Chris Brockman · Dec 22, 2025
Brockman argued the road to the Super Bowl in the AFC goes through Foxborough, meaning the Patriots will finish as the No. 1 seed, and called his shot that the Chargers beat Denver in Week 18. He also declared the Bears a team of destiny who will win the NFC, said the Steelers will end their playoff win drought, and that Trevor Lawrence is playing like a top-five quarterback.
“The bears, Rich, they're a team of destiny. They're gonna win the NFC.”
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5 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.
- Playoff PicksPittsburgh SteelersDec 22, 2025
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“The Steelers and Mike Tomlin are gonna end their playoff win drought.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- PIT
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- naive said:
- true
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made playoffs:
- true
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- Seeding, Byes and Home FieldNew England PatriotsDec 22, 2025
New England Patriots to take the top seed
“The road to the Super Bowl and the AFC goes through Foxborough... I'm saying they're gonna be the one seed.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles ChargersDec 22, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers to win
“So you would need Denver to lose to the chargers Right. In week 18. Yeah. I'm calling my shot on that one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Conference ChampionsChicago BearsDec 22, 2025
Chicago Bears to reach the Super Bowl
“The bears, Rich, they're a team of destiny. They're gonna win the NFC.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
Trevor Lawrence to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
“Trevor Lawrence is playing like a top five quarterback. Jags are legit Super Bowl contenders.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.