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Football pundits, and how their calls actually turned out. See the leaderboard for who is ahead, browse this week’s games to see who the room is picking, or dig into any single take below.
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What pundits expect of one person, and how it turned out.
Everything predicted about one club, including who they were mocked to take.
Takes in each band
Takes in each band
1951–1975 of 10,722
10,722 / 27,870
takes graded
17,148 awaiting a result
2,719 graded takes land strictly between the extremes, and the shape has a story: the counts climb as the scores improve. A take that earns partial credit is far more likely to be nearly right than nearly wrong.
This is where the curve-graded kinds live — mock draft picks (2,039), score predictions (504) and depth chart calls (198) — the kinds where missing by a little costs a little, not everything.
Buffalo Bills to beat Chargers
Chargers (at Bills). The Chargers have to fly across the country to face a Bills team that will be coming into this game on 10 days of rest...
Buffalo Bills to beat Texans
Texans (vs. Bills). ... that will be enough to put Buffalo just barely over the top in this AFC showdown.
Tennessee Titans to beat Jets
Jets (at Titans). ... then the Titans should be able to pull off the upset.
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Falcons
Falcons (at Steelers). ... but that won't be enough to help Atlanta pull off the upset.
Las Vegas Raiders to beat Dolphins
Dolphins (at Raiders). ... it's hard to field a competitive team when more than half of your salary cap is being eaten up by players who aren't even on the team.
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Titans
Titans (vs. Eagles). In what comes as a surprise to no one, the Titans run at an undefeated season comes to an end in Week 2.
New England Patriots to beat Steelers
Steelers (at Patriots). ... this feels like a game New England should win.
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Commanders
Commanders (at Eagles). ... he always has his team ready to play in the opener and this year should be no exception.
Dallas Cowboys to beat Giants
Giants (vs. Cowboys). ... The Cowboys are returning every starter on their offense and that should put them in a spot to steal this one in a shootout.
Baltimore Ravens to beat Colts
Colts (vs. Ravens). ... it's hard to imagine the Colts pulling this off if they're not at 100%.
Denver Broncos to beat Rams
Rams (at Broncos). ... this feels like the spot where we'll see Sean McVay's team lose its first game.
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Cardinals
Cardinals (at Chargers). Jim Harbaugh has NEVER lost an NFL opener in his career ... and I don't see that streak ending here.
Chicago Bears to beat Eagles
Eagles (at Bears). ... Ben Johnson thoroughly outcoached Nick Sirianni in that game and it wouldn't be surprising if we see that happen again here.
Houston Texans to beat Bengals
Bengals (at Texans). ... if your offense tends to get off to a slow start, the Texans' defense is not the unit you want to be facing.
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Buccaneers
Buccaneers (at Bengals). ... That's not a good combination for the Bucs, who will be facing a desperate Bengals team that's going into a make-or-break season.
Los Angeles Rams to beat 49ers
49ers (vs. Rams). ... for that reason alone, I like the Rams. I also like the Rams because I think they have a better roster.
Green Bay Packers to beat Vikings
Vikings (vs. Packers). ... The Vikings new quarterback is trying to learn a new offense ... This will be one of those hiccups.
Chicago Bears to beat Panthers
Panthers (vs. Bears). The Panthers will be missing both of their starting tackles ... it's hard to win games in the NFL when you're missing both of your starting tackles.
Buffalo Bills to beat Lions
Lions (at Bills). ... it's almost impossible to see the Bills losing the first game at their new stadium.
Minnesota Vikings to beat green Bay
I think they're plus one and a half at home against green Bay. I'm gonna make Chad bet that we're gonna be on Minnesota... That's a division dog at home week one. People are gonna be shocked.
Channing Canada to land on the practice squad
If not, he's an easy choice for a practice squad addition if he's able to clear waivers in August.
Christian Gonzalez to make the roster
Christian Gonzalez, Milton Williams and Kevin Byard have their roster spots locked up already.
Kevin Byard to make the roster
Christian Gonzalez, Milton Williams and Kevin Byard have their roster spots locked up already.
Milton Williams to make the roster
Christian Gonzalez, Milton Williams and Kevin Byard have their roster spots locked up already.
Jalen Brooks to make the roster
Brooks, who has special teams value, is making a strong case to round out the Cardinals' roster of pass catchers... If he keeps playing at a high level, Arizona may have no other choice.