Adam Ray· Aug 26, 2026
Ray predicted the Seahawks would win the NFC West again, called them a Super Bowl contender going back-to-back, said the Cardinals are no threat, and claimed Seattle has the best receiver in football.
“Clearly clearly, you win the division. Right? I believe so. I think I don't think the Cardinals are much of a threat.”
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5 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 coach award pick, 1 division winner and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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5 checkable claims in this take
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- Super Bowl PicksSeattle SeahawksAug 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl
“So you win the division. Yeah. Okay. Oh, so we're now predicting. We're this we're manifesting... you go back to back, and now you got three.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Conference ChampionsPittsburgh SteelersAug 26, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to reach the Super Bowl
“Oh, I do think Steelers go oh, interesting.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Conference ChampionsSeattle SeahawksAug 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl
“You have to, first of all, you have to beat the Rams to get there. Right? Yeah. That's we're reverse engineering.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersSeattle SeahawksAug 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
“Clearly clearly, you win the division. Right? I believe so.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Coach Award PicksAug 26, 2026
John Schneider to win GM of the Year
“And the fact that John Schneider, GM of the year”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
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- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South.
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps.
- Nick WrightScore Predictions · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 5On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Picked the Seahawks to beat the Commanders in Week 3.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Nick WrightConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; he also picks New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. He calls Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.
- Nick WrightConference Champions · Denver BroncosClose · 50Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.
- AJ HawkConference Champions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 50Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC he stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.
- Connor "Boston Connor" CampbellConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100Connor expects a tight first half in Denver before New England pulls away in the second half and advances to the Super Bowl.
- Gregg RosenthalConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100Rosenthal picks the Patriots to beat the Broncos in a close, low-scoring AFC Championship in Denver (while liking Denver to cover the 4.5 points), takes the Seahawks over the Rams in a defensive NFC Championship he pegs around 23-19, and forecasts a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl.
- Richard ShermanConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100Sherman picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams comfortably at home, 27-17, with a defensive score, and says the winner of that NFC Championship game will win the Super Bowl. He also picks the Patriots to win comfortably in Denver, 21-15, and assumes Matthew Stafford will be named league MVP.