# Tyler Sullivan: Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington. **Claimed:** Sep 23, 2026 **Pundit:** Tyler Sullivan — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tyler-sullivan **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-week-3-picks-odds-predictions/ 20 checkable claims — 16 score predictions, 3 availability calls and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 23 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 16 of 20 have settled so far, averaging 61.3 out of 100, against 65.5 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. > Allen is on an MVP trajectory over his first two games, totaling nine touchdowns. He's a freight train, and it feels like the Chargers will be his next victim. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Philadelphia Eagles 26 — Bears 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 16.67 out of 100, against 54.46 for a naive guess - **Kansas City Chiefs 33 — Dolphins 16** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 92.86 out of 100, against 17.78 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills 31 — Chargers 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 92.86 out of 100, against 82.07 for a naive guess - **Los Angeles Rams 23 — Broncos 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 47.62 out of 100, against 91.59 for a naive guess - **Indianapolis Colts 26 — Texans 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 96.35 for a naive guess - **Cincinnati Bengals 27 — Steelers 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Cincinnati Bengals - Verdict: scored 40.48 out of 100, against 93.97 for a naive guess - **Detroit Lions 33 — Jets 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 88.1 out of 100, against 84.45 for a naive guess - **Tennessee Titans 23 — Giants 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Tennessee Titans - Verdict: scored 45.24 out of 100, against 89.21 for a naive guess - **Baltimore Ravens 31 — Cowboys 29** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 43.97 for a naive guess - **Jacksonville Jaguars 23 — Patriots 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **New Orleans Saints 24 — Raiders 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 40.48 out of 100, against 32.07 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks 27 — Commanders 17** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 30.95 out of 100, against 96.35 for a naive guess - **Carolina Panthers 24 — Browns 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Carolina Panthers - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 93.97 for a naive guess - **San Francisco 49ers 33 — Cardinals 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 90.48 out of 100, against 86.83 for a naive guess - **Minnesota Vikings 23 — Buccaneers 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: scored 88.1 out of 100, against 34.45 for a naive guess - **Green Bay Packers 26 — Falcons 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 11.9 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Marcus Mariota to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Marcus Mariota, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet - **Some may be back sooner than later, but all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jaxson Dart (knee) could miss the entire season ... all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jaxson Dart, New York Giants - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jayden Daniels (elbow) will miss time ... all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/colts - Cincinnati Bengals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bengals - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Marcus Mariota — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/marcus-mariota - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Jaxson Dart — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaxson-dart - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants - Jayden Daniels — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jayden-daniels ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on Kansas City Chiefs: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on New York Giants: Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/83d1e88b-95a0-45ba-83d3-f86297170c6c (scored 100) - Chris Long on Cincinnati Bengals: Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3df9ea25-e57f-4fd7-b20c-c910a1c3633a (scored 0) - Nate Tice on Baltimore Ravens: Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b8378e16-ea5c-4107-a883-28aaf0e71134 (scored 100) - Steven Ruiz on Detroit Lions: Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0 (scored 100) - Chris Simms on Green Bay Packers: Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b12420c5-837c-4a24-8a8e-c74b10cc697c (scored 9.52) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Chris Simms on Denver Broncos: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 97.62) - Nate Tice on Dallas Cowboys: Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6211c80-3d1c-46b8-8a0c-151fc0ba92de (scored 100) - Marcus Ray on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Marcus predicted a 30-13 Buccaneers win over Cleveland with three touchdowns and three field goals, and picked the Raiders to beat a Jim Harbaugh team to start 2-0. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/aa09b337-f1fa-49b0-bc4b-5e2bbaddb5df (scored 19.05) - Ryan LaVoy on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: LaVoy predicted a 28-10 Buccaneers win over the Browns, said even the Falcons would beat Cleveland, and named Detroit, Baltimore and the Rams as teams he expects in the playoffs. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/227e256e-a31d-413d-a568-7f7250dcd161 (scored 16.67) - Jaron Spor on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: The host predicted a comfortable Buccaneers win over Cleveland, 27-10, picked Jacksonville as an upset winner at Denver, said the Giants could win seven or eight games as a sneaky team, and expected Deshaun Watson and the Browns to part ways soon. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7a7160b2-ca51-4fce-a478-bd9f75323548 (scored 19.05) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Fitzmaurice gave rest-of-season positional rankings for several Chiefs and other skill players, including Mahomes as his QB10, Kenneth Walker as RB4 behind Gibbs, Bijan and McCaffrey, Kelce at TE8 and Worthy down at WR50, and he picked Tampa Bay to beat Minnesota 21-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/31b15133-9938-492f-a5a8-48d1dd02b911 (scored 35.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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