Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 3, 2026
Guest-hosting Predictions Week, Parkins named their seven AFC playoff teams — Bills, Bengals, Colts and Chargers as division winners, with the Patriots, Ravens and Broncos as wild cards — and separately picked the Giants to win the NFC East. They also said Drake Maye will win an MVP at some point in their career.
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What Danny Parkins said
I like the Bengals to just barely edge the Ravens and take the AFC North.
- Where it was said
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- THE HERD – HOUR 2 – AFC Playoff Predictions: Chiefs OUT | Josh Allen NFL’s #1 QB
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| Playoff Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Award Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
How each call scored
13 checkable claims — 7 playoff picks, 5 division winners and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 9 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.
Division Winners5 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“I think the Bills are going to take the AFC East... So I like the Bills to win the AFC East.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Indianapolis Colts to win the division
“In the AFC South, the Indianapolis Colts, I'm anticipating not a lot of people picking them”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
“I like the Bengals to just barely edge the Ravens and take the AFC North.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New York Giants to win the division
“when i gave my nfc east prediction i had the new york giants winning the division... I think the Giants are very alive to win the NFC East.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
“I think the Chargers take the AFC West.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Playoff Picks7 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“tell us who's going to make the playoffs in the AFC... I think the Bills are going to take the AFC East.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“But Lamar, plus an amazing defense and the ageless Derrick Henry, still enough for the Ravens to make the playoffs.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
“You give Joe Burrow a top 20 defense, he can get them into the playoffs.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Indianapolis Colts to make the playoffs
“In the AFC South, the Indianapolis Colts... The Colts are the forgotten team.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“I still think the Broncos are enough to make it to the AFC playoffs, albeit as a wildcard team.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“In the AFC West... I have the Chargers coming out on top.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“The wildcard teams... Patriots are the most obvious better team, worse record team than I've ever seen... I think they just fall a little short of Buffalo in that spot.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Award Picks1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Drake Maye to win MVP
“And Drake May, I think, is going to win an MVP before his career is done.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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