Jacob PunturiOct 24, 2026
Punturi predicts the Steelers will beat the Saints in their Week 7 game in Paris for their fifth win of the season, with Jaylen Warren rebounding to a 100-yard rushing game against a weak New Orleans run defense and Nick Herbig producing another disruptive outing.
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What Jacob Punturi said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Pittsburgh Steelers will defeat the New Orleans Saints in their international Week 7 meeting.
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- 3 Reasons Steelers Will Beat Saints in Paris
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- 1Pittsburgh Steelers to beat New Orleans Saints“The Pittsburgh Steelers will defeat the New Orleans Saints in their international Week 7 meeting... Pittsburgh will exit Stade de France with their fifth victory of the season.”
- 2Jaylen Warren to record 100 rushing yards“That's a perfect scenario for Warren to return to his 100-yard rushing form and possibly even more.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers to beat New Orleans Saints1 | Game Outcome Picks | Steelers 16–10 | 100 | 0 | +167 | |
| Jaylen Warren to record 100 rushing yards2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 2 calls · 1 hit · 1 waiting | 100 | 0 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive2 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick and 1 player season number — 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 2 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 0 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 PicksPittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat New Orleans Saints
What happenedSteelers 16–10Steelers at Saints100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.67difficulty=+167skillClosing line (Oct 25): Steelers by 3 · favorite pick, Steelers 59%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- PIT
- score:
- 16-10
- skill:
- 167
- they picked:
- PIT
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- NO
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
2Player Season NumbersJaylen WarrenPittsburgh Steelers
Jaylen Warren to record 100 rushing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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