Brian & Geoff · Jan 10, 2026
Schwartz predicted Indiana would blow out Miami to win the national title, said Fernando Mendoza would be the No. 1 overall pick (with the Raiders getting him), and picked the Rams, Packers, Jaguars and Texans on wild card weekend while ranking Jacksonville as his AFC champion and the Rams as the top remaining Super Bowl contender.
“But again, Indiana is going, I think to throttle Miami and it's gonna be a story that we've never seen before.”
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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 PicksJacksonville JaguarsJan 10, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to win
“I think Jacksonvill wins it game. I think that they win this game.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 27-24
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- JAX
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- naive pick:
- JAX
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Mock Draft PicksFernando MendozaJan 10, 2026
Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1
“I Mendos are very clear it's going to one overall idea... So how attractive is the Raiders job if you know you're getting Mendoza?”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Fernando Mendoza
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Game Outcome PicksHouston TexansJan 10, 2026
Houston Texans to win
“But I think Houston's much better... It's not a good matchup for Pittsburgh at all.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- HOU
- score:
- 30-6
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- HOU
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- naive pick:
- PIT
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Power RankingsJan 10, 2026
“Rams, Jaguars, Eagles, Bills. Okay, I think that's I think that's how it stacked them up. And then maybe Texans after that, five Texans”
Hit · 80Scored 80a naive guess scored 5+75 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 75
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 5
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 5
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay PackersJan 10, 2026
Green Bay Packers to win
“I'm just fading the Bears sort of being here in the position they are with a defense that's basically relying on turnovers only.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsJan 10, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to win
“So, I mean it's a very tall task for Carolina to win, and I would expect the Rams to handle the business. Handle their business today”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Conference ChampionsJacksonville JaguarsJan 10, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to reach the Super Bowl
“Of the team's playing this weekend I think Johnson's winning the AFC”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
- Head Coach RankingsJan 10, 2026
“Probably mister fancy my number one candidate. Probably probably Stefani we number one candidate... Probably Harbaugh too”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.