Jeff Cavanaugh· Sep 3, 2026
Jeff went game-by-game through the Cowboys schedule, initially arriving at 13-4 before flipping a game to settle on a 12-5 final record prediction, with Dallas beating the Giants, Commanders, Ravens, Buccaneers, Packers, Cardinals, Colts, 49ers, Titans, Eagles (home), plus wins to close, and losing to the Texans, Eagles (road), Seahawks and Rams.
“So I'm gonna bring them down to twelve and five.”
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17 checkable claims — 13 game outcome picks, 2 season win totals, 1 player season number and 1 score prediction — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
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Dallas Cowboys · 2026 season · wins15 calls from 11 pundits between 3 wins and 13 wins. Jeff Cavanaugh said 12 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. not settled yet
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The games in this take
- Commanders at Cowboys 10 calls
- Ravens at Cowboys 10 calls
- Cowboys at Texans 8 calls
- Buccaneers at Cowboys 5 calls
- Cowboys at Packers 9 calls
- Cowboys at Eagles 13 calls
- Cardinals at Cowboys 5 calls
- Cowboys at Colts 5 calls
- 49ers at Cowboys 9 calls
- Titans at Cowboys 4 calls
- Cowboys at Seahawks 6 calls
- Cowboys at Rams 11 calls
17 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.
- Season Win TotalsBaltimore RavensSep 3, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins
“Healthy Lamar Jackson wins 12 games every year. He just does. The Ravens are gonna win 12 games.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Cowboys host the Arizona Cardinals, and it's a win.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Alright. Cowboys beat the forty niners.”
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- Game Outcome PicksPhiladelphia EaglesSep 3, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win
“I'm gonna have the Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cowboys, and I'm gonna have the Cowboys beat them later.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Cowboys are five and one according to me.”
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- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsSep 3, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to win
“Cowboys go to the Rams... I'm gonna give my loss to the Rams.”
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- Player Season NumbersMike EvansSep 3, 2026
Mike Evans to record 1,000 receiving yards
“Mike Evans is gonna have a thousand yard.”
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- Season Win TotalsDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to finish with 12 wins
“So I'm gonna bring them down to twelve and five. And we've got it right.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Then you host the Tennessee Titans. Jeff's got the Cowboys at eleven and two.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“I'll say the Cowboys start three and o.”
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- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansSep 3, 2026
Houston Texans to win
“I will say the best defense in the league is able to beat the Cowboys and send them to three in one.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“I think Washington might be worse than New York... Cowboys win big at home.”
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- Game Outcome PicksSeattle SeahawksSep 3, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win
“I gotta give them a loss. They'd lose to the Seahawks.”
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- Score PredictionsNew York GiantsSep 3, 2026
New York Giants 33 — New York Football Giants 3
“Yeah. I got a I'm gonna go 33 to three.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Short week, but you're better. You're better than Tampa. It's a dub.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Cowboys beat the Indianapolis Colts.”
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- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 3, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Cowboys host the Eagles, and I already had them lose their earlier game to the Eagles... I I gotta win and get home.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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