# Jason Harmon: Harmon expects the Vikings to beat the Saints in New Orleans in Week 5 and stay undefeated, provided the offense can move the ball.

**Claimed:** Oct 5, 2026
**Pundit:** Jason Harmon — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-harmon
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/vikings/onsi/harmon-s-longship-week-4-key-takeaways-vikings-start-4-0-after-successful-dolphin-hunt-01m46bqp6fee

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> The Saints are unlikely to go down easily, especially at home, but the Vikings should be able to remain undefeated if the offense can actually move the ball.

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## The claims

- **Minnesota Vikings to beat Saints**
  - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Minnesota Vikings
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings

## What others said about the same people

- Dan Parr on Minnesota Vikings: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, taking the 49ers to move to 4-0 over Denver, the Saints at home on Monday night and the Steelers in Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/816599d6-f95e-4821-addf-bfd5466835e9 (scored 64.29)
- Bobby Kownack on Minnesota Vikings: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including upsets by the Jets in Chicago and the Buccaneers over the Packers, plus the Jaguars at Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab70bbf8-6373-48ac-af86-ce8d9da4da35 (scored 80.95)
- Brooke Cersosimo on Minnesota Vikings: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including the Bears over the Jets, the Cowboys in the Battle for Texas and an upset of the Chiefs by the undefeated Raiders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7717b6ff-86ce-4cda-b192-202b3b80c3c7 (scored 69.05)
- Gennaro Filice on Minnesota Vikings: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including the Bills over a struggling Patriots offense, the Eagles over the Rams and the only Browns pick of the panel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e4ccf4a-3c43-43c3-9669-50148f4e5452 (scored 90.48)
- Jeremy Pargo on Minnesota Vikings: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including an upset of the Colts by Washington in London and a Buccaneers win over the Packers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c480715-cdf3-4092-ac36-f7a4e338e2eb (scored 71.43)
- Eric Moody on Minnesota Vikings: Moody picked final scores for all 15 Week 4 games, including upsets by the Jaguars at Cincinnati and the Saints over Atlanta on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/716d760e-4e9a-419c-943a-aedb384a623f (scored 78.57)

## More game outcome picks

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Grant Gordon on New Orleans Saints: Predicts Tyler Shough throws for 400 yards and the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, with a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8abfb5a7-3352-47dd-a4e0-68858b61445c (scored 0)
- Bobby Kownack on New Orleans Saints: Predicts the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, sealing it with a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the game's final minutes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3968042b-9201-4bce-9a85-8f52359556cb (scored 0)
- Mitchell Eisenstein on New Orleans Saints: Eisenstein ranked the Bills first in his top five entering Week 4 and made picks across the week's games, including the Chiefs by two touchdowns over the Raiders as his "lock of the week," the Lions by 10 at Carolina, and Tyreek Hill signing with the Raiders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d69febf4-3a3a-44bf-8fdb-d4773447a904 (scored 0)
- Richard Sherman on Atlanta Falcons: Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/955fb34c-41a3-4e87-817d-b29d2c000272 (scored 100)
- Ross Jackson on New Orleans Saints: Ross Jackson gave a game-by-game projection of the Saints' 2026 season, predicting they open 0-2 on the road, go 5-1 in the division and finish 10-7 (possibly better), making them a double-digit-win contender for the NFC South crown. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/479e95ee-26de-4174-8e2c-1d918dc1fc5b (scored 0)
- Pete Martuneac on Chicago Bears: Martuneac expects the Bears to beat the Jets comfortably in Week 4, with Tyson Bagent playing efficiently, Dillon Thieneman picking off Geno Smith twice, and Colston Loveland breaking out as a two-touchdown receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9c04a22d-7a98-4ddc-bee0-22cdacb738e1 (scored 100)

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