Colin Cowherd· Nov 21, 2025
Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Packers over Vikings 28-20, Bears over Steelers 27-21, Chiefs over Colts 28-24 with the over 50.5, Seahawks over Titans 31-13, and Carolina covering +7 in a close 49ers home win. He also predicted Green Bay would begin playing its best football of the year starting this weekend, forecast a specific Shedeur Sanders stat line in his first start, and picked Oregon to control the game against USC.
“Packers win and cover. It's a lot. It's a division game, twenty eight to twenty”
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It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 5 have settled, averaging 88.1 out of 100, against 80.1 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsGreen Bay PackersNov 21, 2025
Green Bay Packers 28 — Vikings 20
“I'm gonna take Green Bay as a home favorite to win and cover minus six and a half... Packers win and cover... twenty eight to twenty”
Close · 79Scored 78.57a naive guess scored 64.35+19.76 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 6-23
- skill:
- 19.76
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 78.57
- baseline:
- 64.35
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 8
- Score PredictionsChicago BearsNov 21, 2025
Chicago Bears 27 — Steelers 21
“I'm gonna take the Bears to win and the Bears to cover twenty seven twenty one”
Hit · 93Scored 92.86a naive guess scored 97.69-6.71 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 28-31
- skill:
- -6.71
- they picked:
- CHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 92.86
- baseline:
- 97.69
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 6
- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsNov 21, 2025
Kansas City Chiefs 28 — Colts 24
“I think it's a close game. Kansas City wins twenty eight to twenty four.”
Hit · 98Scored 97.62a naive guess scored 97.69-0.09 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 20-23
- skill:
- -0.09
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 97.62
- baseline:
- 97.69
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 4
- Game Outcome PicksSan Francisco 49ersNov 21, 2025
San Francisco 49ers to beat Carolina
“I think San Francisco, probably at home, finds a way to win.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- SF
- score:
- 9-20
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- SF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- SF
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksNov 21, 2025
Seattle Seahawks 31 — Tennessee 13
“Seattle wins and covers thirty one to thirteen.”
Close · 71Scored 71.43a naive guess scored 40.54+42.93 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 30-24
- skill:
- 42.93
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 71.43
- baseline:
- 40.54
- difficulty:
- 1.39
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 7
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 18
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- Matt HarmonScore Predictions · Philadelphia EaglesHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.
- Marcus RayScore Predictions · Tampa Bay BuccaneersMiss · 19Marcus predicted a 30-13 Buccaneers win over Cleveland with three touchdowns and three field goals, and picked the Raiders to beat a Jim Harbaugh team to start 2-0.
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