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Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 16, 2025

Brooks offered their own AFC top five — Colts, Steelers, Chargers, Broncos, then the Patriots over the Bills — leaving the Chiefs out entirely and citing New England's coaching and quarterback play.

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0Miss · out of 100
Power RankingsThe callsettled
45A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
0This callout of 100
#26Bucky Brooks’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Bucky Brooks said

I would have Indy Pittsburgh or have the Chargers. Don't have the Chiefs in the top five, I would have the Broncos after that.
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Move the Sticks (podcast)
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  1. SaidOct 16, 2025
  2. GradedAug 7, 2026

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The call scored 0 out of 100, against 45 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  1. Power Rankings

    “I would have Indy Pittsburgh or have the Chargers. Don't have the Chiefs in the top five, I would have the Broncos after that, and then I'm kind of stuck with... the Patriots and in the Bills. And here's the thing why I would lean towards the Patriots coaching in quarterback.”

    VerdictMiss
    0Miss · naive 45
    0this call45a naive guess−45worse than naive1.67difficulty−75.15skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    −75.15
    method:
    spearman
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    45
    difficulty:
    1.67
    weeks in the season:
    18
    teams ranked:
    5
    weeks left when called:
    12
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