# Jordan Dajani: 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.

**Claimed:** Sep 17, 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-picks-lions-bills-bengals-texans/

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.

> Bills win in a thrilling home opener.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Buffalo Bills 36 — Lions 30**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Buffalo Bills
  - Verdict: scored 90.48 out of 100, against 79.41 for a naive guess
- **New England Patriots 16 — Steelers 13**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Baltimore Ravens 28 — Saints 24**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Houston Texans 27 — Bengals 23**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Houston Texans
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Broncos 23**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Kansas City Chiefs 24 — Colts 17**
  - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Kansas City Chiefs
  - Verdict: not settled yet
- **Especially with A.J. Brown sidelined by a high ankle sprain.**
  - Kind: Availability Calls · About: A.J. Brown, New England Patriots
  - Verdict: not settled yet

## Who this take is about

- Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills
- New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots
- Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/ravens
- Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams
- Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/texans
- Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jaguars
- Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chiefs
- A.J. Brown — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/a-j-brown

## What others said about the same people

- Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a81fc2f3-5937-4fe2-b19f-098cffc7a412 (scored 85.71)
- Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd11d340-9a85-435f-ba75-832fd87185ab (scored 83.33)
- John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f42c4080-99e0-449b-b2fa-05e18ce6f922 (scored 92.86)
- Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41f7100c-a241-4e65-b1d3-78bdcbe1e16e (scored 90.48)
- Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Unsigned 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffa356f2-a1ca-4bd2-88cf-02bc5f2d829e (scored 85.71)
- Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9fc610de-6a6c-43c4-af7c-4c00c056d117 (scored 85.71)

## More score predictions

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

- Tony Fusco on Detroit Lions: In 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/84c5d696-88f5-4b4d-9990-706a1698baa5 (scored 0)
- Jared Dubin on Denver Broncos: Dubin picks Denver to win narrowly in Kansas City, 21-20. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b4339e96-6ced-44c2-88e9-b490d027df7b (scored 2.38)
- Tyler Sullivan on Denver Broncos: Sullivan picks Denver to beat Kansas City 24-20. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d8636e57-b6d8-471a-a98a-75871c7ee5bf (scored 9.52)
- John Breech on Denver Broncos: In the Pick Six newsletter, Breech picks the Broncos to upset the Chiefs on Monday night, 23-21. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31f3511a-a211-46e0-a6dd-d2cfb70ee207 (scored 4.76)
- Jared Dubin on Denver Broncos: The 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cdfdacff-d438-489d-bad2-1d9587b82609 (scored 2.38)
- Jared Dubin on Denver Broncos: Dubin 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5017ce6e-d3fa-471a-bcf6-b9834182fded (scored 2.38)

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