John Breech· Sep 22, 2026
Breech predicts the Dolphins will miss the playoffs and may go winless, and picks every Week 3 game with scores, including Texans over Colts, a Buccaneers upset of Minnesota, Ravens over Cowboys in Brazil, Saints over Raiders and Broncos over Rams.
“I'm starting the 0-17 watch now.”
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19 checkable claims — 16 score predictions, 1 availability call, 1 position group finish and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 19 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 19 have settled so far, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Where this call stands in the room
Miami Dolphins · 2026 season · wins5 calls from 5 pundits between 0 wins and 7 wins. John Breech said 0 wins. the room's median is 3 wins. not settled yet
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Who this take is about
- Green Bay Packers
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Baltimore Ravens
- New Orleans Saints
- Denver Broncos
- Buffalo Bills
- Carolina Panthers
- Detroit Lions
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- San Francisco 49ers
- Kyler Murray
- Minnesota Vikings
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Philadelphia Eagles
- Miami Dolphins
- New York Giants
- Houston Texans
- Seattle Seahawks
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
19 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 22, 2026
Green Bay Packers 27 — Falcons 13
“Packers 27-13 over Falcons (Thursday)”
Miss · 33Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 0+63 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-14
- skill:
- 63
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- 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:
- 14
- Score PredictionsTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 22, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 19 — Vikings 16
“PICK: Buccaneers 19-16 over Vikings”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 22, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 34 — Cowboys 27
“PICK: Ravens 34-27 over Cowboys”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 22, 2026
New Orleans Saints 27 — Raiders 24
“PICK: Saints 27-24 over Raiders”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsDenver BroncosSep 22, 2026
Denver Broncos 23 — Rams 21
“PICK: Broncos 23-21 over Rams”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBuffalo BillsSep 22, 2026
Buffalo Bills 34 — Chargers 24
“Bills 34-24 over Chargers”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsCarolina PanthersSep 22, 2026
Carolina Panthers 20 — Browns 17
“Panthers 20-17 over Browns”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsSep 22, 2026
Detroit Lions 31 — Jets 24
“Lions 31-24 over Jets”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 22, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 31 — Dolphins 17
“Chiefs 31-17 over Dolphins”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsSep 22, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 23 — Patriots 20
“Jaguars 23-20 over Patriots”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersSep 22, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 24 — Cardinals 16
“49ers 24-16 over Cardinals”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota VikingsSep 22, 2026
“Kyler Murray will be returning to the field on Sunday after playing just three possessions in Week 1 (Week 3)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsCincinnati BengalsSep 22, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 27 — Steelers 20
“Bengals 27-20 over Steelers”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsPhiladelphia EaglesSep 22, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 23 — Bears 16
“Eagles 23-16 over Bears (Monday)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsMiami DolphinsSep 22, 2026
Miami Dolphins to finish with 0 wins
“I'm not sure they're even going to win a game. I know we're only two weeks through the season, but I'm starting the 0-17 watch now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsNew York GiantsSep 22, 2026
New York Giants 20 — Titans 16
“Giants 20-16 over Titans”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group FinishHouston TexansSep 22, 2026
Houston Texans defense to be top 10 in the league
“Not only does Houston have what should end up being a top defense, but this year, the Texans have the offense to go with it.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsHouston TexansSep 22, 2026
Houston Texans 27 — Colts 24
“PICK: Texans 27-24 over Colts”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 22, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 30 — Commanders 13
“Seahawks 30-13 over Commanders”
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.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 50Dubin picks the Rams to beat the Giants on Monday Night Football, sticking with preseason expectations over Week 1 overreaction. He gives two conditional scores depending on whether Puka Nacua plays: a comfortable 27-17 win if Nacua suits up, and a narrow 17-16 win if he sits.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 71Dubin picked the Rams to beat the Giants 27-17 on Monday night.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsHit · 86Prisco picked the Rams to beat the Giants 30-14.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 69Dajani picked the Rams to beat the Giants 30-21.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 69Sullivan picked the Rams to beat the Giants 30-21.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 69Dajani has New England edging Pittsburgh 16-13 and the Rams beating the Giants 30-21 on a late field goal.