Chad Ochocinco Johnson· Jul 16, 2025
Ochocinco gave his own top-of-the-league quarterback ordering (Mahomes 1, Burrow 2, Lamar 3, Josh Allen 4), argued Jalen Hurts belongs in the top five ahead of Jayden Daniels, predicted the Eagles return to the Super Bowl, and forecast the Bengals beating the Steelers again while starting the season 5-0.
“which is probably why they're gonna be back again in the Super Bowl”
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3 checkable claims — 1 conference champion, 1 game outcome pick and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 3 have settled so far, averaging 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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3 checkable claims in this take
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- Game Outcome PicksCincinnati BengalsJul 16, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Steelers
“When the Steelers play the Bengals, we know what's gonna happen. They still gonna get this work... I'm just letting you know we're gonna beat them again”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- CIN
- score:
- 31-33
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- CIN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- CIN
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Conference ChampionsPhiladelphia EaglesJul 16, 2025
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
“Over there in Philly, which is probably why they're gonna be back again in the Super Bowl.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE,SEA
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
- Season Win TotalsCincinnati BengalsJul 16, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with ? wins
“we're gonna beat them again, and we're gonna start the season five. And oh... this is the year we started now five and oh”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
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