Covino and Rich · Jan 24, 2026
Covino picked both conference championship games with the 'Mikes over the Seans' theme: Patriots over Broncos 24-17 and Seahawks over Rams 37-31. He also picked the Falcons to have the most wins next season among Cleveland, Las Vegas and Atlanta.
“Mike Frable over Sean Payton, Patriots win twenty four to seventeen.”
said on air or in an interview · The Dan Patrick Show (podcast) · read the original →
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- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsJan 24, 2026
“Mike's always have the upper hand on Shawn's Patriots win. Mike Frable over Sean Payton, Patriots win twenty four to seventeen.”
Scored 90.48a naive guess scored 47.69+42.79 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 10-7
- skill:
- 42.79
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 90.48
- baseline:
- 47.69
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 7
- Season Win TotalsAtlanta FalconsJan 24, 2026
“Which of these NFL teams will have the most wins next season? The Browns, the Raiders, or the Falcons... Yeah, yes, I said the Falcon.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksJan 24, 2026
“Mike McDonald and the Seahawks beat the Rams thirty seven thirty one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.