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Gregg Rosenthal · Jan 2, 2026

Rosenthal's three official Week 18 picks were the Broncos over the Chargers' backups, the Vikings over the Packers and the Jaguars over the Titans, with side leans toward the Texans, Bears, Dolphins, Browns and Eagles. He also predicted Clayton Tune, not Malik Willis, would start at quarterback for Green Bay.

I just think this is a team in Denver that is going to swarm.

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  • we might not know until game time who's starting at quarterback, but I feel pretty good that it's gonna be Clayton Tune, not Malik Willis

    Scored 83.33a naive guess scored 91.67-8.83 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    GB
    skill:
    -8.83
    player:
    Clayton Tune
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    83.33
    baseline:
    91.67
    position:
    QB
    naive slot:
    2
    actual slot:
    3
    difficulty:
    1.06
    measured by:
    passing yards
    naive basis:
    where he sat last season
    weeks in the season:
    18
    predicted slot:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    1

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  • The Jaguars are playing for their division championship against a really bad Titans one... I like the Jags minus twelve and a half a little more than the Bills

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  • I kind of like uh in the normal games too, kind of like the Bears.

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  • I kind of like the Dolphins that cover ten and a half

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  • Interesting, okay, with their backup. I agree with you. That's what I had. I think Tanner McKee and their backups are good enough.

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  • Are the Texans a team that you can trust to cover ten and a half at home against Riley Leonard? I think they are.

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  • Do I trust the Cincinnati Bengals... to be favored by seven and a half when you're going up against one of the best defense league, I really don't. So the Browns are just one a little extra.

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  • we're gonna both go in on the Broncos minus twelve and a half to beat the Chargers backups

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  • I'm taking the Vikings minus six and a half.

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