Bucky Brooks· 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. He also sees 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.
“Print out those Dallas Cowboys going to the super Bowl shirts.”
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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 bet.
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.
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Shedeur Sanders · 2026 season17 calls from 15 pundits between 1 and 2. Bucky Brooks said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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12 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Player Season NumbersCeeDee LambDallas CowboysAug 23, 2026
CeeDee Lamb to record 1,000 receiving yards
“when these guys go for both go well over a thousand yards”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Conference ChampionsDallas CowboysAug 23, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew York JetsAug 23, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsKirk CousinsLas Vegas RaidersAug 23, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Player Season NumbersDak PrescottDallas CowboysAug 23, 2026
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”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Surprise Team CallsNew York GiantsAug 23, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsAtlanta FalconsAug 23, 2026
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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsShedeur SandersCleveland BrownsAug 23, 2026
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.”
Not 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”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksLos Angeles RamsAug 23, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
“It's in LA. They're gonna play the Rams in the NFC Championship game.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksDak PrescottDallas CowboysAug 23, 2026
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”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Deshaun Watson to move to Cleveland Browns
“I think it's over for him in Cleveland... I think he's played his nast snap.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · New York GiantsHit · 98Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Las Vegas RaidersHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Las Vegas RaidersHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Matt HarmonGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.
More player season numbers
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Ross JacksonPlayer Season Numbers · Tyler ShoughMiss · 4Jackson 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.
- Chris BroussardPlayer Season Numbers · Lamar JacksonMiss · 0Broussard expects Lamar Jackson to play well but not vintage — two touchdown passes and no picks — while Derrick Henry carries the load with over 100 rushing yards. He also takes the Browns to upset the Bengals and believes Myles Garrett gets at least two sacks to break the single-season record.
- Shannon SharpePlayer Season Numbers · T.J. WattMiss · 0On a Bengals-Steelers matchup, Sharpe took the over on several player props: Ja'Marr Chase over 74.5 receiving yards, Joe Flacco over 36.5 pass attempts, and T.J. Watt over 3.5 tackles+assists, adding that Watt will get two sacks. He also predicted Rico Dowdle would make the Pro Bowl this season.
- Rich EisenPlayer Season Numbers · Micah ParsonsClose · 56Eisen 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. He also picked the AFC West order and said Deion Sanders is more likely than Bill Belichick to have a winning record.
- Daniel JeremiahPlayer Season Numbers · Jihaad CampbellMiss · 0Jeremiah walked through his 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. He 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 HasselbeckPlayer Season Numbers · Isaiah LikelyMiss · 0Hasselbeck 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.