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Carter Bahns covers the NFL for CBS Sports, writing on everything from Super Bowl stock reports to contract restructures. His predictions span depth charts, playoff berths, power rankings, and player movement across the league, with particular attention to teams like the Chiefs, Giants, and Vikings.
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Is Carter Bahns accurate? Across 18 graded calls in 9 articles, Carter Bahns scores 48.94% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -15.47, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.
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98.48% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
Buffalo Bills to beat Chargers
“in order to salvage the first month of the campaign, the Chargers have to right their wrongs on the road against the Buffalo Bills and Seattle Seahawks. That feels unachievable.”
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat New England Patriots
“The Jacksonville Jaguars have lost consecutive games just once since 2024 and could put up a number New England cannot match in this contest between 1-1 squads.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Chicago Bears
“That is an unenviable matchup for a third-string quarterback and a prime spot for the Eagles to improve to 3-0.”
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Broncos 17
“Pick: Jaguars 24, Broncos 17”
Minnesota Vikings 27 — Packers 20
“Pick: Vikings 27, Packers 20”
Houston Texans 24 — Bills 20
“Pick: Texans 24, Bills 20”
Odell Beckham Jr. to make the roster
“don't be surprised if these guys end up as free agents by the end of the weekend: Odell Beckham Jr. , WR, Giants”
Darren Waller to make the roster
“Darren Waller , TE, Panthers”
Cooper Rush to make the roster
“Complicating things for Rush is the emergence of undrafted free agent Jack Strand ... Rush remains among the NFL's most respected backup quarterbacks but might have to sign elsewhere”
Odell Beckham Jr. to make the roster
“It is still an uphill battle for the three-time Pro Bowler to stay on the right side of the cut line”
Darren Waller to make the roster
“the question is whether there is room for both Ja'Tavion Sanders and Waller”
Jerry Tillery to make the roster
“while Tillery is arguably good enough to make the roster, there is only room for so many defensive tackles”
Ameer Abdullah to make the roster
“would be hard-pressed to justify using a roster spot on Abdullah solely as a returner, so he appears destined for the practice squad”
Laquon Treadwell to make the roster
“there is already precedent for his release”
Trevor Penning to make the roster
“Considering all it cost to get him was a sixth-round pick, the Chargers can easily cut bait.”
Jeshaun Jones to make the roster
“Jones is in a battle to make the Vikings' roster and likely stands on the outside looking in. ... If the Vikings cut Jones by the Aug. 30 deadline, it will continue a trend.”
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
“And while the Raiders have not formally named Kirk Cousins their starter, all signs point to him leading the offense in Week 1 instead of Fernando Mendoza.”
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
“Free agent acquisition Kirk Cousins started at quarterback in the Las Vegas Raiders' preseason opener. He will lead the offense in Week 1 of the regular season, too.”