Gregg Rosenthal· Sep 2, 2026
Rosenthal took the over on the Dolphins' 3.5, sided with the Eagles at 11 wins, liked the Vikings over 8.5, took Seahawks over 10.5, Lions over 10.5 with the NFC North title, Cowboys over 9.5, Buccaneers over 8.5 with at least nine wins, and thought the Cardinals stumble into four or five wins while the Rams lose no more than five games.
“I ultimately think they're more talented overall than any other team in this division.”
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10 checkable claims — 9 season win totals and 1 division winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
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Of the 8 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 6.
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Dallas Cowboys · 2026 season · wins8 calls from 7 pundits between 9 wins and 13 wins. Gregg Rosenthal said 10 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. not settled yet
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- Season Win TotalsDallas CowboysSep 2, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to finish with 10 wins
“I'm with you on Cowboys over nine and a half... I think 10-11 wins sounds about right. So I'm with you. I will go over.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsSeattle SeahawksSep 2, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to finish with 11 wins
“I felt that was disrespectful damage check and I'm going Seattle over 10 and a half.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersDetroit LionsSep 2, 2026
Detroit Lions to win the division
“And they win the North as well? Yeah, I like them winning the North.”
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- Season Win TotalsPhiladelphia EaglesSep 2, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 11 wins
“I'm with you... but I would have gone on the same side as you because the schedule's tough for the Eagles team... you want them to go over 10 and a half”
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- Season Win TotalsDetroit LionsSep 2, 2026
Detroit Lions to finish with 11 wins
“Let's go over. Let's go over. Let's clash... Because the Lions, over 10.5, I like it.”
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- Season Win TotalsMiami DolphinsSep 2, 2026
Miami Dolphins to finish with 4 wins
“Three and a half wins over under... But I would have gone over because I just think it's hard to lose 15 games”
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- Season Win TotalsArizona CardinalsSep 2, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to finish with 4–5 wins
“I think they have 200 good players. They'll stumble into four or five wins.”
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- Season Win TotalsTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 2, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 9 wins
“I think they get to nine freaking wins at the very least. I'm feeling good about them getting to 10... bucks over eight and a half.”
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- Season Win TotalsMinnesota VikingsSep 2, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins
“I don't know if I can get there to win this division, but I'm with you. I love over eight and a half.”
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- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles RamsSep 2, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to finish with 12 wins
“it's going to be very difficult, I believe, for this team to lose more than five games if Stafford's healthy... I'm really annoyed that you took them. That was going to be my last pick.”
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What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Minnesota VikingsHit · 90Simms 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 · Detroit LionsHit · 100Rogers 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 · Detroit LionsHit · 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.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- 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.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Green Bay PackersClose · 40Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 20Nick Wright walked through the Browns' quarterback situation and then gave leans and bets on every AFC team's win total, offering concrete win-count expectations for several clubs plus a call on Brock Bowers.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersClose · 60Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Denver BroncosMiss · 20Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.
- Chris BrockmanSeason Win Totals · Carolina PanthersHit · 100Brockman pitched that the Eagles are the NFL's best team and that Saquon Barkley will win MVP as the first non-quarterback since 2011. He also declared the AFC playoff field already set with six weeks to go, said the Cowboys will make the playoffs, predicted Buffalo would blast the 49ers, and reiterated his earlier call that Carolina would win five or six games.