# Carter Bahns: Bahns, in his losers column, expects the winless Texans to finally pick up their first victory the following week against the Tennessee Titans.

**Claimed:** Oct 5, 2026
**Pundit:** Carter Bahns — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/pick-six-nfl-week-4-winners-losers-plus-grades-falcons-saints/

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> Houston should finally grab its first win of the campaign next week when it meets the Tennessee Titans in a matchup of two winless AFC South teams.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Houston Texans to beat Tennessee Titans**
  - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Houston Texans
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans

## What others said about the same people

- Andrew Erickson on Joe Mixon: Erickson lays out his own early 2026 running back ranks, fading Christian McCaffrey to RB10 after his 450-touch season, boosting Chase Brown to RB7, Breece Hall to RB12 and Tyler Allgeier to RB28, while docking Kyle Monangai, Rhamondre Stevenson and Woody Marks. He also expects Hall to leave the Jets and be a fantasy RB1 elsewhere. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9442bb98-ffb3-4ee2-ad80-37bd5c8074f4 (scored 100)
- Dan Parr on Houston Texans: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, taking the 49ers to move to 4-0 over Denver, the Saints at home on Monday night and the Steelers in Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/816599d6-f95e-4821-addf-bfd5466835e9 (scored 50)
- Gennaro Filice on Houston Texans: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including the Bills over a struggling Patriots offense, the Eagles over the Rams and the only Browns pick of the panel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e4ccf4a-3c43-43c3-9669-50148f4e5452 (scored 33.33)
- Seth Walder on Houston Texans: Walder made a 'bold prediction' for each Week 4 game — including receiving and rushing yardage marks, sacks, an interception and a Dolphins upset — and picked final scores for all 15 games on the slate. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2136c2b6-89e5-4f73-ad78-28d4de9bb6be (scored 42.86)
- John Breech on Houston Texans: Breech picked winners and exact final scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Browns over the Steelers on Thursday night and the winless Texans beating the Cowboys, plus a Bengals shootout win over Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/19f6163c-5e76-4dfc-9a1a-b0ac6da3e951 (scored 47.62)
- Richard Sherman on Houston Texans: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 0)

## More game outcome picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Grant Gordon on New Orleans Saints: Predicts Tyler Shough throws for 400 yards and the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, with a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8abfb5a7-3352-47dd-a4e0-68858b61445c (scored 0)
- Bobby Kownack on New Orleans Saints: Predicts the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, sealing it with a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the game's final minutes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3968042b-9201-4bce-9a85-8f52359556cb (scored 0)
- Mitchell Eisenstein on New Orleans Saints: Eisenstein ranked the Bills first in his top five entering Week 4 and made picks across the week's games, including the Chiefs by two touchdowns over the Raiders as his "lock of the week," the Lions by 10 at Carolina, and Tyreek Hill signing with the Raiders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d69febf4-3a3a-44bf-8fdb-d4773447a904 (scored 0)
- Richard Sherman on Atlanta Falcons: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 100)
- Ross Jackson on New Orleans Saints: Ross Jackson gave a game-by-game projection of the Saints' 2026 season, predicting they open 0-2 on the road, go 5-1 in the division and finish 10-7 (possibly better), making them a double-digit-win contender for the NFC South crown. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/479e95ee-26de-4174-8e2c-1d918dc1fc5b (scored 0)
- Pete Martuneac on Chicago Bears: Martuneac expects the Bears to beat the Jets comfortably in Week 4, with Tyson Bagent playing efficiently, Dillon Thieneman picking off Geno Smith twice, and Colston Loveland breaking out as a two-touchdown receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9c04a22d-7a98-4ddc-bee0-22cdacb738e1 (scored 100)

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