Chris Broussard#77 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 11, 2026

Broussard took Tampa Bay over Cincinnati as their upset alert, predicted a 34-17 Cowboys win over the Giants, and had picked Dak Prescott as MVP.

Said on air, transcribed by us · First Things First (podcast)Hear the original

0 of 2calls landed2 misses · 1 waiting

14.3Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

89.8A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2Games calledeveryone’s picks below

#77Chris Broussard’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Chris Broussard said

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I'm going with Buccaneers The over the Bengals.

Chris Broussard, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: First Things First (podcast)
The episode: 49ers beat Rams, Bills vs. Texans preview, Matt Leinart joins, Upset Alert & Nick’s Picks for Week 1
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SaidSep 11
PlayedSep 13
GradedSep 15

1Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat Bengals“I'm going with Buccaneers The over the Bengals.”
2Dallas Cowboys 34 — Giants 17“Thirty four seventeen Wow. Cowboys win.”
3Dak Prescott to win MVP“Greg, KW, and Brew all independently picked Dak Prescott to be the league MVP.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat Bengals¹	Game Outcome Picks	Bengals 33–27	0	100	−200
Dallas Cowboys 34 — Giants 17²	Score Predictions	Giants 28–20	28.57	79.68	−102.22
Dak Prescott to win MVP³	Award Picks	—	—	—	—
3 calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting			14.3	89.8

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

3 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 14.3 out of 100, against 89.8 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 Picks Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat Bengals
What happenedBengals 33–27Buccaneers at Bengals
0Miss · naive 100
0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive2difficulty−200skill
Closing line (Sep 13): Bengals by 3.5 · underdog pick, Buccaneers about 1 in 3 (36%).
How this was scored
won:
CIN
score:
27-33
skill:
−200
they picked:
TB
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
CIN
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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2Score Predictions Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys 34 — Giants 17
What happenedGiants 28–20called Cowboys by 17 · lost by 8
28.57Miss · naive 79.68
28.57this call79.68a naive guess−51.11worse than naive2difficulty−102.22skill
Closing line (Sep 13): Cowboys by 3, total 47.5 · this 34–17 calls a bigger Cowboys win (by 17) and more points (51).
How this was scored
score:
20-28
skill:
−102.22
they picked:
DAL
season:
2026
accuracy:
28.57
baseline:
79.68
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
8
weeks left when called:
18
naive home margin:
−0.53
predicted margin:
17
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3Award Picks Dak Prescott Dallas Cowboys
Dak Prescott to win MVP
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
14.3naive 89.8

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