Tyler Sullivan· Sep 23, 2026
Sullivan 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.
“Allen is on an MVP trajectory over his first two games, totaling nine touchdowns. He's a freight train, and it feels like the Chargers will be his next victim.”
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20 checkable claims — 16 score predictions, 3 availability calls and 1 depth chart call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 23 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 20 have settled so far, averaging 11.9 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
Marcus Mariota · 2026 season9 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 1. Tyler Sullivan said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Who this take is about
- Green Bay Packers
- Los Angeles Rams
- Jayden Daniels
- Washington Commanders
- Detroit Lions
- Carolina Panthers
- Indianapolis Colts
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Baltimore Ravens
- Marcus Mariota
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tennessee Titans
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Philadelphia Eagles
- New Orleans Saints
- Caleb Williams
- Chicago Bears
- Jaxson Dart
- New York Giants
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Minnesota Vikings
- Buffalo Bills
- San Francisco 49ers
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
20 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 23, 2026
Green Bay Packers 26 — Falcons 21
“Falcons at Packers (Thursday) Projected score : Packers 26, Falcons 21”
Miss · 12Scored 11.9a naive guess scored 0+22.5 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-14
- skill:
- 22.5
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 11.9
- 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:
- 5
- Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsSep 23, 2026
Los Angeles Rams 23 — Broncos 20
“Rams at Broncos Projected score : Rams 23, Broncos 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Jayden Daniels (elbow) will miss time ... all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsSep 23, 2026
Detroit Lions 33 — Jets 21
“Projected score : Lions 33, Jets 21”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsCarolina PanthersSep 23, 2026
Carolina Panthers 24 — Browns 21
“Panthers at Browns Projected score : Panthers 24, Browns 21”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsIndianapolis ColtsSep 23, 2026
Indianapolis Colts 26 — Texans 23
“Texans at Colts Projected score : Colts 26, Texans 23”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsSep 23, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 23 — Patriots 21
“Patriots at Jaguars Projected score : Jaguars 23, Patriots 21”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 23, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 31 — Cowboys 29
“Ravens at Cowboys (in Brazil) Projected score : Ravens 31, Cowboys 29”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Marcus Mariota to be 1st on the depth chart
“With Daniels sidelined, Marcus Mariota (who has lost six of his last seven starts) gets the nod”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 23, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 27 — Commanders 17
“Projected score : Seahawks 27, Commanders 17”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsTennessee TitansSep 23, 2026
Tennessee Titans 23 — Giants 20
“Titans at Giants Projected score : Titans 23, Giants 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsCincinnati BengalsSep 23, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals 27 — Steelers 20
“Bengals at Steelers Projected score : Bengals 27, Steelers 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsPhiladelphia EaglesSep 23, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles 26 — Bears 20
“Eagles at Bears (Monday) Projected score : Eagles 26, Bears 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 23, 2026
New Orleans Saints 24 — Raiders 20
“Projected score : Saints 24, Raiders 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsCaleb WilliamsChicago BearsSep 23, 2026
“Some may be back sooner than later, but all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsJaxson DartNew York GiantsSep 23, 2026
“Jaxson Dart (knee) could miss the entire season ... all of them will likely be sidelined for Week 3”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 23, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 33 — Dolphins 16
“Projected score : Chiefs 33, Dolphins 16”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsMinnesota VikingsSep 23, 2026
Minnesota Vikings 23 — Buccaneers 21
“Vikings at Buccaneers Projected score : Vikings 23, Buccaneers 21”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsBuffalo BillsSep 23, 2026
Buffalo Bills 31 — Chargers 20
“Projected score : Bills 31, Chargers 20”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersSep 23, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 33 — Cardinals 23
“Cardinals at 49ers Projected score : 49ers 33, Cardinals 23”
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.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.
More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Lance SandersonScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 88Sanderson thinks Denver cleans up its play on both sides of the ball and wins a close one.
- Bob MorrisScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 90Morris expects cleaner tackling and offensive rhythm to give Denver a close win.
- Zack KelbermanScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 86Kelberman picks a narrow Broncos home win, with Bo Nix doing just enough in the clutch.
- Keith CummingsScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 90Cummings predicts Denver cleans things up and wins in overtime on a Wil Lutz field goal.
- Carl DumlerScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 90Dumler sees the Broncos bouncing back behind the run game and the home crowd, winning on a late field goal.
- Chad JensenScore Predictions · Denver BroncosHit · 88Jensen, leaning on Sean Payton and Bo Nix's track record, picks a low-scoring Denver win over Jacksonville.