# Grant Chachere: Chachere expects Minnesota's defense to carry the Vikings past the Saints despite the Vikings' poor offense, predicting a 17-14 Minnesota win.

**Claimed:** Oct 10, 2026
**Pundit:** Grant Chachere — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/grant-chachere
**Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/saints/onsi/saints-vs-vikings-week-5-staff-predictions-and-final-score-picks-01m4jtkrtw9b

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

The call scored 83.3 out of 100, against 28.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> However, I think Minnesota does enough defensively to win the game.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Minnesota Vikings 17 — New Orleans 14**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Minnesota Vikings
  - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 28.28 for a naive guess
  - Line: Closing line (Oct 11, 2026): Vikings by 2.5, total 41.5 · this 17–14 calls a bigger Vikings win (by 3) and fewer points (31). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade.

## Who this take is about

- Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings

## What others said about the same people

- Adam Carlson on Jordan Addison: Carlson names three Vikings he expects could be traded before the end of September: quarterback J.J. McCarthy, wide receiver Jordan Addison and linebacker Ivan Pace. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/65e3f9cf-c441-42a2-baaf-7cd3dbebafad (scored 0)
- Trevor Ripley on Minnesota Vikings: Ripley predicts the Vikings beat the Saints 27-24 in Week 5, with Chris Olave likely to have another big game against Minnesota's shaky secondary. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22db36c9-14e9-403d-8d6d-99e5a1c1b1ae (scored 83.33)
- Adam Carlson on Minnesota Vikings: Carlson argues Minnesota's pass rush, pass defense and T.J. Hockenson's matchup advantage will carry the Vikings to a road win over the Saints in Week 5, leaving them undefeated heading into the bye. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/97f18e8e-a8ca-48d6-8578-c77344a4dc86 (scored 100)
- Doug Joubert on Minnesota Vikings: Joubert picks the unbeaten Vikings to beat the Saints in New Orleans, predicting a 31-28 Minnesota win. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fb49a01-3132-4548-9589-e33a51458fe4 (scored 83.33)
- Dan Parr on Minnesota Vikings: Parr picked every Week 5 game with scores, leaning on Chicago's ground game at Lambeau, Seattle's defense against the unbeaten 49ers, and the Rams handling Buffalo on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c10b52a-0a51-43ee-a55a-78a478f3c2b3 (scored 83.33)
- Brooke Cersosimo on Minnesota Vikings: 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 80.95)

## More score predictions

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

- Jared Dubin on Los Angeles Rams: Dubin picks the Rams to beat the Bills in the Week 5 Monday night game, projecting a 28-24 final score as Los Angeles' Nacua-Adams-Williams trio proves too much for Buffalo's defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d5c92bc-d4b9-48e9-bb9f-695f82fee90b (scored 47.62)
- Ty Schmit on Los Angeles Rams: Predicted a 38-34 Rams win over the Bills on Monday night, and said Micah Parsons will be back on the field for the Packers within the next week or two. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/95627559-9ab1-4c1a-bb21-bb46709b6b6f (scored 47.62)
- Tyler Sullivan on Los Angeles Rams: Sullivan picked the Rams to beat the Bills 28-24 on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/71e3f67c-e086-4efb-ac04-e77eeafc855b (scored 47.62)
- Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picked the Bills to beat the Rams 30-27 on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/09826cd4-dbcf-4c85-aa4a-450c3b8c8125 (scored 100)
- Pete Prisco on Los Angeles Rams: Prisco picked the Rams to edge the Bills 34-33 on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/260feea4-f6df-4ec7-bafc-1d4803807bc6 (scored 45.24)
- John Breech on Los Angeles Rams: Breech picked the Rams to beat the Bills 38-31 on Monday night, and after San Francisco's road win in Seattle suggested the NFC West would run through the 49ers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dbfca0ed-5831-4722-a2f4-263fd14485ba (scored 40.48)

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