# Bills vs Broncos prediction: both pundits pick the Bills Week 16, 2026: Buffalo Bills at Denver Broncos Dec 25, 2026 · not played yet · 2 calls on record · updated Aug 14, 9:43 AM ET Who do pundits pick in Bills vs Broncos? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, both take the Bills. 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. - [Locked On Broncos (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-broncos-podcast): all 2 Bills Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-16-bills-at-broncos Picks: - [Cody Rourke](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/cody-rourke) took the Bills; said Jul 24, 2026; on Locked On Broncos (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/129244f8-9c9e-4e2a-917c-bc2c74cfee05 - [Sayre Bedinger](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/sayre-bedinger) took the Bills; said Jul 24, 2026; on Locked On Broncos (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8760a516-d10d-4d40-b449-1169d8b8f8e6 ## How they come in The Bills are 7-1 and have won 4 straight; the Broncos are 7-2 and have won 5 straight. On win totals, 13 pundits put the Bills at 11.4 wins on average, and 15 pundits put the Broncos at 10.9 wins on average. Venue: Empower Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado - Buffalo Bills: 7-1, won 4 straight (256 scored, 187 allowed) - Last games: W 23-6 at Vikings; W 36-10 vs Ravens; W 33-30 at Raiders - Unit ranks this season: offense 1st, defense 12th of 32 - Last season: 12-5 - Win-total calls: 13 pundits, average 11.4, 10 to 14 wins - The side most pundits took won 5 of 8 Bills games - Denver Broncos: 7-2, won 5 straight (198 scored, 186 allowed) - Last games: W 26-21 at Panthers; W 28-24 vs Chiefs; W 30-16 at Cardinals - Unit ranks this season: offense 24th, defense 7th of 32 - Last season: 14-3 - Win-total calls: 15 pundits, average 10.9, 9.5 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 5 of 9 Broncos 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 - [Josh Allen](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-allen) (Starting QB, QB): 2,027 passing yards · 12 TD, 6 INT · 66.1% completions · 285 rushing yards · 8 games; 12th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 2 Joe Marino, Sep 7, 2026: Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet) - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 23, 2026: Josh Allen to win MVP (not settled yet) - [James Cook](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/james-cook) (RB1, RB): 814 rushing yards on 169 carries · 8 TD · 12 catches for 110 · 8 games; 5th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: James Cook to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: James Cook to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Khalil Shakir](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/khalil-shakir) (WR1, WR): 31 catches for 412 yards · 1 TD · 8 games; 35th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Khalil Shakir to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Khalil Shakir to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Dalton Kincaid](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid) (TE1, TE): 30 catches for 429 yards · 2 TD · 8 games; 32nd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Dalton Kincaid to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Dalton Kincaid to fall short of his draft cost (TE11, Overall RK114 | ECR vs. ADP: -14) (not settled yet) - [Greg Rousseau](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-rousseau) (Sack leader, LB): 8 sacks · 17 solo tackles · 8 games; 2nd in the NFL in sacks - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Greg Rousseau to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100) - [Amani Hooker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amani-hooker) (Tackle leader, S): 32 solo tackles · 5 interceptions · 7 games; 34th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Oct 29, 2026: Amani Hooker to move — “could be moved if they found a good offer” (not settled yet) - [Bo Nix](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bo-nix) (Starting QB, QB): 1,730 passing yards · 11 TD, 4 INT · 60.6% completions · 116 rushing yards · 9 games; 18th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 18, 2026: Bo Nix to finish QB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 10 Shanna McCarriston, Aug 2, 2026: Bo Nix to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [J.K. Dobbins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/j-k-dobbins) (RB1, RB): 324 rushing yards on 98 carries · 3 TD · 9 catches for 31 · 9 games; 29th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: J.K. Dobbins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 24 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: That leaves him as a touchdown-dependent FLEX. (not settled yet) - [Jaylen Waddle](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaylen-waddle) (WR1, WR): 30 catches for 337 yards · 2 TD · 9 games; 57th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 4, 2026: Jaylen Waddle to outplay his draft cost (drafted as a WR2) (not settled yet) - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Sep 3, 2026: Jaylen Waddle to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Evan Engram](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/evan-engram) (TE1, TE): 17 catches for 169 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 137th in the NFL in receiving yards - [Nik Bonitto](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nik-bonitto) (Sack leader, LB): 4.5 sacks · 13 solo tackles · 9 games; 22nd in the NFL in sacks - [Alex Singleton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/alex-singleton) (Tackle leader, LB): 2 sacks · 50 solo tackles · 9 games; 2nd 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-16 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology