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Chris Berman

Chris Berman

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All Takes

Void
Take Slip·Feb 2, 2026
#PMT-2026-0202-15871
Chris BermanChris Berman

Sam Darnold was never the problem during his tenure with the Jets

I said, can I just say one thing to you? There are a lot of people in New York rooting for you. Parentheses. I didn't say it. But he got it. Like, he goes, it's nice for you to say. I said, no, no, I grew up at Shea Stadium... They figured out you're not the problem.

Darnold's performance leading the 2025 Seahawks to the Super Bowl provides strong retrospective evidence for this opinion.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 2, 2026
#PMT-2026-0202-15874
Chris BermanChris Berman

Jaxon Smith-Njigba has the best body language of any receiver I've ever seen

You'll find that fascinating. It's, Sam never heard a quarterback say it. He's got the best body language of any receiver that I've ever seen. Body language. Well, that's usually something said in a singles bar.

This is a qualitative scouting opinion from a veteran broadcaster.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 2, 2026
#PMT-2026-0202-15875
Chris BermanChris Berman

Bill Belichick is an obvious Hall of Famer and the voters look foolish for his snub

They look pretty foolish... I had my speech half written for Bill. Not that I'm sitting there writing it in January... 11 people [voting against him] is a lot. It's a lot of people. I understand. Willie Mays wasn't unanimous... but duh. He's in... Oh God yes. [He should be in the Hall].

While the vote is subjective, Belichick is widely considered one of the greatest coaches ever, making his exclusion highly controversial.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 2, 2026
#PMT-2026-0202-15878
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Seahawks will beat the Patriots 26-17 in Super Bowl 60

I would, I made the spread five... Somewhere in the game there will be a one yard touchdown run by the Seahawks... I had, and we can massage it, 26 17... Seventeens a normal score. I like to make it enough. Three or four. So that opposite... who's covering. I just think Seattle's [going to win].

The outcome of Super Bowl 60 is pending.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 2, 2026
#PMT-2026-0202-15879
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Seattle defense will score a touchdown in Super Bowl 60

I'm thinking, do I really step out and pick a defensive player? Ooh. Do I pick like, okay, they could either force a fumble, get and DeMarcus Lawrence picks it up and goes in. Or does Witherspoon pick six? ... If the Seattle defense scores first... just do it.

Pending the outcome of the game.
Open
Take Slip·May 21, 2025
#PMT-2025-0521-12797
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Buffalo Bills will somehow avoid the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs this year

Is this the year Buffalo somehow avoids Kansas City in the playoffs? ... means someone would've to lose or somebody... but somehow they don't meet. ... somehow the Chiefs and the Bills will miss each other in the playoffs.

This prediction covers the 2024/2025 postseason which is ongoing or upcoming.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2025
#PMT-2025-0207-11754
Chris BermanChris Berman

Deandre Hopkins will score a touchdown in the Super Bowl

I think if that's the sort of game that the Eagles are gonna give them... Hopkins up here. I, that's my, I like it... Anytime touchdown.

Depends on Super Bowl 59 box score.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2025
#PMT-2025-0207-11752
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Chiefs will beat the Eagles 29-26 to win Super Bowl 59

29, 26. Right? Same spread. I like it. Yeah. You know, 29, 26 chiefs.

Requires Super Bowl 59 outcome.
Loss
Take Slip·Feb 9, 2024·Picks
#PMT-2024-0209-7281
Chris BermanChris Berman

Marquez Valdes-Scantling will score the first touchdown of Super Bowl 58

Are we so happy with Valdes-Scantling? [Big Cat: Okay, down. It's in.] Now that's gotta be a big number. Marquez Valdes-Scantling first touchdown.

Christian McCaffrey scored the first touchdown of Super Bowl 58. MVS did score a touchdown later in the game.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2024
#PMT-2024-0207-16320
Chris BermanChris Berman

Patrick Mahomes is already in the GOAT discussion with Montana and Brady

He's already in that discussion... he's this ages Brady, or this generation, or this decades, Brady, Montana... He's already there because the potential is he 28 years old? I still think of him as 22 and 23... He gets it. Fascinating to me.

Mahomes won his 3rd Super Bowl just days after this interview, further cementing this claim.
Win
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2024
#PMT-2024-0207-16321
Chris BermanChris Berman

Taylor Swift is absolutely good for football

Absolutely. And I'll tell you why... I think she's legitimate. I'm in my mid thirties. I'm cheering on my guy and I'm having fun at the game... anything that makes somebody a pro football fan from nothing can't be all bad.

The NFL saw record ratings for Super Bowl LVIII and increased viewership among women.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2024
#PMT-2024-0207-16322
Chris BermanChris Berman

Josh Allen would have a Super Bowl appearance by now if he played in the NFC

If Josh Allen was in the NFC, he'd probably have been in his Super Bowl by now. I would think so. [Big Cat: And the 49ers are. Yeah. They had one year.]... the AFC, the best quarterbacks in football. Well aren't they all there?

Purely hypothetical but widely accepted due to the depth of AFC quarterbacks.
Push
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2024
#PMT-2024-0207-16323
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Chiefs will beat the 49ers 22-18 in Super Bowl LVIII

I think the Chiefs repeat. 23-20. [Big Cat: No, let's fix that.]... So 22-18. You get to 18, I mean, there's six... you could kick a lot of field goal. 22-18. The Chiefs, I have them winning. I'd like to see a repeat champ and I just hope people recognize what they're watching.

The Chiefs won 25-22. Berman was correct on the winner but wrong on the specific score.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 6, 2023
#PMT-2023-0206-16133
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Buffalo Bills will reach at least one Super Bowl during the Josh Allen window

I think they'll be in one, at least one. Cause [Josh Allen] is really good. And he was hurt... but they're the best three [Mahomes, Burrow, Allen]. I'm very confident that they'll [get in].

Josh Allen's window is still open. As of the end of the 2024 season, the Bills have not yet reached a Super Bowl with Allen.
Open
Take Slip·Feb 6, 2023
#PMT-2023-0206-16134
Chris BermanChris Berman

Andy Reid will coach the Chiefs for at least five more years

I would think... Will Mahomes play more than five more years? Yes. Let's hope so. I'd be surprised if, if [Andy Reid] is not driven by... where am I going? If I have [Mahomes] and I have this set up.

Andy Reid is still coaching the Chiefs as of early 2025. We need to see if he reaches the 5-year mark from the 2023 take.
Push
Take Slip·Feb 6, 2023
#PMT-2023-0206-16135
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Chiefs will beat the Eagles 29-26 in Super Bowl LVII

I'm gonna pick the Chiefs... Could it be 31 27? Yes it could. About 29, 26 having a schwam. Yeah, that's a schwam score... I'm gonna give you guys the nod with the score.

The Chiefs won Super Bowl LVII 38-35. Berman correctly predicted the winner but the score was incorrect.
Loss
Take Slip·Dec 28, 2022
#PMT-2022-1228-9572
Chris BermanChris Berman

Barry Sanders had bionic ankles

The whoop came from Barry Sanders... I think his ankles were bionic. Tommy [Jackson] and I both think this because he, there's no way you could swivel as a human being like this speeds.

Sanders is human, so 'bionic' is incorrect, but his agility is verified by game footage.
Win
Take Slip·Dec 28, 2022
#PMT-2022-1228-9575
Chris BermanChris Berman

No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills

I just cranked it out on primetime. No one circles the wagons like the Buffalo Bills. And it became a war chant.

While a subjective team slogan, it is factually correct that Berman created and popularized this association.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-0207-12881
Chris BermanChris Berman

Bert 'Be Home' Blyleven is my best nickname ever

Bert Blyleven cause that's 'Be Home' Blyleven. Because you don't have to see... a kid and you heard from your parents 'be home by 11.' And as a parent you've told your kid 'be home by 11.' You don't have to be a genius to figure these out. That's probably the best.

This is subjective to Berman's own preference for his creations.
Void
Take Slip·Feb 7, 2022
#PMT-2022-0207-12882
Chris BermanChris Berman

The Rolling Stones are the greatest rock band of all time

If you're asking me a rock and roll honest question would have to be the [Rolling] Stones. I just think I would, because they're still doing it. And the songs from the sixties, they still could come out today. They they're, you know, 'Under My Thumb'...

Subjective music opinion.