Randy Gurzi· Sep 25, 2026
Predicted Seattle would survive a slow start and pull away in the second half for a two-touchdown road win over Washington, 27-13.
“Final score: Seahawks 27, Commanders 13”
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The call scored 21.4 out of 100, against 96.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 25, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 27 — Commanders 13
“That winds up being the case here as a second-half surge allows Seattle to leave Washington with a two-touchdown victory. Final score: Seahawks 27, Commanders 13”
Miss · 21Scored 21.43a naive guess scored 96.35-141.61 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 31-33
- skill:
- -141.61
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 21.43
- baseline:
- 96.35
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 14
What others said about the same people
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps.
- Nick WrightScore Predictions · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 5On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense.
- John PluymGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Picked the Seahawks to beat the Commanders in Week 3.
- Bobby KownackGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Picked the Seahawks to beat the Commanders in Week 3.
- Matt BowenGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Picked the Seahawks to beat the Commanders in Week 3.
- Ryan WilsonGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Picked the Seahawks to beat the Commanders in Week 3.
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