# Browns vs Ravens prediction: what pundits picked Week 16, 2026: Cleveland Browns at Baltimore Ravens Dec 27, 2026 · not played yet · 1 call on record · updated Oct 21, 7:15 PM ET Who do pundits pick in Browns vs Ravens? The one pundit with a call on record so far takes the Ravens. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-16-browns-at-ravens Picks: - Louis Timura took the Ravens; said Oct 21, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet ## How they come in The Browns are 5-4 and have lost 2 straight; the Ravens are 4-5 and have lost 4 straight. The Browns beat the Ravens 13-10 when they met in Week 6. On win totals, 13 pundits put the Browns at 6.4 wins on average, and 16 pundits put the Ravens at 10.7 wins on average. Venue: M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland - Cleveland Browns: 5-4, lost 2 straight (161 scored, 196 allowed) - Last games: L 22-23 at Saints; L 6-27 at Steelers; W 27-24 at Titans - Unit ranks this season: offense 25th, defense 14th of 32 - Last season: 5-12 - Win-total calls: 13 pundits, average 6.4, 3 to 10 wins - The side most pundits took won 4 of 9 Browns games - Baltimore Ravens: 4-5, lost 4 straight (189 scored, 236 allowed) - Last games: L 10-33 vs Jaguars; L 10-36 at Bills; L 13-35 vs Bengals - Unit ranks this season: offense 12th, defense 23rd of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 16 pundits, average 10.7, 8 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 9 Ravens 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 - [Shedeur Sanders](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/shedeur-sanders) (Starting QB, QB): 299 passing yards · 2 TD, 0 INT · 64.7% completions · 3 games; 43rd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Damonza Byrd, Aug 29, 2026: Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 5 Tom Pelissero, Nov 7, 2026: Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Quinshon Judkins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/quinshon-judkins) (RB1, RB): 385 rushing yards on 116 carries · 3 TD · 22 catches for 136 · 8 games; 24th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Quinshon Judkins to fall short of his draft cost (a midrange or low-end RB2) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Quinshon Judkins to fall short of his draft cost (a top 24 running back) (not settled yet) - [Denzel Boston](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/denzel-boston) (WR1, WR): 32 catches for 507 yards · 3 TD · 9 games; 23rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 2, 2026: Denzel Boston to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Sep 9, 2026: Denzel Boston to make All-Rookie team (not settled yet) - [Harold Fannin Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/harold-fannin-jr) (TE1, TE): 37 catches for 453 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 29th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 30, 2026: Harold Fannin Jr. to outplay his draft cost (around the sixth-round/seventh-round turn) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Harold Fannin Jr. to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Mason Graham](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mason-graham) (Sack leader, DT): 4 sacks · 10 solo tackles · 5 games; 30th in the NFL in sacks - [Carson Schwesinger](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carson-schwesinger) (Tackle leader, LB): 3 sacks · 38 solo tackles · 9 games; 11th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Carson Schwesinger to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 28 Mike Renner, Jul 15, 2026: Carson Schwesinger to finish top 3 at his position, by an unstated measure (not settled yet) - [Joe Fagnano](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joe-fagnano) (Starting QB, QB): 151 passing yards · 0 TD, 3 INT · 51.3% completions · 2 games; 48th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 18 Carter Bahns, Nov 5, 2026: Joe Fagnano to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Nov 4, 2026: Joe Fagnano to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Derrick Henry](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry) (RB1, RB): 689 rushing yards on 175 carries · 9 TD · 12 catches for 75 · 9 games; 7th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 16, 2026: Derrick Henry to record 940 rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Aug 3, 2026: Derrick Henry to finish top 5 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Zay Flowers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/zay-flowers) (WR1, WR): 43 catches for 614 yards · 3 TD · 8 games; 15th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 25, 2026: Ravens WR Zay Flowers may or may not return from a hamstring injury this week. The guess here is that the Ravens play it safe with Flowers and hold him out another week. (Week 3) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Zay Flowers is not going to play. He still hasn't practiced this week. ... I just don't see a world where he plays in this game. (Week 3, Ravens at Cowboys in Brazil) (not settled yet) - [Mark Andrews](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mark-andrews) (TE1, TE): 31 catches for 237 yards · 1 TD · 9 games; 105th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: Mark Andrews to outplay his draft cost (ecs in between at one thirty) (not settled yet) - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Mark Andrews to fall short of his draft cost (round 10) (not settled yet) - [Mike Green](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-green) (Sack leader, LB): 3.5 sacks · 11 solo tackles · 8 games; 42nd in the NFL in sacks - [Kyle Hamilton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-hamilton) (Tackle leader, S): 41 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 7th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 26 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 38 Rich Eisen, Sep 28, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to stay with Baltimore Ravens (not settled yet) --- 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