TJ Jefferson · Sep 3, 2025
TJ Jefferson picked the Lions to win the NFC North, with the Packers second, Vikings third and Bears fourth, and also raised his Cowboys win total prediction to 12-5.
“I just don't see any reason not to believe that the Lions are gonna take this.”
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3 checkable claims from this
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.
- Power RankingsSep 3, 2025
“I got the bears fourth... I got the vikings finishing third... I'm gonna put the Packers in it too... I just don't see any reason not to believe that the Lions are gonna take this.”
Miss · 30Scored 30a naive guess scored 10+40 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 40
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 30
- baseline:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Season Win TotalsDallas CowboysSep 3, 2025
Dallas Cowboys to finish with 12 wins
“I might bump it up to twelve... and TJ's now twelve and five.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 85-170 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- DAL
- naive:
- 7.75
- skill:
- -170
- what happened:
- 7
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 85
- predicted:
- 12
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Division WinnersDetroit LionsSep 3, 2025
Detroit Lions to win the division
“I just don't see any reason not to believe that the Lions are gonna take this.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.