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Dan Pizzuta · Sep 10, 2020

Pizzuta predicts each division's order of finish, names playoff/wild card teams, and picks the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in the Super Bowl.

Baltimore Ravens over Dallas Cowboys

published in writing · Sharp Football Analysis · read the original (as archived Sep 23, 2020) → · live page

25 checkable claims from this

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.

  • NFC South: New Orleans Saints (predicted division winner)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    NO
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

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  • Los Angeles Rams* (Wild Card)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    LAR
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • AFC South: Indianapolis Colts (predicted division winner)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    IND
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

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  • AFC East: New England Patriots (predicted division winner)

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    NE
    skill:
    -200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    false
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • AFC North: Baltimore Ravens (predicted division winner)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    BAL
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • Super Bowl pick: Baltimore Ravens over Dallas Cowboys

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    BAL
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    champion:
    TB
    runner up:
    KC
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • NFC North: Detroit Lions (predicted division winner)

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    DET
    skill:
    -200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    false
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • NFC East: Dallas Cowboys (predicted division winner)

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    DAL
    skill:
    -200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    false
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs (predicted division winner)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    KC
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers* (Wild Card)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    TB
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • NFC West: Seattle Seahawks (predicted division winner)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    SEA
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • San Francisco 49ers* (Wild Card)

    Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    SF
    skill:
    -200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    false
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • Buffalo Bills* (Wild Card teams are noted with an asterisk)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    BUF
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • Pittsburgh Steelers* (Wild Card)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    PIT
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • Cleveland Browns* (Wild Card)

    Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+200 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    CLE
    skill:
    200
    season:
    2020
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    17
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    17

    Think this is wrong?

  • AFC East: New England Patriots, Buffalo Bills*, Miami Dolphins, New York Jets

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

    Think this is wrong?

  • AFC North: Baltimore Ravens, Cleveland Browns*, Pittsburgh Steelers*, Cincinnati Bengals

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

    Think this is wrong?

  • NFC North: Detroit Lions, Green Bay Packers, Minnesota Vikings, Chicago Bears

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • AFC West: Kansas City Chiefs, Las Vegas Raiders, Los Angeles Chargers, Denver Broncos

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • NFC East: Dallas Cowboys, Philadelphia Eagles, Washington Football Team, New York Giants

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • NFC West: Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams*, San Francisco 49ers*, Arizona Cardinals

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • AFC South: Indianapolis Colts, Houston Texans, Tennessee Titans, Jacksonville Jaguars

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • Super Bowl pick: Baltimore Ravens over Dallas Cowboys

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • Super Bowl pick: Baltimore Ravens over Dallas Cowboys

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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  • NFC South: New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers*, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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