Manti Te'o#65 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 5, 2025
For the Week 1 survival pool they took the Broncos to beat the Titans in Denver, and separately said they have the Rams reaching the Super Bowl.
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What Manti Te'o said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI got the Denver Broncles beating at Tennessee Titans at home.
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- SaidSep 5, 2025
- GradedAug 7–17, 2026
- 1Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl“Why because I have the Rams in my Super Bowl And if he is, I hope, to KP's point earlier in this show, Week one, I hope you're a liar because I need him there.”
- 2Denver Broncos to beat Tennessee Titans“I'm choosing one game that I'm pretty sure is going to win this and I got the Denver Broncles beating at Tennessee Titans at home.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 50 | 0 | +100 | |
| Denver Broncos to beat Tennessee Titans2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · all settled | 75 | 50 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 conference champion and 1 game outcome pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 2 have settled, averaging 75 out of 100, against 50 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.
1Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked LAR50Close · naive 050this call−0a naive guess=50better than naive×2difficulty=+100skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- yes
2Game Outcome PicksDenver Broncos
Denver Broncos to beat Tennessee Titans
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillClosing line (Sep 7): Broncos by 8.5 · favorite pick, Broncos about 4 in 5 (79%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- DEN
- score:
- 12-20
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- DEN
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
75naive 50
Who this take is about
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More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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