Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 9, 2025
Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl LIX, citing Mahomes' record against Vic Fangio, Andy Reid off a bye and Chiefs' experience, while expecting a close, classic game. They also guess the Jets will move on from both Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, and passes along that Shedeur Sanders could slide to the Raiders.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI like Kansas City in this game.
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- 1Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl“I like Kansas City in this game. But you know I say this without a ton of conviction... I think you're going to get a classic super Bowl, super Bowl fifty nine.”
- 2Shedeur Sanders to move to Las Vegas Raiders“I had two in New Orleans and one over the last two days tell me Shadure Sanders is gaining steam and Shadure Sanders could possibly drop to the Raiders. I think that. I think that would be my hunch that they need a quarterback.”
- 3Aaron Rodgers to move to New York Jets“So my guess is the Jets, and it's a pretty good guess. Probably caught Aaron and DeVante Adams, who's very expensive.”
- 4Davante Adams to move to New York Jets“Probably caught Aaron and DeVante Adams, who's very expensive. He made what over twenty five million dollars last year?”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl1 | Super Bowl Picks | PHI won it | 50 | 50 | 0 | |
| Shedeur Sanders to move to Las Vegas Raiders2 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Aaron Rodgers to move to New York Jets3 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Davante Adams to move to New York Jets4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 1 close call · 3 waiting | 50 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls and 1 super bowl pick — 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.
1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 50 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.
1Super 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
2Trade and Signing CallsShedeur SandersLas Vegas Raiders
Shedeur Sanders to move to Las Vegas Raiders
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Trade and Signing CallsAaron RodgersNew York Jets
Aaron Rodgers to move to New York Jets
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsDavante AdamsNew York Jets
Davante Adams to move to New York Jets
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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