John Middlekauff · Aug 25, 2025
Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
“I think they are a lock.”
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- Season Win TotalsDenver BroncosAug 25, 2025
“if you have a dominant defense with an offensive coach who's proven, like, how are your floor is so high? I mean your floor is immediately like ten wins.”
Scored 20a naive guess scored 5+30 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- DEN
- naive:
- 9.25
- skill:
- 30
- what happened:
- 14
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 20
- baseline:
- 5
- predicted:
- 10
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
“I would say he's going to make five or six Pro Bowls in his time in the NFC”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- made:
- false
- naive:
- he did not make it the year before, so the naive pick said no
- skill:
- -200
- player:
- Jared Goff
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- selection:
- pro_bowl
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Season Win TotalsNew England PatriotsAug 25, 2025
“Why couldn't they go nine to eight this year?... I could see the Patriots winning eight or nine games.”
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- Surprise Team CallsGreen Bay PackersAug 25, 2025
“I just think they're flying under the radar.”
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- Trade and Signing CallsTetairoa McMillanAug 25, 2025
“It would not surprise me at all if this Tyreek situation doesn't go away and he ends up playing for another team this year.”
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- Season Win TotalsSan Francisco 49ersAug 25, 2025
“so I think the Niners probably more likely to win nine or ten games”
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- Season Win TotalsMiami DolphinsAug 25, 2025
“It would not shock me to see them struggle to win four or five games. I think they're going to be terrible.”
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- Team Draft Slot CallsMiami DolphinsAug 25, 2025
“Maybe they don't have the number one overall pick, but I could see him being like the giants of the Patriots, drafting three or four.”
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- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles ChargersAug 25, 2025
“I mean, they're over under right now is nine and a half. I think they are a lock.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Surprise Team CallsSan Francisco 49ersAug 25, 2025
“I think a lot of people are gonna think they're gonna win like six or seven games. I think they're gonna be better than people think.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.