# Mitchell Eisenstein: The co-host (identified only as Mitchell) picked the 49ers to win in Seattle, made Week 5 picks across several games, ranked San Francisco first in his power rankings, took Dallas to win the NFC East and said Chicago wins the NFC North. **Claimed:** Oct 8, 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://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/ff45d208-e4a7-42ba-a69c-af0000e830d1/f565d731-bc05-4d1e-9129-b4db0183b67a/audio.mp3?in_playlist=bf391792-153e-41b3-9d3d-ae3300346ad8 12 checkable claims — 9 game outcome picks, 2 division winners and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 1 of 12 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I like the San Francisco 49ers in this one. I think they're the hotter team. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Dallas Cowboys to beat Tampa Bay Buccaneers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Oct 8, 2026): Cowboys by 9.5 · favorite pick, Cowboys about 4 in 5 (81%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Detroit Lions to beat Arizona Cardinals** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: not settled yet - **Denver Broncos to beat Los Angeles Chargers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Denver Broncos - Verdict: not settled yet - **Atlanta Falcons to beat Baltimore Ravens** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **New England Patriots to beat Las Vegas Raiders** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chicago Bears to win the division** - Kind: Division Winners · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **New Orleans Saints to beat Minnesota Vikings** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet - **San Francisco 49ers to beat Seattle Seahawks** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **I got the San Francisco 49ers... they're number one in my power ranks. Number two, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number three... the Seattle Seahawks... At number four, the Chicago Bears... Give me the Jacksonville Jaguars at number five.** - Kind: Power Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Dallas Cowboys to win the division** - Kind: Division Winners · About: Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cleveland Browns to beat New York Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chicago Bears to beat Green Bay Packers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/broncos - Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/falcons - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns ## What others said about the same people - Derek Brown on New Orleans Saints: Brown forecast a Jaguars shootout win in Cincinnati, took the Saints to beat the Falcons on Monday night, ranked Jeremiah Love as an RB15 rest-of-season (while saying he'd move up), and expected Jacoby Brissett to remain Arizona's quarterback for the year and Jalen Wright to be back in Miami's backfield. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8ca3ccbb-227a-427f-9908-8f76be9e6b83 (scored 0) - Pat Fitzmaurice on New Orleans Saints: Fitzmaurice picked Jacksonville to edge Cincinnati in a one-point nail-biter, took the Saints over the Falcons on Monday night, pegged Jeremiah Love as an RB11 for the rest of the season, and expected several banged-up players to sit out Week 4. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4e77c5e9-11e7-4be0-a350-19fa7d3b1165 (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Chicago Bears: Nick Wright lays out his season win-total picks (overs on Jaguars, Bears, Chiefs, Buccaneers, Raiders, Falcons; unders on Bengals, Colts, Broncos, Cowboys, Vikings, 49ers), playoff berth and miss calls, three division winners, a Chiefs-over-Buccaneers Super Bowl exacta, and five Week 1 picks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5049c576-4d69-4d73-a0ba-6296e5e50ff2 (scored 100) - Gregg Rosenthal on Dallas Cowboys: Rosenthal expects a high-scoring Eagles-Cowboys kickoff game, guesses a scoreline around 41-27, still believes Dallas can clear its win total and reach the playoffs, likes the Giants to beat expectations with Jackson Dart taking over as starter early. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a11f697d-1616-4bbe-9b7f-5bde7c6653ea (scored 0) - Nick Wright on Cleveland Browns: Nick Wright predicts Shedeur Sanders stays behind Dylan Gabriel on the Browns depth chart, forecasts a season where Flacco is benched a third of the way in, Gabriel then fails, Shedeur then fails, and Cleveland drafts a quarterback next year. He also makes a long list of win-total, playoff and division calls across the AFC North and beyond. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4e17eca2-e154-41f3-b116-389f8335f9c8 (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Chicago Bears: In part two of his gambling show, Nick Wright ran through NFC (and recapped AFC) win-total picks, division winners and make/miss-the-playoffs bets, backing the Chiefs, Jaguars, Raiders, Bears, Buccaneers and Falcons to clear their totals while predicting Commanders, Bucs and Rams division titles. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/252a575e-6524-48d2-86c4-356e2509e8f5 (scored 100) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Clarence Hill on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Clarence predicted an 11-6 Cowboys season, picking wins over the Giants, Commanders, Ravens, Packers, Cardinals, Colts and Titans while giving losses to Houston, Tampa Bay, both Eagles games, the 49ers, Seahawks and Rams. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/012c1829-1611-4a5a-b27b-f592577a3e65 (scored 100) - 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) - 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) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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