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Kyle Brandt · Nov 1, 2025

Stands by all his preseason picks, most proud of the Seahawks winning the NFC West, and doubles down on the Steelers making the playoffs at 9-8 or 10-7.

It's the Steelers... It is still going to happen. I won't deviate.

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  • I had winning the NFC West, not as a wild card, not behind the Rams, not behind San Francisco, but the Sam Darnold, wildly unproven Seahawks.

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  • Is it nine and eight and they squeak in or is it ten and seven and they have a nice comfortable wild card. It is still going to happen. I won't deviate.

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  • my pick for offensive Rookie of the Year. I was sitting here saying, cam Ward

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  • I know, the Bears, someone jumps out as being strange, but everything else, I mean, the wildcard teams, the division champs, like, I'm pretty comfortable with that.

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  • I like my wild cards. I like pretty much everything except the Ravens record is not good.

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