# Colin Cowherd: 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. They also predicted Green Bay would begin playing its best football of the year starting this weekend, forecast a specific Shedeur Sanders stat line in their first start, and picked Oregon to control the game against USC. **Claimed:** Nov 21, 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-blazing-5-picks-for-the-weekend-the-chiefs-struggles-this-season-julian-edelman 5 checkable claims — 4 score predictions and 1 game outcome pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. 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. > Packers win and cover. It's a lot. It's a division game, twenty eight to twenty *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Green Bay Packers 28 — Vikings 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Green Bay Packers - Verdict: scored 78.57 out of 100, against 64.35 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 23, 2025): Packers by 6.5, total 41.5 · this 28–20 calls a bigger Packers win (by 8) and more points (48). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Chicago Bears 27 — Steelers 21** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 92.86 out of 100, against 97.69 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 23, 2025): Bears by 3, total 46.5 · this 27–21 calls a bigger Bears win (by 6) and more points (48). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Kansas City Chiefs 28 — Colts 24** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 97.69 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 23, 2025): Chiefs by 3.5, total 50.5 · this 28–24 calls a bigger Chiefs win (by 4) and more points (52). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **San Francisco 49ers to beat Carolina** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 24, 2025): 49ers by 7.5 · favorite pick, 49ers about 3 in 4 (77%). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Seattle Seahawks 31 — Tennessee 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 71.43 out of 100, against 40.54 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Nov 23, 2025): Seahawks by 12.5, total 41.5 · this 31–13 calls a bigger Seahawks win (by 18) and more points (44). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. ## Who this take is about - Green Bay Packers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/packers - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks ## 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) - Parker Hurley on Khalid Kareem: Hurley predicts the 49ers will release Khalil Kareem when Nate Hobbs is activated and cut Brandin Cooks when C.J. West returns, while arguing Sebastian Valdez won't be the one let go and no cornerback will be cut. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a729417-69ee-493a-9bec-d905fd1a7082 (scored 0) - Gilberto Manzano on Josh Downs: Previewing the trade deadline, he expects Justin Herbert to stay in Los Angeles despite the Chargers' 0–7 start, thinks the Jets will keep Garrett Wilson and pair him with their young weapons, expects a receiver-hungry Kansas City to be aggressive with Josh Downs the likeliest target, and suggests expiring Eagles contracts Moro Ojomo and Riq Woolen could be dealt for mid-round picks. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/67d5af78-94ea-4ee2-a277-5e68347022de (scored 100) - Joshua Poniatowski on Josh Downs: Poniatowski names several trade targets, predicting Malik Willis underperforms this week against New England, that Omarion Hampton could become a viable RB2 if Adam Gase takes over play-calling, that Josh Downs gets traded (ideally to Kansas City, where they'd be a top-24 WR), that Brian Thomas Jr. could be dealt to the Rams or 49ers, and that Travis Kelce remains a consistent weekly TE. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d1752582-a799-48b9-984b-39bf7cb8b709 (scored 100) - Andrew Erickson on Josh Downs: Erickson floated Kansas City as the landing spot for Josh Downs and said a trade there would make them at least a WR3 rest of season; they also expect Rashee Rice to leave the Chiefs after this season as a free agent. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e97e28f2-31fc-4702-915c-63c38477e97d (scored 100) - Jordan Dajani on Josh Downs: After reporting that Colts receiver Josh Downs requested a trade, they identify five clubs as plausible landing spots for them: the Rams, Patriots, Falcons, Chiefs and Raiders, and suggests Las Vegas could also give them a long-term extension. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f5af1657-8608-4071-a63e-0e7d6124e627 (scored 100) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - 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) - 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) - 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) - 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) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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