Ralph Vacchiano· Oct 8, 2026
Vacchiano suggested the winless Chargers, facing a brutal stretch against Denver, Kansas City, the Rams and Houston, could be 0-8 by the Nov. 10 trade deadline — implying losses in all four games.
“With the Broncos, Chiefs, Rams and Texans up next, when the deadline hits, they really might be 0-8.”
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4 checkable claims — 4 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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The games in this take
- Broncos at Chargers 34 calls
- Chargers at Chiefs 13 calls
- Chargers at Rams 6 calls
- Texans at Chargers 4 calls
4 checkable claims in this take
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- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosOct 8, 2026
Denver Broncos to beat Chargers
“Jim Harbaugh's squad is already 0-4 and facing a very difficult schedule. With the Broncos, Chiefs, Rams and Texans up next, when the deadline hits, they really might be 0-8.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+178 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- DEN
- score:
- 23-17
- skill:
- 178
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LAC
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 14
Closing line (Oct 11): Broncos by 3.5 · favorite pick, Broncos 63%.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsOct 8, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Chargers
“With the Broncos, Chiefs, Rams and Texans up next, when the deadline hits, they really might be 0-8.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsOct 8, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to beat Chargers
“With the Broncos, Chiefs, Rams and Texans up next, when the deadline hits, they really might be 0-8.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansOct 8, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Chargers
“With the Broncos, Chiefs, Rams and Texans up next, when the deadline hits, they really might be 0-8.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 48Dubin picks the Rams to beat the Bills in the Week 5 Monday night game, projecting a 28-24 final score as Los Angeles' Nacua-Adams-Williams trio proves too much for Buffalo's defense.
- Anthony "Tone Digz" DiGuilioGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night because of their defense.
- Darius ButlerGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Said Brian Flores could be Coach of the Year for what he is doing with the Vikings defense, and picked the Rams to beat the Bills on Monday night with Stafford outplaying Josh Allen.
- Pat McAfeeGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Picked the Rams to beat the Bills in the Monday night game at SoFi Stadium.
- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Took the Rams over the Bills on Monday night, saying they win by seven in a high-scoring quarterback duel.
- Ty SchmitScore Predictions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 48Predicted a 38-34 Rams win over the Bills on Monday night, and said Micah Parsons will be back on the field for the Packers within the next week or two.
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- Blaine GrisakGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Grisak expects the Rams to lose to the Bills on Monday night, dropping to 2-3, before getting right against the Cardinals in Week 6. He also expects Myles Garrett back more realistically in Week 7 against the Raiders and Terrance Ferguson back in Week 8 against the Chargers, and thinks Aaron Donald and Colby Parkinson will be available against Buffalo.
- Ryan WormeliGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Warmly predicted the Bills would beat the Rams on Monday night by at least 10 points and said he does not expect Lamar Jackson to play in Week 5.
- O'Shea Jackson Jr.Game Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Guest-hosting, O'Shea Jackson Jr. went game-by-game through the Rams' schedule and had Los Angeles finishing 14-3, winning the NFC West and taking the No. 1 seed, with losses only at Denver, at home to Buffalo and at Seattle.
- Rob BushkaGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Buschka picked the Rams to start 3-0 and finish 13-4 as division winners, with losses to Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City and San Francisco; he also predicted AJ Brown lands in New England and that rookie Ty Simpson starts three games, throws for over 1,000 yards and wins Rookie of the Year.
- Michael BrockersGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Brock picked the Rams to win nearly every game, with losses only to Buffalo, Washington, San Francisco in December and Seattle on Christmas, finishing 13-4 and winning the NFC West, and said Puka Nacua would top 1,709 receiving yards.