Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 16, 2025
Wright reaffirmed their pick of Tampa Bay to reach the Super Bowl, saying they took them in part because they believe they can earn the No. 1 seed, and predicted Joe Burrow will win a record third Comeback Player of the Year award next season.
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What Nick Wright said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI picked Tampa to go to the super Bowl in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed.
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
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- THE HERD - Hour 2 - Nick Wright Debates if the Chiefs Should Be in Colin's Top-10
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- SaidSep 16, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take the top seed“in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed. I think Philly and Green Bays divisions are so much tougher than what Baker's going to be dealing with.”
- 2Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reach the Super Bowl“I picked Tampa to go to the super Bowl in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed.”
- 3Joe Burrow to win Comeback Player of the Year“next year he likely becomes the NFL's first ever three times Comeback Player of the Year winner”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take the top seed1 | Seeding, Byes and Home Field | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Burrow to win Comeback Player of the Year3 | Award Picks | Christian McCaffrey won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 3 misses · all settled | 0 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 conference champion and 1 seeding, byes and home field — 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 3 have settled, averaging 0 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.
1Seeding, Byes and Home FieldTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take the top seed
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.89difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- TB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- checked as:
- the number one seed is the bye, which the bracket names exactly
- actual tier:
- missed the playoffs
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- where they finished last season (host)
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- claimed seed:
- 1
- claimed tier:
- bye
- weeks left when called:
- 16
2Conference ChampionsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked TB0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.89difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- TB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
3Award PicksJoe BurrowCincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow to win Comeback Player of the Year
What happenedChristian McCaffrey woncalled Joe Burrow0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.89difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- comeback_player_of_the_year
- naive:
- the naive pick was Joe Burrow, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Joe Burrow
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Christian McCaffrey
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 0
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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