Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 25, 2025

Brockman picked the Ravens to win the AFC North and reach the Super Bowl, with Bengals second, Steelers third and Browns last; they say only one team from the division makes the playoffs, the Steelers' season is a disaster at 6-11, and Cleveland will be picking in the top five next year.

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1 of 6calls landed1 hit · 1 close call · 4 misses · all settled

29Average accuracyout of 100, across 6 calls

45.8A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

6 of 6Settlednone still waiting

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What Chris Brockman said

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I think Ravens are gonna go to the Super Bowl this year.

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The episode: AFC North Predictions
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SaidAug 25, 2025
GradedAug 13–17, 2026

1Baltimore Ravens to win the division“So, yes, Ravens first.”
2Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl“I think Ravens are gonna go to the Super Bowl this year.”
3Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs“Now, I think that only one team from this division makes the playoffs.”
4Power Rankings“You add that as window dressing to your Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns finish. Yes, sir.”
5Cleveland Browns to pick “top five” (picks 1–5)“And then Cleveland, they're gonna be in the top five looking for a quarterback next season.”
6Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins“Eight nine, seven, ten? Yeah. Yeah. I mean, six and eleven, seven and ten. Six and eleven.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Baltimore Ravens to win the division¹	Division Winners	—	0	0	0
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl²	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	0	0	0
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs³	Playoff Picks	Missed the playoffs	0	0	0
“You add that as window dressing to your Ravens, Bengals,…”⁴	Power Rankings	—	70	90	−40
Cleveland Browns to pick “top five” (picks 1–5)⁵	Team Draft Slot Calls	Picked at 9	84.09	100	−31.82
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins⁶	Season Win Totals	10	20	85	−130
6 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 4 misses · all settled			29	45.8

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

6 checkable claims — 1 conference champion, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 power ranking, 1 season win total and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 6 have settled, averaging 29 out of 100, against 45.8 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.

1Division Winners Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
VerdictMiss
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
they picked:
BAL
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
BAL
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's winner of the same division
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
won the division:
no
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2Conference Champions Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked BAL
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
BAL
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
reached the Super Bowl:
no
lost the conference final:
no
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3Playoff Picks Baltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
What happenedMissed the playoffs
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
How this was scored
team:
BAL
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive guess said:
yes
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made the playoffs:
no
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
4Power Rankings
“You add that as window dressing to your Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns finish. Yes, sir.”
VerdictClose
70Close · naive 90
70this call90a naive guess−20worse than naive2difficulty−40skill
How this was scored
skill:
−40
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
70
baseline:
90
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
4
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
5Team Draft Slot Calls Cleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns to pick “top five” (picks 1–5)
What happenedPicked at 9
84.09Hit · naive 100
84.09this call100a naive guess−15.91worse than naive2difficulty−31.82skill
How this was scored
team:
CLE
draft:
2026
naive:
they picked 5 the year before
skill:
−31.82
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
32
accuracy:
84.09
baseline:
100
actual pick:
9
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
predicted pick:
top five (picks 1–5)
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
6Season Win Totals Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins
What happened10called 6
20Miss · naive 85
20this call85a naive guess−65worse than naive2difficulty−130skill
How this was scored
team:
PIT
naive:
9.25
skill:
−130
what happened:
10
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
20
baseline:
85
they said:
6
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 6 settled calls, each counted once
29naive 45.8