# Week 5, 2026: Baltimore Ravens at Atlanta Falcons Oct 12, 2026 · not played yet · 2 calls on record Who do pundits pick in Ravens vs Falcons? Of 2 pundits with a call on record, the room is split, 1 each. 1 named a score; the median has the Falcons by 3. Every call is graded once the game is final. Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-5-ravens-at-falcons Picks: - [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Falcons, Falcons 30–Ravens 27; said Oct 6, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/adff8191-46ce-4758-bbee-d01fc48361d3 - [Leonard Fournette](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/leonard-fournette) took the Ravens; said Sep 4, 2026; not settled yet — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd544302-f3b5-4585-bea4-8502dbea77a7 ## How they come in The Ravens are 3-1 and have won 2 straight; the Falcons are 2-2 and have won 2 straight. On win totals, 14 pundits put the Ravens at 11.1 wins on average, and 9 pundits put the Falcons at 6.1 wins on average. Venue: Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, Georgia - Baltimore Ravens: 3-1, won 2 straight (116 scored, 96 allowed) - Last games: W 24-18 vs Titans; W 34-31 at Cowboys; L 17-24 vs Saints - Unit ranks this season: offense 1st, defense 22nd of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 14 pundits, average 11.1, 9 to 13 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 Ravens games - Atlanta Falcons: 2-2, won 2 straight (96 scored, 92 allowed) - Last games: W 45-24 at Saints; W 35-14 at Packers; L 3-34 vs Panthers - Unit ranks this season: offense 11th, defense 5th of 32 - Last season: 8-9 - Win-total calls: 9 pundits, average 6.1, 2 to 9 wins - The side most pundits took won 3 of 4 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 - [Lamar Jackson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson) (Starting QB, QB): 967 passing yards · 6 TD, 1 INT · 70.8% completions · 144 rushing yards · 4 games; 14th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 4, 2026: Lamar Jackson to finish QB1 (1–12) at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Aug 25, 2026: Lamar Jackson to fall short of his draft cost (his current ADP) (not settled yet) - [Derrick Henry](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/derrick-henry) (RB1, RB): 374 rushing yards on 89 carries · 7 TD · 7 catches for 44 · 4 games; 4th in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 16, 2026: Derrick Henry to record 940 rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 7 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): 18 catches for 352 yards · 2 TD · 3 games; 8th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 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. 7 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): 18 catches for 149 yards · 1 TD · 4 games; 74th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Jun 26, 2026: Mark Andrews to outplay his draft cost (ecs in between at one thirty) (not settled yet) - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: Mark Andrews to fall short of his draft cost (round 10) (not settled yet) - Tavius Robinson (Sack leader, LB): 2 sacks · 5 solo tackles · 4 games; 26th in the NFL in sacks - [Kyle Hamilton](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyle-hamilton) (Tackle leader, S): 19 solo tackles · 4 games; 13th in the NFL in solo tackles - No. 9 Bucky Brooks, Sep 3, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to make All-Pro (not settled yet) - No. 19 Rich Eisen, Sep 28, 2026: Kyle Hamilton to stay with Baltimore Ravens (not settled yet) - [Michael Penix Jr.](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/michael-penix-jr) (Starting QB, QB): 479 passing yards · 2 TD, 1 INT · 73.3% completions · 2 games; 28th in the NFL in passing yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Michael Penix Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 9 Bucky Brooks, Sep 23, 2026: After 10 months of rehab from a season-ending knee injury suffered in Week 11 of his sophomore season, Michael Penix Jr. will finally have a chance to showcase his talents in Kevin Stefanski’s offense on Thursday against the Packers. (not settled yet) - [Bijan Robinson](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/bijan-robinson) (RB1, RB): 494 rushing yards on 85 carries · 5 TD · 14 catches for 120 · 4 games; 2nd in the NFL in rushing yards - No. 2 Bryan DeArdo, Aug 6, 2026: Bijan Robinson to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards (not settled yet) - No. 7 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): 20 catches for 370 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 7th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 7 Derek Brown, Sep 26, 2026: Drake London to finish top ? at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet) - No. 26 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): 5 catches for 67 yards · 0 TD · 4 games; 148th in the NFL in receiving yards - No. 6 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 5, 2026: Kyle Pitts to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet) - No. 25 Nathan Jahnke, Aug 30, 2026: Kyle Pitts to be 1st on the depth chart (not settled yet) - [Za'Darius Smith](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/za-darius-smith) (Sack leader, DE): 2.5 sacks · 3 solo tackles · 3 games; 21st in the NFL in sacks - C.J. Henderson (Tackle leader, CB): 22 solo tackles · 4 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-5 Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology