John Middlekauff· Jan 20, 2025
Middlekauff calls this the Bills' year — they beat the Chiefs next week and win the Super Bowl — and reorders the league's quarterbacks with Mahomes first, then Josh Allen, Burrow and Lamar Jackson.
“I think the Bills are gonna win next week, and I think they're gonna win the super Bowl.”
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- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsJan 20, 2025
Buffalo Bills to beat Chiefs
“I do think this is the Bill's year. I think the Bills are gonna win next week”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 29-32
- skill:
- -100
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Super Bowl PicksBuffalo BillsJan 20, 2025
Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“I think the Bills are gonna win next week, and I think they're gonna win the super Bowl.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50-50 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -50
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- champion:
- PHI
- runner up:
- KC
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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