# Jordan Dajani: Dajani picked the Saints to edge the Falcons 23-20.

**Claimed:** Oct 5, 2026
**Pundit:** Jordan Dajani — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jordan-dajani
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/pick-six-nfl-week-4-winners-losers-plus-grades-falcons-saints/

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

The call scored 7.1 out of 100, against 1.6 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> Jordan Dajani's pick: Saints 23-20 over Falcons

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **New Orleans Saints 23 — Falcons 20**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New Orleans Saints
  - Verdict: scored 7.14 out of 100, against 1.56 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints

## What others said about the same people

- Jared Dubin on New Orleans Saints: Dubin picked the Saints to beat the Falcons 28-20 on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/95a815f1-2b07-45e9-bc0e-62ef4ea57b60 (scored 19.05)
- Jared Dubin on New Orleans Saints: Dubin predicts the Saints beat the Falcons in a close Monday night game, 23-20, if New Orleans can avoid turnovers. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8801de90-3252-4723-825f-ce9ff20bec18 (scored 7.14)
- Jerry Jones on New Orleans Saints: Expects a shootout decided on the last possession, with the Saints beating the Falcons 31-27. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4aac81fb-1250-4d5a-a29f-d74d4b2fac61 (scored 9.52)
- Grant Gordon on New Orleans Saints: Predicts Tyler Shough throws for 400 yards and the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, with a blocked punt recovered for a touchdown. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8abfb5a7-3352-47dd-a4e0-68858b61445c (scored 0)
- Bobby Kownack on New Orleans Saints: Predicts the Saints beat the Falcons on Monday night, sealing it with a blocked punt returned for a touchdown in the game's final minutes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3968042b-9201-4bce-9a85-8f52359556cb (scored 0)
- Dan Parr on New Orleans Saints: Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, taking the 49ers to move to 4-0 over Denver, the Saints at home on Monday night and the Steelers in Cleveland. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/816599d6-f95e-4821-addf-bfd5466835e9 (scored 7.14)

## More score predictions

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

- John Breech on Atlanta Falcons: Breech picked the Falcons to beat the Saints 26-23 on Monday night, and said if Lamar Jackson misses time, Tyler Huntley would start for Baltimore. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c4bf4b7f-a3aa-4f1d-ad2f-5cb5365d7188 (scored 57.14)
- Pete Prisco on Atlanta Falcons: Prisco picked the Falcons to outscore the Saints 33-30. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9a4e4baf-8389-4093-947a-ab7bc76151f3 (scored 57.14)
- Tyler Sullivan on Atlanta Falcons: Sullivan picked the Falcons to beat the Saints 26-24. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7ca93a36-aaa0-498c-bf42-f50c9e3d9603 (scored 54.76)
- Darius Hayes on Atlanta Falcons: Predicts the Falcons grind out a close road win, 20-17, behind the running game and late defensive stops. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1d881b0-0485-421f-a726-79df0631b5ac (scored 57.14)
- Gerald Thomas, III on Atlanta Falcons: Predicts the Falcons win on the road in New Orleans by a score of 25-21. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7c2a262b-de54-48fd-bc89-74681a18b0da (scored 59.52)
- Scott Kennedy on Atlanta Falcons: Believes the Falcons' play in the trenches decides the game and picks Atlanta 27-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dbcb0b37-c4e9-4456-b382-7db18ff40296 (scored 66.67)

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