# Zachary Pereles — prediction record Zachary Pereles covers the NFL for CBS Sports, where Pereles has worked since 2021. Before that, stints at ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the Denver Broncos. The predictions here touch division winners, playoff berths, midseason awards and player movement, with calls on the Ravens, Bears, Chiefs, Lions and Vikings among others. ## Is Zachary Pereles accurate? Across 6 graded calls in 6 articles, Zachary Pereles scores 86.11% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 80.71, which means their calls were better 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. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 86.11% - **MissedTakes Score:** 80.71 - **Graded articles:** 6 - **Graded individual calls:** 6 - **Clarity:** 99.15% - **Hedged:** 43.87% of claims - **Right when hedging:** not enough data - **Right when committing:** not enough data PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology ## Graded articles (6) ### Nov 5, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Pereles picks the Rams to beat the Commanders in Washington for their third straight win, arguing Los Angeles has no margin for error left as a favorite. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8692d828-75e7-4581-a859-fd438dc43eab ### Nov 4, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Pereles writes that if Deshaun Watson can't clear concussion protocol in time, the Browns would likely turn to second-year quarterback Shedeur Sanders to start Week 9 against the Saints. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6dad75dd-1818-4a6a-91ea-832f491c2530 ### Oct 31, 2026 — scored 16.67 across 1 call Pereles picks the Eagles to beat the Commanders on Sunday Night Football, 20-17, expecting Philadelphia's defense to bounce back toward its Week 1 form. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0a3fe2b8-f78b-4969-9bb1-091a05a5c796 ### Aug 24, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call A CBS Sports column argues Cleveland erred in naming Deshaun Watson the Week 1 starter over Shedeur Sanders, and predicts that with Watson starting the Browns will lose, while Sanders will see the field at some point this season due to injury or ineffectiveness ahead of them. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bb9639d3-9262-4587-a02c-621dae92038c ### Aug 22, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call The unsigned recap argues Sanders clearly outplayed Watson and, even if Sanders isn't named the Week 1 starter, predicts both quarterbacks will see significant playing time in 2026. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1b6d3216-38ff-4922-9e0a-807497573121 ### Aug 16, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call In a recap ranking the 15 rookie quarterbacks who debuted in preseason Week 1, the piece makes a few depth-chart and roster projections: Jalon Daniels as Tampa Bay's QB3, Cade Klubnik as the Jets' clear QB2, and undrafted Joe Fagnano landing on Baltimore's roster or practice squad. https://missedtakes.co/opinions/464f3cc4-5e6f-4a3d-a62f-b6f9566e681b --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=zachary-pereles