SB Nation · NFL 2026 · week 5

Brandon Gowton: NFL picks record, 2026 season

Record so far

Brandon Gowton is straight up 7-6-1 (53.8%).

Fewer than 30 decided picks in each market so far, so this record is listed but not ranked.

14 graded picks restored from SB Nation pages after the games; 1 pick waiting for a result (recorded by us before kick-off).

Every pick

Week 5 · SU 7-6-1

Game	Straight up	Final	How we got it
TB at DAL Thu, Oct 8	DAL Loss	TB 24, DAL 16	Restored after the game
PHI at JAX Sun, Oct 11	JAX Win	PHI 17, JAX 19	Restored after the game
CHI at GB Sun, Oct 11	CHI Loss	CHI 7, GB 31	Restored after the game
CIN at MIA Sun, Oct 11	MIA Loss	CIN 31, MIA 24	Restored after the game
CLE at NYJ Sun, Oct 11	NYJ Win	CLE 12, NYJ 17	Restored after the game
HOU at TEN Sun, Oct 11	HOU Win	HOU 26, TEN 3	Restored after the game
IND at PIT Sun, Oct 11	PIT Win	IND 22, PIT 34	Restored after the game
LV at NE Sun, Oct 11	NE Win	LV 17, NE 45	Restored after the game
MIN at NO Sun, Oct 11	NO Loss	MIN 23, NO 13	Restored after the game
NYG at WSH Sun, Oct 11	WSH Push	NYG 27, WSH 27	Restored after the game
DEN at LAC Sun, Oct 11	LAC Loss	DEN 23, LAC 17	Restored after the game
DET at ARI Sun, Oct 11	DET Win	DET 45, ARI 21	Restored after the game
SF at SEA Sun, Oct 11	SF Win	SF 32, SEA 29	Restored after the game
BAL at ATL Sun, Oct 11	ATL Loss	BAL 30, ATL 23	Restored after the game
BUF at LAR Mon, Oct 12	LAR Pending	Not played	Recorded before kick-off

W-L-P by week.
Week	Straight up
Week 5	7-6-1
Season	7-6-1

SB Nation does not print a running record or per-pick marks that we can check against yet. Our count comes from the picks and the final scores alone.

Record when picking each team