Shanna McCarriston#10 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 11, 2026
The piece picks the Jaguars to beat the Browns 30-10 at home, citing Jacksonville's strong defense against Cleveland's weak offense. It also notes Shedeur Sanders is likely to see the field at some point this season and that Travis Hunter could be in the Comeback Player of the Year conversation.
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What Shanna McCarriston said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromPick: Jaguars 30, Browns 10
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- Browns vs. Jaguars: What you need to know for the underrated matchup in Jacksonville
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- SaidSep 11
- PlayedSep 13
- GradedSep 15
- 1Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Browns“I have to give this one to the Jaguars. ... This mismatch should mean the home team wins in front of their own fans.”
- 2Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Browns 10“Pick: Jaguars 30, Browns 10”
- 3Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd on the depth chart“Watson's history of unpredictable and unreliable play means the chances of Sanders coming in at some point this season are good.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Browns1 | Game Outcome Picks | Jaguars 34–10 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Browns 102 | Score Predictions | Jaguars 34–10 | 90.48 | 50 | +80.95 | |
| Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 waiting | 95.2 | 75 | ||||
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a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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Where this call stands in the room
Shedeur Sanders · 2026 season52 calls from 36 pundits between 1 and 2. Shanna McCarriston said 2. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Game Outcome PicksJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Browns
What happenedJaguars 34–10Browns at Jaguars100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillClosing line (Sep 13): Jaguars by 8.5 · favorite pick, Jaguars about 4 in 5 (79%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- JAX
- score:
- 10-34
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- JAX
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Score PredictionsJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars 30 — Browns 10
What happenedJaguars 34–10called Jaguars by 20 · won by 2490.48Hit · naive 5090.48this call−50a naive guess=40.48better than naive×2difficulty=+80.95skillClosing line (Sep 13): Jaguars by 8.5, total 40.5 · this 30–10 calls a bigger Jaguars win (by 20) and fewer points (40).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 10-34
- skill:
- 80.95
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 90.48
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 24
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- naive home margin:
- −0.53
- predicted margin:
- 20
3Depth Chart CallsShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to be 2nd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
95.2naive 75
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every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
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