Lane Mills· Aug 18, 2026
Mills predicts the Titans finish 2026 at 6-11 (2-4 in the AFC South), missing the playoffs, with specific wins over the Jets, Giants, Browns, Jaguars, Raiders and Colts, and names Wan'Dale Robinson team MVP with another 1,000-yard, seven-touchdown season as Cam Ward's top receiver.
“I'm staking my claim with Wan'Dale Robinson as Tennessee's team MVP by the end of the season.”
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11 checkable claims — 6 game outcome picks, 2 player season numbers, 1 award pick, 1 depth chart call and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 11 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
Where this call stands in the room
Tennessee Titans · 2026 season · wins12 calls from 8 pundits between 3 wins and 9 wins. Lane Mills said 6 wins. the room's median is 6 wins. not settled yet
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11 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.
- Game Outcome PicksTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to win
“Wins over the Jets in game one, the Giants in game three, and the Colts at home toward the end of December stand out as Tennessee finally winning the ones they should.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- NYJ
- score:
- 23-10
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- TEN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- TEN
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Wan'Dale Robinson to be 1st on the depth chart
“he's here to be Ward's WR1, at least until Carnell Tate fully takes off”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Wan'Dale Robinson to record 1,000 receiving yards
“I'll go ahead and say that he breaks 1,000 yards again and catches seven touchdowns”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Wan'Dale Robinson to record 7 receiving tds
“he breaks 1,000 yards again and catches seven touchdowns, just for good measure”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to win
“I have the Titans beating the Browns at home on Oct. 25”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to win
“the Jaguars at home on Nov. 15”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to win
“the Colts at home toward the end of December stand out as Tennessee finally winning the ones they should”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to win
“and the Raiders on the road on Dec. 27”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksWan'Dale RobinsonTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Wan'Dale Robinson to win Team MVP
“MVP: Wan'Dale Robinson — I'm staking my claim with Wan'Dale Robinson as Tennessee's team MVP by the end of the season.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to finish with 6 wins
“Overall Record: 6-11 (2-4) ... I've got Tennessee doubling their win total from the past two seasons (and matching them combined), at 6-11.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksTennessee TitansAug 18, 2026
Tennessee Titans to win
“Wins over the Jets in game one, the Giants in game three, and the Colts at home toward the end of December”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Eric CohenGame Outcome Picks · Tennessee TitansMiss · 0Cohen says the Bears win easily in Carolina, and that Tennessee starts 1-0 over a Jets team he considers the third-worst in the league.
- Kirk HerbstreitGame Outcome Picks · Tennessee TitansMiss · 0Herbstreit made a full slate of Week 1 picks — Lions, Ravens, Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles, Packers and Cowboys — and also said he still thinks Seattle is the team to beat in the NFC West.
- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · Tennessee TitansMiss · 0AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
- Mike FlorioScore Predictions · Tennessee TitansMiss · 26Florio 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.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Tennessee TitansMiss · 0Pluym's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games.
- Gilberto ManzanoGame Outcome Picks · Tennessee TitansMiss · 0Manzano's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Parkins picked the Giants to upset Dallas, the Steelers to beat Atlanta by two scores, the Bears to beat Carolina, the Bills to beat Houston and Denver to beat Kansas City outright; he also said Justin Herbert will win an MVP and had the Bengals as AFC North champs.
- Eric ManginiGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Mangini's upset alert was Washington over Philadelphia; in the chips segment he backed Houston, Dallas and Denver; and his Monday headline was Cincinnati mauling Tampa Bay, with Joe Burrow as his MVP and the Bengals as AFC North champs.
- Shannon SharpeGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Sharpe predicted Matthew Stafford would throw four touchdowns in the Thursday night game against the 49ers, picked Tampa Bay to beat Cincinnati at home, took the Broncos over Kansas City on Monday night with Bonitto getting 2.5 sacks, and expects big fantasy value from kicker Brandon Aubrey.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0An unsigned CBS Sports piece flags five Week 1 underdogs as upset candidates: the 49ers over the Rams in Melbourne, the Texans over the Bills, the Panthers over the Bears, the Jets over the Titans, and the Broncos over the Chiefs on Monday night.
- Mitch GoldichGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Goldich's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Pluym's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games.