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Nick Wright covers the NFL with a focus on quarterback evaluations and team rankings. His predictions span game outcomes, draft positions, season win totals, and player awards, with particular attention to the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, and Chicago Bears. He weighs in on questions like Patrick Mahomes versus Josh Allen and the trajectory of young quarterbacks like Caleb Williams and Drake Maye.
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Every take from Nick Wright, including the ones still waiting →
Is Nick Wright accurate? Across 419 graded calls in 63 articles, Nick Wright scores 57.7% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 6.85, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
93.44% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
10 of 71 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 9 of 13.
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“At the end of the show with LeBatard, I said in passing, I think Kansas City is going to beat Detroit... And I think the Chiefs just find a way. Chiefs minus two”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win
“I believe in the Bucks. I am impressed by the Niners, but I believe in the Bucks. They're at home, they are laying just three points. We're gonna go with Baker”
Dallas Cowboys to win
“Dallas minus three at Carolina... I think the Cowboys offense can cook, and Dak has always cooked bad teams... Dallas minus three.”
Los Angeles Rams to win
“I'm putting in Rams minus seven and a half at Baltimore here... The Rams need it. They are the team on extra rest. I trust Stafford. The Ravens are a mess.”
Seattle Seahawks to win
“And then Seattle plus not Ian s Jackson's. So I think Seattle might just win that game anyways.”
Philadelphia Eagles to win
“But this feels like a Philly six point win... So I'll take Philly despite all the noise around to minus the three and a half”
Baltimore Ravens to win
“Yeah. I think Baltimore is gonna win. And I think there is added value here because ten days ago this game was Baltimore minus nine and a half.”
Marquise Brown to be 4th on the depth chart
“you have Thornton as your number three, Hollywood is your four, Juju is depth”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“We're gonna put the Chiefs and the Chargers in”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“the Bills are going to be in under this scenario”
Indianapolis Colts to make the playoffs
“let's just say the Colts keep doing what they're doing and they're in those five teams”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“We're gonna put the Chiefs and the Chargers in”
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“I would be very surprised if Kansas City can't go to Jacksonville and figure out how to get a win against a really good Jags team... But I don't think they're gonna win.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“we're saying, the Steelers are going to be in”
Baltimore Ravens to win
“if we just play this out and I think they are going to win this weekend... I think they could win with with Cooper Rush... if you just run Dereck Henry thirty five times, I think you can beat up flailing Texans team”
Justin Jefferson to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards
“I still think Jefferson is the best receiver in football”
Tetairoa McMillan to finish top 5 at his position, by receiving yards
“he's certainly demons has to be in your top five. Certainly.”
Tyquan Thornton to be 3rd on the depth chart
“all of a sudden, you have Thornton as your number three, Hollywood is your four, Juju is depth”
Green Bay Packers to win
“If I had to bet a side here, I would definitely bet green Bay... I think that a blowout is far more likely than a Dallas victory.”
Minnesota Vikings to win
“I love Minnesota laying a field laying less than a field goal... So I love Minnesota minus two and a half.”
Buffalo Bills to win
“Buffalo can dominate this game and should dominate this game”
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“I mean, Mahomes doesn't lose to Lamar... I believe the Chiefs are better than Baltimore... I'll take the Chiefs here.”
Green Bay Packers to win
“But this is the one that we're going with. I don't see green Bay losing that game.”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“It will still be so hard to find seven AFC playoff teams without including both of the Chiefs and the Ravens.”
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“It will still be so hard to find seven AFC playoff teams without including both of the Chiefs and the Ravens.”
Minnesota Vikings to win
“I cannot wait to be on the Vikings this weekend as they play a London or an Ireland game, and that defense going after Aaron Rodgers... they're rolling with WinCE for this overseas game against Pittsburgh.”
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“I hope you're right. I picked New England make the playoffs.”
Los Angeles Chargers to win
“Talking about bow Knicks, I think the Chargers win this game, maybe a good game, maybe just by a field goal”
Atlanta Falcons to win
“So I will lay the five points with Atlanta... We're going Atlanta, laying the five in Carolina.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win
“And I know you all expected me to have the Chiefs minus six at the Giants because I'm so confident they're going to win. I don't know if it's gonna be pretty. I just believe they're gonna win.”
Green Bay Packers to win
“Yeah, so I think Green Bay is gonna annihilate the Browns. I do not mind laying more than a touchdown on the road.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take the top seed
“in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed. I think Philly and Green Bays divisions are so much tougher than what Baker's going to be dealing with.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to reach the Super Bowl
“I picked Tampa to go to the super Bowl in large part because I thought they could have the number one seed.”
Joe Burrow to win Comeback Player of the Year
“next year he likely becomes the NFL's first ever three times Comeback Player of the Year winner”
Miami Dolphins to win
“I'm actually going with the Dolphins in my in my herd picks. I think I've got the minus one and a half or some minus one.”
Arizona Cardinals to win
“All right, That's why I'm with you there. Six and a half's a lot Arizona. But yeah, Carolina sucks.”