Brandon Anderson · Jul 16, 2025

Brandon's 14 playoff teams: Chiefs, Ravens, Bills, Bengals, Jaguars, Chargers and Patriots in the AFC; Eagles, Packers, 49ers, Panthers, Bears, Vikings and Rams in the NFC. He picks San Francisco to win the Super Bowl, bet Matt Stafford at 50-1 for MVP, and likes Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year.

“I am going to reluctantly take the Jacksonville Jaguars.”

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19 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 Picks Los Angeles ChargersJul 16, 2025
“So I have Chargers in with the high floor and the Steelers and the ... Broncos I have out”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
LAC
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Jacksonville JaguarsJul 16, 2025
“I am going to reluctantly take the Jacksonville Jaguars.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
JAX
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks San Francisco 49ersJul 16, 2025
“your final seven I believe would be Rams, Bears, Bikings, Eagles, Green Bay, San Francisco, and Carolina. Yes”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
SF
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Green Bay PackersJul 16, 2025
“your final seven I believe would be Rams, Bears, Bikings, Eagles, Green Bay, San Francisco, and Carolina. Yes”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
GB
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Baltimore RavensJul 16, 2025
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
BAL
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Minnesota VikingsJul 16, 2025
“Brandon, hash Chicago, Minnesota and green Bay.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
MIN
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Philadelphia EaglesJul 16, 2025
“your final seven I believe would be Rams, Bears, Bikings, Eagles, Green Bay, San Francisco, and Carolina. Yes”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
PHI
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Chicago BearsJul 16, 2025
“Brandon, hash Chicago, Minnesota and green Bay.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
CHI
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks New England PatriotsJul 16, 2025
“Brandon and Chad agree. Mike Rabel New England Patriots”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
NE
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Buffalo BillsJul 16, 2025
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
BUF
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Award Picks Micah Parsons Dallas CowboysJul 16, 2025
“if you like Dallas, I think Parsons Defensive Player of the Year is a good way to invest in Dallas”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Pat Surtain II, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Micah Parsons
season:
2025
winner:
Myles Garrett
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Kansas City ChiefsJul 16, 2025
“All of us have the Chiefs, the Ravens, and the Bills.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
KC
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Super Bowl Picks San Francisco 49ersJul 16, 2025
“Yes, they're my one super Bowl ticket right now.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
SF
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champion:
SEA
runner up:
NE
naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Playoff Picks Carolina PanthersJul 16, 2025
“your final seven I believe would be Rams, Bears, Bikings, Eagles, Green Bay, San Francisco, and Carolina. Yes”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
team:
CAR
skill:
200
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Los Angeles RamsJul 16, 2025
“So a lot of options. I like the other teams in that division as well, but for now I've got the Rams in”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
LAR
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Award Picks Matthew Stafford Los Angeles RamsJul 16, 2025
“Matt Stafford has been my first MVP bet for the season... And Stafford is a fifty to one MVP ticket is a ticket worth investing in for once.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
How this was scored
award:
mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
skill:
200
player:
Matthew Stafford
season:
2025
winner:
Matthew Stafford
correct:
true
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Playoff Picks Cincinnati BengalsJul 16, 2025
“so I'm happy to put the Bengals as an option”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
How this was scored
team:
CIN
skill:
-200
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
naive said:
false
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
false
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Division Winners Jacksonville JaguarsJul 16, 2025
“I'm not ready to go better enough to win the division. I am going to reluctantly take the Jacksonville Jaguars... Could it be nine and eight or ten and seven? That's probably enough in this division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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Division Winners Carolina PanthersJul 16, 2025
“We all have very different choices for winners of the NFC South. I like Atlanta, Simon likes Tampa Bay, Brandon Lakes Carolina.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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