Pete Prisco· Sep 23, 2026
Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.
“I have Tampa Bay beating Minnesota and Cleveland beating Carolina.”
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17 checkable claims — 16 score predictions and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 18 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 17 have settled so far, averaging 23.8 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Falcons at Packers 10 calls
- Chiefs at Dolphins 9 calls
- Panthers at Browns 6 calls
- Titans at Giants 7 calls
- Bengals at Steelers 7 calls
- Seahawks at Commanders 10 calls
- Chargers at Bills 13 calls
- Jets at Lions 7 calls
- Texans at Colts 8 calls
- Patriots at Jaguars 9 calls
- Cardinals at 49ers 7 calls
- Vikings at Buccaneers 6 calls
- Ravens at Cowboys 17 calls
- Raiders at Saints 5 calls
- Rams at Broncos 16 calls
- Eagles at Bears 11 calls
17 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Score PredictionsGreen Bay PackersSep 23, 2026
Green Bay Packers 27 — Falcons 17
“Pick: Packers 27, Falcons 17”
Miss · 24Scored 23.81a naive guess scored 0+45 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-14
- skill:
- 45
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 23.81
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 21
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- -0.45
- predicted margin:
- 10
- Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsSep 23, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 21 — Patriots 16
“The Jaguars get back on track in a lower-scoring game. Pick: Jaguars 21, Patriots 16”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBuffalo BillsSep 23, 2026
Buffalo Bills 32 — Chargers 23
“Pick: Bills 32, Chargers 23”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsCleveland BrownsSep 23, 2026
Cleveland Browns 23 — Panthers 20
“The Browns take it in an upset. Pick: Browns 23, Panthers 20”
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- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 23, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 28 — Dolphins 10
“Pick: Chiefs 28, Dolphins 10”
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- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsSep 23, 2026
Detroit Lions 28 — Jets 23
“Pick: Lions 28, Jets 23”
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- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 23, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 24 — Commanders 13
“Seattle takes it. Pick: Seahawks 24, Commanders 13”
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- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 23, 2026
New Orleans Saints 21 — Raiders 14
“Look for the Saints to look good in their home opener with Tyler Shough having another good day. Pick: Saints 21, Raiders 14”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsPhiladelphia EaglesSep 23, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 27 — Bears 13
“The Eagles will limit the run game and win it behind their defense, with Jalen Hurts having a good day. Pick: Eagles 27, Bears 13”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsNew York GiantsSep 23, 2026
New York Giants 23 — Titans 14
“Look for the Giants to rally around him in Dart's absence. Pick: Giants 23, Titans 14”
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- Score PredictionsCincinnati BengalsSep 23, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 23 — Steelers 13
“look for the Bengals to play well again on that side of the ball as they go to 3-0. Pick: Bengals 23, Steelers 13”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsSep 23, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 30 — Broncos 23
“Look for Matt Stafford and the Rams to win it. Pick: Rams 30, Broncos 23”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 23, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 — Vikings 20
“this one will be won by the Bucs defense. They finally step up. Pick: Bucs 21, Vikings 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 23, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 33 — Cowboys 30
“I think Jackson rebounds to lead the Ravens to a high-scoring victory. Pick: Ravens 33, Cowboys 30”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersSep 23, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 30 — Cardinals 17
“49ers take it. Pick: 49ers 30, Cardinals 17”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsHouston TexansSep 23, 2026
Houston Texans 31 — Colts 20
“The Texans get their first victory as the offense comes to life against the Colts. Pick: Texans 31, Colts 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsCaleb WilliamsChicago BearsSep 23, 2026
“the Bears will likely be without injured quarterback Caleb Williams and could be without backup Tyson Bagent (Monday night, Week 3)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Mike KadlickScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 7Kadlick expects an ugly, low-scoring Thursday night game at Lambeau Field, with Green Bay beating Atlanta 10–7 to move to 2–1 while the Falcons drop to 0–3 in Michael Penix Jr.'s return.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 17Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersMiss · 0Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 12Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington.
More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Scott KennedyScore Predictions · Carolina PanthersClose · 52Expects the Falcons to fall to 0-2 in Cooper Rush starts, losing 24-13 to Carolina.
- Garrett ChapmanScore Predictions · Carolina PanthersClose · 50Thinks Atlanta matches up well but still falls short, picking Carolina 23-20.
- Jerry JonesScore Predictions · Carolina PanthersClose · 52Predicts Carolina pulls away from Atlanta, with the Falcons defense keeping it close early, in a 27-16 Panthers win.
- Lance SandersonScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 88Sanderson thinks Denver cleans up its play on both sides of the ball and wins a close one.
- Bob MorrisScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 90Morris expects cleaner tackling and offensive rhythm to give Denver a close win.
- Zack KelbermanScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 86Kelberman picks a narrow Broncos home win, with Bo Nix doing just enough in the clutch.