# Mitchell Eisenstein: Mitchell gave his Week 9 top-five power rankings, keeping Buffalo first and the 49ers second while elevating the Bears, Jaguars and Lions, and picked a slate of Week 9 games including a Packers win in New England, a Panthers upset of Denver, and blowouts for Detroit, Kansas City and Houston. He also tabbed Jonah Coleman as a late-season Offensive Rookie of the Year pick. **Claimed:** Nov 4, 2026 **Pundit:** Mitchell Eisenstein — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/mitchell-eisenstein **Outlet:** The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-richard-sherman-podcast-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://claritaspod.com/measure/dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/ff45d208-e4a7-42ba-a69c-af0000e830d1/270c7d3c-2a67-43a0-9880-b4f70154c4cc/audio.mp3?in_playlist=3600ef2c-5c2e-41fc-93e5-af0000e8a5d3 11 checkable claims — 5 game outcome picks, 4 score predictions, 1 award pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 8 of 11 have settled so far, averaging 71.4 out of 100, against 34.1 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Give me the Packers on the road to knock off New England by 3, 27-24. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Green Bay Packers 27 — New England 24** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 64.29 out of 100, against 7.44 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Patriots by 3, total 44.5 · this 27–24 calls a Packers win (by 3; the line gave the Packers 38%) and more points (51). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Houston Texans 27 — LA Chargers 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Houston Texans - Verdict: scored 80.95 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Texans by 5.5, total 40.5 · this 27–13 calls a bigger Texans win (by 14) and fewer points (40). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **New York Giants to beat Philadelphia Eagles** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New York Giants - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Giants by 3 · favorite pick, Giants 59%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Carolina Panthers 22 — Denver Broncos 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 42.86 out of 100, against 38.44 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Broncos by 3, total 44.5 · this 22–20 calls a Panthers win (by 2; the line gave the Panthers 42%) and fewer points (42). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Kansas City Chiefs to beat New York Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Chiefs by 9.5 · favorite pick, Chiefs about 4 in 5 (80%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Cleveland Browns to beat New Orleans Saints** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Cleveland Browns - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Saints by 4.5 · underdog pick, Browns about 1 in 3 (34%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Detroit Lions 31 — Miami 14** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 26.54 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Lions by 6.5, total 49.5 · this 31–14 calls a bigger Lions win (by 17) and fewer points (45). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Dallas Cowboys to beat Indianapolis Colts** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 8, 2026): Cowboys by 4.5 · favorite pick, Cowboys about 2 in 3 (66%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Jonah Coleman to win Offensive Rookie of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Jonah Coleman - Verdict: not settled yet - **The Buffalo Bills, with the win over the Baltimore Ravens, stay at one. The 49ers, on a bye, they stay at two... Chicago is at three. At four... the Jacksonville Jaguars... I am putting them [Detroit Lions] at five** - Kind: Power Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Buffalo Bills to beat Minnesota Vikings** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Jonah Coleman — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonah-coleman - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills ## What others said about the same people - Bill Huber on Green Bay Packers: Huber argues Green Bay has no excuses left and will beat New England in Foxborough, and expects Christian Watson to play despite his rib injury. He also sketches the projected interior offensive line, with John Williams at center and Laken Tomlinson at right guard. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5ab5fa3a-4526-46a4-b11b-a2bc99820cb8 (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on Houston Texans: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 54.76) - Christian Booher on Anthony Lucas: Booher previews the Lions' Week 9 trip to Miami, predicting Derrick Barnes takes over as the green-dot linebacker in Jack Campbell's absence, Juice Scruggs starts at center, and boldly forecasting Detroit's first defensive touchdown of the season on an Aidan Hutchinson strip-sack recovered and returned by Barnes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/228a7c0e-608b-4043-a8fa-eb3f8b2c4ce8 (scored 0) - Jared Koch on Houston Texans: Koch predicts the Texans will beat the winless Chargers on the road in Week 9 by at least 10 points, with Houston's defense forcing a couple of turnovers to set up a multiple-score win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2861ce9-d1de-4f34-b001-83e64c3f5770 (scored 100) - Derek Brown on Green Bay Packers: Brown picked the Bengals to beat the Falcons in Madrid, the Packers to win outright in New England and the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night. He was bullish on Jonah Coleman's rest-of-season value, expected Jonathan Taylor to play for the Colts, floated a Breece Hall trade, and did not expect DJ Reed to play in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b4014405-6764-427e-9708-679baf6b06de (scored 100) - Danny Parkins on Green Bay Packers: Parkins named the seven AFC teams he believes are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as his Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/272d1f8a-06f7-4b8b-8480-94d370ae5e6f (scored 100) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) - Albert Breer on Seattle Seahawks: Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d67a8a5-0c05-4abe-b2ca-f0cef8390b1d (scored 100) - Tyler Sullivan on Seattle Seahawks: Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfca04b3-5c80-4a2e-b0de-8ac3a25f225b (scored 100) - Dave Richard on Seattle Seahawks: Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3db433e-52c6-42d1-a3b0-6b342aac8a9e (scored 100) - John Pluym on Seattle Seahawks: Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3897747-c55f-4340-9e82-03f9730f87ba (scored 100) - Pamela Maldonado on Seattle Seahawks: Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/38b2ad8f-9672-44e8-b3c2-b8ad3b004c09 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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