Ralph VacchianoOct 28, 2026
Ranked the Dolphins 30th and suggested things would get worse for Miami until it faces the Jets again in Miami on Nov. 29, implying another win in that matchup.
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What Ralph Vacchiano said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromEnjoy it, because things are almost certainly going to get worse — at least until they play the Jets again in Miami on Nov. 29.
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- Dolphins Week 8 Power Rankings Roundup: How Big of a Move Up After First Win?
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- 1Miami Dolphins to beat Jets“things are almost certainly going to get worse — at least until they play the Jets again in Miami on Nov. 29”
- 2Power Rankings“FOX Sports (Ralph Vacchiano) Rank: 30 Previous: 32”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Dolphins to beat Jets1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “FOX Sports (Ralph Vacchiano) Rank: 30 Previous: 32”2 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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.
1Game Outcome PicksMiami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins to beat Jets
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“FOX Sports (Ralph Vacchiano) Rank: 30 Previous: 32”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
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