Rachel Nichols · Jan 16, 2026
Nichols leaned toward the Bills beating the Broncos because of Josh Allen, and said Lamar Jackson remains a top-four quarterback in the league.
“But if you make me make a pick, I guess I'm going to that direction. Just because of the Josh Allen factor.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
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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.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsJan 16, 2026
“I just think Josh Josh Allen's the best player in the field... But if you make me make a pick, I guess I'm going to that direction.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- DEN
- score:
- 30-33
- skill:
- -100
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- naive pick:
- DEN
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Positional FinishesLamar JacksonBaltimore RavensJan 16, 2026
“You still think Lamar is in that upper echelon of top four quarterbacks in the league. / I do”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Lamar Jackson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 12
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- position:
- QB
- ranked by:
- passing yards
- difficulty:
- 1
- naive basis:
- where he finished last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- naive finish:
- 6
- actual finish:
- 23
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- predicted finish:
- 4