Mike HarmonSep 11, 2026
Harmon gave his top-five weekly fantasy rankings at quarterback, running back and wide receiver for Week 1, plus a slate of start recommendations ("hot plays" and "ninjas") and players to avoid ("cold sores"), and expected the Steelers to land around the usual 8-9 wins.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromLock and load one of the highest point totals on the board for this week, 50 and a half. So let's take Joe Burrow.
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- 1Fantasy Rankings“It's Devon Achan right off the jump going up against Los Angeles... You've got Jameer Gibbs going up against New Orleans... O'Marion Hampton comes in third... Saquon Barkley going up against Washington... And finally, we'll end it with Chase Brown”
- 2Fantasy Rankings“Amon Ra, one of our favorites. Let's go... Jamar Chase going up against Tampa... How about Justin Jefferson making his return to the top five... Nico Collins going up against Buffalo... And then finally, Chris Alave”
- 3Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 8–9 wins“you're looking at the Steelers are going to be, you know, right near the old Tomlin line is the expectation of the 8-9 wins”
- 4Fantasy Rankings“Who are your Top five quarterbacks for week one... So let's take Joe Burrow... Jalen Hurts at Washington... Lamar going up against Indianapolis... Got Justin Herbert against Arizona... Finally, Jared Goff going up against the New Orleans Saints.”
- 5Jack Strand to be 1st on the depth chart“that Jack Strand would end up being QB1 for more than half a year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “It's Devon Achan right off the jump going up against Los…”1 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| “Amon Ra, one of our favorites. Let's go... Jamar Chase going up…”2 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 8–9 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| “Who are your Top five quarterbacks for week one... So let's…”4 | Fantasy Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Jack Strand to be 1st on the depth chart5 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 3 fantasy rankings, 1 depth chart call and 1 season win total — 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.
“It's Devon Achan right off the jump going up against Los Angeles... You've got Jameer Gibbs going up against New Orleans... O'Marion Hampton comes in third... Saquon Barkley going up against Washington... And finally, we'll end it with Chase Brown”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Amon Ra, one of our favorites. Let's go... Jamar Chase going up against Tampa... How about Justin Jefferson making his return to the top five... Nico Collins going up against Buffalo... And then finally, Chris Alave”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 8–9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Who are your Top five quarterbacks for week one... So let's take Joe Burrow... Jalen Hurts at Washington... Lamar going up against Indianapolis... Got Justin Herbert against Arizona... Finally, Jared Goff going up against the New Orleans Saints.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Jack Strand to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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