Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 1, 2026

Filling in for Colin, McIntyre gave Week 1 picks: Rams over the Niners in Australia, Texans over the Bills, Bears over the Panthers, Steelers over the Falcons, Titans over the Jets, and Lions over the Saints. They also have the Texans reaching and winning the Super Bowl, thinks the 49ers win eight or nine games, and says they bet Joe Burrow to win MVP.

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

3 of 6calls landed3 hits · 3 misses · 2 waiting · 1 too vague to check

50Average accuracyout of 100, across 6 calls

33.3A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

6Games calledeveryone’s picks below

#46Jason McIntyre’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Jason McIntyre said

You guys know, I got the Texans in the Super Bowl, so I've got the Texans winning this game.

Jason McIntyre, the lead quote

Where it was said: The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
The episode: THE HERD – HOUR 2 – NFL Week 1 Picks: Patriots, Rams, Bears | Caleb Williams Rising
The original: Hear the original
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SaidSep 1
PlayedSep 10–13
GradedSep 12–15

Box score, by kind

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Misses	Waiting	Too vague
Game Outcome Picks	3	3	0	0
Super Bowl Picks	0	0	1	0
Season Win Totals	0	0	0	1
Award Picks	0	0	1	0
All	3	3	2	1

How each call scored

9 claims — 6 game outcome picks, 1 award pick, 1 season win total and 1 super bowl pick — the 8 we can check 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.

6 of the 8 calls we can check have settled so far, averaging 50 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The other one was too vague to check, so it is not graded.

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.

Game Outcome Picks3 hits · 3 missesShow ▸

Houston Texans to beat Bills
“Then the real good game, Bill's Texans... I've got the Texans winning this game.”
Houston Texans
Bills 36–31Bills at Texans
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
won:
BUF
score:
36-31
skill:
0
they picked:
HOU
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
HOU
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Detroit Lions to beat Saints
“I'll take the Lions favored by six and a half.”
Detroit Lions
Lions 31–30Saints at Lions
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
won:
DET
score:
30-31
skill:
0
they picked:
DET
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
DET
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Falcons
“falcon steelers i went chalky here i went pittsburgh favor by three... I'll take the Steelers and Aaron Rodgers.”
Pittsburgh Steelers
Steelers 20–13Falcons at Steelers
100Hit
100 − 100 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
won:
PIT
score:
13-20
skill:
0
they picked:
PIT
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
PIT
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Chicago Bears to beat Panthers
“So under three, I'm going to go with the Bears here reluctantly... I'll go Bears favored by two and a half.”
Chicago Bears
Bears 59–37Bears at Panthers
100Hit
100 − 0 naive = 100 × 2 difficulty = +200 skill
How this was scored
won:
CHI
score:
59-37
skill:
200
they picked:
CHI
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
CAR
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Tennessee Titans to beat Jets
“Sala gets revenge and Titans beat my Jets... I'll take the Titans.”
Tennessee Titans
Jets 23–10Jets at Titans
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
won:
NYJ
score:
23-10
skill:
0
they picked:
TEN
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
TEN
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
Think this is wrong?
Los Angeles Rams to beat Niners
“Next up, Niners Rams. This is next Thursday in Australia... I'm going with the Rams here. Favorite by three and a half”
Los Angeles Rams
49ers 27–749ers at Rams
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
won:
SF
score:
27-7
skill:
0
they picked:
LAR
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
LAR
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Super Bowl Picks1 waitingShow ▸

Houston Texans to win the Super Bowl
“You guys know, I got the Texans in the Super Bowl... So I like the Texans. I think they're Super Bowl worthy this year.”
Houston Texans
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?

Season Win Totals · 1 too vague to checkShow ▸

“And, you know, the Niners might win eight or nine.”
San Francisco 49ers
—Too vague to check
Too vague to check: we could not tell what would count as right, so it stays on the record without a score.
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Award Picks1 waitingShow ▸

Joe Burrow to win MVP
“Because I actually bet Burrow to win the MVP this year, like plus 850 or something like that.”
Joe Burrow Cincinnati Bengals
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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John Middlekauff · Draft Bust Calls · Caleb Williams · Miss 0
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