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John Breech has been covering the NFL at CBS Sports since 2011, where he writes about everything from weekly game picks to season-long playoff projections. His predictions span the league, touching on teams like the Bills, Lions, Cowboys, and Bengals, and he's a regular contributor to CBS Sports' expert picks and season previews.
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Is John Breech accurate? Across 93 graded calls in 20 articles, John Breech scores 41.97% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of -9.1, which means their calls were worse than a naive guess on the same claims. That is a limited sample, under thirty graded articles, so treat it with caution.
A limited sample — under 30 graded articles.
98.95% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
3 of 20 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 3 of 3.
Chicago Bears to beat Eagles
“Eagles (at Bears). ... Ben Johnson thoroughly outcoached Nick Sirianni in that game and it wouldn't be surprising if we see that happen again here.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Commanders
“Commanders (at Eagles). ... he always has his team ready to play in the opener and this year should be no exception.”
Las Vegas Raiders to beat Dolphins
“Dolphins (at Raiders). ... it's hard to field a competitive team when more than half of your salary cap is being eaten up by players who aren't even on the team.”
Detroit Lions to beat Saints
“Saints (at Lions). ... it's hard to see the Saints keeping up.”
Seattle Seahawks to beat Patriots
“Patriots (at Seahawks). ... This game might turn into an even bigger blowout with the Seahawks playing at home.”
Tennessee Titans to beat Jets
“Jets (at Titans). ... then the Titans should be able to pull off the upset.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Broncos
“Broncos (at Chiefs). ... it's hard to pick against a Chiefs team that will be opening the season at home in primetime.”
Buffalo Bills to beat Texans
“Texans (vs. Bills). ... that will be enough to put Buffalo just barely over the top in this AFC showdown.”
Buffalo Bills to beat Chargers
“Chargers (at Bills). The Chargers have to fly across the country to face a Bills team that will be coming into this game on 10 days of rest...”
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Raiders
“Raiders (at Chargers). This is a divisional game on the road, which isn't a good combination for a Raiders team...”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Cowboys
“Cowboys (vs. Ravens in Brazil). ... it's still hard to imagine Dallas slowing down Lamar Jackson and the Ravens' offense.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Falcons
“Falcons (at Steelers). ... but that won't be enough to help Atlanta pull off the upset.”
Houston Texans to beat Bengals
“Bengals (at Texans). ... if your offense tends to get off to a slow start, the Texans' defense is not the unit you want to be facing.”
Los Angeles Rams to beat 49ers
“49ers (vs. Rams). ... for that reason alone, I like the Rams. I also like the Rams because I think they have a better roster.”
Green Bay Packers to beat Vikings
“Vikings (vs. Packers). ... The Vikings new quarterback is trying to learn a new offense ... This will be one of those hiccups.”
Chicago Bears to beat Panthers
“Panthers (vs. Bears). The Panthers will be missing both of their starting tackles ... it's hard to win games in the NFL when you're missing both of your starting tackles.”
Buffalo Bills to beat Lions
“Lions (at Bills). ... it's almost impossible to see the Bills losing the first game at their new stadium.”
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Buccaneers
“Buccaneers (at Bengals). ... That's not a good combination for the Bucs, who will be facing a desperate Bengals team that's going into a make-or-break season.”
Denver Broncos to beat Rams
“Rams (at Broncos). ... this feels like the spot where we'll see Sean McVay's team lose its first game.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Titans
“Titans (vs. Eagles). In what comes as a surprise to no one, the Titans run at an undefeated season comes to an end in Week 2.”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Colts
“Colts (vs. Ravens). ... it's hard to imagine the Colts pulling this off if they're not at 100%.”
Dallas Cowboys to beat Giants
“Giants (vs. Cowboys). ... The Cowboys are returning every starter on their offense and that should put them in a spot to steal this one in a shootout.”
New England Patriots to beat Steelers
“Steelers (at Patriots). ... this feels like a game New England should win.”
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Cardinals
“Cardinals (at Chargers). Jim Harbaugh has NEVER lost an NFL opener in his career ... and I don't see that streak ending here.”
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
“Raiders coach Klint Kubiak said the starting QB job was still Kirk Cousins' to lose, so don't look for the rookie to be starting in Week 1.”
Dohnte Meyers to make the roster
“The 26-year-old Meyers, who spent some time in the CFL, has never played a down in an NFL regular-season game, but that could soon change because it's looking more and more likely that he's going to make the roster.”
Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart
“That one fact would seem to clear the path for Tua to start in Week 1 ... it certainly feels like Tua is in the driver's seat right now.”