Pundit of the Week · Nov 2–Nov 8 ·
Connor Rogers Ran the Table, Mike Kadlick's Bears Call Doubled Up
Connor Rogers scored 100 accuracy across 10 calls and Mike Kadlick's +161 Bears pick topped the MissedTakes Score for the week of Nov. 2-8, 2026.
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Seahawks: Pundits Picked Seattle 48-to-17 Over the Bears, Then Watched a 17-Point Loss
Pundits picked Seattle 48-to-17 over the Bears and predicted a win. Chicago won by 17. Here's how each pundit's call graded this season.
Game digest · Week 8 ·
Buccaneers 16, Falcons 0: Ten of 14 Pundits Picked the Wrong Team
Tampa Bay shut out Atlanta 16-0 in Week 8. Ten of 14 pundits took the Falcons, and every score call undersold the Buccaneers' margin.
Game digest · Week 8 ·
Raiders 38, Jets 33: Seven of 12 Pundits Sided With the Winning Road Team
Pundits split 7-5 toward the Raiders in a 38-33 road win over the Jets. John Breech's score call missed the final margin by two points.
Punditry Check ·
Saints: Pundits Really Believe in the Upset, But Keep Losing
Pundits backed New Orleans to win outright 25 graded times this season. They were right five times, including one clean sweep over the Giants.
Pundit of the Week · Oct 19–Oct 25 ·
Rich Eisen Goes 6-for-6, Kevin Wildes Tops the MissedTakes Score
Rich Eisen swept accuracy and Kevin Wildes led the MissedTakes Score for week 2026-W43, as pundits combined for 411 graded NFL calls.
Politics US Elections
All US election posts (26) →Election Brief ·
Erick-Woods Erickson Flips on Ohio and Texas as the House Field Turns Unanimous for Democrats
On Election Day, Erick-Woods Erickson reverses two Senate calls and the House control field grows to 43 pundits, all picking Democratic.
Election Week ·
Pundits Move Toward Talarico in Texas While the Senate Field Tilts Republican
Election Week 2026: pundits logged 136 calls, Texas and Ohio shifted, and three Senate fields now pick against the polling leader.
Election Brief ·
Triple the Ohio Senate Field, and Chuck Todd is Just Citing the Polling Average
Ohio's Senate special election field grew from 5 to 16 callers in a month. Forecasters stay unanimous for Brown as four talkers hold out for Husted.
Election Brief ·
North Carolina's Senate Field Is Unanimous for Cooper, While Forecasters and Talkers Split on Who Holds the Senate
16 of 16 pundits pick Cooper in North Carolina's Senate race; forecasters lean Democratic on Senate control while talkers lean Republican.
Election Brief ·
Maine's Senate Talkers Back Collins While the Market and the Only Forecaster Favor Jackson
Maine's 17 Senate callers split 11-6 for Collins, but the race's only forecaster, the Polymarket price, and the polling average all favor Troy Jackson.
Election Week ·
Pundits Move Toward Rogers in Michigan as the Senate Picture Splits
Election Week 2026-W43: Michigan's field swings toward Mike Rogers, forecasters and talkers split on Senate control, and two pundits flip in opposite directions.
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NFL · Game digest · Week 8 ·
Bills 36, Ravens 10: Pundits Expected a Shootout, Got a Rout
NFL · Game digest · Week 8 ·
Bengals 43, Titans 36: John Breech's Margin Matched, Pete Prisco Missed by 19
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Patriots: Every Pundit Who Picked New England in Chicago Was Wrong
US Elections · Election Brief ·
Megyn Kelly Flips on Michigan's Senate Race as Its Field Grows to 29
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MissedTakes Passes Its 15,000th Graded Take
MissedTakes has graded its 15,000th prediction, reaching 15,011 opinions from pundits across the 264 outlets we track.
NFL · Game digests · Oct 30–Nov 1 · 5 posts
Week 8 game digests
- Lions 19, Vikings 15
- Jaguars 42, Colts 7
- Steelers 27, Browns 6
- Cardinals 33, Cowboys 30
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US Elections · Election Brief ·
Steve Deace Swings Back to a Republican Senate as New Hampshire's Field Grows to Ten Callers
Steve Deace reverses his Senate control call again, and New Hampshire's Senate field grows to 10 callers as two gabbers duck the market and polls.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Chargers: Pundits Are 0-for-30 Picking Them to Win in a 0-6 Season
Every graded outcome call on the Los Angeles Chargers this season picked them to win. All 30 were wrong as the team fell to 0-6.
NFL · Game digest · Week 7 ·
Cowboys 38, Eagles 21: The Field Leaned Dallas, and Still Undersold the Margin
Dallas beat Philadelphia 38-21 in Week 7. Pundits leaned Cowboys 11-6, and every graded score call had the margin smaller than it turned out to be.
US Elections · Election Brief ·
Iowa's Two Senate Forecasters Split Evenly While Eight of Nine Talkers Stick With Hinson
Iowa's two Senate forecasters pick opposite candidates while talkers back Hinson 8 to 1, even as the poll average shows a 0.5-point race.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Raiders: Pundits Keep Picking Las Vegas to Win (For the Love of the Underdog)
Pundits have picked the Raiders to win four separate upset bids this season, and all four lost. We break down the graded record on Las Vegas.
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