Danny Parkins· Aug 31, 2026
Parkins matches the consensus order of Bills, Patriots, Jets, Dolphins, with Buffalo winning the division and New England making the playoffs as an 11-win team. He expects D.J. Moore to be Josh Allen's No. 1 receiver.
“I still think they can be an 11-win team, but a better team, worse record, still very, very dangerous.”
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5 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 power ranking and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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New England Patriots · 2026 season · wins31 calls from 15 pundits between 9 wins and 14 wins. Danny Parkins said 11 wins. the room's median is 10 wins. not settled yet
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5 checkable claims in this take
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- Depth Chart CallsD.J. MooreBuffalo BillsAug 31, 2026
D.J. Moore to be 1st on the depth chart
“He's going to be Josh Allen's No. 1.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew England PatriotsAug 31, 2026
New England Patriots to finish with 11 wins
“I still think they can be an 11-win team”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Power RankingsAug 31, 2026
“Danny Parkins' AFC East Prediction 1. Buffalo Bills 2. New England Patriots 3. New York Jets 4. Miami Dolphins”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksNew England PatriotsAug 31, 2026
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“ahead of the New England Patriots with a playoff berth”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersBuffalo BillsAug 31, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“projecting the Buffalo Bills at the top of the division ahead of the New England Patriots”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Kirk HerbstreitGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Herbstreit made a full slate of Week 1 picks — Lions, Ravens, Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles, Packers and Cowboys — and also said he still thinks Seattle is the team to beat in the NFC West.
- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
- Richard ShermanScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 98Sherman picked Seattle to beat New England 28-17 in the opener, ran through score picks for the rest of the week one slate (49ers, Cowboys, Bills, Bears, Vikings, Colts, Broncos), said the Seahawks would also beat the Cardinals, Commanders and Chargers, backed Dallas to win its division, and predicted Christian Gonzalez's deal would come in barely above Devon Witherspoon's.
- Mike KadlickGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Kadlick's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games.
- Albert BreerGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Breer's Week 1 straight-up picks for all 16 games.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 95An unsigned CBS Sports Week 1 picks column predicts final scores for all 16 games, including a Seahawks rout of the Patriots in the Super Bowl rematch and a late Chiefs win over Denver in Patrick Mahomes' return.
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