Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 21, 2025
Cowherd gave a specific projected stat line for Shedeur Sanders' first career start against the Raiders.
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What Colin Cowherd said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromthirteen of, eighteen one hundred thirty nine, yards one, touchdown one, pick passer rating of eighty to five
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- THE HERD - Hour 2 - Blazing 5 picks for the weekend, the Chiefs struggles this season, Julian Edelman
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- SaidNov 21, 2025
- GradedAug 7, 2026
- 1Shedeur Sanders to record 1 passing tds“one, touchdown one, pick”
- 2Shedeur Sanders to record 139 passing yards“thirteen of, eighteen one hundred thirty nine, yards one, touchdown one, pick passer rating of eighty to five”
- 3Shedeur Sanders to record 1 passing interceptions“he'll have an ugly, pick”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shedeur Sanders to record 1 passing tds1 | Player Season Numbers | 7 | 0 | 2.61 | −3.63 | |
| Shedeur Sanders to record 139 passing yards2 | Player Season Numbers | 1,400 | 0 | 69.52 | −96.63 | |
| Shedeur Sanders to record 1 passing interceptions3 | Player Season Numbers | 10 | 0 | 23.93 | −33.27 | |
| 3 calls · 3 misses · all settled | 0 | 32 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 3 player season numbers — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 0 out of 100, against 32 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.
Their call against what happened
passing tdsTheir call against what actually happened.
1Player Season NumbersShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to record 1 passing tds
What happened7called 10Miss · naive 2.610this call−2.61a naive guess=−2.61worse than naive×1.39difficulty=−3.63skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 13.64
- skill:
- −3.63
- what happened:
- 7
- player:
- Shedeur Sanders
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 2.61
- they said:
- 1
- statistic:
- passing_tds
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- last season:
- no prior season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- position average:
- 13.64
- zero at percent out:
- 50
2Player Season NumbersShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to record 139 passing yards
What happened1,400called 1390Miss · naive 69.520this call−69.52a naive guess=−69.52worse than naive×1.39difficulty=−96.63skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 1651.74
- skill:
- −96.63
- what happened:
- 1400
- player:
- Shedeur Sanders
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 69.52
- they said:
- 139
- statistic:
- passing_yards
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- last season:
- no prior season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- position average:
- 1651.74
- zero at percent out:
- 50
3Player Season NumbersShedeur SandersCleveland Browns
Shedeur Sanders to record 1 passing interceptions
What happened10called 10Miss · naive 23.930this call−23.93a naive guess=−23.93worse than naive×1.39difficulty=−33.27skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- naive:
- 6.2
- skill:
- −33.27
- what happened:
- 10
- player:
- Shedeur Sanders
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 23.93
- they said:
- 1
- statistic:
- passing_interceptions
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- last season:
- no prior season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- position average:
- 6.2
- zero at percent out:
- 50
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
0naive 32
Who this take is about
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