Seth Rollins · Jul 16, 2025
Guest-hosting the show, Seth Rollins gave his top-10 NFL power rankings for 2025, topped by the Chicago Bears, and predicted Caleb Williams wins MVP and Ben Johnson wins Coach of the Year. He also said the Steelers will finish .500 or better and expects Lamar Jackson to win a Super Bowl within the next couple of years.
“Chicago Bears, the team to beat in the NFL 2025.”
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Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Award PicksCaleb WilliamsChicago BearsJul 16, 2025
Caleb Williams to win MVP
“Caleb for MVP.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- award:
- mvp
- naive:
- the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Caleb Williams
- season:
- 2025
- winner:
- Matthew Stafford
- correct:
- false
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Season Win TotalsPittsburgh SteelersJul 16, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 9 wins
“We know this Steelers team finishes at 500 or better every year no matter what... So I think you add in a few extra wins to that”
Hit · 80Scored 80a naive guess scored 85-10 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- PIT
- naive:
- 9.25
- skill:
- -10
- what happened:
- 10
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 85
- predicted:
- 9
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Power RankingsJul 16, 2025
“my twenty twenty five NFL power rankings... we're gonna start at 10... Aaron Rodgers is going to make a difference in Pittsburgh... San Francisco forty niners at nine... the Cincinnati Bengals... The Detroit Lions at seven... the Washington Commanders... The Buffalo Bills at number five... Kansas City Chiefs. Four... Number three, I'm going with the Baltimore Ravens... number two, the Philadelphia Eagles... Number one... The Chicago Bears”
Close · 55Scored 54.55a naive guess scored 45.45+18.18 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 18.18
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 54.55
- baseline:
- 45.45
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Coach Award PicksJul 16, 2025
Ben Johnson to win Coach of the Year
“Ben Johnson coach of the year.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- award:
- coach_of_the_year
- coach:
- Ben Johnson
- naive:
- the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- winner:
- Mike Vrabel
- correct:
- false
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Division WinnersWashington CommandersJul 16, 2025
Washington Commanders to win the division
“I think they're the class of the NFC East.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.