Bryan DeArdo#4 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 8, 2026
DeArdo picks the Bills, Bengals, Texans, Broncos, Eagles, Bears, Saints and Seahawks, and says the Eagles will return to the Super Bowl if their alternating pattern holds.
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What Bryan DeArdo said
If that trend continues this year, the Eagles will be back in the big game for a third time in five years.
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- CBS Sports
- The piece
- CBS Sports predicts every NFL division winner: Experts high on Cowboys, fading Chiefs, and split on NFC North
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Conference Champions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
How each call scored
9 checkable claims — 8 division winners and 1 conference champion — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
Division Winners8 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
“Cincinnati has one of the league's top offenses and a defense that was significantly upgraded this offseason.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Chicago Bears to win the division
“The Bears were the division's best team last year, and it appears that that is still the case.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“Philadelphia Eagles (+122) ... DeArdo: "Starting with the 2021 season, Philadelphia has alternated between first-round playoff losses and Super Bowl appearances."”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
“Seattle and San Francisco are also good bets, but I chose Seattle because they are the defending Super Bowl champions.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“This one was pretty easy; Mike Vrabel himself said recently that the Patriots' depth isn't very good.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New Orleans Saints to win the division
“I like the Saints because of their strong finish last season and the youth movement Kellen Moore is overseeing.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Denver Broncos to win the division
“I've got the Broncos winning one of the NFL's toughest divisions.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Houston Texans to win the division
“Houston is the NFL's only team to win a playoff game each of the past three years. The Texans should be even better this season”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Conference Champions1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
“If that trend continues this year, the Eagles will be back in the big game for a third time in five years.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. They also give a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · New York Giants · Miss 0
Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. They also expect Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and they float the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Baltimore Ravens · Miss 0
Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.