Steven Ruiz· Sep 10, 2026
Ruiz narrows the 2026 Super Bowl field to seven realistic contenders — Rams, Seahawks, Ravens, Bills, Broncos, Eagles and Texans — with the Rams as the clear favorites. He also expects Houston to reach double-digit wins if its offense is merely mediocre.
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl”
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9 checkable claims — 7 super bowl picks, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
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Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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Houston Texans · 2026 season · wins14 calls from 8 pundits between 1 wins and 13 wins. Steven Ruiz said 10 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
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9 checkable claims in this take
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- Super Bowl PicksLos Angeles RamsSep 10, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
“They were already one of the favorites to hoist the Lombardi trophy before those additions. Now, they're the clear favorites.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksSeattle SeahawksSep 10, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl ... 2. Seattle Seahawks”
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- Season Win TotalsHouston TexansSep 10, 2026
Houston Texans to finish with 10 wins
“If this offense can be just mediocre, the Texans should run up another double-digit season.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Power RankingsSep 10, 2026
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl: 1. Los Angeles Rams ... 2. Seattle Seahawks ... 3. Baltimore Ravens ... 4. Buffalo Bills ... 5. Denver Broncos ... 6. Philadelphia Eagles ... 7. Houston Texans”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksBaltimore RavensSep 10, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl ... 3. Baltimore Ravens”
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- Super Bowl PicksBuffalo BillsSep 10, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl ... 4. Buffalo Bills”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksDenver BroncosSep 10, 2026
Denver Broncos to win the Super Bowl
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl ... 5. Denver Broncos”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksPhiladelphia EaglesSep 10, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win the Super Bowl
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl ... 6. Philadelphia Eagles”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksHouston TexansSep 10, 2026
Houston Texans to win the Super Bowl
“One of these seven teams will win the Super Bowl ... 7. Houston Texans”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Baltimore RavensHit · 98Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South.
- Matt HarmonGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.
More super bowl picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Eric ManginiSuper Bowl Picks · New England PatriotsClose · 50Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP.
- Chris BroussardSuper Bowl Picks · New England PatriotsClose · 50Broussard picked New England to beat Seattle 24-21, with Drake May winning Super Bowl MVP, and named Cooper Kupp as his dark horse MVP.
- Greg JenningsSuper Bowl Picks · New England PatriotsClose · 50In a taped segment, Jennings picked the Patriots to upset Seattle 24-20 for their seventh Lombardi Trophy.
- Kevin WildesSuper Bowl Picks · New England PatriotsClose · 50Wildes picked the Patriots to upset the Seahawks in the Super Bowl by a score of 28-16, arguing New England's defense is better than Seattle's and that the game is priced wrong.
- Casey AffleckSuper Bowl Picks · New England PatriotsClose · 50Affleck, a Patriots fan, predicts New England will win Super Bowl 60 as underdogs behind Drake Maye.
- Rich EisenSuper Bowl Picks · New England PatriotsClose · 50While running through his Super Bowl 60 storyline rankings, Eisen asserted that Drake Maye will become the youngest quarterback ever to win a Super Bowl, i.e. that the Patriots will win Super Bowl 60.