Gregg Rosenthal · Dec 19, 2025

Rosenthal picked the Chargers to beat the Cowboys outright (possibly by around 12), the Lions to beat the Steelers (while taking Pittsburgh +7), and the Bills to blow out the Browns in Cleveland; he also sided with the Packers over the Bears.

“I think the Cowboys will find a way to lose this game, and I think the Chargers will figure out a way to win it.”

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4 checkable claims from this

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Game Outcome PicksDec 19, 2025
“I think the Cowboys will find a way to lose this game, and I think the Chargers will figure out a way to win it... you might get to sit back and enjoy like a twelve point win for this game”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+117 skill
How this was scored
won:
LAC
score:
34-17
skill:
117
they picked:
LAC
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive pick:
DAL
difficulty:
1.17
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
3
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Game Outcome PicksDec 19, 2025
“I picked the Lions to win on our show game debut, so I got to go by by that... I think this would be a good win for the Lions.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
won:
PIT
score:
29-24
skill:
0
they picked:
DET
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive pick:
DET
difficulty:
1.17
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
3
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Game Outcome PicksDec 19, 2025
“I have the Bills minus ten and a half in Cleveland... This would be like an Eagles Raiders situation where they're winning this game by twenty five thirty points.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+117 skill
How this was scored
won:
BUF
score:
23-20
skill:
117
they picked:
BUF
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive pick:
CLE
difficulty:
1.17
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
3
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Game Outcome PicksDec 19, 2025
“I picked the Packers too, so I'm with you... it's one more reason to take the Packers”
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