Colin Cowherd· Aug 26, 2026
On The Herd, Cowherd predicted all four NFC division races: Eagles, Lions, Saints and Seahawks as division winners, with the Giants, Lions and Saints as three new playoff teams, and he ranked the Seahawks and Rams as the NFL's two best teams (Seattle 12 wins, Rams 11).
“I've got three new playoff teams in the NFC: the Lions, the Saints, and the Giants.”
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14 checkable claims — 5 power rankings, 4 division winners, 3 playoff picks and 2 season win totals — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
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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.
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Los Angeles Rams · 2026 season · wins12 calls from 7 pundits between 3 wins and 17 wins. Colin Cowherd said 11 wins. the room's median is 13 wins. not settled yet
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14 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles RamsAug 26, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to finish with 11 wins
“They're going to be a really really good team and win 11 games.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersSeattle SeahawksAug 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
“Cowherd selected the Seattle Seahawks to claim the division title over the Los Angeles Rams”
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- Division WinnersPhiladelphia EaglesAug 26, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“Cowherd picked the Philadelphia Eagles to retain the division crown”
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- Power RankingsAug 26, 2026
“NFC East: 1. Philadelphia Eagles 2. New York Giants 3. Dallas Cowboys 4. Washington Commanders”
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- Power RankingsAug 26, 2026
“NFC West: 1. Seattle Seahawks 2. Los Angeles Rams 3. San Francisco 49ers 4. Arizona Cardinals”
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- Season Win TotalsSeattle SeahawksAug 26, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to finish with 12 wins
“I think Seattle could win 12.”
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- Playoff PicksNew Orleans SaintsAug 26, 2026
New Orleans Saints to make the playoffs
“"I've got three new playoff teams in the NFC: the Lions, the Saints, and the Giants," Cowherd said.”
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- Power RankingsAug 26, 2026
“NFC North: 1. Detroit Lions 2. Chicago Bears 3. Green Bay Packers 4. Minnesota Vikings”
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- Power RankingsAug 26, 2026
“I think these two teams, in my opinion, are the best two teams in the NFL: Seahawks, Rams, one and two in my book”
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- Division WinnersNew Orleans SaintsAug 26, 2026
New Orleans Saints to win the division
“The NFC South featured a surprise pick from Cowherd, with the New Orleans Saints taking first place”
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- Playoff PicksNew York GiantsAug 26, 2026
New York Giants to make the playoffs
“If Jackson Dart can stay out of the blue tent, I think it's a playoff team.”
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- Division WinnersDetroit LionsAug 26, 2026
Detroit Lions to win the division
“Cowherd went with the Detroit Lions to win the division”
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- Playoff PicksDetroit LionsAug 26, 2026
Detroit Lions to make the playoffs
“"I've got three new playoff teams in the NFC: the Lions, the Saints, and the Giants," Cowherd said.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Power RankingsAug 26, 2026
“NFC South: 1. New Orleans Saints 2. Carolina Panthers 3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers 4. Atlanta Falcons”
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What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · New Orleans SaintsClose · 48Simms 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.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles RamsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Seattle SeahawksMiss · 0Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South.
More power rankings
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Rich EisenPower RankingsHit · 85Eisen power ranked the 10 teams with new head coaches by their chances of a Mike Vrabel-style turnaround, with Baltimore first and Arizona last. He also predicted Kirk Cousins would be Atlanta's Week 1 starter, expected Deshaun Watson to start in Cleveland, and named the Titans as a team he likes.
- Rich EisenPower RankingsClose · 73Eisen delivered his final NFL power rankings of the season, a top 10 with the Super Bowl champion Seahawks first, the Rams second and the Patriots third, ahead of the Bears, Broncos, 49ers, Bills, Packers, Texans and Jaguars.
- Anthony GarganoPower RankingsClose · 75Gargano also took Indiana over Miami as a mismatch, but split from Schwartz on wild card weekend by picking the Bears over the Packers and the Bills over the Jaguars, while liking the Patriots and Texans and ranking the Rams, Eagles and Bills as the top remaining contenders.
- Rich EisenPower RankingsHit · 93Rich Eisen delivered his final traditional power rankings of the season, counting down the top 10 teams in reverse order and putting the Seahawks first, with the rest of the top four ordered by playoff seeding.
- Rich EisenPower RankingsHit · 83Rich Eisen delivered his Week 16 NFL power rankings, keeping the Rams at No. 1 with the Broncos second and the Bears holding at 10, and also predicted James Cook wins the rushing title while expecting the Bears and Rams to win their upcoming home games.
- Rich EisenPower RankingsClose · 76Rich Eisen gave his Week 15 top-10 power rankings, installing the Rams at No. 1 as the best team in football, adding the Jaguars and keeping the Bears despite their loss, while dropping the Cowboys and Eagles off the list. He also projected 10-win seasons for both Chicago and Jacksonville and said the Jaguars would handle the Jets at home.