LaVar ArringtonSep 4, 2025
LaVar Arrington picked Minnesota to win the NFC North, Philadelphia the East, Tampa Bay the South and Arizona the West, with Seattle finishing last in the West.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromIn the West, I have Arizona winning the West.
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- Hour 2: Jonas, Brady & LaVar – NFC PREDICTIONS
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- SaidSep 4, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Philadelphia Eagles to win the division“The NFC East, I got Philly winning it.”
- 2Arizona Cardinals to win the division“In the West, I have Arizona winning the West.”
- 3Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division“In the South, I have Tampa Bay winning it.”
- 4Minnesota Vikings to win the division“Minnesota will finish number one... I think that they're going to be the one that comes out of the North.”
- 5Power Rankings“I got Philly winning it. I got Washington second... except I have the Giants third, and I have Dallas bringing up the rear”
- 6Power Rankings“I got Green Bay bringing up second, Detroit falls the third, and the Bears. They will be fourth in the NFC North”
- 7Power Rankings“In the West, I have Arizona winning the West... I believe Seattle will finish last”
- 8Power Rankings“I have Tampa Bay winning it. I have Atlanta bringing up second. Carolina will add out New Orleans for third, while New Orleans will fit there's fourth.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Arizona Cardinals to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| “I got Philly winning it. I got Washington second... except I…”5 | Power Rankings | — | 75 | 75 | 0 | |
| “I got Green Bay bringing up second, Detroit falls the third,…”6 | Power Rankings | — | 25 | 25 | 0 | |
| “In the West, I have Arizona winning the West... I believe…”7 | Power Rankings | — | 0 | 100 | −200 | |
| “I have Tampa Bay winning it. I have Atlanta bringing up second.…”8 | Power Rankings | — | 100 | 90 | +20 | |
| 8 calls · 2 hits · 1 close call · 5 misses · all settled | 37.5 | 48.8 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive8 checkable claims — 4 division winners and 4 power rankings — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 8 have settled, averaging 37.5 out of 100, against 48.8 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.
1Division WinnersPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- yes
2Division WinnersArizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- ARI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
3Division WinnersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- TB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- TB
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
4Division WinnersMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- MIN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
5Power RankingsNew York Giants
“I got Philly winning it. I got Washington second... except I have the Giants third, and I have Dallas bringing up the rear”
VerdictClose75Close · naive 7575this call−75a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 75
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“I got Green Bay bringing up second, Detroit falls the third, and the Bears. They will be fourth in the NFC North”
VerdictMiss25Miss · naive 2525this call−25a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 25
- baseline:
- 25
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“In the West, I have Arizona winning the West... I believe Seattle will finish last”
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×2difficulty=−200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −200
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“I have Tampa Bay winning it. I have Atlanta bringing up second. Carolina will add out New Orleans for third, while New Orleans will fit there's fourth.”
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 90100this call−90a naive guess=10better than naive×2difficulty=+20skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 20
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 90
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 8 settled calls, each counted once
37.5naive 48.8
Who this take is about
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