Greg JenningsAug 31, 2026
Jennings has the Cowboys winning the NFC East and the Patriots winning the AFC East, and picks Puka Nacua as Offensive Player of the Year.
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What Greg Jennings said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromBut I do think the Cowboys come out on top.
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- First Things First (podcast)
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- AFC & NFC East, OPOY predictions, Aaron Donald signs with Rams, Howie Long joins, Chiefs rebuild?
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- 1Puka Nacua to win Offensive Player of the Year“I'm gonna go back to that well of the Rams, and I'm gonna say Puka Nacua.”
- 2Dallas Cowboys to win the division“So I but I do think the Cowboys come out on top.”
- 3Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs“So I but I do think the Cowboys come out on top.”
- 4New England Patriots to win the division“Wilds, I believe in your Patriots... I I believe they'll win the division.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puka Nacua to win Offensive Player of the Year1 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| New England Patriots to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 2 division winners, 1 award pick and 1 playoff pick — 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.
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.
1Award PicksPuka NacuaLos Angeles Rams
Puka Nacua to win Offensive Player of the Year
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersNew England Patriots
New England Patriots to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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