Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 7, 2025

Brockman picked the Eagles to beat the Chiefs 31-23 with Saquon Barkley as Super Bowl MVP, and said Barkley has a chance to reach 3,000 total yards of offense.

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0 of 2calls landed1 close call · 1 miss · all settled

38.1Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

31.3A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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What Chris Brockman said

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Philadelphia, thirty one twenty three, your MVP, Saquon Barkley.

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SaidFeb 7, 2025
GradedAug 13–Oct 9, 2026

1Saquon Barkley to win Super Bowl MVP“Philadelphia, thirty one twenty three, your MVP, Saquon Barkley.”
2Philadelphia Eagles 31 — Chiefs 23“I'm flying Eagles fly. Philadelphia, thirty one twenty three, your MVP, Saquon Barkley.”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Saquon Barkley to win Super Bowl MVP¹	Award Picks	Jalen Hurts won	0	0	0
Philadelphia Eagles 31 — Chiefs 23²	Score Predictions	—	76.19	62.56	+13.63
2 calls · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled			38.1	31.3

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 award pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 2 have settled, averaging 38.1 out of 100, against 31.3 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.

1Award Picks Saquon Barkley Philadelphia Eagles
Saquon Barkley to win Super Bowl MVP
What happenedJalen Hurts woncalled Saquon Barkley
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive1difficulty0skill
How this was scored
award:
super_bowl_mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Patrick Mahomes, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Saquon Barkley
season:
2024
who won:
Jalen Hurts
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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2Score Predictions Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles 31 — Chiefs 23
VerdictClose
76.19Close · naive 62.56
76.19this call62.56a naive guess13.63better than naive1difficulty+13.63skill
Closing line (Feb 9): Chiefs by 1.5, total 48.5 · this 31–23 calls a Eagles win (by 8; the line gave the Eagles 48%) and more points (54).
How this was scored
score:
22-40
skill:
13.63
they picked:
PHI
season:
2024
accuracy:
76.19
baseline:
62.56
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
18
weeks left when called:
0
naive home margin:
2.28
predicted margin:
8
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
38.1naive 31.3