Danny Parkins#75 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 4, 2026
Guest-hosting 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. They also gave their own top-six ranking of coach-quarterback duos.
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
- THE HERD – HOUR 2 – NFC Playoff Predictions: Giants & Bears Win Big | Steelers Super Bowl Contenders
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- 1Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division“NFC South, I still think it's Tampa's division... I think they're the best team in the NFC South.”
- 2Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs“i do have the dallas cowboys making the playoffs”
- 3Detroit Lions to make the playoffs“the schedule is too easy for me to overlook. The Detroit Lions... wildcard teams out of the NFC, the Rams, the Cowboys, and the Lions.”
- 4Chicago Bears to win the division“I have the Bears coming out and winning the NFC North.”
- 5Head Coach Rankings“McVay, Stafford, Reed Mahomes, Harbaugh, Herbert, Mae Vrabel, Purdy, Shanahan, Williams, Johnson would be my top six.”
- 6Seattle Seahawks to win the division“I think they come out of the NFC West... the division winners, the Giants, the Bears, the Bucks, and the Seahawks”
- 7New York Giants to win the division“We begin in the NFC East with, yes, my spiciest pick. But I like the Giants... So the division winners, the Giants, the Bears, the Bucks, and the Seahawks”
- 8Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs“But in a tightly contested division, the top wildcard team is the Rams.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicago Bears to win the division4 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “McVay, Stafford, Reed Mahomes, Harbaugh, Herbert, Mae Vrabel,…”5 | Head Coach Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Seattle Seahawks to win the division6 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| New York Giants to win the division7 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs8 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 4 division winners, 3 playoff picks and 1 head coach ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 7 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.
1Division WinnersTampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
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.
Detroit Lions to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Division WinnersChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“McVay, Stafford, Reed Mahomes, Harbaugh, Herbert, Mae Vrabel, Purdy, Shanahan, Williams, Johnson would be my top six.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Division WinnersSeattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Division WinnersNew York Giants
New York Giants to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Playoff PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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