Surprise Team Calls
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
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- PendingHowie LongSurprise Team Calls2026 season
Cincinnati Bengals to beat expectations
I think Cincinnati might be a surprise team.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 31, 2026 - PendingHowie LongSurprise Team Calls2026 season
New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
And, also, I I think I think New Orleans is gonna be a little bit of a surprise.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 31, 2026 Detroit Lions to beat expectations
I think that they are going to win that division. I think that they are going to go, quote-unquote, worst to first.
Tennessee Titans to beat expectations
One of my teams that I think makes a really big leap... I like Tennessee to really make a jump this year.
New York Giants to beat expectations
But I've said the Giants are also my pick for my double the win total team.
New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
And I said that I believe too... So I I agreed with you. I don't know if you heard me say that earlier. That was my big change.
New York Giants to beat expectations
But I've said the Giants are also my pick for my double the win total team.
New York Giants to beat expectations
But I've said the Giants are also my pick for my double the win total team. I think their talent is much better than people understand.
Indianapolis Colts to beat expectations
I know you have been talking about the Colts as being a sleeper team... I think they have a real chance being that sleeper team.
- PendingChris HummerSurprise Team Calls2026 season
Washington Commanders to beat expectations
Our own Chris Hummer selected the Huskies as his most underrated team
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 25, 2026 Tennessee Titans to beat expectations
The best team with the chance for a Patriots like jump this year, the Tennessee Titans.
New York Giants to beat expectations
No. I think the Giants are the ones, actually. Those are the ones.
Minnesota Vikings to beat expectations
Best Sleeper Bet to win Super Bowl 61: Minnesota Vikings (+5000). The Vikings were arguably just a quarterback away in 2025.
New York Giants to beat expectations
The team is the New York Giants... I think the Giants are a dark horse in terms of what they not only do during the regular season, but how they handle and eventually knock off somebody into postseason.
New York Giants to beat expectations
They're my surprise team in the NFL, and I didn't think they looked very good
New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
The Saints have a great worst-to-first case given their burgeoning finish last season, going 4-1 in their final five games.
Dallas Cowboys to beat expectations
of all the teams in this division, I think I'm most optimistic and enthusiastic about opportunities to put Dallas in to any long term, long shot futures bets
Philadelphia Eagles to beat expectations
the team that I've been thinking about a lot recently is another team I used to work for, which is the Philadelphia Eagles... a talented talented roster... Nobody talking about them.
Cincinnati Bengals to beat expectations
the Bengals to me, it's they are the team that when you just look at them and if it could if it all goes well, you can you can see how they could get to the finish line.
- PendingBaker MayfieldSurprise Team Calls2026 season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat expectations
"I think we're going to shock a lot of people this year," Mayfield said Tuesday after practice. ... Yet, amid all the turmoil, Mayfield said he is confident his team will catch people by surprise.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 18, 2026 New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
I'm kinda in on the on the Saints sleeper train this year... I picked the Saints as my sleeper team
Cleveland Browns to beat expectations
they need a trigger... slightly above average quarterback play, and they're gonna be the sleeper team that I threw them in that mix for
New York Giants to beat expectations
one team could be a sleeper this year, the New York Giants
- PendingJared FeinbergSurprise Team Calls2026 season
Las Vegas Raiders to beat expectations
Going from having the No. 1 overall pick in the NFL Draft to making the playoffs would be an enormous turnaround, but the reason I felt this delusion and excitement was what I saw from a handful of key players, the offense, and head coach Klint Kubiak. ... That's why the word "playoffs" is being spoken here, and that may now become the absolute best-case scenario.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Aug 16, 2026 Miami Dolphins to beat expectations
But the signs are there of a new foundation that will give the Dolphins a chance to surprise people, as soon as this season.
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