John Breech#34 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 7, 2026

In their NFL season predictions, Breech picked the Bengals to beat the Cowboys in Super Bowl LXI for their first championship.

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Waiting3 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

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#34John Breech’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What John Breech said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

with the Cincinnati Bengals -- yes, those Bengals -- beating the Dallas Cowboys and hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the first time

John Breech, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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1Cincinnati Bengals to reach the Super Bowl“a surprising Super Bowl LXI matchup , with the Cincinnati Bengals -- yes, those Bengals -- beating the Dallas Cowboys and hoisting the Lombardi Trophy”
2Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl“He picks every team's final record, along with an MVP and a surprising Super Bowl LXI matchup , with the Cincinnati Bengals -- yes, those Bengals -- beating the Dallas Cowboys and hoisting the Lombardi Trophy for the first time.”
3Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl“a surprising Super Bowl LXI matchup , with the Cincinnati Bengals -- yes, those Bengals -- beating the Dallas Cowboys”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Cincinnati Bengals to reach the Super Bowl¹	Conference Champions	—	—	—	—
Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl²	Super Bowl Picks	—	—	—	—
Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl³	Conference Champions	—	—	—	—
3 calls · 3 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

3 checkable claims — 2 conference champions and 1 super bowl 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.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

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.

Their call against the record

Reaches the Super BowlThey said

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Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.

1Conference Champions Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to reach the Super Bowl
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2Super Bowl Picks Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to win the Super Bowl
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3Conference Champions Dallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl
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More conference champions

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

Chris Brockman · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
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Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.
Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.
Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.
AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.
Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.