Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Apr 30, 2025
Cowherd called the Lions to win the NFC North with the Bears grabbing a wild-card spot, said Minnesota could win about eight games with JJ McCarthy, and picked the Lakers to win that night's playoff game against Minnesota.
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What Colin Cowherd said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI'm all in on the Lions winning it and the Bears going to a wildcard spot.
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- Hour 2 - Top picks from the NFL draft
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- SaidApr 30, 2025
- GradedAug 5–17, 2026
- 1Detroit Lions to win the division“I'm all in on the Lions winning it and the Bears going to a wildcard spot.”
- 2Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8 wins“Minnesota could win eight games with JJ and be a really good team to help it.”
- 3Chicago Bears to make the playoffs“I'm all in on the Lions winning it and the Bears going to a wildcard spot.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8 wins2 | Season Win Totals | 9 | 80 | 55 | +50 | |
| Chicago Bears to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | Made the playoffs | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| 3 calls · 2 hits · 1 miss · all settled | 60 | 18.3 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 60 out of 100, against 18.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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.
1Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- DET
- difficulty:
- 2
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- won the division:
- no
2Season Win TotalsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 8 wins
What happened9called 880Hit · naive 5580this call−55a naive guess=25better than naive×2difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- MIN
- naive:
- 11.25
- skill:
- 50
- what happened:
- 9
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 80
- baseline:
- 55
- they said:
- 8
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 18
Chicago Bears to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- CHI
- skill:
- 200
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive guess said:
- no
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- yes
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
60naive 18.3
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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