Jose Sanchez· Nov 4, 2026
Sanchez argues the Vikings' loss to Detroit begins a rough stretch in which Minnesota could drop its next three games to Buffalo, Green Bay and San Francisco, and that with Seattle faltering the 49ers will win the NFC West.
“So long as the 49ers don't have an insane collapse, the NFC West will be theirs.”
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4 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks and 1 division winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Bills at Vikings 53 calls
- Vikings at Packers 3 calls
- Vikings at 49ers 5 calls
4 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay PackersNov 4, 2026
Green Bay Packers to beat Minnesota Vikings
“They might suffer losses in the next three games, as they take on the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and finally the 49ers in Mexico City.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksSan Francisco 49ersNov 4, 2026
San Francisco 49ers to beat Minnesota Vikings
“That can easily be three straight losses for the Vikings, who can't continue to hide behind their vaunted defense.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersSan Francisco 49ersNov 4, 2026
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
“Winning the division grows in likelihood for them with another Seattle loss. So long as the 49ers don't have an insane collapse, the NFC West will be theirs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsNov 4, 2026
Buffalo Bills to beat Minnesota Vikings
“They might suffer losses in the next three games, as they take on the Buffalo Bills, Green Bay Packers, and finally the 49ers in Mexico City.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Bill HuberGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Huber argues Green Bay has no excuses left and will beat New England in Foxborough, and expects Christian Watson to play despite his rib injury. He also sketches the projected interior offensive line, with John Williams at center and Laken Tomlinson at right guard.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersClose · 64Prisco 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.
- Derek BrownGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Brown picked the Bengals to beat the Falcons in Madrid, the Packers to win outright in New England and the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night. He was bullish on Jonah Coleman's rest-of-season value, expected Jonathan Taylor to play for the Colts, floated a Breece Hall trade, and did not expect DJ Reed to play in Week 9.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Parkins named the seven AFC teams he believes are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as his Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East.
- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · San Francisco 49ersHit · 100Hawk said the Chiefs would beat the Jets, the Seahawks would beat the Cardinals, and the 49ers would beat the Raiders, even while taking the points with the underdogs in each case.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · San Francisco 49ersHit · 100Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Jeremy BrenerGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback.
- Albert BreerGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.
- Dave RichardGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- Pamela MaldonadoGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9.