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Manti Te'o · Sep 4, 2025

Picked a Rams–Ravens Super Bowl with Baltimore winning, and Lamar Jackson taking both season MVP and Super Bowl MVP. He also picked Jalen Carter as Defensive Player of the Year.

I had first of a matchup was the Rams versus the Ravens, and then I had not only the MVP of the season, but the Super Bowl MVP, Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens

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  • Award PicksSep 4, 2025

    not only the MVP of the season, but the Super Bowl MVP, Lamar Jackson

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    mvp
    naive:
    the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Lamar Jackson
    season:
    2025
    winner:
    Matthew Stafford
    correct:
    false
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • Award PicksSep 4, 2025

    I had not only the MVP of the season, but the Super Bowl MVP, Lamar Jackson

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    mvp
    naive:
    the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Lamar Jackson
    season:
    2025
    winner:
    Matthew Stafford
    correct:
    false
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • Super Bowl PicksSep 4, 2025

    a matchup was the Rams versus the Ravens... Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, after twelve long years, get another super Bowl.

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    BAL
    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

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  • Award PicksSep 4, 2025

    I know you talked about Zach Bond being your prediction for defensive player of the Year, but I actually picked a teammate of yours, Jalen Carter.

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    defensive_player_of_the_year
    naive:
    the naive pick was Pat Surtain II, who won it the year before
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Jalen Carter
    season:
    2025
    winner:
    Myles Garrett
    correct:
    false
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • first of a matchup was the Rams versus the Ravens

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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