NFL
Football pundits, and how their calls actually turned out. See the leaderboard for who is ahead, or dig into any single take below.
- Takes logged
- 8,670
- Graded
- 3,881
- Pundits
- 349
- Average accuracy
- 52.5
out of 100
- By player →
What pundits expect of one person, and how it turned out.
- By team →
Everything predicted about one club, including who they were mocked to take.
Seasons in review
How NFL calls land
Every graded call, bucketed by score out of 100.
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
3,881 / 8,670
takes graded
4,789 awaiting a result
The middle ground
The same graded calls, zoomed to the bands between the spikes — every take that earned partial credit.
Takes in each band
1,344 graded takes land strictly between the extremes, and the shape has a story: the counts climb as the scores improve. A take that earns partial credit is far more likely to be nearly right than nearly wrong.
This is where the curve-graded kinds live — mock draft picks (914), season win totals (151) and positional finishes (130) — the kinds where missing by a little costs a little, not everything.
Most-discussed players
All players →The people pundits predict most.
- Fernando MendozaQB70 takes
- Cam WardQB57 takes
- Tetairoa McMillanWR53 takes
- Ashton JeantyRB52 takes
- Shedeur SandersQB51 takes
- Travis HunterCB47 takes
- Jeremiyah LoveRB45 takes
- Ty SimpsonQB43 takes
Most-discussed teams
All teams →The clubs pundits predict most.
- Kansas City Chiefs352 takes
- Philadelphia Eagles315 takes
- Los Angeles Rams301 takes
- Buffalo Bills294 takes
- New England Patriots283 takes
- Baltimore Ravens283 takes
- Las Vegas Raiders262 takes
- Seattle Seahawks246 takes
Least-discussed teams
All teams →The clubs punditry forgets. Fans notice.
- Atlanta Falcons143 takes
- Arizona Cardinals156 takes
- Carolina Panthers156 takes
- New Orleans Saints156 takes
- Cincinnati Bengals169 takes
- Indianapolis Colts170 takes
- New York Jets170 takes
- Minnesota Vikings180 takes
By kind of prediction
How each is graded →Average accuracy wherever anything has been graded, grouped by what the call is about.
The draft1,575 graded
- Team Draft Slot Calls75.6 · 22 graded
- Position Order Calls74.3 · 67 graded
- Mock Draft Picks54.5 · 1477 graded
- Draft Bust Calls50.0 · 2 graded
- Prospect vs Prospect Calls40.0 · 7 graded
The season race708 graded
- Playoff Picks55.8 · 380 graded
- Season Win Totals51.2 · 230 graded
- Super Bowl Picks28.9 · 98 graded
Single games547 graded
- Score Predictions61.3 · 92 graded
- Game Outcome Picks56.8 · 455 graded
Players and rosters697 graded
- Depth Chart Calls93.0 · 310 graded
- Player Season Numbers35.9 · 145 graded
- Positional Finishes31.3 · 242 graded
Awards and honors321 graded
- Award Picks18.9 · 254 graded
- Coach Award Picks11.3 · 53 graded
- Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls0.0 · 14 graded
Rankings and lists223 graded
- Power Rankings66.5 · 106 graded
- Top Player Lists54.9 · 96 graded
- Position Group Rankings50.9 · 15 graded
- Head Coach Rankings44.5 · 6 graded
Fantasy football68 graded
- Fantasy Bust Calls66.7 · 3 graded
- Fantasy Rankings65.8 · 53 graded
- Sleeper Calls50.0 · 12 graded
Who is beating the baseline
Full leaderboard →Zero means no better than a naive guess. Shown once a pundit has 3 graded articles; every rating is provisional.
- James Harrison3 articles+106.7
- Simon Hunter5 articles+75.7
- Dave Wannstedt3 articles+65.8
- Joel Klatt3 articles+63.6
- Lance Zierlein6 articles+53.2
- Cody Kessler4 articles+48.9
- Tom Strachan3 articles+41.6
- Dan Pizzuta8 articles+38.0
Every NFL take
926–950 of 3,881
Christian McCaffrey should win. Often to play the year over JSN
especially now that we know that the Chargers they are not playing their starters. It's going to be Trey Lance.
we might not know until game time who's starting at quarterback, but I feel pretty good that it's gonna be Clayton Tune, not Malik Willis
since he's come back, he is not relinquished that starting spot. / Is not going to relinquish it.
Mats Stafford is our MVP this year.
I think mc millan's gonna get it, I really do... I think McMillan's gonna win it Rookie of the Year.
I just think Buffalo's better, Buffalo needs the game. Buffalo's at home. I'll take Buffalo
I think the Bears can win that game outright. So my five picks are Dallas minus six and a half, Jacksonville minus six and a half, Pittsburgh minus four, Buffalo minus two and a half, Chicago plus three.
I think Josh Johnson's playing quarterback for Washington. I don't know this, but I think it.
I think he is just going to be a top five quarterback moving forward. He's legit.
I'll take the LA Chargers minus one and a half... This is a revenge game for them after what happened in the postseason
We're gonna go Bears, money line... I think this is an opportunity for Chicago to going there in surprise the people.
you can hunt for top rookies and breakout stars like Ted McMillan. Listen, this guy's probably going to be the offensive rookie of the year.
I'm gonna lay the seven points in Seattle here... I've seen Carolina up close. I feel like it's a bad matchup for them.
it feels like a letdown spot for Carolina... So yeah, I'm with you. I'm gonna go Seattle on the road here.
I don't see them beating this forty nine ers team... So I'm gonna lay the three points here in San fran
I'm gonna go to Texans here. I think that begged up Chargers offensive line. They're gonna have some issues with that front for Houston... The text has been will win this one out right
I'm gonna take Buffalo in this spot. They are surging... I think they get it done at home against the Eagles.
I feel like the LA Rams right now, like and like Matt Stafford, I'm clearly gonna win the MVP. There's no debate to be had.
I just I don't feel confident enough in what the Eagles offense would be... So I'm gonna go with Buffalo lay the point a half here.
clinch a playoff spot for themselves and the Pittsburgh Steelers
clinch a playoff spot for themselves and the Pittsburgh Steelers
ultimately I think that the Texans take care of business and have the upset here at SOFI Stadium... I think Houston has the edge in this one.
Let's let's go to the Rams... they're seven and a half point favorites. I thought it'd be a little more... I would take ten for the Rams and feel fine about it.
San Francisco covers that number... It's not that I don't like the Bears. I just think when one team's massive strength is to run the football...