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NFL posts — page 4
Sep 8 – Sep 15, 2026
Our NFL writing from the graded record: a Punditry Check on one club a day, a digest of every game the room called, and the Pundit of the Week.
Game digests · Sep 11–Sep 15 · 13 posts
Week 1 game digests
- Vikings 39, Packers 22
- Jets 23, Titans 10
- Steelers 20, Falcons 13
- Raiders 27, Dolphins 13
- Bears 59, Panthers 37
- Bills 36, Texans 31
- Jaguars 34, Browns 10
- Bengals 33, Buccaneers 27
- Cardinals 26, Chargers 14
- Eagles 24, Commanders 22
- Giants 28, Cowboys 20
- 49ers 27, Rams 7
- Seahawks 13, Patriots 10
Punditry Check ·
Bengals: The Field Is Buying Cincinnati Again, and Its Last Bet Went 1-for-15
Pundits are back on Cincinnati for division, playoffs and a Burrow MVP. Their graded record on those exact calls: near zero. Plus the league day in brief.
Pundit of the Week · Sep 7–Sep 13 ·
John Middlekauff Wins Both Weekly Awards on Three Calls — One of Them Carried It
Middlekauff went 3-for-3 in Week 37 and took both weekly awards. Only his 49ers upset pick actually beat the baseline. Plus the week's 96 graded calls.
Punditry Check ·
Browns: Everyone Has Shedeur Sanders Starting by Week 3, and the Win-Total Field Has Quietly Split
Cleveland's punditry graded: the near-unanimous Shedeur Sanders takeover call, a split win-total field, and nine straight missed Browns sleeper calls.
Punditry Check ·
Bears: Everyone Was Wrong About Caleb Williams, and the Field Has Settled on 10 Wins
Graded Bears takes: the Caleb Williams calls that failed at both extremes, a win-total field stuck at ten, and which pundits Chicago coverage can trust.
Punditry Check ·
Panthers: Six for Six on the Division, and a Field Split Between 6 Wins and 9
Carolina's punditry, graded: the NFC South calls that hit, the win-total field's 2026 split, McMillan's payoff year and the cut-day misses.
Punditry Check ·
Bills: 26-for-26 on the Easy Call, 0-for-13 on the Hard One
Every graded Super Bowl pick on Buffalo has scored zero, and the field is back on the Bills for 2026. Who has actually earned trust on this team.
Punditry Check ·
Ravens: 41 Straight AFC North Picks for Baltimore, and a Graded Record of 0-for-68
Every ungraded AFC North call in our file has Baltimore winning it. The Ravens' graded contender-call record says be careful. Plus the league's day in brief.
Coverage reports · Sep 8–Sep 10 · 4 posts
2026 pundit coverage reports
Punditry Check ·
Falcons: Drake London Has Cost the Field 20 Straight Bad Grades, and Nobody Has Ever Been Right About Atlanta in January
Atlanta's 149 graded takes: Drake London calls at 21.7 accuracy, division and playoff picks 0-for-17, and a roster week that just settled.