Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 4, 2026
Filling in for Colin Cowherd, Parkins laid out their full NFC playoff field — Giants, Bears, Buccaneers and Seahawks as division winners with the Rams, Cowboys and Lions as wild cards — and predicted top-five offenses in Chicago and Dallas, plus a Max Crosby trade to Dallas before the deadline.
Said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)Hear the original
What Danny Parkins said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo the division winners, the Giants, the Bears, the Bucks, and the Seahawks, wildcard teams out of the NFC, the Rams, the Cowboys, and the Lions.
- Where it was said
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- BEST OF THE HERD – Bears NFL’s #1 Offense? | Cowboys Creating Problems | NFC Playoff Predictions: Giants & Bears Win Big
- The original
- Hear the original
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- 1Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs“I think they come out of the NFC West.”
- 2Chicago Bears to make the playoffs“NFC North, the Chicago Bears, they have the best coach, the best quarterback”
- 3New York Giants to make the playoffs“So the division winners, the Giants, the Bears, the Bucks, and the Seahawks”
- 4Maxx Crosby to move to Dallas Cowboys“I anticipate that Max Crosby is going to be a Cowboy before the trade deadline, which is week 10.”
- 5Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs“I have Dallas making the playoffs in the NFC.”
- 6Position Group Rankings“I think they get back to being a top five or six offense in the NFL.”
- 7Position Group Rankings“I do think we're looking at a top-five offense.”
- 8Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs“So the division winners, the Giants, the Bears, the Bucks, and the Seahawks”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs1 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicago Bears to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| New York Giants to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Maxx Crosby to move to Dallas Cowboys4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs5 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “I think they get back to being a top five or six offense in the…”6 | Position Group Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| “I do think we're looking at a top-five offense.”7 | Position Group Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs8 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 5 playoff picks, 2 position group rankings and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Playoff PicksSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Chicago Bears to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New York Giants to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsMaxx CrosbyDallas Cowboys
Maxx Crosby to move to Dallas Cowboys
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I think they get back to being a top five or six offense in the NFL.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I do think we're looking at a top-five offense.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Playoff PicksTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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