Patricia Traina#84 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 19, 2026
In their weekly Giants mailbag, Traina said the Giants would beat the Rams if Los Angeles didn't play its best, predicted Aaron Donald wouldn't play a full game Monday night, and said they don't expect Paulson Adebo to still be with the Giants in 2027.
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What Patricia Traina said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Giants will win.
- Where it was published
- Sports Illustrated
- The piece
- Giants Mailbag: Tyrone Tracy's Fumbles, Aaron Donald's Return and Adebo's Future
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- SaidSep 19
- PlayedSep 21
- GradedSep 22
- 1New York Giants to beat Rams“The narrative is that the Giants have to bring their A-game. What happens if the Rams don't bring theirs? — The Giants will win.”
- 2Paulson Adebo to move — “will not be on this team in 2027”“Do I think Adebo will be on this team in 2027? No. The fact that they didn’t touch his contract to clear space pretty much tells us all we need to know.”
- 3Availability Calls“First, I don’t think Donald will play a full game, given that he hasn’t done so in two seasons. (Monday night vs. the Giants)”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants to beat Rams1 | Game Outcome Picks | Rams 28–6 | 0 | 100 | −194 | |
| Paulson Adebo to move — “will not be on this team in 2027”2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “First, I don’t think Donald will play a full game, given that…”3 | Availability Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 1 miss · 2 waiting | 0 | 100 | ||||
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a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 game outcome pick and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
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1 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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1Game Outcome PicksNew York Giants
New York Giants to beat Rams
What happenedRams 28–6Giants at Rams0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.94difficulty=−194skillClosing line (Sep 21): Rams by 6.5 · underdog pick, Giants 28%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 6-28
- skill:
- −194
- they picked:
- NYG
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- LAR
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 17
2Trade and Signing CallsPaulson Adebo
Paulson Adebo to move — “will not be on this team in 2027”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Availability CallsAaron DonaldLos Angeles Rams
“First, I don’t think Donald will play a full game, given that he hasn’t done so in two seasons. (Monday night vs. the Giants)”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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