# Lance Riesland: Riesland predicted Denzel Ward will earn All-Pro honors this season under coordinator Rutenberg, and said the Browns are the better team and should beat the Jets by at least 10 points. **Claimed:** Oct 6, 2026 **Pundit:** Lance Riesland — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/lance-riesland **Outlet:** Locked On Browns (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-browns-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/bc2558/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/7969d75c-8081-4d02-9f33-3da05de0f18c/episodes/3ed66813-fb2d-4c4f-8dc3-74539811a82f/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=7969d75c-8081-4d02-9f33-3da05de0f18c&awEpisodeId=3ed66813-fb2d-4c4f-8dc3-74539811a82f&feed=KHgFdYZS 2 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick and 1 pro bowl and all-pro call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls. > They should win by 10 points in my opinion, at least. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Cleveland Browns to beat Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Cleveland Browns - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Oct 11, 2026): Jets by 2.5 · underdog pick, Browns 44%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Denzel Ward to make All-Pro** - Kind: Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · About: Denzel Ward, Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Denzel Ward — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/denzel-ward ## What others said about the same people - Brooke Cersosimo on Cleveland Browns: Cersosimo picked winners and scores across the Week 5 slate, including the Vikings moving to 5-0 in New Orleans, the Browns at the Jets, the Colts at Pittsburgh and the Falcons over a Lamar-less Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd69c182-b54d-4692-912f-0dd26817dafb (scored 42.86) - Bobby Kownack on Cleveland Browns: Kownack picked all Week 5 games with scores, including the Browns winning at the Jets to reach 4-1, the Broncos handling the Chargers, and the Giants upsetting Washington. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/57789de7-9bc6-4cce-aacc-c088bd5aa6fe (scored 42.86) - Dan Parr on Cleveland Browns: Parr picked every Week 5 game with scores, leaning on Chicago's ground game at Lambeau, Seattle's defense against the unbeaten 49ers, and the Rams handling Buffalo on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c10b52a-0a51-43ee-a55a-78a478f3c2b3 (scored 42.86) - Pamela Maldonado on Cleveland Browns: Maldonado gave final score picks for every Week 5 game, including the Packers over the Bears, the Raiders winning in New England, the Saints upsetting the Vikings and the Giants beating the Commanders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e8dc1f8-b120-4451-8709-9f92b577ed95 (scored 47.62) - Eric Moody on Cleveland Browns: Moody gave final score picks for every Week 5 game, siding with the Bears at Green Bay, the Patriots over the Raiders, the Vikings staying unbeaten in New Orleans and the Falcons edging the Ravens. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8b18af22-128d-4a43-9c55-860e5adc0bad (scored 47.62) - Chris Long on Cleveland Browns: Previewing NFL Week 5, Chris Long expects the Jaguars to beat the Eagles in London, picks the Browns, Steelers and Texans to win their games, names the Falcons as NFC South champions, lists his current top five teams, and calls the Vikings and Texans sleeping giants. He also flags Ja'Marr Chase and Dallas Goedert as returning, Jake Majors starting at center for Philadelphia, and Baltimore having to pay Cam Jurgens 50-plus. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f626609f-9766-4234-9bf6-ec25237ae41d (scored 0) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - John Green on Buffalo Bills: Green argues the Bills will beat the Rams on Monday Night Football at SoFi Stadium, citing Josh Allen's career success against Los Angeles, James Cook III's rushing against a middling Rams run defense, and Buffalo's edge in special teams field position. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b9a4d252-511b-48ff-b2cf-7cde00fb0894 (scored 100) - Anthony "Tone Digz" DiGuilio on Los Angeles Rams: Picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night because of their defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c8da282-f981-43ec-97e4-d147ef00b42a (scored 0) - Darius Butler on Los Angeles Rams: Said Brian Flores could be Coach of the Year for what he is doing with the Vikings defense, and picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night with Stafford outplaying Josh Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bbaeb70d-e67f-4a28-88ea-c0d95a26f4e9 (scored 0) - Pat McAfee on Los Angeles Rams: Picked the Rams to beat the Bills in the Monday night game at SoFi Stadium. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b11b3677-3d44-49d4-ac2d-bb8ac3179121 (scored 0) - AJ Hawk on Los Angeles Rams: Took the Rams over the Bills on Monday night, saying they win by seven in a high-scoring quarterback duel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/95507356-2ff5-404a-82b1-0963b8665fff (scored 0) - Blaine Grisak on Buffalo Bills: Grisak expects the Rams to lose to the Bills on Monday night, dropping to 2-3, before getting right against the Cardinals in Week 6. He also expects Myles Garrett back more realistically in Week 7 against the Raiders and Terrance Ferguson back in Week 8 against the Chargers, and thinks Aaron Donald and Colby Parkinson will be available against Buffalo. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed2f394b-966a-4bd4-90d3-5dfabb82b478 (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=lance-riesland