Brandon SneideSep 10, 2026
Snyder picked Matthew Golden as the Packers' offensive player of the year and Edron (Edgerrin) Cooper as defensive player of the year, predicting Cooper makes All-Pro, and forecast a 27-24 Green Bay win in Minnesota.
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What Brandon Sneide said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think it's Matthew Golan this year for offensive player of the year.
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- Locked On Packers (podcast)
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- PACKERS SQUAD SHOW: Packers 2026 PREDICTIONS | Week 1 Preview + How Far Will Green Bay REALLY Go?
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- SaidSep 10
- PlayedSep 13
- GradedSep 15
- 1Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 24“We, we all had 27. I have twenty seven twenty four. ... the Packers come out of Minnesota with a week one victory”
- 2Edgerrin Cooper to make All-Pro“I think last year, I picked him to be an all pro. I think, I think this year is the year that it happens.”
- 3Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart“It would not shock me at the end of the year if if Matthew Golden was Jordan Love's go to guy more often than not.”
- 4Matthew Golden to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year“I think it's Matthew Golan this year for offensive player of the year.”
- 5Edgerrin Cooper to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year“I I like Adrian Cooper this year. Micah Parsons is the home run pick. ... I think Edron Cooper is gonna have a massive year.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 241 | Score Predictions | Vikings 39–22 | 16.67 | 58.25 | −83.17 | |
| Edgerrin Cooper to make All-Pro2 | Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Matthew Golden to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Edgerrin Cooper to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year5 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 miss · 4 waiting | 16.7 | 58.3 | ||||
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a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 2 award picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 pro bowl and all-pro call and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 16.7 out of 100, against 58.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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Matthew Golden · 2026 season3 calls from 3 pundits between 1 and 4. Brandon Sneide said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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1Score PredictionsGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers 27 — Minnesota Vikings 24
What happenedVikings 39–22called Packers by 3 · lost by 1716.67Miss · naive 58.2516.67this call−58.25a naive guess=−41.58worse than naive×2difficulty=−83.17skillClosing line (Sep 13): Vikings by 1.5, total 46.5 · this 27–24 calls a Packers win (by 3; the line gave the Packers 47%) and more points (51).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 22-39
- skill:
- −83.17
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 16.67
- 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:
- 3
2Pro Bowl and All-Pro CallsEdgerrin CooperGreen Bay Packers
Edgerrin Cooper to make All-Pro
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsMatthew GoldenGreen Bay Packers
Matthew Golden to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksMatthew GoldenGreen Bay Packers
Matthew Golden to win Packers Offensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Award PicksEdgerrin CooperGreen Bay Packers
Edgerrin Cooper to win Packers Defensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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