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Mitchell Eisenstein· Jan 23, 2026

Mitchell picks Seattle to beat the Rams by a touchdown, 27-20, and advance to the Super Bowl, picks New England to beat Denver and reach the Super Bowl, and calls Kenneth Walker as Super Bowl MVP.

“I think we're looking at like a twenty seven to twenty game”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

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5 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 award pick, 1 game outcome pick and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 5 have settled, averaging 78.6 out of 100, against 19.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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5 checkable claims in this take

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  • Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksJan 23, 2026

    Seattle Seahawks 27 — Los Angeles Rams 20

    “I got them winning by a touchdown. I think we're looking at like a twenty seven to twenty game”

    Hit · 93Scored 92.86a naive guess scored 95.3-2.45 skill
    How this was scored
    score:
    27-31
    skill:
    -2.45
    they picked:
    SEA
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    92.86
    baseline:
    95.3
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    actual margin:
    4
    weeks left when called:
    0
    naive home margin:
    2.03
    predicted margin:
    7

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  • Conference ChampionsNew England PatriotsJan 23, 2026

    New England Patriots to reach the Super Bowl

    “New England Patriots are going to be marching out of the Super Bowl.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    100
    they picked:
    NE
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    champions:
    NE,SEA
    difficulty:
    1
    the naive guess:
    last season's conference champions
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0
    reached the Super Bowl:
    yes
    lost the conference final:
    no

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  • Conference ChampionsSeattle SeahawksJan 23, 2026

    Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl

    “I like the Seattle Seahawks to go on to the Super Bowl and face the winner of the next game.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    100
    they picked:
    SEA
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    champions:
    NE,SEA
    difficulty:
    1
    the naive guess:
    last season's conference champions
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0
    reached the Super Bowl:
    yes
    lost the conference final:
    no

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  • Game Outcome PicksNew England PatriotsJan 23, 2026

    New England Patriots to beat Denver Broncos

    “I too think that New England is going to be too tough a task for them... New England Patriots are going to be marching out of the Super Bowl.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    NE
    score:
    10-7
    skill:
    100
    they picked:
    NE
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    the naive pick:
    DEN
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • Award PicksKenneth Walker IIISeattle SeahawksJan 23, 2026

    Kenneth Walker III to win Super Bowl MVP

    “Kenneth Walker. Super Bowl MVP done... He's gonna win the Super Bowl MVP. Jot it down now.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    award:
    mvp
    naive:
    the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Kenneth Walker III
    season:
    2025
    winner:
    Matthew Stafford
    correct:
    no
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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