# Nick Wright: Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.

**Claimed:** Apr 8, 2025
**Pundit:** Nick Wright — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/nick-wright
**Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview
**Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/whats-wright-with-nick-wright/whats-wright-predicting-nfl-win-totals-chiefs-record-florida-houston-reaction

10 checkable claims — 9 season win totals and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 10 have settled, averaging 42 out of 100, against 36.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> I like the Raiders over six and a half.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Denver Broncos to finish with 9–10 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Denver Broncos
  - Verdict: scored 20 out of 100, against 5 for a naive guess
- **Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 9–10 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Los Angeles Chargers
  - Verdict: scored 80 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess
- **Miami Dolphins to finish with 8–9 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Miami Dolphins
  - Verdict: scored 80 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess
- **Houston Texans to finish with 9–10 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Houston Texans
  - Verdict: scored 60 out of 100, against 45 for a naive guess
- **Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 8 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Jacksonville Jaguars
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess
- **New York Jets to finish with 6 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: New York Jets
  - Verdict: scored 40 out of 100, against 25 for a naive guess
- **Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 12 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Kansas City Chiefs
  - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess
- **Las Vegas Raiders to finish with 7 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Las Vegas Raiders
  - Verdict: scored 20 out of 100, against 35 for a naive guess
- **Ashton Jeanty to be picked at number 6**
  - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Ashton Jeanty, Las Vegas Raiders
  - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess
- **Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins**
  - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Baltimore Ravens
  - Verdict: scored 20 out of 100, against 55 for a naive guess

## Who this take is about

- Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/broncos
- Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers
- Miami Dolphins — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/dolphins
- Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans
- Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars
- New York Jets — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jets
- Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs
- Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/raiders
- Ashton Jeanty — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/ashton-jeanty
- Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens

## What others said about the same people

- Chris Simms on Kansas City Chiefs: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 100)
- Connor Rogers on Kansas City Chiefs: Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/83d1e88b-95a0-45ba-83d3-f86297170c6c (scored 100)
- Steven Ruiz on Las Vegas Raiders: Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a30ff469-4972-4c48-855b-ba984e4de9d0 (scored 100)
- Nate Tice on Baltimore Ravens: Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b8378e16-ea5c-4107-a883-28aaf0e71134 (scored 100)
- Sam Monson on Los Angeles Chargers: Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0b810ffd-fd93-4ea2-a208-b1353dea5fb0 (scored 0)
- Jake Arthur on Kansas City Chiefs: Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ca7ab74e-ab34-4ed6-a77f-2c7e9f8c8c4d (scored 97.62)

## More season win totals

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Colin Cowherd on Dallas Cowboys: 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. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd243624-9451-4824-a8a4-7b468d681c8f (scored 100)
- Richard Sherman on Green Bay Packers: Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ec43b02b-8e3a-4b2e-8c36-1839c9c52e3c (scored 40)
- John Middlekauff on San Francisco 49ers: Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/af06c2e6-9beb-4a7e-b444-620680dbccd1 (scored 60)
- Colin Cowherd on New England Patriots: Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e32a708a-5651-4292-b71b-672f2216a48e (scored 0)
- Richard Sherman on Detroit Lions: Sherman picks the Chiefs to beat the Bills in the AFC Championship Game despite Buffalo's turnover dominance, and picks the Commanders to upset the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game. He also expects Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year, though he hedges that voters may give it to Lamar or Josh Allen. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fd0cf59d-3729-4865-8641-02792d0b6b24 (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman on Carolina Panthers: Brockman pitched that the Eagles are the NFL's best team and that Saquon Barkley will win MVP as the first non-quarterback since 2011. He also declared the AFC playoff field already set with six weeks to go, said the Cowboys will make the playoffs, predicted Buffalo would blast the 49ers, and reiterated his earlier call that Carolina would win five or six games. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bf1a843e-6b29-497e-b58c-b8394d790374 (scored 100)

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