Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 19, 2025
Brockman picked the Bears to beat the Lions in their rematch, the Colts to beat the Seahawks head-to-head, and the Bills over the Ravens, while arguing Brock Purdy is better than Jared Goff.
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What Chris Brockman said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThat's the number one offense in the NFL.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- Hour 2: New NFL Power Rankings, Dodgers C Will Smith, and Robert De Niro Keeps His Word
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- SaidNov 19, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Chicago Bears to beat Lions“When the Lions take on the Bears again, you think Bears are gonna win that one? I do.”
- 2Indianapolis Colts to beat Seahawks“Do you think the Colts beat the Seahawks if they face each other? I do. That's the number one offense in the NFL.”
- 3Buffalo Bills to beat Ravens“What happens Bills versus Ravens second time around? Bills.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears to beat Lions1 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Indianapolis Colts to beat Seahawks2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 0 | 100 | −139 | |
| Buffalo Bills to beat Ravens3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 2 misses · all settled | 33.3 | 66.7 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 66.7 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.
1Game Outcome PicksChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to beat Lions
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- DET
- score:
- 19-16
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- CHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- CHI
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
2Game Outcome PicksIndianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts to beat Seahawks
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.39difficulty=−139skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- SEA
- score:
- 16-18
- skill:
- −139
- they picked:
- IND
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
3Game Outcome PicksBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to beat Ravens
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.39difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 40-41
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
33.3naive 66.7
Who this take is about
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