Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2025
Brockman predicted the NFC West order as 49ers first (11-6), Rams second, Seahawks third, Cardinals fourth, with Brock Purdy having a strong year and Marvin Harrison Jr. breaking out.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think Purdy's gonna have an awesome year, and I think the Niners probably go eleven and six and win this division.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- NFC West Predictions
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- SaidAug 28, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1San Francisco 49ers to win the division“I think the Niners probably go eleven and six and win this division.”
- 2Power Rankings“it's tough to put the Cardinals fourth... Seattle won 10 games last year, but I think they're third... I think the Rams are second... I think the Niners probably go eleven and six and win this division.”
- 3San Francisco 49ers to finish with 11 wins“I think the Niners probably go eleven and six and win this division.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| “it's tough to put the Cardinals fourth... Seattle won 10 games…”2 | Power Rankings | — | 60 | 90 | −60 | |
| San Francisco 49ers to finish with 11 wins3 | Season Win Totals | 12 | 80 | 5 | +150 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 46.7 | 31.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 3 have settled, averaging 46.7 out of 100, against 31.7 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.
Where this call stands in the room
San Francisco 49ers · 2025 season · wins11 calls from 9 pundits between 7 wins and 13 wins. Chris Brockman said 11 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. what happened: 12 wins
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
1Division WinnersSan Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- SF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- 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
“it's tough to put the Cardinals fourth... Seattle won 10 games last year, but I think they're third... I think the Rams are second... I think the Niners probably go eleven and six and win this division.”
VerdictClose60Close · naive 9060this call−90a naive guess=−30worse than naive×2difficulty=−60skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −60
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 60
- baseline:
- 90
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Season Win TotalsSan Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to finish with 11 wins
What happened12called 1180Hit · naive 580this call−5a naive guess=75better than naive×2difficulty=+150skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- SF
- naive:
- 7.25
- skill:
- 150
- what happened:
- 12
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 5
- they said:
- 11
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
46.7naive 31.7
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. They also give a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · New York Giants · Miss 0
Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. They also expect Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and they float the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Baltimore Ravens · Miss 0
Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.