Bobby BonesSep 16, 2026
After Week 1, Bobby Bones gave their top five NFL power rankings, with San Francisco first, Baltimore second, Buffalo third, Chicago fourth and Kansas City fifth (Seattle and the Rams as honorable mentions). They also expect Zay Flowers, listed day-to-day, to play the following weekend.
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What Bobby Bones said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromNumber one, the San Francisco 49ers.
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- Lots to Say: Power Rankings and Ravens Safety Jaylinn Hawkins
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- 1C.J. Stroud to move to Houston Texans“if it continues to roll like that for the Texans, even though they lost, I think Stroud will be heavily compensated”
- 2Power Rankings“After week one, let's start with the power rankings. At number five, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number four... the Chicago Bears... And number three, I have the Buffalo Bills... And number two, I've got the Baltimore Ravens... Number one, the San Francisco 49ers.”
- 3Availability Calls“It is day to day. Okay, so he probably plays then this weekend.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.J. Stroud to move to Houston Texans1 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “After week one, let's start with the power rankings. At number…”2 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| “It is day to day. Okay, so he probably plays then this weekend.”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 power ranking and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 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.
1Trade and Signing CallsC.J. StroudHouston Texans
C.J. Stroud to move to Houston Texans
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“After week one, let's start with the power rankings. At number five, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number four... the Chicago Bears... And number three, I have the Buffalo Bills... And number two, I've got the Baltimore Ravens... Number one, the San Francisco 49ers.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsZay FlowersBaltimore Ravens
“It is day to day. Okay, so he probably plays then this weekend.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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