Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2025
Brockman picked the AFC East order as Bills first, Patriots second, Jets third, Dolphins fourth, said the Bills will cruise to the division and play on championship weekend, and floated nine wins as realistic for New England.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromthis is the Bills division until someone takes it from their hands
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: Desmond Howard Rips Arch Manning, AFC East Predictions & actor Dylan O’Brien
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- SaidSep 3, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Buffalo Bills to win the division“this is the Bills division until someone takes it from their hands... I expect them to kinda breeze through this division”
- 2Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs“I expect them to kinda breeze through this division and and play on the championship weekend.”
- 3Power Rankings“I got Miami fourth... Vibes are a little higher in New York. So I'm just gonna put them third, Dolphins fourth, Patriots second... this is the Bills division”
- 4New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins“Patriots second. Love the vibes there. Nine wins are real possibility”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | Made the playoffs | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| “I got Miami fourth... Vibes are a little higher in New York. So…”3 | Power Rankings | — | 80 | 40 | +80 | |
| New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins4 | Season Win Totals | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 45 | 35 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 45 out of 100, against 35 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Division WinnersBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- BUF
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive guess said:
- yes
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- yes
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“I got Miami fourth... Vibes are a little higher in New York. So I'm just gonna put them third, Dolphins fourth, Patriots second... this is the Bills division”
VerdictHit80Hit · naive 4080this call−40a naive guess=40better than naive×2difficulty=+80skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 80
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 40
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 18
4Season Win TotalsNew England Patriots
New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins
What happened14called 90Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- NE
- naive:
- 6.25
- skill:
- 0
- what happened:
- 14
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- they said:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
45naive 35
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
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Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17.Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 62
Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. They also give a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · New York Giants · Miss 0
Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. They also expect Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and they float the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Baltimore Ravens · Miss 0
Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.