Jason Hirschhorn· Sep 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; he 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.
“Let's go Packers '27, Minnesota Vikings 17.”
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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 bet.
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.
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9 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Score PredictionsGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 17
“Let's go Packers '27, Minnesota Vikings 17.”
Miss · 33Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 58.25-49.84 skillHow 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 PicksTucker KraftGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsMark RedmanGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksJordan LoveGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksJavon HargraveGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
Green Bay Packers to win the division
“NFC North division champions. They haven't won it since 2021. Jason, yes or no? Yes.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksJordan LoveGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksMicah ParsonsGreen Bay PackersSep 10, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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”
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What others said about the same people
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Rogers made his own Week 2 calls, taking the Packers, Eagles (by at least 10), Panthers (by at least a field goal), Cowboys (by at least six), Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also noted Baltimore was his Super Bowl pick and said it wouldn't shock him if Jacksonville hosted the AFC Championship Game.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersHit · 98Simms went through every Week 2 game with predicted final scores, picking the Texans, Bears, Steelers (as an upset), Packers, Ravens, Eagles, Buccaneers, Panthers, Jaguars, Seahawks, Cowboys, 49ers, Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also reiterated that Denver was his preseason Super Bowl pick while predicting the Broncos would fall to 0-2.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 10Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle.
- Mike KadlickScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 7Kadlick expects an ugly, low-scoring Thursday night game at Lambeau Field, with Green Bay beating Atlanta 10–7 to move to 2–1 while the Falcons drop to 0–3 in Michael Penix Jr.'s return.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 17Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win.
More award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Gregg RosenthalAward Picks · Tristan WirfsMiss · 0Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year, Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, Aaron Glenn for Coach of the Year, Travis Hunter for both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bill Callahan for Assistant Coach of the Year and Tristan Wirfs for Protector of the Year. He also made depth-chart calls on Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker.
- Jourdan RodrigueAward Picks · Penei SewellMiss · 0Rodrigue picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Jared Verse for Defensive Player of the Year, Ja'Marr Chase for Offensive Player of the Year, Mike Vrabel for Coach of the Year, TreVeyon Henderson for Offensive Rookie of the Year and Abdul Carter for Defensive Rookie of the Year, with Jesse Minter for Assistant Coach of the Year and Penei Sewell for Protector of the Year.
- Brandon SneideAward Picks · Drake MayeMiss · 0Snyder picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 31-23 in Super Bowl 60, believing Seattle pulls away late, and says Drake Maye will finish second in MVP voting behind Matthew Stafford.
- Nick WrightAward Picks · Rashid ShaheedMiss · 0Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as his dark horse Super Bowl MVP.
- Chris BroussardAward Picks · Cooper KuppMiss · 0Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as his dark horse MVP.
- Eric ManginiAward Picks · Drake MayeMiss · 0Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP.