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What we're seeing in the data: daily summaries of graded predictions, essays on the punditry industry, and deep dives into what the numbers say.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers 2026: The Coverage Report — 27th in volume, and the cutdown board was wrong about the rookies
Our tracked outlets made 488 Steelers calls, 27th of 32. The graded record: 27 roster-spot hits, 9 misses, and three rookies nobody expected to survive.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 2026: The Coverage Report — 69 graded cutdown calls, and the field came in below a coin-flip baseline
The 49ers are the 8th-most covered team in our database. Their 2026 roster-spot calls graded 66.7 accuracy but a negative skill score. Who got the cutdown right.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Washington Commanders 2026: The Coverage Report — Heavily Covered, and 0-for-10 on the Division
Washington drew the 6th-most graded takes in our database. Every graded NFC East pick on them lost, and the cutdown misses all ran the same direction.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Tennessee Titans 2026: The Coverage Report — 167 Graded Takes, Six of Them About the 53
The Titans rank 27th of 32 in graded takes on MissedTakes. Most of it is mock drafts. The cutdown produced six graded calls, all hits, none surprising.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Miami Dolphins 2026: The Coverage Report — 87 Graded Cutdown Calls, Zero Misses, and Not One About Who Got Cut
Miami drew 665 tracked takes, 13th of 32 by graded volume. Every graded roster-spot call hit — because only the "makes the 53" half has been graded.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
New Orleans Saints 2026 Coverage Report: One Beat Voice Owns Half the Graded Record
The Saints are one of the most-covered teams in our database — 804 takes, 299 graded — but Ross Jackson accounts for 142 of them. What the grades show.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 2026: The Coverage Report — 118 graded cutdown calls, 92.4% right, and almost no skill in it
The Eagles are our fourth most-graded team. Their cutdown coverage went 109-for-118 — and every graded miss was a player pundits wrote off.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Houston Texans 2026: The Coverage Report — 16 straight division-title picks, all graded zero
Houston drew 183 graded takes, 25th of 32 clubs. Sixteen 2025 AFC South picks all missed, and Sterling Shepard broke two cut calls.
- Blog postSeptember 7, 2026
Denver Broncos 2026 Coverage Report: Right About the Division, Five Wins Short on the Number
Denver has 628 tracked takes but only 182 graded — 26th of 32. The AFC West calls went 15-for-15; the win totals didn't. Plus the cutdown grades.
- Daily summarySeptember 7, 2026
Commanders Punditry Check: The Field Was 4.8 Wins High Last Year, and Now It Can't Agree Whether They Win 1 Game or 9 | MissedTakes Daily
Washington's graded record: pundits missed 2025 by 4.8 wins, went 0-for-14 on playoff picks, and now project anywhere from 1 to 9 wins.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Detroit Lions 2026: The Coverage Report — 214 Graded Takes, Second-Worst Accuracy in the League
The Lions drew average coverage volume from the outlets we track and produced a 35.0 accuracy — second-lowest of 32 clubs. Plus: 15 roster calls, none graded.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Indianapolis Colts 2026: The Coverage Report — Second-Fewest Takes in the League, and Every Graded Award Pick Wrong
The Colts drew 368 tracked takes, second-fewest in the NFL. What the 151 graded ones show — and why the cutdown calls aren't graded yet.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Dallas Cowboys 2026: The Coverage Report — Ten Graded Calls Said Micah Parsons Would Be a Cowboy, All Ten Scored Zero
Dallas draws heavy coverage from the outlets we track — 715 takes, 232 graded. The Parsons cluster sank the record; the mock drafts saved it.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Green Bay Packers 2026: The Coverage Report — 25 playoff calls right, 25 contender calls wrong
Green Bay drew above-average volume from the outlets we track, but the graded record ranks third-worst in skill. And 129 cutdown calls are still ungraded.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 2026 Coverage Report: 21 Straight Playoff Calls Right, 17 Straight Super Bowl Calls Wrong
The Rams are the second-most-graded team on MissedTakes. What 326 graded calls show — and why 72 cutdown calls have produced exactly one grade.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Minnesota Vikings 2026: The Coverage Report — 17 Graded Trophy Calls, 17 Zeros
The Vikings rank 27th of 32 in graded takes on MissedTakes. The field nailed nine wins, went 0-for-17 on division, conference and Super Bowl calls.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
New England Patriots 2026: The Coverage Report — 11 Win-Total Calls, None Above 10 Wins
The Patriots drew the 4th-most graded takes of any team. The field went 14-win blind on win totals, aced the playoff call, and whiffed on MVP.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
New York Giants 2026 Coverage Report: Seven Playoff Picks, Zero Hits
The Giants have 633 tracked takes and 199 graded. Mock drafts scored well, playoff and award picks scored zero, and 94 of 96 cutdown calls are ungraded.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
New York Jets 2026 Coverage Report: 128 Mock Picks at 69.5 Accuracy, 21 Game Picks at 9.5
The Jets draw below-average coverage from the outlets we track. Pundits nailed their draft slot and missed almost every game pick. The graded record.
- Blog postSeptember 6, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 2026: The Coverage Report — 29 Super Bowl picks, 20 of them filed in February
Seattle drew the highest-scoring team coverage we track — 277 graded takes at 75.0 accuracy. Most of the champion picks arrived after the matchup was set.
- Blog postSeptember 5, 2026
Cleveland Browns 2026: The Coverage Report — Median Volume, Second-Best Accuracy, and 32 Cutdown Calls Still Ungraded
Browns pundit coverage, graded: 668 takes, 212 graded, 67.6 accuracy — second of 32. The 2026 roster-spot calls are all still pending.
- Blog postSeptember 5, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 2026: The Coverage Report — 12 mock calls put Caleb Downs in Cincinnati, and the Bengals never picked in the first round
Bengals coverage graded: 466 tracked takes (26th of 32), a 6.7-accuracy playoff file, and a Caleb Downs consensus that whiffed on the team.
- Blog postSeptember 5, 2026
Chicago Bears 2026: The Coverage Report — 48 Cutdown Calls, Zero of Them Graded
Bears coverage graded: 574 tracked takes, 172 with grades, and 48 roster-spot calls still pending. Who was right on an 11-win season, who wasn't.
- Blog postSeptember 5, 2026
Carolina Panthers 2026: The Coverage Report — Fewest Graded Takes in the League, and 83 Cutdown Calls Still Ungraded
Carolina has the fewest graded takes of any NFL club (120), the second-best skill score, and 83 roster-spot calls that have not been graded yet.
- Blog postSeptember 5, 2026
Buffalo Bills 2026: The Coverage Report — 999 Takes, 332 About the 53-Man Roster, One Graded
The Bills draw more tracked takes than any NFL team. On roster spots, 332 calls have produced exactly one grade. What the graded record does show.