# Colin Cowherd: Cowherd's postseason 'Blazing 5' picks: Rams over Panthers 33-20, Bears over Packers 27-24, Jaguars over Bills 27-13, Eagles over 49ers 28-20, and Indiana over Oregon 33-28. He also predicts the Rams win the wild card game again, says Detroit would return to 13 wins with Mike McDaniel as OC, and that Mendoza and Dante Moore would be the top two QBs in the draft. **Claimed:** Jan 9, 2026 **Pundit:** Colin Cowherd — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/colin-cowherd **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://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/the-herd-hour-2-new-blazing-5-picks-urban-meyer-joins-the-herd 7 checkable claims — 4 score predictions, 1 mock draft pick, 1 position order call and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call. It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 7 have settled, averaging 51.2 out of 100, against 52 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Rams win it, Rams cover final score thirty three to twenty. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Trinidad Chambliss to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Trinidad Chambliss - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Los Angeles Rams 33 — Panthers 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 76.19 out of 100, against 47.69 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Jan 10, 2026): Rams by 10, total 44.5 · this 33–20 calls a bigger Rams win (by 13) and more points (53). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Chicago Bears 27 — Packers 24** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Chicago Bears - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 95.3 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Jan 10, 2026): Packers by 2.5, total 45.5 · this 27–24 calls a Bears win (by 3; the line gave the Bears 45%) and more points (51). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Detroit Lions to finish with 13 wins** - Kind: Season Win Totals · About: Detroit Lions - Verdict: scored 20 out of 100, against 45 for a naive guess - **Philadelphia Eagles 28 — 49ers 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Philadelphia Eagles - Verdict: scored 40.48 out of 100, against 45.3 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Jan 11, 2026): Eagles by 6, total 44.5 · this 28–20 calls a bigger Eagles win (by 8) and more points (48). Graded on the margin called, not on the spread. Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Jacksonville Jaguars 27 — Bills 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Jacksonville Jaguars - Verdict: scored 23.81 out of 100, against 47.69 for a naive guess - Line: Closing line (Jan 11, 2026): Jaguars by 1.5, total 51.5 · this 27–13 calls a bigger Jaguars win (by 14) and fewer points (40). Source: nflverse; context only, never part of the grade. - **Fernando Mendoza to be 1st quarterback off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Fernando Mendoza - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 33.08 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Trinidad Chambliss — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/trinidad-chambliss - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/rams - Chicago Bears — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/bears - Detroit Lions — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/lions - Philadelphia Eagles — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/eagles - Jacksonville Jaguars — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/jaguars - Fernando Mendoza — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/fernando-mendoza ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Caleb Williams: Middlekauff expects either Josh Allen or Lamar Jackson to win this year's MVP, calling them the two best players in the league. They are pessimistic on the Bears, forecasting six or seven wins and saying they'd bet Caleb Williams doesn't work out as a franchise quarterback. They also see Oklahoma's John Mattier as a first-round pick who'll be in the Heisman mix. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/deaaf3f6-e53e-4080-a0ca-d5f872b54c6a (scored 0) - Pete Prisco on Chicago Bears: Prisco gives score predictions for every Week 9 NFL game, picking the Bengals to rout the Falcons in Madrid, the Cowboys to rebound at Indianapolis, and the Jaguars to win in Baltimore without Lamar Jackson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dc43909b-bc7f-47aa-b208-5cf7c95844bc (scored 100) - Bryan DeArdo on Chicago Bears: DeArdo picks the Bears to beat the Buccaneers on Sunday night in a defensive game, predicting a 20-16 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7b882443-b481-48fb-b19b-e7f989d85e46 (scored 97.62) - Christian Booher on Anthony Lucas: Booher previews the Lions' Week 9 trip to Miami, predicting Derrick Barnes takes over as the green-dot linebacker in Jack Campbell's absence, Juice Scruggs starts at center, and boldly forecasting Detroit's first defensive touchdown of the season on an Aidan Hutchinson strip-sack recovered and returned by Barnes. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/228a7c0e-608b-4043-a8fa-eb3f8b2c4ce8 (scored 0) - Danny Parkins on Chicago Bears: Parkins named the seven AFC teams they believe are already set as the playoff field, expects Chicago, Buffalo and Kansas City to win this week, took Green Bay over New England and Atlanta over Cincinnati outright, and kept Bills–Bears as their Super Bowl matchup with the Giants still winning the NFC East. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/272d1f8a-06f7-4b8b-8480-94d370ae5e6f (scored 100) - “Stanford Steve” Coughlin on Chicago Bears: Stanford Steve said the Bears would beat the Buccaneers on Sunday night, and called a player they referred to as "Yakis" their Rookie of the Year. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/eb50c9d5-281b-4810-b41b-a5d6da11c438 (scored 100) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Jordan Dajani on Washington Commanders: Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/46f7646f-2c64-4827-a522-67975af79fb6 (scored 95.24) - Tyler Sullivan on Washington Commanders: Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1bb32676-c3b3-4b8e-8a03-b58396cf98bf (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on New York Giants: Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e142b910-0967-4de9-9429-c342bc079205 (scored 35.71) - John Breech on Washington Commanders: Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9fddc8e1-3823-4252-bdd7-f81ef11b1da3 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/04562aeb-eccf-4266-be8e-32a3aacfd6fc (scored 42.86) - Jared Dubin on New York Giants: Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6c19276-74df-4775-8a6e-f67c6d94b773 (scored 42.86) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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