Chris Long· Oct 2, 2026
Previewing the Week 4 slate, Long picked the Lions, Jets, Cardinals, Colts and Bills to win their games, and predicted a Steelers win over the Browns on Thursday night by a 19-14 score.
“I think the Lions win on Sunday night”
said on air, transcribed by us · Green Light with Chris Long (podcast) · read the original →
6 checkable claims — 5 game outcome picks and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Colts at Commanders 24 calls
- Patriots at Bills 36 calls
- Jets at Bears 26 calls
- Cardinals at Giants 20 calls
- Lions at Panthers 42 calls
- Browns at Steelers 10 calls
6 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Game Outcome PicksIndianapolis ColtsOct 2, 2026
Indianapolis Colts to beat Washington commanders
“I do give the edge to the Colts, and, you know, I think there there could be points in this game.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+183 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- IND
- score:
- 30-13
- skill:
- 183
- they picked:
- IND
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- WAS
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsOct 2, 2026
Buffalo Bills to beat Patriots
“I feel like the Bills, if Josh is not dinged or whatever people are saying this week... they should cruise. They should absolutely cruise”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsPittsburgh SteelersOct 2, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers 19 — Browns 14
“Chris, Steelers 19, Browns 14. ... So I I I see I see this being a stealer spot.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDetroit LionsOct 2, 2026
Detroit Lions to beat Panthers
“I think the lions are, gonna get back to business here. ... I think the Lions win on Sunday night”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksNew York JetsOct 2, 2026
New York Jets to beat Bears
“I think it's a letdown spot for the Bears. ... I think that I think the Jets can get this one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksArizona CardinalsOct 2, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to beat Giants
“Once the Giants lose to the Arizona Cardinals this week ... Cards Giants, I don't have much to say, but I really like the cards in this game.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Christian BooherDepth Chart Calls · Blake MillerMiss · 0Booher lays out the Lions' projected depth chart for their Week 4 game at Carolina, naming starters, backups and reserves at every position, and suggests safety Bishop Fitzgerald could make his debut.
- Brooke CersosimoScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 64Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including the Bears over the Jets, the Cowboys in the Battle for Texas and an upset of the Chiefs by the undefeated Raiders.
- Gennaro FiliceScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 76Picked 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.
- Bobby KownackScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 67Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Jets in Chicago and the Buccaneers over the Packers, plus the Jaguars at Cincinnati.
- Dan ParrScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 67Picked 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.
- Seth WalderScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 69Walder 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.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Sherman 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.
- David HarrisonGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable.
- Chris BrockmanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said he'd drop Dallas from the list, and made his own picks in the international games win/loss game.
- Chris BroussardGame Outcome Picks · Cleveland BrownsHit · 100Broussard stood by his preseason pick of the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl, said a Dallas cornerback likely won't play this week, and picked the Browns to upset the Steelers on Thursday night.
- Bill SimmonsGame Outcome Picks · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Simmons said he would be shocked if New England beat Jacksonville in Week 3, and expected Case Keenum to be the Bears' quarterback that week with Caleb Williams banged up.
- John HickmanGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Hickman picked the Texans to beat the Bengals in a high-scoring, close game at home, expecting Houston's defense to force a turnover or two, and said he expects Jadeveon Clowney to play.