# Chad Ochocinco Johnson — prediction record Chad Ochocinco Johnson played wide receiver in the NFL for eleven seasons, most of them with the Cincinnati Bengals, who drafted him in the second round of the 2001 draft. He played college football at Santa Monica and Oregon State, earned six Pro Bowl selections and three All-Pro nods, and holds nearly every Bengals receiving record. In 2011 he was traded to New England and played in Super Bowl XLVI. After brief stints with Miami, the Montreal Alouettes, and a Mexican league team, Johnson transitioned to media. He now co-hosts the Nightcap podcast and appears on Fox Sports, where he weighs in on everything from quarterback competitions to surprise-team picks. His predictions here cover player movement, game outcomes, and the occasional top-ten list — with a clear affection for the Bengals and a willingness to take positions on names like Deshaun Watson, Shedeur Sanders, and George Pickens. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 37.89% - **MissedTakes Score:** -13.24 - **Graded articles:** 21 - **Graded individual calls:** 35 - **Clarity:** 95.45% LIMITED SAMPLE: between 10 and 29 graded articles. Treat with caution. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology ## Graded articles (21) ### Sep 11, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Ochocinco predicted the Bengals would score about 42 points and overwhelm Tampa Bay, and said not to be surprised if Odell posts over 100 receiving yards and a touchdown while filling the void left by Malik Nabers' absence. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/489fd360-3b9e-428b-bd3b-f1bb01063876 ### Jul 18, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Ocho predicted the free-agent receiver would sign with either Baltimore or Washington, and separately claimed the Dallas Cowboys would be the class of the NFC this season. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7ea7ec88-8e00-40c9-96d4-e028012959d8 ### Feb 23, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Johnson says the Steelers aren't legitimate Super Bowl contenders even with Aaron Rodgers back, and that Saquon Barkley can have a bounce-back season in year nine with the Eagles competing for a championship if the offensive line stays healthy. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd0eab3d-1392-41f3-a9b6-026860f9ffa5 ### Feb 18, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call Discussing Tyreek Hill's release, Ochocinco favored the Chiefs (and mentioned Buffalo) as a landing spot, said Hill would still outperform nearly all NFL receivers if used correctly, and declared Hill a first-ballot Hall of Famer. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bdde2f9c-46b6-48dd-aa45-1a8492817a19 ### Dec 29, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Ochocinco names Matthew Stafford as this season's MVP over Drake Maye, and says there's a good chance Jaxon Smith-Njigba breaks the single-season receiving yards record. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c71d9869-b2eb-465d-8fcc-fa74d42cf1b9 ### Nov 23, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Working the Thanksgiving Bengals-Ravens game, Ochocinco said the Bengals are going to win it. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1dd949c8-2a82-4846-a1af-5eb736ecfc86 ### Nov 19, 2025 — scored 26.43 across 3 calls Ochocinco says Christian Gonzalez belongs in the top-five DB conversation, believes Kyler Murray will be elsewhere next year, expects Chase to get a one-game suspension, backs Sam Darnold to bounce back, and floats Jaxon Smith-Njigba reaching 2,000 receiving yards. He also reminds listeners he called the Bears and Panthers as teams to watch before the season. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c6469c58-b508-48d9-b72f-fe6e0d7d4da5 ### Nov 14, 2025 — scored 0 across 3 calls Johnson says the Chargers will make a nice run this season, argues Christian Gonzalez belongs among the top five defensive backs, believes Kyler Murray will be somewhere else next year, expects the Patriots to stay dominant for a decade-plus, and says the Bengals' season hinges on beating the Steelers — while conceding the Ravens would likely win the division if Cincinnati loses that game. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/098a8458-ed5c-4dca-a285-432009fe31da ### Oct 16, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls Johnson predicted Ja'Marr Chase would go over 74.5 receiving yards against the Steelers, said the Bengals can beat Pittsburgh in a close, low-scoring game, and forecast that George Pickens will leave Dallas in free agency and sign with the Raiders. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/840ff222-e013-4906-9c15-ce6172f300f0 ### Oct 9, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Ochocinco says he feels good about the Bengals' chances against the Packers and warns people not to be surprised if Cincinnati wins that game. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1ed0900d-f139-4058-9183-6731856fe565 ### Sep 25, 2025 — scored 0 across 2 calls Johnson predicted the Bengals would win two straight with Jake Browning at quarterback — beating the Broncos on Monday night and then beating the Lions in Cincinnati. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/077d983e-4c5a-44eb-89d4-7cb073bbf793 ### Sep 2, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls Johnson predicted that Jahmyr Gibbs of the Detroit Lions will be the next running back to sign a record-resetting contract, going north of $17-18 million per year, and expects Jalen Carter to reset the market and surpass Chris Jones' deal. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9e73fb7b-57e3-41d6-92fe-bb853c43b125 ### Jul 21, 2025 — scored 4.17 across 2 calls Johnson says Jalen Hurts is definitively a top-five quarterback, ranking him fifth, and predicts the Eagles have a good chance to return to the Super Bowl barring injury. He also says unsigned veterans like Keenan Allen will land on rosters, and says the Ravens just need to stop turning the ball over in the playoffs. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cbbedbc5-9df6-447b-bbca-1ee63e4404c8 ### Jul 16, 2025 — scored 43.33 across 3 calls Ochocinco gave his own top-of-the-league quarterback ordering (Mahomes 1, Burrow 2, Lamar 3, Josh Allen 4), argued Jalen Hurts belongs in the top five ahead of Jayden Daniels, predicted the Eagles return to the Super Bowl, and forecast the Bengals beating the Steelers again while starting the season 5-0. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3f1bb418-8974-4615-add8-75cd12e0b735 ### Jul 15, 2025 — scored 75 across 4 calls Chad predicts the Bengals will beat the Steelers again this season, says Cincinnati will start the year 5-0, and forecasts that Joe Flacco opens as Cleveland's starter before Shedeur Sanders takes over. He also puts Jerry Jeudy at 1,500 receiving yards. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4df69480-bac3-47d8-9f6c-6faccbd19ad4 ### Jul 7, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Johnson dismissed the Madden curse and said Saquon Barkley will stay healthy, and added that he sees a good chance the Eagles repeat as champions. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c1235466-27c2-49ce-afde-e50dc399edb0 ### Jun 9, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Johnson says the Ravens can be counted on to reach the playoffs every year with Lamar Jackson, though he isn't sure the Super Bowl comes this season, and he restates that he picked the Pacers to win the NBA Finals series. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d29ebe73-6164-4023-a6b7-15b12db8f9a3 ### Jun 7, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Discussing Saquon Barkley's Madden cover and the so-called Madden Curse, Johnson dismissed injury concerns and said he believes there's a good chance Barkley's team (the defending champion Eagles) repeats as Super Bowl champions, while noting the Commanders and Cowboys have improved. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e77cb260-f32a-4217-ad3c-2813ca248b8b ### Jun 3, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Discussing Saquon Barkley being on the Madden NFL 26 cover, he dismissed the Madden curse, said Barkley will be fine, and added there's a good chance his team repeats as champions even with Washington and Dallas improving. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c1820397-181b-40f1-9f3b-dc759836b682 ### May 30, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Johnson says Joe Flacco should and will start the season for Cleveland until the rookies are ready, dismisses Kenny Pickett as no threat for the job, and thinks Justin Fields will have a strong season in his new situation. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3b3128b0-bd3a-49f6-97e6-92c56f34556f ### May 23, 2025 — scored 55 across 1 call Asked whether Brock Purdy is a top-10 quarterback, Ochocinco ran through the quarterbacks he places ahead of Purdy, naming roughly a dozen signal-callers and implying Purdy sits outside that group. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cbe2a86c-3f9a-4d4c-af7b-c38c72ca37a9 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. 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