# Tony Fusco: In their satirical Week 2 NFL predictions, Tony Fusco called exact final scores in five games: Lions over Bills, Panthers over Falcons, Bears over Vikings, Patriots over Steelers, and Eagles over Titans. They also predicted Atlanta would trick Tua into missing the game entirely. **Claimed:** Sep 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Tony Fusco — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tony-fusco **Outlet:** Fox Sports Radio (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports-radio-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/dd8d6b23-7936-4417-8a5e-af4001302c30/f9aee6c3-415d-4146-a723-b4c701669314/audio.mp3?in_playlist=be0668fc-1028-4ce5-80eb-ae2e00387188 6 checkable claims — 5 score predictions and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 39.5 out of 100, against 42.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. > So I predict the final score will be Eagles 96, Titans 3. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Philadelphia Eagles 96 — Titans 3** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 39.25 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 20, 2026): Eagles by 7, total 39.5 · this 96–3 calls a bigger Eagles win (by 93) and more points (99). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **New England Patriots 3 — Steelers 0** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 66.67 out of 100, against 58.29 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 20, 2026): Patriots by 4.5, total 41.5 · this 3–0 calls a closer game (Patriots by 3) and fewer points (3). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Carolina Panthers 30 — Falcons 7** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 80.95 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 20, 2026): Panthers by 2.5, total 43.5 · this 30–7 calls a bigger Panthers win (by 23) and fewer points (37). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Chicago Bears 69 — Vikings 30** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 34.49 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 20, 2026): Bears by 4.5, total 46.5 · this 69–30 calls a bigger Bears win (by 39) and more points (99). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Detroit Lions 87 — Bills 12** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 79.41 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 17, 2026): Bills by 5.5, total 54.5 · this 87–12 calls a Lions win (by 75; the line gave the Lions about 1 in 3 (32%)) and more points (99). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - “On Sunday, they'll tell Tua that it's actually Saturday and there's no game and he can sleep in, successfully keeping him off the field. (Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, Week 2)” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Tua Tagovailoa - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Tua Tagovailoa — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/tua-tagovailoa ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Caleb Williams: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. They are pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying they'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. They also see Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on Chicago Bears: 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 100) - Bryan DeArdo on Chicago Bears: DeArdo picks the Bears to beat the Buccaneers on Sunday night in a defensive game, predicting a 20-16 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7b882443-b481-48fb-b19b-e7f989d85e46 (scored 97.62) - 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) - Pat Fitzmaurice on New England Patriots: Fitzmaurice predicted a 24-21 Patriots win over the Packers, said they would not be surprised if Jonathan Taylor were inactive amid trade talk, pegged Jonah Coleman as an RB22 rest-of-season value, expected Evan Hull to be Arizona's backup back, and saw Kerby Joseph returning in Week 10 or 11. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41cd806b-d6f3-401d-ac46-33a027d3a0fd (scored 14.29) - Kevin Wildes on New England Patriots: Wildes took Minnesota over Buffalo, predicted a comfortable roughly 10-point New England win over Green Bay, and switched their Super Bowl matchup to Jaguars–Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f31ce48f-df1b-41cf-9d17-ec463ba972d4 (scored 0) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Washington Commanders: Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1bb32676-c3b3-4b8e-8a03-b58396cf98bf (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e142b910-0967-4de9-9429-c342bc079205 (scored 35.71) - John Breech on Washington Commanders: Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fddc8e1-3823-4252-bdd7-f81ef11b1da3 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04562aeb-eccf-4266-be8e-32a3aacfd6fc (scored 42.86) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6c19276-74df-4775-8a6e-f67c6d94b773 (scored 42.86) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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