Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 11, 2026
Cowherd laid out the top two teams in every NFL division, naming the Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Eagles, Lions and Saints as division winners, with the Bengals, Chiefs and Giants as playoff teams from second place, plus win totals for Baltimore, Houston and Minnesota and a hunch that JJ McCarthy gets traded.
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What Colin Cowherd said
AFC Bill's Patriots in the East, one and two, Ravens, Bengals in the North, one and two Texans Colts.
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- THE HERD – HOUR 1 – Cowboys Won The Micah Parsons Trade, Colin’s NFL Predictions
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Box score, by kind
HitCloseMissWaiting| Group | Hits | Close | Misses | Waiting | Calls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Division Winners | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | |
| Season Win Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Playoff Picks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Trade and Signing Calls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| All | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
How each call scored
15 checkable claims — 7 division winners, 3 playoff picks, 3 season win totals, 1 pro bowl and all-pro call and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 14 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 3 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 2.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Houston Texans · 2026 season · wins5 calls from 4 pundits between 4 wins and 11 wins. Colin Cowherd said 10 wins. the room's median is 11 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Pro Bowl and All-Pro Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Nick Emmanwori to make All-Pro
“that kid maybe an eight year pro bowler. I mean that kid could be an All Pro guy for most of the next decade.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Division Winners7 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
New Orleans Saints to win the division
“NFC South. I'm taking the Saints as one of the most improved teams in the league and Carolina in second... Saints win the division, Carolina second”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
“Finally, AFC West, I'm gonna go with the Chargers... I think they win the division.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“we go Eagles and Giants... The Eagles have won the division three of the last four years... It's a great roster.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Detroit Lions to win the division
“In the NFC North, Lions Bears is how I see it... I'm gonna take him to win the division.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Houston Texans to win the division
“AFC South. The winner's easy. The Texans... Texans win it, Colts number two”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“I think Jesse Mintor was the hot coordinator in this cycle, so my guess is they win... Ravens won Bengals two in the AFC North”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Season Win Totals3 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 10 wins
“I think Kyler's gonna end up winning close or or double digit wins.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 10 wins
“So my take is they just win ten to eleven games every year.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Playoff Picks3 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“I have them finishing second and a wild card team.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
“I think with that schedule and those offensive players, they probably are a playoff team.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
New York Giants to make the playoffs
“Early I have the Giants as a wildcard team, we go Eagles and Giants.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Trade and Signing Calls1 waitingShow ▸Hide ▾
J.J. McCarthy to move
“I would not be shocked if at some point pre trade deadline, JJ McCarthy has moved Chargers. Who knows.”
—WaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Nick Emmanwori, Seattle Seahawks, New Orleans Saints, Minnesota Vikings, Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Chargers, J.J. McCarthy, Cincinnati Bengals, Philadelphia Eagles, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, New York Giants
Others on the same people
Chris Clark · Trade and Signing Calls · Nikko Remigio · Miss 0
Clark expects the Chiefs to bring back exclusive-rights receiver Nico (Remigio) and long snapper James Winchester, to re-sign JuJu Smith-Schuster as a cheap veteran fifth receiver, and not to bring back Hollywood Brown, Josh Dobbs-type depth, Gardner Minshew, Janarius Robinson or Mike Caliendo; they also say the Chiefs will not use a franchise tag and believes Bryan Cook won't return.Nate Gosney · Trade and Signing Calls · Daiyan Henley · Miss 0
After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season.Sam Monson · Game Outcome Picks · New York Giants · Miss 0
Monson picked every Week 10 game, taking the Giants, Lions, Packers, Panthers, Colts, Texans, Bills, Chiefs, Jaguars, Seahawks, Rams, Cowboys, Bengals and Ravens, and also suggested the Chargers' only likely wins the rest of the way come against the Jets and Dolphins.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
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.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Daniel DiBerardinis · Division Winners · Atlanta Falcons · Miss 0
Danny 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. They also give a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen 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. They also tabbed Saints rookie Tyler Shough as a possible Offensive Rookie of the Year.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · Jacksonville Jaguars · Hit 100
Eisen 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.Chris Brockman · Division Winners · Chicago Bears · Hit 100
Brockman called the Broncos-Packers game the best of the day, said Denver looks poised to lock up the AFC's No. 1 seed and reach the AFC Championship Game, predicted the Bears win the NFC North and the Eagles win their division (though they think they lose to a five seed from the NFC West), and said Philip Rivers will be in the NFL in 2026.Rich Eisen · Division Winners · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Eisen 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 Eisen · Division Winners · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Eisen previewed week 15 games, predicting Joe Burrow would play well in their first home start back against Baltimore, and speculated on a possible Colts-Steelers wild card matchup. They also asserted the Chiefs will not win their division for a tenth straight year, keeping the Patriots' record of 11 straight division titles safe.