Shanna McCarriston#10 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 13, 2026
Previewing three Week 10 games, McCarriston expects the Steelers-Bengals rematch to be a close, exciting contest, with one team's four-game win streak ending. Notes that Deshaun Watson is set to return for Cleveland against Houston, and that Fernando Mendoza will make a first NFL start for the Raiders against Seattle.
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What Shanna McCarriston said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI expect this game to be an exciting, close matchup as well.
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- Week 10 underrated games: 3 games you should watch this week, from divisional matchups to first QB starts
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- 1Availability Calls“Sam Darnold is sidelined, leaving Drew Lock to run things for a second straight week (Week 10 vs. Raiders)”
- 2Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart“With Cousins in Minnesota, first-overall pick Fernando Mendoza will get his first NFL start.”
- 3Availability Calls“Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is set to return after missing last week due to a concussion (Week 10 vs. Texans)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Sam Darnold is sidelined, leaving Drew Lock to run things for a…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is set to return after…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 availability calls and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Fernando Mendoza · 2026 season50 calls from 38 pundits between 1 and 3. Shanna McCarriston said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Availability CallsDrew LockSeattle Seahawks
“Sam Darnold is sidelined, leaving Drew Lock to run things for a second straight week (Week 10 vs. Raiders)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsFernando MendozaLas Vegas Raiders
Fernando Mendoza to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsDeshaun WatsonCleveland Browns
“Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson is set to return after missing last week due to a concussion (Week 10 vs. Texans)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Rich Eisen · Trade and Signing Calls · Myles Garrett · Hit 100
Discussing Myles Garrett's trade request, Eisen said they expect Garrett to get their way and be moved out of Cleveland rather than stay, which is why staying would be shocking.Albert Breer · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.Tyler Sullivan · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.Dave Richard · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.John Pluym · Game Outcome Picks · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
More availability calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Jose Sanchez · Availability Calls · Keenan Allen · Waiting
Sanchez expects Keenan Allen to play in the 49ers' game against Dallas in a limited role on passing downs, and argues an injury is more likely than not given age and injury history, meaning Allen will end up being more of the same at receiver for San Francisco.Ralph Ventre · Availability Calls · Alec Anderson · Waiting
Ventre projects Buffalo's Week 10 offensive line at the Jets to feature Dawkins, Anderson, McGovern and Torrence back in place, with Tylan Grable making a third straight start at right tackle in place of Spencer Brown, who appears headed for the inactive list.Ian Rapoport · Availability Calls · Spencer Brown · Waiting
Rapoport expected Spencer Brown to be available for Buffalo on Sunday despite the missed practice time, saw Lamar Jackson returning from thumb surgery around Week 16 or 17 if Baltimore stays alive, said the Chargers have no intention of moving on from Justin Herbert, and expected George Pickens to play for Dallas.Jared Koch · Availability Calls · Keylan Rutledge · Waiting
Koch wrote that rookie left guard Keylan Rutledge is likely to miss the Week 10 game against the Browns, with fellow rookie Febechi Nwaiwu expected to make a first NFL start at left guard in place of Rutledge, ahead of the more experienced Wyatt Teller. Koch also expects the stinger absence to be brief.