# Steve Palazzolo: Palazzolo picked the Bears to beat the Jets outright, said Seattle would blow out the Chargers, and predicted the Raiders would upset Kansas City to go 4-0. He also referenced the Bengals as his Super Bowl pick and expected newly traded Joey Porter Jr. not to suit up in Week 4. **Claimed:** Oct 1, 2026 **Pundit:** Steve Palazzolo — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/steve-palazzolo **Outlet:** Check the Mic (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/check-the-mic-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://pdst.fm/e/pscrb.fm/rss/p/mgln.ai/e/256/claritaspod.com/measure/traffic.megaphone.fm/RSV8592619569.mp3 5 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks, 1 availability call and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 3 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Raiders cover and win four and o Raiders. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Chicago Bears to beat New York Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Las Vegas Raiders to beat Kansas City Chiefs** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks to beat Los Angeles Chargers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl** - Kind: Super Bowl Picks · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: not settled yet - **So Joey Porter Junior is going to Dallas. We'll talk more about that when we get to the Dallas game, even though I don't expect him to be playing this weekend.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Joey Porter Jr., Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Joey Porter Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joey-porter-jr - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys ## 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 Chicago Bears: 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 83.33) - 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 game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Tyler Brown on Kansas City Chiefs: Brown expects a grind of a game that the Raiders keep close, but believes Kansas City's weapons and experience in tight games carry the Chiefs to the win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/47cc3b1e-16fb-4619-ad3b-89a78b9c93c2 (scored 100) - Jordan Foote on Kansas City Chiefs: Foote doubts the Raiders' hot start is sustainable and picks the Chiefs to win on the road by one score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/604b134a-eb05-4979-96c0-eee6acf45bd3 (scored 100) - Joshua Brisco on Kansas City Chiefs: Brisco expects the Raiders' edge rushers and Brock Bowers to create matchup problems, but picks Kansas City to win a close Week 4 game as the better overall team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/26d3a628-c294-4c8d-9855-6fe9b0eed394 (scored 100) - Seth Walder on Miami Dolphins: Walder made a 'bold prediction' for each Week 4 game — including receiving and rushing yardage marks, sacks, an interception and a Dolphins upset — and picked final scores for all 15 games on the slate. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2136c2b6-89e5-4f73-ad78-28d4de9bb6be (scored 0) - Bill Huber on Green Bay Packers: Writing the counterpoint half of a paired preview, Huber laid out why Green Bay could be crushed in Tampa — heat, a league-worst running game against a stout Bucs front, and Todd Bowles blitzing a patchwork offensive line — but his own stated pick was that the Packers get the win they desperately need. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/db282ca6-be52-4fe3-b4c8-2776ea776946 (scored 100) - Conor Orr on Buffalo Bills: He picked the Bills to defeat the Patriots in Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bdf14ffc-c57b-4766-b589-09e449e522bd (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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