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Richard Sherman· Jan 15, 2025

Sherman picks the Eagles to beat the Rams in the divisional round, the Ravens to beat the Bills in Buffalo, and the Chiefs to beat the Texans at home. He also expects Sam Darnold to stay in Minnesota for at least one more year, says Shedeur Sanders should be gone within the top five picks, and predicts Dak Prescott remains Dallas's starting quarterback.

“But I think the Baltimore Ravens pull this one out.”

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

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6 checkable claims — 3 game outcome picks, 1 depth chart call, 1 mock draft pick and 1 roster spot call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.

It names 8 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

5 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 60 out of 100, against 90 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Their call against what happened

overall pick
gone within the top five picks (picks 1–5)They said
144What happened

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6 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.

  • Shedeur Sanders to be picked “gone within the top five picks” (picks 1–5)

    “and if it, you know, with everything being said, he should be gone within the top five picks”

    Miss · 0Scored 0.24a naive guess scored 50
    How this was scored
    draft:
    2025
    naive:
    a shuffled mock scores 50
    player:
    Shedeur Sanders
    season:
    2024
    zero at:
    32
    accuracy:
    0.24
    baseline:
    50
    actual pick:
    144
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    pick accuracy:
    0.24
    predicted pick:
    gone within the top five picks (picks 1–5)
    weeks left when called:
    0
    mock ordering score:
    only one pick — no order to score

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  • Baltimore Ravens to beat Buffalo Bills

    “But I still think Buffalo struggles to stop the Baltimore Ravens... But I think the Baltimore Ravens pull this one out.”

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    BUF
    score:
    25-27
    skill:
    -100
    they picked:
    BAL
    season:
    2024
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    BUF
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • Philadelphia Eagles to beat Los Angeles Rams

    “So who do you like, rich... I think Philly goes. You know, I think Philly just you know, sa Quon is just having a special season... So I think they're gonna figure it out.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    PHI
    score:
    22-28
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    PHI
    season:
    2024
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    PHI
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • Kansas City Chiefs to beat Houston Texans

    “And I just think Andy Reid and Spags just are gonna be too much for this team in the end. And they're gonna they're gonna put out a win.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    KC
    score:
    14-23
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    KC
    season:
    2024
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    the naive pick:
    KC
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • Dak Prescott to be 1st on the depth chart

    “The Dak Prescott is going to be the quarterback for the Dallas Cowboys for the foreseeable future.”

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    club:
    DAL
    skill:
    0
    player:
    Dak Prescott
    season:
    2024
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    position:
    QB
    naive slot:
    1
    actual slot:
    1
    difficulty:
    1
    measured by:
    passing yards
    the naive guess:
    where he sat last season
    weeks in the season:
    18
    predicted slot:
    1
    weeks left when called:
    0

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  • Sam Darnold to make the roster

    “Something tells me that they'll believe in him at least for one more season.”

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.

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