Chris Simms#58 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 15, 2026
They sided with Seattle in the Thursday night game against Denver, predicting a low-scoring 20-16 Seahawks win with Seattle's defense choking out a Broncos offense they consider unimpressive.
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What Chris Simms said
I'm gonna take Seattle. I'll give you a score. I'm gonna say 20 to 16.
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- John Lynch on 49ers injuries; Seahawks Broncos TNF pick
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- SaidOct 15
- PlayedOct 15
- GradedOct 16
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The call scored 47.6 out of 100, against 93.6 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Score PredictionsSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks 20 — Denver 16
What happenedBroncos 17–14called Seahawks by 4 · lost by 347.62Close · naive 93.647.62this call−93.6a naive guess=−45.98worse than naive×1.72difficulty=−79.09skillClosing line (Oct 15): Seahawks by 2.5, total 40.5 · this 20–16 calls a bigger Seahawks win (by 4) and fewer points (36).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 14-17
- skill:
- −79.09
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 47.62
- baseline:
- 93.6
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 13
- naive home margin:
- 0.31
- predicted margin:
- 4
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Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.John Breech · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 90
Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
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Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.