Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 4, 2026
Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP (switching off Lamar Jackson), Justin Jefferson for Offensive Player of the Year and Will Anderson for Defensive Player of the Year, then laid out a full playoff field with the Texans beating the Ravens 9-3 in the AFC title game and topping the Rams 16-13 in the Super Bowl.
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What Gregg Rosenthal said
They're due to lose in another one of the greatest defensive performances that we've ever seen by the Super Bowl champion, Houston, Texas.
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- Around the NFL (podcast)
- The episode
- Super Bowl, Division Winner and Award Prediction Show!
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Playoff Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| Award Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Game Outcome Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Super Bowl Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Coach Award Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Conference Champions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Score Predictions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Season Win Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
How each call scored
29 checkable claims — 8 division winners, 7 award picks, 6 playoff picks, 2 conference champions, 2 score predictions, 1 coach award pick, 1 game outcome pick, 1 season win total and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 22 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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.
Playoff Picks6 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs
“I have the Seahawks as my number one wildcard team”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“put three teams from the West into the playoffs as my second and third wildcard teams, the Broncos, the Chargers”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“I have the Pats as my first wildcard team.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- —Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“put three teams from the West into the playoffs as my second and third wildcard teams, the Broncos, the Chargers”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
“I have the Cowboys. I failed to mention as one of my wildcard teams”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Award Picks7 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Justin Jefferson to win Offensive Player of the Year
“I'm going with the next name on the board, who I guess would be the sixth favorite, and that's Justin Jefferson”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jadarian Price to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“I'll go Jadarian Price as my offensive rookie of the year.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Tristan Wirfs to win Protector of the Year
“I went to a predictable name, which is Tristan Wirfs”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Arvell Reese to win Defensive Rookie of the Year
“I'll go with my heart here a little over my head and go Arvel Reese”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Patrick Mahomes to win MVP
“I'm changing it... I think he comes in second. It is Patrick Mahomes.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Aaron Donald to win Comeback Player of the Year
“I'll go Aaron Donald. He's not coming back from an injury, but certainly you could give him comeback player of the year.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year
“my defensive player of the year is Will Anderson”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Game Outcome Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks
“The Rams are at home, and they do get the win. They get the Seahawks back in the conference championship.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Super Bowl Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Houston Texans to win the Super Bowl
“another one of the greatest defensive performances that we've ever seen by the Super Bowl champion, Houston, Texas”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Division Winners8 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“The Buccaneers in the NFC South are my favorite favorite.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
“So I have the Chiefs winning the division.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- —Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“I'm just going to stick with the Eagles because whenever I don't, they make me regret it.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“I believe the Buffalo Bills will win the AFC East... I picked them too.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- —Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Coach Award Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
D'Amico Ryans to win Coach of the Year
“Last award is Coach of the Year... I have D'Amico.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Conference Champions2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl
“two-thirds of this crew today have the Texans go into the Super Bowl”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
“You have the Rams in. I have the Rams in. We have the exact same Super Bowl right now”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Score Predictions2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Houston Texans 16 — Rams 13
“a forced fumble returned by aziz al-shayer is the difference in a 16 to 13 super bowl victory”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Houston Texans 9 — Ravens 3
“the Texans beating the Ravens in this particular game, the AFC Championship... You kick the extra point, you win nine to three.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Season Win Totals1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
New England Patriots to finish with 10 wins
“I do think they're going to be good this season, double-digit wins.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Seattle Seahawks, Justin Jefferson, Jadarian Price, Los Angeles Rams, Houston Texans, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, Baltimore Ravens, Tristan Wirfs, Minnesota Vikings, Kansas City Chiefs, Denver Broncos, Dallas Cowboys, Arvell Reese, New York Giants, Patrick Mahomes, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles, Aaron Donald, Buffalo Bills, Will Anderson Jr.
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Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. They also give a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen 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 Brockman · Division Winners · Chicago Bears · Hit 100
Brockman called the Broncos-Packers game the best of the day, said Denver looks poised to lock up the AFC's No. 1 seed and reach the AFC Championship Game, predicted the Bears win the NFC North and the Eagles win their division (though they think they lose to a five seed from the NFC West), and said Philip Rivers will be in the NFL in 2026.Chris Brockman · Division Winners · Carolina Panthers · Hit 100
Brockman argued the Texans will reach the AFC Championship Game, declared the Chiefs dynasty over, said the road to the Super Bowl in the NFC goes through Lambeau Field, that Josh Allen is still the most dangerous QB and the Bills will win a playoff game (with the AFC East runner-up as the 5 seed winning in Pittsburgh or Baltimore), that Carolina will win the NFC South, that Baltimore finishes under .500 with Lamar no longer a top-five QB, that the Colts should trade for Mac Jones, and that Marcus Freeman will be in the NFL next year.