Nick Wright· Sep 1, 2026
Nick Wright ran through his division picks for predictions week: Patriots 10-7 and into the playoffs, Bills at 11 wins but losing their opener in Houston, Chiefs 12-5 and back atop the AFC West with Chris Jones as his defensive player of the year, Broncos 11-6 in the playoffs, Chargers 9-8, Raiders 3-14, Seahawks 14-3 as the NFC's top seed, Rams 11-6 in the playoffs, 49ers 8-9 and Cardinals 3-14. He also picked the Eagles to win the NFC East and lean toward the No. 1 seed, and expects AJ Brown to be a top-10 receiver.
“So I think Seattle, fourteen and three and the number one seed again.”
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21 checkable claims — 10 season win totals, 3 division winners, 3 playoff picks, 2 seeding, byes and home field, 1 award pick, 1 game outcome pick and 1 positional finishe — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 14 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 21 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 12 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 3 and below it on 9.
Where this call stands in the room
San Francisco 49ers · 2026 season · wins4 calls from 4 pundits between 8 wins and 12 wins. Nick Wright said 8 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. not settled yet
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21 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansSep 1, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Buffalo
“I do think they're gonna lose week one... I do think starting o and one is even though they're a slight favorite, that's what's gonna happen.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 36-31
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- HOU
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Philadelphia Eagles to take the top seed
“they could be the number one seed or they could struggle and I'm leaning more towards number one seed”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles ChargersSep 1, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 9 wins
“I think they win nine games”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsArizona CardinalsSep 1, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to finish with 3 wins
“Everybody's gonna have the Cardinals in last place. I am going three and fourteen.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsSeattle SeahawksSep 1, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to finish with 14 wins
“the team that won the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks, I think they're gonna go fourteen and three”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsKansas City ChiefsSep 1, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 12 wins
“I think they're going to go twelve and five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsSan Francisco 49ersSep 1, 2026
San Francisco 49ers to finish with 8 wins
“Coming in third at eight and nine... The San Francisco forty niners.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersKansas City ChiefsSep 1, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
“So the Chiefs back atop the AFC West.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
A.J. Brown to finish top 10 at his position, by receiving yards
“it would surprise me if he's not a top 10 receiver in the league this year”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Season Win TotalsDenver BroncosSep 1, 2026
Denver Broncos to finish with 11 wins
“I have the Denver Broncos going eleven and six and making the playoffs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksDenver BroncosSep 1, 2026
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“I have the Denver Broncos going eleven and six and making the playoffs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles RamsSep 1, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to finish with 11 wins
“Eleven and six in the playoffs Gotcha. But not quite as good as everyone expects them to be.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksNew England PatriotsSep 1, 2026
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“I am going ten and seven just making the playoffs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew England PatriotsSep 1, 2026
New England Patriots to finish with 10 wins
“I am going ten and seven just making the playoffs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksLos Angeles RamsSep 1, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
“Eleven and six in the playoffs”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersSeattle SeahawksSep 1, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
“And then I'll just say the team that won the Super Bowl, the Seattle Seahawks, I think they're gonna go fourteen and three.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsBuffalo BillsSep 1, 2026
Buffalo Bills to finish with 11 wins
“And if I've got them winning 11 games, which is what I have the Bills winning”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksChris JonesKansas City ChiefsSep 1, 2026
Chris Jones to win Defensive Player of the Year
“You know my pick for defensive player of the year was going to be? Chris Jones”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLas Vegas RaidersSep 1, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders to finish with 3 wins
“The Raiders. Last place, three and fourteen.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersPhiladelphia EaglesSep 1, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“Well, I do like the Eagles to pick the Eagles win the NFC East.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Seeding, Byes and Home FieldSeattle SeahawksSep 1, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to take the top seed
“So I think Seattle, fourteen and three and the number one seed again.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Las Vegas RaidersHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Philadelphia EaglesMiss · 0Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Green Bay PackersClose · 40Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Detroit LionsHit · 100Sherman picks the Chiefs to beat the Bills in the AFC Championship Game despite Buffalo's turnover dominance, and picks the Commanders to upset the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game. He also expects Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year, though he hedges that voters may give it to Lamar or Josh Allen.
- Chris BrockmanSeason Win Totals · Carolina PanthersHit · 100Brockman pitched that the Eagles are the NFL's best team and that Saquon Barkley will win MVP as the first non-quarterback since 2011. He also declared the AFC playoff field already set with six weeks to go, said the Cowboys will make the playoffs, predicted Buffalo would blast the 49ers, and reiterated his earlier call that Carolina would win five or six games.
- JP AcostaSeason Win Totals · New York GiantsClose · 40Acosta expects John Harbaugh's Giants to jump to roughly seven wins in year one, and forecast several offseason moves: Aaron Rodgers returning to Pittsburgh, Daniel Jones returning to the Colts, Kirk Cousins being released by Atlanta, and Brandon Aiyuk leaving San Francisco.
- Rich EisenSeason Win Totals · New Orleans SaintsClose · 40Eisen called the 49ers-as-NFC-favorites take an overreaction, picked the Jaguars to beat the Titans and win their division, leaned Ravens over the Steelers in the Week 18 Sunday night game, expects the Bills to beat the Jets even without Josh Allen, sees the Chargers as the AFC's seventh seed, agreed Tyler Shough could win Offensive Rookie of the Year with a good Saints 2026, said Malik Willis will be a starter somewhere next season, and insisted Detroit goes into 2026 with Goff.