Richard Sherman· Oct 9, 2026
Sherman picked the 49ers to beat the Seahawks in Seattle 24-21, ranked his top five teams with San Francisco first, said Seattle's Julian Love will earn an All-Pro nod this season, and expects the Bears to edge the Packers.
“I think the San Francisco 49ers win this game 24-21.”
said on air or in an interview · The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast) · read the original →
4 checkable claims — 1 game outcome pick, 1 power ranking, 1 pro bowl and all-pro call and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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The games in this take
- Bears at Packers 40 calls
- 49ers at Seahawks 60 calls
4 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Power RankingsOct 9, 2026
“The San Francisco 49ers are playing the best football... number two, we're going to go with Kansas city chiefs... number three, I'm going to go with the Seattle Seahawks... Number four... the Jacksonville Jaguars... And number five, it got to go with the Bears.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersOct 9, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 24 — Seattle Seahawks 21
“With all that said, I think the San Francisco 49ers find a way to win this game... I think the San Francisco 49ers win this game 24-21.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Julian Love to make All-Pro
“He's an all-pro caliber player, and I think he finally gets his all-pro nod this year.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksChicago BearsOct 9, 2026
Chicago Bears to beat Green Bay Packers
“Tyson Bajent is going to have to play better football to beat the Green Bay Packers. It's going to be a tough divisional game, but I think they pulled that one out.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
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- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersMiss · 0Wright's under picks: Broncos under 9.5, 49ers under 10.5, Cowboys under 8, Bengals under 9.5 with Cincinnati missing the playoffs and Zac Taylor fired.
- Gregg RosenthalSeason Win Totals · Chicago BearsMiss · 0Rosenthal's under picks and a few freebie leans: Colts under 7.5 (possibly the worst team), Commanders under 9.5, Saints under 5.5 (possibly 2-15), Bears under 8.5, plus stated likes on Dolphins under 8.5, Giants over 5.5 and Ravens over 11.5.
- Kyle CrabbsMock Draft Picks · Joshua GrayMiss · 0Crabbs projects all seven rounds of the 2025 NFL Draft, starting with Cam Ward going No. 1 overall to Tennessee, Travis Hunter second to Cleveland and Abdul Carter third to the Giants.
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Derek BrownGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 0Brown forecast a Jaguars shootout win in Cincinnati, took the Saints to beat the Falcons on Monday night, ranked Jeremiah Love as an RB15 rest-of-season (while saying he'd move up), and expected Jacoby Brissett to remain Arizona's quarterback for the year and Jalen Wright to be back in Miami's backfield.
- Pat FitzmauriceGame Outcome Picks · New Orleans SaintsMiss · 0Fitzmaurice picked Jacksonville to edge Cincinnati in a one-point nail-biter, took the Saints over the Falcons on Monday night, pegged Jeremiah Love as an RB11 for the rest of the season, and expected several banged-up players to sit out Week 4.
- Colin CowherdGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0Cowherd praised Dak Prescott as the stabilizing force of the Cowboys and picked Dallas to beat Tampa Bay in their Week 5 matchup, while calling the Dallas coaching staff average.
- Mike KadlickGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0Previewing Week 5 of the 2026 season, Kadlick picks the Bengals to blow out the Dolphins, the Cowboys to beat the Buccaneers comfortably, and the Chargers to finally win at home against the Broncos. He also expects Jayden Daniels back for Washington, Michael Pittman Jr. possibly out for Pittsburgh, and names the Week 5 starting quarterbacks for Tampa Bay, Chicago and New York.
- Caleb SkinnerGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0Skinner expects the winless Buccaneers to lose their Thursday night road game against the Cowboys, citing Tampa Bay's 0-4 start and a depleted secondary.
- Mitchell EisensteinGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysMiss · 0The co-host (identified only as Mitchell) picked the 49ers to win in Seattle, made Week 5 picks across several games, ranked San Francisco first in his power rankings, took Dallas to win the NFC East and said Chicago wins the NFC North.