Damonza Byrd#3 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 25, 2026

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.

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3 of 3calls landed3 hits · all settled

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 3 calls

33.3A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

3 of 3Settlednone still waiting

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Seahawks will be able to pull it off.

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Where it was said: What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)
The episode: What’s Wright - Championship Predictions: Rams-Seahawks REAL SUPER BOWL? Broncos MIRACLE vs. Patriots? | Nick Wright
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SaidJan 25
GradedAug 5–17

1Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl“I'm on Seahawks minus the points... Seahawks will be able to pull it off.”
2Seattle Seahawks to beat Rams“I'm on Seahawks minus the points... I just I think it will be tightly contested. Seahawks will be able to pull it off.”
3New England Patriots to beat Broncos“Like I think, even if the Patriots were to lose the game, I still think it'd be a close game, and I believe New England will win it.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl¹	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	100	0	+100
Seattle Seahawks to beat Rams²	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	100	0
New England Patriots to beat Broncos³	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	0	+100
3 calls · 3 hits · all settled			100	33.3

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

3 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks and 1 conference champion — 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.

All 3 have settled, averaging 100 out of 100, against 33.3 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 Champions Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked SEA
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
How this was scored
skill:
100
they picked:
SEA
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
1
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
reached the Super Bowl:
yes
lost the conference final:
no
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2Game Outcome Picks Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to beat Rams
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1difficulty0skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Seahawks by 2.5 · favorite pick, Seahawks 56%.
How this was scored
won:
SEA
score:
27-31
skill:
0
they picked:
SEA
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
SEA
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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3Game Outcome Picks New England Patriots
New England Patriots to beat Broncos
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Patriots by 3.5 · favorite pick, Patriots about 2 in 3 (64%).
How this was scored
won:
NE
score:
10-7
skill:
100
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
DEN
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 33.3