Nate Tice· Oct 29, 2026

Tice picked the Seahawks over the Bears on Monday night, the Lions over the Vikings, the Steelers over the Browns, the Ravens over the Bills, the Buccaneers over the Falcons and the Chiefs over the Broncos. He also has the Bears as his top team in the NFC North, says the Vikings can still win the division, calls the Patriots for 40-plus points against Miami, and caps the Vikings' offensive ceiling at 22nd in the league.

“I'm also going Seahawks, but I I wanna say this, though, is, like, these two, I feel really good about just grand scheme of things this season and into the playoffs.”

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10 checkable claims — 6 game outcome picks, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 position group finish and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

7 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 57.1 out of 100, against 77.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.

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Minnesota Vikings · 2026 season

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Game Outcome Picks Seattle SeahawksOct 29, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to beat Bears
“I'm also going Seahawks... Seahawks, Bears, Monday night football, it's gonna bring us home.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
CHI
score:
34-17
skill:
0
they picked:
SEA
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
SEA
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
11
Closing line (Nov 2): Seahawks by 3 · favorite pick, Seahawks 60%.
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Score Predictions New England PatriotsOct 29, 2026
New England Patriots 40 — Dolphins ?
“Playing the Patriots this week, and I think the Patriots will drop a 40 burger.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 39.8+96.92 skill
How this was scored
score:
24-19
skill:
96.92
they picked:
NE
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
39.8
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
5
weeks left when called:
11
naive home margin:
0.72
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Game Outcome Picks Kansas City ChiefsOct 29, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Broncos
“I think the Chiefs win this one too.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-161 skill
How this was scored
won:
DEN
score:
24-28
skill:
−161
they picked:
KC
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
DEN
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
11
Closing line (Nov 1): Broncos by 1.5 · a toss-up, Chiefs 50%, Broncos 50%.
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Game Outcome Picks Baltimore RavensOct 29, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to beat Bills
“I'm gonna go with them for unit theory. The Bills defense is just such a negative right now until proven otherwise.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-161 skill
How this was scored
won:
BUF
score:
10-36
skill:
−161
they picked:
BAL
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
BUF
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
11
Closing line (Nov 1): Bills by 3 · underdog pick, Ravens 41%.
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Game Outcome Picks Tampa Bay BuccaneersOct 29, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat Falcons
“I'm gonna go Bucks, but I I really am excited to watch this one”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
TB
score:
0-16
skill:
0
they picked:
TB
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
TB
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
11
Closing line (Nov 1): Buccaneers by 2.5 · favorite pick, Buccaneers 54%.
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Game Outcome Picks Detroit LionsOct 29, 2026
Detroit Lions to beat Vikings
“But I I am gonna go to the lines as well. I think it's gonna be a great game.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
DET
score:
15-19
skill:
0
they picked:
DET
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
DET
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
11
Closing line (Nov 1): Lions by 3 · favorite pick, Lions 60%.
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Game Outcome Picks Pittsburgh SteelersOct 29, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Browns
“I'm gonna go Steelers, and... But I love your under tout more than anything.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
PIT
score:
6-27
skill:
0
they picked:
PIT
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
PIT
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
11
Closing line (Nov 1): Steelers by 3.5 · favorite pick, Steelers 64%.
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Playoff Picks Minnesota VikingsOct 29, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs
“They could still win this division. They are still a playoff team, yada yada, because their defense is so good.”
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Division Winners Chicago BearsOct 29, 2026
Chicago Bears to win the division
“Right now, I have the bears on top as what... Who... If playoff time, I think their formula works best for the playoffs”
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Position Group Finish Minnesota VikingsOct 29, 2026
Minnesota Vikings offense to be bottom 11 in the league
“I still think the ceiling this offense is, like, twenty second. You know? Like, it's not even average.”
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Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100
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Dave RichardGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksHit · 100
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Bill HuberGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100
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Jared KochGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100
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Derek BrownGame Outcome Picks · Green Bay PackersHit · 100
Brown 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.
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AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · San Francisco 49ersHit · 100
Hawk said the Chiefs would beat the Jets, the Seahawks would beat the Cardinals, and the 49ers would beat the Raiders, even while taking the points with the underdogs in each case.
Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansHit · 100
Rogers picked straight-up winners in every Week 9 game, agreeing with Simms on all of them, and gave a 24-20 Bills score over the Vikings on Monday night.