August 16, 2026

The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Seattle Seahawks 17-7 in both teams' preseason opener, played Saturday night, Aug. 15, at Lumen Field in Seattle. Undrafted rookie wide receiver Camden Brown caught two touchdown passes to lead Dallas past the defending Super Bowl champion Seahawks.

Brown's first score came on a 39-yard pass from Sam Howell in the second quarter, putting Dallas ahead 10-7. His second, a 2-yard fade route, came from Joe Milton on Dallas' opening drive of the third quarter. Milton finished 12 of 15 passing for 107 yards, while Howell went 8 of 12 for 94 yards, as both quarterbacks competed for the Cowboys' backup job behind Dak Prescott. Seattle's established starters did not play; third-string quarterback Jalen Milroe went 5 of 8 for 36 yards passing and added 36 rushing yards but took three sacks and fumbled a snap exchange.

Because it was a preseason opener, with reserves and rotational players seeing most of the snaps for both teams, the result carries limited bearing on the regular season. Predict Six's community had forecast only a 14% chance of a Cowboys win; the actual outcome resolved against that majority vote.

The Los Angeles Rams defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 20-12 in both teams' 2026 preseason opener, played Aug. 15 at Arrowhead Stadium. Rookie quarterback Ty Simpson rallied Los Angeles in the second half, throwing two touchdown passes to running back Dean Connors, the first putting the Rams ahead 13-9 early in the fourth quarter and the second extending the margin to the final 20-12 score. Kansas City's only points came on four Harrison Butker field goals as the offense stalled in the red zone.

The result largely reflects preseason personnel usage. Chiefs starter Patrick Mahomes, still working back from a torn ACL and LCL suffered in 2025, sat out as a precaution; backup Justin Fields played only the first quarter before rookie Garrett Nussmeier took over for the rest of the game. With most first-team starters on both sides held out or limited, backups decided the outcome.

Predict Six's community leaned correctly on this question, with only 17% of votes predicting a Chiefs win, and the market resolved no as the Rams pulled away in the fourth quarter.

The Baltimore Ravens defeated the Philadelphia Eagles 24-7 in a preseason opener on Aug. 15 at M&T Bank Stadium. Baltimore outgained Philadelphia 440 yards to 159 and held a 31-6 edge in first downs while controlling possession for more than 41 minutes.

Both teams rested their top quarterbacks, Baltimore's Lamar Jackson and Philadelphia's Jalen Hurts, so backups and roster hopefuls decided the outcome. Ravens rookie receiver Ja'Kobi Lane caught a 16-yard touchdown pass, and running back Adam Randall and quarterback Austin Reed each added fourth-quarter touchdown runs for Baltimore. Philadelphia avoided a shutout when rookie quarterback Cole Payton capped a nine-play, 69-yard drive with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Erik Ezukanma with about three minutes left. The Eagles were held to two first downs before that drive and committed 10 penalties for 96 yards.

Because it was a preseason opener, neither team's regular starting lineup was on the field, which accounts for the lopsided statistical margin. Predict Six's community had priced the question near a coin flip at 48% yes, and the market resolved no.

Mackenzie Dern retained the UFC women's strawweight title by unanimous decision over Gillian Robertson in the UFC 330 co-main event at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia on Aug. 15, 2026. Judges scored the five-round bout 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 for Dern, who nearly finished Robertson with a rear-naked choke late in the opening round.

Dern's grappling proved decisive. She repeatedly took Robertson's back and controlled the fight on the canvas through the first four rounds, neutralizing Robertson's own submission-heavy style before ceding the fifth round on two of three scorecards. The result kept Robertson, a veteran finisher, from testing Dern's ground defense in open exchanges.

The win was Dern's first successful defense of the title she won by decision over Virna Jandiroba at UFC 321 in October 2025, extending her winning streak to four fights and improving her professional record to 17-5.

Predict Six's community forecast the outcome correctly, with the sole recorded vote favoring Dern ahead of the fight.

A federal judge had not ruled on James Comey's motion to dismiss the "86-47 seashells" case by the Aug. 15 deadline, so the prosecution remained active rather than being tossed. The case stems from a 2025 Instagram post in which the former FBI director photographed seashells arranged to spell "86 47," a phrase prosecutors characterized as a coded threat against President Trump, since "86" is slang for "get rid of" and Trump is the 47th president. A federal grand jury in the Eastern District of North Carolina indicted Comey in April 2026 on charges of threatening the president, with the case assigned to U.S. District Judge Louise Wood Flanagan.

Comey's attorneys filed motions to dismiss in late July, arguing the post was protected political speech rather than a "true threat" and alleging selective and vindictive prosecution. The Justice Department was not required to respond until Aug. 18, three days after the resolution deadline, so no ruling was procedurally possible by Aug. 15. Flanagan had already pushed the trial date to Oct. 21 to accommodate the briefing schedule.

Community sentiment leaned toward yes (67% of 36 votes), but the outcome resolved no: the case remained pending, unresolved either way, when the window closed.

The Senate passed a stopgap continuing resolution by a bipartisan 90-6 vote on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026, that would fund the federal government through Dec. 11, pushing the shutdown deadline past the November midterm elections. The bill did not reach President Trump's desk before Aug. 15 because it still needed to clear the House, which had already passed its own, differing version of the stopgap measure, funding the government only through Dec. 4, before leaving for its August recess.

The two chambers' bills diverged on several provisions, including Border Patrol funding-transfer authority and grant-review rules for political appointees, differences that required reconciliation before a single bill could go to the president. Because the House was not scheduled to reconvene until Aug. 31, no further action was possible before mid-August. The underlying deadline was not immediately pressing either, since existing appropriations were not set to expire until Sept. 30.

Predict Six's community had voted 68% yes that the bill would reach Trump's desk before Aug. 15, but the question resolved no, since the House had already recessed without reconciling the Senate's changes.

Islam Makhachev defeated Ian Machado Garry by unanimous decision at UFC 330 on Aug. 15, 2026, at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, with judges scoring the bout 49-46, 49-46 and 48-47 in his favor. Makhachev nearly finished Garry in round two with a clean head kick after Garry dropped his hands following a clinch separation, but Garry survived. After that moment, Makhachev shifted to a grappling-heavy gameplan, repeatedly taking Garry down and controlling him on the mat through rounds three, four and five rather than pressing for a finish. Garry absorbed the damage and avoided being stopped, denying Makhachev the finish that would have ended the fight inside the distance.

The win extended Makhachev's UFC winning streak and made him one of a small group of fighters to defend titles in two divisions, but the bout went the full 25 minutes. Predict Six's community had voted unanimously that Makhachev would finish Garry inside the distance; the fight instead reached the judges' scorecards, so the question resolved no.