# Chris Long: Long expects Jalen Hurts to miss time with the blood clot, thinks Lamar Jackson will sit against Cleveland and Saquon Barkley won't play against Carolina, while Marvin Harrison Jr. and Tank Dell should suit up for Houston in London. He also predicts the Rams will blow out Arizona and that the winless Chargers finish 4-13. **Claimed:** Oct 16, 2026 **Pundit:** Chris Long — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/chris-long **Outlet:** Green Light with Chris Long (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/green-light-with-chris-long-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/YH7506613699.mp3 7 checkable claims — 5 availability calls, 1 game outcome pick and 1 season win total — 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. 1 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > The Rams are going to kill these guys. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Oct 18, 2026): Rams by 12.5 · favorite pick, Rams about 5 in 6 (84%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 4 wins** - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Saquon's probably not gonna go. It doesn't seem like he's gonna go. (Eagles vs Panthers, Week 6)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Lamar's not officially out. I don't think we make those rulings at this point in the week... He's... It seems like he's out to me. Hasn't practiced. (Week 6 vs Browns)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Lamar Jackson, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Need to now not play because it has moved... I'm not, like, sitting here, like, expecting to see him next week either.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: not settled yet - **Marvin Harrison Junior is gonna play in this game. (Texans-Jaguars in London)** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Marvin Harrison Jr., Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **you think about, like, Tank Della having a having a full practice, this week... probably gonna play in this game** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Tank Dell, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Saquon Barkley — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/saquon-barkley - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Lamar Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/lamar-jackson - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Jalen Hurts — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jalen-hurts - Marvin Harrison Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marvin-harrison-jr - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Tank Dell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tank-dell ## What others said about the same people - 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) - 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) - Chris Simms on Houston Texans: Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said he wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/17eb747a-90b1-472f-bb6d-e71c0c69133a (scored 80.95) - Connor Rogers on Houston Texans: Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/11646f69-18dd-4831-a7de-e4115ded875c (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Houston Texans: Wright made several outright game calls for Week 9 alongside his spread picks: Kansas City beating the Jets 31-20, Detroit winning at Miami, New England edging Green Bay by a field goal or so, Carolina winning outright over Denver, and Houston blowing out the Chargers 27-12. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14c1f8dd-d8ff-498f-b705-4b468ff964f8 (scored 83.33) - John Shipley on Houston Texans: Shipley expects Jacksonville to keep Brian Thomas Jr. at the trade deadline while adding two defenders, most likely Derrick Brown, and he thinks the winless Chargers will again come up short against Houston in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1c3cc043-b892-4670-b2d9-2fd2721fd419 (scored 100) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Ralph Ventre on Keon Coleman: Ventre states that despite being limited in all three practices with a shoulder issue and wearing a red non-contact jersey, Bills receiver Keon Coleman will be available to play in the Monday night game at Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ac964a8-6d9f-4fc4-95e2-1921a97e07ac (not settled) - Trevor Ripley on Kyler Murray: Ripley picks the Bills to beat the Vikings in their Week 9 Monday night matchup, predicting a 27-20 Buffalo win, and expects Carson Wentz to start for Minnesota with Kyler Murray sidelined. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d007779f-687d-4623-87c1-8a62c6d62b06 (not settled) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Travis Etienne: In his Week 10 waiver column, Fitzmaurice predicted Jonathan Taylor would likely be traded by the deadline, expected Travis Etienne Jr. not to return in Week 10 while Mike Evans, Garrett Wilson and Kyle Monangai return soon, and saw Shedeur Sanders holding Cleveland's starting job and Konata Mumpfield working as the Rams' top receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/42706ae3-f6eb-45cb-8fc9-8c24b1e4ff0e (not settled) - Jordan Woodson on Deshaun Watson: Woodson expects Deshaun Watson to come back from his concussion in Week 10, limiting Shedeur Sanders to a late-season contingency, and thinks Jordan Watkins could remain San Francisco's top receiver against Dallas in Week 10 with Mike Evans and Deebo Samuel Sr. banged up. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f328b561-a07d-4c25-81f4-5c8cd39d2754 (not settled) - Carter Bahns on J.J. McCarthy: Bahns expects J.J. McCarthy to keep playing beyond this week despite the hip/side injury scare against the Eagles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ffb4b1d7-6ae3-4f2e-bb3f-696f994d1486 (not settled) - Bill Huber on Christian Watson: 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 (not settled) --- 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. 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