# Zac Snyder: Takes Detroit 31-26 over the Panthers.

**Claimed:** Oct 4, 2026
**Pundit:** Zac Snyder — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/zac-snyder
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/nfl-week-4-expert-picks-131500901.html

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

The call scored 47.6 out of 100, against 88.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> Zac Snyder (3-0): Lions 31-26

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Detroit Lions 31 — Panthers 26**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions
  - Verdict: scored 47.62 out of 100, against 88.1 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions

## What others said about the same people

- Mike Kadlick on Detroit Lions: Kadlick predicts a Sunday night shootout in Charlotte, with Detroit beating Carolina 41–38 after four fourth-quarter lead changes to move to 3–1 while the Panthers fall to 1–3. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/66dba55e-f278-46d0-8fd6-5cf3f07598dc (scored 42.86)
- Brandon Knapp on Detroit Lions: Predicts a lopsided Lions win over Carolina, 42-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/71beeed9-9bab-4a44-8456-33f4db941b73 (scored 11.9)
- Ty Schalter on Detroit Lions: Predicts a dominant Lions win, 34-13. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e5f95213-8844-48fd-8331-02900d2e89b3 (scored 14.29)
- Morgan Cannon on Detroit Lions: Picks the Lions to beat the Panthers on Sunday Night Football, 37-27. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fe4309d2-d801-4511-94a7-3417af18b32b (scored 40.48)
- Alex Reno on Detroit Lions: Picks Detroit to win 35-24 in Carolina. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52fc3ffe-33a6-4e6b-b414-0c81a790cb1f (scored 38.1)
- John Whiticar on Detroit Lions: Predicts a 27-20 Lions win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d04050f9-69a5-47bf-ac1a-5f1c87c58422 (scored 47.62)

## More score predictions

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

- Jacob Westendorf on Green Bay Packers: Westendorf expects the Packers to narrowly beat the Buccaneers, reasoning that Tampa Bay can't generate enough offense with an undrafted rookie making his first start. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5c8b61fd-faa7-4db1-9541-7147c7cdff52 (scored 95.24)
- Bill Huber on Green Bay Packers: Huber picks Green Bay to beat Tampa Bay in a low-scoring game, arguing the Buccaneers' offensive limitations behind undrafted rookie Jalon Daniels will be the difference and the Packers will move to 2-2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22076058-dd44-4a45-b4ff-aa6a903feed7 (scored 83.33)
- Patricia Traina on Arizona Cardinals: Traina picks the Cardinals to beat the Giants 23-17, citing New York's red-zone drought and the loss of the RPO game with Jameis Winston replacing the injured Jaxson Dart. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dcc389e4-80cd-46c5-bb11-20326d8c1a28 (scored 35.71)
- Pete Martuneac on Chicago Bears: Martuneac predicts the Bears beat the Jets 30-17 in Week 4, moving to 3-1, with Tyson Bagent starting and the offense scoring early and often. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a95bb35-3841-4363-b87f-e31b9abbd966 (scored 95.24)
- Lance Zierlein on Jacksonville Jaguars: Predicts the Jaguars win in overtime at Cincinnati, 27-24, on a Cam Little field goal to move to 3-1. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a10662a7-5c42-4af8-b484-3ee1bb9dbe30 (scored 95.24)
- Ben McWilliams on Jacksonville Jaguars: Predicts both of Week 4's 'cat' games — Jaguars at Bengals and Lions at Panthers — produce at least 85 combined points, the highest-scoring games between cat teams in NFL history. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/728ef4b1-eccc-4dee-ad1e-9ba62fb85a37 (scored 100)

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