# Gregg Rosenthal: Rosenthal picked the Ravens to beat the Lions in the Super Bowl, took the Broncos as their Week 1 survivor pick, liked the Dolphins, Seahawks and Jaguars in their openers, called Jacksonville a sneaky playoff team, and laid out several depth-chart expectations. **Claimed:** Sep 3, 2025 **Pundit:** Gregg Rosenthal — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/gregg-rosenthal **Outlet:** Around the NFL (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/around-the-nfl-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-daily/2025-nfl-week-1-preview-and-super-bowl-picks 11 checkable claims — 4 depth chart calls, 3 game outcome picks, 2 conference champions, 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 10 of 11 have settled so far, averaging 42.5 out of 100, against 55.8 for a naive guess at the same calls. > But I have the Ravens winning over the Lions in the Super Bowl this year. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl** - Kind: Conference Champions · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks to beat San Francisco forty nine Ers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): 49ers by 2.5 · underdog pick, Seahawks 45%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl** - Kind: Conference Champions · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Dont'e Thornton Jr. to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Dont'e Thornton Jr., Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 75 out of 100, against 83.33 for a naive guess - **Austin Ekeler to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Austin Ekeler, Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 75 out of 100, against 83.33 for a naive guess - **Luther Burden III to be 4th on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Luther Burden III, Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 83.33 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Miami Dolphins to beat Colts** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Miami Dolphins - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): Colts by 1.5 · a toss-up, Dolphins 50%, Colts 50%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Adam Thielen to be 2nd on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Adam Thielen, Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: scored 91.67 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Carolina Panthers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): Jaguars by 4.5 · favorite pick, Jaguars about 2 in 3 (64%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl** - Kind: Super Bowl Picks · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Jacksonville Jaguars to beat expectations** - Kind: Surprise Team Calls · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Dont'e Thornton Jr. — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/dont-e-thornton-jr - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Austin Ekeler — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/austin-ekeler - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Luther Burden III — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/luther-burden-iii - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins - Adam Thielen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/adam-thielen - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars ## What others said about the same people - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Washington Commanders: Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1bb32676-c3b3-4b8e-8a03-b58396cf98bf (scored 100) - John Breech on Washington Commanders: Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fddc8e1-3823-4252-bdd7-f81ef11b1da3 (scored 90.48) - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picked seven Week 10 games with final scores, including a Commanders upset of the Giants, Lions over the Patriots in Munich, Chiefs over the Falcons, Packers edging the Vikings, 49ers over the Cowboys, Bengals over the Steelers and Ravens over the Chargers. They also suggested Joe Burrow could win MVP this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2531f3a-2140-40ac-9831-5ff8224e090f (scored 95.24) - Eva Geitheim on Washington Commanders: Geitheim picked the Commanders, Lions, Chiefs, Texans, Vikings, Jaguars, Colts, Panthers, Bills, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c011abef-0b18-41ad-acad-6a67dfbd41fd (scored 100) - Gilberto Manzano on Washington Commanders: Manzano picked the Commanders, Lions, Chiefs, Browns, Packers, Jaguars, Dolphins, Saints, Bills, Seahawks, Rams, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/84ac6f54-01af-44ab-b97a-f742b2aa3d39 (scored 100) ## More depth chart calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Michael Moore on Shedeur Sanders: In a Week 9 injury roundup, Moore forecast which banged-up fantasy contributors would play or sit: Deshaun Watson, Garrett Wilson, David Montgomery, Mike Evans, Deebo Samuel, TreVeyon Henderson and Terrance Ferguson are expected out, while Travis Kelce, Saquon Barkley, Michael Wilson, Christian Watson and Emeka Egbuka should play. They also expect Shedeur Sanders and Drew Lock to start at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e26319a3-10aa-49a6-a24d-a257521363f0 (scored 100) - Zachary Pereles on Shedeur Sanders: Pereles writes that if Deshaun Watson can't clear concussion protocol in time, the Browns would likely turn to second-year quarterback Shedeur Sanders to start Week 9 against the Saints. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6dad75dd-1818-4a6a-91ea-832f491c2530 (scored 100) - Garrett Podell on Carson Beck: Podell argues the Cardinals have maxed out with Jacoby Brissett and that rookie Carson Beck should be ramped up to replace them as starter, targeting Week 8 at Dallas for Beck's regular-season debut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2f499498-ebbe-41f8-8ea3-41fe96f79432 (scored 0) - Jacob Herlin on J.J. McCarthy: Herlin published Week 7 fantasy D/ST rankings with projections for 28 team defenses, led by Houston, Minnesota and Cleveland. They also expect Cleveland to post a fourth straight top-10 fantasy defense result, and predicts Jalon Daniels starts another week for Tampa Bay while J.J. McCarthy takes over as the Giants' starter. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf4a2992-3760-464e-b540-6182ebc4457f (scored 100) - Donnie Druin on Jacoby Brissett: Following the Cardinals' decision not to make staff or lineup changes, Druin states that Jacoby Brissett will remain Arizona's starting quarterback for another week, with rookie Carson Beck staying behind them. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cb29b9b6-2fbf-4df8-8438-ac3f0b9b9566 (scored 100) - Jordan Dajani on Drew Kendall: Dajani expects Cam Jurgens to move back to center as the Ravens' starter after the trade, and projects a rebuilt Eagles offensive line for Week 5 with Jordan Mailata, Willie Lampkin, Drew Kendall, Tyler Steen and Markel Bell starting from left tackle to right tackle. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cad37b83-7924-4f90-9898-82a22fa12331 (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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