Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Jun 24, 2025

Cowherd predicts Cooper Flagg goes No. 1 and averages roughly 18-20 points as a rookie, with Dallas a playoff team and the second-best team in the West. In the NFL they pick the Chargers to win the AFC West as an 11-12 win team, the Chiefs as a wild card, Mike Tomlin's Steelers to post their first losing record at about 8-9 wins, and Miami to fire both Mike McDaniel and Chris Greer with Buffalo winning the division. They also believe Josh Allen will win a Super Bowl and thinks the Giants could go 3-14.

Said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)Hear the original

3 of 8calls landed3 hits · 1 close call · 4 misses · 1 waiting

41.5Average accuracyout of 100, across 8 calls

39.6A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

8 of 9Settled1 still waiting

#54Colin Cowherd’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Colin Cowherd said

So I like the Chargers to win the division.

Colin Cowherd, the lead quote

Where it was said: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
The episode: Hour 1 - Bold Predictions
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SaidJun 24, 2025
GradedAug 5–17, 2026

Box score, by kind

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Close	Misses	Waiting
Division Winners	0	0	2	0
Season Win Totals	2	1	0	0
Playoff Picks	0	0	1	0
Super Bowl Picks	0	0	1	0
Depth Chart Calls	1	0	0	0
Surprise Team Calls	0	0	0	1
All	3	1	4	1

How each call scored

9 checkable claims — 3 season win totals, 2 division winners, 1 depth chart call, 1 playoff pick, 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

8 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 41.5 out of 100, against 39.6 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.

Division Winners2 missesShow ▸

Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
“So I like the Chargers to win the division.”
Los Angeles Chargers
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
they picked:
LAC
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
KC
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's winner of the same division
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
won the division:
no
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Buffalo Bills to win the division
“Buffalo is winning the division, third place against both the GM and the coach removed.”
Buffalo Bills
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
they picked:
BUF
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
BUF
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's winner of the same division
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
won the division:
no
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Season Win Totals2 hits · 1 close callShow ▸

Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 11 wins
“I think they're an eleven twelve win team.”
Los Angeles Chargers
11called 11
100Hit
100 − 75 naive = 25 × 2 difficulty = +50 skill
How this was scored
team:
LAC
naive:
9.75
skill:
50
what happened:
11
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
100
baseline:
75
they said:
11
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 8 wins
“I don't think they're going to be a six win team, but I think eight is probably the number. Mike Tomlin finally losing record.”
Pittsburgh Steelers
10called 8
60Close
60 − 85 naive = −25 × 2 difficulty = −50 skill
How this was scored
team:
PIT
naive:
9.25
skill:
−50
what happened:
10
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
60
baseline:
85
they said:
8
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
New York Giants to finish with 3 wins
“Again, I was gonna say three to fourteen is not off the radar.”
New York Giants
4called 3
80Hit
80 − 65 naive = 15 × 2 difficulty = +30 skill
How this was scored
team:
NYG
naive:
5.75
skill:
30
what happened:
4
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
80
baseline:
65
they said:
3
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Playoff Picks1 missShow ▸

Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“I think Kansas City is a wild card team.”
Kansas City Chiefs
Missed the playoffs
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
team:
KC
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive guess said:
yes
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
made the playoffs:
no
weeks left when called:
18
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Super Bowl Picks1 missShow ▸

Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl
“Let's say he doesn't win a ring. I think he will and I think he'll win a couple”
Buffalo Bills
SEA won itpicked BUF
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
BUF
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champion:
SEA
runner up:
NE
the naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Depth Chart Calls1 hitShow ▸

Russell Wilson to be 1st on the depth chart
“my take is, I didn't love the draft of Jackson Dart because Russell's gonna start”
Russell Wilson New York Giants
No. 2called No. 1 · by passing yards
91.67Hit
91.67 − 91.67 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
club:
NYG
skill:
0
player:
Russell Wilson
season:
2025
accuracy:
91.67
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
1
actual slot:
2
difficulty:
2
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
18
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Surprise Team Calls1 waitingShow ▸

Pittsburgh Steelers to beat expectations
“Mike Tomlin and the Steelers after eighteen years when a losing record will have one”
Pittsburgh Steelers
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
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Gregg Rosenthal · Season Win Totals · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Rosenthal's Week 1 picks: the Giants win at Washington, the Lions beat the Packers, and the Jaguars beat the Panthers; they also like the Jets over the Steelers and the Dolphins over the Colts, and expects Jacksonville to clear 7.5 wins.
Gregg Rosenthal · Season Win Totals · Dallas Cowboys · Miss 0
Rosenthal expects a high-scoring Eagles-Cowboys kickoff game, guesses a scoreline around 41-27, still believes Dallas can clear its win total and reach the playoffs, likes the Giants to beat expectations with Jackson Dart taking over as starter early.
Nick Wright · Season Win Totals · Baltimore Ravens · Miss 0
Nick Wright predicts Shedeur Sanders stays behind Dylan Gabriel on the Browns depth chart, forecasts a season where Flacco is benched a third of the way in, Gabriel then fails, Shedeur then fails, and Cleveland drafts a quarterback next year. They also make a long list of win-total, playoff and division calls across the AFC North and beyond.
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In part two of their gambling show, Nick Wright ran through NFC (and recapped AFC) win-total picks, division winners and make/miss-the-playoffs bets, backing the Chiefs, Jaguars, Raiders, Bears, Buccaneers and Falcons to clear their totals while predicting Commanders, Bucs and Rams division titles.