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Trevor Ripley covers the Minnesota Vikings for Sports Illustrated, writing game previews, stock reports, position grades and trade speculation. The coverage extends to the Bills, Patriots and Bears, and the predictions touch roster spots, depth charts, player availability and game outcomes.
Across 11 graded calls in 8 articles, Trevor Ripley scores 64.88% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 16.95, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims.
That is a provisional record, fewer than ten graded articles, so the numbers are not yet meaningful and they are not ranked on the leaderboard.
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Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below opens to its own arithmetic.
All 55 calls · one square per call
5hits45% of graded
2Close18%
4misses36%
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How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
Trevor Ripley covers the Minnesota Vikings for Sports Illustrated, writing game previews, stock reports, position grades and trade speculation. The coverage extends to the Bills, Patriots and Bears, and the predictions touch roster spots, depth charts, player availability and game outcomes.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
11 graded calls in 8 articles, newest first. Every take from Trevor Ripley, 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.
Trevor Ripley isn’t ranked yet: a record is ranked from 10 graded articles, so a lucky first handful can’t top the table.
Buffalo Bills 27 — Vikings 20
“Verdict Vikings: 20 Bills 27”
Closing line (Nov 9): Bills by 3, total 45.5 · this 27–20 calls a bigger Bills win (by 7) and more points (47).
Buffalo Bills to beat Vikings
“Likeliest scenario: Offense is improved with Wentz, defense struggles late again ... the Bills will probably pull away late, which will culminate in a consecutive loss for the Vikings.”
Closing line (Nov 9): Bills by 3 · favorite pick, Bills 62%.
Minnesota Vikings 27 — Saints 24
“Verdict Vikings: 27 Saints: 24”
Closing line (Oct 11): Vikings by 2.5, total 41.5 · this 27–24 calls a bigger Vikings win (by 3) and more points (51).
Minnesota Vikings 23 — Dolphins 6
“Verdict Vikings: 23 Dolphins: 6”
Closing line (Oct 4): Vikings by 10, total 38.5 · this 23–6 calls a bigger Vikings win (by 17) and fewer points (29).
Zemaiah Vaughn to make the roster
“The most likely candidate to get bumped is cornerback Zemaiah Vaughn ... likely would slide through waivers and make it back to the practice squad”
Kyle Van Noy to be cut
“This Sunday will likely mark Kyle Van Noy's third and final practice squad elevation. League rules allow players three elevations before they need to be officially moved to the 53-man roster, meaning Van Noy will be booting someone off the roster in the coming days.”
Chicago Bears 30 — Vikings 19
“Verdict Bears: 30 Vikings: 19”
Closing line (Sep 20): Bears by 4.5, total 46.5 · this 30–19 calls a bigger Bears win (by 11) and more points (49).
Max Brosmer to be cut
“Meanwhile, the Vikings opted to waive Brosmer, paving the way for a likely practice squad reunion.”
Dillon Bell to land on the practice squad
“But while Bell impressed, a deep room makes him expendable, and the Vikings will likely try to sneak him down to the practice squad like Brosmer.”
Theo Jackson to make the roster
“Flores's insistence on multiple safety looks might be Jackson's saving grace, and his roster spot likely isn't in danger.”
Jacob Thomas to make the roster
“Vikings UDFA Jacob Thomas is making a strong case to earn a roster spot”