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ESPN NFL expert picks, 2026 season

The panel so far

Top record straight up: Mike Clay, 50-27-1.

ESPN's panel picks the winner of every game. It does not publish picks against the spread.

All picks, straight up: 513-332-1160.7% · 867 picks

Latest picks
Experts
Their standings vs our count
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ESPN NFL picks, Week 5

Straight up, Week 5. Columns: Ben Solak, Dan Graziano, Eric Moody, Jason Reid, Jeremy Fowler, Kalyn Kahler, Lindsey Thiry, Matt Bowen, Mike Clay, Pamela Maldonado and Seth Wickersham.
Game	Solak	Graziano	Moody	Reid	Fowler	Kahler	Thiry	Bowen	Clay	Maldonado	Wickersham
TB at DAL TB 24, DAL 16	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss	DALLoss
PHI at JAX PHI 17, JAX 19	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	JAXWin	PHILoss
CHI at GB CHI 7, GB 31	CHILoss	CHILoss	CHILoss	CHILoss	CHILoss	CHILoss	GBWin	CHILoss	CHILoss	GBWin	GBWin
CIN at MIA CIN 31, MIA 24	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin	CINWin
CLE at NYJ CLE 12, NYJ 17	NYJWin	NYJWin	CLELoss	CLELoss	CLELoss	CLELoss	NYJWin	CLELoss	NYJWin	NYJWin	NYJWin
HOU at TEN HOU 26, TEN 3	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin	HOUWin
IND at PIT IND 22, PIT 34	PITWin	INDLoss	PITWin	PITWin	PITWin	INDLoss	PITWin	INDLoss	PITWin	PITWin	PITWin
LV at NE LV 17, NE 45	NEWin	NEWin	NEWin	NEWin	LVLoss	LVLoss	LVLoss	NEWin	NEWin	LVLoss	LVLoss
MIN at NO MIN 23, NO 13	NOLoss	MINWin	MINWin	MINWin	MINWin	MINWin	MINWin	MINWin	MINWin	NOLoss	NOLoss
NYG at WSH NYG 27, WSH 27	WSHPush	WSHPush	NYGPush	NYGPush	WSHPush	NYGPush	NYGPush	NYGPush	WSHPush	NYGPush	WSHPush
DEN at LAC DEN 23, LAC 17	LACLoss	LACLoss	DENWin	DENWin	DENWin	DENWin	DENWin	DENWin	DENWin	DENWin	LACLoss
DET at ARI DET 45, ARI 21	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin	DETWin
SF at SEA SF 32, SEA 29	SEALoss	SEALoss	SEALoss	SEALoss	SFWin	SFWin	SFWin	SEALoss	SEALoss	SEALoss	SFWin
BAL at ATL BAL 30, ATL 23	ATLLoss	ATLLoss	ATLLoss	BALWin	ATLLoss	BALWin	ATLLoss	BALWin	ATLLoss	ATLLoss	ATLLoss
BUF at LAR Mon, Oct 12, 8:15 p.m. ET	LAR	BUF	LAR	LAR	LAR	BUF	LAR	BUF	BUF	LAR	LAR

Every Week 5 pick from all outlets

Experts

Season records, 2026. Win % leaves out pushes.
Expert	Straight up	Win %
Ben Solak	44-33-1	57.1%
Dan Graziano	46-31-1	59.7%
Eric Moody	48-29-1	62.3%
Jason Reid	48-29-1	62.3%
Jeremy Fowler	46-31-1	59.7%
Kalyn Kahler	44-33-1	57.1%
Lindsey Thiry	49-27-1	64.5%
Matt Bowen	46-30-1	60.5%
Mike Clay	50-27-1	64.9%
Pamela Maldonado	48-29-1	62.3%
Seth Wickersham	44-33-1	57.1%

By week

All of this outlet's picks combined.
Week	Straight up
Week 1	117-58-0
Week 2	111-65-0
Week 3	80-96-0
Week 4	116-59-0
Week 5	89-54-11

When the whole panel agreed

Straight up: in 34 games, every ESPN expert who picked the game took the same side. Those picks went 23-11-0.

Their standings vs our count

ESPN prints a season record for each expert. Ours matches for 11 of 11 experts. ESPN leaves ties out of its numbers; we show a tie as a push (the third number).

Expert	ESPN	Ours	Check
Matt Bowen	46-30	46-30-1	Same
Mike Clay	50-27	50-27-1	Same
Jeremy Fowler	46-31	46-31-1	Same
Dan Graziano	46-31	46-31-1	Same
Kalyn Kahler	44-33	44-33-1	Same
Pamela Maldonado	48-29	48-29-1	Same
Eric Moody	48-29	48-29-1	Same
Jason Reid	48-29	48-29-1	Same
Ben Solak	44-33	44-33-1	Same
Lindsey Thiry	49-27	49-27-1	Same
Seth Wickersham	44-33	44-33-1	Same

Pages we read

Other outlets: CBS Sports · NFL.com · Daily Norseman · Pride of Detroit · SB Nation · Sports Illustrated · ProFootballTalk · FOX Sports.