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Nick Wright#49 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 20, 2025

The unnamed host (Speaker 1) laid out their five weekend picks and side opinions: Green Bay routs Cleveland, Tennessee wins outright over Indianapolis for its first win, Atlanta beats Carolina, the Chargers beat Denver, and the Chiefs beat the Giants; they also reaffirmed their preseason pick of New England making the playoffs.

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3 of 4calls landed3 hits · 1 miss · all settled
75Average accuracyout of 100, across 4 calls
50A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
4 of 4Settlednone still waiting
#49Nick Wright’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

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I think Green Bay is gonna annihilate the Browns.
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  1. SaidSep 20, 2025
  2. GradedAug 5–17, 2026
  1. 1Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver“Talking about bow Knicks, I think the Chargers win this game, maybe a good game, maybe just by a field goal”
  2. 2Kansas City Chiefs to beat Giants“And I know you all expected me to have the Chiefs minus six at the Giants because I'm so confident they're going to win. I don't know if it's gonna be pretty. I just believe they're gonna win.”
  3. 3Green Bay Packers to beat Cleveland“Yeah, so I think Green Bay is gonna annihilate the Browns. I do not mind laying more than a touchdown on the road.”
  4. 4New England Patriots to make the playoffs“I hope you're right. I picked New England make the playoffs.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver1Game Outcome Picks—1001000
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Giants2Game Outcome Picks—1000+189
Green Bay Packers to beat Cleveland3Game Outcome Picks—0100−189
New England Patriots to make the playoffs4Playoff PicksMade the playoffs1000+189
4 calls · 3 hits · 1 miss · all settled7550

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

4 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks and 1 playoff pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 4 have settled, averaging 75 out of 100, against 50 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.

  1. 1Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Chargers

    Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver

    VerdictHit
    100Hit · naive 100
    100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.89difficulty0skill

    Closing line (Sep 21): Chargers by 2.5 · favorite pick, Chargers 58%.

    How this was scored
    won:
    LAC
    score:
    20-23
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    LAC
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    LAC
    difficulty:
    1.89
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    16
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  2. 2Game Outcome PicksKansas City Chiefs

    Kansas City Chiefs to beat Giants

    VerdictHit
    100Hit · naive 0
    100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.89difficulty+189skill

    Closing line (Sep 21): Chiefs by 6 · favorite pick, Chiefs about 3 in 4 (73%). Graded on who won, not on the spread.

    How this was scored
    won:
    KC
    score:
    22-9
    skill:
    189
    they picked:
    KC
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    the naive pick:
    NYG
    difficulty:
    1.89
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    16
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  3. 3Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay Packers

    Green Bay Packers to beat Cleveland

    VerdictMiss
    0Miss · naive 100
    0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive1.89difficulty−189skill

    Closing line (Sep 21): Packers by 8.5 · favorite pick, Packers about 4 in 5 (79%).

    How this was scored
    won:
    CLE
    score:
    10-13
    skill:
    −189
    they picked:
    GB
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    CLE
    difficulty:
    1.89
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    16
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  4. 4Playoff PicksNew England Patriots

    New England Patriots to make the playoffs

    What happenedMade the playoffs
    100Hit · naive 0
    100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.89difficulty+189skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    NE
    skill:
    189
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    the naive guess said:
    no
    difficulty:
    1.89
    weeks in the season:
    18
    made the playoffs:
    yes
    weeks left when called:
    16
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  5. All

    The take as a whole

    the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once

    75naive 50

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