Cowboys vs Packers predictions, graded
Dallas Cowboys at Green Bay Packers · Week 6, 2026 · Sun, Oct 18 · Final: Cowboys 13, Packers 23 · Updated
Who do pundits pick in Cowboys vs Packers? Of 30 pundits with a call on record, 22 take the Packers and 8 take the Cowboys. 7 named a score; the median has the Packers by 4. The Packers won 23-13, so 22 of 30 had the winner. Their graded calls averaged 67 out of 100.
Who the room took
30 pundits · each counted once, by their latest callCowboys vs Packers 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.
- Sports IllustratedPackers 8, Cowboys 2
- CBS SportsPackers 5, Cowboys 1
- DLLS Dallas Cowboys (podcast)Cowboys 2, Packers 1
- First Things First (podcast)Cowboys 2, Packers 1
- Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast)all 2 Packers
- The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)all 2 Packers
The other 4 pundits write or talk elsewhere: Packers 3, Cowboys 1.
Cowboys vs Packers score predictions
7 pundits named a score; the median call is Packers by 4, and the final was Packers by 10.
Each dot is one pundit’s latest score call, placed at the winning margin it named. The solid bar is how the game actually finished. Hover or tap a dot for the pundit and the score.
- Garrett PodellPackers 34, Cowboys 24Hit · 100
- Chris SimmsPackers 34, Cowboys 24Hit · 100
- Jared DubinPackers 33, Cowboys 28Hit · 88
- Jordan DajaniPackers 27, Cowboys 24Hit · 83
- Tyler SullivanCowboys 27, Packers 24Miss · 33
- Pete PriscoPackers 31, Cowboys 27Hit · 86
- John BreechCowboys 30, Packers 27Miss · 33
Cowboys at Packers: how they came in
The Cowboys are 2-3; the Packers are 3-2 and have won 2 straight. On win totals, 23 pundits put the Cowboys at 9.5 wins on average, and 18 pundits put the Packers at 9.1 wins on average.
Lambeau Field, Green Bay, Wisconsin
- Record coming in
- 2-3 · 138 scored, 136 allowed
- Last games
- L 16-24 vs Buccaneers Week 5
- W 34-30 at Texans Week 4
- L 31-34 vs Ravens Week 3
- Unit ranks
- offense 9th, defense 29th of 32 (this season)
- Last season
- 7-9-1
- Win-total calls
- 23 pundits · average 9.5 · 2 to 14 wins
- The room's picks
- the side most pundits took won 2 of 5 Cowboys games
- Record coming in
- 3-2 · won 2 straight · 104 scored, 112 allowed
- Last games
- W 31-7 vs Bears Week 5
- W 17-14 at Buccaneers Week 4
- L 14-35 vs Falcons Week 3
- Unit ranks
- offense 16th, defense 5th of 32 (this season)
- Last season
- 9-7-1
- Win-total calls
- 19 pundits · average 9.1 · 3 to 17 wins
- The room's picks
- the side most pundits took won 2 of 4 Packers games
Cowboys and Packers 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 on our leaderboard whose record beats the naive pick (69 pundits clear that bar), made since the 2026 schedule came out. “No.” is their rank there.
Cowboys
- Dak PrescottStarting QB · QB
2,381 passing yards · 16 TD, 5 INT · 64.9% completions · 102 rushing yards · 9 games · 3rd in the NFL in passing yards
Dak Prescott to stay with Dallas Cowboys
“QB Dak Prescott, Cowboys ... the dozen players that most likely won't be traded” the article →
Dak Prescott to outplay his draft cost (the middle rounds)
“Dak Prescott seems primed for another big season ... quarterbacks he loves to target in the middle rounds of fantasy football drafts” the article →
- Javonte WilliamsRB1 · RB
629 rushing yards on 154 carries · 10 TD · 24 catches for 127 · 9 games · 9th in the NFL in rushing yards
Javonte Williams to finish top 15 at his position, by fantasy points
“If Williams can post production as he did over the first half of the 2025 season for an entire year, he is a locked-in top-10 back with top-5 upside. At his floor, he looks like a low-end RB1 or top 15 fantasy back.” the article →
Javonte Williams to finish top 13 at his position, by fantasy points
“Why is Javonte Williams getting so much hate down at eighteen eighteen and running back in projections I am at thirteen” the article →
- CeeDee LambWR1 · WR
70 catches for 904 yards · 7 TD · 9 games · 2nd in the NFL in receiving yards
“With extra time to recover after a Thursday-night game in Week 5, Lamb could be ready to go when the Cowboys face the Packers this week.” the article →
CeeDee Lamb to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure
“they've put one of the league's premier playmakers in a prime position to dominate the game and re-emerge as WR1 in a league loaded with blue-chip pass catchers... he might be primed to claim the crown as the league's top playmaker.” the article →
- Jake FergusonTE1 · TE
19 catches for 136 yards · 4 TD · 8 games · 154th in the NFL in receiving yards
Jake Ferguson to fall short of his draft cost (TE12, Overall RK117 | ECR vs. ADP: -8)
“Ferguson's 2026 production could be limited as long as Lamb and Pickens are both healthy, so it's best to consider Ferguson a high-end TE2 in this year's drafts.” the article →
Jake Ferguson to be 1st on the depth chart
“He is Dallas' clear No. 1 TE” the article →
- Quinnen WilliamsSack leader · DT
5 sacks · 20 solo tackles · 9 games · 14th in the NFL in sacks
Quinnen Williams to make team captain
“I think he's got maybe a chance to be a team captain with Dallas.” the article →
Quinnen Williams to win Team MVP (non-QB)
“Cowboys: DT Quinnen Williams.” the article →
- Caleb DownsTackle leader · S
2 sacks · 33 solo tackles · 1 interception · 9 games · 30th in the NFL in solo tackles
Caleb Downs to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“Caleb Downs is going to win Defensive Rookie of the Year” the article →
Caleb Downs to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“So I'm going Caleb Downs, and Price is my offensive and defensive rookie of the year.” the article →
Packers
- Jordan LoveStarting QB · QB
2,618 passing yards · 19 TD, 6 INT · 63.0% completions · 9 games · 1st in the NFL in passing yards
Jordan Love to finish top 10 at his position, by passing yards
“Love might be a top-10 quarterback in reality, but it’s best to regard him as a high-end to midrange QB2 in 2026 fantasy drafts.” the article →
Jordan Love to finish top 12 at his position, by fantasy points
“if Green Bay increases its pass rate to even league-average standards ... Love could return to QB1 land” the article →
- Kaleb JohnsonRB1 · RB
172 rushing yards on 42 carries · 1 TD · 1 catch for 10 · 7 games · 57th in the NFL in rushing yards
Kaleb Johnson to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think Caleb Johnson is gonna be the the lead back for the packers. That'd be what kinda like my mini prediction for them.” the article →
- Christian WatsonWR1 · WR
49 catches for 879 yards · 7 TD · 9 games · 3rd in the NFL in receiving yards
“Christian Watson has been practicing in pads this week, and it seems as if he'll be good to go for the Packers' road game against the Patriots on Sunday.” the article →
Christian Watson to be 1st on the depth chart
“Christian Watson got the bag this offseason and should be considered the clear WR1 for the Green Bay Packers.” the article →
- Tucker KraftTE1 · TE
36 catches for 351 yards · 3 TD · 9 games · 53rd in the NFL in receiving yards
Tucker Kraft to outplay his draft cost (a sixth-round ADP)
“Tucker Kraft has a sixth-round ADP... should be a key contributor to the Green Bay passing game.” the article →
Tucker Kraft to be 1st on the depth chart
“And someone's got to score all those touchdown that had been going to Josh Jacobs; big Tucker Kraft seems like the logical beneficiary.” the article →
- Lukas Van NessSack leader · LB
4.5 sacks · 19 solo tackles · 9 games · 22nd in the NFL in sacks
Lukas Van Ness to make the roster
“Edge: Lukas Van Ness, Barryn Sorrell, Dani Dennis Sutton, Brenton Cox.” the article →
- Evan WilliamsTackle leader · S
1 sack · 47 solo tackles · 3 interceptions · 9 games · 3rd in the NFL in solo tackles
Evan Williams to make All-Pro
“Pete Prisco from CBS came to training camp in Green Bay and left and one of his observations was Evan Williams is gonna be an all pro.” the article →
Evan Williams to make the roster
“Safeties: Xavier McKinney, Evan Williams, Javon Bullard, Kitan Oladapo.” the article →
Our write-up of how the room did: Packers 23, Cowboys 13: The Eight Who Picked Dallas All Lost →
Every call on Cowboys at Packers
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Green Bay Packers 34 — Cowboys 24
Pick: Packers 34, Cowboys 24
Green Bay Packers to beat Dallas Cowboys
No. Look. I got the Packers... And I trust the Packers defense far more than I trust anything about the the Dallas Cowboys defense.
Dallas Cowboys to beat Packers
So I am not as confident in the Packers pass defense as Greg in this particular matchup. And so I like the Cowboys.
Dallas Cowboys to beat Packers
And I'm going with Dallas simply because of that, but they're more desperate.
Green Bay Packers 34 — Cowboys 24
I I like the Packers all the way in this one. I'm gonna say thirty four twenty four Packers.
Green Bay Packers 33 — Cowboys 28
Jared Dubin on why he has Green Bay winning, 33-28.
Green Bay Packers to beat cowboys
I'll go Green Bay here... I'm gonna go with the the Packers here in a game that's more or less even
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Of the four units, they're the worst units. I will go Packers here.
Green Bay Packers 33 — Cowboys 28
Jared Dubin — Packers (-1.5) 33-28 over Cowboys.
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Dallas is heading into Lambeau Field as an underdog against the Packers ... by the end of the weekend, we could see both the Cowboys and Eagles dropping to 2-4
Green Bay Packers 33 — Cowboys 28
Prediction: Packers 33, Cowboys 28
Green Bay Packers 27 — Cowboys 24
Prediction: Packers 27, Cowboys 24
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — Mike Kadlick: Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — Gilberto Manzano: Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — Eva Geitheim: Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — Matt Verderame: Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — Conor Orr: Packers
Dallas Cowboys to beat Packers
Cowboys at Packers — Mitch Goldich: Cowboys
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — Albert Breer: Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Cowboys at Packers — John Pluym: Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Dallas Cowboys
I think they get Christian Watson involved in this game. Give me the Packers by a touchdown.
Green Bay Packers to beat Dallas Cowboys
But I got Green Bay... I got the Packers in this game
Green Bay Packers to beat Cowboys
Do you think they're gonna beat the Packers? ... No. I don't think so either.
Dallas Cowboys 27 — Packers 24
Projected score: Cowboys 27, Packers 24
Green Bay Packers 31 — Cowboys 27
Pick: Packers 31, Cowboys 27