Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 28, 2025
Rosenthal calls the Chiefs the No. 1 favorite and says they are going to the Super Bowl. They also expect several players to be moved before the trade deadline, most confidently David Njoku, and views Riq Woolen and Breece Hall as likely trade pieces.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Chiefs are the favorites. I think they're going to the super Bowl.
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- SaidOct 28, 2025
- GradedAug 17–Sep 18, 2026
- 1Breece Hall to move to New York Jets“I actually do think he is about as likely as any good player to get traded.”
- 2Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl“I mentioned to them like, oh yeah, I think I think the Chiefs are the favorites. I think they're going to the super Bowl, Like if I think they're gonna I think they're the number one favorite right now”
- 3David Njoku to move to Cleveland Browns“In Djoku on the other hand, like he gone, I think it's happening.”
- 4Riq Woolen to move to Seattle Seahawks“I'll go Rereek Wooland just because it's just been out there so long and I've seen it written. I also heard about it myself separately that it's just like teams know that he's potentially available”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Breece Hall to move to New York Jets1 | Trade and Signing Calls | Ended up with NYJ | 0 | 100 | −156 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| David Njoku to move to Cleveland Browns3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Riq Woolen to move to Seattle Seahawks4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 misses · 2 waiting | 0 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls and 1 conference champion — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 50 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsBreece HallNew York Jets
Breece Hall to move to New York Jets
What happenedEnded up with NYJ0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.56difficulty=−156skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −156
- player:
- Breece Hall
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- he leaves
- was with:
- NYJ
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- NYJ
- weeks left when called:
- 10
2Conference ChampionsKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked KC0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.56difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.56
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 10
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
3Trade and Signing CallsDavid NjokuCleveland Browns
David Njoku to move to Cleveland Browns
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsRiq WoolenSeattle Seahawks
Riq Woolen to move to Seattle Seahawks
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 50
Who this take is about
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