Joe BannerJul 24, 2025
Banner predicted neither the Chiefs nor the Eagles would reach the Super Bowl this year, picking the Bills to break through in the AFC, Minnesota as their NFC favorite, and Tampa Bay as their sleeper/surprise team.
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What Joe Banner said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI happen to think both of them won't make the Super Bowl this year.
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- SaidJul 24, 2025
- GradedAug 17, 2026
- 1Minnesota Vikings to reach the Super Bowl“But I am actually going with Minnesota... So that would be my favorite.”
- 2Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl“I just think the Bills are just too good to keep almost getting there... So I I just don't think they're gonna keep getting close and not get there. So I think they're getting there.”
- 3Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat expectations“my surprise kind of is Tampa Bay, which I think people are kind of underestimating... My sleeper would be Tampa Bay.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minnesota Vikings to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat expectations3 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 2 misses · 1 waiting | 0 | 0 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 conference champions and 1 surprise team 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.
2 of 3 have settled so far, 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.
1Conference ChampionsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked MIN0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- MIN
- 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
2Conference ChampionsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked BUF0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BUF
- 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
3Surprise Team CallsTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 0
Who this take is about
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