Mike Florio#15 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 13, 2026
Florio argues the Rams' next three games — home against Arizona, at Las Vegas, and home against the Chargers — are all winnable and could lift the 2-3 Rams to 5-3.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromAll are winnable, which could boost the Rams to 5-3.
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- SaidOct 13
- PlayedOct 18–Nov 1
- GradedOct 19–Nov 2
- 1Los Angeles Rams to beat Chargers“followed by a home game against the Chargers. All are winnable, which could boost the Rams to 5-3.”
- 2Los Angeles Rams to beat Raiders“After that, the Rams visit the Raiders ... All are winnable, which could boost the Rams to 5-3.”
- 3Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals“The next game is on Sunday, against the Cardinals. ... All are winnable, which could boost the Rams to 5-3.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to beat Chargers1 | Game Outcome Picks | Rams 24–9 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Rams to beat Raiders2 | Game Outcome Picks | Rams 35–21 | 100 | 0 | +172 | |
| Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals3 | Game Outcome Picks | Cardinals 18–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 66.7 | 33.3 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
All 3 have settled, averaging 66.7 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.
1Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Chargers
What happenedRams 24–9Chargers at Rams100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.72difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 9-24
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 13
2Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Raiders
What happenedRams 35–21Rams at Raiders100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.72difficulty=+172skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 35-21
- skill:
- 172
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LV
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 13
3Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Cardinals
What happenedCardinals 18–16Cardinals at Rams0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.72difficulty=0skillClosing line (Oct 18): Rams by 12.5 · favorite pick, Rams about 5 in 6 (84%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- ARI
- score:
- 18-16
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- difficulty:
- 1.72
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 13
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
66.7naive 33.3
The games in this take
every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
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