Bobby Bones· Sep 16, 2026
After Week 1, Bobby Bones gave his top five NFL power rankings, with San Francisco first, Baltimore second, Buffalo third, Chicago fourth and Kansas City fifth (Seattle and the Rams as honorable mentions). He also expects Zay Flowers, listed day-to-day, to play the following weekend.
“Number one, the San Francisco 49ers.”
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3 checkable claims — 1 availability call, 1 power ranking and 1 trade and signing call — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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3 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.
- Power RankingsSep 16, 2026
“After week one, let's start with the power rankings. At number five, the Kansas City Chiefs... At number four... the Chicago Bears... And number three, I have the Buffalo Bills... And number two, I've got the Baltimore Ravens... Number one, the San Francisco 49ers.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsZay FlowersBaltimore RavensSep 16, 2026
“It is day to day. Okay, so he probably plays then this weekend.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Trade and Signing CallsC.J. StroudHouston TexansSep 16, 2026
C.J. Stroud to move to Houston Texans
“if it continues to roll like that for the Texans, even though they lost, I think Stroud will be heavily compensated”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Evan SilvaFantasy Defense Calls · Baltimore RavensClose · 58In his 2020 fantasy defense/special teams rankings, Silva puts the Steelers first, the 49ers second and the Ravens third, citing pass rush, favorable early schedules and game scripts.
- Jared DubinGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Dubin is high on the Ravens and low on the Colts, predicting a big Baltimore road win.
- John BreechGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Breech picks the Texans to upset the Bills in Houston, trusting Houston's defense to smother Josh Allen, and takes the Raiders to beat the Dolphins by at least a touchdown.
- Judah FortgangGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0PFF's divisional-round same-game parlay picks: Tampa Bay beats Cincinnati with Cade Otton exploiting the Bengals' linebackers, Las Vegas beats Miami behind Kirk Cousins attacking a depleted Dolphins secondary, and Houston beats Buffalo with C.J. Stroud throwing effectively and Jaylin Noel benefiting from the slot matchup.
- Judah FortgangGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0An unsigned PFF betting piece argues Cooper Rush will struggle against Pittsburgh's disruption pressure in Week 1, and that Buffalo's rebuilt secondary without Sean McDermott will be exploitable by C.J. Stroud, leading them to back Houston winning through the air.
More availability calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Ian RapoportAvailability Calls · Sam DarnoldPendingRapoport reported Darnold will be out next week, leaving open a possible Week 3 return against Washington.
- Connor J. BenintendiAvailability Calls · Sam DarnoldPendingBenintendi predicts Sam Darnold misses three more games with Drew Lock starting, and forecasts Seattle winning all three games — at Arizona, at Washington, and home vs. the Chargers — to reach 4-0 after Week 4.
- Mike FlorioAvailability Calls · Sam DarnoldPendingFlorio reported Darnold could miss four to six weeks, which would put his return in Week 8 against the Bears.
- Jay MorrisonAvailability Calls · Joe BurrowPendingMorrison expects Joe Burrow to be listed as "limited" on the Bengals' official injury report because of back tightness, while noting Burrow's history of practicing limited and still playing well on Sunday.
- Josh AlperAvailability Calls · Alvin KamaraPendingAlper writes that Saints running back Alvin Kamara, after a full practice, looks on track to play in Week 2 against the Ravens.
- John BreechAvailability Calls · Joe BurrowPendingThe unsigned piece plays down the injury scare, saying Cincinnati is unlikely to have to hand the offense to Joe Flacco on Sunday — i.e., Burrow should start against the Texans.