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Chris Brockman#36 of 87 NFL pundits · May 13, 2026

Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said they'd drop Dallas from the list, and made their own picks in the international games win/loss game.

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0 of 3calls landed3 misses · 2 waiting · 1 too vague to check
0Average accuracyout of 100, across 3 calls
0A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge
5Games calledeveryone’s picks below
#36Chris Brockman’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Chris Brockman said

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I would probably have Buffalo in the top five.
Chris Brockman, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below
Where it was said
The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode
Hour 1: Rich’s Way-Way-Way-Too-Early NFL Power Rankings, plus NFL International Schedule Reaction
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  1. SaidMay 13
  2. PlayedSep 10–Oct 4
  3. GradedSep 12–Oct 4
  1. 1Washington Commanders to beat Colts“Colts and commanders in London. Commander.”
  2. 2Dallas Cowboys to beat Ravens“What do you got, Chris? Cowboys in Rio or Ravens in Rio? Man. Robert, I'm gonna go cowboy.”
  3. 3Los Angeles Rams to beat Niners“Who wins week one? Niners and Rams in Melbourne. Rams.”
  4. 4San Francisco 49ers to beat Vikings“Yeah. Niners for sure.”
  5. 5Positional Finishes“I love their quarterback. He will be an MVP candidate quarterback.”
  6. 6Detroit Lions to beat Patriots“But I'm an analyst... I'm going with the Lions.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting
VerdictCallKindWhat happenedScoreNaiveSkill
Washington Commanders to beat Colts1Game Outcome PicksColts 30–13000
Dallas Cowboys to beat Ravens2Game Outcome PicksRavens 34–31000
Los Angeles Rams to beat Niners3Game Outcome Picks49ers 27–7000
San Francisco 49ers to beat Vikings4Game Outcome Picks————
“I love their quarterback. He will be an MVP candidate…”5Positional Finishes————
Detroit Lions to beat Patriots6Game Outcome Picks————
6 calls · 3 misses · 2 waiting · 1 too vague to check00

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

6 claims — 5 game outcome picks and 1 positional finish — the 5 we can check each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

3 of the 5 calls we can check have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The other one was too vague to check, so it is not graded.

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.

  1. 1Game Outcome PicksWashington Commanders

    Washington Commanders to beat Colts

    What happenedColts 30–13Colts at Commanders
    0Miss · naive 0
    0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    IND
    score:
    30-13
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    WAS
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    the naive pick:
    WAS
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
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  2. 2Game Outcome PicksDallas Cowboys

    Dallas Cowboys to beat Ravens

    What happenedRavens 34–31Ravens at Cowboys
    0Miss · naive 0
    0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    BAL
    score:
    34-31
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    DAL
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    the naive pick:
    DAL
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
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  3. 3Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Rams

    Los Angeles Rams to beat Niners

    What happened49ers 27–749ers at Rams
    0Miss · naive 0
    0this call0a naive guess0better than naive2difficulty0skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    SF
    score:
    27-7
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    LAR
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    the naive pick:
    LAR
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18
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  4. 4Game Outcome PicksSan Francisco 49ers

    San Francisco 49ers to beat Vikings

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  5. 5Positional FinishesBuffalo Bills

    “I love their quarterback. He will be an MVP candidate quarterback.”

    VerdictToo vague to check

    Too vague to check: we could not tell what would count as right, so it stays on the record without a score.

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  6. 6Game Outcome PicksDetroit Lions

    Detroit Lions to beat Patriots

    VerdictWaiting

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  7. All

    The take as a whole

    the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once

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