Matt Zenitz· Aug 17, 2026
Reported that Chicago is expected to sign free-agent pass-rusher Marcus Davenport, who visited the team.
“the Bears are expected to sign Marcus Davenport”
published in writing · CBS Sports · read the original →
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It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
The call scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Marcus Davenport to move to Chicago Bears
“CBS Sports senior reporter Matt Zenitz reported that the Bears are expected to sign Marcus Davenport, who actually visited with the team on Sunday.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 200
- player:
- Marcus Davenport
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- CHI
- was with:
- DET
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- CHI
- weeks left when called:
- 18
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