Carter Bahns· Oct 7, 2026
Bahns judges the Dolphins' winless destiny to be reality, calling Miami the strongest 0-17 candidate yet; he also sees the Bears' offense becoming the league's most dominant unit once Caleb Williams returns, picks Atlanta as the NFC South's best team, and says Jared Goff, not Bryce Young, is better positioned to lead the league in passing yards.
“There will eventually be a team that drops all 17 games, however, and this year's Miami Dolphins are the strongest candidate to date.”
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4 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 position group finish, 1 positional finishe and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
Where this call stands in the room
Miami Dolphins · 2026 season · wins19 calls from 12 pundits between 0 wins and 7 wins. Carter Bahns said 0 wins. the room's median is 2 wins. not settled yet
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4 checkable claims in this take
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- Division WinnersAtlanta FalconsOct 7, 2026
Atlanta Falcons to win the division
“The Falcons are the NFC South's best team — Verdict: Reality”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Positional FinishesJared GoffDetroit LionsOct 7, 2026
Jared Goff to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards
“Jared Goff stands a mere 54 yards back and is better equipped to finish the year with the gaudiest total.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsMiami DolphinsOct 7, 2026
Miami Dolphins to finish with 0 wins
“The Dolphins are destined for 0-17 — Verdict: Reality ... this year's Miami Dolphins are the strongest candidate to date.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group FinishChicago BearsOct 7, 2026
Chicago Bears offense to be the best in the league
“when Williams returns to the lineup, there is a real chance Chicago will dominate the league as the most unstoppable unit in football.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Emmett MatasovskyScore Predictions · Detroit LionsHit · 100He predicted the Lions' offense would top 35 points against Arizona, forecasting 37 points for Detroit, and expected Jahmyr Gibbs to post a big game in the desert.
- Jeremy PargoScore Predictions · Detroit LionsClose · 62Bergman picked winners and exact scores for every Week 5 game, siding with Jacksonville in London, the Saints over the unbeaten Vikings, the Jets over Cleveland and the Rams over Buffalo.
- Dan ParrScore Predictions · Detroit LionsClose · 57Parr picked every Week 5 game with scores, leaning on Chicago's ground game at Lambeau, Seattle's defense against the unbeaten 49ers, and the Rams handling Buffalo on Monday night.
- Gennaro FiliceScore Predictions · Detroit LionsHit · 86Filice picked every Week 5 game with scores, backing Cincinnati in a closer-than-expected game at Miami, the Patriots in a low-scoring home win, Houston to finally get off the schneid in Tennessee, and upsets by the Saints, Jets, Packers and Bills.
- Brooke CersosimoScore Predictions · Atlanta FalconsClose · 48Cersosimo picked winners and scores across the Week 5 slate, including the Vikings moving to 5-0 in New Orleans, the Browns at the Jets, the Colts at Pittsburgh and the Falcons over a Lamar-less Baltimore.
- Bobby KownackScore Predictions · Detroit LionsClose · 57Kownack picked all Week 5 games with scores, including the Browns winning at the Jets to reach 4-1, the Broncos handling the Chargers, and the Giants upsetting Washington.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Colin CowherdDivision Winners · New York GiantsMiss · 0Cowherd 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. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Colin CowherdDivision Winners · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 0Cowherd unveiled his 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 CowherdDivision Winners · Baltimore RavensMiss · 0Cowherd 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. He also names the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.
- Danny ParkinsDivision Winners · Baltimore RavensMiss · 0Parkins lays the points with the Eagles and Cowboys, takes Baltimore to beat Pittsburgh and win the AFC North, picks Carolina over Tampa Bay and Seattle over San Francisco, and says he'd probably pick the Rams to come out of the NFC.
- Rich EisenDivision Winners · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Eisen 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. He also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.
- Rich EisenDivision Winners · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Eisen called the 49ers-as-NFC-favorites take an overreaction, picked the Jaguars to beat the Titans and win their division, leaned Ravens over the Steelers in the Week 18 Sunday night game, expects the Bills to beat the Jets even without Josh Allen, sees the Chargers as the AFC's seventh seed, agreed Tyler Shough could win Offensive Rookie of the Year with a good Saints 2026, said Malik Willis will be a starter somewhere next season, and insisted Detroit goes into 2026 with Goff.