# Colin Cowherd: Cowherd delivered their Week 1 "blazing five": Giants keeping it close but losing to Washington 27-23, Jets beating the Steelers outright 24-20, Seahawks over the Niners 24-23, Packers over the Lions 28-24, and the under in Texans-Rams. They also picked Minnesota over Chicago on Monday night and the Chargers over the Chiefs in Brazil, while saying Kansas City makes the playoffs but won't win the tough AFC West. **Claimed:** Sep 5, 2025 **Pundit:** Colin Cowherd — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd **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-2-colins-blazin-5-picks-for-the-weekend-dak-prescott-played-well-last-night-matt-hasselbeck 8 checkable claims — 4 score predictions, 2 game outcome picks, 1 playoff pick and 1 pro bowl and all-pro call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. 7 of 8 have settled so far, averaging 62.6 out of 100, against 48 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I like green Bay to win outright twenty eight to twenty four. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Washington Commanders 27 — Giants 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 73.81 out of 100, against 69.11 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): Commanders by 6, total 45.5 · this 27–23 calls a closer game (Commanders by 4) and more points (50). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Seattle Seahawks 24 — 49ers 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 42.86 out of 100, against 45.3 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): 49ers by 2.5, total 43.5 · this 24–23 calls a Seahawks win (by 1; the line gave the Seahawks 45%) and more points (47). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Green Bay Packers 28 — Lions 24** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 76.19 out of 100, against 71.5 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): Packers by 1.5, total 48.5 · this 28–24 calls a bigger Packers win (by 4) and more points (52). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Minnesota Vikings to beat Bears** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 8, 2025): Vikings by 1.5 · a toss-up, Vikings 50%, Bears 50%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Los Angeles Chargers to beat Kansas City** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 5, 2025): Chiefs by 3 · underdog pick, Chargers 39%. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **New York Jets 24 — Steelers 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New York Jets - Verdict: scored 45.24 out of 100, against 49.93 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 7, 2025): Steelers by 3, total 37.5 · this 24–20 calls a Jets win (by 4; the line gave the Jets 42%) and more points (44). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs** - Kind: Playoff Picks · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **C.J. Stroud to make Pro Bowl** - Kind: Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls · About: C.J. Stroud, Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chargers - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jets - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - C.J. Stroud — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/c-j-stroud - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans ## What others said about the same people - Chris Clark on Nikko Remigio: Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/99521265-d5c0-4db1-b2a0-fe77908ea0b3 (scored 0) - Nate Gosney on Daiyan Henley: After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/60272861-4ad0-4749-b36a-dcdf09b9213f (scored 0) - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Washington Commanders: Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1bb32676-c3b3-4b8e-8a03-b58396cf98bf (scored 100) - John Breech on Washington Commanders: Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fddc8e1-3823-4252-bdd7-f81ef11b1da3 (scored 90.48) - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picked seven Week 10 games with final scores, including a Commanders upset of the Giants, Lions over the Patriots in Munich, Chiefs over the Falcons, Packers edging the Vikings, 49ers over the Cowboys, Bengals over the Steelers and Ravens over the Chargers. They also suggested Joe Burrow could win MVP this season. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e2531f3a-2140-40ac-9831-5ff8224e090f (scored 95.24) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e142b910-0967-4de9-9429-c342bc079205 (scored 35.71) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04562aeb-eccf-4266-be8e-32a3aacfd6fc (scored 42.86) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6c19276-74df-4775-8a6e-f67c6d94b773 (scored 42.86) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picked the Giants to beat the Commanders at home in the Thursday night Week 10 game, 23-14, citing New York's dominant front seven containing Jayden Daniels. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07b5aad4-57ad-4195-bc69-66b1abec33a0 (scored 35.71) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin predicted final scores for seven Week 10 games, taking the Giants over the Commanders, the Lions, Chiefs, Packers, 49ers, Bengals and Ravens to win their respective matchups. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/08184feb-e542-42cf-8898-8074d73513d7 (scored 42.86) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks final scores for every Week 10 NFL game, including the Giants beating the Commanders on Thursday night, the Lions topping the Patriots in Munich, and an upset special with Dallas over San Francisco. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/db757c4e-a3c5-4ad4-aae9-7ee84dd2edca (scored 35.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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