LaVar Arrington · Sep 4, 2025

LaVar Arrington picked Minnesota to win the NFC North, Philadelphia the East, Tampa Bay the South and Arizona the West, with Seattle finishing last in the West.

“In the West, I have Arizona winning the West.”

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8 checkable claims from this

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Power Rankings New York GiantsSep 4, 2025
“I got Philly winning it. I got Washington second... except I have the Giants third, and I have Dallas bringing up the rear”
Scored 75a naive guess scored 75+0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
75
baseline:
75
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
3
weeks left when called:
18
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Power Rankings Chicago BearsSep 4, 2025
“I got Green Bay bringing up second, Detroit falls the third, and the Bears. They will be fourth in the NFC North”
Scored 25a naive guess scored 25+0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
25
baseline:
25
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
3
weeks left when called:
18
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Power RankingsSep 4, 2025
“In the West, I have Arizona winning the West... I believe Seattle will finish last”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
skill:
-200
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
2
weeks left when called:
18
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Power RankingsSep 4, 2025
“I have Tampa Bay winning it. I have Atlanta bringing up second. Carolina will add out New Orleans for third, while New Orleans will fit there's fourth.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 90+20 skill
How this was scored
skill:
20
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
90
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
4
weeks left when called:
18
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Division Winners Arizona CardinalsSep 4, 2025
“In the West, I have Arizona winning the West.”
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Division Winners Minnesota VikingsSep 4, 2025
“Minnesota will finish number one... I think that they're going to be the one that comes out of the North.”
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Division Winners Philadelphia EaglesSep 4, 2025
“The NFC East, I got Philly winning it.”
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Division Winners Tampa Bay BuccaneersSep 4, 2025
“In the South, I have Tampa Bay winning it.”
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