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Manti Te'o#65 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 15, 2025

Ranked their top five NFL teams in Week 7: Colts first, then Buccaneers, Lions, Seahawks and Chiefs, praising Indianapolis' balance on offense, defense and special teams.

Said on air or in an interview · Move the Sticks (podcast)Hear the original

55Close · out of 100
Power RankingsThe callsettled
40A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
55This callout of 100
#65Manti Te'o’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Manti Te'o said

So I got the Indianapolis coach.
Manti Te'o’s words, quoted for attribution
Where it was said
Move the Sticks (podcast)
The episode
GMFB Wednesday Hour 1: Rank the Top 5, Sterling Shepard, and Biggest Surprises!
The original
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  1. SaidOct 15, 2025
  2. GradedAug 7, 2026

How the call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 55 out of 100, against 40 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

  1. Power Rankings

    “Number five, I got the Chiefs... Now number four. I like the Seahawks... Now number three, I still got the Lions... Now. Number two, I got Tampa... Number one. I got the coach... So I got the Indianapolis coach.”

    VerdictClose
    55Close · naive 40
    55this call40a naive guess15better than naive1.67difficulty+25.05skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    25.05
    method:
    spearman
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    55
    baseline:
    40
    difficulty:
    1.67
    weeks in the season:
    18
    teams ranked:
    5
    weeks left when called:
    12
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