Jordan Dajani· Sep 17, 2026
Dajani picks winners and exact scores for seven Week 2 games, taking the Bills over the Lions in a shootout, the Patriots narrowly over the Steelers, the Ravens over the Saints, the Texans over the Bengals, the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos, the Chiefs over the Colts and the Rams over the Giants.
“Bills win in a thrilling home opener.”
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8 checkable claims — 7 score predictions and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 90.5 out of 100, against 79.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Lions at Bills 20 calls
- Steelers at Patriots 10 calls
- Bengals at Texans 9 calls
- Saints at Ravens 7 calls
- Jaguars at Broncos 12 calls
- Colts at Chiefs 9 calls
- Giants at Rams 11 calls
8 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 PredictionsBuffalo BillsSep 17, 2026
Buffalo Bills 36 — Lions 30
“Prediction: Bills 36, Lions 30”
Hit · 90Scored 90.48a naive guess scored 79.41+21.46 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 31-41
- skill:
- 21.46
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 90.48
- baseline:
- 79.41
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- 1.35
- predicted margin:
- 6
- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsSep 17, 2026
New England Patriots 16 — Steelers 13
“Prediction: Patriots 16, Steelers 13”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 17, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 28 — Saints 24
“Prediction: Ravens 28, Saints 24”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsSep 17, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21
“Prediction: Rams 30, Giants 21”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsHouston TexansSep 17, 2026
Houston Texans 27 — Bengals 23
“Prediction: Texans 27, Bengals 23”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsSep 17, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Broncos 23
“Prediction: Jaguars 24, Broncos 23”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 17, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 24 — Colts 17
“Prediction: Chiefs 24, Colts 17”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsA.J. BrownNew England PatriotsSep 17, 2026
“Especially with A.J. Brown sidelined by a high ankle sprain.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 86Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 83Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 93Breech picks the Bills to beat the Lions 38-31 on Thursday night, floats the game as a Super Bowl preview, and takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks 20-17 in Week 2.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 90Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 86Unsigned CBS Sports preview of Bills-Lions picks Buffalo to win a high-scoring Thursday night game 35-31, and expects Larry Borom to step in as Detroit's starting right tackle for the injured Blake Miller.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 86Dubin gives winners and scores for the same seven games, favoring the Bills, Patriots, Ravens, Texans, Broncos, Chiefs and Rams, though he expects several of them to stay close.
More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Tony FuscoScore Predictions · Detroit LionsMiss · 0In his satirical Week 2 NFL predictions, Tony Fusco called exact final scores in five games: Lions over Bills, Panthers over Falcons, Bears over Vikings, Patriots over Steelers, and Eagles over Titans. He also predicted Atlanta would trick Tua into missing the game entirely.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Denver BroncosMiss · 2Dubin picks Denver to win narrowly in Kansas City, 21-20.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Denver BroncosMiss · 10Sullivan picks Denver to beat Kansas City 24-20.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Denver BroncosMiss · 5In the Pick Six newsletter, Breech picks the Broncos to upset the Chiefs on Monday night, 23-21.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Denver BroncosMiss · 2The unbylined CBS Sports preview picks Denver to win at Arrowhead in Week 1, 21-20, and expects Kenneth Walker III to be Kansas City's lead back while Jaylen Waddle serves as Bo Nix's top receiving target in Denver.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Denver BroncosMiss · 2Dubin picks the Rams, Texans, Ravens, Bengals, Packers, Cowboys and Broncos in Week 1 with exact scores, and says the Rams are his pick to win the Super Bowl this season.