Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 6, 2026

Cowherd delivered their final Herd Hierarchy of the regular season, ranking the top 10 NFL teams with Seattle first and Chicago tenth. They also predicted the Texans' red-zone struggles will be their undoing and that Philadelphia will beat San Francisco, and expects both New England and Seattle to address their offensive lines in the draft, plus the Rams possibly using two early picks on corners.

Said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)Hear the original

1 of 2calls landed1 hit · 1 miss · all settled

47Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

21.5A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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What Colin Cowherd said

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I think they're GM's the best personnel guy in the league.

Colin Cowherd, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
The episode: THE HERD - Hour 2 - Last Herd Hierarchy before the playoffs, NFL predictions, Nick Wright
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SaidJan 6
GradedAug 7

1Philadelphia Eagles to beat Niners“Philadelphia is going to win this game. The numbers leading me to this”
2Power Rankings“The top ten NFL teams according to College number ten, I would put Chicago... I think they're GM's the best personnel guy in the league.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Niners¹	Game Outcome Picks	—	0	0	0
“The top ten NFL teams according to College number ten, I would…”²	Power Rankings	—	93.94	43.03	+50.91
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled			47	21.5

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

All 2 have settled, averaging 47 out of 100, against 21.5 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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.

1Game Outcome Picks Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Niners
VerdictMiss
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive1difficulty0skill
Closing line (Jan 11): Eagles by 6 · favorite pick, Eagles 70%.
How this was scored
won:
SF
score:
23-19
skill:
0
they picked:
PHI
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
0
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2Power Rankings
“The top ten NFL teams according to College number ten, I would put Chicago... I think they're GM's the best personnel guy in the league.”
VerdictHit
93.94Hit · naive 43.03
93.94this call43.03a naive guess50.91better than naive1difficulty+50.91skill
How this was scored
skill:
50.91
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
93.94
baseline:
43.03
difficulty:
1
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
10
weeks left when called:
0
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
47naive 21.5