Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2025
Chris Brockman picked the Packers to win the NFC North with the Lions second, Vikings third and Bears fourth, and suggested both the Vikings and Bears could finish 8-9.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm going Packers win in the North.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2: Spike Lee’s Celebrity True or False, plus NFC North Predictions
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- SaidSep 3, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Green Bay Packers to win the division“I just think it's their year... I'm going Packers win in the North.”
- 2Power Rankings“I got Vikings three, Bears four... I'm going Packers win in the North.”
- 3Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8 wins“Although I could see them both kinda going eight and nine. Eight and nine.”
- 4Chicago Bears to finish with 8 wins“Although I could see them both kinda going eight and nine. Eight and nine.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| “I got Vikings three, Bears four... I'm going Packers win in the…”2 | Power Rankings | — | 40 | 10 | +60 | |
| Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8 wins3 | Season Win Totals | 9 | 80 | 55 | +50 | |
| Chicago Bears to finish with 8 wins4 | Season Win Totals | 11 | 40 | 15 | +50 | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 2 close calls · 1 miss · all settled | 40 | 20 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 season win totals, 1 division winner and 1 power ranking — 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.
All 4 have settled, averaging 40 out of 100, against 20 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 WinnersGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers 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:
- GB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- 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
“I got Vikings three, Bears four... I'm going Packers win in the North.”
VerdictClose40Close · naive 1040this call−10a naive guess=30better than naive×2difficulty=+60skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 60
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 40
- baseline:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Season Win TotalsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8 wins
What happened9called 880Hit · naive 5580this call−55a naive guess=25better than naive×2difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- MIN
- naive:
- 11.25
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- 9
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 55
- they said:
- 8
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
4Season Win TotalsChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to finish with 8 wins
What happened11called 840Close · naive 1540this call−15a naive guess=25better than naive×2difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- CHI
- naive:
- 6.75
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- 11
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 40
- baseline:
- 15
- they said:
- 8
- 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
40naive 20
Who this take is about
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