# Carter Bahns: The CBS Sports NFL staff panel made the Jaguars its favorite to win the Super Bowl at the midway point of the season. **Claimed:** Nov 13, 2026 **Pundit:** Carter Bahns — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-midseason-grades-awards-2nd-half-predictions-commanders-open-up-nfc-east-race/ One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. > As for the Super Bowl picture, the Jaguars are the staff's favorites while the Bears and 49ers are the strongest contenders. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jacksonville Jaguars to win the Super Bowl** - Kind: Super Bowl Picks · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars ## What others said about the same people - AJ Hawk on Jacksonville Jaguars: Hawk picked the Jaguars to beat the Ravens on the road, predicting roughly a 17-point margin. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0abbd638-5ccf-408e-864d-bd5651044b3d (scored 100) - Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell on Jacksonville Jaguars: Connor believed Baltimore would keep it close but still said Jacksonville wins the game outright. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/377a2765-5130-479c-8d47-e62f64fff35b (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Jacksonville Jaguars: Wright expects the 49ers to release Brandon Aiyuk once they report, predicts Jacksonville blows out Baltimore on Thursday night, sees the Jaguars finishing around 13-4 or 14-3, and thinks Seattle's defense carries them past Arizona even with Drew Lock starting. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ca08b414-c136-4da2-9805-d9bada155854 (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Jacksonville Jaguars: Rogers agreed the Bears have the NFL's best offense, picked Minnesota as the league's best total defense, and picked Jacksonville to beat Baltimore on Thursday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f137eeee-71a3-4de4-bfa0-50699d23e147 (scored 100) - Chris Simms on Jacksonville Jaguars: Simms named the Bears the NFL's best overall offense and best rushing offense, the Bengals the best passing offense, Seattle the best total defense, Minnesota the best pass defense and Tampa Bay the best run defense; they also called Tristan Wirfs the league's best offensive lineman, projected Miami's Malachi Toney as a top-15 pick, and predicted a 30-14 Jaguars win in Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c0fd4647-2de8-4a5f-bac2-950fed303ee9 (scored 83.33) - Mark Morales-Smith on Jacksonville Jaguars: Within a Week 9 fantasy sleeper column, they state that Jacksonville is almost certain to blow out Baltimore, with the Jaguars running the ball through the second half and fourth quarter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d03c86f1-c1e9-4280-b6be-5f6fc9de7f6e (scored 100) ## More super bowl picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jeff "Coach Jags" Jagodzinski on Seattle Seahawks: Coach Jags takes Seattle to win Super Bowl 60 by a wider margin than the spread, 28-10, citing Seattle's dominant defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/244d1ca2-8056-4d73-97ab-a05106200a98 (scored 100) - Jacob Westendorf on Seattle Seahawks: Westendorf predicts a Seattle blowout, 34-13, over New England in Super Bowl 60, expects Aaron Banks to be back on the Packers roster, thinks Romeo Dobbs will be paid by another team, and calls Christian Watson the Packers' best receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/61677737-1fdb-4270-921d-ffacc5caa91d (scored 100) - Brandon Sneide on Seattle Seahawks: Snyder picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 31-23 in Super Bowl 60, believing Seattle pulls away late, and says Drake Maye will finish second in MVP voting behind Matthew Stafford. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1cf83e90-e59f-4c8f-941f-c732efcb4c03 (scored 100) - David Harrison on Seattle Seahawks: On a mailbag episode, Harrison said they had backed the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl, and floated draft-window guesses for a couple of Commanders-fit prospects: Alabama center Parker Brailsford as an early-200s pick and Georgia tight end Oscar Delp as a late-round selection. They also described Ohio State's Sonny Styles as a projected first-round linebacker. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/65812d29-70e3-4f29-952e-2987995a2699 (scored 100) - David Harrison on Seattle Seahawks: In their first mock draft of the offseason (built on two hypothetical trades), Harrison has Washington selecting Caleb Banks at No. 16, Brandon Cisse at No. 33, Tanner Koziol at No. 145 and Kaylon Black at No. 223, with Banks immediately becoming the team's top defensive tackle. They also expect Washington to move on from Marshawn Lattimore and to bring back Chris Rodriguez Jr., and says their money on the Super Bowl was on Seattle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ac8558ee-2397-4202-b8b2-04e942c23bbf (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Seattle Seahawks: Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as their dark horse Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1fe4abc6-28e3-412b-ab6e-d2f65f25682f (scored 100) --- 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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