Gregg Rosenthal· Oct 17, 2025
Gregg predicted the Chiefs would blow out the Raiders 35-14, the Lions would beat the Buccaneers at home, the Rams would beat the Jaguars in London, and expected Jacoby Brissett rather than Kyler Murray to start for Arizona against Green Bay.
“I mean put up thirty five to fourteen.”
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3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 92.1 out of 100, against 47.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsOct 17, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs 35 — Raiders 14
“Forget it. Yeah, I mean put up thirty five to fourteen. I apologize to Gino Smith, but I just think this Raiders seems one of the worst teams in the league.”
Close · 76Scored 76.19a naive guess scored 50+43.74 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 0-31
- skill:
- 43.74
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 76.19
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 31
- weeks left when called:
- 12
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 21
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsOct 17, 2025
Los Angeles Rams to beat Jaguars
“I had the Jaguars covering the spread... I have the Rams winning, so I don't feel strong about that game.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+167 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 35-7
- skill:
- 167
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- JAX
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 12
Jacoby Brissett to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think it's probably Jacoby Brissett, but Kyler Murray was at practice on Wednesday... it sounded like they would prefer to rest Kyler through the by”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+13.92 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- ARI
- skill:
- 13.92
- player:
- Jacoby Brissett
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 91.67
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 2
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1.67
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 12
What others said about the same people
- Joshua SchulmanGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Schulman endorses the view that the Chiefs will beat the Colts in their Sunday night matchup, calling ESPN's heavy lean toward Kansas City a fair assessment.
- Nick WrightGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Amid his Week 2 spread picks, Wright made a few straight-up calls: Jacksonville wins outright at Denver, Carolina wins at Atlanta, and he'd be stunned if Kansas City lost to Indianapolis. He also expected Zay Flowers and Ladd McConkie to sit out with injuries.
- Greg JenningsGame Outcome Picks · Arizona CardinalsMiss · 0Jennings put the Cardinals up as his upset alert over Seattle, backed the Texans over Cincinnati and the Bears over Minnesota with chips, put two chips on Denver beating Jacksonville, and wrote a headline of the Packers beating the Jets; he also called the Bengals a playoff team and the Chiefs winners over Indianapolis.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Dubin has Houston beating Cincinnati at home and Kansas City grinding out a narrow win over Indianapolis.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Arizona CardinalsMiss · 0Breech has San Francisco routing Miami 38-16 and says the Dolphins are headed for an 0-17 season; he also picks Arizona to upset Seattle 20-17.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 83Prisco picks final scores for every Week 2 NFL game, with several teams that lost in Week 1 — the Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys, Packers and Rams — bouncing back, and the Bills outlasting the Lions in a shootout.
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