Chad Ochocinco Johnson#63 of 87 NFL pundits · Jul 15, 2025
Chad predicts the Bengals will beat the Steelers again this season, says Cincinnati will start the year 5-0, and forecasts that Joe Flacco opens as Cleveland's starter before Shedeur Sanders takes over. They also put Jerry Jeudy at 1,500 receiving yards.
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What Chad Ochocinco Johnson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm just letting you know we're gonna beat them again, and we're gonna start the season five and oh
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- SaidJul 15, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Cincinnati Bengals to beat Steelers“When the Steelers play the Bengals, we know what's gonna happen. They still gonna get this work... We beat the Steelers. Okay, I'm just letting you know we're gonna beat them again”
- 2Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart“You know, Joe Flaco starting unless he gets injured in training camp or something like that... Now the job is Joe Flacco's to lose.”
- 3Jerry Jeudy to record 1,500 receiving yards“Jerry Judy going for eighteen hundred this year... Okay, okay, fifteen hundred, fifteen hundred, Jerry going for fifteen hundred”
- 4Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart“we know Shador Sanders is going to be the one to step in the helm and run the show once things don't work out with Joe Flacco... then it's gonna be the Shadoor Sanders Show.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals to beat Steelers1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 91.67 | +16.67 | |
| Jerry Jeudy to record 1,500 receiving yards3 | Player Season Numbers | 602 | 0 | 52.53 | −105.06 | |
| Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart4 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 91.67 | +16.67 | |
| 4 calls · 3 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 75 | 84 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls, 1 game outcome pick and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 75 out of 100, against 84 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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 PicksCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Steelers
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- CIN
- score:
- 31-33
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- CIN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CIN
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Depth Chart CallsJoe FlaccoCleveland Browns
Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 91.67100this call−91.67a naive guess=8.33better than naive×2difficulty=+16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CIN
- skill:
- 16.67
- player:
- Joe Flacco
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Player Season NumbersJerry Jeudy
Jerry Jeudy to record 1,500 receiving yards
What happened602called 1,5000Miss · naive 52.530this call−52.53a naive guess=−52.53worse than naive×2difficulty=−105.06skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 789.37
- skill:
- −105.06
- what happened:
- 602
- player:
- Jerry Jeudy
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 52.53
- they said:
- 1500
- statistic:
- receiving_yards
- difficulty:
- 2
- last season:
- 1229
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- position average:
- 349.73
- zero at percent out:
- 50
4Depth Chart CallsShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 91.67100this call−91.67a naive guess=8.33better than naive×2difficulty=+16.67skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- CLE
- skill:
- 16.67
- player:
- Shedeur Sanders
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
75naive 84
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