Kirk HerbstreitNov 12, 2026
Asked to pick the Super Bowl matchup at the midpoint of the season, Herbstreit named Jacksonville and Chicago as the two teams they expect to get there.
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What Kirk Herbstreit said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromif you picked right now who's going to the Super Bowl, here's mine, Jacksonville, Chicago, Super Bowl
- Where it was said
- The Pat McAfee Show (podcast)
- The episode
- PMS 2.0 1665 - TNF Preview/Picks, Former Boise State RB Ian Johnson, Kirk Herbstreit, Chuck Pagano, & AJ Hawk
- The original
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- 1Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl“if you picked right now who's going to the Super Bowl, here's mine, Jacksonville, Chicago, Super Bowl... I got I got them and the Bears in the Super Bowl.”
- 2Chicago Bears to reach the Super Bowl“if you picked right now who's going to the Super Bowl, here's mine, Jacksonville, Chicago, Super Bowl... I got I got them and the Bears in the Super Bowl.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicago Bears to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 2 conference champions — 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
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Conference ChampionsJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Conference ChampionsChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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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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.