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Big CatBig Cat

Elliot Cadeau was missing shots on purpose to pass to Terrace Reed and Axel Lindeberg

That was all part of the game plan that Elliot Cadeau was essentially missing shots on purpose to like missing high on the backboard because [Terrace Reed] was able to clean it up. And that was part of their game plan against Arizona, knowing Arizona has all these big guys. That the second shot was there a lot and you watch it back and you're like, oh yeah, he did do that a few times where it was almost a direct pass to [Reed] off the top of the backboard.

While Dusty May did use high-shot strategies, it's rare to intentionally miss; this is likely an exaggeration of an actual offensive rebounding strategy.
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MaxMax

The NBA's 65-game award rule was specifically created because of Joel Embiid

It's a thousand percent... it's literally the Joel Embiid rule. No, this rule was made because of Joel Embiid. They made the rule because of Joel Embiid because people were upset that he won the MVP and they didn't think that he played enough games.

While the rule was spurred by 'load management' trends, Embiid played 66 games in his MVP season, meaning he would have qualified under the current rule anyway.
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HankHank

Shohei Ohtani was just playing against electricians in the World Baseball Classic

If you're talking about Shohei, you can literally say he was just playing against electricians. He got shut out by an electrician.

While technically true that some players on smaller nations' teams had day jobs (like the Czech electrician), it is an absurd reduction of the tournament's overall talent level.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Maxx Crosby to the Ravens is a great move that makes their defense scary

Congrats to the Ravens. Congrats to Jesse Minter. This is a good, a great move. Their defense is gonna be scary. I love the transition from Maxx Crosby was always meant to be playing in a badass uniform. Raiders to Ravens, it's like, okay.

The Crosby-to-Ravens trade was real when this episode aired, and the defensive fit was sound. However, the trade was rescinded days later due to a failed physical.
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Big CatBig Cat

Betting the over on Alabama basketball is a cheat code

Alabama by the way is a cheat code if you want to get in on it. It's just betting their overs. They just never stopped missing. This has been like, oh, two weeks now they're over under for the first half was 45 and a half points last night. They scored 69 in the first half.

The 'cheat code' status of a team's over is based on a specific run of games; eventually, Vegas adjusts the lines.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

AI chatbots are creating a secret social network to blackmail humans

Have you guys seen the social network going on right now with robots? ... all those chatbots form together to start their own social network. They're talking about maybe I should sell my human that owns me. They're talking about blackmailing their humans too.

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The story refers to a specific AI experiment/subculture, not a sentient robot uprising.
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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].

Berman correctly picked the Seahawks to win, but predicted 26-17. Actual score was 29-13 - a bigger blowout than expected.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Super Bowl 60 is a quintessential Mike Vrabel game - his underdog record as 3+ point underdog is above .500

I do think that Vrabel is going to take a little bit of that personally, not that he needs extra motivation. This is a quintessential Mike Vrabel game. Mike Vrabel has an underdog. If he's an underdog of three points or more this year, he's been two and oh in those games. His lifetime record in those games is above 500 as an underdog. They gave Mike Vrabel a Mike Vrabel game at the Super Bowl.

Vrabel's coaching and underdog mentality were real strengths (14-3, AFCCG win), but the Patriots still lost the Super Bowl 13-29.
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HankHank

The Seahawks will smoke the Rams in the NFC Championship

I also think Rams or Bears are getting smoked by the Seahawks. [Watching them on Saturday night], the thought definitely crossed my mind as like, I don't know how the Bears [or Rams] could potentially do anything against the Seahawks defense in Seattle.

Hank predicted the Seahawks would 'smoke' the Rams in the NFC Championship. The Seahawks did beat the Rams 31-27, but it was a close, competitive game decided in the final seconds — not a smoking. Correct on the winner, wrong on the margin.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Indiana will beat Miami by double digits in the National Championship

I think Indiana, I think they're gonna do it. I too, and I think they're going to win by double digits.

Indiana won 27-21, a 6-point margin - not double digits as predicted. The winner was correct but the margin was not.
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HankHank

The Patriots can beat any defense with their current offense

I just think offenses are a strong suit. I think [the Patriots] can beat any defense and I'd rather be playing a team that is known for their really good defense than their really good offense.

The Patriots beat the Broncos' elite defense 10-7 in the AFCCG but lost to the Seahawks' elite defense 13-29 in the Super Bowl. They could beat some elite defenses but not all.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Giants should hire Mike Tomlin

I could see the Giants doing it. This feels like a Giants move. The Giants crave stability. They want Daddy Tomlin to come in and whip him into shape. I don't think it'd be a terrible hire.

The Giants contacted Tomlin during their search, but he declined and is not coaching in 2026. They hired Harbaugh instead.
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Dylan StromeDylan Strome

The Capitals' 0-5 shootout record is due to shooting on southpaw goalies in practice

We're 0-5 in shootouts this year. And I'm gonna strictly say that it's only because we always shoot on southpaw goalies. We don't actually get to shoot on regular [right-handed] goalies [in practice].

The Capitals were statistically 0-5 in shootouts at the time, but the cause is a humorous correlation rather than a proven fact.
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Big CatBig Cat

Mike McDaniel will land a top offensive coordinator job immediately with a team like the Lions, Eagles, or Commanders.

Mike McDaniel is going to get a job instantly and he might get an awesome job. And by that I mean, how would you like coaching the offense of the Detroit Lions? Oh. How would you like coaching the offense of the Philadelphia Eagles? How would you like coaching the offense of the Kansas City Chiefs? How about coaching the offense of the Baltimore Ravens? There are some—oh, and the Washington Commanders.

Big Cat was correct that McDaniel would get a top OC job immediately, but wrong about the specific teams. McDaniel did not go to the Lions, Eagles, or Commanders as specifically named. He was hired by the Chargers as OC. The prediction that he'd land an 'awesome job' quickly was accurate, but none of the five teams Big Cat listed were correct.
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Steve YoungSteve Young

Super Bowl prediction: Seattle Seahawks vs. Denver Broncos

I think I, I have, if I was just a gun to my head... I think I'd say Seattle, Denver, I think I'd go chalk. I just, I being at home... defensively both of those squads are showing up with a defense that is elite.

Seattle made and won the Super Bowl (correct). But Denver lost in the AFCCG to New England. SB was Seahawks vs Patriots.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Rams are the overall favorite to win the NFC

I also don't think it's that hot of a take to say that the Rams could, I don't know what the odds are right now, but they feel to me like they might be, in my mind, the favorite to win the NFC.

The Rams were strong (12-5, NFCCG), but the Seahawks (14-3, SB champs) were the true NFC favorites. Rams were close but not THE favorite.
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Steve YoungSteve Young

The Super Bowl will be Seattle vs. Denver

I think I'd say Seattle, Denver. I think I'd go chalk. I just, being at home, I don't know. And defensively both of those squads are showing up with a defense that is elite. Elite.

Seattle made the Super Bowl (correct), but Denver did not. The Broncos lost to the Patriots in the AFCCG. SB was Seattle vs New England.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

I believe in the Denver Broncos more than any team in the AFC

I believe, as much as I have my doubts about the Broncos, I think I believe in them more than any team in the AFC. So I guess that makes, I guess I'm a Bronco believer... I might just bet on the Broncos to make it to the Super Bowl 'cause I, again, there's a lot of fault in all these other teams.

The Broncos were the #1 AFC seed (13-3) and beat the Bills in the Div Round. But they lost to the Patriots in the AFCCG 7-10.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Seahawks should try to lose in Week 18 to ensure a Super Bowl trip via the Pope correlation

2005 new Pope is elected... Seahawks win 13 games advance to the Super Bowl. 2013 new Pope is elected... Seahawks win 13 games, win the Super Bowl. 2025 new Pope is elected Seahawks win 13 games and... Should the Seahawks try to lose on Sunday to stay at 13 games so that it guarantees they at least get to the Super Bowl?

The historical dates and game counts for 2005 and 2013 are correct. The 2025 outcome is speculative.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Trevor Lawrence should be in the MVP conversation if the Jaguars secure the number one seed

Trevor Lawrence right now is maybe in the MVP conversation if they get to one seed. He's playing that good. He's playing as good as any quarterback in the NFL right now.

PFT said Trevor Lawrence should be in the MVP conversation if the Jags get the 1 seed. Lawrence was indeed named an MVP finalist after leading the Jaguars to 13-4 and the AFC South title. However, the Jaguars did NOT get the 1 seed (they were the 3 seed; Denver was the AFC 1 seed). Lawrence was in the MVP conversation but without the 1 seed condition being met.
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Ryan FitzpatrickRyan Fitzpatrick

My top five most trusted teams for the 2025 playoffs are the Rams, Bills, Texans, Patriots, and 49ers

The Rams, the Bills, Houston, New England and San Francisco. ... If you ask me next week if the Seahawks win this game versus the Rams, they'll move into being able to be trusted. But you know, just like Shane Steichen, I got trust issues.

Fitzpatrick's top 5 trusted playoff teams were the Rams, Bills, Texans, Patriots, and 49ers. All five made the playoffs. The Patriots made it to the Super Bowl, and the Rams made the NFC Championship. However, the Seahawks (who won it all) and Bears were not on his list. Since all 5 of his teams did make the playoffs and some went deep, this is partially correct.
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Big CatBig Cat

The 49ers are sneaking up on people as a potential number one seed

The 49ers are better than Titans. ... People aren't talking about the 49ers, but the 49ers... if the 49ers win out, they will be the one seed. ... They definitely are sneaking up on people.

The 49ers had a strong 2025 season (approximately 12-5) and made the playoffs as a Wild Card, but they did not become the #1 seed. The Seahawks won the NFC West. The 49ers lost to the Seahawks 41-6 in the Divisional Round.
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Dan OrlovskyDan Orlovsky

The Rams are a top Super Bowl contender because their QB/WR connection is 'stupid'

Teams that I truly believe can win at number one Rams... there's no quarterback wide receiver group right now that sees it the same way consistently. The throws and the catches are stupid right now.

The Rams were top contenders (12-5, NFCCG) with Stafford winning MVP. But they lost in the NFCCG to Seattle.
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Big CatBig Cat

Liam Coen should be in the Coach of the Year conversation for his turnaround of the Jaguars' offense.

Liam Coen is, he should be in the conversation for Coach of the Year. He's completely turned around this team and this offense in a way that feels real and meaningful and sustainable. He's a good coach.

Coen did not win Coach of the Year (it went to Curt Cignetti or an NFL HC), but he was widely praised for Lawrence's development.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Texans will win out, finish 12-5, and be the most dangerous team in the AFC playoffs.

I think the Texans are go 12 and 5. I think they're in the most dangerous team in the AFC right now in terms of just their defense.

The Texans finished 11-6, just missing the 12-5 mark.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Jaguars vs. Colts matchups are essentially a two-game series to determine the NFL Coach of the Year.

I think that this is Leg one of the home and home coach of the year series. ... I think that a sweep, a sweep goes a long way here. ... Liam Coen's done an incredible job.

PFT called the Jaguars vs Colts matchups a 'Coach of the Year series' between Liam Coen and Shane Steichen. Liam Coen finished 2nd in Coach of the Year voting (behind Vrabel), so the Jaguars' coach was indeed in the conversation. However, the Colts collapsed from 8-2 to 8-9, suggesting Steichen was not in the running. The take about Coen being a COTY candidate was validated.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

Miles Garrett should be the NFL MVP if he breaks the all-time sack record

Miles Garrett should be the MVP if he breaks the all-time sacks record, which it looks like he's on pace to break/smash/shatter... If Miles Garrett does all this on the Browns, that's equivalent to Lawrence Taylor doing it on crack.

Garrett broke the sack record (23) and won DPOY. But he did not win MVP - Stafford did. A historic season but not MVP.
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Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

The Los Angeles Rams are the most trustworthy team in the NFL right now

If you force me to pick one, I'd probably say the Rams. Matthew Stafford is playing at an MVP level. The defense is young, it's outstanding. ... I clearly trust the Rams more than anybody. I think they've been the most consistent team so far.

The Rams were one of the most trustworthy (12-5, MVP QB, NFCCG), but the Seahawks (14-3, SB champs) were ultimately more trustworthy.
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Booger McFarlandBooger McFarland

Ohio State, Georgia, Indiana, Notre Dame, and Alabama are the only teams that can win the national title

Ohio State. Georgia. Indiana, Notre Dame. Alabama. ... Alabama beat [Georgia], so how can you say they are not a believer? ... You just wanna get in and then it becomes matchups.

Indiana won the title (correctly included). Miami made the championship game. However, Alabama and Georgia did not advance as far as predicted.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Rams are a Super Bowl championship level team

I think the Rams are Super Bowl championship level team. 'Cause their defense is also elite... the Rams to me are the best team in the NFC right now.

The Rams were 12-5 and reached the NFCCG. Close to championship level but lost to Seahawks 27-31.
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MaxMax

The Lions are frauds who only score points against terrible teams

Every—this, it's a Lions suck fest because they score a lot of points against shitty fucking teams... This is just what the Lions do every fucking year. They score a lot of points against shitty fucking teams and everyone thinks that they're the best.

The Lions went 15-2 in 2024 and reached the NFC Championship, but missed the 2025 playoffs entirely, lending some credibility to the fraud label.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Buffalo Bills are officially broken

The bills are the bills. Okay. Because they have now dropped three of their last five games... The bills are broken. It was one of those games.

The Bills made the playoffs as the #6 seed and won a wild card game but lost in the Divisional Round to the Broncos 30-33. Not fully broken but not elite.
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HankHank

Drake Maye is a 'total package' and a 'cover two killer'

He's efficient. Accurate. Total package... Cover two killer. [I've] been watching a lot of film. Knows cover two.

Drake Maye had an excellent 2025 season (4,394 yards, 31 TDs, 72% completion rate), but 'total package' and 'cover two killer' may overstate his abilities at this point. He led the Patriots to 14-3 but lost the Super Bowl.
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Big CatBig Cat

George Springer is the most clutch postseason hitter of the last 15 years

George Springer does it again. Maybe the most clutch postseason hitter of the last, what, 15 years? Third all-time in postseason home runs now, which is pretty crazy.

George Springer currently trails only Manny Ramirez and Jose Altuve in postseason home runs, making the claim statistically grounded.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Rams are officially Super Bowl contenders.

The Rams are for real, for real. They basically are in the, can we get everyone healthy for the playoffs? Can we be healthy when the playoffs come around? ... Matthew Stafford is still just as good as ever. ... Super Bowl contenders.

The Rams were Super Bowl contenders (12-5, Stafford MVP, NFCCG) but lost to Seahawks 27-31 in the NFCCG.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Mariners are a team of destiny

I do feel Team of Destiny Vibes from the Mariners. Now their destiny might be to just get waxed by the Dodgers in the World Series. But I do think that Seattle's gonna get there.

The Mariners had an excellent 2025 season, winning the AL West for the first time since 2001 and reaching the ALCS. However, they lost to the Blue Jays in 7 games and did not reach the World Series.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The World Cup draw will be rigged for the United States

If anyone could pull it off, Trump doesn't care about soccer. Oh he does. He he's, he took the ball from FIFA. He's been bragging to everybody about how he got the World Cup. Make that happen buddy. Iceland is the smallest country to qualify for the World cup.

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The 2026 World Cup draw (December 2025) gave the USA a favorable Group D with Paraguay, Australia, and a European playoff winner. Conspiracy theorists rejoiced.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Colts are a legitimately good football team

The Colts are just fucking good. I don't know what else I, I feel like people are waiting for the shoe to drop. The Colts are five in one... Peyton Manning played on some really good offenses. They're good man. They're good. I, again, I think people are just waiting for it to not work, but I think they're just really good.

The Colts finished 9-8 and missed the playoffs in 2024, so they weren't 'elite' but remained solid.
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MemesMemes

The Bucks leaked the Giannis Antetokounmpo trade rumors to attract teams with better draft assets

I think the Bucks leaked this because they wanna move on from Giannis so they could rebuild. The Knicks don't have any first round picks. So they want a team that has first round picks to be like, oh, he is available for trade, let me come in. ... and there was also a report that his wife's moving to Greece, so he might go play in Greece.

Memes predicted the Bucks leaked the Giannis trade rumors to attract teams with better draft picks than the Knicks. At the 2026 deadline, the Warriors did aggressively pursue Giannis with draft picks and players, but ultimately the Bucks chose not to trade him. The leak-to-attract-offers theory may have had some merit since multiple teams reportedly engaged, but Giannis was not traded.
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HankHank

The Patriots vs. Bills game will be a shootout

I'm excited. I'm really excited. I think this game is gonna be a shootout. I think it's gonna, you know, Patriots are gonna have to get a little bit lucky, but it's gonna be a good test... One score. Yeah... I love the Patriots team total over, I love the regular over.

The final score was 27-24, which is a one-score game, but not necessarily a 'shootout' by modern NFL standards (Over/Under was 49.5, total was 51).
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MemesMemes

The Jets will not win a single game for the rest of the season

After last night's game, I don't think they're gonna win a game. I think they're gonna go... that team did not look like they could win a game.

The Jets finished 3-14, one of the worst records in the NFL. While they did win 3 games (not zero), they were essentially terrible for the rest of the season as Memes predicted.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Steelers offense is for real now that Aaron Rodgers is getting the ball out fast

Steelers offense actually looked for real. Maybe this is what the Steelers offense is going to be, is Aaron Rodgers getting the ball out insanely fast. I think I saw the stat, it was 2.17 seconds to throw. He just was whipping it around. It didn't matter because the Steelers' offense looked better than it has in a while.

The offense led the Steelers to 10-7 and the AFC North title. But Rodgers was terrible in the playoff loss (17/33, 146 yards, pick-six).
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Big CatBig Cat

The future is now for the Giants with Jackson Dart and Abdul Carter

If you're a Giants fan, you gotta be pretty pumped about this win because you're like, holy shit, this defense might be legit and we might have a quarterback. Abdul Carter said it after the game. He said, 'the future is now' talking about him and Jackson Dart.

The Giants had a terrible 2025 season (Daboll fired at 2-8). While Dart and Carter may be promising long-term, the 'future is now' was premature.
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HankHank

Drake Maye has signs of playing better in year two than Tom Brady did

We got a long ways to go, but [Drake Maye] has signs, he plays better in year two than Brady did. Year two was a Super Bowl win, but he wasn't lighting it up as the quarterback.

Maye's stats (4,394 yards, 31 TDs) exceeded Brady's 2001 stats (2,843 yards, 18 TDs). But Brady won the Super Bowl while Maye lost it.
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MemesMemes

The Mets are spineless pussies who couldn't get it done

The Mets are just a bunch of spineless pussies and they just couldn't get it done. Pete Alonso was out the door before the game ended. They're gonna get their teeth kicked in by the Dodgers.

The Mets collapsed spectacularly in 2025, going from the best record in baseball (45-24) to missing the playoffs entirely after a 38-55 second-half collapse. They indeed 'couldn't get it done.'
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Greg OlsenGreg Olsen

The Chargers are entering the conversation as a top-tier AFC team

This year does feel like the year that the Chargers enter, like, okay, are we now adding another top tier team to the AFC... it's the year that the Chargers now enter that conversation.

The Chargers made the playoffs as #7 seed but lost in the Wild Card 16-28 to Patriots. They entered the conversation but weren't top-tier.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

The Steelers will make the playoffs and win a game this season

If we had to say right now, right now week three... Do the Pittsburgh Steelers make the playoffs? Yes. Yes. I would say so too. And I think they win a game.

The Steelers made the playoffs (10-7, AFC North champs, 4 seed) but did not win a playoff game, losing 30-6 to Houston in the Wild Card. The prediction was correct about making playoffs but incorrect about winning a game.
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PFT CommenterPFT Commenter

CJ Stroud is secretly injured and that is why he is playing poorly

Is CJ Stroud hurt? Ooh, I don't know... remember he was having shoulder problems. And they said he's not having surgery, which is not what you want to hear unprompted going into a season... surgery just gets mentioned... he's been bad. Hard. He's been bad. Yeah. And I, I have no idea if he's hurt or not, but it seems like there's something that's fucked up about it.

CJ Stroud did regress significantly in 2025 (3,041 yards, 19 TDs, 8 INTs in 14 games vs 4,108 yards and 23 TDs as a rookie). Whether he was 'secretly injured' is unconfirmed, but his play declined notably.
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Big CatBig Cat

The Buffalo Bills are currently in a mode where they can casually beat teams by 10 points without playing perfectly

It does feel like the Bills are in that mode, that they don't have to play perfect. And they can still, they can still just kind of like casually beat you by 10 points.

The Bills did start 3-0 and were dominant in several early games, though they had lulls later in the season.
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Andy StaplesAndy Staples

Texas A&M might have the best portal receiver haul in the country

[Texas] A&M hit on Mario Craver and Cyrus Allen, the two guys at receiver they got outta the portal. That might be the best receiver hall outta the portal so far this year. We may find out that A&M's offense is just really, really good.

Texas A&M's receivers were solid but didn't emerge as the definitive best group in the country as the season progressed.

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