Nick Wright· Sep 2, 2026
Nick Wright ran through his projected 2025 records for all 16 AFC teams, calling Baltimore a 13-win regular-season juggernaut, Houston a 12-win team with the league's best defense, and going under on the Jets, Bengals, Steelers and Chargers; he also picked the Chiefs' game-by-game schedule to 12-5 and said Buffalo wins the AFC East.
“But I think Baltimore is going to be a 13 win team.”
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39 checkable claims — 19 game outcome picks, 16 season win totals, 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick and 1 position group ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 19 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 39 have settled so far, averaging 33.3 out of 100, against 66.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 17 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 7 and below it on 10.
Where this call stands in the room
Shedeur Sanders · 2026 season9 calls from 8 pundits between 1 and 2. Nick Wright said 1. the room's median is 1. not settled yet
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Who this take is about
- Denver Broncos
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Shedeur Sanders
- Cleveland Browns
- Buffalo Bills
- Las Vegas Raiders
- Seattle Seahawks
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Houston Texans
- Tennessee Titans
- New England Patriots
- New York Jets
- Baltimore Ravens
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Indianapolis Colts
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Los Angeles Rams
- Miami Dolphins
The games in this take
- Cardinals at Chargers 23 calls
- Broncos at Chiefs 45 calls
- Raiders at Chargers 3 calls
- Colts at Chiefs 4 calls
- Chiefs at Dolphins 3 calls
- Chiefs at Raiders 3 calls
- Chiefs at Seahawks 5 calls
- Chiefs at Falcons 3 calls
- Chiefs at Rams 6 calls
- Patriots at Chiefs 3 calls
- 49ers at Chiefs 3 calls
39 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 2, 2026
Denver Broncos to win
“Week 8, at Denver, with Jim Nance... loss. They're 5-2.”
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
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week one, Monday Night Football with the stadium on fire for Patrick's return against the Broncos. Win.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- KC
- score:
- 10-31
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles ChargersSep 2, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to win
“Listen, they're going to start out 2-0... They're home for the Cardinals, home for the Raiders.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- ARI
- score:
- 26-14
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- LAC
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Home for the Patriots, win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Shedeur Sanders to be 1st on the depth chart
“And I, like everybody else, expect Shador to be starting in short order”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsSep 2, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win
“Week 12, home. At Buffalo, Thursday, I think on Thanksgiving, annual tradition, loss.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week 10, home for the Falcons, win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week 11, home for the Cardinals, win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Home for the Raiders, win. That is 12-5.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLas Vegas RaidersSep 2, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders to finish with 3 wins
“The Raiders, I have a soft spot for the Raiders, I guess, because I have them going 3-14.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week two, home for the Colts. Win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsCleveland BrownsSep 2, 2026
Cleveland Browns to finish with 4 wins
“Cleveland's win total is 5.5. I have Cleveland winning, I think, four games”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksSeattle SeahawksSep 2, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win
“Week seven, At Seattle, Sunday Night Football, loss.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsPittsburgh SteelersSep 2, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 6 wins
“I am, however, going under on the Pittsburgh Steelers. They're at 8.5 with Jews to the under. I projected them to go 6-11.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsHouston TexansSep 2, 2026
Houston Texans to finish with 12 wins
“I have the Houston Texans this season competing for the one seed, going 12-5”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersBuffalo BillsSep 2, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“Again, I have them 11-6. I do have them winning the division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsTennessee TitansSep 2, 2026
Tennessee Titans to finish with 6 wins
“The Titans at 6.5. I have the Titans finding six wins.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew England PatriotsSep 2, 2026
New England Patriots to finish with 10 wins
“The Patriots' total is 10.5. I have them going 10.7... I'm going 10-7.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew York JetsSep 2, 2026
New York Jets to finish with 4 wins
“The New York Jets total is 5.5. I have them going 4-13.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsBaltimore RavensSep 2, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 13 wins
“Baltimore Ravens, total is 11.5... I have them going 13-4”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week three, at the Dolphins. Give me a break. Win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles ChargersSep 2, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 9 wins
“Now, looking at it, I do have the Chargers going 9-8, and their total's 9.5”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Position Group RankingsSep 2, 2026
“going 12-5, and that defense being the best defense in the NFL”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsJacksonville JaguarsSep 2, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 10 wins
“The Jags are 8.5... I have him going 10 and seven, but that's an over.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week four, at the Raiders. Win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week six, home for the Chargers. Win. They're 5-0.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Home for the Niners, win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles ChargersSep 2, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to win
“At the Chargers, Week 17, loss.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“Consider me someone who's going to go ahead and say the team that's represented the AFC in the Super Bowl three of the last four years is not going to miss the playoffs again.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsIndianapolis ColtsSep 2, 2026
Indianapolis Colts to finish with 7 wins
“The Colts are at 7.5. I have the Colts going 7-10.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsDenver BroncosSep 2, 2026
Denver Broncos to finish with 11 wins
“Their total's 9.5. I have them going 11-6.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 12 wins
“their win total is 10.5 with juice to the over... I think this team goes 12-5”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“Week 9, home for the Jets, win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsCincinnati BengalsSep 2, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 9 wins
“Cincinnati's total is 10 and a half. It is juiced to the under. I think Cincinnati is a nine win team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsSep 2, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to win
“the following week, at the Rams, loss.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“At the Bengals, win.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles ChargersSep 2, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to win
“Listen, they're going to start out 2-0... They're home for the Cardinals, home for the Raiders.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsBuffalo BillsSep 2, 2026
Buffalo Bills to finish with 11 wins
“We will start with the Buffalo Bills. their projected win total is 10 and a half. My final numbers on them. I have them going 11 and six.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsMiami DolphinsSep 2, 2026
Miami Dolphins to finish with 3 wins
“The Miami Dolphins are projected 3.5 wins... I have them winning 3 games.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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- John ShipleyRoster Spot Calls · Jack KiserMiss · 0Shipley projects a full 16-player (plus one international/exemption spot) Jaguars practice squad for 2026, naming specific players at each position he expects to land there.
- Bucky BrooksTrade and Signing Calls · Keenan AllenHit · 100Brooks predicted J.J. McCarthy won't be on the Vikings' roster (traded or released), said Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' QB competition, made a series of 2025 award picks, made 2026 Heisman/draft projections including Arch Manning as the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick, and said none of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow win a championship this season.
- Mike FlorioDepth Chart Calls · Shedeur SandersMiss · 0Florio reports the Browns will start Deshaun Watson in Week 1 but predicts Shedeur Sanders will likely be the starting quarterback by Week 3.
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- Chad MillmanGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Chad Millman said he had taken money-line positions on several Week 1 underdogs — the Texans outright over the Bills, the Giants outright over Dallas (in a money-line underdog parlay), and Miami outright at Las Vegas — and that the show's survivor pick was the Steelers to win.
- Bill HuberGame Outcome Picks · Minnesota VikingsHit · 100Huber forecasts the Packers starting 3-4 through seven games — losing at Minnesota and Tampa Bay, beating the Jets and Falcons, losing to the Bears — and finishing the season with about eight wins.
- Eric CohenGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsHit · 100Cohen says the Bears win easily in Carolina, and that Tennessee starts 1-0 over a Jets team he considers the third-worst in the league.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Philadelphia EaglesHit · 100Sullivan takes the Jaguars to beat the Browns, doubting Deshaun Watson, and takes the Eagles over the Commanders at home.
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