# Jared Dubin: Picks the Rams to win the Super Bowl despite the risk of choosing a 'super team.' **Claimed:** Sep 9, 2026 **Pundit:** Jared Dubin — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jared-dubin **Outlet:** CBS Sports — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/cbs-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/2026-nfl-season-predictions-super-bowl-playoff-division-champion-picks/ One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened. Nothing to score yet: this grades once the result is in. > I just don't see that happening with the Rams, who are too loaded with top-flight talent. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl** - Kind: Super Bowl Picks · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams ## What others said about the same people - Nick Shook on Aaron Donald: Shook unveiled his first NFL power rankings of the year, putting the Rams first, the Broncos second and the defending champion Seahawks only third, with the Dolphins last. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ea18c6ec-7662-4e66-91ed-4d0ef9d7d97d (scored 100) - Jordan Dajani on Los Angeles Rams: Dajani picks the Rams over the 49ers, Texans over Bills, Ravens over Colts, Bengals over Buccaneers, Vikings over Packers, Cowboys over Giants and Broncos over Chiefs in Week 1, with exact scores. He also predicts the Bills win the AFC East, the Cowboys win their division, and Caleb Downs wins Defensive Rookie of the Year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6565d23-03db-4e60-a574-21a0b86dafb0 (scored 11.9) - Mike Florio on Los Angeles Rams: Florio gives score predictions for every Week 1 game of the 2026 NFL season, including an opening-night upset by the Patriots in Seattle and narrow home wins for the Giants and Chiefs. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4b20f46e-ebc0-462f-9e7a-2ab82f91a2ea (scored 28.57) - Gilberto Manzano on Los Angeles Rams: Manzano's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f6e2bb80-47ba-4803-9002-1ab10e7ee54c (scored 0) - Albert Breer on Los Angeles Rams: Breer's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/81a0a660-de14-460e-a283-c357a6a1bcda (scored 0) - Conor Orr on Los Angeles Rams: Orr's Week 1 straight-up picks, including several upsets (Patriots, Buccaneers, Browns, Dolphins, Commanders, Broncos). — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/54ae8d21-7621-4c3d-816c-e879aed9b5c2 (scored 0) ## More super bowl picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jeff "Coach Jags" Jagodzinski on Seattle Seahawks: Coach Jags takes Seattle to win Super Bowl 60 by a wider margin than the spread, 28-10, citing Seattle's dominant defense. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/244d1ca2-8056-4d73-97ab-a05106200a98 (scored 100) - Jacob Westendorf on Seattle Seahawks: Westendorf predicts a Seattle blowout, 34-13, over New England in Super Bowl 60, expects Aaron Banks to be back on the Packers roster, thinks Romeo Dobbs will be paid by another team, and calls Christian Watson the Packers' best receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/61677737-1fdb-4270-921d-ffacc5caa91d (scored 100) - Brandon Sneide on Seattle Seahawks: Snyder picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 31-23 in Super Bowl 60, believing Seattle pulls away late, and says Drake Maye will finish second in MVP voting behind Matthew Stafford. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1cf83e90-e59f-4c8f-941f-c732efcb4c03 (scored 100) - David Harrison on Seattle Seahawks: On a mailbag episode, Harrison said he had backed the Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl, and floated draft-window guesses for a couple of Commanders-fit prospects: Alabama center Parker Brailsford as an early-200s pick and Georgia tight end Oscar Delp as a late-round selection. He also described Ohio State's Sonny Styles as a projected first-round linebacker. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/65812d29-70e3-4f29-952e-2987995a2699 (scored 100) - David Harrison on Seattle Seahawks: In his first mock draft of the offseason (built on two hypothetical trades), Harrison has Washington selecting Caleb Banks at No. 16, Brandon Cisse at No. 33, Tanner Koziol at No. 145 and Kaylon Black at No. 223, with Banks immediately becoming the team's top defensive tackle. He also expects Washington to move on from Marshawn Lattimore and to bring back Chris Rodriguez Jr., and says his money on the Super Bowl was on Seattle. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ac8558ee-2397-4202-b8b2-04e942c23bbf (scored 100) - Nick Wright on Seattle Seahawks: Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as his dark horse Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1fe4abc6-28e3-412b-ab6e-d2f65f25682f (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. 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