Nick Wright· Aug 31, 2026
Wright says the Rams will be very good but not undefeated (around 12 wins), praises Aaron Donald as still a top-five DT, picks Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, calls Drake Maye a future consistent top-five QB, and gave full records for the NFC East (Eagles win it at 13-4) and AFC East (Bills 11-6 over Patriots 10-7).
“I think they're going to be 12 win excellent, not 17 win excellent.”
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17 checkable claims — 9 season win totals, 3 playoff picks, 2 division winners, 2 positional finishes and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 10 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 3 and below it on 7.
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Miami Dolphins · 2026 season · wins11 calls from 7 pundits between 0 wins and 7 wins. Nick Wright said 3 wins. the room's median is 2 wins. not settled yet
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17 checkable claims in this take
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- Season Win TotalsNew York JetsAug 31, 2026
New York Jets to finish with 4 wins
“The New York Jets... I've got them going four and thirteen.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Positional FinishesAaron DonaldLos Angeles RamsAug 31, 2026
Aaron Donald to finish top 5 at his position, by sacks
“even if he is 65% of old Aaron Donald, that makes him a top five defensive tackle in football”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Division WinnersBuffalo BillsAug 31, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“And so I have them going eleven and six and winning the division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksBuffalo BillsAug 31, 2026
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“I agree with you the Bills are gonna win the division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsWashington CommandersAug 31, 2026
Washington Commanders to finish with 5 wins
“Coming in last is the Washington commanders at five and twelve.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew York GiantsAug 31, 2026
New York Giants to finish with 7 wins
“Third is the New York Giants. I do have them winning seven games.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsBuffalo BillsAug 31, 2026
Buffalo Bills to finish with 11 wins
“the Buffalo Bills inched them out at eleven and six”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsDallas CowboysAug 31, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to finish with 9 wins
“Second place in the NFC East, missing the playoffs. Winning nine games. The Dallas Cowboys.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksNew England PatriotsAug 31, 2026
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“I have the New England Patriots... with a playoff stamp”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles RamsAug 31, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to finish with 12 wins
“I think they're going to be 12 win excellent, not 17 win excellent.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsPhiladelphia EaglesAug 31, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 13 wins
“I landed for the Philadelphia Eagles at thirteen and four.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Drake Maye to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
“I think he is he is going to be a consistent top five quarterback in the league.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Division WinnersPhiladelphia EaglesAug 31, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“So that means I have Philadelphia winning the division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksJahmyr GibbsDetroit LionsAug 31, 2026
Jahmyr Gibbs to win Offensive Player of the Year
“So, I just think Jameer, I think the Lions are gonna... So my answer is Jahmier Gibbs.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksPhiladelphia EaglesAug 31, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs
“They win and they go thirteen and four, and they're the only NFC's playoff team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsMiami DolphinsAug 31, 2026
Miami Dolphins to finish with 3 wins
“only the Cardinals have a harder schedule this year than the Miami Dolphins. I think they're three and fourteen.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew England PatriotsAug 31, 2026
New England Patriots to finish with 10 wins
“So I believe they go ten and seven, and I believe they make the postseason.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · New York GiantsHit · 98Simms 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 · New York GiantsHit · 100Rogers 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.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Tice 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.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 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 · New England PatriotsHit · 100Tice picked the Bengals over the Texans in a low-scoring game, the Jaguars at Denver, the Bears over the Vikings, the Patriots over the Steelers and the Rams to edge the Giants, and his Hail Mary was the Cowboys scoring 40 on Washington. He also floated Abdul Carter as a possible All-Pro.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- 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.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersClose · 60Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- 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.
- 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.
- Chris BrockmanSeason Win Totals · New Orleans SaintsClose · 40Brockman floated the 49ers as the team to beat in the NFC after their Sunday night win, predicted James Cook would lead the league in rushing, and said Tyler Shough will win Rookie of the Year with the Saints finishing above .500 next season.
- Rich EisenSeason Win Totals · Chicago BearsHit · 80Rich Eisen gave his Week 15 top-10 power rankings, installing the Rams at No. 1 as the best team in football, adding the Jaguars and keeping the Bears despite their loss, while dropping the Cowboys and Eagles off the list. He also projected 10-win seasons for both Chicago and Jacksonville and said the Jaguars would handle the Jets at home.