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Sayre Bedinger· Sep 8, 2026

Bettinger predicts at least 12 wins for Denver, a win at Kansas City in Week 1, wins in the Dolphins/Jets/Raiders stretch, Jaylen Waddle and Riley Moss as team MVPs, and a Broncos-Rams Super Bowl that Denver wins.

“I've got 12 wins minimum.”

said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Broncos (podcast) · read the original →

10 checkable claims — 4 game outcome picks, 2 award picks, 2 conference champions, 1 season win total and 1 super bowl pick — 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.

1 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room.

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Denver Broncos · 2026 season · wins

21 calls from 14 pundits between 9.5 wins and 13 wins. Sayre Bedinger said 12 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet

Sayre Bedinger — 12 winsthe room — 21 calls from 14 punditsmedian 11 wins

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