Greg AumanSep 9, 2026
Auman predicts an all-Los Angeles Super Bowl with the Chargers beating the Rams 24-21.
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What Greg Auman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe battle of Los Angeles!
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- 2026 Super Bowl Predictions: Battle Of L.A.? Cowboys Win It All? Our Super Bowl LXI Picks
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- SaidSep 9
- PlayedNov 1
- GradedNov 2
- 1Los Angeles Chargers 24 — Rams 21“Score prediction: Chargers 24, Rams 21”
- 2Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl“Greg Auman: Chargers Defeat Rams”
- 3Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl“Greg Auman: Chargers Defeat Rams”
- 4Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl“Greg Auman: Chargers Defeat Rams”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers 24 — Rams 211 | Score Predictions | Rams 24–9 | 21.43 | 65.99 | −89.13 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl2 | Super Bowl Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl3 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl4 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 miss · 3 waiting | 21.4 | 66 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 score prediction and 1 super bowl pick — 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.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 21.4 out of 100, against 66 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Score PredictionsLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers 24 — Rams 21
What happenedRams 24–9called Chargers by 3 · lost by 1521.43Miss · naive 65.9921.43this call−65.99a naive guess=−44.56worse than naive×2difficulty=−89.13skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 9-24
- skill:
- −89.13
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 21.43
- baseline:
- 65.99
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 15
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- naive home margin:
- 0.72
- predicted margin:
- 3
2Super Bowl PicksLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to win the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
The game in this take
every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
Others on the same people
Nate Gosney · Trade and Signing Calls · Daiyan Henley · Miss 0
After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season.Colin Cowherd · Trade and Signing Calls · Matthew Stafford · Hit 100
Cowherd predicts Matt Stafford stays with the Rams rather than moving on, and says Travis Hunter may underachieve because they're being asked to play both ways — Cowherd doubts they're a No. 1 receiver and would slot them as a No. 2 receiver while being a No. 1 corner.Colin Cowherd · Trade and Signing Calls · Matthew Stafford · Hit 100
Cowherd believes Matt Stafford's public negotiation posturing means he ultimately stays in Los Angeles, and he flags Travis Hunter as a high draft pick who could underachieve because trying to play both cornerback and receiver full-time will hurt him.Chris Simms · Score Predictions · Los Angeles Rams · Hit 93
Simms gave a predicted final score for every Week 9 game, picking the Bengals, Chiefs, Broncos, Lions, Giants, Rams, Cowboys, Saints, 49ers, Patriots, Seahawks, Texans, Bears and Bills, and also said they wouldn't be shocked to see Jacksonville reach the AFC Championship Game.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Connor expects a tight first half in Denver before New England pulls away in the second half and advances to the Super Bowl.