# Mike Kadlick: Kadlick predicts Deshaun Watson throws for 300-plus yards against Pittsburgh on Thursday night, and that the Browns win their third straight game, beating the Steelers 24-10.

**Claimed:** Oct 1, 2026
**Pundit:** Mike Kadlick — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mike-kadlick
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/browns-steelers-bold-predictions-thursday-night-football

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 73.8 out of 100, against 95 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> I'm taking the Browns to win this one by two scores, 24–10, to move to 3–1 on the season.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Cleveland Browns 24 — Steelers 10**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Cleveland Browns
  - Verdict: scored 73.81 out of 100, against 95.04 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns

## What others said about the same people

- John Breech on Cleveland Browns: Breech picked the Browns to edge the Steelers 19-16 on Thursday night and the Chiefs to beat the Raiders 30-23 in Week 4. He also indicated Caleb Williams would almost certainly miss Chicago's Week 4 game and that Jayden Daniels might play in London. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2beae2d5-778a-41da-81d0-87aa79b4fc6d (scored 100)
- Pete Prisco on Cleveland Browns: Prisco picked the Browns to beat the Steelers 21-20 on Thursday night and the Bengals to beat the Jaguars 23-17 in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ef40bcc0-fbb8-4c45-9da8-0e652ec444d2 (scored 95.24)
- Pete Prisco on Cleveland Browns: Prisco picks every Week 4 NFL game with final scores, including upsets by the Browns over the Steelers and the Eagles over the Rams, plus the winless Texans beating the Cowboys. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/acf8df5f-b69a-498e-b31b-d190f627916b (scored 95.24)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: Bahns calls it reality that Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, with Deshaun Watson set to fail. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18802de8-941e-4551-b6e3-df7a752020b6 (scored 0)
- Carter Bahns on Shedeur Sanders: A CBS Sports preseason overreaction column argues Shedeur Sanders will take over as Cleveland's starting quarterback by Week 4, that Ja'Kobi Lane has a real path to a No. 2 receiver role as a rookie, and that Kenneth Walker III is a legitimate lead back atop the Chiefs' depth chart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e82d31e3-169f-4419-a38c-ceaaa1d053a7 (scored 0)
- Nick Wright on Blake Miller: Nick Wright unveiled his full 32-pick 2026 NFL mock draft 4.0, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and ending with Avion Terrell to the Seahawks at 32. He also called Carnell Tate the best/safest receiver in the class, projected Ty Simpson inside the top 45, said Mendoza profiles as a low-end top-15 NFL quarterback, and expected the Dolphins to lose 15 games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c5ad8a4-034f-4abb-8806-20dd9e44b5c6 (scored 73.84)

## More score predictions

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

- Jordan Dajani on Pittsburgh Steelers: Dajani picked the Steelers 21-17 over the Browns on Thursday night and the Broncos to win 24-23 at the 49ers in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dd69a2c9-71e4-412b-a296-09189eaab4af (scored 47.62)
- Jared Dubin on Pittsburgh Steelers: Dubin picked the Steelers to win 20-14 in Cleveland on Thursday night and the Texans to beat the Cowboys 24-21 in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8d6bc2df-9fe0-4167-90e2-374b10b791e8 (scored 42.86)
- Tyler Sullivan on Pittsburgh Steelers: Sullivan picked the Steelers 21-17 over the Browns on Thursday night and the Rams to beat the Eagles 24-20 in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/714f93f7-442d-4bff-b05e-3d81206aa60c (scored 47.62)
- Jared Dubin on Pittsburgh Steelers: Dubin picks the Steelers to beat the Browns 20-14 on Thursday night in Cleveland, saying he trusts Pittsburgh's offense slightly more than Cleveland's and doubts the Browns can move the ball consistently. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e7a71cef-7ef4-4224-a297-7a6cc73d0f0d (scored 42.86)
- Jordan Dajani on Pittsburgh Steelers: Dajani picked winners and final scores for eight Week 4 games, taking the Steelers, Colts, Bengals, Rams, Texans, Broncos, Lions and Saints, and expected Nico Collins back for Houston. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/039b1f55-1cda-488c-9369-c39632b57fc8 (scored 47.62)
- Jared Dubin on Pittsburgh Steelers: Dubin picked winners and final scores for the same eight Week 4 games, taking the Steelers, Colts, Jaguars, Rams, Texans, 49ers, Lions and Saints, and expected Nico Collins to be back for Houston. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/47e42457-0689-4783-b3b3-24c10aef7fd8 (scored 42.86)

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