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Nick Wright· Sep 27, 2025

The host (Speaker 1, unnamed in the transcript) laid out his five Week 4 plays and several leans on games he was passing on, most firmly backing Minnesota over Pittsburgh in Dublin and Kansas City to beat Baltimore at home, while also leaning Green Bay at Dallas, Philadelphia at Tampa, the Rams over Indianapolis and Buffalo over New Orleans.

“I mean, Mahomes doesn't lose to Lamar.”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

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4 checkable claims — 4 game outcome picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 4 have settled, averaging 62.5 out of 100, against 87.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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4 checkable claims in this take

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.

  • Kansas City Chiefs to beat Baltimore

    “I mean, Mahomes doesn't lose to Lamar... I believe the Chiefs are better than Baltimore... I'll take the Chiefs here.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    KC
    score:
    20-37
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    KC
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    KC
    difficulty:
    1.83
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    15

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  • Minnesota Vikings to beat Pittsburgh

    “I love Minnesota laying a field laying less than a field goal... So I love Minnesota minus two and a half.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-183 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    PIT
    score:
    21-24
    skill:
    -183
    they picked:
    MIN
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    PIT
    difficulty:
    1.83
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    15

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  • Buffalo Bills to beat New Orleans

    “Buffalo can dominate this game and should dominate this game”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    BUF
    score:
    19-31
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    BUF
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    BUF
    difficulty:
    1.83
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    15

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  • Green Bay Packers to beat Dallas

    “If I had to bet a side here, I would definitely bet green Bay... I think that a blowout is far more likely than a Dallas victory.”

    Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 50+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    tie
    score:
    40-40
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    GB
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    50
    baseline:
    50
    the naive pick:
    DAL
    difficulty:
    1.83
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    15

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