Pete Prisco· Oct 1, 2026
Prisco picked the Browns to beat the Steelers 21-20 on Thursday night and the Bengals to beat the Jaguars 23-17 in Week 4.
“Prisco's pick: Browns 21-20 over Steelers”
published in writing · CBS Sports · read the original →
2 checkable claims — 2 score predictions — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 95.2 out of 100, against 95 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Steelers at Browns 15 calls
- Jaguars at Bengals 8 calls
2 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Score PredictionsCleveland BrownsOct 1, 2026
Cleveland Browns 21 — Steelers 20
“Prisco's pick: Browns 21-20 over Steelers”
Hit · 95Scored 95.24a naive guess scored 95.04+0.36 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-27
- skill:
- 0.36
- they picked:
- CLE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 95.24
- baseline:
- 95.04
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- naive home margin:
- 0.92
- predicted margin:
- 1
- Score PredictionsCincinnati BengalsOct 1, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 23 — Jaguars 17
“Pete Prisco — Bengals (-2.5) 23-17 over Jaguars.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Pittsburgh SteelersClose · 48Dajani picked the Steelers 21-17 over the Browns on Thursday night and the Broncos to win 24-23 at the 49ers in Week 4.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Pittsburgh SteelersClose · 43Dubin picked the Steelers to win 20-14 in Cleveland on Thursday night and the Texans to beat the Cowboys 24-21 in Week 4.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Pittsburgh SteelersClose · 48Sullivan picked the Steelers 21-17 over the Browns on Thursday night and the Rams to beat the Eagles 24-20 in Week 4.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Pittsburgh SteelersClose · 43Dubin picks the Steelers to beat the Browns 20-14 on Thursday night in Cleveland, saying he trusts Pittsburgh's offense slightly more than Cleveland's and doubts the Browns can move the ball consistently.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Pittsburgh SteelersClose · 48Dajani picked winners and final scores for eight Week 4 games, taking the Steelers, Colts, Bengals, Rams, Texans, Broncos, Lions and Saints, and expected Nico Collins back for Houston.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Pittsburgh SteelersClose · 43Dubin picked winners and final scores for the same eight Week 4 games, taking the Steelers, Colts, Jaguars, Rams, Texans, 49ers, Lions and Saints, and expected Nico Collins to be back for Houston.