# Chad Ochocinco Johnson: Ochocinco says Christian Gonzalez belongs in the top-five DB conversation, believes Kyler Murray will be elsewhere next year, expects Chase to get a one-game suspension, backs Sam Darnold to bounce back, and floats Jaxon Smith-Njigba reaching 2,000 receiving yards. He also reminds listeners he called the Bears and Panthers as teams to watch before the season. **Claimed:** Nov 19, 2025 **Pundit:** Chad Ochocinco Johnson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/chad-ochocinco-johnson **Outlet:** Nightcap (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/nightcap-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/nightcap-with-unc-ocho/best-of-nfl-week-11-part-2 5 checkable claims — 2 surprise team calls, 1 player season number, 1 positional finishe and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 3 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 26.4 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Who are the two teams I told you to watch out for before the season started when I talked to you in August. The Bears and the Panthers. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Kyler Murray to move** - Kind: Trade and Signing Calls · About: Kyler Murray - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Christian Gonzalez to finish top 5 at his position, by interceptions** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Christian Gonzalez, New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards** - Kind: Player Season Numbers · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 79.3 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Chicago Bears to beat expectations** - Kind: Surprise Team Calls · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carolina Panthers to beat expectations** - Kind: Surprise Team Calls · About: Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Kyler Murray — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/kyler-murray - Christian Gonzalez — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/christian-gonzalez - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bears - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/panthers ## What others said about the same people - Michael Hanich on Seattle Seahawks: Hanich argues the Week 2 road game at Arizona is not a true trap game, citing Seattle's long winning streak in the series, Mike Macdonald's preparation and injuries in the Cardinals' secondary, and rates his confidence in the Seahawks at 7. He also suggests safety Nick Emmanwori may miss a second straight game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/735e7874-81a3-4bde-8c8f-d718cadf6e33 (scored 100) - Scott Kennedy on Carolina Panthers: Expects the Falcons to fall to 0-2 in Cooper Rush starts, losing 24-13 to Carolina. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c0be929d-8c00-4148-b8d0-968b34e5d510 (scored 52.38) - Seth Walder on Carolina Panthers: Picks the Panthers to beat the Falcons in Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/61d68b2a-468b-44a5-b949-a6b152bbafc0 (scored 100) - Garrett Chapman on Carolina Panthers: Thinks Atlanta matches up well but still falls short, picking Carolina 23-20. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5be072b2-97fa-40f2-999b-b1007f18e933 (scored 50) - Jerry Jones on Carolina Panthers: Predicts Carolina pulls away from Atlanta, with the Falcons defense keeping it close early, in a 27-16 Panthers win. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/12652a3a-c719-4206-a93b-f5b8ebc09beb (scored 52.38) - Eric Moody on Carolina Panthers: Picks the Panthers to beat the Falcons in Atlanta. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8781a68b-56d0-4cd0-bf58-b7791e174082 (scored 100) ## More surprise team calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Carter Bahns on Cincinnati Bengals: Bahns named the Bengals a dark-horse Super Bowl contender on the strength of their retooled defense. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/498b82e1-23f4-4817-a025-fb862176a7d5 (not settled) - John Breech on New Orleans Saints: Breech expects Caleb Williams to return quickly from his hamstring injury, at the latest by Week 4 against the Jets or Week 5 against the Packers, and he picked the Rams to beat the Giants on Monday night. He also floated the Saints as a potential surprise team this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/66fd2840-c785-4c7f-9284-eb570c4dd0c4 (not settled) - Ralph Vacchiano on New Orleans Saints: Vacchiano says the Saints, whom he had already called the NFC's biggest surprise of the season, are good enough to win the weak NFC South, though not yet a championship contender. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5f9c80c5-56ee-4c30-9938-09b673e1cb7f (not settled) - Gilberto Manzano on Las Vegas Raiders: Manzano calls the 2-0 Raiders under first-time head coach Klint Kubiak one of the season's biggest surprise teams and a club now thinking playoffs, sees the 2-0 49ers headed for another winning season, and views New Orleans as the class of the NFC South with Tyler Shough playing well. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fa21a317-d0b7-4f3e-81de-9d115e1a8be7 (not settled) - John Breech on New Orleans Saints: Grading Week 2, Breech says the Saints — fresh off upsetting the Ravens in Baltimore — look like a club that could beat expectations this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1a27a5ac-d1f0-4578-b0d0-9ef7e24f7639 (not settled) - Nick Wright on Atlanta Falcons: Wright stuck by his preseason call of a 12-5 Bills team that wins its division, picked the Jaguars to beat Denver outright, leaned Texans over Cincinnati, still has Atlanta as his deep sleeper, counts New England among his 14 playoff teams, and recalled pegging Washington for a 5-12 or 6-11 year with a bottom-six defense. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d9357a30-3f1d-4be4-8ce6-529f21f9aeac (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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