# Jason McIntyre: Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre picks the Bills to beat the Broncos in Denver despite reservations, says Josh Allen is the best quarterback in the league but that the MVP will go to Matthew Stafford or Drake Maye, and touts Jaxon Smith-Njigba as a top-two receiver who could win Offensive Player of the Year. **Claimed:** Jan 16, 2026 **Pundit:** Jason McIntyre — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/jason-mcintyre **Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/the-herd-hour-1-sam-darnold-is-under-pressure-super-bowl-or-bust-for-josh-allen-thoughts-on-the-packers-bears-rivalry 6 checkable claims — 3 award picks, 2 positional finishes and 1 game outcome pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 6 have settled, averaging 36.1 out of 100, against 29.2 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I'm actually with her, but I don't feel great about it. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 2 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 16.67 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills to beat Denver** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Jan 17, 2026): Broncos by 1.5 · a toss-up, Bills 48%, Broncos 52%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Matthew Stafford to win MVP** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Matthew Stafford - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Drake Maye to win MVP** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Drake Maye - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Josh Allen — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/josh-allen - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Matthew Stafford — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/matthew-stafford - Drake Maye — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/drake-maye ## What others said about the same people - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/baf85732-a389-4d56-8efe-5ce1e77fb8ae (scored 76.19) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d22cd22-c9e2-4e03-ac32-129a116a34d0 (scored 76.19) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/28009098-d828-4465-9c7f-f92dac661f0a (scored 61.9) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4535f610-1df1-45e9-a603-fae7ef72893f (scored 73.81) - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/bd29eda0-d993-4b00-af09-edb0051a4f4b (scored 76.19) - Jeremy Brener on Drew Lock: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) ## More award picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Eric Mangini on Kayshon Boutte: Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as their dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/332dce8c-f71c-4f26-a976-8f4615a9f9bd (scored 0) - Willie Colon on Hunter Henry: Willie (Kyle Brandt's colleague, the panelist who argued Hunter Henry would be the key) predicted a 28-21 result and floated Hunter Henry as a possible Super Bowl MVP with two or three touchdowns. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d9547f0f-2af4-40b0-90c3-73901fdd165f (scored 0) - Manti Te'o on Lamar Jackson: Picked a Rams–Ravens Super Bowl with Baltimore winning, and Lamar Jackson taking both season MVP and Super Bowl MVP. They also picked Jalen Carter as Defensive Player of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/51e93aac-f0be-4bce-98a7-5f7449f3edf2 (scored 0) - Chris Brockman on Saquon Barkley: Brockman picked the Eagles to beat the Chiefs 31-23 with Saquon Barkley as Super Bowl MVP, and said Barkley has a chance to reach 3,000 total yards of offense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd1faf91-f6b5-4e48-b8c8-608235188d87 (scored 0) - TJ Jefferson on Marquise Brown: Jefferson picked the Chiefs to beat the Eagles 34-32 on a late Mahomes touchdown drive, and named Hollywood Brown as Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c34465d3-3fba-4a2b-856c-baee9aa389d1 (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on Patrick Mahomes: Eisen stuck with their preseason call of a Chiefs three-peat, predicting a 32-26 Kansas City win with Patrick Mahomes as Super Bowl MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/22a3fcb8-2dbe-494e-b765-7190f1d97bcd (scored 0) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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