# Jason La Canfora: La Canfora argues the Ravens, even without Lamar Jackson, should beat the Browns in Cleveland on Sunday, leaning on Derrick Henry's volume run game, a healthier defensive front stopping Cleveland's poor run attack, and Deshaun Watson's turnover-prone, slow-starting play. **Claimed:** Oct 17, 2026 **Pundit:** Jason La Canfora — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-la-canfora **Outlet:** Sports Illustrated — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/sports-illustrated **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.si.com/nfl/ravens/onsi/three-primary-reasons-the-ravens-should-beat-the-browns-sunday-01m55hwdjgws 3 checkable claims — 2 availability calls and 1 game outcome pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Here's how and why they should win this game. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Baltimore Ravens to beat Browns** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Oct 18, 2026): Ravens by 3 · favorite pick, Ravens 60%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - “the Ravens should have the combination of $30M/year edge rusher Trey Hendrickson and $20M/year defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike on the field for longer than ever before” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Nnamdi Madubuike, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - “the Ravens should have the combination of $30M/year edge rusher Trey Hendrickson and $20M/year defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike on the field for longer than ever before, and at closer to full health than ever before” - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Trey Hendrickson, Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Nnamdi Madubuike — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/nnamdi-madubuike - Trey Hendrickson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trey-hendrickson ## What others said about the same people - Dan Graziano on Trey Hendrickson: Graziano expects Kyler Murray to be released by the Cardinals by the third day of the league year if no trade materializes, believes the Colts will keep Daniel Jones (via a tag if necessary), thinks Aaron Rodgers returning to Pittsburgh is a strong possibility, and expects Cincinnati and Trey Hendrickson to part ways. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/abfd49df-4b6a-4ae8-84d4-4389fe5a23e2 (scored 100) - Albert Breer on Jacoby Brissett: Breer argues the Jaguars should be taken very seriously, seeing a path to 13 wins and the AFC's No. 1 seed with a first-round bye, and they expect the Jacoby Brissett trade to Baltimore to be completed within a day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c51d9762-3ca3-4143-9372-bf508348053f (scored 100) - Nathan Jahnke on Jacoby Brissett: In a Week 9 recap, Jahnke expects Mark Andrews to remain Baltimore's lead tight end but says rookie Matt Hibner is more likely than Josh Cuevas to eventually overtake them, and they anticipate the Ravens acquiring Jacoby Brissett to start at quarterback. They also suggest Brian Thomas Jr. may have played their final game for Jacksonville ahead of the trade deadline. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/15c4c161-616c-4ed8-be6d-ad326cc50853 (scored 100) - Nic Bodiford on Joe Fagnano: Previewing Week 9 running game matchups, Bodiford expects Jacksonville to win lopsidedly over a depleted Baltimore team, with Bhayshul Tuten sitting out and Chris Rodriguez taking over as lead back, while Joe Fagnano starts at quarterback for the Ravens. They also view Broncos rookie Jonah Coleman as an RB2 going forward. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a13b9f29-bb76-4c56-b226-aca74b21f5b7 (scored 100) - Mike Florio on Jake Moody: Florio expects Jake Moody to be promoted from Baltimore's practice squad to the 53-man roster if Tyler Loop lands on injured reserve. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/886a925c-c92f-46d9-a318-6203a5064de7 (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on Baltimore Ravens: Eisen gave a top-10 power ranking of NFL "game wreckers," predicted Will Anderson Jr. wrecks a game at least twice for the Texans this year, and walked through a Jaguars game-by-game prediction landing on a 13-4 record. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c3c4f49b-d302-4b0a-927f-a151ca5da8d0 (scored 0) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jose Sanchez on Keenan Allen: Sanchez expects Keenan Allen to play in the 49ers' game against Dallas in a limited role on passing downs, and argues an injury is more likely than not given age and injury history, meaning Allen will end up being more of the same at receiver for San Francisco. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ee391462-23a7-487d-ae3f-667d892af236 (not settled) - Ralph Ventre on Alec Anderson: Ventre projects Buffalo's Week 10 offensive line at the Jets to feature Dawkins, Anderson, McGovern and Torrence back in place, with Tylan Grable making a third straight start at right tackle in place of Spencer Brown, who appears headed for the inactive list. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/502dbcca-dbd3-4dd4-8651-90eb81186894 (not settled) - Gene Chamberlain on Dayo Odeyingbo: Chamberlain expects defensive end Dayo Odeyingbo to return from a quad injury either in the Bears' next home game against New Orleans or at Detroit on Thanksgiving, and sees the defensive line getting a boost upon that return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fc4db675-4292-4503-abc6-81abca8723c7 (not settled) - Derek Brown on David Montgomery: Brown picked Green Bay to beat Minnesota in the Week 10 meeting, and raised doubt that Garrett Wilson would play for the Jets coming out of concussion protocol, while also not expecting David Montgomery back this week. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99b66682-dd11-4ee3-af45-70c74b6fad8a (not settled) - Shanna McCarriston on Drew Lock: Previewing three Week 10 games, McCarriston expects the Steelers-Bengals rematch to be a close, exciting contest, with one team's four-game win streak ending. Notes that Deshaun Watson is set to return for Cleveland against Houston, and that Fernando Mendoza will make a first NFL start for the Raiders against Seattle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0901b3fc-310e-4e0d-bf03-f27d67b600ee (not settled) - Ian Rapoport on Spencer Brown: Rapoport expected Spencer Brown to be available for Buffalo on Sunday despite the missed practice time, saw Lamar Jackson returning from thumb surgery around Week 16 or 17 if Baltimore stays alive, said the Chargers have no intention of moving on from Justin Herbert, and expected George Pickens to play for Dallas. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/76335ec2-fa1c-49bc-839c-6be609176806 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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