Chris Broussard#77 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 2, 2026
Broussard matched Wright's NFC North order — Lions first, Bears second and in the playoffs, Packers third, Vikings fourth — and called Kyler Murray the division's fourth-best quarterback.
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What Chris Broussard said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think they'll be good enough to get in the playoffs.
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- The piece
- NFC North Predictions: Will The Lions Or Bears Finish As Kings Of The North?
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- 1Chicago Bears to make the playoffs“"I think they'll be good enough to get in the playoffs."”
- 2Detroit Lions to win the division“picking the Detroit Lions to take first place”
- 3Power Rankings“Chris Broussard's NFC North Prediction 1. Detroit Lions 2. Chicago Bears 3. Green Bay Packers 4. Minnesota Vikings”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears to make the playoffs1 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “Chris Broussard's NFC North Prediction 1. Detroit Lions 2.…”3 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
Chicago Bears to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Chris Broussard's NFC North Prediction 1. Detroit Lions 2. Chicago Bears 3. Green Bay Packers 4. Minnesota Vikings”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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