Pete Prisco#51 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 8, 2026
Prisco's division bets are the Bills, Bengals, Jaguars, Broncos, Cowboys, Packers, Buccaneers and Rams.
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What Pete Prisco said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromJoe Burrow and the offense will roll up points. But it's the improved defense that will win the division.
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- CBS Sports predicts every NFL division winner: Experts high on Cowboys, fading Chiefs, and split on NFC North
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- 1Dallas Cowboys to win the division“The offense will score a ton with Dak Prescott. But it's the defense that will get them the division title.”
- 2Buffalo Bills to win the division“Buffalo Bills (-136) ... Prisco: "They will give this team back to Josh Allen. The aggression will be back."”
- 3Denver Broncos to win the division“The defense will again push them to win the division.”
- 4Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division“Jacksonville Jaguars (+245) Prisco: "They will be better than a year ago, and they have the best QB in the division."”
- 5Los Angeles Rams to win the division“Los Angeles Rams (-105) Prisco: "Dream team. Dream team. The talent is there, but it won't be easy in that brutal division."”
- 6Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division“The rest of the division isn't good and Baker Mayfield will be playing with a chip on his shoulder.”
- 7Green Bay Packers to win the division“Green Bay Packers (+240) Prisco: "Young talent, a quarterback in Jordan Love who will be in the MVP mix and Micah Parsons when he returns. That's enough for me."”
- 8Cincinnati Bengals to win the division“Joe Burrow and the offense will roll up points. But it's the improved defense that will win the division.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Buffalo Bills to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Denver Broncos to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to win the division5 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division6 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Green Bay Packers to win the division7 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to win the division8 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 8 division winners — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 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.
1Division WinnersDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Division WinnersDenver Broncos
Denver Broncos to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Division WinnersLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Division WinnersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Division WinnersGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Division WinnersCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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