# Mitchell Eisenstein: Eisenstein put the Bills first in his power rankings ahead of the 49ers, Vikings, Chiefs and Bears, picked his Lions to beat Minnesota 23-16, and made picks across the rest of the Week 8 slate while naming four teams he expects in the playoffs. **Claimed:** Oct 28, 2026 **Pundit:** Mitchell Eisenstein — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein **Outlet:** The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-richard-sherman-podcast-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://claritaspod.com/measure/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/ff45d208-e4a7-42ba-a69c-af0000e830d1/331ba08a-d876-4f64-9ea7-b4f100e7a154/audio.mp3?in_playlist=3600ef2c-5c2e-41fc-93e5-af0000e8a5d3 19 checkable claims — 13 game outcome picks, 4 playoff picks, 1 power ranking and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 16 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 13 of 19 have settled so far, averaging 76.4 out of 100, against 60.9 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I like Detroit to win by a touchdown in this game... 23 to 16. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Houston Texans to beat Chargers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Houston Texans - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks to beat Chicago** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 2, 2026): Seahawks by 3 · favorite pick, Seahawks 60%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **New England Patriots to beat Dolphins** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Patriots by 7 · favorite pick, Patriots about 3 in 4 (74%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Los Angeles Rams to beat Chargers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Rams by 6.5 · favorite pick, Rams 71%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Kansas City Chiefs to beat Denver Broncos** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Broncos by 1.5 · a toss-up, Chiefs 50%, Broncos 50%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Washington Commanders to beat Philadelphia Eagles** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Commanders by 6 · favorite pick, Commanders 71%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Dallas Cowboys to beat Arizona Cardinals** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Cowboys by 7 · favorite pick, Cowboys about 3 in 4 (74%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Indianapolis Colts** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Jaguars by 10 · favorite pick, Jaguars about 4 in 5 (80%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Cleveland Browns** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Steelers by 3.5 · favorite pick, Steelers 64%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Las Vegas Raiders to beat New York Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Jets by 1.5 · a toss-up, Raiders 47%, Jets 53%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Cincinnati Bengals to beat Tennessee Titans** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Bengals by 13.5 · favorite pick, Bengals about 6 in 7 (86%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Detroit Lions 23 — Minnesota Vikings 16** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 92.86 out of 100, against 91.61 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 1, 2026): Lions by 3, total 46.5 · this 23–16 calls a bigger Lions win (by 7) and fewer points (39). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Green Bay Packers to beat Carolina** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Oct 29, 2026): Packers by 3.5 · favorite pick, Packers 63%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Green Bay Packers to make the playoffs** - Kind: Playoff Picks · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: not settled yet - **San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs** - Kind: Playoff Picks · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Detroit Lions to make the playoffs** - Kind: Playoff Picks · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Baltimore Ravens to beat Chargers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs** - Kind: Playoff Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **So at one, I'm going to go with the Buffalo Bills... At two, the 49ers... Give me the Vikings at three... At four, the Kansas City Chiefs... And then finally, at five, I'm going to join you and put the Chicago Bears there.** - Kind: Power Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills ## What others said about the same people - Bill Huber on Green Bay Packers: Huber argues Green Bay has no excuses left and will beat New England in Foxborough, and expects Christian Watson to play despite his rib injury. He also sketches the projected interior offensive line, with John Williams at center and Laken Tomlinson at right guard. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5ab5fa3a-4526-46a4-b11b-a2bc99820cb8 (scored 100) - Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) - Albert Breer on Seattle Seahawks: Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d67a8a5-0c05-4abe-b2ca-f0cef8390b1d (scored 100) - Tyler Sullivan on Seattle Seahawks: Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfca04b3-5c80-4a2e-b0de-8ac3a25f225b (scored 100) - Dave Richard on Seattle Seahawks: Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3db433e-52c6-42d1-a3b0-6b342aac8a9e (scored 100) - John Pluym on Seattle Seahawks: Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3897747-c55f-4340-9e82-03f9730f87ba (scored 100) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Danny Parkins on Chicago Bears: Parkins named the seven AFC teams he believes are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as his Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/272d1f8a-06f7-4b8b-8480-94d370ae5e6f (scored 100) - Eric Mangini on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Mangini picked New England to beat Green Bay by more than a field goal, flagged Tampa Bay as his upset alert over Chicago, expects Kansas City to handle the Jets, took Buffalo over Minnesota, backed Cincinnati over Atlanta in Madrid, and updated his Super Bowl to Rams–Bengals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af0819c3-4662-44a2-a451-a08fa3b7e59a (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Wright argued the Jaguars are the AFC's most complete team, calling them the considerable favorite for the No. 1 seed and the only club essentially locked into the playoffs. He also picked Tampa Bay to upset Chicago, had Kansas City sweeping its next three games, liked New England over Green Bay by about a field goal, and updated his Super Bowl matchup to Chiefs–49ers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/878403ae-b780-41f0-b38a-200b1a3e36ff (scored 0) - Donte Johnson on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The former NFL safety picked the Buccaneers to upset the Bears in their Week 9 matchup, arguing Todd Bowles' defense would frustrate Caleb Williams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1731194b-2ff9-4142-b4ca-45a4097101ae (scored 0) - Connor Rogers on Chicago Bears: Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11646f69-18dd-4831-a7de-e4115ded875c (scored 100) - John Middlekauff on Chicago Bears: Middlekauff declared the AFC South over and the Jaguars the division champs, while listing several clubs he expects in the playoffs and pegging the Jets for a top-five draft slot. He also leaned Packers and Bears in Week 9 games, predicted roughly five or six wins for Washington, said Brandon Aiyuk is not coming back, and called Tyson Bagent's current deal the biggest he'll ever sign. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5fbf1f78-2f2a-49cf-8052-89897c9a1ff8 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=mitchell-eisenstein