# Carter Bahns: A CBS Sports piece names the Dolphins, Cardinals, Jets, Browns and Titans as the five teams most likely to compete for the No. 1 overall pick in the 2027 NFL Draft, and predicts Miami will lose four games to the Bills and Patriots. **Claimed:** Sep 8, 2026 **Pundit:** Carter Bahns — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carter-bahns **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2027-nfl-draft-order-prediction/ 7 checkable claims — 5 team draft slot calls and 2 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 1 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Here are the five teams that figure to compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick in the 2027 NFL Draft. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **New England Patriots to beat Miami Dolphins** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills to beat Miami Dolphins** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Arizona Cardinals to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **New York Jets to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: New York Jets - Verdict: not settled yet - **Miami Dolphins to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Miami Dolphins - Verdict: not settled yet - **Cleveland Browns to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Cleveland Browns - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tennessee Titans to pick “compete the toughest for the No. 1 pick”** - Kind: Team Draft Slot Calls · About: Tennessee Titans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jets - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Cleveland Browns — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/browns - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans ## What others said about the same people - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/baf85732-a389-4d56-8efe-5ce1e77fb8ae (scored 76.19) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d22cd22-c9e2-4e03-ac32-129a116a34d0 (scored 76.19) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/28009098-d828-4465-9c7f-f92dac661f0a (scored 61.9) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4535f610-1df1-45e9-a603-fae7ef72893f (scored 73.81) - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd29eda0-d993-4b00-af09-edb0051a4f4b (scored 76.19) - Shaun Calderon on Jeffery Simmons: Calderon argues the 0-5 Titans won't turn their season around, that Cam Ward won't be benched soon, and that Jeffery Simmons stays in Tennessee while Tony Pollard and Calvin Ridley are likely trade candidates with modest returns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fcfebcd7-04de-406f-aa74-4c404a9f8b0e (scored 0) ## More team draft slot calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jake Riepma on Detroit Lions: Filling in on Locked On Lions, Jake Reitma dismisses ESPN's suggestion that Sam LaPorta could be traded, saying LaPorta stays in Detroit as part of the core four. They also break down the edge class ahead of the Lions' pick at No. 17, calling David Bailey the class's top edge prospect with Reuben Bain Jr. next, and picks the Pistons as the NBA's best team. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ece8f439-040b-4b4d-bfb3-d443e4129200 (scored 100) - Kent Swanson on Cincinnati Bengals: After the Chiefs' 14-12 loss to the Raiders, Kent laid out the resulting draft order: Kansas City picking ninth overall (and 40th in round two) in the 2026 draft, with New Orleans eighth, Cincinnati tenth, and the Raiders holding the No. 1 pick. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f65d9763-b3d3-476d-9f92-941deb6957ca (scored 26.11) - Chris Brockman on New York Giants: Chris Brockman said Baker Mayfield will finish no lower than third in MVP voting, named Kyle Shanahan the coach of the year front-runner, and predicted both the Giants and Jets will pick in the top five of next year's draft. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cdde2d01-017b-4967-b1e9-ecfac647e306 (scored 100) - Chris Brockman on Cincinnati Bengals: Brockman argued only about five teams can realistically win the Super Bowl, naming the Bills, Eagles, Ravens and Chargers among them; they also picked Justin Herbert as MVP through three weeks, called the Colts a top-five team with Daniel Jones as an MVP finalist, said the Bears will finish top two in the NFC North, said the Bengals' season is cooked and they'll pick in the top 10, said the Rams are the only NFC threat to the Eagles, and said the Bucs have a team-of-destiny feel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a980b3d-dd79-4893-80c6-4ee9d9dcd028 (scored 26.11) - Rich Eisen on Green Bay Packers: Eisen predicts the Cowboys will be picking around No. 32 in next year's draft, i.e. Green Bay's first-rounder will be near the end of the round. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/808a2f14-f5a2-4c84-9ad9-ccce150555bc (scored 42.04) - Chris Brockman on Dallas Cowboys: Brockman opened the season-preview show with a slate of bold calls: the Cowboys collapse into a top-five draft pick after the Micah Parsons trade, the Giants are this year's out-of-nowhere team, the 49ers reach championship weekend with Brock Purdy as an MVP finalist, and the Patriots make the playoffs as part of four 2024-class quarterbacks reaching the postseason. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9eed05ca-bbeb-45bd-a68c-8e52d4839184 (scored 77.11) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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