Pete Prisco#51 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 8, 2026
A CBS Sports Week 1 power rankings piece ranks all 32 teams with the Seahawks first and Dolphins last, picks the Cowboys and Jaguars to meet in the Super Bowl, expects Seattle to be a deep playoff team, and floats Trevor Lawrence as a possible MVP.
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What Pete Prisco said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromMy picks to play in the Super Bowl are the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars.
- Where it was published
- CBS Sports
- The piece
- Prisco's NFL Week 1 Power Rankings: Jaguars, Cowboys deserve attention; Rams' super team too good to be true
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- 1Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl“My picks to play in the Super Bowl are the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars.”
- 2Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart“Tua Tagovailoa will start the season. How long does he stay there?”
- 3Trevor Lawrence to win MVP“Trevor Lawrence just might be the MVP.”
- 4Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs“They will again be a deep playoff team -- bare minimum.”
- 5Power Rankings“Rk Teams ... 1 Seahawks ... 32 Dolphins”
- 6Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart“Kyler Murray takes over as the starting quarterback, which is an improvement from what they had last year.”
- 7Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl“My picks to play in the Super Bowl are the Dallas Cowboys and the Jacksonville Jaguars.”
- 8Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart“It will be Kirk Cousins to start the season.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart2 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Trevor Lawrence to win MVP3 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “Rk Teams ... 1 Seahawks ... 32 Dolphins”5 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart6 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl7 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart8 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 3 depth chart calls, 2 conference champions, 1 award pick, 1 playoff pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Kyler Murray · 2026 season9 calls from 9 pundits between 1 and 2. Pete Prisco said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Conference ChampionsJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Depth Chart CallsTua TagovailoaAtlanta Falcons
Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Award PicksTrevor LawrenceJacksonville Jaguars
Trevor Lawrence to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Playoff PicksSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Rk Teams ... 1 Seahawks ... 32 Dolphins”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Depth Chart CallsKyler MurrayMinnesota Vikings
Kyler Murray to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Conference ChampionsDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Depth Chart CallsKirk CousinsLas Vegas Raiders
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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