# Pete Prisco: Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston. **Claimed:** Sep 23, 2026 **Pundit:** Pete Prisco — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/pete-prisco **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/priscos-week-3-nfl-picks-browns-upset-panthers-giants-rally-behind-jameis-winston/ 17 checkable claims — 16 score predictions and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 18 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 16 of 17 have settled so far, averaging 61.5 out of 100, against 65.5 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I have Tampa Bay beating Minnesota and Cleveland beating Carolina. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Philadelphia Eagles 27 — Bears 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 35.71 out of 100, against 54.46 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills 32 — Chargers 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 82.07 for a naive guess - **Cleveland Browns 23 — Panthers 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Cleveland Browns - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 93.97 for a naive guess - **Detroit Lions 28 — Jets 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 95.24 out of 100, against 84.45 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks 24 — Commanders 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 28.57 out of 100, against 96.35 for a naive guess - **New Orleans Saints 21 — Raiders 14** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 47.62 out of 100, against 32.07 for a naive guess - **Kansas City Chiefs 28 — Dolphins 10** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 90.48 out of 100, against 17.78 for a naive guess - **Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 — Vikings 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: scored 35.71 out of 100, against 34.45 for a naive guess - **Cincinnati Bengals 23 — Steelers 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 33.33 out of 100, against 93.97 for a naive guess - **Los Angeles Rams 30 — Broncos 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 42.86 out of 100, against 91.59 for a naive guess - **New York Giants 23 — Titans 14** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New York Giants - Verdict: scored 90.48 out of 100, against 89.21 for a naive guess - **Baltimore Ravens 33 — Cowboys 30** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 43.97 for a naive guess - **San Francisco 49ers 30 — Cardinals 17** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 86.83 for a naive guess - **Houston Texans 31 — Colts 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Houston Texans - Verdict: scored 28.57 out of 100, against 96.35 for a naive guess - **Jacksonville Jaguars 21 — Patriots 16** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Green Bay Packers 27 — Falcons 17** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 23.81 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **the Bears will likely be without injured quarterback Caleb Williams and could be without backup Tyson Bagent (Monday night, Week 3)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Kansas City Chiefs: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on New York Giants: Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/83d1e88b-95a0-45ba-83d3-f86297170c6c (scored 100) - Chris Long on Cincinnati Bengals: Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3df9ea25-e57f-4fd7-b20c-c910a1c3633a (scored 0) - Steven Ruiz on Houston Texans: Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0 (scored 0) - Nate Tice on Baltimore Ravens: Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b8378e16-ea5c-4107-a883-28aaf0e71134 (scored 100) - Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b12420c5-837c-4a24-8a8e-c74b10cc697c (scored 9.52) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Simms on Minnesota Vikings: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 90.48) - Nate Tice on Dallas Cowboys: Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de (scored 100) - Jordan Dajani on Denver Broncos: Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c96aaa6d-2d0c-41cc-a9f7-c21ac21886ac (scored 95.24) - Jared Dubin on Minnesota Vikings: Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe04828a-d532-414c-a58a-54f6505f2263 (scored 97.62) - Colin Cowherd on Denver Broncos: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") made his own Week 3 picks, including blowout wins for Seattle and San Francisco, Cincinnati 27-17, Detroit 37-13, Denver 24-21 over the Rams, and predicted Jonah Coleman takes over the Broncos' running back role. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ccbceaa-54ca-4a2e-ad90-006f1ded0ad2 (scored 97.62) - Richard Sherman on Carolina Panthers: Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2102f61-711d-4041-af08-065e95ccaf03 (scored 47.62) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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