Gilberto Manzano· May 20, 2026
As relayed on the show, Manzano's NFC North projection has Detroit winning the division at 12-5, Chicago second at 11-6 and Minnesota third at 9-8 as wild cards, with Green Bay last at 8-9.
“Manzano has the Green Bay Packers finishing last in the NFC North Division at eight and nine overall.”
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8 checkable claims — 4 season win totals, 2 playoff picks, 1 division winner and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
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Chicago Bears · 2026 season · wins12 calls from 10 pundits between 3 wins and 12 wins. Gilberto Manzano said 11 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. not settled yet
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- Season Win TotalsMinnesota VikingsMay 20, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins
“He had the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the Green Bay Packers also at nine and eight, also making the wild card round.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsDetroit LionsMay 20, 2026
Detroit Lions to finish with 12 wins
“he had the lines winning the NFC North with a twelve and five overall record”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersDetroit LionsMay 20, 2026
Detroit Lions to win the division
“he had the lines winning the NFC North with a twelve and five overall record”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsGreen Bay PackersMay 20, 2026
Green Bay Packers to finish with 8 wins
“Manzano has the Green Bay Packers finishing last in the NFC North Division at eight and nine overall”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksMinnesota VikingsMay 20, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs
“He had the Minnesota Vikings ahead of the Green Bay Packers also at nine and eight, also making the wild card round.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsChicago BearsMay 20, 2026
Chicago Bears to finish with 11 wins
“He had the Chicago Bears coming in second place with an eleven six overall record getting in to the wild card round.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksChicago BearsMay 20, 2026
Chicago Bears to make the playoffs
“He had the Chicago Bears coming in second place with an eleven six overall record getting in to the wild card round.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Power RankingsMay 20, 2026
“Our our guy, Gilberto Manzano had a list, picking the NFC North one through four... he had the lines winning the NFC North... Chicago Bears coming in second place... Minnesota Vikings ahead of the Green Bay Packers... Green Bay Packers finishing last”
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What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Minnesota VikingsHit · 90Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 10Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Washington CommandersMiss · 20Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 20Nick Wright walked through the Browns' quarterback situation and then gave leans and bets on every AFC team's win total, offering concrete win-count expectations for several clubs plus a call on Brock Bowers.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersClose · 60Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Denver BroncosMiss · 20Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.