# Nick Wright: On their Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. They also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense. **Claimed:** Sep 26, 2026 **Pundit:** Nick Wright — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright **Outlet:** What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/what-s-wright-with-nick-wright-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/87152870-f264-4995-8336-b288010f6b6f/d19f7323-d6a9-455a-a3ba-b4d00108d3fa/audio.mp3?in_playlist=bf391792-153e-41b3-9d3d-ae3300346ad8 9 checkable claims — 5 score predictions, 2 availability calls, 1 position group finish and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 5 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 54.3 out of 100, against 48 for a naive guess at the same calls. Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room. > Listen, Seattle is the best team in the NFL. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **New Orleans Saints 21 — Raiders 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 33.33 out of 100, against 32.07 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Saints by 3.5, total 43.5 · this 21–20 calls a closer game (Saints by 1) and fewer points (41). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Kansas City Chiefs 31 — Dolphins 10** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 17.78 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Chiefs by 10, total 45.5 · this 31–10 calls a bigger Chiefs win (by 21) and fewer points (41). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — New England 17** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Jaguars by 3, total 46.5 · this 24–17 calls a bigger Jaguars win (by 7) and fewer points (41). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Baltimore Ravens 24 — Dallas 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 43.97 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Ravens by 3, total 53.5 · this 24–21 calls the line’s margin (Ravens by 3) and fewer points (45). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Seattle Seahawks 31 — Washington 10** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 4.76 out of 100, against 96.35 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Seahawks by 8.5, total 40.5 · this 31–10 calls a bigger Seahawks win (by 21) and more points (41). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Seattle Seahawks defense to be the best in the league** - Kind: Position Group Finish · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet - “Listen, Seattle is the best team in the NFL.” - Kind: Power Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - “Mansour Delane should be playing and should be back. (Week 3 vs Miami)” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Mansoor Delane, Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - “the Raiders are two and oh despite the fact that Brock Bowers hasn't played yet this year. He's their best player on offense. He should be back. (Week 3 at New Orleans)” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Brock Bowers, Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Mansoor Delane — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mansoor-delane - Brock Bowers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/brock-bowers - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders ## What others said about the same people - Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0) - Gilberto Manzano on Josh Downs: Previewing the trade deadline, he expects Justin Herbert to stay in Los Angeles despite the Chargers' 0–7 start, thinks the Jets will keep Garrett Wilson and pair him with their young weapons, expects a receiver-hungry Kansas City to be aggressive with Josh Downs the likeliest target, and suggests expiring Eagles contracts Moro Ojomo and Riq Woolen could be dealt for mid-round picks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/67d5af78-94ea-4ee2-a277-5e68347022de (scored 100) - Joshua Poniatowski on Josh Downs: Poniatowski names several trade targets, predicting Malik Willis underperforms this week against New England, that Omarion Hampton could become a viable RB2 if Adam Gase takes over play-calling, that Josh Downs gets traded (ideally to Kansas City, where they'd be a top-24 WR), that Brian Thomas Jr. could be dealt to the Rams or 49ers, and that Travis Kelce remains a consistent weekly TE. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1752582-a799-48b9-984b-39bf7cb8b709 (scored 100) - Andrew Erickson on Josh Downs: Erickson floated Kansas City as the landing spot for Josh Downs and said a trade there would make them at least a WR3 rest of season; they also expect Rashee Rice to leave the Chiefs after this season as a free agent. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e97e28f2-31fc-4702-915c-63c38477e97d (scored 100) - Jordan Dajani on Josh Downs: After reporting that Colts receiver Josh Downs requested a trade, they identify five clubs as plausible landing spots for them: the Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Chiefs and Raiders, and suggests Las Vegas could also give them a long-term extension. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f5af1657-8608-4071-a63e-0e7d6124e627 (scored 100) - Mike Kadlick on Josh Downs: Kadlick names the Chiefs, Patriots and 49ers as the three best trade landing spots for Colts wide receiver Josh Downs ahead of the Nov. 10 deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/45c94482-ef71-413f-834b-2a246271691d (scored 100) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Washington Commanders: Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1bb32676-c3b3-4b8e-8a03-b58396cf98bf (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e142b910-0967-4de9-9429-c342bc079205 (scored 35.71) - John Breech on Washington Commanders: Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fddc8e1-3823-4252-bdd7-f81ef11b1da3 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04562aeb-eccf-4266-be8e-32a3aacfd6fc (scored 42.86) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6c19276-74df-4775-8a6e-f67c6d94b773 (scored 42.86) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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