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Sports Illustrated · NFL 2026 · week 5

Mitch Goldich: NFL picks record, 2026 season

Record so far

Mitch Goldich is straight up 5-8-1 (38.5%).

Straight up
5-8-138.5% of 13 decided · 95% range 18–64%
Current streak, straight up
L4Longest: 2 wins, 4 losses

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

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

Every pick

Week 5 · SU 5-8-1
GameStraight upFinalHow we got it
TB at DAL
Thu, Oct 8
DAL LossTB 24, DAL 16Restored after the game
PHI at JAX
Sun, Oct 11
JAX WinPHI 17, JAX 19Restored after the game
CHI at GB
Sun, Oct 11
CHI LossCHI 7, GB 31Restored after the game
CIN at MIA
Sun, Oct 11
CIN WinCIN 31, MIA 24Restored after the game
CLE at NYJ
Sun, Oct 11
CLE LossCLE 12, NYJ 17Restored after the game
HOU at TEN
Sun, Oct 11
HOU WinHOU 26, TEN 3Restored after the game
IND at PIT
Sun, Oct 11
PIT WinIND 22, PIT 34Restored after the game
LV at NE
Sun, Oct 11
LV LossLV 17, NE 45Restored after the game
MIN at NO
Sun, Oct 11
MIN WinMIN 23, NO 13Restored after the game
NYG at WSH
Sun, Oct 11
NYG PushNYG 27, WSH 27Restored after the game
DEN at LAC
Sun, Oct 11
LAC LossDEN 23, LAC 17Restored after the game
DET at ARI
Sun, Oct 11
ARI LossDET 45, ARI 21Restored after the game
SF at SEA
Sun, Oct 11
SEA LossSF 32, SEA 29Restored after the game
BAL at ATL
Sun, Oct 11
ATL LossBAL 30, ATL 23Restored after the game
BUF at LAR
Mon, Oct 12
BUF PendingNot playedRecorded before kick-off

All Week 5 picks

By week

W-L-P by week.
WeekStraight up
Week 55-8-1
Season5-8-1

Check against Sports Illustrated

Sports Illustrated 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.

By team

Record when picking each team
W-L-P. "Picked to win" counts picks on that team; "picked to lose" counts picks on its opponent.
TeamPicked to winPicked to lose
ARI Arizona Cardinals0-1-0—
ATL Atlanta Falcons0-1-0—
BAL Baltimore Ravens—0-1-0
BUF Buffalo Bills——
CHI Chicago Bears0-1-0—
CIN Cincinnati Bengals1-0-0—
CLE Cleveland Browns0-1-0—
DAL Dallas Cowboys0-1-0—
DEN Denver Broncos—0-1-0
DET Detroit Lions—0-1-0
GB Green Bay Packers—0-1-0
HOU Houston Texans1-0-0—
IND Indianapolis Colts—1-0-0
JAX Jacksonville Jaguars1-0-0—
LV Las Vegas Raiders0-1-0—
LAC Los Angeles Chargers0-1-0—
LAR Los Angeles Rams——
MIA Miami Dolphins—1-0-0
MIN Minnesota Vikings1-0-0—
NE New England Patriots—0-1-0
NO New Orleans Saints—1-0-0
NYG New York Giants0-0-1—
NYJ New York Jets—0-1-0
PHI Philadelphia Eagles—1-0-0
PIT Pittsburgh Steelers1-0-0—
SF San Francisco 49ers—0-1-0
SEA Seattle Seahawks0-1-0—
TB Tampa Bay Buccaneers—0-1-0
TEN Tennessee Titans—1-0-0
WSH Washington Commanders—0-0-1

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