Gregg Rosenthal· May 4, 2026
Rosenthal gave first reactions to Vegas win totals: overs on the Steelers, Broncos, Vikings, Buccaneers, 49ers and Cardinals, unders on the Falcons and Commanders, plus he expects Shedeur Sanders to start about 10-11 games and thinks the Cowboys' 9.5 is beatable.
“my two favorite of the entire exercise so far is Over buccaneers eight and a. HALF”
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9 checkable claims — 6 season win totals, 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner and 1 mock draft pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 2.6 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 7 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 2 and below it on 5.
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Shedeur Sanders · 2026 season24 calls from 20 pundits between 1 and 2. Gregg Rosenthal said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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- Mock Draft PicksBrandon DoughtyMay 4, 2026
Brandon Doughty to be picked “a third or fourth round, pick” (picks 64–139)
“I think he might be like a third or fourth round, pick”
Miss · 3Scored 2.63a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2016
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Brandon Doughty
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 2.63
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 223
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 2.63
- predicted pick:
- a third or fourth round, pick (picks 64–139)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Division WinnersTampa Bay BuccaneersMay 4, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“so at eight and a, HALF i think they're the class of this. DEVICE”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsDenver BroncosMay 4, 2026
Denver Broncos to finish with 9.5 wins
“I probably would take the suckers, bet which would be Over denver nine and a. HALF”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsSan Francisco 49ersMay 4, 2026
San Francisco 49ers to finish with 10.5 wins
“i'll Take i'll take the defending, champions maybe most complete roster in THE nfl at ten and a half and take the over”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think he'll start the majority of. Them so, yeah i'd say like ten or eleven”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsPittsburgh SteelersMay 4, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 8.5 wins
“IF i had to choose, ONE i would go over on The steelers right, now”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsArizona CardinalsMay 4, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to finish with 4.5 wins
“I would probably take The cardinals over at four and a half”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsMinnesota VikingsMay 4, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8.5 wins
“riding With kyler and going Over vikings eight and a. Half”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsTampa Bay BuccaneersMay 4, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 8.5 wins
“Over buccaneers eight and a. HALF i just think THEY'RE i just think it's a good. Roster”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · San Francisco 49ersHit · 100In a Week 2 preview, Middlekauff argued Matt LaFleur is under enormous pressure in Green Bay, predicted blowout wins for the 49ers over Miami and the Eagles over Tennessee, and offered season win-total views on the Saints, Buccaneers, Texans and Jaguars while backing Dallas to win the NFC East.
- Alain PoupartScore Predictions · San Francisco 49ersClose · 71Poupart predicts the 49ers beat the Dolphins 27-17 at Levi's Stadium in Week 2, though he expects the game to be closer than the spread suggests. He also anticipates a larger role for De'Von Achane and a big passing day from Brock Purdy.
- Derek BrownGame Outcome Picks · San Francisco 49ersHit · 100In a Week 2 start/sit column, Derek Brown gave lineup advice on running backs, including a prediction that the 49ers would blow out the Dolphins.
- Greg JenningsGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosHit · 100Jennings put the Cardinals up as his upset alert over Seattle, backed the Texans over Cincinnati and the Bears over Minnesota with chips, put two chips on Denver beating Jacksonville, and wrote a headline of the Packers beating the Jets; he also called the Bengals a playoff team and the Chiefs winners over Indianapolis.
- Alain PoupartGame Outcome Picks · San Francisco 49ersHit · 100Answering a mailbag ahead of the Dolphins-49ers game, Poupart says logic points to Miami losing because San Francisco is the far better team, while allowing that upsets happen. He also lays out what would have to happen for a Dolphins win (Achane running wild or the defense intercepting Brock Purdy).
- Nick ShookGame Outcome Picks · Pittsburgh SteelersMiss · 0Shook said he would take the Steelers and Jaguars to win outright on the road, still expects the Chargers to beat the Raiders, and thinks Baltimore's run game will turn the Saints game into a double-digit Ravens win.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Green Bay PackersClose · 40Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 20Nick Wright walked through the Browns' quarterback situation and then gave leans and bets on every AFC team's win total, offering concrete win-count expectations for several clubs plus a call on Brock Bowers.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Los Angeles ChargersHit · 80Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.