Tyler Sullivan· Oct 22, 2026
In his Week 7 upset alert column, Sullivan expects the Cardinals to score in the low-to-mid 20s and beat the visiting Broncos, whose offense he views as broken under Bo Nix. He also suggests Sam Darnold's turnovers will let the Chiefs win in Seattle and remain undefeated.
“I have confidence in Jacoby Brissett, Trey McBride, and the rest of the Arizona offense to get in the low-to-mid-20s on Sunday, which should be enough against Denver.”
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- Broncos at Cardinals 13 calls
- Chiefs at Seahawks 23 calls
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- Game Outcome PicksArizona CardinalsOct 22, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to beat Denver Broncos
“I have confidence in Jacoby Brissett, Trey McBride, and the rest of the Arizona offense to get in the low-to-mid-20s on Sunday, which should be enough against Denver.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- DEN
- score:
- 30-16
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- ARI
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- ARI
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
Closing line (Oct 25): Broncos by 4.5 · underdog pick, Cardinals about 1 in 3 (33%).
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsOct 22, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Seattle Seahawks
“If that persists in this matchup, you're giving Mahomes and old buddy Kenneth Walker III short fields that they'll almost certainly take advantage of to stay undefeated this season.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-167 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- SEA
- score:
- 3-20
- skill:
- −167
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
Closing line (Oct 25): Seahawks by 3 · underdog pick, Chiefs 41%.
What others said about the same people
- Jordan FooteGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Foote expects the Chiefs to rebound at home against the Jets, arguing Geno Smith can't keep pace with Patrick Mahomes and that only turnovers or penalties would keep the game close.
- Tyler BrownGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Brown thinks the Jets will hang around for a while but that the more talented Chiefs will ultimately handle the game at home.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsClose · 62Prisco 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.
- Eric ManginiGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Mangini picked New England to beat Green Bay by more than a field goal, flagged Tampa Bay as his upset alert over Chicago, expects Kansas City to handle the Jets, took Buffalo over Minnesota, backed Cincinnati over Atlanta in Madrid, and updated his Super Bowl to Rams–Bengals.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 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.
- Nick WrightGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Wright argued the Jaguars are the AFC's most complete team, calling them the considerable favorite for the No. 1 seed and the only club essentially locked into the playoffs. He also picked Tampa Bay to upset Chicago, had Kansas City sweeping its next three games, liked New England over Green Bay by about a field goal, and updated his Super Bowl matchup to Chiefs–49ers.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.