The Sports Wire

NFL predictions, 2026

Updated

Every week of 2026: our call for each game, and how it did.

Who's been right so far: our call had the winner in 49.5 of 79 games (63%); SRS 49.5 of 77 (64%), Elo 48.5 of 77 (63%) and ESPN FPI 47.5 of 79 (60%). Scorecard →

Data through Week 5's games (the last played Mon, Oct 12), from nflverse play-by-play; nflverse last published it .

WeekGames gradedOur call right
Week 1 Reconstructed1610 of 16
Week 2 Reconstructed169 of 16
Week 3 Reconstructed169 of 16
Week 4 Reconstructed1611 of 16
Week 51510.5 of 15
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