Colin Cowherd· Jun 17, 2026
Cowherd gave his four favorite NFL over bets and four favorite unders, projecting the Chargers around 10 wins, the Browns 7-8, the Giants over 7.5, the Saints 9-10, the Chiefs 10, the Packers around 9, and the Jets at two-to-three wins with the No. 1 overall pick next draft. He also called three Giants rookies immediate starters.
“I think The jets are a two to three win team... they'll be the number one pick in THE nfl draft next year.”
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11 checkable claims — 7 season win totals, 3 depth chart calls and 1 team draft slot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 10 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
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Of the 11 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 3 and below it on 8.
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Green Bay Packers · 2026 season · wins13 calls from 8 pundits between 3 wins and 11 wins. Colin Cowherd said 9 wins. the room's median is 9 wins. not settled yet
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- Season Win TotalsCleveland BrownsJun 17, 2026
Cleveland Browns to finish with 7 wins
“i Like cleveland over five and a. Half ... i think this is a seven win. Team upside the. Eight take the over on The browns”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew York JetsJun 17, 2026
New York Jets to finish with 3 wins
“i think The jets are a two to three win. Team ... Under jets are a three win. TEAM”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsLos Angeles ChargersJun 17, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 10 wins
“let's start with The chargers nine and a. HALF i like the. Over ... to think they'll go ten and seven with an upgraded offensive. Line”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew York GiantsJun 17, 2026
New York Giants to finish with 8 wins
“New York. Giants i've told you. THIS i think the over seven and a half is a. Play”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsGreen Bay PackersJun 17, 2026
Green Bay Packers to finish with 9 wins
“i'm gonna Go packers under nine and a. HALF ... i can like a team nine to, eight feels about where they. LAND”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsKansas City ChiefsJun 17, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 10 wins
“AGAIN i like The. CHIEFS i think they're gonna win ten. Games”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsNew Orleans SaintsJun 17, 2026
New Orleans Saints to finish with 9 wins
“i like the over seven and a half on The. Saints ... i think The saints are a nine to ten ish win. Team”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsMalachi FieldsNew York GiantsJun 17, 2026
Malachi Fields to be 1st on the depth chart
“Francis, Marinoa Malachi, Fields Arvel reese all first day. STARTERS”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Team Draft Slot CallsNew York JetsJun 17, 2026
New York Jets to pick at number 1
“they'll be the number one pick in THE nfl draft next. Year ... but they'll have the number one pick in the. Draft”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsArvell ReeseNew York GiantsJun 17, 2026
Arvell Reese to be 1st on the depth chart
“Francis, Marinoa Malachi, Fields Arvel reese all first day. STARTERS”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Depth Chart CallsFrancis MauigoaNew York GiantsJun 17, 2026
Francis Mauigoa to be 1st on the depth chart
“i love their. Draft Francis, Marinoa Malachi, Fields Arvel reese all first day. STARTERS”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Simms 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 SimmsScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 10Simms picked the Packers to beat the Falcons in the Thursday night game by a low score, expecting a defensive struggle.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 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.
- Jake ArthurScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Arthur expects a close Chiefs win on Sunday Night Football at Arrowhead, predicting a final score of 27-23 for Kansas City.
- Zach HicksScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 98Hicks predicts a lower-scoring, field-goal-heavy game with the Chiefs beating the Colts 23-19, citing Indianapolis' red-zone success against Kansas City historically.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Washington CommandersMiss · 20Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 20Nick Wright walked through the Browns' quarterback situation and then gave leans and bets on every AFC team's win total, offering concrete win-count expectations for several clubs plus a call on Brock Bowers.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersClose · 60Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Denver BroncosMiss · 20Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Detroit LionsHit · 100Sherman picks the Chiefs to beat the Bills in the AFC Championship Game despite Buffalo's turnover dominance, and picks the Commanders to upset the Eagles in Philadelphia in the NFC Championship Game. He also expects Saquon Barkley to win Offensive Player of the Year, though he hedges that voters may give it to Lamar or Josh Allen.
- Chris BrockmanSeason Win Totals · Carolina PanthersHit · 100Brockman pitched that the Eagles are the NFL's best team and that Saquon Barkley will win MVP as the first non-quarterback since 2011. He also declared the AFC playoff field already set with six weeks to go, said the Cowboys will make the playoffs, predicted Buffalo would blast the 49ers, and reiterated his earlier call that Carolina would win five or six games.