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Nick Wright covers the NFL with a focus on quarterback evaluations and team rankings. His predictions span game outcomes, draft positions, season win totals, and player awards, with particular attention to the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Chicago Bears. He weighs in on questions like Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen and the trajectory of young quarterbacks like Caleb Williams and Drake Maye.
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Every take from Nick Wright, including the ones still waiting →
Is Nick Wright accurate? Across 445 graded calls in 71 articles, Nick Wright scores 59.6% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 16.01, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
92.99% 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.
9 of 79 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 9 of 13.
Baltimore Ravens to beat Houston
“Yeah. I think Baltimore is gonna win. And I think there is added value here because ten days ago this game was Baltimore minus nine and a half.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Denver
“But this feels like a Philly six point win... So I'll take Philly despite all the noise around to minus the three and a half”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Texans
“if we just play this out and I think they are going to win this weekend... I think they could win with with Cooper Rush... if you just run Dereck Henry thirty five times, I think you can beat up flailing Texans team”
Tyquan Thornton to be 3rd on the depth chart
“all of a sudden, you have Thornton as your number three, Hollywood is your four, Juju is depth”
Tetairoa McMillan to finish top 5 at his position, by receiving yards
“he's certainly demons has to be in your top five. Certainly.”
Justin Jefferson to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards
“I still think Jefferson is the best receiver in football”
Marquise Brown to be 4th on the depth chart
“you have Thornton as your number three, Hollywood is your four, Juju is depth”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“We're gonna put the Chiefs and the Chargers in”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“the Bills are going to be in under this scenario”
Indianapolis Colts to make the playoffs
“let's just say the Colts keep doing what they're doing and they're in those five teams”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“We're gonna put the Chiefs and the Chargers in”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Jacksonville
“I would be very surprised if Kansas City can't go to Jacksonville and figure out how to get a win against a really good Jags team... But I don't think they're gonna win.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“we're saying, the Steelers are going to be in”
Green Bay Packers to beat Dallas
“But this is the one that we're going with. I don't see green Bay losing that game.”
Minnesota Vikings to beat Pittsburgh
“I love Minnesota laying a field laying less than a field goal... So I love Minnesota minus two and a half.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Baltimore
“I mean, Mahomes doesn't lose to Lamar... I believe the Chiefs are better than Baltimore... I'll take the Chiefs here.”
Buffalo Bills to beat New Orleans
“Buffalo can dominate this game and should dominate this game”
Green Bay Packers to beat Dallas
“If I had to bet a side here, I would definitely bet green Bay... I think that a blowout is far more likely than a Dallas victory.”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“It will still be so hard to find seven AFC playoff teams without including both of the Chiefs and the Ravens.”
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“It will still be so hard to find seven AFC playoff teams without including both of the Chiefs and the Ravens.”
Minnesota Vikings to beat Steelers
“I cannot wait to be on the Vikings this weekend as they play a London or an Ireland game, and that defense going after Aaron Rodgers... they're rolling with WinCE for this overseas game against Pittsburgh.”
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver
“Talking about bow Knicks, I think the Chargers win this game, maybe a good game, maybe just by a field goal”
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“I hope you're right. I picked New England make the playoffs.”
Green Bay Packers to beat Cleveland
“Yeah, so I think Green Bay is gonna annihilate the Browns. I do not mind laying more than a touchdown on the road.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Giants
“And I know you all expected me to have the Chiefs minus six at the Giants because I'm so confident they're going to win. I don't know if it's gonna be pretty. I just believe they're gonna win.”
Atlanta Falcons to beat Carolina
“So I will lay the five points with Atlanta... We're going Atlanta, laying the five in Carolina.”
Joe Burrow to win Comeback Player of the Year
“next year he likely becomes the NFL's first ever three times Comeback Player of the Year winner”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reach the Super Bowl
“I picked Tampa to go to the super Bowl in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take the top seed
“in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed. I think Philly and Green Bays divisions are so much tougher than what Baker's going to be dealing with.”
Arizona Cardinals to beat Carolina
“All right, That's why I'm with you there. Six and a half's a lot Arizona. But yeah, Carolina sucks.”
Miami Dolphins to beat New England
“I'm actually going with the Dolphins in my in my herd picks. I think I've got the minus one and a half or some minus one.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“if we think Baltimore is gonna win that division, which I think is a fair assumption”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“The Chiefs aren't. That's fine, but go ahead and pencil the Chiefs in for one of the playoff spots.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Philadelphia
“I also spoiler alert don't think Kansas City is going to lose. And I think that the Chiefs being home dogs with Patrick being healthy is a slap in the face... But I think Kansas City is better than Philadelphia.”
Green Bay Packers to make the playoffs
“If you remember, I had a missing the playoffs, not having a bad year, but just being odd man out. And then they got Mike and I said, okay, I'll put him in the playoffs.”
Washington Commanders to win the division
“My concern with Washington, and again I had them winning their division, so I didn't have a huge concern.”