Kyle Brandt#56 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 15, 2025
Named the Colts the best team in the NFL right now, ahead of the Chiefs, Lions, Rams and Buccaneers, also saying the Chiefs will host at least one playoff game, expecting the Chargers to make the playoffs, and calling rookie Tyler Warren maybe the league's best tight end.
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What Kyle Brandt said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI have the Colts right now, as it says right there, week seven is the best team in the NFL.
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- SaidOct 15, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs“The Chargers are a very good team. We probably expect to be in the playoffs.”
- 2Power Rankings“I have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of five... I have the Rams at four... number three... I have the Lions... number two... I have the Chiefs... I'm going with the Coats as the number one team right now”
- 3Tyler Warren to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards“I think they may already have the best tight end in the league in a rookie who's played just a handful of games in Tyler Warren.”
- 4Kansas City Chiefs to take the top seed“Are you any if there's any doubt right now that the Chiefs are gonna have at least one home playoff game?”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs1 | Playoff Picks | Made the playoffs | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| “I have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of five... I have the Rams at…”2 | Power Rankings | — | 40 | 40 | 0 | |
| Tyler Warren to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards3 | Positional Finishes | Finished #5 | 66.67 | 41.67 | +41.75 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to take the top seed4 | Seeding, Byes and Home Field | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 2 close calls · 1 waiting | 68.9 | 60.6 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 1 playoff pick, 1 positional finish, 1 power ranking and 1 seeding, byes and home field — 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.
3 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 68.9 out of 100, against 60.6 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.
1Playoff PicksLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.67difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- LAC
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive guess said:
- yes
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- yes
- weeks left when called:
- 12
“I have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of five... I have the Rams at four... number three... I have the Lions... number two... I have the Chiefs... I'm going with the Coats as the number one team right now”
VerdictClose40Close · naive 4040this call−40a naive guess=0better than naive×1.67difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 40
- baseline:
- 40
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 12
3Positional FinishesTyler WarrenIndianapolis Colts
Tyler Warren to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards
What happenedFinished #5called #1 · by receiving yards66.67Close · naive 41.6766.67this call−41.67a naive guess=25better than naive×1.67difficulty=+41.75skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 41.75
- player:
- Tyler Warren
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 66.67
- baseline:
- 41.67
- position:
- TE
- ranked by:
- receiving yards
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- the naive guess:
- no prior season — the startable tier at TE
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 12
- actual finish:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 12
- predicted finish:
- 1
4Seeding, Byes and Home FieldKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to take the top seed
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
68.9naive 60.6
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