Cody Rourke· Sep 8, 2026
Rourke expects the Broncos to finish either 13-4 or 12-5 and predicts they open the season by winning at Kansas City by at least 10 points.
“It's either thirteen and four or twelve and five.”
said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Broncos (podcast) · read the original →
2 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
1 of 2 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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2 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.
- Game Outcome PicksDenver BroncosSep 8, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“Are they are they starting the season with a dub? ... Yes. Absolutely. Okay. They're gonna they're gonna go to Kansas City. They're gonna win by at least 10 points.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 10-31
- skill:
- -200
- they picked:
- DEN
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Season Win TotalsDenver BroncosSep 8, 2026
Denver Broncos to finish with ? wins
“It's either thirteen and four or twelve and five. That's kinda where I'm leaning right now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Denver BroncosMiss · 2The unbylined CBS Sports preview picks Denver to win at Arrowhead in Week 1, 21-20, and expects Kenneth Walker III to be Kansas City's lead back while Jaylen Waddle serves as Bo Nix's top receiving target in Denver.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Parkins picked the Giants to upset Dallas, the Steelers to beat Atlanta by two scores, the Bears to beat Carolina, the Bills to beat Houston and Denver to beat Kansas City outright; he also said Justin Herbert will win an MVP and had the Bengals as AFC North champs.
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