# Nick Wright: Wright argues Matt Stafford deserves MVP but predicts Drake Maye will win the award; they also pick Kyle Shanahan for Coach of the Year and Christian McCaffrey for Offensive Player of the Year over JSN. They make several Week 18 game calls and thinks Seattle beats San Francisco to take the NFC's one seed, while the Raiders' loss scenario yields the No. 1 overall pick. **Claimed:** Jan 4, 2026 **Pundit:** Nick Wright — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright **Outlet:** What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/what-s-wright-with-nick-wright-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/whats-wright-with-nick-wright/best-of-brock-purdy-49ers-super-bowl-bound-stafford-vs-maye-mvp-nfl-week-18-picks 4 checkable claims — 2 award picks, 1 coach award pick and 1 game outcome pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 4 have settled, averaging 25 out of 100, against 25 for a naive guess at the same calls. > So I think last night Drake May won the MVP and I do not like that at all. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Chicago Bears to beat Packers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Drake Maye to win MVP** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Drake Maye, New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Christian McCaffrey to win Offensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Christian McCaffrey, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Kyle Shanahan to win Coach of the Year** - Kind: Coach Award Picks - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Drake Maye — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-maye - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Christian McCaffrey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/christian-mccaffrey - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers ## What others said about the same people - Parker Hurley on Khalid Kareem: Hurley predicts the 49ers will release Khalil Kareem when Nate Hobbs is activated and cut Brandin Cooks when C.J. West returns, while arguing Sebastian Valdez won't be the one let go and no cornerback will be cut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a729417-69ee-493a-9bec-d905fd1a7082 (scored 0) - John Middlekauff on Caleb Williams: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. They are pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying they'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. They also see Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on San Francisco 49ers: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 83.33) - Bryan DeArdo on Chicago Bears: DeArdo picks the Bears to beat the Buccaneers on Sunday night in a defensive game, predicting a 20-16 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7b882443-b481-48fb-b19b-e7f989d85e46 (scored 97.62) - Pat Fitzmaurice on New England Patriots: Fitzmaurice predicted a 24-21 Patriots win over the Packers, said they would not be surprised if Jonathan Taylor were inactive amid trade talk, pegged Jonah Coleman as an RB22 rest-of-season value, expected Evan Hull to be Arizona's backup back, and saw Kerby Joseph returning in Week 10 or 11. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41cd806b-d6f3-401d-ac46-33a027d3a0fd (scored 14.29) - Kevin Wildes on New England Patriots: Wildes took Minnesota over Buffalo, predicted a comfortable roughly 10-point New England win over Green Bay, and switched their Super Bowl matchup to Jaguars–Bears. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f31ce48f-df1b-41cf-9d17-ec463ba972d4 (scored 0) ## More award picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Willie Colon on Sam Darnold: Colon picked the Seahawks to win 24-14 with Sam Darnold as Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6655a6f-9a44-46d4-8c76-0d96b7334211 (scored 0) - Chris Broussard on Cooper Kupp: Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as their dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1247ee30-3338-4940-8fc9-977cc215ff59 (scored 0) - Danny Parkins on Jaxon Smith-Njigba: Parkins picked Seattle to win 27-16 with Jaxon Smith-Njigba as Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3667c28e-88b0-4d8e-bebd-6ef088550e4f (scored 0) - Joe Haden on Kenneth Walker III: Joe picked the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl, saying Kenneth Walker would run for roughly 120 yards and be the game's MVP because New England would have to devote coverage to Jaxon Smith-Njigba. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/68d7f7c1-4d2c-474c-b713-47bad8d660d2 (scored 100) - Mitchell Eisenstein on Kenneth Walker III: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") picks Seattle to beat New England 31-20 and cover the spread, with running back "K nine" taking Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc9d3263-1fde-4bcf-a517-66ad4b5802cc (scored 100) - Richard Sherman on Sam Darnold: Sherman picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots 24-10 in the Super Bowl, with Sam Darnold winning game MVP, and they also expect Matthew Stafford to be named league MVP and Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5ab6f4c1-fbc9-4302-be00-058afd3d2b04 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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