TJ Jefferson#66 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 18, 2026
Jefferson also took the Bears to win the NFC North and sided with a Jaguars-Broncos AFC championship game preview.
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What TJ Jefferson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromWith him, Jags, Broncos.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: NFL Week 2 ‘What’s More Likely,’ plus Rich’s Top 5 NFL Week 2 Matchups
- The original
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- 1Denver Broncos to make the playoffs“What about you, TJ? With him, Jags, Broncos.”
- 2Chicago Bears to win the division“Chris says Bears, TJ? Bears.”
- 3Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs“What about you, TJ? With him, Jags, Broncos.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos to make the playoffs1 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicago Bears to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 2 playoff picks and 1 division winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 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.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Playoff PicksJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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