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Chris Simms hosts Chris Simms Unbuttoned and appears across NBC Sports, ProFootballTalk, and The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His predictions cover game outcomes, player availability, draft positioning, and top-players lists, with calls on the Steelers, Ravens, 49ers, Packers, Patriots, and others.
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Across 98 graded calls in 13 articles, Chris Simms scores 56.77% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 9.74, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution. That ranks #58 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard.
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Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 124 calls · one square per call
42hits43% of graded
36Close37%
20misses20%
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How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Chris Simms hosts Chris Simms Unbuttoned and appears across NBC Sports, ProFootballTalk, and The Herd with Colin Cowherd. His predictions cover game outcomes, player availability, draft positioning, and top-players lists, with calls on the Steelers, Ravens, 49ers, Packers, Patriots, and others.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
98 graded calls in 13 articles, newest first — page 1 of 4. Every take from Chris Simms, including the ones still waiting →
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Why the ranks differ: a naive guess scores very differently depending on which calls were made, from 15.25% on the hardest record here to 85.71% on the easiest. Accuracy alone flatters easy calls, so by accuracy Chris Simms would be #57; the Score measures the lift over a naive guess on the same calls, and that puts this record at #58.
| # | Pundit | Score | Accuracy | Graded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56 | Kyle Brandt | 11.71 | 53.9% | 105 |
| 57 | David Harrison | 10.28 | 63.89% | 248 |
| 58 | Chris Simms | 9.74 | 56.77% | 98 |
| 59 | Bill Huber | 9.49 | 77.48% | 82 |
| 60 | Jared Dubin | 8.87 | 53.97% | 132 |
Houston Texans 27 — chargers 13
“I will take the, Texas twenty seven thirteen.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Texans by 5.5, total 40.5 · this 27–13 calls a bigger Texans win (by 14) and fewer points (40).
New Orleans Saints 21 — Browns 17
“I'm gonna go twenty one seventeen Saints.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Saints by 4.5, total 43.5 · this 21–17 calls a closer game (Saints by 4) and fewer points (38).
Denver Broncos 28 — Panthers 24
“I'm gonna go Broncos 2824 here.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Broncos by 3, total 44.5 · this 28–24 calls a bigger Broncos win (by 4) and more points (52).
Buffalo Bills 23 — Vikings 20
“I'm gonna have Buffalo scoring 23 points... I'm gonna no Bills win. I have a twenty three twenty.”
Closing line (Nov 9): Bills by 3, total 45.5 · this 23–20 calls the line’s margin (Bills by 3) and fewer points (43).
New York Giants 27 — Eagles 17
“I like the Giants here... I got him covered, and I'm 27 to 17.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Giants by 3, total 38.5 · this 27–17 calls a bigger Giants win (by 10) and more points (44). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread.
Seattle Seahawks 24 — Cardinals 13
“I'm gonna get... Take, the Seahawks twenty four thirteen in this one.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Seahawks by 8.5, total 39.5 · this 24–13 calls a bigger Seahawks win (by 11) and fewer points (37).
Dallas Cowboys 31 — Colts 21
“I'm taking the Cowboys thirty one twenty one.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Cowboys by 4.5, total 51.5 · this 31–21 calls a bigger Cowboys win (by 10) and more points (52).
Los Angeles Rams 30 — Commanders 20
“I'm gonna go Rams 30 to 20 here.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Rams by 4.5, total 48.5 · this 30–20 calls a bigger Rams win (by 10) and more points (50).
Chicago Bears 24 — Bucks 20
“I'm going bears win, but twenty four twenty, I think this is gonna be a fun game to watch.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Bears by 6.5, total 47.5 · this 24–20 calls a closer game (Bears by 4) and fewer points (44).
Detroit Lions 34 — Dolphins 24
“And I'm going Lions thirty four twenty four.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Lions by 6.5, total 49.5 · this 34–24 calls a bigger Lions win (by 10) and more points (58).
Cincinnati Bengals 30 — Falcons 28
“I'm gonna take the Bengals, but I'm I'm not gonna have them cover. I mean, I I wrote down 30 to 28”
Closing line (Nov 8): Bengals by 3, total 52.5 · this 30–28 calls a closer game (Bengals by 2) and more points (58). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread.
Kansas City Chiefs 27 — Jets 23
“I'm gonna say twenty seven twenty three. Kansas City Chiefs, I do.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Chiefs by 9.5, total 47.5 · this 27–23 calls a closer game (Chiefs by 4) and more points (50).
New England Patriots 27 — Packers 17
“the patriots balance on both sides of the ball is just gonna wear the packers down... I got them winning, twenty seven seventeen here.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Patriots by 3, total 44.5 · this 27–17 calls a bigger Patriots win (by 10) and fewer points (44).
San Francisco 49ers 35 — Raiders 17
“Thirty five seventeen forty niners.”
Closing line (Nov 8): 49ers by 8.5, total 51.5 · this 35–17 calls a bigger 49ers win (by 18) and more points (52).