# Garrett Podell — prediction record

Garrett Podell covers the NFL for CBS Sports and Sports Illustrated, writing season previews, bold predictions, and deep dives on teams across the league. His work ranges from Super Bowl picks to quarterback power rankings to injury analysis, with particular attention to the Cowboys, Texans, and the AFC and NFC division races.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 45.24%
- **MissedTakes Score:** -29.31
- **Graded articles:** 3
- **Graded individual calls:** 3
- **Clarity:** 100%

PROVISIONAL: fewer than 10 graded articles. This number is not yet meaningful, and they are excluded from leaderboards.

The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty.

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## Graded articles (3)

### Sep 13, 2026 — scored 35.71 across 1 call

Previewing 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.

https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/994d94d2-7aa5-4911-8404-9efbdfc22a46

### Sep 11, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

In its weekly bold predictions column, CBS Sports (unsigned) picks the Falcons to upset the Steelers in Pittsburgh behind Tua Tagovailoa outplaying Aaron Rodgers, and forecasts big individual games for Trey Hendrickson, Quinshon Judkins and De'Von Achane in Week 1.

https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/67ef1d8b-29d9-4a2d-b450-d8542a755fec

### Aug 5, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

An unsigned CBS Sports report frames Stefon Diggs as filling Washington's vacant No. 2 receiver role opposite Terry McLaurin after his reported one-year deal, expecting him in that spot in the 2026 passing game with Jayden Daniels.

https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc79861b-dbde-474e-9d55-bf50f7b766d2


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