Simon HunterAug 19, 2026
Simon Hunter says the NFC North is wide open and the healthy Vikings are the play: they're betting Minnesota to win the division and to go over 8.5 wins, and they'd back them at home in Week 1 against Green Bay. They also slot Jordan Jennings behind Justin Jefferson and Addison in the Vikings' receiver pecking order.
Said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)Hear the original
What Simon Hunter said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo if I have to make a bet for this division, which I do, I am betting Minnesota.
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
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- Sharp or Square - NFC NORTH BETTING PREVIEW: Predictions for Packers, Bears, Lions & Vikings
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- 1Jauan Jennings to be 3rd on the depth chart“They brought in Juan Jennings, who's a number you know, that's a stud receiver. He's the number two, number three receiver behind Addison”
- 2Minnesota Vikings to win the division“So if I have to make a bet for this division, which I do, I am betting Minnesota. I'm betting the divisional odds.”
- 3Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins“The odds are giving them at over eight and a half five to one. I have to take a chat. It's just it's just too good a value.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jauan Jennings to be 3rd on the depth chart1 | Depth Chart Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Minnesota Vikings to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 3 calls · 3 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
3 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call, 1 division winner and 1 season win total — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Minnesota Vikings · 2026 season · wins21 calls from 15 pundits between 1 wins and 12 wins. Simon Hunter said 9 wins. the room's median is 9 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
Their call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Depth Chart CallsJauan JenningsMinnesota Vikings
Jauan Jennings to be 3rd on the depth chart
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Logan Lazarczyk · Trade and Signing Calls · Kirk Cousins · Hit 100
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More depth chart calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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