Sayre Bedinger· Jul 24, 2026
Benedry also predicts a 13-4 Broncos season, with a 4-2 start whose only losses come at San Francisco and at home to Seattle, plus losses at Pittsburgh and to Buffalo on Christmas; she has Denver beating Carolina. She expects the Steelers to win eight or nine games.
“we have them starting off four and two”
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16 checkable claims — 14 game outcome picks and 2 season win totals — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 16 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.
Where this call stands in the room
Denver Broncos · 2026 season · wins11 calls from 6 pundits between 9.7 wins and 13 wins. Sayre Bedinger said 13 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
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The games in this take
- Broncos at Chiefs 45 calls
- Jaguars at Broncos 5 calls
- Rams at Broncos 9 calls
- Broncos at 49ers 3 calls
- Broncos at Chargers 4 calls
- Seahawks at Broncos 4 calls
- Broncos at Panthers 3 calls
- Raiders at Broncos 5 calls
- Dolphins at Broncos 4 calls
- Bills at Broncos 3 calls
- Broncos at Patriots 3 calls
16 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.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“You and I both have them winning that game [week one at Kansas City]”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 10-31
- skill:
- -200
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“we both have the the Broncos winning that one... Yeah. I do too”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 10-31
- skill:
- -200
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Season Win TotalsDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to finish with 13 wins
“We both have them finishing thirteen and four (Cody: 'You sent yours over to me')”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksSeattle SeahawksJul 24, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win
“we ended on a sour note. Right? We had them losing to Seattle a short week.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksSan Francisco 49ersJul 24, 2026
San Francisco 49ers to win
“in the first six games, you and I predicted the same exact losses at the 40 Niners and at home against the Seahawks in a short week”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“four and two record that we have projected in the first six weeks (only losses at San Francisco and vs. Seattle)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksPittsburgh SteelersJul 24, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to win
“And so the Broncos could go on the road and lose that game on a shorter week [at Steelers]”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“This one's definitely gotta be the w. / Yeah. I think so.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“That would be a great way to start the season as well as in week two to get some revenge on the Jacksonville Jaguars”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsJul 24, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win
“that was my logical reasoning behind the Scody is exactly that. As I was saying to myself, okay. Lose to the Bills now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“you and I both have the Broncos winning on the road against the Arizona cardinals”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“I'm equally interested by the fact that we both had the Broncos going on the road and being the patriots in week 17”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“you and I both have them also beating the Rams in the first portion of this season, which I felt really convicted of”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“So there's two deviations from us on this particular stretch of the schedule [Carolina and Steelers only, so week 11 vs. Raiders a win]”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsPittsburgh SteelersJul 24, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with ? wins
“I think Steelers are gonna be one of those teams that's, like, eight, nine wins once again”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosJul 24, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“you had the Broncos dropping that one on the road against Carolina. I've still got them winning”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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