Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 14, 2026

Cowherd's five bold predictions for 2026: Jalen Hurts thrives without A.J. Brown, Justin Herbert wins at least two playoff games with the Chargers, the Packers finish last in the NFC North, the Broncos narrowly miss the playoffs, and Caleb Williams wins MVP.

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Waiting4 calls, none settled yet

—Average accuracynothing settled yet

—A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

0 of 4Settled4 still waiting

#54Colin Cowherd’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Colin Cowherd said

our reading, beside the words we read it from

Jalen Hurts will flourish despite losing a great number one receiver.

Colin Cowherd, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

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1Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs“Cowherd projected a postseason run for Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert... "At least two playoff wins"”
2Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl“"At least two playoff wins, and I right now this morning think they could be a co-favorite to get to the AFC Championship."”
3Power Rankings“Cowherd predicted a shift in standings, projecting the Green Bay Packers to finish in fourth place in a competitive division... "They finish last."”
4Caleb Williams to win MVP“Cowherd backed Chicago Bears quarterback Caleb Williams to win the Most Valuable Player award”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs¹	Playoff Picks	—	—	—	—
Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl²	Conference Champions	—	—	—	—
“Cowherd predicted a shift in standings, projecting the Green…”³	Power Rankings	—	—	—	—
Caleb Williams to win MVP⁴	Award Picks	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 4 waiting			—	—

How each call scored

4 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 conference champion, 1 playoff pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.

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.

Their call against the record

Makes the playoffsThey said

Made the playoffs2025

Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.

1Playoff Picks Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
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2Conference Champions Los Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl
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3Power Rankings
“Cowherd predicted a shift in standings, projecting the Green Bay Packers to finish in fourth place in a competitive division... "They finish last.”
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4Award Picks Caleb Williams Chicago Bears
Caleb Williams to win MVP
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Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.
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