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Zachary Pereles covers the NFL for CBS Sports, where Pereles has worked since 2021. Before that, stints at ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the Denver Broncos. The predictions here touch division winners, playoff berths, midseason awards and player movement, with calls on the Ravens, Bears, Chiefs, Lions and Vikings among others.
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Across 6 graded calls in 6 articles, Zachary Pereles scores 86.11% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 80.71, 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 266 calls · one square per 2 calls
5hits83% of graded
1misses17%
260waitingnot graded yet
How much better than a naive guess on the same claims. This is the ranking.
No kind has five graded calls yet, so none is rated.
Zachary Pereles covers the NFL for CBS Sports, where Pereles has worked since 2021. Before that, stints at ESPN, Sports Illustrated and the Denver Broncos. The predictions here touch division winners, playoff berths, midseason awards and player movement, with calls on the Ravens, Bears, Chiefs, Lions and Vikings among others.
A longer profile is written once a record reaches 30 graded articles, and published only after a person reviews it.
6 graded calls in 6 articles, newest first. Every take from Zachary Pereles, including the ones still waiting →
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The same 87, by how often their calls landed, with no credit for difficulty.
Zachary Pereles isn’t ranked yet: a record is ranked from 10 graded articles, so a lucky first handful can’t top the table.
Los Angeles Rams to beat Commanders
“the 4-4 Rams dropping below .500 would be a massive blow for the preseason Super Bowl favorites. Los Angeles has won two straight and should make it three in a row.”
Closing line (Nov 8): Rams by 4.5 · favorite pick, Rams about 2 in 3 (66%).
Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart
“Should Watson be unable to play in Week 9 against the Saints, the Browns would likely turn to second-year pro Shedeur Sanders.”
Philadelphia Eagles 20 — Commanders 17
“But I don't think it'll happen. Pick: Eagles 20, Commanders 17”
Closing line (Nov 1): Commanders by 6, total 40.5 · this 20–17 calls a Eagles win (by 3; the line gave the Eagles 29%) and fewer points (37).
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Browns
“So when news leaked Monday that Watson indeed won the quarterback battle over Shedeur Sanders and will start Week 1 against the Jaguars ... Watson will play. Sanders will play. The Browns will lose.”
Deshaun Watson to be 1st on the depth chart
“even if it's not deemed enough for him to start Week 1, there's a good chance we see both quarterbacks play significant snaps in 2026”
Joe Fagnano to make the roster
“Fagnano, who already beat out Diego Pavia for a training camp spot, has clearly made a strong impression and is in line to make the roster or at least the practice squad behind Lamar Jackson and Tyler Huntley.”