# Colin Cowherd: Cowherd released his Week 3 Herd Hierarchy top 10, installing the Bills at No. 1 ahead of the 49ers and Seahawks, with the Raiders, Bears, Jaguars and Broncos entering the rankings. **Claimed:** Sep 30, 2026 **Pundit:** Colin Cowherd — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd **Outlet:** Fox Sports — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/fox-sports **How it reached us:** published in writing **Original:** https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nfl/herd-hierarchy-raiders-legit-seahawks-fall-while-bills-49ers-rise 2 checkable claims — 1 availability call and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record. None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in. > I'll make it Buffalo [at No. 1], averaging 34 points a game. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Here are Cowherd's Week 3 Herd Hierarchy rankings: 10. Las Vegas Raiders ... 1. Buffalo Bills** - Kind: Power Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Trent Williams is back. He'll play. Mike Evans will play against Denver.** - Kind: Availability Calls · About: Mike Evans, San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Mike Evans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/mike-evans - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on San Francisco 49ers: Simms went through every Week 2 game with predicted final scores, picking the Texans, Bears, Steelers (as an upset), Packers, Ravens, Eagles, Buccaneers, Panthers, Jaguars, Seahawks, Cowboys, 49ers, Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also reiterated that Denver was his preseason Super Bowl pick while predicting the Broncos would fall to 0-2. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/32db5f5e-13da-47e3-b280-2aa9a80d172b (scored 80.95) - Chris Simms on San Francisco 49ers: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 88.1) - Richie Bradshaw on San Francisco 49ers: Bradshaw picks the 49ers to beat the Cardinals in their Week 3 matchup, predicting a final score of 27-14 in San Francisco's favor. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/56e0c2a3-ddff-46f8-8359-2a546546a29c (scored 83.33) - Richard Sherman on San Francisco 49ers: Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c2102f61-711d-4041-af08-065e95ccaf03 (scored 83.33) - Tyler Sullivan on San Francisco 49ers: Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e4b11b44-d359-4027-a72c-87833f5ff6e3 (scored 90.48) - Pete Prisco on San Francisco 49ers: Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3eb02dfa-79dd-43a1-87d8-db7e5140af6c (scored 83.33) ## More availability calls The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Rich Hribar on Tyson Bagent: Hribar expects Tyson Bagent to clear concussion protocol and start at quarterback for the Bears on Sunday in Week 4, resuming the job over Case Keenum. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6347ce73-5c15-4cf9-9598-4a683f594b7d (not settled) - Rich Hribar on J.J. McCarthy: In a Week 4 fantasy preview, Hribar frames both quarterbacks as matchup-dependent QB2 options for the single game and notes J.J. McCarthy will not start for the Giants this week. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c95e4b48-8f5a-48d9-96ac-7bb702e9dc5f (not settled) - Bill Huber on Kevin Zeitler: Huber grades the Packers' signing of Kevin Zeitler an A, predicting the 36-year-old will take over as the starting right guard (replacing Jacob Monk), with Laken Tomlinson stepping in as the starting left guard while Aaron Banks is out, and expects Zeitler to be at least average immediately and likely very good. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7829b5d7-1db0-494b-a2d9-05eecda1784d (not settled) - Henry McKenna on A.J. Brown: McKenna writes that Drake Maye's early-season collapse is a confidence problem with no quick fix, and expects A.J. Brown to return from his high ankle sprain around Week 7, which should help Maye recover. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fd79c2c5-d940-4e7f-b6f2-965869778377 (not settled) - Jared Koch on Nico Collins: Koch writes that Texans receiver Nico Collins, out with a hamstring injury, is expected back on the field in Week 4 or Week 5, though he doubts it changes Houston's offensive fortunes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e495e1cb-b422-4f70-bfa0-f30ab98a9eea (not settled) - Andrew Erickson on Jayden Daniels: In his Week 4 buy/sell column, Erickson makes a handful of forward-looking calls: Chase Brown remains Cincinnati's lead back, Keenan Allen is no better than the Colts' third pass-catcher, Mack Hollins is New England's No. 1 target, Jeremiyah Love owns Arizona's backfield, George Kittle is again a top-five fantasy tight end, and Brock Purdy belongs in the MVP conversation. He also makes several availability calls for Week 4 and on Jayden Daniels' return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3502f74a-4354-4631-8698-10cd219c53c1 (not settled) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.co/corrections?pundit=colin-cowherd