Seth RollinsJul 16, 2025
Guest-hosting the show, Seth Rollins gave their top-10 NFL power rankings for 2025, topped by the Chicago Bears, and predicted Caleb Williams wins MVP and Ben Johnson wins Coach of the Year. They also said the Steelers will finish .500 or better and expects Lamar Jackson to win a Super Bowl within the next couple of years.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromChicago Bears, the team to beat in the NFL 2025.
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- SaidJul 16, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Washington Commanders to win the division“I think they're the class of the NFC East.”
- 2Caleb Williams to win MVP“Caleb for MVP.”
- 3Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 9 wins“We know this Steelers team finishes at 500 or better every year no matter what... So I think you add in a few extra wins to that”
- 4Power Rankings“my twenty twenty five NFL power rankings... we're gonna start at 10... Aaron Rodgers is going to make a difference in Pittsburgh... San Francisco forty niners at nine... the Cincinnati Bengals... The Detroit Lions at seven... the Washington Commanders... The Buffalo Bills at number five... Kansas City Chiefs. Four... Number three, I'm going with the Baltimore Ravens... number two, the Philadelphia Eagles... Number one... The Chicago Bears”
- 5Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year“Ben Johnson coach of the year.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington Commanders to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 100 | −200 | |
| Caleb Williams to win MVP2 | Award Picks | Matthew Stafford won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 9 wins3 | Season Win Totals | 10 | 80 | 85 | −10 | |
| “my twenty twenty five NFL power rankings... we're gonna start…”4 | Power Rankings | — | 54.55 | 45.45 | +18.18 | |
| Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year5 | Coach Award Picks | Mike Vrabel won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 3 misses · all settled | 26.9 | 46.1 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive5 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 coach award pick, 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 5 have settled, averaging 26.9 out of 100, against 46.1 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.
1Division WinnersWashington Commanders
Washington Commanders to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −200
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- WAS
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
2Award PicksCaleb WilliamsChicago Bears
Caleb Williams to win MVP
What happenedMatthew Stafford woncalled Caleb Williams0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- mvp
- naive:
- the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Caleb Williams
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Matthew Stafford
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Season Win TotalsPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 9 wins
What happened10called 980Hit · naive 8580this call−85a naive guess=−5worse than naive×2difficulty=−10skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- PIT
- naive:
- 9.25
- skill:
- −10
- what happened:
- 10
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 85
- they said:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“my twenty twenty five NFL power rankings... we're gonna start at 10... Aaron Rodgers is going to make a difference in Pittsburgh... San Francisco forty niners at nine... the Cincinnati Bengals... The Detroit Lions at seven... the Washington Commanders... The Buffalo Bills at number five... Kansas City Chiefs. Four... Number three, I'm going with the Baltimore Ravens... number two, the Philadelphia Eagles... Number one... The Chicago Bears”
VerdictClose54.55Close · naive 45.4554.55this call−45.45a naive guess=9.1better than naive×2difficulty=+18.18skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 18.18
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 54.55
- baseline:
- 45.45
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year
What happenedMike Vrabel woncalled Ben Johnson0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- coach_of_the_year
- coach:
- Ben Johnson
- naive:
- the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Mike Vrabel
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
26.9naive 46.1
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 95
Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 100
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More coach award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Matt Hasselbeck · Coach Award Picks · Miss 0
Hasselbeck agreed on the Bills and Ravens as AFC division winners, picked the Colts (with Daniel Jones) to win the AFC South, the Broncos to win the AFC West, the Seahawks to win the NFC West, and tabbed Brian Flores for a Coach of the Year-type honor. They also said the Patriots would make a big jump and potentially reach the playoffs, and named Minnesota, Las Vegas, New England and Chicago as offseason winners.Richard Sherman · Coach Award Picks · Hit 100
Sherman picked the Eagles, Vikings, Ravens and Bills in their wild-card games, named Lamar Jackson MVP, Patrick Surtain DPOY, Kevin O'Connell Coach of the Year, put Jared Verse in the top three of Defensive Rookie of the Year voting, and gave a Week 18 power ranking with Kansas City first.Pat Gustavson · Coach Award Picks · Miss 0
Gustafson picked the Bears, Eagles, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, the Rams and Bears in the NFC, the Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, and the Patriots to beat the Bears in the Super Bowl. Their awards slate included Stafford for MVP, Puka for OPOY and Liam Cohen for Coach of the Year.Brandon Carney · Coach Award Picks · Hit 100
Carney made a full playoff bracket, picking the Bears, Niners, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, then Seahawks and Rams in the NFC divisional, Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, with the Rams beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl. They also gave award picks including Stafford for MVP and Vrabel for Coach of the Year.Rich Eisen · Coach Award Picks · Hit 100
Eisen gave their Week 13 power rankings, with the Rams first, Patriots second and the Cowboys entering at No. 10, and also named New England and Philadelphia as the first teams to clinch playoff spots, picked Seattle to beat Minnesota, and tabbed Drake Maye as an MVP finalist and Mike Vrabel as Coach of the Year.