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Brady Quinn · Sep 5, 2025

Quinn picked the Chiefs, Steelers, Broncos, Packers and Buffalo (money line) against the spread, and said Dallas still looks like a potential playoff team despite trading Micah Parsons.

Okay, this actually looks like a team that could be a playoff team.

said on air or in an interview · 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast) · read the original →

6 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.

  • I came away kind of optimistic for Dallas... Okay, this actually looks like a team that could be a playoff team.

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    DAL
    skill:
    -200
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    made playoffs:
    false
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • I'm money lining Buffalo as well.

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    BUF
    score:
    40-41
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    BUF
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    naive pick:
    BUF
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • Okay, I'm gonna lay the points here. You're taking the Pittsburgh Steelers.

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    PIT
    score:
    34-32
    skill:
    200
    they picked:
    PIT
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive pick:
    NYJ
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

    Think this is wrong?

  • Oh, Land with the Broncos.

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    DEN
    score:
    12-20
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    DEN
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    naive pick:
    DEN
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

    Think this is wrong?

  • I'll lame with the Chiefs. Don't feel good about it.

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

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  • I'm gonna lay the two and a half with Green Bay

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

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