Isaiah StanbackNov 4, 2026
Sabak's midseason division picks were the Bills, Bengals, Texans, Chiefs, Cowboys, Packers and Panthers.
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What Isaiah Stanback said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm going right here with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills.
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- Good Morning Football (podcast)
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- GMFB Wednesday Hour 1: Trade Deadline, 2nd Half Expectations, and Division Predictions
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- 1Dallas Cowboys to win the division“I'm going right here with the Dallas Cowboys... this is by far the most talented team.”
- 2Green Bay Packers to win the division“I'm going down here at the bottom with the Green Bay Packers. This team is getting healthy... Green Bay is on the way.”
- 3Kansas City Chiefs to win the division“I trust their play calling, and I trust Spags on defense. These guys are going to be the ones that get sent.”
- 4Carolina Panthers to win the division“This whole division is ugly right now... but I got to go over here with Carolina.”
- 5Houston Texans to win the division“H-Town is going to come up... They got Tank Dale back. They got Nico Collins back... Don't slip on these guys.”
- 6Cincinnati Bengals to win the division“I almost went right here with the Cleveland Elves over here, but I'm going to go with the Bengals.”
- 7Buffalo Bills to win the division“I'm going right here with Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills. This offense is lights out... Their defense will figure it out.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Green Bay Packers to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Carolina Panthers to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to win the division5 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to win the division6 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Buffalo Bills to win the division7 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 7 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
7 checkable claims — 7 division winners — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 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.
1Division WinnersDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Division WinnersKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersCarolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Division WinnersHouston Texans
Houston Texans to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Division WinnersCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Division WinnersBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Chris Clark · Trade and Signing Calls · Nikko Remigio · Miss 0
Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return.Gilberto Manzano · Trade and Signing Calls · Josh Downs · Hit 100
Previewing the trade deadline, he expects Justin Herbert to stay in Los Angeles despite the Chargers' 0–7 start, thinks the Jets will keep Garrett Wilson and pair him with their young weapons, expects a receiver-hungry Kansas City to be aggressive with Josh Downs the likeliest target, and suggests expiring Eagles contracts Moro Ojomo and Riq Woolen could be dealt for mid-round picks.Joshua Poniatowski · Trade and Signing Calls · Josh Downs · Hit 100
Poniatowski names several trade targets, predicting Malik Willis underperforms this week against New England, that Omarion Hampton could become a viable RB2 if Adam Gase takes over play-calling, that Josh Downs gets traded (ideally to Kansas City, where they'd be a top-24 WR), that Brian Thomas Jr. could be dealt to the Rams or 49ers, and that Travis Kelce remains a consistent weekly TE.Jordan Dajani · Trade and Signing Calls · Josh Downs · Hit 100
After reporting that Colts receiver Josh Downs requested a trade, they identify five clubs as plausible landing spots for them: the Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Chiefs and Raiders, and suggests Las Vegas could also give them a long-term extension.Mike Kadlick · Trade and Signing Calls · Josh Downs · Hit 100
Kadlick names the Chiefs, Patriots and 49ers as the three best trade landing spots for Colts wide receiver Josh Downs ahead of the Nov. 10 deadline.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. They also give a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · New York Giants · Miss 0
Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. They also expect Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and they float the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Los Angeles Chargers · Miss 0
Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.Colin Cowherd · Division Winners · Baltimore Ravens · Miss 0
Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.