# Carson Caldwell: Caldwell predicts the Packers will score 30-plus points and upset the Bears.

**Claimed:** Oct 11, 2026
**Pundit:** Carson Caldwell — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/carson-caldwell
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/bears/onsi/what-bears-must-prove-against-packers-besides-cheese-graters-and-chants

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> The Packers will hang 30+ in an upset win against the Bears.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Green Bay Packers to beat Bears**
  - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Green Bay Packers
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess
  - Line: Closing line (Oct 11, 2026): Bears by 1.5 · a toss-up, Bears 53%, Packers 47%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade.

## Who this take is about

- Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers

## What others said about the same people

- Bill Huber on Green Bay Packers: Huber expects the Packers to beat the Bears on Sunday, projects Green Bay's offensive line starters with Becton inactive, and says Becton's Packers debut will be delayed another week. He also lays out Chicago's backfield pecking order with Monangai out. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/85788aa4-a800-40f9-af30-56c9697f2fb9 (scored 100)
- Brooke Cersosimo on Green Bay Packers: Cersosimo picked winners and scores across the Week 5 slate, including the Vikings moving to 5-0 in New Orleans, the Browns at the Jets, the Colts at Pittsburgh and the Falcons over a Lamar-less Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd69c182-b54d-4692-912f-0dd26817dafb (scored 50)
- Gennaro Filice on Green Bay Packers: Filice picked every Week 5 game with scores, backing Cincinnati in a closer-than-expected game at Miami, the Patriots in a low-scoring home win, Houston to finally get off the schneid in Tennessee, and upsets by the Saints, Jets, Packers and Bills. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7cc33db3-88e5-4811-8121-94bed7928d3a (scored 50)
- Pamela Maldonado on Green Bay Packers: Maldonado gave final score picks for every Week 5 game, including the Packers over the Bears, the Raiders winning in New England, the Saints upsetting the Vikings and the Giants beating the Commanders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6e8dc1f8-b120-4451-8709-9f92b577ed95 (scored 50)
- Chris Broussard on Green Bay Packers: Broussard picked San Francisco to win in Seattle, said Green Bay will beat Chicago at home, and took the Raiders over the Patriots as his upset-alert selection. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/23fa980d-99b4-4750-adcf-fe1059a50f89 (scored 100)
- Garrett Podell on Green Bay Packers: In his Week 5 bold predictions, Podell picks the Packers to upset the Bears at Lambeau behind Jordan Love, says Bijan Robinson will top 140 rushing yards in a fourth straight primetime game against Baltimore, and predicts T.J. Watt records three sacks against the Colts on his birthday. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8a58bbe3-94ed-4bcd-a8c2-3af550ca0e5b (scored 100)

## More game outcome picks

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

- John Green on Buffalo Bills: Green argues the Bills will beat the Rams on Monday Night Football at SoFi Stadium, citing Josh Allen's career success against Los Angeles, James Cook III's rushing against a middling Rams run defense, and Buffalo's edge in special teams field position. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b9a4d252-511b-48ff-b2cf-7cde00fb0894 (scored 100)
- Anthony "Tone Digz" DiGuilio on Los Angeles Rams: Picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night because of their defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c8da282-f981-43ec-97e4-d147ef00b42a (scored 0)
- Darius Butler on Los Angeles Rams: Said Brian Flores could be Coach of the Year for what he is doing with the Vikings defense, and picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night with Stafford outplaying Josh Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bbaeb70d-e67f-4a28-88ea-c0d95a26f4e9 (scored 0)
- Pat McAfee on Los Angeles Rams: Picked the Rams to beat the Bills in the Monday night game at SoFi Stadium. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b11b3677-3d44-49d4-ac2d-bb8ac3179121 (scored 0)
- AJ Hawk on Los Angeles Rams: Took the Rams over the Bills on Monday night, saying they win by seven in a high-scoring quarterback duel. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/95507356-2ff5-404a-82b1-0963b8665fff (scored 0)
- Blaine Grisak on Buffalo Bills: Grisak expects the Rams to lose to the Bills on Monday night, dropping to 2-3, before getting right against the Cardinals in Week 6. He also expects Myles Garrett back more realistically in Week 7 against the Raiders and Terrance Ferguson back in Week 8 against the Chargers, and thinks Aaron Donald and Colby Parkinson will be available against Buffalo. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed2f394b-966a-4bd4-90d3-5dfabb82b478 (scored 100)

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