Loading…
Loading…
Shannon Sharpe played tight end in the NFL for 14 seasons, winning three Super Bowls across stints with the Denver Broncos and Baltimore Ravens before retiring as the league leader in receptions, receiving yards, and receiving touchdowns at the position. The Pro Football Hall of Fame inducted Sharpe in 2011. After years as a television analyst on CBS Sports and Fox Sports 1, Sharpe moved into podcasting with Club Shay Shay and Nightcap. The predictions here come from Nightcap, where Sharpe covers game outcomes, player movement, awards, and stat projections for teams including the Broncos, Ravens, Steelers, Browns, Bills, and Packers, with calls on players such as Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Myles Garrett, and Micah Parsons.
Writes at Nightcap (podcast)
33 graded calls in 21 articles, newest first — page 2 of 2. Every take from Shannon Sharpe, 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.
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl
“I believe Lamar Jackson is going to get to a super Bowl, and once he gets there and he wins it, it's over.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the Super Bowl
“I believe Lamar Jackson is going to get to a super Bowl, and once he gets there and he wins it, it's over.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“But I think they're gonna win the division. I think they're gonna get a they're gonna get a home game.”
Denver Broncos to beat Raiders
“We'll see you tomorrow night after the Broncos putting that beat down on the Raiders”
Closing line (Nov 6): Broncos by 9.5 · favorite pick, Broncos about 4 in 5 (80%).
Denver Broncos to beat Kansas City
“But the Broncos gonna be [beat] Kansas City when they come to them. Watch”
Rico Dowdle to make Pro Bowl
“And when you make the Pro Bowl this year is one of those NFC running backs, come back and tell us how you”
Baker Mayfield to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards
“I'm not so sure that Baker Mayfield shouldn't be one... There are not six quarterbacks playing better than Baker Mayfield... they said, the first five weeks of this season, Baker Mayfield played better. Than everybody, and he has.”
Denver Broncos to beat Jets
“have fun While you're over there Washington, Broncos beat up on them Jets.”
Closing line (Oct 12): Broncos by 7.5 · favorite pick, Broncos about 3 in 4 (77%).
Denver Broncos to beat Jets
“I'm not confident the Jets go win their first game against the Broncos. I'm not confident at all... But I feel I feel confident, confident in the in the uh, in the Broncos.”
Closing line (Oct 12): Broncos by 7.5 · favorite pick, Broncos about 3 in 4 (77%).
Detroit Lions to beat Bengals
“The Lions, y'all, y'all in the row, y'all season over? All right, you'll see you're about to lose three in a row and your season over.”
Denver Broncos to beat Bengals
“Y'all, y'all going to the High to win. We ain't what y'all are not winning in the High. That ain't happening.”
Closing line (Sep 29): Broncos by 7.5 · favorite pick, Broncos about 4 in 5 (79%).
Lamar Jackson to finish top 3 at his position, by passing yards
“He one of the three best quarterbacks in the NFL.”
Jalen Hurts to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
“I don't think I would he's five. If you say he's top five, he's five... I'm not getting him out of the top five”
Justin Herbert to finish top 8 at his position, by passing yards
“I don't think Justin Herbert is underrated. I think he's rated about where he's supposed to be... Yeah five to eight okay”
Jalen Ramsey to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think, all things being equal, I think Jalen Ramsey can can transition because I think he can transition to safety better than those other two guys can... when they go three wides, he can go out and Darris can go to the nickel”
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl
“I thought this past NFL season, and for me, I feel like they got everything in the tool box as far as defense, offensively, their high power offensive machine. And I can see it happening. I can see it happening. You just need to get to one”
Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart
“It's hard for me to see a scenario in which Dylan Gabriel or should door beats flack go out and like, Okay, yeah, this is the direction that we're going in to start the season.”
Ashton Jeanty to record 1,500 rushing yards
“So I do think fifteen hundred yards might be possible, but be very doable... I think fifteen hundred yards is realistic.”
Ashton Jeanty to record 10 rushing tds
“I say ten twelve touchdowns, but twenty, man, bro, that's a lot of tubs”
Omarion Hampton to be picked “first round fick” (picks 1–32)
“We want to thank amar Are Hampton for joining US North Carolina running back projected to be a first round fick. Hopefully it works out well for him.”