Michael Hanich· Oct 19, 2026
Hanich lays out best- and worst-case paths for Seattle heading into its Week 11 bye, saying the Seahawks could be 6-4 or 7-3 if they fix their offensive issues, or fall to 4-6 (or even 3-7) if they don't.
“There is a good chance that Seattle will be 6-4 or 7-3 if they manage to get the offense’s communication and utilization problems adjusted.”
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4 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks and 2 season win totals — 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.
1 of 4 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 games in this take
- Cardinals at Seahawks 50 calls
- Seahawks at Raiders 2 calls
4 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 PicksSeattle SeahawksOct 19, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to beat Arizona Cardinals
“Seattle could easily lose the next two games and then win against Arizona before losing to Las Vegas.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- SEA
- score:
- 3-17
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 13
- Season Win TotalsSeattle SeahawksOct 19, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to finish with ? wins
“There is a good chance that Seattle will be 6-4 or 7-3 if they manage to get the offense’s communication and utilization problems adjusted.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Season Win TotalsSeattle SeahawksOct 19, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to finish with ? wins
“Seattle could easily lose the next two games and then win against Arizona before losing to Las Vegas. This would put the Seahawks at 4-6 going into the bye week”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Game Outcome PicksLas Vegas RaidersOct 19, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders to beat Seahawks
“Seattle could easily lose the next two games and then win against Arizona before losing to Las Vegas.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Jeremy BrenerScore Predictions · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback.
- Albert BreerGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9.
- Dave RichardGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals.
- Pamela MaldonadoGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100Maldonado picks the Seahawks in Week 9.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Bill HuberGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Huber argues Green Bay has no excuses left and will beat New England in Foxborough, and expects Christian Watson to play despite his rib injury. He also sketches the projected interior offensive line, with John Williams at center and Laken Tomlinson at right guard.
- Jared KochGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100Koch predicts the Texans will beat the winless Chargers on the road in Week 9 by at least 10 points, with Houston's defense forcing a couple of turnovers to set up a multiple-score win.
- Derek BrownGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Brown picked the Bengals to beat the Falcons in Madrid, the Packers to win outright in New England and the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night. He was bullish on Jonah Coleman's rest-of-season value, expected Jonathan Taylor to play for the Colts, floated a Breece Hall trade, and did not expect DJ Reed to play in Week 9.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100Parkins named the seven AFC teams he believes are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as his Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East.
- Kevin WildesGame Outcome Picks · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Wildes took Minnesota over Buffalo, predicted a comfortable roughly 10-point New England win over Green Bay, and switched his Super Bowl matchup to Jaguars–Bears.
- Nick WrightGame Outcome Picks · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Wright argued the Jaguars are the AFC's most complete team, calling them the considerable favorite for the No. 1 seed and the only club essentially locked into the playoffs. He also picked Tampa Bay to upset Chicago, had Kansas City sweeping its next three games, liked New England over Green Bay by about a field goal, and updated his Super Bowl matchup to Chiefs–49ers.