Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 5, 2025
Cowherd picks the Chiefs to beat the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, citing Mahomes' record on game-winning drives and Steve Spagnuolo's ability to pressure Jalen Hurts. They also expect Riley Leonard and Kyle McCord to be drafted in the second-to-third round range and become decent starting quarterbacks.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromAnd that's why I favor Kansas City.
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- SaidFeb 4, 2025
- GradedAug 5–18, 2026
- 1Riley Leonard to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)“I do believe that a Riley Leonard Kyle McCord in the second to third round could actually end up falling to good teams and actually being decent franchise quarterbacks.”
- 2Kyle McCord to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)“I do believe that a Riley Leonard Kyle McCord in the second to third round could actually end up falling to good teams and actually being decent franchise quarterbacks.”
- 3Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl“We know this is going to be a coach, a Spags Fangio Reid Mahomes Hurts Nick Siriani game. And that's why I favor Kansas City.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riley Leonard to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 189 | 2.31 | 50 | — | |
| Kyle McCord to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 181 | 3.26 | 50 | — | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl3 | Super Bowl Picks | PHI won it | 50 | 50 | 0 | |
| 3 calls · 1 close call · 2 misses · all settled | 18.5 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 2 mock draft picks and 1 super bowl pick — 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 18.5 out of 100, against 50 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.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksRiley Leonard
Riley Leonard to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)
What happenedWent 1892.31Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Riley Leonard
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 2.31
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 189
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 2.31
- predicted pick:
- second to third round (picks 33–102)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
Kyle McCord to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)
What happenedWent 1813.26Miss · naive 50Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2025
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Kyle McCord
- season:
- 2024
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 3.26
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 181
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 3.26
- predicted pick:
- second to third round (picks 33–102)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
3Super Bowl PicksKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
What happenedPHI won itpicked KC50Close · naive 5050this call−50a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 50
- champion:
- PHI
- runner up:
- KC
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
18.5naive 50
Who this take is about
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