# Lions vs Falcons prediction: what pundits picked Week 13, 2026: Detroit Lions at Atlanta Falcons Dec 6, 2026 · not played yet · 1 call on record · updated Sep 5, 9:23 AM ET Who do pundits pick in Lions vs Falcons? The one pundit with a call on record so far takes the Lions. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-13-lions-at-falcons Picks: - [Jarvis Landry](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jarvis-landry) took the Lions; said Sep 4, 2026; on The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8094129b-e6ba-407b-bc46-b857ce3893ee ## How they come in The Lions are 6-2 and have won 4 straight; the Falcons are 3-6 and have lost 2 straight. On win totals, 13 pundits put the Lions at 10.4 wins on average, and 9 pundits put the Falcons at 6.1 wins on average. Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia - Detroit Lions: 6-2, won 4 straight (222 scored, 189 allowed) - Last games: W 19-9 at Dolphins; W 19-15 vs Vikings; W 20-17 vs Packers - Unit ranks this season: offense 5th, defense 11th of 32 - Last season: 9-8 - Win-total calls: 13 pundits, average 10.4, 3 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 7 of 8 Lions 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 - [Jared Goff](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jared-goff) (Starting QB, QB): 2,134 passing yards · 15 TD, 2 INT · 67.8% completions · 8 games; 9th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Nov 3, 2026: Jared Goff to stay with Detroit Lions (not settled yet) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 6, 2026: Jared Goff to outplay his draft cost (An 11th round pick in real time ADP) (not settled yet) - [Jahmyr Gibbs](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jahmyr-gibbs) (RB1, RB): 847 rushing yards on 177 carries · 11 TD · 34 catches for 285 · 8 games; 3rd in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 16 Mike Kadlick, Nov 12, 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs to win Offensive Player of the Year (not settled yet) - [Amon-Ra St. Brown](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amon-ra-st-brown) (WR1, WR): 61 catches for 657 yards · 5 TD · 8 games; 11th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Aug 17, 2026: Amon-Ra St. Brown to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 30 Andrew Erickson, Sep 16, 2026: Amon-Ra St. Brown to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Sam LaPorta](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/sam-laporta) (TE1, TE): 35 catches for 399 yards · 3 TD · 8 games; 36th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Oct 21, 2026: Sam LaPorta to sign a new deal (not settled yet) - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Sep 12, 2026: Sam LaPorta to move to Detroit Lions (not settled yet) - [Alim McNeill](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/alim-mcneill) (Sack leader, DT): 5.5 sacks · 8 solo tackles · 8 games; 12th in the NFL in sacks - [Jack Campbell](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jack-campbell) (Tackle leader, LB): 30 solo tackles · 7 games; 48th 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-13 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology