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Gregg Rosenthal · Sep 2, 2025

Rosenthal expects a high-scoring Eagles-Cowboys kickoff game, guesses a scoreline around 41-27, still believes Dallas can clear its win total and reach the playoffs, likes the Giants to beat expectations with Jackson Dart taking over as starter early.

Sometimes like sloppy games have a lot of points and that that's how this feels to me. Forty one to twenty seven

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  • I wouldn't be surprised Jacksons Dart is starting like week two... So I think it's going to be a Jackson Darts season

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+16.67 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    NYG
    skill:
    16.67
    player:
    Jaxson Dart
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    91.67
    position:
    QB
    naive slot:
    2
    actual slot:
    1
    difficulty:
    2
    measured by:
    passing yards
    naive basis:
    no prior season — a rookie is assumed to start behind the incumbent
    weeks in the season:
    18
    predicted slot:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • as long as he has some promise, they could win six games and be happy this year

    Scored 60a naive guess scored 65-10 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    NYG
    naive:
    5.75
    skill:
    -10
    what happened:
    4
    season:
    2025
    zero at:
    5
    accuracy:
    60
    baseline:
    65
    predicted:
    6
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • I unfortunately drafted them as like one of my you know, top over underpicks with Nick Wright, to go over seven and a half. I just thought, and I still think, like it's possible.

    Scored 80a naive guess scored 85-10 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    DAL
    naive:
    7.75
    skill:
    -10
    what happened:
    7
    season:
    2025
    zero at:
    5
    accuracy:
    80
    baseline:
    85
    predicted:
    8
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    18

    Think this is wrong?

  • Playoff PicksSep 2, 2025

    I still had the Cowboys in a spot where like they had have a chance to make the playoffs that I still think they could make the playoffs.

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    DAL
    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

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  • I'm on the other side of this though... I have them as one of my teams. I think, will you know, win more than expected... I just think they'll be frisky

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • Sometimes like sloppy games have a lot of points and that that's how this feels to me. Forty one to twenty seven, just like or thirty eight to you know, twenty seven, something like that, where it's very high scoring.

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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