Kyle Brandt#56 of 87 NFL pundits · Dec 5, 2025
Brandt picked the Broncos to beat the Raiders, the Rams to beat the Cardinals, and the Chiefs to beat the Texans on Sunday Night Football, adding that Kansas City would avoid falling to 6-7.
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What Kyle Brandt said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'll give you a prediction Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs win, and they also avoid going to six and seven, which is a good thing.
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- SaidDec 5, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Denver Broncos to beat Raiders“The Raiders are really bad. I'm sorry to say that sentence, but it's true. I think Denver wins again.”
- 2Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals“I know it's a division rivalry, but this team should beat the Cardinals, who are really hurting right now.”
- 3Kansas City Chiefs to beat Texans“I'll give you a prediction Sunday Night Football. The Chiefs win, and they also avoid going to six and seven”
- 4Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs“But I've been saying I still think the Chiefs are going to the playoff for two months.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos to beat Raiders1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +128 | |
| Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +128 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to beat Texans3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | Missed the playoffs | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 50 | 0 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks and 1 playoff pick — 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.
All 4 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 0 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 PicksDenver Broncos
Denver Broncos to beat Raiders
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.28difficulty=+128skillClosing line (Dec 7): Broncos by 8.5 · favorite pick, Broncos about 4 in 5 (79%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- DEN
- score:
- 24-17
- skill:
- 128
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LV
- difficulty:
- 1.28
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 5
2Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.28difficulty=+128skillClosing line (Dec 7): Rams by 9.5 · favorite pick, Rams about 4 in 5 (80%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 45-17
- skill:
- 128
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- ARI
- difficulty:
- 1.28
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 5
3Game Outcome PicksKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Texans
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.28difficulty=0skillClosing line (Dec 7): Chiefs by 4.5 · favorite pick, Chiefs about 2 in 3 (66%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- HOU
- score:
- 20-10
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1.28
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 5
4Playoff PicksKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
What happenedMissed the playoffs0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.28difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- KC
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive guess said:
- yes
- difficulty:
- 1.28
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- no
- weeks left when called:
- 5
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 0
Who this take is about
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