Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2026
Wright ranks the AFC North with Baltimore first, Cincinnati second, Pittsburgh third and Cleveland last, predicts a 4-13 Browns season, 6-11 Steelers, nine wins for the Bengals, and sees Baltimore as the AFC's No. 1 seed with Lamar Jackson winning a third MVP.
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What Nick Wright said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI am predicting that the Baltimore Ravens will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC
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- AFC North Predictions: Who Takes The Steelers Spot As The Top AFC North Team?
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- 1Power Rankings“Nick Wright's AFC North Prediction 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. Cincinnati Bengals 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4. Cleveland Browns”
- 2Drew Allar to be 1st on the depth chart“"I would be surprised if, during that stretch that Drew Allar doesn't start a game or two … I do not think Aaron Rodgers will be the starting quarterback all year."”
- 3Lamar Jackson to win NFL MVP“"I think Lamar might win his third NFL MVP."”
- 4Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins“"I think they finish 6-11, but what is Aaron Rodgers going to look like once the weather turns cold?"”
- 5Baltimore Ravens to take the top seed“"I am predicting that the Baltimore Ravens will be the No. 1 seed in the AFC"”
- 6Cleveland Browns to finish with 4 wins“"I think they’re going to be 4-13. I think it’s the worst quarterback situation in the NFL."”
- 7Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 9 wins“"Winning only nine games and missing the playoffs. It’s basically what they do every year…"”
- 8Baltimore Ravens to win the division“Nick Wright put the Cleveland Browns at the bottom and the Ravens at the top, leaving last year's AFC North winners at third.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “Nick Wright's AFC North Prediction 1. Baltimore Ravens 2.…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Drew Allar to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Lamar Jackson to win NFL MVP3 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins4 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to take the top seed5 | Seeding, Byes and Home Field | — | — | — | — | |
| Cleveland Browns to finish with 4 wins6 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 9 wins7 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to win the division8 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 3 season win totals, 1 award pick, 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 seeding, byes and home field — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 5 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Pittsburgh Steelers · 2026 season · wins14 calls from 10 pundits between 6 wins and 12 wins. Nick Wright said 6 wins. the room's median is 9 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
“Nick Wright's AFC North Prediction 1. Baltimore Ravens 2. Cincinnati Bengals 3. Pittsburgh Steelers 4. Cleveland Browns”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsDrew AllarPittsburgh Steelers
Drew Allar to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Award PicksLamar JacksonBaltimore Ravens
Lamar Jackson to win NFL MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Season Win TotalsPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Seeding, Byes and Home FieldBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to take the top seed
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Season Win TotalsCleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns to finish with 4 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Season Win TotalsCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Division WinnersBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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