Chris Broussard· Oct 1, 2026
Broussard stood by his preseason pick of the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl, said a Dallas cornerback likely won't play this week, and picked the Browns to upset the Steelers on Thursday night.
“Cleveland. Tonight? Tonight. Really? Beating the Steelers two and a half point dogs.”
said on air, transcribed by us · First Things First (podcast) · read the original →
3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 game outcome pick and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The game in this take
- Steelers at Browns 24 calls
3 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.
- Game Outcome PicksCleveland BrownsOct 1, 2026
Cleveland Browns to beat Steelers
“Cleveland. Tonight? Tonight. Really? Beating the Steelers two and a half point dogs.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- CLE
- score:
- 24-27
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- CLE
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CLE
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- Availability CallsCobie DurantDallas CowboysOct 1, 2026
“They got some injuries now. Kobe Durant probably won't play this next game.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksDallas CowboysOct 1, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win the Super Bowl
“it would take him, his dad, and his fellow Penn State alums... going to the Cowboys for me to feel better about my Super Bowl pick”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Jeff CavanaughRoster Spot Calls · Hunter LuepkeHit · 100Jeff projected the Cowboys' offensive 53-man roster: nine offensive linemen (with Bass, Shelton, Leverett and Cornelius as the depth pieces and Nate Thomas and Keegan cut), three tight ends, Javonte Williams and Malik Davis atop the backfield, and five receivers with Mingo in and Camden Brown headed to the practice squad. He also gave reception and passing projections and said Jayshawn Barham will be starting before long.
- Jeff CavanaughRoster Spot Calls · Jonathan BullardHit · 100Building his projected Cowboys 53-man roster on defense, Jeff keeps five interior linemen (Kenny Clark, Quentin, Tito Obonia, LT Overton, Bullard), six edge rushers including Von Miller, Malachi Lawrence and Marist Liufau while cutting Sam Williams, four linebackers with Jayshawn Barham starting, six corners including rookie Devin Moore, and four safeties including Marquise Bell.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsHit · 100Breech picked the Browns to edge the Steelers 19-16 on Thursday night and the Chiefs to beat the Raiders 30-23 in Week 4. He also indicated Caleb Williams would almost certainly miss Chicago's Week 4 game and that Jayden Daniels might play in London.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsHit · 95Prisco picked the Browns to beat the Steelers 21-20 on Thursday night and the Bengals to beat the Jaguars 23-17 in Week 4.
- Mike KadlickScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsClose · 74Kadlick predicts Deshaun Watson throws for 300-plus yards against Pittsburgh on Thursday night, and that the Browns win their third straight game, beating the Steelers 24-10.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Cleveland BrownsHit · 95Prisco picks every Week 4 NFL game with final scores, including upsets by the Browns over the Steelers and the Eagles over the Rams, plus the winless Texans beating the Cowboys.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Mitchell EisensteinGame Outcome Picks · Indianapolis ColtsHit · 100Eisenstein ranked the Bills first in his top five entering Week 4 and made picks across the week's games, including the Chiefs by two touchdowns over the Raiders as his "lock of the week," the Lions by 10 at Carolina, and Tyreek Hill signing with the Raiders.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Indianapolis ColtsHit · 100Previewing the Week 4 slate, Long picked the Lions, Jets, Cardinals, Colts and Bills to win their games, and predicted a Steelers win over the Browns on Thursday night by a 19-14 score.
- David HarrisonGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable.
- Chris BrockmanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said he'd drop Dallas from the list, and made his own picks in the international games win/loss game.
- Rich EisenGame Outcome Picks · Indianapolis ColtsHit · 100Eisen delivered his "way, way, way too early" top-10 NFL power rankings ahead of the schedule release, with the Rams first and Chargers second, and also predicted the Rams and Chargers could meet in Super Bowl 61 at SoFi. He also tabbed Ravens rookie guard Oliva Venga as an offensive rookie of the year contender and picked winners of all nine international series games.