Mitchell Eisenstein#62 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 23, 2026

Mitchell picks Seattle to beat the Rams by a touchdown, 27-20, and advance to the Super Bowl, picks New England to beat Denver and reach the Super Bowl, and calls Kenneth Walker as Super Bowl MVP.

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5 of 5calls landed5 hits · all settled

98.6Average accuracyout of 100, across 5 calls

19.1A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

5 of 5Settlednone still waiting

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What Mitchell Eisenstein said

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I think we're looking at like a twenty seven to twenty game

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SaidJan 23
GradedAug 5–Oct 9

1Kenneth Walker III to win Super Bowl MVP“Kenneth Walker. Super Bowl MVP done... He's gonna win the Super Bowl MVP. Jot it down now.”
2Seattle Seahawks 27 — Los Angeles Rams 20“I got them winning by a touchdown. I think we're looking at like a twenty seven to twenty game”
3New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl“New England Patriots are going to be marching out of the Super Bowl.”
4Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl“I like the Seattle Seahawks to go on to the Super Bowl and face the winner of the next game.”
5New England Patriots to beat Denver Broncos“I too think that New England is going to be too tough a task for them... New England Patriots are going to be marching out of the Super Bowl.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Kenneth Walker III to win Super Bowl MVP¹	Award Picks	Kenneth Walker III won	100	0	+100
Seattle Seahawks 27 — Los Angeles Rams 20²	Score Predictions	—	92.86	95.3	−2.45
New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl³	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	100	0	+100
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl⁴	Conference Champions	NE and SEA won	100	0	+100
New England Patriots to beat Denver Broncos⁵	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	0	+100
5 calls · 5 hits · all settled			98.6	19.1

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

5 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 award pick, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 5 have settled, averaging 98.6 out of 100, against 19.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

1Award Picks Kenneth Walker III Seattle Seahawks
Kenneth Walker III to win Super Bowl MVP
What happenedKenneth Walker III won
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
How this was scored
award:
super_bowl_mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Jalen Hurts, who won it the year before
skill:
100
player:
Kenneth Walker III
season:
2025
who won:
Kenneth Walker III
correct:
yes
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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2Score Predictions Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks 27 — Los Angeles Rams 20
VerdictHit
92.86Hit · naive 95.3
92.86this call95.3a naive guess−2.44worse than naive1difficulty−2.45skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Seahawks by 2.5, total 45.5 · this 27–20 calls a bigger Seahawks win (by 7) and more points (47).
How this was scored
score:
27-31
skill:
−2.45
they picked:
SEA
season:
2025
accuracy:
92.86
baseline:
95.3
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
actual margin:
4
weeks left when called:
0
naive home margin:
2.03
predicted margin:
7
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3Conference Champions New England Patriots
New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked NE
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
How this was scored
skill:
100
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
1
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
reached the Super Bowl:
yes
lost the conference final:
no
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4Conference Champions Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked SEA
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
How this was scored
skill:
100
they picked:
SEA
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
1
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
reached the Super Bowl:
yes
lost the conference final:
no
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5Game Outcome Picks New England Patriots
New England Patriots to beat Denver Broncos
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1difficulty+100skill
Closing line (Jan 25): Patriots by 3.5 · favorite pick, Patriots about 2 in 3 (64%).
How this was scored
won:
NE
score:
10-7
skill:
100
they picked:
NE
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
DEN
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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All
The take as a whole
the average of 5 settled calls, each counted once
98.6naive 19.1