Brandon GrahamSep 4, 2025
Picked Zack Baun to win Defensive Player of the Year, said the Chargers will win the AFC West, and predicted an Eagles–Bills Super Bowl without naming a winner.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI say they get over the hump this year and it'll be Eagles and Bills for sure
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- SaidSep 4, 2025
- GradedAug 7–17, 2026
- 1Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl“it'll be Eagles and Bills for sure”
- 2Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl“it'll be Eagles and Bills for sure”
- 3Los Angeles Chargers to win the division“I'm looking for the Chargers to be that new r and chest Rain and champion in the West”
- 4Isaiah Bond to win Defensive Player of the Year“I'm gonna keep it Eagles because Zach Bond last year... But I think he'll repeat this year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Isaiah Bond to win Defensive Player of the Year4 | Award Picks | Myles Garrett won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 calls · 4 misses · all settled | 0 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 award pick and 1 division winner — 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.
All 4 have settled, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 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.
1Conference ChampionsPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked PHI0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
2Conference ChampionsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked BUF0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
3Division WinnersLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers 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:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- KC
- 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
4Award PicksIsaiah BondPhiladelphia Eagles
Isaiah Bond to win Defensive Player of the Year
What happenedMyles Garrett woncalled Isaiah Bond0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- defensive_player_of_the_year
- naive:
- the naive pick was Pat Surtain II, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Isaiah Bond
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Myles Garrett
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 0
Who this take is about
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More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
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Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.