Steve HartmanSep 12, 2026
Hartman picked the Rams and Bills to meet in the Super Bowl with the Rams winning, named the Bengals as their surprise team with Joe Burrow winning MVP and Cincinnati winning its division and reaching the AFC Championship Game against Buffalo.
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What Steve Hartman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Rams are going to win the Super Bowl.
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- 1Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl“I know I had the Bills and Rams.”
- 2Cincinnati Bengals to win the division“if Joe Burrow is healthy, if he can stand upright throughout the season, I think the Bengals win that division”
- 3Cincinnati Bengals to beat expectations“I'll tell you the team that I think is going to be the surprise team. The team that I'm really in on this year are the Bengals.”
- 4Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs“And I have them in the AFC championship game against the Bills.”
- 5Joe Burrow to win MVP“I think that Joe Burrow will be the league MVP.”
- 6Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl“I know I had the Bills and Rams... I think the Rams are going to win the Super Bowl.”
- 7Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl“I know I had the Bills and Rams... But I just cannot imagine Josh Allen never getting to a Super Bowl.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to beat expectations3 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Joe Burrow to win MVP5 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl6 | Super Bowl Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl7 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 7 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
7 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 award pick, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Surprise Team CallsCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Playoff PicksCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Award PicksJoe BurrowCincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Super Bowl PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Conference ChampionsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota.John Breech · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17.Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 62
Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.Colin Cowherd · Trade and Signing Calls · Matthew Stafford · Hit 100
Cowherd predicts Matt Stafford stays with the Rams rather than moving on, and says Travis Hunter may underachieve because they're being asked to play both ways — Cowherd doubts they're a No. 1 receiver and would slot them as a No. 2 receiver while being a No. 1 corner.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Connor expects a tight first half in Denver before New England pulls away in the second half and advances to the Super Bowl.