Nate Tice· Oct 6, 2026
Tice ranked the AFC's top five (Jaguars, Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Patriots) and the NFC's top five (Seahawks, 49ers, Rams, Cowboys, Bears), named Lamar Jackson his quarter-season MVP and Will Anderson Jr. his Defensive Player of the Year, and predicted the 0-4 Texans would be 5-5 after their next five games.
“So I have the Jaguars at one, Chiefs at two, Ravens at three, Bills at four, and I threw in the Patriots at five.”
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5 checkable claims — 2 award picks, 2 power rankings 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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5 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Award PicksWill Anderson Jr.Houston TexansOct 6, 2026
Will Anderson Jr. to win Defensive Player of the Year
“That's it. Will Anderson, it was chalk... I'm not overthinking this one at all.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Power RankingsOct 6, 2026
“So I have the Jaguars at one, Chiefs at two, Ravens at three, Bills at four, and I threw in the Patriots at five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsHouston TexansOct 6, 2026
Houston Texans to finish with ? wins
“My bold prediction is that there'll be five and five after this next five weeks in their schedule, and then we can talk after that. I I think they're gonna right the ship.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Award PicksLamar JacksonBaltimore RavensOct 6, 2026
Lamar Jackson to win MVP
“I had Lamar as my guy, as well.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Power RankingsOct 6, 2026
“I had Seahawks one, forty niners two, Rams Rams three, and Cowboys four, and Bears five.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Houston TexansClose · 55Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson.
- Jared KochGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100Koch predicts the Texans will beat the winless Chargers on the road in Week 9 by at least 10 points, with Houston's defense forcing a couple of turnovers to set up a multiple-score win.
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Houston TexansHit · 81Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said he wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night.
- Nick WrightScore Predictions · Houston TexansHit · 83Wright made several outright game calls for Week 9 alongside his spread picks: Kansas City beating the Jets 31-20, Detroit winning at Miami, New England edging Green Bay by a field goal or so, Carolina winning outright over Denver, and Houston blowing out the Chargers 27-12.
- John ShipleyGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100Shipley expects Jacksonville to keep Brian Thomas Jr. at the trade deadline while adding two defenders, most likely Derrick Brown, and he thinks the winless Chargers will again come up short against Houston in Week 9.
More award picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Nick WrightAward Picks · Sam DarnoldMiss · 0Wright picks Seattle to beat New England in the Super Bowl by a 27-17 final score, describing a semi-comfortable win, and names Sam Darnold as his Super Bowl MVP pick.
- Eric ManginiAward Picks · Drake MayeMiss · 0Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP.
- Chris BroussardAward Picks · Drake MayeMiss · 0Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as his dark horse MVP.
- Willie ColonAward Picks · Sam DarnoldMiss · 0Colon picked the Seahawks to win 24-14 with Sam Darnold as Super Bowl MVP.
- Nick WrightAward Picks · Rashid ShaheedMiss · 0Nick picked Seattle to win the Super Bowl 27-17, citing Seattle's defense, coaching against young quarterbacks and schedule strength, and named Rasheed Shaheed as his dark horse Super Bowl MVP.
- Danny ParkinsAward Picks · Jaxon Smith-NjigbaMiss · 0Parkins picked Seattle to win 27-16 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Super Bowl MVP.