Ralph VacchianoOct 16, 2026
Vacchiano predicts the Eagles win the NFC East at 9-8, with the Giants second at 8-8-1, the Cowboys third at 7-10 and the Commanders last at 5-11-1.
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What Ralph Vacchiano said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromAs long as Hurts is one of them, it should be more than enough for them to rise to the top of this trash heap.
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- 1New York Giants to finish with 8 wins“Second place, 8-8-1.”
- 2Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 9 wins“First place, 9-8 .”
- 3Dallas Cowboys to finish with 7 wins“Third place, 7-10.”
- 4Philadelphia Eagles to win the division“it should be more than enough for them to rise to the top of this trash heap. First place, 9-8 .”
- 5Washington Commanders to finish with 5 wins“Last place, 5-11-1.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants to finish with 8 wins1 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 9 wins2 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to finish with 7 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Washington Commanders to finish with 5 wins5 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 4 season win totals and 1 division winner — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Philadelphia Eagles · 2026 season · wins15 calls from 11 pundits between 3 wins and 13 wins. Ralph Vacchiano said 9 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
winsTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Season Win TotalsNew York Giants
New York Giants to finish with 8 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Season Win TotalsPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to finish with 7 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Season Win TotalsWashington Commanders
Washington Commanders to finish with 5 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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