# Jared Dubin: 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.

**Claimed:** Oct 1, 2026
**Pundit:** Jared Dubin — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jared-dubin
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-4-picks-our-experts-predictions/

9 checkable claims — 8 score predictions and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 42.9 out of 100, against 95 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> Prediction: Jaguars 30, Bengals 27

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Pittsburgh Steelers 20 — Browns 14**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Pittsburgh Steelers
  - Verdict: scored 42.86 out of 100, against 95.04 for a naive guess
- **Houston Texans 24 — Cowboys 21**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Houston Texans
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Bengals 27**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Indianapolis Colts 23 — Commanders 20**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Indianapolis Colts
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **New Orleans Saints 23 — Falcons 20**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New Orleans Saints
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Houston should also be getting Nico Collins back here (Week 4)**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Nico Collins, Houston Texans
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **San Francisco 49ers 24 — Broncos 16**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: San Francisco 49ers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Los Angeles Rams 24 — Eagles 20**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Detroit Lions 34 — Panthers 24**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/steelers
- Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans
- Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars
- Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/colts
- New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints
- Nico Collins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nico-collins
- San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers
- Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams
- Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions

## What others said about the same people

- 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)
- 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)
- 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)
- Tyler Sullivan on Pittsburgh Steelers: Sullivan gives projected final scores for every Week 4 game, picking the Rams to win in Philadelphia, the Packers to beat the Buccaneers, the Cowboys to win in Houston, and blowouts for the Seahawks and Vikings, among others. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1b7f0155-94a5-4221-a511-cb3e84a85519 (scored 47.62)
- Walt on Pittsburgh Steelers: Walt previews the Thursday night Week 4 game in Cleveland and forecasts a low-scoring Pittsburgh win, citing Cleveland's poor form after victories and Pittsburgh's lighter snap count on short rest. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fb597d65-9b13-4ee9-a839-c60c8fb90902 (scored 47.62)
- Ross Jackson on Caleb Downs: Jackson predicts the Saints will stay put and pick at No. 8 overall rather than trading up, and after Mickey Loomis' press conference he now leans toward New Orleans taking a defensive back there — either LSU cornerback Mansoor Delaine or Ohio State safety Caleb Downs — while still viewing Miami edge rusher Ruben Bain Jr. as a likely selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5e323d7a-8d67-43cc-a9f9-a18904a22a18 (scored 87.81)

## More score predictions

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

- 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)
- Mike Kadlick on Cleveland Browns: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0bbf96eb-4e0b-442d-ace5-dcea31e4782a (scored 73.81)
- 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)
- Qiant "Q" Myers on Las Vegas Raiders: Q Myers predicted the Raiders would score around 26 points against the Saints while declining to call a winner, expected Brock Bowers to be back on the field Sunday, doubted safety Trayton Stukes would clear concussion protocol in time, and said the Saints have a strong chance to win the NFC South. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5b5a817f-e2a2-4b2a-946f-37f6a191bcd2 (scored 100)
- Chris Simms on Carolina Panthers: Simms went through every Week 2 game with predicted final scores, picking the Texans, Bears, Steelers (as an upset), Packers, Ravens, Eagles, Buccaneers, Panthers, Jaguars, Seahawks, Cowboys, 49ers, Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also reiterated that Denver was his preseason Super Bowl pick while predicting the Broncos would fall to 0-2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32db5f5e-13da-47e3-b280-2aa9a80d172b (scored 50)

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