Nick Wright· Sep 26, 2026
On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense.
“Listen, Seattle is the best team in the NFL.”
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9 checkable claims — 5 score predictions, 2 availability calls, 1 position group finish and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
5 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 54.3 out of 100, against 48 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Patriots at Jaguars 13 calls
- Chiefs at Dolphins 15 calls
- Seahawks at Commanders 45 calls
- Ravens at Cowboys 22 calls
- Raiders at Saints 12 calls
9 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.
- Score PredictionsNew Orleans SaintsSep 26, 2026
New Orleans Saints 21 — Raiders 20
“I'm going to pick New Orleans to win this game. New Orleans 21, Raiders 20.”
Miss · 33Scored 33.33a naive guess scored 32.07+2.39 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 35-27
- skill:
- 2.39
- they picked:
- NO
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 33.33
- baseline:
- 32.07
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 1
- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 26, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 31 — Dolphins 10
“The Chiefs, by the exact same score, they beat Denver. Chiefs, 31. Dolphins, 10.”
Hit · 83Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 17.78+123.89 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 24-10
- skill:
- 123.89
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 83.33
- baseline:
- 17.78
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 14
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 21
- Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsSep 26, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — New England 17
“Jacksonville, 24. New England, 17.”
Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 50+0 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 6-35
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 29
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 7
- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 26, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 24 — Dallas 21
“I think my actual pick for the game is going to be like 24, 21 Baltimore”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 43.97+105.89 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 34-31
- skill:
- 105.89
- they picked:
- BAL
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 43.97
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 3
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 31 — Washington 10
“Seahawks... 31, Washington 10 is my pick here.”
Miss · 5Scored 4.76a naive guess scored 96.35-173.11 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 31-33
- skill:
- -173.11
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 4.76
- baseline:
- 96.35
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 2
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 0.47
- predicted margin:
- 21
- Power RankingsSep 26, 2026
“Listen, Seattle is the best team in the NFL.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group FinishSeattle SeahawksSep 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks defense to be the best in the league
“And, oh yeah, they have the best defense in football.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Availability CallsBrock BowersLas Vegas RaidersSep 26, 2026
“the Raiders are two and oh despite the fact that Brock Bowers hasn't played yet this year. He's their best player on offense. He should be back. (Week 3 at New Orleans)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“Mansour Delane should be playing and should be back. (Week 3 vs Miami)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Tracy SandlerGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Sandler predicted Caleb Williams would miss two to three weeks with his hamstring injury, and in the picks segment took the Broncos, Ravens, Vikings, Bills and Bears (switching off an earlier Tampa pick).
- Carmen VitaliGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100In the show's weekly picks segment Vitali took the Broncos over the Rams, the Ravens over the Cowboys in Rio, Tampa at home over Minnesota, the Bills over the Chargers and the Eagles on the road in Chicago. She also agreed that Caleb Williams would be out roughly two to three weeks.
- John MiddlekauffGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps.
- Alain PoupartScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsClose · 74Previewing the Week 3 home opener, he predicted the Chiefs would comfortably beat the Dolphins, saying Miami's defense couldn't contain Kansas City and its offense wasn't ready for a shootout.
- Chris BroussardGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Broussard picked the Bills to beat the Chargers in a competitive, higher-scoring game, said the Chiefs will rout the Dolphins, and for upset alert parlayed the Patriots over the Jaguars and the Raiders over the Saints. He also restated his Cowboys-versus-Ravens Super Bowl matchup pick.
- Geoff SchwartzGame Outcome Picks · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Filling in on the chips segment, Schwartz took Jacksonville to beat New England, the Bengals to beat the Steelers, and the Cowboys to beat the Ravens on the Brazil field.
More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Richie BradshawScore Predictions · San Francisco 49ersHit · 83Bradshaw picks the 49ers to beat the Cardinals in their Week 3 matchup, predicting a final score of 27-14 in San Francisco's favor.
- Pat FitzmauriceScore Predictions · Tampa Bay BuccaneersMiss · 36Fitzmaurice gave rest-of-season positional rankings for several Chiefs and other skill players, including Mahomes as his QB10, Kenneth Walker as RB4 behind Gibbs, Bijan and McCaffrey, Kelce at TE8 and Worthy down at WR50, and he picked Tampa Bay to beat Minnesota 21-20.
- Derek BrownScore Predictions · Tampa Bay BuccaneersClose · 40Brown laid out aggressive rest-of-season positional rankings — Mahomes QB8, Kenneth Walker RB3, Kelce up to TE7, Rashee Rice all the way down at WR31 and Worthy at WR42 — called Drake London a WR1 with Penix back, and picked Tampa Bay 21-18 over Minnesota while declaring Zay Flowers will not play in Brazil.
- Bryan DeArdoScore Predictions · Cincinnati BengalsClose · 50He picks the Bengals to beat the Steelers in Pittsburgh in a low-scoring, defensive game, arguing Pittsburgh's struggling offense can't break through against Cincinnati's strong defense.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Houston TexansClose · 40Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Cincinnati BengalsMiss · 24Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.