Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 12, 2025

Cowherd picks the Steelers to bounce back and beat the Bengals comfortably at home, and separately backs Philadelphia over Detroit on Sunday night.

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

2 of 2calls landed2 hits · all settled

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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Pittsburgh will throttle Cincinnati.

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Where it was said: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
The episode: THE HERD - Hour 1 - Caleb Williams has transformed, Bill Belichick should not coach the Giants, ranking the best NFL QBs
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SaidNov 12, 2025
GradedAug 5–17, 2026

1Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Cincinnati Bengals“I think Pittsburgh will rebound and they'll win comfortably against the really bad team in the Bengals... but Pittsburgh will throttle Cincinnati.”
2Philadelphia Eagles to beat Detroit“I like Philadelphia. It was one and a half. I like them more than I do two and a half... Philadelphia is the play here.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Cincinnati Bengals¹	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	100	0
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Detroit²	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	100	0
2 calls · 2 hits · all settled			100	100

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks — 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 2 have settled, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 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.

1Game Outcome Picks Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Cincinnati Bengals
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.44difficulty0skill
Closing line (Nov 16): Steelers by 5.5 · favorite pick, Steelers about 2 in 3 (69%).
How this was scored
won:
PIT
score:
12-34
skill:
0
they picked:
PIT
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
PIT
difficulty:
1.44
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
8
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2Game Outcome Picks Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Detroit
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.44difficulty0skill
Closing line (Nov 16): Eagles by 2.5 · favorite pick, Eagles 58%.
How this was scored
won:
PHI
score:
9-16
skill:
0
they picked:
PHI
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
1.44
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
8
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The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 100