Jason HirschhornSep 10, 2026
Hirschhorn picked Jordan Love as the Packers' team MVP, Tucker Kraft as team offensive player of the year, Micah Parsons as team defensive player of the year and Javon Hargrave as newcomer of the year; they also said Love will receive MVP votes, expects the Packers to win the NFC North, and predicted a 27-17 Green Bay win in Minnesota.
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What Jason Hirschhorn said
Let's go Packers '27, Minnesota Vikings 17.
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- Locked On Packers (podcast)
- The episode
- PACKERS SQUAD SHOW: Packers 2026 PREDICTIONS | Week 1 Preview + How Far Will Green Bay REALLY Go?
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- SaidSep 10
- PlayedSep 13
- GradedSep 15
Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score Predictions | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Award Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Depth Chart Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Trade and Signing Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
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How each call scored
9 checkable claims — 5 award picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner, 1 score prediction and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 58.3 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.
Score Predictions1 missShow ▸Hide ▾
Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 17
“Let's go Packers '27, Minnesota Vikings 17.”
Vikings 39–22called Packers by 10 · lost by 1733.33Miss33.33 − 58.25 naive = −24.92 × 2 difficulty = −49.84 skill
Closing line (Sep 13): Vikings by 1.5, total 46.5 · this 27–17 calls a Packers win (by 10; the line gave the Packers 47%) and fewer points (44).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 22-39
- skill:
- −49.84
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- baseline:
- 58.25
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- naive home margin:
- −0.53
- predicted margin:
- 10
Award Picks5 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Tucker Kraft to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year
“I'm gonna preclude love from this conversation for me at least. And I'm gonna go with Tucker Craft.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Micah Parsons to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year
“Well, if Micah Parsons was gonna be available for the full season, I think anyone would choose Micah Parsons. And I'm gonna choose him anyway.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jordan Love to win Packers team MVP
“So if the Packers are even modestly successful in 2026, the answer is almost certainly going to be Jordan Love.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Javon Hargrave to win Packers Newcomer of the Year
“Well, I'm gonna go with one of the veterans that the Packers added, Javon Hargrave.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jordan Love to win Receives MVP votes
“Jason, does Jordan Love get MVP votes in 2026? Yes. Maybe no first place votes, but voting of any capacity.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Division Winners1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Green Bay Packers to win the division
“NFC North division champions. They haven't won it since 2021. Jason, yes or no? Yes.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Depth Chart Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Mark Redman to be 2nd on the depth chart
“I would not be surprised right now if Redmond plays the most snaps of any tight end on the Packers not named Tucker Craft in week one.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Trade and Signing Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Josh Jacobs to move to Green Bay Packers
“Now that's probably going to be some kind of a suspension. That's what we're all expecting. Just a matter of duration”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Rich Eisen · Trade and Signing Calls · Micah Parsons · Miss 0
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Brown picked the Bengals to beat the Falcons in Madrid, the Packers to win outright in New England and the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night. They were bullish on Jonah Coleman's rest-of-season value, expected Jonathan Taylor to play for the Colts, floated a Breece Hall trade, and did not expect DJ Reed to play in Week 9.Danny Parkins · Game Outcome Picks · Green Bay Packers · Hit 100
Parkins named the seven AFC teams they believe are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as their Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East.John Middlekauff · Game Outcome Picks · Green Bay Packers · Hit 100
Middlekauff declared the AFC South over and the Jaguars the division champs, while listing several clubs they expect in the playoffs and pegging the Jets for a top-five draft slot. They also leaned Packers and Bears in Week 9 games, predicted roughly five or six wins for Washington, said Brandon Aiyuk is not coming back, and called Tyson Bagent's current deal the biggest they'll ever sign.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Colon picked the Seahawks to win 24-14 with Sam Darnold as Super Bowl MVP.Danny Parkins · Award Picks · Jaxon Smith-Njigba · Miss 0
Parkins picked Seattle to win 27-16 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Super Bowl MVP.