Chad Millman · Jul 16, 2025

Millman named his 14 playoff teams for 2025: Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Texans, Chargers, Bengals and Patriots in the AFC; Eagles, Packers, 49ers, Lions, Bears, Cowboys and Falcons in the NFC. He also has Cincinnati winning the AFC North, Atlanta winning the NFC South, and San Francisco as one of his two Super Bowl tickets.

“I do think it's going to be the Bengals and the Ravens.”

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17 checkable claims from this

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.

Playoff Picks Baltimore RavensJul 16, 2025
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
BAL
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Buffalo BillsJul 16, 2025
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
BUF
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Cincinnati BengalsJul 16, 2025
“Brandon, you and I both have Cincinnati getting to the playoffs.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
team:
CIN
skill:
-200
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Houston TexansJul 16, 2025
“Simon, you and I both have the Texans back in the playoffs.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
HOU
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Los Angeles ChargersJul 16, 2025
“Brandon and I have the Chargers back in Denver and Pittsburgh out.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
LAC
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks New England PatriotsJul 16, 2025
“Brandon and Chad agree. Mike Rabel New England Patriots”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
NE
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Super Bowl Picks San Francisco 49ersJul 16, 2025
“Yes, they are one of my two super Bowl tickets right now.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
SF
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champion:
SEA
runner up:
NE
naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Atlanta FalconsJul 16, 2025
“I am on Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
team:
ATL
skill:
-200
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Dallas CowboysJul 16, 2025
“We both have, Simon, You and I both have Dallas In.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
team:
DAL
skill:
-200
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Chicago BearsJul 16, 2025
“I like what they did offensively enough for them to make the playoffs.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
CHI
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Detroit LionsJul 16, 2025
“Simon and I agree that Detroit is in I will say they were one of my last teams in”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
DET
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Green Bay PackersJul 16, 2025
“I am on Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
GB
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Philadelphia EaglesJul 16, 2025
“I am on Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
PHI
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Kansas City ChiefsJul 16, 2025
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
KC
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks San Francisco 49ersJul 16, 2025
“I am on Philadelphia, Green Bay, San Francisco, Detroit, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
SF
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Division Winners Cincinnati BengalsJul 16, 2025
“I had Cincinnati winning the division. So when I went through this, I had the Ravens as the wildcard team from that division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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Division Winners Atlanta FalconsJul 16, 2025
“We all have very different choices for winners of the NFC South. I like Atlanta”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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