# Week 5, 2026: Detroit Lions at Arizona Cardinals Oct 11, 2026 · not played yet · 3 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Lions vs Cardinals? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, all 2 take the Lions. 1 named a score; the median has the Lions by 7. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-5-lions-at-cardinals Picks: - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Lions, Lions 30–Cardinals 23; said Oct 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/adff8191-46ce-4758-bbee-d01fc48361d3 - [Mike Florio](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-florio) took the Lions; said Sep 18, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eaa728e4-6193-423a-b0fa-7450c7415534 - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Lions; said Sep 7, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5520649c-0f51-4c45-8c3a-59d7e9f72497 ## How they come in The Lions are 2-2; the Cardinals are 1-3 and have lost 3 straight. On win totals, 12 pundits put the Lions at 10.3 wins on average, and 8 pundits put the Cardinals at 4.2 wins on average. Venue: State Farm Stadium, Glendale, Arizona - Detroit Lions: 2-2 (119 scored, 127 allowed) - Last games: L 26-32 at Panthers; W 31-24 vs Jets; L 31-41 at Bills - Unit ranks this season: offense 5th, defense 25th of 32 - Last season: 9-8 - Win-total calls: 12 pundits, average 10.3, 3 to 12 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Lions games - Arizona Cardinals: 1-3, lost 3 straight (87 scored, 117 allowed) - Last games: L 24-36 at Giants; L 30-36 at 49ers; L 7-31 vs Seahawks - Unit ranks this season: offense 21st, defense 30th of 32 - Last season: 3-14 - Win-total calls: 8 pundits, average 4.2, 1 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Cardinals 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): 1,214 passing yards · 9 TD, 0 INT · 67.7% completions · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in passing yards - No. 4 Joe Marino, Sep 16, 2026: Jared Goff to record 300 passing yards (not settled yet) - No. 6 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): 353 rushing yards on 80 carries · 7 TD · 22 catches for 187 · 4 games; 5th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 7, 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 16, 2026: Jahmyr Gibbs to finish top 1 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Amon-Ra St. Brown](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amon-ra-st-brown) (WR1, WR): 31 catches for 303 yards · 5 TD · 4 games; 10th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 9 Bucky Brooks, Aug 17, 2026: Amon-Ra St. Brown to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 25 Nathan Jahnke, Aug 30, 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): 22 catches for 228 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 25th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 25 Nathan Jahnke, Jul 30, 2026: Sam LaPorta to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving tds (not settled yet) - [Aidan Hutchinson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/aidan-hutchinson) (Sack leader, DE): 3.5 sacks · 8 solo tackles · 4 games; 6th in the NFL in sacks - [D.J. Reed](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/d-j-reed) (Tackle leader, CB): 19 solo tackles · 4 games; 13th in the NFL in solo tackles - [Jacoby Brissett](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jacoby-brissett) (Starting QB, QB): 818 passing yards · 6 TD, 4 INT · 67.8% completions · 4 games; 20th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 10 Rich Hribar, Sep 9, 2026: Jacoby Brissett to finish top 24 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Aug 26, 2026: Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Jeremiyah Love](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love) (RB1, RB): 223 rushing yards on 55 carries · 2 TD · 11 catches for 36 · 4 games; 19th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 14, 2026: Jeremiyah Love to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Jeremiyah Love to finish RB3 (25–36) at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - [Michael Wilson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-wilson) (WR1, WR): 25 catches for 258 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 16th 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. 7 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): 33 catches for 242 yards · 2 TD · 4 games; 19th 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. 10 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): 1.5 sacks · 14 solo tackles · 1 interception · 4 games; 53rd in the NFL in sacks; 61st 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-5 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology