Mitchell Eisenstein· Oct 2, 2026
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.
“I'm taking the Kansas City Chiefs on the road to beat the Las Vegas Raiders... That's my no doubt about it. Lock of the week.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
15 checkable claims — 12 game outcome picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 power ranking and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 15 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 15 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 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.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Colts at Commanders 24 calls
- Titans at Ravens 17 calls
- Patriots at Bills 36 calls
- Jets at Bears 26 calls
- Cardinals at Giants 20 calls
- Jaguars at Bengals 30 calls
- Dolphins at Vikings 23 calls
- Chiefs at Raiders 35 calls
- Chargers at Seahawks 25 calls
- Lions at Panthers 42 calls
- Falcons at Saints 21 calls
- Browns at Steelers 10 calls
15 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Game Outcome PicksIndianapolis ColtsOct 2, 2026
Indianapolis Colts to beat Washington Commanders
“I like the Indianapolis Colts, but I totally get why you like the Commanders here.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+183 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- IND
- score:
- 30-13
- skill:
- 183
- they picked:
- IND
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- WAS
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- Power RankingsOct 2, 2026
“I'm rolling with the Bills, number one... The Niners are two for obvious reasons... the rise of the Kansas City Chiefs... Number three in my ranks... number four, and that is the Seattle Seahawks... I'm rolling with the Chicago Bears at number five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksArizona CardinalsOct 2, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to beat New York Giants
“Give me the Arizona Cardinals as well to win this one on the road.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksNew Orleans SaintsOct 2, 2026
New Orleans Saints to beat Falcons
“Give me the Saints. I like Tyler Schuch. I think we're going to see a vintage Saints offense this week.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksSeattle SeahawksOct 2, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to beat LA Chargers
“I like Seattle in this game. They need to find a way to get Rasheed Shaheed more involved”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsOct 2, 2026
Buffalo Bills to beat New England Patriots
“Give me the Bills as well. They had a rough showing, turning the ball over five times last weekend.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksJacksonville JaguarsOct 2, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Cincinnati Bengals
“Give me the Jags to roll in Cincy.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Tyreek Hill to move to Las Vegas Raiders
“Give me the Las Vegas Raiders. You heard it here first... I like Tyreek Hill to the Raiders.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBaltimore RavensOct 2, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to beat Tennessee Titans
“but this is my absolute guarantee lock of the week. Give me the Baltimore Ravens as well.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsOct 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Las Vegas Raiders
“I'm taking the Kansas City Chiefs on the road to beat the Las Vegas Raiders... I think they're going to win by two touchdowns.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksPittsburgh SteelersOct 2, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Cleveland
“I just think this is an obvious Pittsburgh Steelers win... I like Pittsburgh too... but give me Pittsburgh.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksMinnesota VikingsOct 2, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to beat Miami Dolphins
“I agree. [to Sherman's Vikings pick over Miami] And Dallas, they go to Houston”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksChicago BearsOct 2, 2026
Chicago Bears to beat New York Jets
“I like Chicago as well. It pains me to say that, but I'm giving Chicago credit.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDetroit LionsOct 2, 2026
Detroit Lions to beat Carolina Panthers
“Give me the Lions to win by 10 points.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Alvin Kamara to be 1st on the depth chart
“Alvin Kamara is going to be the starting running back for the New Orleans Saints, more than likely heading into Monday night.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Christian BooherDepth Chart Calls · Blake MillerMiss · 0Booher lays out the Lions' projected depth chart for their Week 4 game at Carolina, naming starters, backups and reserves at every position, and suggests safety Bishop Fitzgerald could make his debut.
- Brooke CersosimoScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 64Picked 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.
- Gennaro FiliceScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 76Picked 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.
- Bobby KownackScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 67Picked 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.
- Dan ParrScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 67Picked 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.
- Seth WalderScore Predictions · Indianapolis ColtsClose · 69Walder made a 'bold prediction' for each Week 4 game — including receiving and rushing yardage marks, sacks, an interception and a Dolphins upset — and picked final scores for all 15 games on the slate.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Sherman 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.
- David HarrisonGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable.
- Chris BrockmanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said he'd drop Dallas from the list, and made his own picks in the international games win/loss game.
- Chris BroussardGame Outcome Picks · Cleveland BrownsHit · 100Broussard stood by his preseason pick of the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl, said a Dallas cornerback likely won't play this week, and picked the Browns to upset the Steelers on Thursday night.
- John HickmanGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Hickman picked the Texans to beat the Bengals in a high-scoring, close game at home, expecting Houston's defense to force a turnover or two, and said he expects Jadeveon Clowney to play.
- Big CatGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Big Cat expected the 49ers to beat the Cardinals easily and the Rams to beat the Broncos, agreed the Seahawks would beat Washington, and said he doesn't think DJ Moore will play.