Bryan DeArdo#4 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 22, 2026
DeArdo ranks the eight 0-2 teams entering Week 3 by their likelihood of reaching the postseason, with the Texans best positioned to recover and the Dolphins least likely. They also note Nico Collins is expected to miss Houston's Week 3 game against the Colts.
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What Bryan DeArdo said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBelow is a ranking of the winless teams entering Week 3 from least to most likely to reach the postseason.
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- Ranking 0-2 teams by playoff chances: Why Texans are best positioned to recover
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- 1Availability Calls“he played well in Week 1 but wasn't as good on Sunday without Nico Collins, who is expected to miss this Sunday's game against the also-winless Colts (Week 3)”
- 2Power Rankings“Below is a ranking of the winless teams entering Week 3 from least to most likely to reach the postseason. 8. Miami Dolphins ... 7. Tennessee Titans ... 6. Washington Commanders ... 5. Atlanta Falcons ... 4. Indianapolis Colts ... 3. Los Angeles Chargers ... 2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 1. Houston Texans”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “he played well in Week 1 but wasn't as good on Sunday without…”1 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “Below is a ranking of the winless teams entering Week 3 from…”2 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 2 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 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.
1Availability CallsNico CollinsHouston Texans
“he played well in Week 1 but wasn't as good on Sunday without Nico Collins, who is expected to miss this Sunday's game against the also-winless Colts (Week 3)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Below is a ranking of the winless teams entering Week 3 from least to most likely to reach the postseason. 8. Miami Dolphins ... 7. Tennessee Titans ... 6. Washington Commanders ... 5. Atlanta Falcons ... 4. Indianapolis Colts ... 3. Los Angeles Chargers ... 2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers ... 1. Houston Texans”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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