# Titans vs Raiders prediction: pundits split 1–1 Week 16, 2026: Tennessee Titans at Las Vegas Raiders Dec 27, 2026 · not played yet · 3 calls on record · updated Nov 6, 2:39 AM ET Who do pundits pick in Titans vs Raiders? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, the room is split, 1 each. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-16-titans-at-raiders Picks: - [Sam Monson](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/sam-monson) took the Raiders; said Nov 5, 2026; on Check the Mic (podcast); not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c50f56a0-de88-4e0e-8138-841b13ff7433 - [Lane Mills](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lane-mills) took the Titans; said Nov 3, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd78522b-d3f4-4c53-8a26-fe7119c04903 - [Lane Mills](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lane-mills) took the Titans; said Aug 18, 2026; on Sports Illustrated; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a2c4e6d-57dd-4dc9-9f27-c1446726f490 ## How they come in The Titans are 1-7 and have lost 2 straight; the Raiders are 4-5. On win totals, 14 pundits put the Titans at 5.7 wins on average, and 14 pundits put the Raiders at 6.6 wins on average. Venue: Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada - Tennessee Titans: 1-7, lost 2 straight (144 scored, 199 allowed) - Last games: L 36-43 at Bengals; L 24-27 vs Browns; W 26-20 at Colts - Unit ranks this season: offense 30th, defense 22nd of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 14 pundits, average 5.7, 2 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 6 of 8 Titans games - Las Vegas Raiders: 4-5 (238 scored, 268 allowed) - Last games: L 17-38 at 49ers; W 38-33 at Jets; L 21-35 vs Rams - Unit ranks this season: offense 17th, defense 31st of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 15 pundits, average 6.6, 3 to 17 wins - The side most pundits took won 7 of 9 Raiders 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 - [Cam Ward](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/cam-ward) (Starting QB, QB): 1,483 passing yards · 6 TD, 5 INT · 62.5% completions · 112 rushing yards · 8 games; 23rd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Jul 20, 2026: Cam Ward to outplay his draft cost (thirteenth round) (not settled yet) - No. 13 Carter Bahns, Aug 27, 2026: Cam Ward to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Tony Pollard](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tony-pollard) (RB1, RB): 595 rushing yards on 133 carries · 6 TD · 14 catches for 70 · 8 games; 12th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 12, 2026: Tony Pollard to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 13 Carter Bahns, Oct 13, 2026: Tony Pollard to move — “sell candidate — could be next in line to be traded” (not settled yet) - [Carnell Tate](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/carnell-tate) (WR1, WR): 34 catches for 413 yards · 1 TD · 7 games; 33rd in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 8, 2026: Carnell Tate to record 900 receiving yards (not settled yet) - No. 17 Jake Ciely, Aug 8, 2026: Carnell Tate to record 6 receiving tds (not settled yet) - [Gunnar Helm](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/gunnar-helm) (TE1, TE): 17 catches for 160 yards · 0 TD · 7 games; 145th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 5, 2026: Gunnar Helm to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jacob Martin](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacob-martin) (Sack leader, DE): 6.5 sacks · 9 solo tackles · 8 games; 8th in the NFL in sacks - [Anthony Hill](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/anthony-hill) (Tackle leader, LB): 36 solo tackles · 8 games; 13th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Kirk Cousins](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kirk-cousins) (Starting QB, QB): 2,340 passing yards · 20 TD, 8 INT · 64.1% completions · 9 games; 5th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 3 Damonza Byrd, Aug 29, 2026: Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 9 Hondo Carpenter, Aug 29, 2026: Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Ashton Jeanty](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-jeanty) (RB1, RB): 362 rushing yards on 114 carries · 4 TD · 42 catches for 371 · 9 games; 27th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 8 Derek Brown, Aug 25, 2026: Ashton Jeanty to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 13 Carter Bahns, Nov 2, 2026: Ashton Jeanty to disappoint at the next level (not settled yet) - [Tre Tucker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tre-tucker) (WR1, WR): 33 catches for 529 yards · 4 TD · 9 games; 19th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Tre Tucker to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 9 Hondo Carpenter, Nov 3, 2026: Tre Tucker to sign for $10.8M–$13.2M a year with Las Vegas Raiders (not settled yet) - [Brock Bowers](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brock-bowers) (TE1, TE): 48 catches for 658 yards · 6 TD · 7 games; 9th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 4, 2026: Brock Bowers to outplay his draft cost (anywhere in the back half of the second round in 12-team drafts) (not settled yet) - No. 8 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Brock Bowers to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Maxx Crosby](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/maxx-crosby) (Sack leader, DE): 4 sacks · 11 solo tackles · 9 games; 29th in the NFL in sacks - No. 3 Damonza Byrd, Aug 29, 2026: Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders (not settled yet) - No. 9 Hondo Carpenter, Nov 3, 2026: Maxx Crosby to stay with Las Vegas Raiders (not settled yet) - Jeremy Chinn (Tackle leader, S): 1 sack · 44 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games; 4th 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