Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 25, 2026

The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.

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2 of 5calls landed2 hits · 1 close call · 2 misses · 1 waiting

50Average accuracyout of 100, across 5 calls

20A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

5 of 6Settled1 still waiting

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I just believe I think this is the Rams year.

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SaidJan 25
GradedAug 5–17

1New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl“even though I think the Patriots find a way to win and we get a Super Bowl of the one and two MVP finalists, Stafford in May”
2Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl“And so I like the Rams in this spot... I like the Rams plus the two and a half”
3Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks“I'm gonna tell you my pick in this game now, and then I'll explain why I think the Rams win. So I'll take the Rams plus two and a half.”
4New England Patriots to beat Broncos“I think this is a seventeen thirteen twenty one to seventeen seventeen fourteen type of game where New England wins. I do think the Patriots win, but I think the Broncos cover.”
5Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl“I would be stunned if the winner of this game does not win the Super Bowl... I just believe I think this is the Rams year.”
6Head Coach Rankings“As great as Mike McDonald is, I think mcveigh's the second best coach in the NFL”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl¹	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	100	0	+100
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl²	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	50	0	+50
Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks³	Game Outcome Picks	—	0	100	−100
New England Patriots to beat Broncos⁴	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	0	+100
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl⁵	Super Bowl Picks	SEA won it	0	0	0
“As great as Mike McDonald is, I think mcveigh's the second best…”⁶	Head Coach Rankings	—	—	—	—
6 calls · 2 hits · 1 close call · 2 misses · 1 waiting			50	20

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

6 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 2 game outcome picks, 1 head coach ranking and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 50 out of 100, against 20 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.

1Conference Champions New England Patriots
New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked NE
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
How this was scored
skill:
100
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
1
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
reached the Super Bowl:
yes
lost the conference final:
no
Think this is wrong?
2Conference Champions Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked LAR
50Close · naive 0
50this call0a naive guess50better than naive1difficulty+50skill
How this was scored
skill:
50
they picked:
LAR
season:
2025
accuracy:
50
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
1
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
reached the Super Bowl:
no
lost the conference final:
yes
Think this is wrong?
3Game Outcome Picks Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Seahawks
VerdictMiss
0Miss · naive 100
0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive1difficulty−100skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Seahawks by 2.5 · underdog pick, Rams 44%. Graded on who won, not on the spread.
How this was scored
won:
SEA
score:
27-31
skill:
−100
they picked:
LAR
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
SEA
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
4Game Outcome Picks New England Patriots
New England Patriots to beat Broncos
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Patriots by 3.5 · favorite pick, Patriots about 2 in 3 (64%). Graded on who won, not on the spread.
How this was scored
won:
NE
score:
10-7
skill:
100
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
DEN
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
5Super Bowl Picks Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
What happenedSEA won itpicked LAR
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive1difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
LAR
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champion:
SEA
runner up:
NE
the naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
6Head Coach Rankings
“As great as Mike McDonald is, I think mcveigh's the second best coach in the NFL”
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 20

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