TJ Jefferson#66 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 2, 2026
TJ Jefferson picked the Bears to win the NFC North ahead of Green Bay, Detroit and Minnesota, while saying the Vikings will have a better season than expected.
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What TJ Jefferson said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromAnd then coming in at number one, the big You got the Bears winning the NFC North? Yeah.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: Michael Irvin on NFL players that have something to prove, Michael Irvin on playoff teams, Singer Michael Buble on fantasy football, NFC North Predictions
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- 1Chicago Bears to win the division“You got the Bears winning the NFC North? Yeah.”
- 2Minnesota Vikings to beat expectations“Even though I think they're gonna have a better year than everybody thinks.”
- 3Power Rankings“I had the Minnesota Vikings at four... At number three, I believe I had the Detroit Lions... At number two, we have the Green Bay Packers. And then coming in at number one, the big You got the Bears winning the NFC North? Yeah.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Minnesota Vikings to beat expectations2 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “I had the Minnesota Vikings at four... At number three, I…”3 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 power ranking and 1 surprise team call — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Division WinnersChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Surprise Team CallsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I had the Minnesota Vikings at four... At number three, I believe I had the Detroit Lions... At number two, we have the Green Bay Packers. And then coming in at number one, the big You got the Bears winning the NFC North? Yeah.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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