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Pat Fitzmaurice· Sep 26, 2026

Fitzmaurice gave rest-of-season positional rankings for several Chiefs and other skill players, including Mahomes as his QB10, Kenneth Walker as RB4 behind Gibbs, Bijan and McCaffrey, Kelce at TE8 and Worthy down at WR50, and he picked Tampa Bay to beat Minnesota 21-20.

“Running back four, behind the big three of Gibbs, Bijan, and McCaffrey.”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

5 checkable claims — 4 positional finishes and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 35.7 out of 100, against 34.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 3 and below it on 1.

Where this call stands in the room

Patrick Mahomes · 2026 season · positional finish

4 calls from 4 pundits between 5 positional finish and 12 positional finish. Pat Fitzmaurice said 10 positional finish. the room's median is 5 positional finish. not settled yet

Pat Fitzmaurice — 10 positional finishthe room — 4 calls from 4 punditsmedian 5 positional finish

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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

  • Score PredictionsTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 26, 2026

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers 21 — Vikings 20

    “So I'll take the wounded, desperate Buccaneers here, 21, 20, and I'll go with Bucky Irving as player of the game.”

    Miss · 36Scored 35.71a naive guess scored 34.45+2.39 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    23-16
    skill:
    2.39
    they picked:
    TB
    season:
    2026
    accuracy:
    35.71
    baseline:
    34.45
    difficulty:
    1.89
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    7
    weeks left when called:
    16
    naive home margin:
    0.47
    predicted margin:
    1

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  • Positional FinishesKenneth Walker IIISep 26, 2026

    Kenneth Walker III to finish top 4 at his position, by fantasy points

    “Fitz, where is Kenneth Walker for the rest of the season? Running back four, behind the big three of Gibbs, Bijan, and McCaffrey.”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  • Positional FinishesPatrick MahomesKansas City ChiefsSep 26, 2026

    Patrick Mahomes to finish top 10 at his position, by fantasy points

    “Where are you ranking Patrick Mahomes rest of season amongst quarterbacks? ... QB 10, which might be too low”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  • Positional FinishesTravis KelceKansas City ChiefsSep 26, 2026

    Travis Kelce to finish top 8 at his position, by fantasy points

    “Travis Kelsey at tight end rest of season. Where is he at for you, Fitz? TE8.”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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  • Positional FinishesXavier WorthyKansas City ChiefsSep 26, 2026

    Xavier Worthy to finish top 50 at his position, by fantasy points

    “Yeah, I've got him at four. I've got him at 50. (rest of season Xavier Worthy)”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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