Gregg Rosenthal#39 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 22, 2025
Rosenthal says they are sticking with the Lions, whom they picked to reach the Super Bowl, and still expects Detroit to win its division despite doubts about the offensive line.
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What Gregg Rosenthal said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm not giving up on my Lions because I did have them in the Super Bowl this year, but and I do think they still will win the division.
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- SaidNov 22, 2025
- GradedAug 17, 2026
- 1Detroit Lions to win the division“I'm not giving up on my Lions because I did have them in the Super Bowl this year, but and I do think they still will win the division.”
- 2Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl“I'm not giving up on my Lions because I did have them in the Super Bowl this year”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 calls · 2 misses · all settled | 0 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 conference champion and 1 division winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 2 have settled, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 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 WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- won the division:
- no
2Conference ChampionsDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked DET0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 0
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
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More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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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.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.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.