Zachary PerelesNov 10, 2026
In grading all 32 teams at the 2026 trade deadline, Pereles argued the Bears now look like a top-tier Super Bowl contender, pegged Jordan Love as an MVP frontrunner, and expected the Browns to fight for a playoff spot or play spoiler.
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What Zachary Pereles said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromthe Bears very much look like a top-tier Super Bowl contender.
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- 2026 NFL trade deadline grades for every team: Four teams earn an A, Rams and Chargers among disappointments
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- 1Power Rankings“But his impact has matched the price tag, and the Bears very much look like a top-tier Super Bowl contender.”
- 2Jordan Love to win MVP“The Packers have found their stride on both sides of the ball, with Jordan Love playing like an MVP frontrunner”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “But his impact has matched the price tag, and the Bears very…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Jordan Love to win MVP2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 award pick and 1 power ranking — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
“But his impact has matched the price tag, and the Bears very much look like a top-tier Super Bowl contender.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Award PicksJordan LoveGreen Bay Packers
Jordan Love to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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