Series 05 · 2026 NFL season

The Receipts.

Pregame picks. Postgame proof. Every forecast stays on the page long enough for reality to grade it.

A glowing football helmet inside a futuristic season-simulation studio

Start here

The preseason baseline.

Every weekly prediction and postgame audit will point back to this locked record: all 32 teams, every scheduled game, and one complete championship forecast.

01
Research paper · Locked Aug. 21

We simulated the entire 2026 NFL season 30,000 times.

Three model inputs, 272 game picks, a complete playoff bracket and one Super Bowl prediction.

Read Research Paper 01
Champion pick
Los Angeles Rams
Model probability
17.28%
Game predictions
272

The issue desk

Find every prediction and review.

Search the series or filter by stage. New pregame, postgame and audit pieces will collect here throughout the season.

1 published issue

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One prediction cycle

Before. After. Audit.

Each game moves through the same three stages, so readers can follow the forecast without losing the original record.

01Before the Whistle

Pregame

Matchup probabilities, predicted winners and the assumptions that matter.

02After the Whistle

Postgame

What happened, what changed and whether the result exposed a model weakness.

03Red Pen / Green Pen

The audit

Correct calls turn green. Misses turn red. The original prediction remains visible.