# Akbar Gbaja-Biamila: Akbar predicted the Eagles would beat the Packers, that Josh Allen would outplay Denver and the Bills would win, and jokingly predicted Saquon Barkley would rush for 210.5 yards against Green Bay. **Claimed:** Jan 10, 2025 **Pundit:** Akbar Gbaja-Biamila — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/akbar-gbaja-biamila **Outlet:** Move the Sticks (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/move-the-sticks-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nfl-good-morning-football/gmfb-friday-hour-2-eagles-concerns-nfl-honors-anno 3 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks and 1 player season number — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 3 have settled, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I'm looking at Jalen Hurts. I'm going Jalen Hurts is going to take care of business. The truth is they're gonna win this game. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Philadelphia Eagles to beat Green Bay Packers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills to beat Denver Broncos** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Saquon Barkley to record 210.5 rushing yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Saquon Barkley, Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Saquon Barkley — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/saquon-barkley ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Philadelphia Eagles: In 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6b74ac24-5cde-4063-b243-78341ac76343 (scored 100) - Jeff Kerr on Philadelphia Eagles: Kerr frames the Week 2 trip to Nashville as a game Philadelphia should win, moving the Eagles to 2-0 before a tougher stretch against the Bears and Rams. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/90fdbe23-0880-4177-a75c-2784aeecf209 (scored 100) - Cory Nidoh on Philadelphia Eagles: Nidoh expects Jalen Hurts to have another big game against Tennessee and for the Eagles to come away with their first-ever win in Nashville over the Titans. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/17f67cbb-f466-4d2f-b138-69e366c94a58 (scored 100) - Jeremy Pargo on Philadelphia Eagles: Picks the Eagles, citing Vic Fangio's defensive dominance over Brian Daboll's offenses. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/47b31254-9e83-4628-a306-54c1c15cdc5d (scored 100) - Jarrett Bell on Philadelphia Eagles: Picks the Eagles over the Titans. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/612eb138-cf97-456e-accb-ae1d9dac3ca5 (scored 100) - Seth Walder on Philadelphia Eagles: Predicts Philadelphia beats Tennessee 34-13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/60734503-d8ad-497e-8ed4-85095864a304 (scored 59.52) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jared Dubin on Los Angeles Rams: Dubin picks the Rams to beat the Giants on Monday Night Football, sticking with preseason expectations over Week 1 overreaction. He gives two conditional scores depending on whether Puka Nacua plays: a comfortable 27-17 win if Nacua suits up, and a narrow 17-16 win if he sits. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e613e391-ce67-4554-a115-59096e1fecfd (scored 100) - Dan Orlovsky on Los Angeles Rams: Orlovsky said that even without Puka Nacua the Rams would find a way to beat the Giants on Monday night, though he thought the Giants would keep it within a touchdown. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/35fbf38d-85b0-4e52-b089-d8d9b6858e46 (scored 100) - Patricia Traina on New York Giants: In her weekly Giants mailbag, Traina said the Giants would beat the Rams if Los Angeles didn't play its best, predicted Aaron Donald wouldn't play a full game Monday night, and said she doesn't expect Paulson Adebo to still be with the Giants in 2027. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ed7864bb-8795-4c1b-9517-fd7164fefb20 (scored 0) - Danny Parkins on New York Giants: Parkins picked the Giants to beat the Rams outright, backed Jacksonville over Denver, Cincinnati over Houston and Chicago over Minnesota in the chips segment, endorsed Buffalo as the AFC's Super Bowl representative, and predicted Deshaun Watson has started his last NFL game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/36d4ede8-3066-4102-abbc-cb08e4544c92 (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on Los Angeles Rams: Eisen picked Josh Allen to lead the NFL in total touchdowns over any QB-WR or QB-RB combo, flipped from the Lions to the Bears as NFC North winner, and made several Week 2 game calls, including the Patriots at home, the Jets over Green Bay, and both LA teams winning. He also picked a Jaguars-Broncos AFC title game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/76dcca59-cf3e-4bfd-a7c6-66574a348a51 (scored 100) - Brady Quinn on Los Angeles Rams: In the weekly Picks Against the Spread segment, Quinn took the Vikings to beat the Bears outright, the Bengals to win outright in Houston, the Broncos to beat the Jaguars while laying points, and the Rams to beat the Giants while laying seven. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/76728f56-0fc7-40dc-8cb7-9cb5e90dd42f (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. 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