Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 15, 2026
On their "Herd Hierarchy," Cowherd ranked their top 10 NFL teams entering Week 2, with Buffalo first and Philadelphia tenth, while leaving the Rams, Texans and Broncos out. They also picked the Bills to reach the Super Bowl, the Bengals to make the playoffs, the Eagles to win their division, and called Chase Brown the NFL's best running back.
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What Colin Cowherd said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI have Buffalo in the Super Bowl.
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- Chiefs Back, Bears Climb, Rams Out? The NFL's Best Teams Heading Into Week 2
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- 1Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl“"I have Buffalo in the Super Bowl. So again, like the Bengals and the Giants, I have Buffalo in the Super Bowl."”
- 2Philadelphia Eagles to win the division“"I can't keep [out] the best roster in football that I picked to win a division with one ugly outing."”
- 3Power Rankings“here are Cowherd's top 10 teams heading into Week 2. 10. Philadelphia Eagles ... 1. Buffalo Bills”
- 4Chase Brown to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards“"I think Chase Brown is the best running back in the NFL."”
- 5Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs“"I have the Bengals as the second-most-improved team. I have them as a playoff team."”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to win the division2 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “here are Cowherd's top 10 teams heading into Week 2. 10.…”3 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Chase Brown to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards4 | Positional Finishes | — | — | — | — | |
| Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs5 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 1 conference champion, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick, 1 positional finish and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 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.
1Conference ChampionsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Division WinnersPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“here are Cowherd's top 10 teams heading into Week 2. 10. Philadelphia Eagles ... 1. Buffalo Bills”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Positional FinishesChase BrownCincinnati Bengals
Chase Brown to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Playoff PicksCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Prisco picked the Bills to win 21-14 at Minnesota.John Breech · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17.Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 62
Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.