Jason Cabinda· Jul 7, 2025
Cabinda says the Lions should be the favorites in the NFC North, and predicts Sam LaPorta has a year-three jump that eclipses his rookie production.
“It's got to be the Detroit Lions.”
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- Division WinnersDetroit LionsJul 7, 2025
Detroit Lions to win the division
“And it's got to be the Detroit Lions... I just don't see anybody challenging this team”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
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