Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2026
Brockman picks the Bengals to win the AFC North with a healthy Joe Burrow having an MVP-type season, Baltimore second, Pittsburgh third (possibly a 10-win team), and Cleveland last because of the quarterback situation.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm drinking the Bengal juice... Joe Burrow puts up an MVP type season, and they win win the North.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: AFC North Predictions, Actor Mark Wahlberg talks ‘By Any Means’ and plays Celebrity True or False, Actor Mark Wahlberg plays the Patriots Win-Loss Game
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- 1Joe Burrow to win MVP“Joe Burrow puts up an MVP type season, and they win win the North.”
- 2Power Rankings“I like Cleveland at the bottom... Pittsburgh could win 10 games, but I think they're third. Baltimore second, and I'm and I'm drinking the Bengal juice... they win win the North.”
- 3Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 10 wins“Pittsburgh could win 10 games, but I think they're third.”
- 4Cincinnati Bengals to win the division“I'm and I'm drinking the Bengal juice. I think they have a healthy season across the board... and they win win the North.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Burrow to win MVP1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “I like Cleveland at the bottom... Pittsburgh could win 10…”2 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 10 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — 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.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Pittsburgh Steelers · 2026 season · wins20 calls from 15 pundits between 6 wins and 12 wins. Chris Brockman said 10 wins. the room's median is 9 wins. not settled yet
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1Award PicksJoe BurrowCincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I like Cleveland at the bottom... Pittsburgh could win 10 games, but I think they're third. Baltimore second, and I'm and I'm drinking the Bengal juice... they win win the North.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 10 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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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.