Greg AumanSep 25, 2026
Auman names the Texans as the 0-2 team best positioned to turn their season around and get back into the playoff race, citing their history of slow starts and an elite defense. They also reference their preseason pick of the Chargers to win the Super Bowl.
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What Greg Auman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromIt pains me to say this, because I picked the Chargers to win the Super Bowl, but the Texans are the 0-2 team in the best shape to turn their season around.
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- The piece
- Which 0-2 Team Will Turn It Around? Why We Think The Texans Are Most Likely To Do So
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- 1Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl“It pains me to say this, because I picked the Chargers to win the Super Bowl”
- 2Houston Texans to beat expectations“the Texans are the 0-2 team in the best shape to turn their season around. They’ve all but trademarked this, starting 0-2 in three of the last four years”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl1 | Super Bowl Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to beat expectations2 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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.
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.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Super Bowl PicksLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Surprise Team CallsHouston Texans
Houston Texans to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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