# Ben McWilliams: Predicts both of Week 4's 'cat' games — Jaguars at Bengals and Lions at Panthers — produce at least 85 combined points, the highest-scoring games between cat teams in NFL history. **Claimed:** Oct 4, 2026 **Pundit:** Ben McWilliams — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ben-mcwilliams **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-week-4-bold-predictions-brock-bowers-cooks-chiefs-zay-flowers-leads-all-fantasy-scorers 2 checkable claims — 2 score predictions — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 2 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 64.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I predict we are going to see some feline fireworks, as both the Jaguars-Bengals and Lions-Panthers games produce at least 85 combined points. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jacksonville Jaguars ? — Bengals ?** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 40.48 for a naive guess - **Detroit Lions ? — Panthers ?** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 88.1 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions ## What others said about the same people - Mike Kadlick on Detroit Lions: Kadlick predicts a Sunday night shootout in Charlotte, with Detroit beating Carolina 41–38 after four fourth-quarter lead changes to move to 3–1 while the Panthers fall to 1–3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/66dba55e-f278-46d0-8fd6-5cf3f07598dc (scored 42.86) - Brandon Knapp on Detroit Lions: Predicts a lopsided Lions win over Carolina, 42-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/71beeed9-9bab-4a44-8456-33f4db941b73 (scored 11.9) - Zac Snyder on Detroit Lions: Takes Detroit 31-26 over the Panthers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc7c0c31-fcdf-409f-9ad9-9bb8650c4bdb (scored 47.62) - Ty Schalter on Detroit Lions: Predicts a dominant Lions win, 34-13. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e5f95213-8844-48fd-8331-02900d2e89b3 (scored 14.29) - Morgan Cannon on Detroit Lions: Picks the Lions to beat the Panthers on Sunday Night Football, 37-27. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe4309d2-d801-4511-94a7-3417af18b32b (scored 40.48) - Alex Reno on Detroit Lions: Picks Detroit to win 35-24 in Carolina. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52fc3ffe-33a6-4e6b-b414-0c81a790cb1f (scored 38.1) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jacob Westendorf on Green Bay Packers: Westendorf expects the Packers to narrowly beat the Buccaneers, reasoning that Tampa Bay can't generate enough offense with an undrafted rookie making his first start. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5c8b61fd-faa7-4db1-9541-7147c7cdff52 (scored 95.24) - Bill Huber on Green Bay Packers: Huber picks Green Bay to beat Tampa Bay in a low-scoring game, arguing the Buccaneers' offensive limitations behind undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels will be the difference and the Packers will move to 2-2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22076058-dd44-4a45-b4ff-aa6a903feed7 (scored 83.33) - Patricia Traina on Arizona Cardinals: Traina picks the Cardinals to beat the Giants 23-17, citing New York's red-zone drought and the loss of the RPO game with Jameis Winston replacing the injured Jaxson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dcc389e4-80cd-46c5-bb11-20326d8c1a28 (scored 35.71) - 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) - Dan Parr on Kansas City Chiefs: 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 100) - 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) --- 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=ben-mcwilliams