# Ravens vs Bills predictions, graded

Week 8, 2026: Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills

Nov 1, 2026 · final: Ravens 10, Bills 36 · 23 calls on record · updated Nov 1, 5:04 PM ET

Who do pundits pick in Ravens vs Bills? Of 18 pundits with a call on record, 11 take the Bills and 7 take the Ravens. 9 named a score; the median has the Bills by 3. The Bills won 36-10, so 11 of 18 had the winner. Their graded calls averaged 51 out of 100.

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.

- [CBS Sports](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports): Bills 6, Ravens 2
- [First Things First (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/first-things-first-podcast): Bills 2, Ravens 1
- [Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/chris-simms-unbuttoned-podcast): Bills 1, Ravens 1
- [Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast)](https://missedtakes.co/outlets/football-301-with-nate-tice-podcast): all 2 Ravens

The other 3 pundits write or talk elsewhere: Bills 2, Ravens 1.

Page: https://missedtakes.co/nfl/games/2026-week-8-ravens-at-bills

Picks:

- [Shanna McCarriston](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/shanna-mccarriston) took the Bills, Bills 33–Ravens 30; said Oct 31, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/be1d8252-fa89-4334-9cda-6780cd429440
- [Ryan Wormeli](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ryan-wormeli) took the Bills; said Oct 31, 2026; on FantasyPros Fantasy Football Podcast (podcast); scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cc226632-db5c-46b5-87cb-f22ef2ccfe54
- [Nick Wright](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright) took the Bills; said Oct 30, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c597cd66-46e9-4cd1-b562-93b413d2c20b
- [Chris Broussard](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-broussard) took the Ravens, Ravens 38–Bills 34; said Oct 30, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/69de6faa-8bec-4a79-9d86-5dbc5bae0573
- [Connor Rogers](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/connor-rogers) took the Bills; said Oct 30, 2026; on Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast); scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14b3a81b-ba4d-4270-b122-8cfe7fc959b0
- [Chris Simms](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-simms) took the Ravens, Ravens 28–Bills 27; said Oct 30, 2026; on Chris Simms Unbuttoned (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/257149d0-81ab-4feb-a725-ef5bebba04b0
- [Eric Cohen](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/eric-cohen) took the Bills, Bills 31–Ravens 25; said Oct 30, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 52.38 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d7907378-acb1-4baf-9e85-cf96103f858b
- [Bill Simmons](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/bill-simmons) took the Ravens; said Oct 30, 2026; on The Bill Simmons Podcast (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/63dd0715-5c9d-4caa-9ecb-b87b49a0a8bc
- [Matt Harmon](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/matt-harmon) took the Ravens; said Oct 29, 2026; on Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5e5fc79d-eb11-4607-a06f-180e37fb41fd
- [Nate Tice](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nate-tice) took the Ravens; said Oct 29, 2026; on Football 301 with Nate Tice (podcast); scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8d5d91c8-a2b7-40a9-9110-bc60312165be
- [Steve Palazzolo](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/steve-palazzolo) took the Bills, Bills 34–Ravens 27; said Oct 29, 2026; on Check the Mic (podcast); scored 54.76 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9387ce29-5be5-4dfa-b991-a10b2bd48118
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bills, Bills 38–Ravens 31; said Oct 29, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 54.76 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/412e06cc-9f63-4e81-a656-2880ffa2a0d2
- [Tyler Sullivan](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan) took the Ravens; said Oct 29, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3245a6cc-cf65-4b0a-9b4e-7b58a5f00a54
- [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Bills, Bills 35–Ravens 30; said Oct 29, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c4f9ac4b-bd95-4d1d-a6f6-a3bc14882e92
- [Jordan Dajani](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani) took the Ravens, Ravens 30–Bills 28; said Oct 29, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 0 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1e3596d8-240a-4af6-b6cc-7eb177e9e6c7
- [Jared Dubin](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin) took the Bills, Bills 30–Ravens 27; said Oct 29, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7251a4c9-90d9-4f83-860d-331d2544d05f
- [Carter Bahns](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns) took the Bills; said Oct 29, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3ef00cf9-aa68-44a8-8e9f-3fee0af73aec
- [Pete Prisco](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco) took the Bills, Bills 35–Ravens 30; said Oct 28, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0e9d8078-8a3c-4465-92a9-e73302d4a67c
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bills, Bills 34–Ravens 24; said Oct 27, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 61.9 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c56260f-14b4-4708-b8e0-c7a2b156d964
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bills, Bills 34–Ravens 31; said Oct 27, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 50 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 50) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c56260f-14b4-4708-b8e0-c7a2b156d964
- [Kevin Wildes](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/kevin-wildes) took the Bills; said Sep 4, 2026; on First Things First (podcast); scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/989d3882-a69f-47c8-9295-1924f6ff4e6c
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bills; said Aug 20, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f1595906-cfb6-491e-a33a-55eaf431d7ba
- [John Breech](https://missedtakes.co/pundits/john-breech) took the Bills; said Aug 19, 2026; on CBS Sports; scored 100 out of 100 (the naive pick scored 100) — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/50eb251e-cf6b-417d-a0d6-bccba95e06fc

## How they came in

The Ravens are 4-3 and have lost 2 straight; the Bills are 5-1 and have won 2 straight. On win totals, 16 pundits put the Ravens at 10.7 wins on average, and 13 pundits put the Bills at 11.4 wins on average.

Venue: Highmark Stadium, Orchard Park, NY

- Baltimore Ravens: 4-3, lost 2 straight (169 scored, 167 allowed)
  - Last games: L 13-35 vs Bengals; L 10-13 at Browns; W 30-23 at Falcons
  - 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 4 of 7 Ravens games
- Buffalo Bills: 5-1, won 2 straight (197 scored, 171 allowed)
  - Last games: W 33-30 at Raiders; W 37-34 at Rams; L 26-29 vs Patriots
  - Unit ranks this season: offense 1st, defense 12th of 32
  - Last season: 12-5
  - Win-total calls: 13 pundits, average 11.4, 10 to 14 wins
  - The side most pundits took won 3 of 6 Bills 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

- [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)
- [Josh Allen](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-allen) (Starting QB, QB): 2,027 passing yards · 12 TD, 6 INT · 66.1% completions · 285 rushing yards · 8 games; 12th in the NFL in passing yards
  - No. 2 Joe Marino, Sep 7, 2026: Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards (not settled yet)
  - No. 4 Bryan DeArdo, Sep 23, 2026: Josh Allen to win MVP (not settled yet)
- [James Cook](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/james-cook) (RB1, RB): 814 rushing yards on 169 carries · 8 TD · 12 catches for 110 · 8 games; 5th in the NFL in rushing yards
  - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: James Cook to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 12 Derek Brown, Sep 1, 2026: James Cook to finish top 3 at his position, by fantasy points (not settled yet)
- [Khalil Shakir](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/khalil-shakir) (WR1, WR): 31 catches for 412 yards · 1 TD · 8 games; 35th in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Khalil Shakir to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Sep 21, 2026: Khalil Shakir to be 2nd on the depth chart (not settled yet)
- [Dalton Kincaid](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dalton-kincaid) (TE1, TE): 30 catches for 429 yards · 2 TD · 8 games; 32nd in the NFL in receiving yards
  - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Dalton Kincaid to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
  - No. 8 Pat Fitzmaurice, Aug 11, 2026: Dalton Kincaid to fall short of his draft cost (TE11, Overall RK114 | ECR vs. ADP: -14) (not settled yet)
- [Greg Rousseau](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/greg-rousseau) (Sack leader, LB): 8 sacks · 17 solo tackles · 8 games; 2nd in the NFL in sacks
  - No. 2 Joe Marino, Aug 28, 2026: Greg Rousseau to make the roster (scored 100 out of 100)
- [Amani Hooker](https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/amani-hooker) (Tackle leader, S): 32 solo tackles · 5 interceptions · 7 games; 34th in the NFL in solo tackles
  - No. 23 Jordan Dajani, Oct 29, 2026: Amani Hooker to move — “could be moved if they found a good offer” (not settled yet)

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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-8
Method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology