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98.82% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
hits
misses
Takes in each band
Everyone writing under this banner, pooled into the numbers above. Counted by article, with a paginated series counting once — the same rule used for an individual, from the published methodology.
Teams and players where CBS Sports’s writers keep landing outside the room: at least twice, a call published under this banner sat beyond every other pundit who made a comparable one — higher or lower than all of them, in a room of at least five voices. The bar is the banner’s standing lean (+100 would be the most bullish voice in every room), and the accuracy covers just those out-on-a-limb calls, once they settle. Computed, never chosen.
Outside the room in 4 of 5 articles (1 higher, 3 lower) · the strays aren’t settled yet
Outside the room in 4 of 13 articles — always lower · the strays aren’t settled yet
451–475 of 1,959
335 / 1,959
graded
1,624 still pending
Outside the room in 3 of 5 articles — always lower · the strays aren’t settled yet
Outside the room in 3 of 5 articles — always lower · the strays aren’t settled yet
Outside the room in 3 of 16 articles (1 higher, 2 lower) · the strays aren’t settled yet
Outside the room in 3 of 3 articles (1 higher, 2 lower) · the strays aren’t settled yet
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
1. Seahawks (NFC West champion)
Detroit Lions to win the division
2. Lions (NFC North champion). In the NFC North ... The computer still thinks the Lions are in the driver's seat.
San Francisco 49ers to beat Falcons
(5) 49ers over (4) Falcons. ... The computer likes the 49ers to take down the Falcons in Atlanta.
Baltimore Ravens to beat Jaguars
(1) Ravens over (4) Jaguars. The computer loves the Ravens and has Baltimore rolling to a win here.
Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl
This works in Seattle's favor with the Seahawks becoming the first NFC team in 31 years to win back-to-back Super Bowls.
Buffalo Bills to win the division
2. Bills (AFC East champion)
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
Projected AFC playoff field: 1. Ravens
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
3. Eagles (NFC East champion)
Atlanta Falcons to win the division
4. Falcons (NFC South champion) ... the computer likes Atlanta
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
1. Ravens (AFC North champion)
Buffalo Bills to beat Chiefs
(2) Bills over (3) Chiefs. Josh Allen has never beaten the Chiefs in the playoffs, but he finally gets the monkey off his back here.
Baltimore Ravens to beat Bills
AFC Championship (1) Ravens over (2) Bills. ... The Bills end up losing here because their defense can't stop Baltimore's offense.
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Bears
(3) Eagles over (6) Bears.
Arizona Cardinals to beat Seahawks
We placed the Seahawks on the injury panic meter with Sam Darnold at risk of missing Sunday's game against the Cardinals, and that factors into why Breech foresees Arizona pulling off a second stunning upset in as many weeks to begin the season.
each of these five teams climbed by exactly six spots from their preseason positions: 4. 49ers 7. Eagles 9. Bears 16. Giants 24. Cardinals
These are the top-five draft classes after the first week of the season. 1. Kansas City Chiefs ... 2. Cleveland Browns ... 3. Baltimore Ravens ... 4. Miami Dolphins ... 5. New York Giants
Austin Barber to be 1st on the depth chart
Barber looked like he'll be a long-term starter at the position for Cleveland.
Matthew Hibner to be 2nd on the depth chart
Hibner looked like a very capable TE2
San Francisco 49ers to reach the Super Bowl
What was supposed to be the third-best team in its own division has the makings of a squad that could get back to the Super Bowl for the third time under Kyle Shanahan.
Drew Mestemaker to be picked “top 50 overall prospect” (picks 1–50)
Speaking to my personal summer process, Mestemaker was a top 50 overall prospect, but clustered in Tier 2 behind Arch Manning, Moore and South Carolina's LaNorris Sellers.
Drew Mestemaker to be picked “No. 9 overall prospect”
CBS Sports' Mike Renner has him as the No. 9 overall prospect.
Drew Mestemaker to be 9th quarterback off the board
I had him as my QB9 back in August
P.J. Locke to be 1st on the depth chart
Schottenheimer said P.J. Locke will take the bulk of the work filling in for Hooker, but Dallas's defense appears to need all the help they can get.
Drew Lock to be 1st on the depth chart
a medium panic level makes sense here because of the uncertainty for when Darnold returns, but Drew Lock has shown he is capable of holding the fort. Lock should be able to do just that over the next two weeks at the Arizona Cardinals and the Washington Commanders.
Arizona Cardinals to beat expectations
Give new coach Mike LaFleur credit for pulling off the upset of the Chargers. Maybe this team will be better than expected.