# Richard Sherman: 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. **Claimed:** Oct 2, 2026 **Pundit:** Richard Sherman — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/richard-sherman **Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.omny.fm/d/clips/e73c998e-6e60-432f-8610-ae210140c5b1/ff45d208-e4a7-42ba-a69c-af0000e830d1/be58e840-6bba-450c-9bea-b4d50005e8cb/audio.mp3?in_playlist=bf391792-153e-41b3-9d3d-ae3300346ad8 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. > At number one, I got the San Francisco 49ers playing the best football in the National Football League on both sides of the ball. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Washington Commanders to beat Indianapolis Colts** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills to beat New England Patriots** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: not settled yet - **Minnesota Vikings to beat Miami Dolphins** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Minnesota Vikings - Verdict: not settled yet - **Los Angeles Rams to beat Philadelphia Eagles** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: not settled yet - **Houston Texans to beat Dallas** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Houston Texans - Verdict: not settled yet - **Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat Green Bay Packers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Tampa Bay Buccaneers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Atlanta Falcons to beat New Orleans Saints** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Atlanta Falcons - Verdict: not settled yet - **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.** - Kind: Power Rankings - Verdict: not settled yet - **San Francisco 49ers to beat Denver Broncos** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: San Francisco 49ers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Baltimore Ravens to beat Tennessee Titans** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Baltimore Ravens - Verdict: not settled yet - **Kansas City Chiefs to beat Las Vegas Raiders** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Kansas City Chiefs - Verdict: not settled yet - **Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Browns** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Carolina Panthers 36 — Detroit Lions 31** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Carolina Panthers - Verdict: not settled yet - **Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Cincinnati Bengals** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: not settled yet - **Arizona Cardinals to beat New York Giants** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: not settled yet - **Chicago Bears to beat New York Jets** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Case Keenum to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Case Keenum, Chicago Bears - Verdict: not settled yet - **Seattle Seahawks to beat LA Chargers** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bills - Minnesota Vikings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/vikings - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Houston Texans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/texans - Tampa Bay Buccaneers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/buccaneers - Atlanta Falcons — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/falcons - San Francisco 49ers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/49ers - Baltimore Ravens — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/ravens - Kansas City Chiefs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/chiefs - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/steelers - Carolina Panthers — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/panthers - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Case Keenum — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/case-keenum - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/seahawks ## What others said about the same people - Jeremy Pargo on Washington Commanders: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3c480715-cdf3-4092-ac36-f7a4e338e2eb (scored 19.05) - David Harrison on Washington Commanders: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/557473e2-242a-41c5-beb5-026d792d86fa (scored 0) - Chris Brockman on Washington Commanders: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ecf298ec-5674-4848-84f0-040409c29bdd (scored 0) - Jordan Foote on Cole Christiansen: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0f95f5c2-204e-4a55-9fef-acf1f0883817 (scored 0) - Zachary Pereles on Trevon Diggs: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2ca71d82-67b6-4ea9-8b3f-daedb406efc1 (scored 0) - Ralph Ventre on Kani Walker: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/94b844fe-bb22-4517-81f5-6263eb0213f1 (scored 0) ## More game outcome picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Mitchell Eisenstein on Indianapolis Colts: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d69febf4-3a3a-44bf-8fdb-d4773447a904 (scored 100) - Chris Long on Indianapolis Colts: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41d446f1-9bf0-4509-b1ba-f3e8083ed9ee (scored 100) - Rich Eisen on Indianapolis Colts: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04528a2d-b0b7-4367-b629-a1cdde3716f3 (scored 100) - Chris Broussard on Cleveland Browns: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/77db2f64-7b63-446d-b794-1f09c7e9393b (scored 100) - Connor Rogers on Los Angeles Chargers: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0c2a0048-cb74-4da9-8ef4-695cc6571cdf (scored 0) - Chris Long on New England Patriots: 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. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ab903e00-9f1b-4862-91a6-96343679649c (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. 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