Greg OlsenAug 27, 2025
Olsen picked Philadelphia as the best roster top to bottom, the clear-cut NFC favorite and their Super Bowl pick.
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What Greg Olsen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI still think until someone shows me a better roster top to bottom than Philadelphia, I still think they're the team to be, especially in the NFC.
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- SaidAug 27, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl“Obviously, Philadelphia looks like to run away, you know, at least clear cut favorite to start the season in the NFC.”
- 2Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl“Your Super Bowl prediction. Let's go, Greg... I still think until someone shows me a better roster top to bottom than Philadelphia, I still think they're the team to be, especially in the NFC.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl2 | Super Bowl Picks | SEA won it | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 calls · 2 misses · all settled | 0 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 conference champion and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 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.
1Conference ChampionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked PHI0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
2Super Bowl PicksPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl
What happenedSEA won itpicked PHI0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champion:
- SEA
- runner up:
- NE
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 0
Who this take is about
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More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
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Wright 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 Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.