# Jordan Dajani: Dajani picked the Rams to beat the Giants 30-21.

**Claimed:** Sep 21, 2026
**Pundit:** Jordan Dajani — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jordan-dajani
**Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports
**How it reached us:** published in writing
**Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/nfl-week-2-winners-losers-plus-caleb-williams-injury-details-rams-giants-picks/

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 69.1 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> Jordan Dajani's pick: Rams 30-21 over Giants

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams
  - Verdict: scored 69.05 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams

## What others said about the same people

- Jared Dubin on Los Angeles Rams: Dubin picks the Rams to beat the Giants on Monday Night Football, sticking with preseason expectations over Week 1 overreaction. He gives two conditional scores depending on whether Puka Nacua plays: a comfortable 27-17 win if Nacua suits up, and a narrow 17-16 win if he sits. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e613e391-ce67-4554-a115-59096e1fecfd (scored 50)
- Dan Orlovsky on Los Angeles Rams: Orlovsky said that even without Puka Nacua the Rams would find a way to beat the Giants on Monday night, though he thought the Giants would keep it within a touchdown. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35fbf38d-85b0-4e52-b089-d8d9b6858e46 (scored 100)
- Jared Dubin on Los Angeles Rams: Dubin picked the Rams to beat the Giants 27-17 on Monday night. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ddd6b22a-35e3-4d39-bbda-13fab6705e64 (scored 71.43)
- Pete Prisco on Los Angeles Rams: Prisco picked the Rams to beat the Giants 30-14. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1c7b3a7f-651c-4ca3-987c-81b5499efbc7 (scored 85.71)
- John Breech on Los Angeles Rams: Breech expects Caleb Williams to return quickly from his hamstring injury, at the latest by Week 4 against the Jets or Week 5 against the Packers, and he picked the Rams to beat the Giants on Monday night. He also floated the Saints as a potential surprise team this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/66fd2840-c785-4c7f-9284-eb570c4dd0c4 (scored 54.76)
- Tyler Sullivan on Los Angeles Rams: Sullivan picked the Rams to beat the Giants 30-21. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8b0050fc-eab7-4a1a-8927-d7d68e482885 (scored 69.05)

## More score predictions

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Scott Kennedy on Carolina Panthers: Expects the Falcons to fall to 0-2 in Cooper Rush starts, losing 24-13 to Carolina. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c0be929d-8c00-4148-b8d0-968b34e5d510 (scored 52.38)
- Garrett Chapman on Carolina Panthers: Thinks Atlanta matches up well but still falls short, picking Carolina 23-20. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5be072b2-97fa-40f2-999b-b1007f18e933 (scored 50)
- Jerry Jones on Carolina Panthers: Predicts Carolina pulls away from Atlanta, with the Falcons defense keeping it close early, in a 27-16 Panthers win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/12652a3a-c719-4206-a93b-f5b8ebc09beb (scored 52.38)
- Trevor Ripley on Chicago Bears: Ripley picks the Bears to beat the Vikings at Soldier Field in Week 2, 30-19, arguing Minnesota's offense is hobbled by injuries while Chicago's offense edges an aggressive but star-thin Vikings defense. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1fa96607-4b84-4eb4-b501-94ce307ff357 (scored 38.1)
- Alain Poupart on San Francisco 49ers: Poupart predicts the 49ers beat the Dolphins 27-17 at Levi's Stadium in Week 2, though he expects the game to be closer than the spread suggests. He also anticipates a larger role for De'Von Achane and a big passing day from Brock Purdy. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70e53b3b-fd72-43e7-a99b-655f41a11160 (scored 71.43)
- Carter Bahns on Jacksonville Jaguars: He picks Jacksonville to win in Denver, arguing the market still undervalues the Jaguars and that the Broncos' offense under new play-caller Davis Webb won't score enough to keep pace. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9f1b6765-6f6f-4600-95a2-8ca2115edda6 (scored 50)

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