Rosenthal's weekly picks: he takes the Texans to beat the Chiefs outright, the Chargers to beat the Eagles at home, the Broncos to blow out the Raiders by around 20, and he joins Freeland on Washington winning at Minnesota.

“I like the Texans to win this game and at the very least cover that spread.”

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Game Outcome PicksDec 5, 2025
“I like the Texans to win this game and at the very least cover that spread.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+128 skill
How this was scored
won:
HOU
score:
20-10
skill:
128
they picked:
HOU
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive pick:
KC
difficulty:
1.28
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
5
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Game Outcome PicksDec 5, 2025
“I'm going Chargers to cover three points against the Eagles... I like the Chargers to win.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
LAC
score:
19-22
skill:
0
they picked:
LAC
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive pick:
LAC
difficulty:
1.28
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
5
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Game Outcome PicksDec 5, 2025
“But Marcus Mariota has been playing great football. Yes, anyways, so I think he's gonna win that game too. I'm with you on this one.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-128 skill
How this was scored
won:
MIN
score:
0-31
skill:
-128
they picked:
WAS
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
naive pick:
MIN
difficulty:
1.28
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
5
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Game Outcome PicksDec 5, 2025
“I love Denver winning this game by about twenty points... I think they're gonna win, and they're gonna win big.”
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