Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 11, 2026
Wright agrees with Bills and Ravens as division winners, but takes the Jaguars to win the AFC South (with Texans second and Colts third) and puts the Chiefs atop the AFC West rather than the Chargers, whom they expect to disappoint.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI would put the Chiefs at the top of the division.
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- 1Buffalo Bills to win the division“Bill's Patriots totally agree.”
- 2Kansas City Chiefs to win the division“I would put the Chiefs at the top of the division, but overall not a huge disagreement on the AFC.”
- 3Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division“I vehemently disagree with the South... I would have Jaggs Texans, So I would have the Colts and third and the Jags all the way up.”
- 4Baltimore Ravens to win the division“Ravens Bengals. I think I agree”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 4 division winners — 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.
1Division WinnersBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Division WinnersJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Poniatowski names several trade targets, predicting Malik Willis underperforms this week against New England, that Omarion Hampton could become a viable RB2 if Adam Gase takes over play-calling, that Josh Downs gets traded (ideally to Kansas City, where they'd be a top-24 WR), that Brian Thomas Jr. could be dealt to the Rams or 49ers, and that Travis Kelce remains a consistent weekly TE.Jordan Dajani · Trade and Signing Calls · Josh Downs · Hit 100
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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.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · New York Giants · Miss 0
Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. They also expect Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and they float the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.Cynthia Frelund · Division Winners · Houston Texans · Miss 0
Freeland's model has the Chargers winning straight up in Dallas, the Texans winning big over the Raiders and going on to win the AFC South, the Lions beating the Steelers by six, the Saints beating the Jets, and the Packers beating the Bears; they also see the AFC's Super Bowl representative being either Denver or Houston.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.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Eisen said the Patriots are still likely to win the AFC East and won't be one-and-done, that the Chargers will end Dallas' season next week, that TreVeyon Henderson should out-snap Rhamondre Stevenson, that the NFC East race is over in Philadelphia's favor, and that the winner of the NFC West will be the NFC's No. 1 seed.