Matt SeveranceAug 20, 2026
A CBS Sports piece on the Jaguars' outlook expects Jacksonville to beat Cleveland in the Week 1 home opener, and describes the plan for Travis Hunter to serve as a full-time cornerback and the team's third wide receiver.
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What Matt Severance said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI seriously doubt they lose.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Bettors confident Trevor Lawrence and Jaguars will repeat as AFC South champions on NFL futures odds
- The original
- Read the original
- Read it wrong?
- Tell us and we will look
- SaidAug 20
- PlayedSep 13
- GradedSep 15
- 1Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Cleveland“Jacksonville opens the season Sept. 13 at home vs. Cleveland and is a 7.5-point favorite. ... I seriously doubt they lose”
- 2Travis Hunter to be 1st on the depth chart“The apparent plan for this season is for Hunter to be a full-time cornerback and the No. 3 receiver.”
- 3Travis Hunter to be 3rd on the depth chart“The apparent plan for this season is for Hunter to be a full-time cornerback and the No. 3 receiver.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Cleveland1 | Game Outcome Picks | Jaguars 34–10 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Travis Hunter to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Travis Hunter to be 3rd on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 waiting | 100 | 100 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 2 depth chart calls and 1 game outcome pick — 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.
1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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
Travis Hunter · 2026 season9 calls from 4 pundits between 1 and 1. Matt Severance 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.
1Game Outcome PicksJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Cleveland
What happenedJaguars 34–10Browns at Jaguars100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- JAX
- score:
- 10-34
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- JAX
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Depth Chart CallsTravis HunterJacksonville Jaguars
Travis Hunter to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Depth Chart CallsTravis HunterJacksonville Jaguars
Travis Hunter to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
The game in this take
every pundit’s pick on eachWho this take is about
Others on the same people
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Rogers agreed the Bears have the NFL's best offense, picked Minnesota as the league's best total defense, and picked Jacksonville to beat Baltimore on Thursday night.Chris Simms · Score Predictions · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 83
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Within a Week 9 fantasy sleeper column, they state that Jacksonville is almost certain to blow out Baltimore, with the Jaguars running the ball through the second half and fourth quarter.
More depth chart calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Michael Moore · Depth Chart Calls · Shedeur Sanders · Hit 100
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Previewing Week 9 running game matchups, Bodiford expects Jacksonville to win lopsidedly over a depleted Baltimore team, with Bhayshul Tuten sitting out and Chris Rodriguez taking over as lead back, while Joe Fagnano starts at quarterback for the Ravens. They also view Broncos rookie Jonah Coleman as an RB2 going forward.