3 TD · 23 catches for 128 · 9 games; 25th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 5 Donnie Druin, Sep 6, 2026: Tyler Allgeier to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Tyler Allgeier to finish top 49 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Michael Wilson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-wilson) (WR1, WR): 51 catches for 546 yards · 2 TD · 9 games; 17th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 3, 2026: Michael Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Oct 3, 2026: Michael Wilson to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Trey McBride](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trey-mcbride) (TE1, TE): 73 catches for 598 yards · 5 TD · 9 games; 16th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (a top-20 ADP) (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Hribar, Jul 30, 2026: Trey McBride to fall short of his draft cost (the second round of non-TE Premium drafts) (not settled yet) - [Budda Baker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/budda-baker) (Sack leader, Tackle leader, S): 3.5 sacks · 29 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 42nd in the NFL in sacks; 54th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 5 Donnie Druin, Nov 4, 2026: Budda Baker to move — “next on the trade block” (not settled yet) - No. 13 Carter Bahns, Oct 20, 2026: Budda Baker to move to Buffalo Bills (not settled yet) - [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. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 3, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to stay with Kansas City Chiefs (not settled yet) - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Patrick Mahomes to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points (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. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 7, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to win MVP (not settled yet) - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Kenneth Walker III to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Rashee Rice](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rashee-rice) (WR1, WR): 25 catches for 292 yards · 2 TD · 5 games; 68th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Oct 17, 2026: I don't think Rasheed Rice is going to play because when you come off a bye and are not practicing on a Wednesday or a Thursday... (Week 6, Chargers at Chiefs) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Rashee Rice to finish top 31 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Travis Kelce](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/travis-kelce) (TE1, TE): 33 catches for 482 yards · 2 TD · 8 games; 25th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 8 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Travis Kelce to finish top 7 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [George Karlaftis](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/george-karlaftis) (Sack leader, DE): 4 sacks · 14 solo tackles · 1 interception · 8 games; 29th in the NFL in sacks - No. 27 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; 10th 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-11 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology