Pat McAfee· Nov 6, 2026
McAfee picked the Browns, with Shedeur Sanders starting, to beat the Saints in New Orleans.
“I'll take Shador Sanders getting a win over the Saints in New Orleans.”
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- Game Outcome PicksCleveland BrownsNov 6, 2026
Cleveland Browns to beat Saints
“I'll take Shador Sanders getting a win over the Saints in New Orleans.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-156 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- NO
- score:
- 22-23
- skill:
- −156
- they picked:
- CLE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- NO
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 10
Closing line (Nov 8): Saints by 4.5 · underdog pick, Browns about 1 in 3 (34%).
What others said about the same people
- Doug JoubertScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsMiss · 26Joubert picks the Browns to win 28-17, saying the Saints haven't improved over the first half of the season despite Cleveland starting Shedeur Sanders.
- Michael MooreDepth Chart Calls · Shedeur SandersHit · 100In a Week 9 injury roundup, Moore forecast which banged-up fantasy contributors would play or sit: Deshaun Watson, Garrett Wilson, David Montgomery, Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel, TreVeyon Henderson and Terrance Ferguson are expected out, while Travis Kelce, Saquon Barkley, Michael Wilson, Christian Watson and Emeka Egbuka should play. He also expects Shedeur Sanders and Drew Lock to start at quarterback.
- Zachary PerelesDepth Chart Calls · Shedeur SandersHit · 100Pereles writes that if Deshaun Watson can't clear concussion protocol in time, the Browns would likely turn to second-year quarterback Shedeur Sanders to start Week 9 against the Saints.
- Mitchell EisensteinGame Outcome Picks · Cleveland BrownsMiss · 0Mitchell gave his Week 9 top-five power rankings, keeping Buffalo first and the 49ers second while elevating the Bears, Jaguars and Lions, and picked a slate of Week 9 games including a Packers win in New England, a Panthers upset of Denver, and blowouts for Detroit, Kansas City and Houston. He also tabbed Jonah Coleman as a late-season Offensive Rookie of the Year pick.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Cleveland BrownsMiss · 0Sherman ranked the 49ers first in his Week 9 top five ahead of Buffalo, Chicago, Jacksonville and Denver, picked every Week 9 game with scores, and gave midseason award picks headlined by Brock Purdy for MVP and Kyle Shanahan for Coach of the Year.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsClose · 45Breech picks every Week 9 game with final scores, including the Jaguars blowing out the quarterback-depleted Ravens, the Bengals outscoring the Falcons in Madrid, the Packers spoiling Tom Brady's return to Foxborough, the Bears edging the run-heavy Buccaneers, and the Bills beating the Vikings.
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