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Big CatNov 13, 2026

Picked the Texans to beat the Browns, the Jaguars to blow out the Titans, the Seahawks to beat the Raiders in Fernando Mendoza's first start, and the Cowboys to upset the 49ers; also backed the Rams to win in Arizona and to reach the playoffs.

Said on air, transcribed by us · Pardon My Take (podcast)Hear the original

Waiting6 calls, none settled yet
—Average accuracynothing settled yet
—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
5Games calledeveryone’s picks below
6Waitingnot graded yet

What Big Cat said

our reading, beside the words we read it from
I think the Jaguars are gonna fucking kill them.
Big Cat, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below
Where it was said
Pardon My Take (podcast)
The episode
NFL Week 10 Picks & Preview, Dan Orlovsky, Commanders Season Back On + Fyre Fest of The Week
The original
Hear the original
  1. 1Seattle Seahawks to beat Raiders“Now I wanna watch Fernando Mendoza, and I expect the raid... The Seahawks to win.”
  2. 2Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals“I think that they're probably gonna win this game.”
  3. 3Dallas Cowboys to beat 40 niners“I kinda like the cowboys here... I think this is the the perfect spot for the cowboys to win a game and have everyone just sell themselves on the cowboys.”
  4. 4Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Titans“I think the Jaguars are gonna fucking kill them.”
  5. 5Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs“I'm higher on the Rams than you. I think the Rams are gonna be a playoff team.”
  6. 6Houston Texans to beat Browns“I don't think they're gonna win on on Sunday. I think that I'm gonna take the Texans.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Seattle Seahawks to beat Raiders1Game Outcome Picks————
Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals2Game Outcome Picks————
Dallas Cowboys to beat 40 niners3Game Outcome Picks————
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Titans4Game Outcome Picks————
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs5Playoff Picks————
Houston Texans to beat Browns6Game Outcome Picks————
6 calls · 6 waiting——

How each call scored

6 checkable claims — 5 game outcome picks and 1 playoff pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 5 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.

  1. 1Game Outcome PicksSeattle Seahawks

    Seattle Seahawks to beat Raiders

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

  2. 2Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams

    Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

  3. 3Game Outcome PicksDallas Cowboys

    Dallas Cowboys to beat 40 niners

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

  4. 4Game Outcome PicksJacksonville Jaguars

    Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Titans

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

  5. 5Playoff PicksLos Angeles Rams

    Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

  6. 6Game Outcome PicksHouston Texans

    Houston Texans to beat Browns

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

The games in this take

every pundit’s pick on each

Others on the same people

More game outcome picks

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