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Garrett Podell covers the NFL for CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, writing across quarterback rankings, trade analysis and game predictions. The coverage extends to the Packers, Cowboys, Dolphins and Cardinals, with recurring attention to players such as Jordan Love, Jonathan Taylor and Dak Prescott.
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Across 14 graded calls in 12 articles, Garrett Podell scores 48.81% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -18.72, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #78 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard.
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Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 116 calls · one square per call
7hits50% of graded
7misses50%
102waitingnot graded yet
How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Garrett Podell covers the NFL for CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, writing across quarterback rankings, trade analysis and game predictions. The coverage extends to the Packers, Cowboys, Dolphins and Cardinals, with recurring attention to players such as Jordan Love, Jonathan Taylor and Dak Prescott.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
14 graded calls in 12 articles, newest first — page 1 of 2. Every take from Garrett Podell, including the ones still waiting →
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Why the ranks differ: a naive guess scores very differently depending on which calls were made, from 15.25% on the hardest record here to 85.71% on the easiest. Accuracy alone flatters easy calls, so by accuracy Garrett Podell would be #68; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #78.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76 | Benjamin Solak | -9.4 | 30.01% | 11 |
| 77 | Chris Broussard | -16.36 | 48.46% | 39 |
| 78 | Garrett Podell | -18.72 | 48.81% | 14 |
| 79 | Mitch Goldich | -20.15 | 19.91% | 38 |
| 80 | Dan Patrick | -24.68 | 52.11% | 26 |
Philadelphia Eagles to beat New York Giants
“Joe Milton-led Eagles upset first-place Giants ... However, the Eagles will snap their losing streak on Sunday behind new starting quarterback Joe Milton III.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Giants by 3 · underdog pick, Eagles 41%.
Detroit Lions to beat Vikings
“Goff has never played better, and he'll stay locked in to shred the Vikings and hand them their first loss of the season. (Week 8)”
Closing line (Nov 1): Lions by 3 · favorite pick, Lions 60%.
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Browns
“Warren will go off for a career-high 200 yards from scrimmage to even the season series against the Browns at one win apiece. (Week 8)”
Closing line (Nov 1): Steelers by 3.5 · favorite pick, Steelers 64%.
Arizona Cardinals to beat Denver Broncos
“The Cardinals host the Denver Broncos (4-2) ... but Arizona will upset them too for their first home win of the season. Even more impressively, the Cardinals will also beat the Broncos without scoring a touchdown”
Closing line (Oct 25): Broncos by 4.5 · underdog pick, Cardinals about 1 in 3 (33%).
Green Bay Packers 34 — Cowboys 24
“Pick: Packers 34, Cowboys 24”
Closing line (Oct 18): Cowboys by 1.5, total 53.5 · this 34–24 calls a Packers win (by 10; the line gave the Packers 49%) and more points (58).
Carson Beck to be 1st on the depth chart
“A strong case could be made that 2026 third-round pick Carson Beck should begin to receive increased reps in practice before eventually replacing Brissett in the starting lineup... Arizona should target Week 8 for Beck to make his regular-season debut.”
Green Bay Packers to beat Chicago Bears
“However, the Packers will upset the Bears behind a masterful performance from Jordan Love... Love will put together another line like that in Week 5 and lead the Packers to victory over their hated rivals.”
Closing line (Oct 11): Bears by 1.5 · a toss-up, Bears 53%, Packers 47%.
Minnesota Vikings to beat Dolphins
“He'll complete at least 85% of his passes on Sunday in a cruise control victory against the Dolphins (Week 4)”
Closing line (Oct 4): Vikings by 10 · favorite pick, Vikings about 4 in 5 (81%).
Las Vegas Raiders to beat Chiefs
“The Raiders will upset Mahomes and the Chiefs to take sole possession of first place in the AFC West entering Week 5. ... Crosby and the surprisingly frisky Raiders will shock the world on Sunday with an upset victory over the Chiefs”
Closing line (Oct 4): Chiefs by 4.5 · underdog pick, Raiders about 1 in 3 (34%).
Case Keenum to be 1st on the depth chart
“Case Keenum may find himself as the Chicago Bears' starting quarterback on "Monday Night Football" against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 3.”