Bucky Brooks#26 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 23, 2026
Brooks is all-in on the Cowboys, predicting they reach the Super Bowl by beating the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, with Dak Prescott winning MVP behind 4,000-plus passing yards and 1,000-yard seasons from CeeDee Lamb and George Pickens. They also see Shedeur Sanders taking over as Cleveland's starter with Deshaun Watson finished there, Kirk Cousins opening as the Raiders' starter, a six-win Jets season, the Giants as a dark horse, and names three under-the-radar breakout receivers.
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What Bucky Brooks said
Print out those Dallas Cowboys going to the super Bowl shirts.
- Where it was said
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)
- The episode
- Andy Furman & Bucky Brooks Talk Deshaun Watson’s Time in Cleveland, Bucky Says the Cowboys Will be in the Super Bowl, and is Joe Burrow a Top 3 QB?
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player Season Numbers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Conference Champions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Depth Chart Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Trade and Signing Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Season Win Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Award Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Surprise Team Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Playoff Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
How each call scored
12 checkable claims — 3 player season numbers, 2 depth chart calls, 2 season win totals, 1 award pick, 1 conference champion, 1 playoff pick, 1 surprise team call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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 7 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 3 and below it on 4.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Shedeur Sanders · 2026 season17 calls from 14 pundits between 1 and 2. Bucky Brooks said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the record
passing yardsTheir call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
Player Season Numbers3 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Dak Prescott to record 4,000 passing yards
“when these guys go for both go well over a thousand yards and he passes for four thousand yards”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
George Pickens to record 1,000 receiving yards
“when these guys go for both go well over a thousand yards”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
CeeDee Lamb to record 1,000 receiving yards
“when these guys go for both go well over a thousand yards”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Conference Champions1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl
“Print out those Dallas Cowboys going to the super Bowl shirts. Go ahead and start selling them out your shrunk because because look it's there, Dallas Cowboys going to the super Bowl.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Depth Chart Calls2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart
“It looks like it's gonna be a situation where Sho Dr Sanders is going to have to be is going to be the starting quarterback.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
“I believe that they will start cousins early and then eventually give it to the quarterback to take over.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Trade and Signing Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Deshaun Watson to move to Cleveland Browns
“I think it's over for him in Cleveland... I think he's played his nast snap.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Season Win Totals2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Atlanta Falcons to finish with 8 wins
“I don't think they'd be picking in the top five... but I think they fall seven to ten eighty nine. Is is kind of where they're destined.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New York Jets to finish with 6 wins
“We're looking at six wins, six and eleven. Maybe we get to seven and ten. That's kind of where we are with the Jests.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Award Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Dak Prescott to win MVP
“he is going to be the guy against the MVP... you've got Dak Prescott for MVP on the back”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Surprise Team Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
New York Giants to beat expectations
“The team is the New York Giants... I think the Giants are a dark horse in terms of what they not only do during the regular season, but how they handle and eventually knock off somebody into postseason.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Playoff Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
“It's in LA. They're gonna play the Rams in the NFC Championship game.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Dak Prescott, Dallas Cowboys, Shedeur Sanders, Cleveland Browns, Deshaun Watson, George Pickens, Kirk Cousins, Las Vegas Raiders, Atlanta Falcons, New York Giants, CeeDee Lamb, New York Jets, Los Angeles Rams
Others on the same people
Sam Monson · Game Outcome Picks · New York Giants · Miss 0
Monson picked every Week 10 game, taking the Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Bengals and Ravens, and also suggested the Chargers' only likely wins the rest of the way come against the Jets and Dolphins.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picked the Giants to beat the Commanders at home in the Thursday night Week 10 game, 23-14, citing New York's dominant front seven containing Jayden Daniels.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin predicted final scores for seven Week 10 games, taking the Giants over the Commanders, the Lions, Chiefs, Packers, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens to win their respective matchups.
More player season numbers
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Andrew Erickson · Player Season Numbers · James Cook · Close 67
Erickson is targeting Chase Brown, Javonte Williams, Trey Benson, Ray Davis, MarShawn Lloyd, Will Shipley, Braelon Allen and Rishard Smith while fading Tyrone Tracy, Tank Bigsby and Kyren Williams, and they expect James Cook's touchdown total to settle in the eight-to-ten range.Ross Jackson · Player Season Numbers · Tyler Shough · Miss 4
Jackson projects a big sophomore jump for Saints QB Tyler Shuck, laying out a Drake May-style stat line (17 starts, 72% completions, ~4,601 passing yards, 24 TDs, 9 INTs) or a Bo Nix-style consistency line (over 4,000 yards, over 20 TDs, ~10 INTs), and says either path means a playoff season for New Orleans in 2026.Rich Eisen · Player Season Numbers · Micah Parsons · Close 56
Eisen made a series of picks: Micah Parsons will out-sack any two Cowboys combined (after initially leaning the other way), the NFC North is more likely to produce a Super Bowl team than the NFC East, Eagles wins will outnumber Cowboys losses, Bo Nix/Courtland Sutton will out-touchdown Cam Ward/Calvin Ridley, and Marvin Harrison Jr./James Conner will beat Kamara/Olave in yards and TDs. They also picked the AFC West order and said Deion Sanders is more likely than Bill Belichick to have a winning record.Daniel Jeremiah · Player Season Numbers · Jihaad Campbell · Miss 0
Jeremiah walked through their mock draft 3.0, slotting Cam Ward first overall to Tennessee, Abdul Carter to Cleveland at two, Shedeur Sanders to the Giants at three and Travis Hunter to New England at four, plus roughly twenty other first-round pairings. They also called Matthew Golden the first receiver off the board, said Tyler Booker would climb back into the latter third of the first round, expected Kirk Cousins to be traded, thought Jaire Alexander's Packers days were numbered, and predicted Cam Robinson would start at left tackle in Houston.Tim Hasselbeck · Player Season Numbers · Isaiah Likely · Miss 0
Hasselbeck expects Kyler Murray to be released by Arizona, believes Malik Willis will sign somewhere as the anointed opening-day starter, and thinks Isaiah Likely can be a true No. 1 tight end who would catch over 75 passes with close to seven touchdowns as a full-season starter.Patrick Claybon · Player Season Numbers · Trevor Lawrence · Miss 0
Claybon projects Bijan Robinson as the week's top running back and A.J. Brown as a candidate for top wide receiver, and gives weekly fantasy point projections of about 26 for Drake Maye, 19 for Trevor Lawrence and just over 10 for Brock Bowers.