# Colin Cowherd: Cowherd's "Blazing 5" week three picks: Rams upset the Eagles, Patriots beat the Steelers outright, Seahawks handle the Saints, Cowboys edge the Bears in a game that goes over 50.5, and the Ravens beat the Lions on Monday night. **Claimed:** Sep 19, 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-new-blazing-5-picks-the-bears-horrible-offense-josh-allen-looks-amazing-eric-mangini 5 checkable claims — 5 score predictions — 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 39 out of 100, against 55.3 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I'm gonna take the Rams to upset them. Twenty seven twenty three. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Baltimore Ravens 30 — Lions 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: scored 47.62 out of 100, against 35.78 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 22, 2025): Ravens by 4.5, total 53.5 · this 30–23 calls a bigger Ravens win (by 7) and fewer points (53). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Los Angeles Rams 27 — Eagles 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 42.86 out of 100, against 88.16 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 21, 2025): Eagles by 3.5, total 45.5 · this 27–23 calls a Rams win (by 4; the line gave the Rams 36%) and more points (50). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **New England Patriots 27 — Pittsburgh 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 42.86 out of 100, against 38.16 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 21, 2025): Steelers by 1.5, total 44.5 · this 27–23 calls a Patriots win (by 4; the line gave the Patriots 48%) and more points (50). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Seattle Seahawks 28 — Saints 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 21, 2025): Seahawks by 7.5, total 41.5 · this 28–20 calls a bigger Seahawks win (by 8) and more points (48). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Dallas Cowboys 28 — Bears 27** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Dallas Cowboys - Verdict: scored 11.9 out of 100, against 64.35 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Sep 21, 2025): Cowboys by 1.5, total 49.5 · this 28–27 calls a closer game (Cowboys by 1) and more points (55). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. ## Who this take is about - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Dallas Cowboys — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cowboys ## What others said about the same people - Jeremy Brener on Drew Lock: Brener picked the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in Week 9 by a multi-score margin, giving a final score of 27-13, and expressed confidence Seattle would be fine with Drew Lock starting at quarterback. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7eb2d245-63d0-4be0-80ba-3f60197e2b16 (scored 100) - Rich Eisen on Micah Parsons: Eisen expects Myles Garrett to be traded before the draft and says the Browns will then take Abdul Carter with their early first-round pick; they also predict Buffalo will end up paying James Cook and that Micah Parsons will remain a Cowboy and get their money from Dallas, likely late in the process. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c9216871-a4a2-4676-b3d8-2221daa70413 (scored 0) - Albert Breer on Seattle Seahawks: Breer picks the Seahawks to beat the Cardinals in their Week 9 NFC West matchup. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4d67a8a5-0c05-4abe-b2ca-f0cef8390b1d (scored 100) - Tyler Sullivan on Seattle Seahawks: Sullivan picks the Seahawks to win in Week 9. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfca04b3-5c80-4a2e-b0de-8ac3a25f225b (scored 100) - Dave Richard on Seattle Seahawks: Richard picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d3db433e-52c6-42d1-a3b0-6b342aac8a9e (scored 100) - John Pluym on Seattle Seahawks: Pluym picks the Seahawks over the Cardinals. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e3897747-c55f-4340-9e82-03f9730f87ba (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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