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2026 season · grades after the games

Season

40 of 50 graded calls were HIT across 4 weeks. 4 misses.

  • 40 HIT
  • 6 PARTIAL
  • 4 MISS
  • 14 N/A

HIT share counts HIT, PARTIAL, and MISS. N/A stays in the bar.

Week by week

  1. Week 1Open slate
    • 9 HIT
    • 1 PARTIAL
    • 0 MISS
    • 6 N/A

    Quiet Week 1: no FLAGs; CLE@JAX WATCH PARTIAL on severity; HOU WATCH HIT via heat+closed roof; all CLEARs HIT. Wed/Melbourne published UNKNOWN → N/A.

  2. Week 2Open slate
    • 12 HIT
    • 2 PARTIAL
    • 0 MISS
    • 2 N/A

    Strong Week 2 hazard set: both rain FLAGs HIT; no false-negative CLEARs; PIT@NE and CLE@TB PARTIAL on severity/timing.

  3. Week 3Open slate
    • 9 HIT
    • 2 PARTIAL
    • 3 MISS
    • 2 N/A

    Week 3: TEN@NYG rain FLAG HIT; SEA@WAS FLAG PARTIAL on intensity; all three WATCHes MISS (LAC@BUF, Rio, CIN@PIT); 8/9 CLEAR, with LAR@DEN PARTIAL on a brief in-game shower.

  4. Week 4Open slate
    • 10 HIT
    • 1 PARTIAL
    • 1 MISS
    • 4 N/A

    Week 4: CLEARs 8/8; LAR@PHI and TEN@BAL WATCH HIT; ARI@NYG FLAG PARTIAL on intensity; NE@BUF WATCH MISS; DAL@HOU N/A (NRG roof closed).

Week 1 report card

  • 9 HIT
  • 1 PARTIAL
  • 0 MISS
  • 6 N/A

Quiet Week 1: no FLAGs; CLE@JAX WATCH PARTIAL on severity; HOU WATCH HIT via heat+closed roof; all CLEARs HIT. Wed/Melbourne published UNKNOWN → N/A.

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FLAG / WATCH

  • CLE @ JAXWATCHPARTIAL

    somewhat · Mid/late light showers real; storm severity soft vs WATCH ink

  • BUF @ HOUWATCHHIT

    close · Heat outdoor lean real; NRG closed into DOME as caveated

CLEAR

8 games

8 HIT

CHI/CAR through SNF MetLife + MNF KC; PHI/MetLife AM-rain→dry windows held

DOME

Week 2 report card

  • 12 HIT
  • 2 PARTIAL
  • 0 MISS
  • 2 N/A

Strong Week 2 hazard set: both rain FLAGs HIT; no false-negative CLEARs; PIT@NE and CLE@TB PARTIAL on severity/timing.

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  • GB @ NYJFLAGHIT

    close · All-window rain at MetLife

  • MIN @ CHIFLAGHIT

    close · Showery + breezy Soldier Field

  • PIT @ NEFLAGPARTIAL

    somewhat · Light rain did fall; FLAG severity high vs sprinkle reality

  • NO @ BALWATCHHIT

    close · Kick showers + mid/late wet climb

  • CLE @ TBWATCHPARTIAL

    somewhat · Precip risk real; timing flipped vs sunny-kick → mid/late storm note

CLEAR

9 games

9 HIT

TNF BUF through SNF KC; lonely low-PoP DEN/DAL bars held CLEAR

DOME

Week 3 report card

  • 9 HIT
  • 2 PARTIAL
  • 3 MISS
  • 2 N/A

Week 3: TEN@NYG rain FLAG HIT; SEA@WAS FLAG PARTIAL on intensity; all three WATCHes MISS (LAC@BUF, Rio, CIN@PIT); 8/9 CLEAR, with LAR@DEN PARTIAL on a brief in-game shower.

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FLAG / WATCH

  • TEN @ NYGFLAGHIT

    close · steady rain from kickoff through the game at MetLife

  • SEA @ WASFLAGPARTIAL

    somewhat · rain fell most of the afternoon, but light (0.01–0.05"); FLAG severity was high

  • LAC @ BUFWATCHMISS

    off · late showers never came; dry all game

  • CIN @ PITWATCHMISS

    somewhat · wind-only WATCH on a sunny, dry day; stadium wind 12 mph, not a weather game

  • BAL vs DAL (Rio)WATCHMISS

    off · low-confidence rain chance didn't verify; dry in Rio

CLEAR

9 games

8 HIT / 1 PARTIAL

TNF ATL@GB through MNF PHI@CHI. Lucas Oil roof open (graded outdoor). One exception: LAR@DEN.

  • LAR @ DENPARTIAL

    somewhat · brief in-game shower after a nearby pre-kick storm; CLEAR undercalled it (no delay)

DOME

Week 4 report card

  • 10 HIT
  • 1 PARTIAL
  • 1 MISS
  • 4 N/A

Week 4: CLEARs 8/8; LAR@PHI and TEN@BAL WATCH HIT; ARI@NYG FLAG PARTIAL on intensity; NE@BUF WATCH MISS; DAL@HOU N/A (NRG roof closed).

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FLAG / WATCH

  • ARI @ NYGFLAGPARTIAL

    somewhat · light rain from early in the game on; timing right, FLAG intensity high

  • DAL @ HOUFLAGN/A

    N/A · roof closed, so N/A. Outdoor lean held on rain outside (no thunder observed)

    retractable roof closed

  • LAR @ PHIWATCHHIT

    close · light rain on and off all game at the Linc

  • NE @ BUFWATCHMISS

    somewhat · kick-hour shower chance gave only a trace sprinkle before kick; dry game, 11 mph at the stadium

  • TEN @ BALWATCHHIT

    close · drizzle at kick and on and off after

CLEAR

8 games

8 HIT

TNF PIT@CLE through SNF DET@CAR. GB@TB and DET@CAR were Thursday FLAGs lowered to CLEAR by Sunday, and both stayed dry.

DOME

  • MIA @ MINN/A

    U.S. Bank Stadium fixed roof

  • KC @ LVN/A

    Allegiant Stadium fixed roof

  • ATL @ NON/A

    MNF Caesars Superdome fixed roof