Carter Bahns· Nov 8, 2026
Bahns predicts a high-scoring Madrid game in which Atlanta's more reliable defense, bolstered by the return of pass rusher James Pearce Jr., gets the edge over Cincinnati, with the Falcons winning 34-30.
“Pick: Falcons 34, Bengals 30”
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- Score PredictionsAtlanta FalconsNov 8, 2026
Atlanta Falcons 34 — Bengals 30
“Pick: Falcons 34, Bengals 30”
Miss · 19Scored 19.05a naive guess scored 10.09+13.98 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 34-17
- skill:
- 13.98
- they picked:
- ATL
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 19.05
- baseline:
- 10.09
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 10
- naive home margin:
- 0.24
- predicted margin:
- 4
Closing line (Nov 8): Bengals by 3, total 52.5 · this 34–30 calls a Falcons win (by 4; the line gave the Falcons 38%) and more points (64).
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