# Tom Pelissero: Pelissero said the Giants' upcoming schedule (home vs. Tennessee, Washington, home vs. Arizona) offers three winnable games even with a backup quarterback, and that Washington's Jayden Daniels likely won't be back for that stretch. They also expect the winless Commanders to fall to 0-3 against Seattle. **Claimed:** Sep 23, 2026 **Pundit:** Tom Pelissero — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/tom-pelissero **Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP5996890721.mp3 8 checkable claims — 4 availability calls and 4 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 4 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 62.5 out of 100, against 87.5 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Those are three winnable types of games. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **New York Giants to beat Washington** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New York Giants - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **New York Giants to beat Arizona** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New York Giants - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks to beat commanders** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Seahawks by 8.5 · favorite pick, Seahawks about 3 in 4 (77%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **New York Giants to beat Tennessee** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: New York Giants - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 27, 2026): Giants by 2.5 · favorite pick, Giants 54%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - “He I don't anticipate he's gonna play this week. I would think that this is at least three to four weeks for Jaden Daniels.” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet - “Kyler's back this week.” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Kyler Murray, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - “even though it's unlikely that he plays Monday night, they haven't ruled him out for that game against the Eagles” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Caleb Williams, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - “Arizona's also a home game. Jaden Daniels probably not back at that point.” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Jayden Daniels, Washington Commanders - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - New York Giants — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/giants - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Jayden Daniels — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jayden-daniels - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Kyler Murray — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kyler-murray - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Caleb Williams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-williams - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears ## What others said about the same people - Sam Monson on New York Giants: Monson picked every Week 10 game, taking the Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Bengals and Ravens, and also suggested the Chargers' only likely wins the rest of the way come against the Jets and Dolphins. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f4cb7a1e-1380-4f08-b39b-1432b97db846 (scored 0) - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Washington Commanders: Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1bb32676-c3b3-4b8e-8a03-b58396cf98bf (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e142b910-0967-4de9-9429-c342bc079205 (scored 35.71) - John Breech on Washington Commanders: Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fddc8e1-3823-4252-bdd7-f81ef11b1da3 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04562aeb-eccf-4266-be8e-32a3aacfd6fc (scored 42.86) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Brooke Cersosimo on Buffalo Bills: Picks the Bills over the Vikings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e232a51e-7f06-4868-8d19-152de27a5e7a (scored 100) - Moe Moton on Buffalo Bills: Picks the Bills to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/faee3995-24ba-47fc-8279-a426896c8cc6 (scored 100) - Pamela Maldonado on Buffalo Bills: Picks the Bills to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3f0662e6-e638-4fb5-a807-939dcf32b5ec (scored 100) - Kristopher Knox on Buffalo Bills: Picks the Bills over the Vikings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/729eb396-ef3b-4839-8500-c43ee808fd35 (scored 100) - Brent Sobleski on Buffalo Bills: Picks the Bills over the Vikings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0046e5f0-8ce9-49e2-b7fd-e20e6691ba8f (scored 100) - Lindsey Thiry on Buffalo Bills: Picks the Bills to win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1226a2e8-9cbc-491a-9ea1-c93031b5f756 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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