TJ Jefferson#66 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2025
Jefferson picked the NFC West as Rams first, 49ers second, Cardinals third, Seahawks fourth, and named seven Super Bowl contenders including the Rams and 49ers.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromJust in my gut right now, Rams, Niners, Cardinals, Seahawks.
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- SaidAug 28, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Los Angeles Rams to win the division“I got the Rams, and that's based solely upon Matt Stafford's back being healthy... Rams, Niners, Cardinals, Seahawks.”
- 2Power Rankings“Just in my gut right now, Rams, Niners, Cardinals, Seahawks.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| “Just in my gut right now, Rams, Niners, Cardinals, Seahawks.”2 | Power Rankings | — | 40 | 90 | −100 | |
| 2 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 20 | 45 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive2 checkable claims — 1 division winner and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 20 out of 100, against 45 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 WinnersLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams 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:
- LAR
- 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
“Just in my gut right now, Rams, Niners, Cardinals, Seahawks.”
VerdictClose40Close · naive 9040this call−90a naive guess=−50worse than naive×2difficulty=−100skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −100
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 40
- 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 2 settled calls, each counted once
20naive 45
Who this take is about
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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