Ryan LaVoySep 17, 2026
LaVoy predicted a 28-10 Buccaneers win over the Browns, said even the Falcons would beat Cleveland, and named Detroit, Baltimore and the Rams as teams they expect in the playoffs.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut twenty eight ten would be a must solid victory.
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- Locked On Bucs (podcast)
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- BUCS SQUAD SHOW: Bucs Biggest Concern? | Browns Preview & Week 2 Predictions
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- GradedSep 29
- 1Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 — Browns 10“Well, I was wincing because I had twenty eight ten... But twenty eight ten would be a must solid victory.”
- 2Detroit Lions to make the playoffs“when you think about the teams they'll play out of division later, your Detroit, your Baltimores, your Rams, those type of teams... that's a bunch of good teams that we expect to be in the playoffs”
- 3Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs“your Detroit, your Baltimores, your Rams, those type of teams... that's a bunch of good teams that we expect to be in the playoffs”
- 4Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs“your Detroit, your Baltimores, your Rams, those type of teams... that's a bunch of good teams that we expect to be in the playoffs”
- 5Atlanta Falcons to beat Browns“Even the foul even the Falcons would just have to throw screens to Bijan and not have them intercepted by TJ Watt, and they would still be able to beat the Browns.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 — Browns 101 | Score Predictions | Browns 23–19 | 16.67 | 42.56 | −50.23 | |
| Detroit Lions to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Atlanta Falcons to beat Browns5 | Game Outcome Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 miss · 4 waiting | 16.7 | 42.6 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 3 playoff picks, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — 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.
1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 16.7 out of 100, against 42.6 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Score PredictionsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers 28 — Browns 10
What happenedBrowns 23–19called Buccaneers by 18 · lost by 416.67Miss · naive 42.5616.67this call−42.56a naive guess=−25.89worse than naive×1.94difficulty=−50.23skillClosing line (Sep 20): Buccaneers by 8.5, total 41.5 · this 28–10 calls a bigger Buccaneers win (by 18) and fewer points (38).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 23-19
- skill:
- −50.23
- they picked:
- TB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 16.67
- baseline:
- 42.56
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- naive home margin:
- 0.88
- predicted margin:
- 18
Detroit Lions to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Playoff PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Playoff PicksBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Game Outcome PicksAtlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons to beat Browns
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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