John Breech#34 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 4, 2026
Presenting a full simulated playoff bracket entering Week 9, they project the Bills, Jaguars, Broncos, Bengals, Chiefs, Steelers and Patriots as the AFC field and the 49ers, Bears, Giants, Buccaneers, Vikings, Lions and Seahawks in the NFC, with game-by-game scores through a Bills 27-26 Super Bowl win over the Bears.
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What John Breech said
(1) Bills 27-26 over (1) Bears.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Predicting the full 14-team NFL playoff bracket entering Week 9: Bears make Super Bowl run
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conference Champions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Score Predictions | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
| Seeding, Byes and Home Field | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Playoff Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | |
| Super Bowl Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| Season Win Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 |
How each call scored
44 checkable claims — 14 playoff picks, 13 score predictions, 8 division winners, 4 season win totals, 2 conference champions, 2 seeding, byes and home field and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 16 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 3.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
San Francisco 49ers · 2026 season4 calls from 3 pundits between 1 and 1. John Breech said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
Conference Champions2 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
“(1) Bills 28-24 over (2) Jaguars ... With Josh Allen aiming to get to his first Super Bowl”
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Buffalo Bills 27 — Bears 26
“Super Bowl LXI at SoFi Stadium: (1) Bills 27-26 over (1) Bears”
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Buffalo Bills to take the top seed
“1. Bills (6-1) -- AFC East champion ... The Bills come out on fire after their bye week”
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Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“Here's the projected AFC playoff field: 1. Bills (6-1)”
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Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“5. Chiefs (5-2) ... the Chiefs will enter the playoffs as a wild-card team”
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Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs
“2. Jaguars (5-2) -- AFC South champion”
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs
“4. Buccaneers (3-5) -- NFC South champion”
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Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“As far as winning the Super Bowl, the computer says it's Bills or bust.”
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Denver Broncos to win the division
“our model now projects that Denver ends up winning the division title for the second straight year”
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Chicago Bears to win the division
“The Bears have taken over the top spot ... 2. Bears (6-2) -- NFC North champion”
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“4. Buccaneers (3-5) -- NFC South champion”
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Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
“2. Jaguars (5-2) -- AFC South champion”
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Season Win Totals4 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Los Angeles Rams to finish with 9–17 wins
“the biggest losers will be the Packers and Rams, both being projected to miss the playoffs despite finishing above .500”
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New York Giants to finish with 8 wins
“our projection has the Giants winning the NFC East with a record of 8-8-1”
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Green Bay Packers to finish with 9–17 wins
“the biggest losers will be the Packers and Rams, both being projected to miss the playoffs despite finishing above .500”
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 8 wins
“the Buccaneers winning the NFC South at 8-9”
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Who this take is about
Buffalo Bills, San Francisco 49ers, Chicago Bears, New England Patriots, Detroit Lions, Cincinnati Bengals, New York Giants, Kansas City Chiefs, Jacksonville Jaguars, Denver Broncos, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, Green Bay Packers, Pittsburgh Steelers, Minnesota Vikings
Others on the same people
Sam Monson · Game Outcome Picks · New York Giants · Miss 0
Monson picked every Week 10 game, taking the Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Bengals and Ravens, and also suggested the Chargers' only likely wins the rest of the way come against the Jets and Dolphins.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picked the Giants to beat the Commanders at home in the Thursday night Week 10 game, 23-14, citing New York's dominant front seven containing Jayden Daniels.
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Jackson projects a big sophomore jump for Saints QB Tyler Shuck, laying out a Drake May-style stat line (17 starts, 72% completions, ~4,601 passing yards, 24 TDs, 9 INTs) or a Bo Nix-style consistency line (over 4,000 yards, over 20 TDs, ~10 INTs), and says either path means a playoff season for New Orleans in 2026.Rich Eisen · Playoff Picks · Carolina Panthers · 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.Rich Eisen · Playoff Picks · Philadelphia Eagles · Hit 100
Eisen gave their Week 13 power rankings, with the Rams first, Patriots second and the Cowboys entering at No. 10, and also named New England and Philadelphia as the first teams to clinch playoff spots, picked Seattle to beat Minnesota, and tabbed Drake Maye as an MVP finalist and Mike Vrabel as Coach of the Year.Chris Brockman · Playoff Picks · Houston Texans · Hit 100
Brockman predicted the AFC South will send at least two teams to the playoffs and called the Texans real contenders.