Cynthia Frelund · Jan 2, 2026
Freeland picked the Broncos to beat the Chargers, the Rams over the banged-up Cardinals and the Bills over the Jets in Buffalo's stadium finale, while also liking the Texans over Indianapolis and the Eagles. She said Trey Lance would start at quarterback for the Chargers.
“The Broncos they want to secure the one.”
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- Depth Chart CallsJan 2, 2026
“especially now that we know that the Chargers they are not playing their starters. It's going to be Trey Lance.”
Scored 91.67a naive guess scored 91.67+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- LAC
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Trey Lance
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 91.67
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 3
- actual slot:
- 2
- difficulty:
- 1.06
- measured by:
- passing yards
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 1
- Game Outcome PicksJan 2, 2026
“The Rams... The Arizona Cardinals are so banged up their defense... I think that the Rams need to dial in.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 2, 2026
“the only other one that I think it's worth considering to be on the list would be Philadelphia to cover three and a half points”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 2, 2026
“You have the Bills minus seven, you have the Rams, and then you have the Broncos.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 2, 2026
“I think the Houston number against Indianapolis... conceding the like ten and a half in that situation, feels pretty solid.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJan 2, 2026
“I think that the Denver and the Chargers. I think Denver it's a it's a lofty number at twelve and a half. But the Broncos they want to secure the one.”
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