Mike Florio#15 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 8, 2026
Florio published their Week 1 2026 NFL power rankings, ordering all 32 teams with the Seahawks first and the Cardinals last. They also suggested the Lions' fourth-place schedule gives them the inside track to win their division.
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What Mike Florio said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromFalling into a fourth-place schedule gives them the inside track to winning the division.
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- PFT's Week 1 2026 NFL power rankings
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- 1Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders“30. Raiders (No. 31; 0-0): How long until Maxx Crosby is traded?”
- 2Power Rankings“1. Seahawks (preseason No. 1; 0-0) ... 32. Cardinals (No. 32; 0-0)”
- 3Detroit Lions to win the division“14. Lions (No. 14; 0-0): Falling into a fourth-place schedule gives them the inside track to winning the division.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “1. Seahawks (preseason No. 1; 0-0) ... 32. Cardinals (No. 32;…”2 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
1Trade and Signing CallsMaxx CrosbyLas Vegas Raiders
Maxx Crosby to move to Las Vegas Raiders
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“1. Seahawks (preseason No. 1; 0-0) ... 32. Cardinals (No. 32; 0-0)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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