West WilsonJul 21, 2025
Wilson expects the Lions to bounce back from their playoff upset with minimal fall-off and picks Detroit to repeat as NFC North champions.
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I would absolutely pick them to win the NFC North.
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Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
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