# Brent Sobleski: Sobleski expects the Colts to win their next two games, beating the Steelers and the Titans, provided Daniel Jones protects the football better. **Claimed:** Oct 5, 2026 **Pundit:** Brent Sobleski — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/brent-sobleski **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://bleacherreport.com/articles/25506829-br-experts-week-5-nfl-power-rankings 2 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. 1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls. > As long as Jones does a better job with his ball security, the Colts could easily win their next two contests against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Tennessee Titans. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Indianapolis Colts to beat Pittsburgh Steelers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Oct 11, 2026): Steelers by 3 · underdog pick, Colts 41%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Indianapolis Colts to beat Tennessee Titans** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/colts ## What others said about the same people - Brooke Cersosimo on Indianapolis Colts: Cersosimo picked winners and scores across the Week 5 slate, including the Vikings moving to 5-0 in New Orleans, the Browns at the Jets, the Colts at Pittsburgh and the Falcons over a Lamar-less Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd69c182-b54d-4692-912f-0dd26817dafb (scored 23.81) - Bobby Kownack on Indianapolis Colts: Kownack picked all Week 5 games with scores, including the Browns winning at the Jets to reach 4-1, the Broncos handling the Chargers, and the Giants upsetting Washington. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/57789de7-9bc6-4cce-aacc-c088bd5aa6fe (scored 26.19) - Connor Rogers on Indianapolis Colts: Rogers made straight-up winner calls across the Week 5 slate, siding with New England over the Raiders, the Saints upsetting Minnesota, the Colts winning in Pittsburgh, a Jets bounce-back over Cleveland, and the Rams edging Buffalo on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd2f886c-aba0-4ade-bae2-d6fed624673b (scored 0) - Jared Dubin on Indianapolis Colts: Dubin picked the Cowboys to rout the Buccaneers 34-17 and took the Colts to beat the Steelers 20-16 in Week 5. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8468f3cd-9f41-46a2-8545-8d5a34dc0b55 (scored 30.95) - Jordan Dajani on Marvin Harrison Jr.: Dajani picked the Cowboys 30-20 over the Buccaneers and the Falcons 27-21 over the Ravens, and named Marvin Harrison Jr., Khalil Mack and Brian Thomas Jr. as trade candidates with landing spots in Indianapolis, Chicago and Las Vegas. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d50be99-4873-4551-a8a4-9080a146a42e (scored 0) - Jordan Dajani on Marvin Harrison Jr.: Ahead of the NFL trade deadline, Dajani names 10 players who could be dealt and pairs each with a potential landing spot, including Marvin Harrison Jr. to the Colts, Khalil Mack to the Bears, Josh Sweat to the Eagles and Kayvon Thibodeaux to the Browns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ae42eda4-8c9e-413a-9f48-fb3ce7e30010 (scored 0) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - John Green on Buffalo Bills: Green argues the Bills will beat the Rams on Monday Night Football at SoFi Stadium, citing Josh Allen's career success against Los Angeles, James Cook III's rushing against a middling Rams run defense, and Buffalo's edge in special teams field position. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b9a4d252-511b-48ff-b2cf-7cde00fb0894 (scored 100) - Anthony "Tone Digz" DiGuilio on Los Angeles Rams: Picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night because of their defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c8da282-f981-43ec-97e4-d147ef00b42a (scored 0) - Darius Butler on Los Angeles Rams: Said Brian Flores could be Coach of the Year for what he is doing with the Vikings defense, and picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night with Stafford outplaying Josh Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bbaeb70d-e67f-4a28-88ea-c0d95a26f4e9 (scored 0) - Pat McAfee on Los Angeles Rams: Picked the Rams to beat the Bills in the Monday night game at SoFi Stadium. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b11b3677-3d44-49d4-ac2d-bb8ac3179121 (scored 0) - AJ Hawk on Los Angeles Rams: Took the Rams over the Bills on Monday night, saying they win by seven in a high-scoring quarterback duel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/95507356-2ff5-404a-82b1-0963b8665fff (scored 0) - Blaine Grisak on Buffalo Bills: Grisak expects the Rams to lose to the Bills on Monday night, dropping to 2-3, before getting right against the Cardinals in Week 6. He also expects Myles Garrett back more realistically in Week 7 against the Raiders and Terrance Ferguson back in Week 8 against the Chargers, and thinks Aaron Donald and Colby Parkinson will be available against Buffalo. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed2f394b-966a-4bd4-90d3-5dfabb82b478 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=brent-sobleski