Richie BradshawOct 4, 2026
Bradshaw picks the Cardinals to beat the Giants by one possession in a low-scoring game, forecasting a 20-14 final with neither team reaching three touchdowns.
Published in writing · Sports IllustratedRead the original
What Richie Bradshaw said
Give me Arizona by one possession in an ugly, yet somehow entertaining battle of mid.
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- 3 Cardinals vs Giants Bold Predictions: All Eyes on Marvin Harrison Jr.
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- SaidOct 4
- PlayedOct 4
- GradedOct 5
How the call scored
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The call scored 35.7 out of 100, against 73.8 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Score PredictionsArizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals 20 — New York Giants 14
What happenedGiants 36–24called Cardinals by 6 · lost by 1235.71Miss · naive 73.8135.71this call−73.81a naive guess=−38.1worse than naive×1.83difficulty=−69.71skillClosing line (Oct 4): Cardinals by 2.5, total 44.5 · this 20–14 calls a bigger Cardinals win (by 6) and fewer points (34).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 24-36
- skill:
- −69.71
- they picked:
- ARI
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 35.71
- baseline:
- 73.81
- difficulty:
- 1.83
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 12
- weeks left when called:
- 15
- naive home margin:
- 1
- predicted margin:
- 6
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