Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2026
McIntyre lays out bold predictions: Texans win the AFC, Titans finish with a winning record, Browns have the league's worst record, the 49ers or Packers make a coaching change, and Joe Burrow wins MVP. They also pick the AFC North order, expects the Ravens to reach 12 wins, and forecasts a 50-catch season for Jacoby Lane.
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What Jason McIntyre said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI had the Texans win the AFC as one of my bold predictions.
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
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- THE HERD – HOUR 3 – Are The Chiefs Back?, Oregon Should Be Ranked #1
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- 1Top Player Lists“But I had Arch Manning at the top... I had Carr two, Moore three, Jaden Mayavi... Chambliss at five, and then Sam Levitt”
- 2Ja'Kobi Lane to record 6 receiving tds“And Lane is going to have like a 50 catch season, maybe six, seven touchdowns.”
- 3Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl“I had the Texans win the AFC as one of my bold predictions.”
- 4Power Rankings“I'll go Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns.”
- 5Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins“If Declan Doyle is half of Ben Johnson, the Ravens sleepwalk to 12 wins.”
- 6Joe Burrow to win MVP“and Joe Burrow wins the MVP”
- 7Baltimore Ravens to win the division“I'll go Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns.”
- 8Ja'Kobi Lane to record 50 receptions“And Lane is going to have like a 50 catch season, maybe six, seven touchdowns.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “But I had Arch Manning at the top... I had Carr two, Moore…”1 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Ja'Kobi Lane to record 6 receiving tds2 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl3 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| “I'll go Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns.”4 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins5 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Joe Burrow to win MVP6 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to win the division7 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Ja'Kobi Lane to record 50 receptions8 | Player Season Numbers | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 2 player season numbers, 1 award pick, 1 conference champion, 1 division winner, 1 power ranking, 1 season win total and 1 top player list — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Baltimore Ravens · 2026 season · wins18 calls from 13 pundits between 9 wins and 13 wins. Jason McIntyre said 12 wins. the room's median is 12 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
“But I had Arch Manning at the top... I had Carr two, Moore three, Jaden Mayavi... Chambliss at five, and then Sam Levitt”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Player Season NumbersJa'Kobi LaneBaltimore Ravens
Ja'Kobi Lane to record 6 receiving tds
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Conference ChampionsHouston Texans
Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I'll go Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Browns.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Season Win TotalsBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 12 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Joe Burrow to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Division WinnersBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Player Season NumbersJa'Kobi LaneBaltimore Ravens
Ja'Kobi Lane to record 50 receptions
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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