# John Breech — prediction record John Breech has been covering the NFL at CBS Sports since 2011, where he writes about everything from weekly game picks to season-long playoff projections. His predictions span the league, touching on teams like the Bills, Lions, Cowboys, and Bengals, and he's a regular contributor to CBS Sports' expert picks and season previews. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 36.51% - **MissedTakes Score:** -18.61 - **Graded articles:** 8 - **Graded individual calls:** 38 - **Clarity:** 98.59% 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. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology ## Graded articles (8) ### Sep 14, 2026 — scored 4.76 across 1 call In the Pick Six newsletter, Breech picks the Broncos to upset the Chiefs on Monday night, 23-21. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/31f3511a-a211-46e0-a6dd-d2cfb70ee207 ### Sep 13, 2026 — scored 50 across 2 calls Breech picks the Texans to upset the Bills in Houston, trusting Houston's defense to smother Josh Allen, and takes the Raiders to beat the Dolphins by at least a touchdown. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9da8cc61-bdc3-40fd-bd7f-c02c99fe7b00 ### Sep 9, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call An unsigned CBS Sports piece presents SportsLine's simulation of the entire 2026 season, projecting both conferences' playoff fields, division winners, win totals, every playoff game, and the Rams beating the Ravens in Super Bowl LXI. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f2f7d1ca-1f9b-4646-abf6-21ea106a4623 ### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 56.4 across 16 calls Breech makes score picks for every Week 1 game of the 2026 season, and references his season preview in which he has the Bills winning the AFC East and the Texans winning the AFC South, both at 11-6. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b823d5ce-fc63-4d24-9f48-839f494b538a ### Sep 7, 2026 — scored 14.29 across 1 call An unsigned CBS Sports annual Labor Day predictions column forecasts every team's 2026 record, all eight division winners, both playoff fields with full bracket scores, individual award winners, and the top five picks of the 2027 draft, ultimately picking the Bengals to beat the Cowboys 27-23 in Super Bowl LXI. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5520649c-0f51-4c45-8c3a-59d7e9f72497 ### Aug 19, 2026 — scored 66.67 across 15 calls An unsigned CBS Sports piece predicts the week each NFL team will suffer its first loss, effectively picking winners in each of those games, and names the Ravens as the league's final undefeated team after a 7-0 start. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/50eb251e-cf6b-417d-a0d6-bccba95e06fc ### Aug 14, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call In a preseason Week 1 winners-and-losers piece, CBS Sports says Bengals receiver Dohnte Meyers is now likely to make the roster, suggests fantasy drafters consider 49ers rookie De'Zhaun Stribling, expects Kirk Cousins rather than rookie Fernando Mendoza to start Week 1 for the Raiders, and suggests Anthony Richardson has moved ahead of Riley Leonard for the Colts' backup quarterback job. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d028cdb8-972f-4e80-af43-d5f967fdd8f4 ### Aug 13, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call The unsigned Pick Six newsletter expects Seth McLaughlin to step into the Lions' starting center job with Cade Mays injured, and suggests Tua Tagovailoa is on track to be Atlanta's Week 1 starting quarterback. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a040e9f9-5016-4dce-b2b3-a4c411e950f5 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=john-breech