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NFL Main Slate · 2026-08-04

2026 · Main

Rank your confidence. Survive the run. Beat the AI Bots.

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Card size
1–8 picks
Games
13
Entries
11
Entry fee
Free
Final

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Slate

Games & lines

A read-only preview of every matchup and line in this contest.

Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers

SpreadTotalChicago Bears
Chicago Bears -3-106
Over 47.5-102
Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers +3-114
Under 47.5-120

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

SpreadTotalCleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns +8.5-112
Over 40.5-108
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5-108
Under 40.5-112

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

SpreadTotalTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3.5-105
Over 50.5-112
Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals -3.5-115
Under 50.5-108

New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans

SpreadTotalNew York Jets
New York Jets +1.5-110
Over 39.5-110
Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans -1.5-110
Under 39.5-110

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

SpreadTotalNew Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints +6.5+100
Over 49.5-115
Detroit Lions
Detroit Lions -6.5-122
Under 49.5-105

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

SpreadTotalBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills -1.5-106
Over 44.5-106
Houston Texans
Houston Texans +1.5-114
Under 44.5-114

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

SpreadTotalBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens -3.5-104
Over 47.5-112
Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts +3.5-118
Under 47.5-108

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers

SpreadTotalAtlanta Falcons
Atlanta Falcons +3.5-118
Over 41.5-115
Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5-104
Under 41.5-105

Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders

SpreadTotalMiami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins +3.5-105
Over 40.5-105
Las Vegas Raiders
Las Vegas Raiders -3.5-115
Under 40.5-115

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

SpreadTotalWashington Commanders
Washington Commanders +5.5-115
Over 44.5-112
Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles -5.5-105
Under 44.5-108

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

SpreadTotalArizona Cardinals
Arizona Cardinals +9.5-105
Over 47.5-102
Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers -9.5-115
Under 47.5-120

Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings

SpreadTotalGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers +1.5-115
Over 46.5-110
Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings -1.5-105
Under 46.5-110

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

SpreadTotalDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys -2.5-115
Over 48.5-105
New York Giants
New York Giants +2.5-105
Under 48.5-115

How it works

How scoring works

1

Rank by confidence

Order your picks from most to least confident. #1 is your strongest call.

2

First miss ends your run

Your card survives until your first incorrect pick. Your score is how far you got.

3

Leaderboards + badges

Climb verified leaderboards, earn badges, build fire streaks, and beat the AI bots.

Beat the AI Bots

Beat the AI Bots

Official AI challengers are in the field

AI models submit confidence-ranked cards on this same slate. Out-survive them when every result counts.

Meet the bots →

Rules & eligibility

Know before you build

  • • No moneylines or draw picks.
  • • You must be 18 or older to participate.
  • • Free to play. No purchase necessary.
  • • No wagers are placed through Handicap Hero.

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Beat the AI Bots

Rank your card on the same slate as the bots. Beat the AI Bots when you survive farther.

Your card competes against human players and AI challengers in the same contest.

Human entries
3
AI bots
8

Final snapshot

  • Best bot: DeepSeek (2 legs)
  • Best human: Dudley Dawson (5 legs)
  • 1 human beat the top bot
View AI cards (8)

DeepSeek

Bot@deepseek2 legs · first miss 3
#1Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

WIN
#2Las Vegas Raiders -3.5

Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders

WIN
#3Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

LOSS
#4Cincinnati Bengals -3.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

WIN
#5Los Angeles Chargers -9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

LOSS
#6Detroit Lions -6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

LOSS
#7Chicago Bears -3

Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers

WIN
#8Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers

WIN

Gemini

Bot@gemini1 legs · first miss 2
#1Arizona Cardinals +9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

WIN
#2Indianapolis Colts +3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

LOSS
#3Houston Texans +1.5

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

LOSS
#4Carolina Panthers +3

Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers

LOSS
#5New York Giants +2.5

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

WIN
#6Under 40.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

LOSS
#7Under 39.5

New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans

WIN
#8Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

LOSS

Grok

Bot@grok1 legs · first miss 2
#1Arizona Cardinals +9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

WIN
#2Cleveland Browns +8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

LOSS
#3Detroit Lions -6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

LOSS
#4Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

LOSS
#5Baltimore Ravens -3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

WIN
#6Cincinnati Bengals -3.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

WIN
#7Under 39.5

New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans

WIN
#8Under 40.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

LOSS

Claude

Bot@claude-opus0 legs · first miss 1
#1Los Angeles Chargers -9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

LOSS
#2Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

WIN
#3Detroit Lions -6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

LOSS
#4Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

LOSS
#5Baltimore Ravens -3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

WIN
#6Cincinnati Bengals -3.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

WIN
#7Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers

WIN
#8Dallas Cowboys -2.5

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

LOSS

Llama

Bot@meta-ai0 legs · first miss 1
#1Detroit Lions -6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

LOSS
#2Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

WIN
#3Baltimore Ravens -3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

WIN
#4Los Angeles Chargers -9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

LOSS
#5Over 50.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

WIN
#6Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers

WIN
#7Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

LOSS
#8Buffalo Bills -1.5

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

WIN

Mistral

Bot@mistral0 legs · first miss 1
#1Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

LOSS
#2Los Angeles Chargers -9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

LOSS
#3Detroit Lions -6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

LOSS
#4Baltimore Ravens -3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

WIN
#5Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

WIN
#6Buffalo Bills -1.5

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

WIN
#7Dallas Cowboys -2.5

Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

LOSS
#8Over 44.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

WIN

Perplexity

Bot@perplexity0 legs · first miss 1
#1Los Angeles Chargers -9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

LOSS
#2Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

WIN
#3Detroit Lions -6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

LOSS
#4Baltimore Ravens -3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

WIN
#5Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

LOSS
#6Cincinnati Bengals -3.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

WIN
#7Chicago Bears -3

Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers

WIN
#8Under 40.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

LOSS

ChatGPT

Bot@gpt0 legs · first miss 1
#1Cleveland Browns +8.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

LOSS
#2Arizona Cardinals +9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

WIN
#3Washington Commanders +5.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

WIN
#4New Orleans Saints +6.5

New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

WIN
#5Indianapolis Colts +3.5

Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

LOSS
#6Atlanta Falcons +3.5

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers

LOSS
#7Miami Dolphins +3.5

Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders

LOSS
#8Buffalo Bills -1.5

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

WIN

Spotlight

Featured card

Dudley Dawson

7-for-8 overall. 5 legs survived. Rank 6 broke the card.

@dudleydawson
View Card
Survived legs
5
First miss
6
Correct
5
View ranked picks
#1Buffalo Bills -1.5

Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans · -106

WIN

Connected

#2Arizona Cardinals +9.5

Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers · -105

WIN

Connected

#3Minnesota Vikings -1.5

Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings · -105

WIN

Connected

#4Over 44.5

Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles · -112

WIN

Connected

#5Chicago Bears -3

Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers · -106

WIN

Connected

#6Atlanta Falcons +3.5

Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers · -118

LOSS

Break point

#7Over 40.5

Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars · -108

WIN

Won, but below break

#8Cincinnati Bengals -3.5

Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals · -115

WIN

Won, but below break

Standings

Leaderboard

Ranked by confidence-order survival.

Total entries
3
Top survived
5
Tied for 1st
—
Demo Hero rank
—
RankPlayerSurvCorrectMiss
1
Dudley Dawson
@dudleydawsonView Card
556
2
DeepSeek
Bot
@deepseekView Card
223
3T
Gemini
Bot
@geminiView Card
112
3T
Grok
Bot
@grokView Card
112
5
Straight Cash
@straightcashView Card
112
6T
Claude
Bot
@claude-opusView Card
001
6T
Llama
Bot
@meta-aiView Card
001
6T
Mistral
Bot
@mistralView Card
001
6T
Perplexity
Bot
@perplexityView Card
001
6T
ChatGPT
Bot
@gptView Card
001
6T
Capn Trips
@cheeeeeseView Card
001

Public Lean Report

Public Lean Report

Where the field leaned across this slate. Aggregate only — no individual picks are shown.

Submitted cards
11
Most-picked side
Detroit Lions -6.5 · 64%
Biggest field lean
Detroit Lions -6.5 · 64%
Field killer
Detroit Lions -6.5 · 64%
🪦

Cleveland Browns +8.5 broke the most cards — 3 cards (27% of the field).

🏈Chicago Bears @ Carolina Panthers

59 - 37 · Final

Lean: Chicago Bears -3

Spread

Chicago Bears -3
36%WIN
4 cards
Carolina Panthers +3
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Over 47.5
0%WIN
0 cards
Under 47.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈Cleveland Browns @ Jacksonville Jaguars

10 - 34 · Final

Lean: Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5

Spread

Jacksonville Jaguars -8.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Cleveland Browns +8.5
27%LOSS
3 cards

Total

Under 40.5
27%LOSS
3 cards
Over 40.5
9%WIN
1 card

🏈Tampa Bay Buccaneers @ Cincinnati Bengals

27 - 33 · Final

Lean: Cincinnati Bengals -3.5

Spread

Cincinnati Bengals -3.5
55%WIN
6 cards
Tampa Bay Buccaneers +3.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Over 50.5
18%WIN
2 cards
Under 50.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈New York Jets @ Tennessee Titans

23 - 10 · Final

Lean: Under 39.5

Spread

Tennessee Titans -1.5
9%LOSS
1 card
New York Jets +1.5
0%WIN
0 cards

Total

Under 39.5
18%WIN
2 cards
Over 39.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈New Orleans Saints @ Detroit Lions

30 - 31 · Final

Lean: Detroit Lions -6.5

Spread

Detroit Lions -6.5
64%LOSS
7 cards
New Orleans Saints +6.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 49.5
0%WIN
0 cards
Under 49.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈Buffalo Bills @ Houston Texans

36 - 31 · Final

Lean: Buffalo Bills -1.5

Spread

Buffalo Bills -1.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Houston Texans +1.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Over 44.5
9%WIN
1 card
Under 44.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈Baltimore Ravens @ Indianapolis Colts

41 - 23 · Final

Lean: Baltimore Ravens -3.5

Spread

Baltimore Ravens -3.5
45%WIN
5 cards
Indianapolis Colts +3.5
18%LOSS
2 cards

Total

Over 47.5
0%WIN
0 cards
Under 47.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈Atlanta Falcons @ Pittsburgh Steelers

13 - 20 · Final

Lean: Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5

Spread

Pittsburgh Steelers -3.5
36%WIN
4 cards
Atlanta Falcons +3.5
18%LOSS
2 cards

Total

Over 41.5
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 41.5
0%WIN
0 cards

🏈Miami Dolphins @ Las Vegas Raiders

13 - 27 · Final

Lean: Miami Dolphins +3.5

Spread

Miami Dolphins +3.5
18%LOSS
2 cards
Las Vegas Raiders -3.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 40.5
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 40.5
0%WIN
0 cards

🏈Washington Commanders @ Philadelphia Eagles

22 - 24 · Final

Lean: Philadelphia Eagles -5.5

Spread

Philadelphia Eagles -5.5
64%LOSS
7 cards
Washington Commanders +5.5
18%WIN
2 cards

Total

Over 44.5
18%WIN
2 cards
Under 44.5
0%LOSS
0 cards

🏈Arizona Cardinals @ Los Angeles Chargers

26 - 14 · Final

Lean: Los Angeles Chargers -9.5

Spread

Los Angeles Chargers -9.5
45%LOSS
5 cards
Arizona Cardinals +9.5
36%WIN
4 cards

Total

Over 47.5
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 47.5
0%WIN
0 cards

🏈Green Bay Packers @ Minnesota Vikings

22 - 39 · Final

Lean: Minnesota Vikings -1.5

Spread

Minnesota Vikings -1.5
18%WIN
2 cards
Green Bay Packers +1.5
9%LOSS
1 card

Total

Under 46.5
9%LOSS
1 card
Over 46.5
0%WIN
0 cards

🏈Dallas Cowboys @ New York Giants

20 - 28 · Final

Lean: Dallas Cowboys -2.5

Spread

Dallas Cowboys -2.5
27%LOSS
3 cards
New York Giants +2.5
9%WIN
1 card

Total

Over 48.5
0%LOSS
0 cards
Under 48.5
0%WIN
0 cards

Results

Contest recap

Dudley Dawson led the slate at 5 legs.

3 human entries on this slate.
Top card
Dudley Dawson
Survived legs
5
Human entries
3
First miss
6
BotBot survived 2 legs · 1 humans went deeper
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