Richard Sherman· Oct 2, 2026

Sherman gave his own top five entering Week 4 with the 49ers first, then made picks in every Week 4 game, including upset calls for Carolina over Detroit (with a 36-31 scoreline), Tampa Bay over Green Bay, Washington over Indianapolis and Jacksonville over Cincinnati.

“At number one, I got the San Francisco 49ers playing the best football in the National Football League on both sides of the ball.”

said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →

18 checkable claims — 15 game outcome picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 power ranking and 1 score prediction — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 17 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 18 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.

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Case Keenum · 2026 season

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Game Outcome Picks Washington CommandersOct 2, 2026
Washington Commanders to beat Indianapolis Colts
“Heaven, I got to go with the commanders. They made me a believer.”
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How this was scored
won:
IND
score:
30-13
skill:
0
they picked:
WAS
season:
2026
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
WAS
difficulty:
1.83
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
15
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Game Outcome Picks Buffalo BillsOct 2, 2026
Buffalo Bills to beat New England Patriots
“I just don't see a way that the New England Patriots, playing the way they have the last few weeks, can win this game.”
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Game Outcome Picks Minnesota VikingsOct 2, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to beat Miami Dolphins
“I got the Minnesota Vikings in this one a lot to a little.”
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Game Outcome Picks Los Angeles RamsOct 2, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to beat Philadelphia Eagles
“The Philadelphia Eagles are not expected to win this game. I don't expect them to win this game... I can't see a way they pull off a win.”
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Game Outcome Picks Houston TexansOct 2, 2026
Houston Texans to beat Dallas
“And I think this is a great game for C.J. Stroud to find his rhythm, to find it, get it going, and finally get a win for this team.”
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Game Outcome Picks Tampa Bay BuccaneersOct 2, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat Green Bay Packers
“Give me Tampa Bay. Give me the old Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Mitchell, in this one.”
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Game Outcome Picks Atlanta FalconsOct 2, 2026
Atlanta Falcons to beat New Orleans Saints
“Give me Atlanta on the road.”
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Power RankingsOct 2, 2026
“At number one, I got the San Francisco 49ers... Number two on my list, the Buffalo Bills... Number three, the Kansas City Chiefs... The Seattle Seahawks at number four... The Broncos.”
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Game Outcome Picks San Francisco 49ersOct 2, 2026
San Francisco 49ers to beat Denver Broncos
“But just like Polly Market, I got the San Francisco 49ers winning this game.”
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Game Outcome Picks Baltimore RavensOct 2, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to beat Tennessee Titans
“I got Baltimore winning this game.”
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Game Outcome Picks Kansas City ChiefsOct 2, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Las Vegas Raiders
“I'm going to give Kansas City the win in this one.”
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Game Outcome Picks Pittsburgh SteelersOct 2, 2026
Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Browns
“Browns fans. I can't do it. Pittsburgh. I got Pittsburgh by a touchdown.”
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Score Predictions Carolina PanthersOct 2, 2026
Carolina Panthers 36 — Detroit Lions 31
“Mitchell, this is my upset alert... It just smells like Detroit is going to go in there and score 31 points but give up 36.”
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Game Outcome Picks Jacksonville JaguarsOct 2, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Cincinnati Bengals
“I know Pauly Market has the Bengals winning this game, but I got Jacksonville.”
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Game Outcome Picks Arizona CardinalsOct 2, 2026
Arizona Cardinals to beat New York Giants
“Yeah, I think Arizona wins this.”
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Game Outcome Picks Chicago BearsOct 2, 2026
Chicago Bears to beat New York Jets
“I got, I got the, Chicago Bears in this one.”
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Depth Chart Calls Case Keenum Chicago BearsOct 2, 2026
Case Keenum to be 1st on the depth chart
“I expect him to go with Case Keenum again. He's the hot hand and I expect Ben Johnson to ride with the hot hand.”
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Game Outcome Picks Seattle SeahawksOct 2, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to beat LA Chargers
“I can see them winning this game handily... So I think the Seahawks win this game.”
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What others said about the same people

Jeremy PargoScore Predictions · Washington CommandersMiss · 19
Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, including an upset of the Colts by Washington in London and a Buccaneers win over the Packers.
David HarrisonGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0
Harrison lays out a path for the Washington Commanders to exceed their 7.5-win total, identifying eight specific games he projects them to win: home vs. Seattle (Week 3), vs. Indianapolis in London (Week 4), a sweep of the Giants (Weeks 5 and 10), at Arizona (Week 12), at Tennessee (Week 13), vs. Atlanta (Week 15) and vs. Dallas (Week 18). He also says the Bengals (Week 11) and Texans (Week 14) games are winnable.
Chris BrockmanGame Outcome Picks · Washington CommandersMiss · 0
Brockman argued Buffalo belongs in the top five and Josh Allen will be an MVP candidate, said he'd drop Dallas from the list, and made his own picks in the international games win/loss game.
Jordan FooteRoster Spot Calls · Cole ChristiansenMiss · 0
Foote writes that after the Week 4 game in Las Vegas, Cole Christiansen will revert to the Chiefs' practice squad, having exhausted his three standard elevations, and considers it unlikely Kansas City signs him to the 53-man roster given Cam Jones' remaining activations and a possible Cooper McDonald return.
Zachary PerelesTrade and Signing Calls · Trevon DiggsMiss · 0
After Jaycee Horn and Mike Jackson landed on IR, Pereles argues Carolina must add cornerback help and lists five specific players the Panthers could sign or trade for: Trevon Diggs, Shaun Wade, Tre'Davious White, Kader Kohou and Darrell Luter Jr.
Ralph VentreRoster Spot Calls · Kani WalkerMiss · 0
Ventre expects Christian Benford's toe injury to sideline him for at least the Week 4 game against New England, and believes the Bills will have to add a cornerback to the 53-man roster this week — likely by moving Benford to injured reserve — with practice squad rookie Kani Walker the most likely player elevated.

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Mitchell EisensteinGame Outcome Picks · Indianapolis ColtsHit · 100
Eisenstein ranked the Bills first in his top five entering Week 4 and made picks across the week's games, including the Chiefs by two touchdowns over the Raiders as his "lock of the week," the Lions by 10 at Carolina, and Tyreek Hill signing with the Raiders.
Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Indianapolis ColtsHit · 100
Previewing the Week 4 slate, Long picked the Lions, Jets, Cardinals, Colts and Bills to win their games, and predicted a Steelers win over the Browns on Thursday night by a 19-14 score.
Rich EisenGame Outcome Picks · Indianapolis ColtsHit · 100
Eisen delivered his "way, way, way too early" top-10 NFL power rankings ahead of the schedule release, with the Rams first and Chargers second, and also predicted the Rams and Chargers could meet in Super Bowl 61 at SoFi. He also tabbed Ravens rookie guard Oliva Venga as an offensive rookie of the year contender and picked winners of all nine international series games.
Chris BroussardGame Outcome Picks · Cleveland BrownsHit · 100
Broussard stood by his preseason pick of the Cowboys to win the Super Bowl, said a Dallas cornerback likely won't play this week, and picked the Browns to upset the Steelers on Thursday night.
Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 0
Rogers made his own Week 2 calls, taking the Packers, Eagles (by at least 10), Panthers (by at least a field goal), Cowboys (by at least six), Chargers, Chiefs and Rams to win. He also noted Baltimore was his Super Bowl pick and said it wouldn't shock him if Jacksonville hosted the AFC Championship Game.
Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · New England PatriotsHit · 100
Previewing Week 2, Long called New England a spot to bounce back against Pittsburgh, projected a 27-14 Patriots win, saw Eagles-Titans as a 23-10 grinder, liked the Rams' spot Monday night against the Giants, and wrote down a Bills 31, Lions 23 final for the Thursday nighter.