# Tom Pelissero: Pelissero laid out several injury/availability calls for Week 2 — the Vikings' quarterback sitting Sunday but returning in Week 3, Joe Burrow playing through a back issue, Ladd McConkey out for the Chargers and Bowers unlikely for the Raiders. He also expects the Eagles to finish 11-6 and make the playoffs, and tabbed Chicago as the NFC North favorite for now.

**Claimed:** Sep 18, 2026
**Pundit:** Tom Pelissero — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tom-pelissero
**Outlet:** The Bill Simmons Podcast (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-bill-simmons-podcast-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/GLT9818339078.mp3

8 checkable claims — 5 availability calls, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.

> This to me sets up as, like, another perfect season where everyone bitches about the Eagles the entire season, and then we get to the end and they're eleven and six and they're playing in the playoffs.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **So Kyler's in the in the concussion protocol, but he's progressed... They've not ruled him out. I don't think he plays on Sunday for a variety of different reasons, but he may be cleared in time to play in that game.**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Kyler Murray, Minnesota Vikings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **McConkie's out, and I expect him to be out for the game. (Chargers vs. Raiders, Week 2)**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Ladd McConkey, Los Angeles Chargers
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **But I fully anticipate he's back in the lineup probably week three, regardless how Wentz does this week.**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Kyler Murray, Minnesota Vikings
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Now they're going down to Houston. Joe Burrow's got a, you know, a little bit of a back issue, but I I fully anticipate him playing.**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Joe Burrow, Cincinnati Bengals
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 11 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Philadelphia Eagles
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs**
  - Kind: Playoff Picks · About: Philadelphia Eagles
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **But, you know, the Raiders, I... Bauer still doesn't practice. Seems unlikely that he plays this week.**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Chicago Bears to win the division**
  - Kind: Division Winners · About: Chicago Bears
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Kyler Murray — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyler-murray
- Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings
- Ladd McConkey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ladd-mcconkey
- Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers
- Joe Burrow — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joe-burrow
- Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals
- Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles
- Brock Bowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brock-bowers
- Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders
- Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears

## What others said about the same people

- Pete Martuneac on Chicago Bears: Martuneac expects the Bears to beat the Jets comfortably in Week 4, with Tyson Bagent playing efficiently, Dillon Thieneman picking off Geno Smith twice, and Colston Loveland breaking out as a two-touchdown receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9c04a22d-7a98-4ddc-bee0-22cdacb738e1 (scored 100)
- Joshua Schulman on Las Vegas Raiders: Schulman picks Las Vegas to hand Kansas City its first loss, expecting Brock Bowers and Ashton Jeanty to exploit a Chiefs defense he believes will be exposed. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/924a6708-33e0-4e60-97a3-4fb98ce00f1d (scored 0)
- Pete Martuneac on Chicago Bears: Martuneac predicts the Bears beat the Jets 30-17 in Week 4, moving to 3-1, with Tyson Bagent starting and the offense scoring early and often. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a95bb35-3841-4363-b87f-e31b9abbd966 (scored 95.24)
- Gennaro Filice on Chicago Bears: Picked 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e4ccf4a-3c43-43c3-9669-50148f4e5452 (scored 90.48)
- Dan Parr on Minnesota Vikings: Picked 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/816599d6-f95e-4821-addf-bfd5466835e9 (scored 64.29)
- Brooke Cersosimo on Cincinnati Bengals: Picked 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7717b6ff-86ce-4cda-b192-202b3b80c3c7 (scored 50)

## More availability calls

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

- Steven Ruiz on A.J. Brown: Reviewing Week 4, Ruiz argued the Cowboys are positioned to run away with the NFC East behind Dak Prescott given the division's shaky quarterback situations, and he expects A.J. Brown back for New England in Week 6 to help spark a Patriots offensive run. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88243242-8e4a-4229-a3c2-93a3f45e923d (not settled)
- Associated Press on Taylor Moton: The AP reports Bryce Young's hot four-game start has put him in MVP conversation, and looks ahead to several Panthers injury returns — Taylor Moton after the bye, with Jalen Coker and Damien Lewis having a chance to be back in Week 6. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/423a81c7-28aa-48bb-85a9-57963b4a480e (not settled)
- Myles Simmons on Aaron Donald: Simmons writes that Aaron Donald appears set to return in Week 5 for the Rams' Monday night game against the Bills after sitting out with back soreness. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dd1d3153-a2b2-410c-b336-c4f82f0afe84 (not settled)
- Nick Raducanu on Jayden Daniels: Raducanu expects Jayden Daniels, back at practice after his Week 2 elbow dislocation, to return and play in Washington's Week 5 game against the Giants. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76db6291-d594-45fe-9e8d-f8315a73d567 (not settled)
- Chad Jensen on Riley Moss: Reviewing Denver's 24-14 loss in San Francisco, Jensen says Patrick Surtain II will be sidelined for the Week 5 game against the Chargers and that Riley Moss is also unlikely to play, leaving Jahdae Barron, Kris Abrams-Draine and Ja'Quan McMillian as the Broncos' starting cornerback trio in the meantime. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b459a1c4-c448-4bf3-9acd-182f36bd7300 (not settled)
- Adam Schefter on Jordyn Tyson: Schefter expects Tyreek Hill to sign with a new team within days, with Kansas City the most likely landing spot, and projected Saints receiver Jordan Tyson to return from IR around Week 9 after the bye. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0ff51a80-c66e-433b-9873-80dedd209cd6 (not settled)

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