Jordan Dajani#23 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 17, 2026

Dajani picks winners and exact scores for seven Week 2 games, taking the Bills over the Lions in a shootout, the Patriots narrowly over the Steelers, the Ravens over the Saints, the Texans over the Bengals, the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos, the Chiefs over the Colts and the Rams over the Giants.

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2 of 7calls landed2 hits · 3 close calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting

60.2Average accuracyout of 100, across 7 calls

58.4A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

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Bills win in a thrilling home opener.

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SaidSep 17
PlayedSep 17–21
GradedSep 18–22

1Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21“Prediction: Rams 30, Giants 21”
2Houston Texans 27 — Bengals 23“Prediction: Texans 27, Bengals 23”
3Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Broncos 23“Prediction: Jaguars 24, Broncos 23”
4Kansas City Chiefs 24 — Colts 17“Prediction: Chiefs 24, Colts 17”
5Baltimore Ravens 28 — Saints 24“Prediction: Ravens 28, Saints 24”
6New England Patriots 16 — Steelers 13“Prediction: Patriots 16, Steelers 13”
7Buffalo Bills 36 — Lions 30“Prediction: Bills 36, Lions 30”
8Availability Calls“Especially with A.J. Brown sidelined by a high ankle sprain.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21¹	Score Predictions	Rams 28–6	69.05	50	+36.95
Houston Texans 27 — Bengals 23²	Score Predictions	Bengals 20–6	26.19	15.44	+20.86
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Broncos 23³	Score Predictions	Broncos 20–13	35.71	82.1	−90
Kansas City Chiefs 24 — Colts 17⁴	Score Predictions	Chiefs 33–30	90.48	91.63	−2.24
Baltimore Ravens 28 — Saints 24⁵	Score Predictions	Saints 24–17	42.86	32.1	+20.86
New England Patriots 16 — Steelers 13⁶	Score Predictions	Patriots 20–3	66.67	58.29	+16.24
Buffalo Bills 36 — Lions 30⁷	Score Predictions	Bills 41–31	90.48	79.41	+21.46
“Especially with A.J. Brown sidelined by a high ankle sprain.”⁸	Availability Calls	—	—	—	—
8 calls · 2 hits · 3 close calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting			60.2	58.4

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

8 checkable claims — 7 score predictions and 1 availability call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

7 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 60.2 out of 100, against 58.4 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.

1Score Predictions Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams 30 — Giants 21
What happenedRams 28–6called Rams by 9 · won by 22
69.05Close · naive 50
69.05this call50a naive guess19.05better than naive1.94difficulty+36.95skill
Closing line (Sep 21): Rams by 6.5, total 47.5 · this 30–21 calls a bigger Rams win (by 9) and more points (51).
How this was scored
score:
6-28
skill:
36.95
they picked:
LAR
season:
2026
accuracy:
69.05
baseline:
50
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
22
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
0.19
predicted margin:
9
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2Score Predictions Houston Texans
Houston Texans 27 — Bengals 23
What happenedBengals 20–6called Texans by 4 · lost by 14
26.19Miss · naive 15.44
26.19this call15.44a naive guess10.75better than naive1.94difficulty+20.86skill
Closing line (Sep 20): Texans by 3, total 45.5 · this 27–23 calls a bigger Texans win (by 4) and more points (50).
How this was scored
score:
20-6
skill:
20.86
they picked:
HOU
season:
2026
accuracy:
26.19
baseline:
15.44
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
14
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
−0.52
predicted margin:
4
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3Score Predictions Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Broncos 23
What happenedBroncos 20–13called Jaguars by 1 · lost by 7
35.71Miss · naive 82.1
35.71this call82.1a naive guess−46.39worse than naive1.94difficulty−90skill
Closing line (Sep 20): Broncos by 2.5, total 45.5 · this 24–23 calls a Jaguars win (by 1; the line gave the Jaguars 43%) and more points (47).
How this was scored
score:
13-20
skill:
−90
they picked:
JAX
season:
2026
accuracy:
35.71
baseline:
82.1
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
7
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
−0.52
predicted margin:
1
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4Score Predictions Kansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs 24 — Colts 17
What happenedChiefs 33–30called Chiefs by 7 · won by 3
90.48Hit · naive 91.63
90.48this call91.63a naive guess−1.15worse than naive1.94difficulty−2.24skill
Closing line (Sep 20): Chiefs by 6, total 46.5 · this 24–17 calls a bigger Chiefs win (by 7) and fewer points (41).
How this was scored
score:
30-33
skill:
−2.24
they picked:
KC
season:
2026
accuracy:
90.48
baseline:
91.63
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
3
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
−0.52
predicted margin:
7
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5Score Predictions Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens 28 — Saints 24
What happenedSaints 24–17called Ravens by 4 · lost by 7
42.86Close · naive 32.1
42.86this call32.1a naive guess10.76better than naive1.94difficulty+20.86skill
Closing line (Sep 20): Ravens by 8.5, total 45.5 · this 28–24 calls a closer game (Ravens by 4) and more points (52).
How this was scored
score:
24-17
skill:
20.86
they picked:
BAL
season:
2026
accuracy:
42.86
baseline:
32.1
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
7
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
−0.52
predicted margin:
4
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6Score Predictions New England Patriots
New England Patriots 16 — Steelers 13
What happenedPatriots 20–3called Patriots by 3 · won by 17
66.67Close · naive 58.29
Closing line (Sep 20): Patriots by 4.5, total 41.5 · this 16–13 calls a closer game (Patriots by 3) and fewer points (29).
How this was scored
score:
3-20
skill:
16.24
they picked:
NE
season:
2026
accuracy:
66.67
baseline:
58.29
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
17
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
−0.52
predicted margin:
3
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7Score Predictions Buffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills 36 — Lions 30
What happenedBills 41–31called Bills by 6 · won by 10
90.48Hit · naive 79.41
90.48this call79.41a naive guess11.07better than naive1.94difficulty+21.46skill
Closing line (Sep 17): Bills by 5.5, total 54.5 · this 36–30 calls a bigger Bills win (by 6) and more points (66).
How this was scored
score:
31-41
skill:
21.46
they picked:
BUF
season:
2026
accuracy:
90.48
baseline:
79.41
difficulty:
1.94
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
10
weeks left when called:
17
naive home margin:
1.35
predicted margin:
6
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8Availability Calls A.J. Brown New England Patriots
“Especially with A.J. Brown sidelined by a high ankle sprain.”
VerdictWaiting
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The take as a whole
the average of 7 settled calls, each counted once
60.2naive 58.4

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