Colin Cowherd· Aug 15, 2026
Cowherd went division by division picking first- and second-place finishers: Bills, Ravens, Texans and Chargers in the AFC; Eagles, Lions, Saints and Rams in the NFC, with the Chiefs, Giants and Bengals among his playoff qualifiers. His bold prediction was Caleb Williams winning MVP.
“Caleb Williams MVP.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
14 checkable claims — 8 division winners, 3 playoff picks, 2 season win totals and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 13 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 1 unsettled call enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room.
Where this call stands in the room
Houston Texans · 2026 season · wins7 calls from 5 pundits between 1 wins and 13 wins. Colin Cowherd said 10 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
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14 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.
- Division WinnersNew Orleans SaintsAug 15, 2026
New Orleans Saints to win the division
“Saints win the division, Carolina second”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersPhiladelphia EaglesAug 15, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“We go Eagles and Giants in the NFC East”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersDetroit LionsAug 15, 2026
Detroit Lions to win the division
“I'm gonna take him to win the division... North Lions Bears”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersLos Angeles RamsAug 15, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“And in the West, ram Seahawks”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersHouston TexansAug 15, 2026
Houston Texans to win the division
“Texans win it Colts number two”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersBaltimore RavensAug 15, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“Ravens won Bengals two in the AFC North”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksCaleb WilliamsChicago BearsAug 15, 2026
Caleb Williams to win MVP
“Finally for me, Caleb Williams wins MVP.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksCincinnati BengalsAug 15, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
“I think with that schedule and those offensive players, they probably are a playoff team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksNew York GiantsAug 15, 2026
New York Giants to make the playoffs
“Early I have the Giants as a wild card team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersLos Angeles ChargersAug 15, 2026
Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
“Finally, AFC West, I'm gonna go with the Chargers... I think they win the division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsBaltimore RavensAug 15, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 10–11 wins
“So my take is they just win ten to eleven games every year.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsHouston TexansAug 15, 2026
Houston Texans to finish with 10 wins
“Under Demico Ryans ten plus wins.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Playoff PicksKansas City ChiefsAug 15, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“I have them finishing second and a wild card team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersBuffalo BillsAug 15, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“Buffalo wins it. Patriot second place”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · New York GiantsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Cincinnati BengalsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Baltimore RavensHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Sam MonsonGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 0Monson picked the Chargers to beat the Bills outright (jokingly crediting Buffalo's gray 'Nickel City' jerseys), took the Vikings to win outright in Tampa, and said Seattle would destroy Washington. He also reiterated his Super Bowl pick of Denver over the Rams, called the Dolphins destined for the No. 1 overall pick, and said the Saints are a worst-to-first candidate in the NFC South.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Daniel DiBerardinisDivision Winners · Atlanta FalconsMiss · 0Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. He also gives a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.
- Rich EisenDivision Winners · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Eisen forecast the Week 18 results and the entire wild-card field: Buccaneers over Panthers but Carolina still gets in as the 5 seed when Atlanta beats New Orleans, 49ers over Seahawks, Ravens over Steelers, Jaguars beating Tennessee to win the AFC South, and six wild-card matchups (Seahawks-Panthers, Bills-Jaguars, Texans-Ravens, Packers-Bears, Chargers-Patriots, Rams-Eagles), with Houston upsetting Baltimore. He also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.
- Rich EisenDivision Winners · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Eisen called the 49ers-as-NFC-favorites take an overreaction, picked the Jaguars to beat the Titans and win their division, leaned Ravens over the Steelers in the Week 18 Sunday night game, expects the Bills to beat the Jets even without Josh Allen, sees the Chargers as the AFC's seventh seed, agreed Tyler Shough could win Offensive Rookie of the Year with a good Saints 2026, said Malik Willis will be a starter somewhere next season, and insisted Detroit goes into 2026 with Goff.
- Rich EisenDivision Winners · New England PatriotsHit · 100Eisen said the Patriots are still likely to win the AFC East and won't be one-and-done, that the Chargers will end Dallas' season next week, that TreVeyon Henderson should out-snap Rhamondre Stevenson, that the NFC East race is over in Philadelphia's favor, and that the winner of the NFC West will be the NFC's No. 1 seed.
- Rich EisenDivision Winners · New England PatriotsHit · 100Eisen previewed week 15 games, predicting Joe Burrow would play well in his first home start back against Baltimore, and speculated on a possible Colts-Steelers wild card matchup. He also asserted the Chiefs will not win their division for a tenth straight year, keeping the Patriots' record of 11 straight division titles safe.
- Nick ShookDivision Winners · Tampa Bay BuccaneersMiss · 0Shook picks the Rams to win the Super Bowl and to beat the Lions, agrees the Buccaneers still hold the edge in the NFC South, and drops Patrick Mahomes to 12th in his QB Index behind Brock Purdy.