Posts — page 6
Sep 28 – Oct 4, 2026
Our writing from the graded record on the NFL, US elections, and the economy: Punditry Checks, Election Briefs, game digests, pundit awards and essays.
NFL · Game digest · Week 4 ·
Colts 30, Commanders 13: The Favorite Covered, the Margin Humbled the Room
Colts 30, Commanders 13 settled 24 graded calls. The room leaned Colts 17-4, but even the Colts backers undersold the blowout by double digits.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Steelers: Opinions Took Pittsburgh Over Cleveland, and Cleveland Won
Pittsburgh punditry graded: 13 of 17 voices picked the Steelers over the Browns and lost, roster-spot calls are strong, and win-loss picks are weak.
US Elections · Election Brief ·
The House Call Flips: From All-Republican to 15-of-20 Democratic in a Month
The House field grew sevenfold and flipped to Democratic; forecasters split from talkers in Michigan and Texas; two pundits reverse themselves in a day.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Eagles: A Bears Blowout Burned Every Caller, Jeff Kerr's Record Still Holds
Philadelphia pundit calls, graded: a Monday-night wipeout against Chicago burned the field, roster-spot calls hold up, and win-total forecasts split widely.
NFL · Game digest · Week 4 ·
Browns 27, Steelers 24: One Exact Margin Among Five Wrong Winner Picks
Cleveland beat Pittsburgh 27-24 in Week 4. We tracked eight pre-game winner calls — five picked the Steelers, and only one pundit nailed the margin.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
New York Jets: Playoff Calls Are 0-for-5, and the Breece Hall Bust Predictions Missed Too
The Jets' graded record: playoff picks are winless, game-outcome calls barely clear a coin flip, and the mock-draft crowd actually got David Bailey right.
MissedTakes · Press release ·
MissedTakes Passes Its 750th Hour of Transcribed Audio
MissedTakes has transcribed its 750th hour of podcast and broadcast audio, putting spoken predictions on the record alongside written ones.
NFL · Pundit of the Month · September 2026 ·
Kyle Brandt's September Sweep: Pundit of the Month on Both Measures
Kyle Brandt swept September's Pundit of the Month awards for accuracy and MissedTakes Score. Here's how he did it and how the month moved the board.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Giants: The Rams Upset Pick That Burned the Field, and a Beat Writer's Coin-Flip Roster Calls
Giants punditry graded: a Week 2 Rams-upset pile-on backfired badly, the leading beat voice's roster calls run below even, and the QB backup call is unanimous.
MissedTakes · Press release ·
MissedTakes Passes Its 1,000th Approved Pundit
MissedTakes has approved its 1,000th pundit, reaching 1,006 people whose NFL predictions it tracks and grades against what actually happened.
MissedTakes · Press release ·
MissedTakes Passes Its 250th Outlet Tracked
MissedTakes now tracks 260 outlets, grading the pundits who write and speak for them against what actually happened.
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Saints: The Field Picked New Orleans Over Las Vegas, and Every One of Them Was Wrong
Saints punditry graded: a near-unanimous Week 3 pick against Las Vegas missed, a division-title bet stands unresolved, and who's actually worth trusting.
NFL · Game digests · Sep 28–Sep 29 · 11 posts
Week 3 game digests
- Bears 27, Eagles 7
- Steelers 30, Bengals 27
- 49ers 36, Cardinals 30
- Bills 24, Chargers 16
- Chiefs 24, Dolphins 10
- Lions 31, Jets 24
- Browns 21, Panthers 18
- Jaguars 35, Patriots 6
- Raiders 35, Saints 27
- Broncos 30, Rams 26
- Ravens 34, Cowboys 31
NFL · Punditry Check ·
Minnesota Vikings: Zero-for-Eight on the Big Calls, Dead-On on the Modest Ones
Vikings punditry is unbeaten on modest calls like win totals and roster spots, but every graded Super Bowl and division-winner pick has busted.
NFL · Pundit of the Week · Sep 21–Sep 27 ·
Lance Zierlein's 123.5-Point Week Tops a Roster Spot-Heavy Slate
Lance Zierlein and John Middlekauff won the week 39 Pundit of the Week awards. Here's what made their calls stand out, and how the rest of the week graded.