Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Dec 12, 2025
Rosenthal reads out the show's 32-to-1 NFL power rankings, with the Rams first and the Raiders last, and separately picks the Buccaneers to hold on in the NFC South and the Texans to finish at least 11-6.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromThey are gonna get to eleven and six at worst, and there's a pretty decent chance they win all four of those games.
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- SaidDec 12, 2025
- GradedAug 7–17, 2026
- 1Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division“I do think the Buccaneers, despite tonight, are still my favorite in the NFC style barely over the Panthers”
- 2Power Rankings“Let's do the power rankings bottom to top... number thirty two, the Las Vegas Raiders... The Tennessee Titans at thirty one, Jets thirty. The Commanders... twenty ninth... The Giants at twenty eight, Cardinals twenty seven... Brown's at twenty six... the eighth worst team in the NFL... the Falcons here at twenty four... Viking to or twenty three. The Colts all the way down at twenty two... the Bengals are even as high as twenty... the Steelers at seventeen, the Ravens at eighteen, the Panthers at nineteen... the Chiefs at fifteen, the Cowboys at fourteen, and the Eagles at thirteen... forty nine Ers at nine... Chargers at ten, Bears eleven, Jaguars twelve... at eight [Lions]... the Patriots down at seven... tied with the Broncos... the Bills and the Texans tied at fourth... had the Bills ahead of the Texans... we had the exact same one two, three, Rams, Seahawks, and Packers”
- 3Houston Texans to finish with 11 wins“They are not going to lose two more games the rest of the season. They are gonna get to eleven and six at worst”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| “Let's do the power rankings bottom to top... number thirty two,…”2 | Power Rankings | — | 94.75 | 66.41 | +34.58 | |
| Houston Texans to finish with 11 wins3 | Season Win Totals | 12 | 80 | 45 | +42.7 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 58.3 | 37.1 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — 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.
All 3 have settled, averaging 58.3 out of 100, against 37.1 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.
1Division WinnersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.22difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- TB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- TB
- difficulty:
- 1.22
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 4
- won the division:
- no
“Let's do the power rankings bottom to top... number thirty two, the Las Vegas Raiders... The Tennessee Titans at thirty one, Jets thirty. The Commanders... twenty ninth... The Giants at twenty eight, Cardinals twenty seven... Brown's at twenty six... the eighth worst team in the NFL... the Falcons here at twenty four... Viking to or twenty three. The Colts all the way down at twenty two... the Bengals are even as high as twenty... the Steelers at seventeen, the Ravens at eighteen, the Panthers at nineteen... the Chiefs at fifteen, the Cowboys at fourteen, and the Eagles at thirteen... forty nine Ers at nine... Chargers at ten, Bears eleven, Jaguars twelve... at eight [Lions]... the Patriots down at seven... tied with the Broncos... the Bills and the Texans tied at fourth... had the Bills ahead of the Texans... we had the exact same one two, three, Rams, Seahawks, and Packers”
VerdictHit94.75Hit · naive 66.4194.75this call−66.41a naive guess=28.34better than naive×1.22difficulty=+34.58skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 34.58
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 94.75
- baseline:
- 66.41
- difficulty:
- 1.22
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 30
- weeks left when called:
- 4
3Season Win TotalsHouston Texans
Houston Texans to finish with 11 wins
What happened12called 1180Hit · naive 4580this call−45a naive guess=35better than naive×1.22difficulty=+42.7skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- HOU
- naive:
- 9.25
- skill:
- 42.7
- what happened:
- 12
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 45
- they said:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 1.22
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 4
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
58.3naive 37.1
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