Jared Dubin· Sep 17, 2026
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.
“I lean toward the Bills for the win in the debut of their new stadium, but I like the Lions to keep it close enough that the Bills don't cover the spread.”
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7 checkable claims — 7 score predictions — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 85.7 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
7 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 35 — Lions 31
“Prediction: Bills 35, Lions 31”
Hit · 86Scored 85.71a naive guess scored 79.41+12.23 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 31-41
- skill:
- 12.23
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 85.71
- 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:
- 4
- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsSep 17, 2026
New England Patriots 21 — Steelers 13
“Prediction: Patriots 21, Steelers 13”
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- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 17, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 27 — Saints 20
“Prediction: Ravens 27, Saints 20”
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- Score PredictionsHouston TexansSep 17, 2026
Houston Texans 26 — Bengals 24
“Prediction: Texans 26, Bengals 24”
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- Score PredictionsDenver BroncosSep 17, 2026
Denver Broncos 24 — Jaguars 21
“Prediction: Broncos 24, Jaguars 21”
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- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 17, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 21 — Colts 17
“Prediction: Chiefs 21, Colts 17”
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- Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsSep 17, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 27 — Giants 17
“Prediction: Rams 27, Giants 17”
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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.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 90Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston.
- 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.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 90Dajani 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.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Sherman ran through the entire Week 2 slate with winners and several exact final scores, picking Seattle, San Francisco, Buffalo, Houston, Chicago, New England, Jacksonville, Dallas, Kansas City, the Rams, Green Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Carolina. He also called Fred Warner the league's best middle linebacker and floated Parker Washington as a top-five receiver.
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- 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.
- David HarrisonScore Predictions · Washington CommandersClose · 48Harrison predicts the Commanders will upset the Eagles in Philadelphia in Week 1 by a score of 27-24, driven by Jayden Daniels and timely defensive pressure. He also projects the active interior offensive line group and expects a good defensive day would hold Saquon Barkley to around 85-90 grinding yards.
- Chris RolingScore Predictions · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 31Roling predicts a lopsided Chargers home win over the Cardinals in Week 1, 30-10, and advises starting Justin Herbert and Omarion Hampton in fantasy while sitting Ladd McConkey.
- Bill HuberScore Predictions · Minnesota VikingsClose · 67Huber picks the Vikings to beat the Packers 34-31 in the season opener, forecasts Matthew Golden to lead Green Bay in catches, Christian Watson to top 1,000 receiving yards, Tucker Kraft to lead in touchdowns and MarShawn Lloyd to lead the team in rushing, with Micah Parsons reaching at least eight sacks. He picks Matthew Stafford for MVP, the Bears to win the NFC North, the Rams to win the Super Bowl, and the Packers to go 8-9.
- Jacob WestendorfScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Westendorf picks the Packers to win the opener 27-21, with Tucker Kraft leading the team in catches, Christian Watson in yards, Jayden Reed in touchdowns and Josh Jacobs in rushing. He tabs Bo Nix as MVP, the Broncos as the AFC's top team and Super Bowl winner over the Rams, the Lions to win the NFC North, and the Packers to finish 8-9.
- Garrett PodellScore Predictions · Dallas CowboysMiss · 36Previewing the Week 1 'Sunday Night Football' game, the piece picks Dallas to beat New York comfortably, arguing Prescott, Lamb and Pickens will exploit the Giants' cornerbacks while the Cowboys' defense contains Jaxson Dart.