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Tony FuscoSep 17, 2026

In their satirical Week 2 NFL predictions, Tony Fusco called exact final scores in five games: Lions over Bills, Panthers over Falcons, Bears over Vikings, Patriots over Steelers, and Eagles over Titans. They also predicted Atlanta would trick Tua into missing the game entirely.

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1 of 5calls landed1 hit · 2 close calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting
39.5Average accuracyout of 100, across 5 calls
42.3A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
5Games calledeveryone’s picks below
1Waitingnot graded yet

What Tony Fusco said

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So I predict the final score will be Eagles 96, Titans 3.
Tony Fusco, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below
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The Paulie & Tony Fusco Show - Dak has WORST STAT EVER, Caleb COMES OUT strong & 100% Lock NFL Predictions
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  1. SaidSep 17
  2. PlayedSep 17–20
  3. GradedSep 18–21
  1. 1Philadelphia Eagles 96 — Titans 3“So I predict the final score will be Eagles 96, Titans 3.”
  2. 2New England Patriots 3 — Steelers 0“he blocks the entire Steelers team from being allowed inside the stadium. Patriots 3, Steelers 0.”
  3. 3Carolina Panthers 30 — Falcons 7“Final score, Panthers 30, Falcons still only 7.”
  4. 4Chicago Bears 69 — Vikings 30“But Caleb Williams will gobble that big Vikings D right up. Bears 69, Vikings 30.”
  5. 5Detroit Lions 87 — Bills 12“I like the Lions to go big here. Lions 87, Bills 12.”
  6. 6Availability Calls“On Sunday, they'll tell Tua that it's actually Saturday and there's no game and he can sleep in, successfully keeping him off the field. (Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, Week 2)”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Philadelphia Eagles 96 — Titans 31Score PredictionsEagles 24–205039.25+20.86
New England Patriots 3 — Steelers 02Score PredictionsPatriots 20–366.6758.29+16.24
Carolina Panthers 30 — Falcons 73Score PredictionsPanthers 34–380.950+157.05
Chicago Bears 69 — Vikings 304Score PredictionsVikings 9–3034.49−66.9
Detroit Lions 87 — Bills 125Score PredictionsBills 41–31079.41−154.06
“On Sunday, they'll tell Tua that it's actually Saturday and…”6Availability Calls————
6 calls · 1 hit · 2 close calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting39.542.3

Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

6 checkable claims — 5 score predictions and 1 availability call — 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.

5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 39.5 out of 100, against 42.3 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.

  1. 1Score PredictionsPhiladelphia Eagles

    Philadelphia Eagles 96 — Titans 3

    What happenedEagles 24–20called Eagles by 93 · won by 4
    50Close · naive 39.25
    50this call39.25a naive guess10.75better than naive1.94difficulty+20.86skill

    Closing line (Sep 20): Eagles by 7, total 39.5 · this 96–3 calls a bigger Eagles win (by 93) and more points (99).

    How this was scored
    score:
    24-20
    skill:
    20.86
    they picked:
    PHI
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    50
    baseline:
    39.25
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    4
    weeks left when called:
    17
    naive home margin:
    −0.52
    predicted margin:
    93
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  2. 2Score PredictionsNew England Patriots

    New England Patriots 3 — Steelers 0

    What happenedPatriots 20–3called Patriots by 3 · won by 17
    66.67Close · naive 58.29

    Closing line (Sep 20): Patriots by 4.5, total 41.5 · this 3–0 calls a closer game (Patriots by 3) and fewer points (3).

    How this was scored
    score:
    3-20
    skill:
    16.24
    they picked:
    NE
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    66.67
    baseline:
    58.29
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    17
    weeks left when called:
    17
    naive home margin:
    −0.52
    predicted margin:
    3
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  3. 3Score PredictionsCarolina Panthers

    Carolina Panthers 30 — Falcons 7

    What happenedPanthers 34–3called Panthers by 23 · won by 31
    80.95Hit · naive 0
    80.95this call0a naive guess80.95better than naive1.94difficulty+157.05skill

    Closing line (Sep 20): Panthers by 2.5, total 43.5 · this 30–7 calls a bigger Panthers win (by 23) and fewer points (37).

    How this was scored
    score:
    34-3
    skill:
    157.05
    they picked:
    CAR
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    80.95
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    31
    weeks left when called:
    17
    naive home margin:
    −0.52
    predicted margin:
    23
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  4. 4Score PredictionsChicago Bears

    Chicago Bears 69 — Vikings 30

    What happenedVikings 9–3called Bears by 39 · lost by 6
    0Miss · naive 34.49
    0this call34.49a naive guess−34.49worse than naive1.94difficulty−66.9skill

    Closing line (Sep 20): Bears by 4.5, total 46.5 · this 69–30 calls a bigger Bears win (by 39) and more points (99).

    How this was scored
    score:
    9-3
    skill:
    −66.9
    they picked:
    CHI
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    34.49
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    6
    weeks left when called:
    17
    naive home margin:
    −0.52
    predicted margin:
    39
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  5. 5Score PredictionsDetroit Lions

    Detroit Lions 87 — Bills 12

    What happenedBills 41–31called Lions by 75 · lost by 10
    0Miss · naive 79.41
    0this call79.41a naive guess−79.41worse than naive1.94difficulty−154.06skill

    Closing line (Sep 17): Bills by 5.5, total 54.5 · this 87–12 calls a Lions win (by 75; the line gave the Lions about 1 in 3 (32%)) and more points (99).

    How this was scored
    score:
    31-41
    skill:
    −154.06
    they picked:
    DET
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    79.41
    difficulty:
    1.94
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    10
    weeks left when called:
    17
    naive home margin:
    1.35
    predicted margin:
    75
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  6. 6Availability CallsTua Tagovailoa

    “On Sunday, they'll tell Tua that it's actually Saturday and there's no game and he can sleep in, successfully keeping him off the field. (Carolina Panthers at Atlanta Falcons, Week 2)”

    VerdictWaiting

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

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  7. All

    The take as a whole

    the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once

    39.5naive 42.3

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