Chris Broussard#77 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2026
Broussard matches Wright's order — Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns — predicting Baltimore wins the division, Pittsburgh has its first losing season since 2003, and Cincinnati reaches the playoffs.
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What Chris Broussard said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThis will be the first losing season for the Steelers since 2003.
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- AFC North Predictions: Who Takes The Steelers Spot As The Top AFC North Team?
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- 1Season Win Totals“"This will be the first losing season for the Steelers since 2003."”
- 2Baltimore Ravens to win the division“And none other than Broussard's favorite NFL team, the Ravens, took place as the AFC North winners.”
- 3Power Rankings“Chris Broussard's AFC North Prediction 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. Cincinnati Bengals 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4. Cleveland Browns”
- 4Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs“"They get to the playoffs. I’m expecting a nice year from them, I’m expecting Burrow to be healthy," Broussard said.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “This will be the first losing season for the Steelers since…”1 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “Chris Broussard's AFC North Prediction 1. Baltimore Ravens 2.…”3 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 3 waiting · 1 too vague to check | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 claims — 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — the 3 we can check 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.
None of the 3 calls we can check have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
The other one was too vague to check, so it is not graded.
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.
1Season Win TotalsPittsburgh Steelers
“This will be the first losing season for the Steelers since 2003.”
VerdictToo vague to checkToo vague to check: we could not tell what would count as right, so it stays on the record without a score.
2Division WinnersBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Chris Broussard's AFC North Prediction 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. Cincinnati Bengals 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4. Cleveland Browns”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Playoff PicksCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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