Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 28, 2026
Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre gave five bold NFL predictions: Joe Burrow wins MVP with an 11-win Bengals team, the Titans post a winning record at 9-8, the Browns finish with the league's worst record, and the Texans win the AFC. They also picked the Lions to win their division.
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What Jason McIntyre said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromHouston Texans win the AFC.
- Where it was said
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- THE HERD – HOUR 2 – NFL Bold Predictions, Indianna Back-To-Back National Champs
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- 1Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 11 wins“I do believe Burrow is in the mix to win that division. I think this is an 11-win team.”
- 2Cleveland Browns to pick “worst record in the league”“number four on the bold predictions list, Cleveland Browns, worst record in the league... I think they have the worst record in the NFL.”
- 3Top Player Lists“we're going to pop my top six quarterbacks in college football on the screen for this season... I had Arch Manning at one... the reason I had Levitt at six”
- 4Joe Burrow to win MVP“Right off the top, I'm going MVP, and I'm going with Joe Burrow.”
- 5Detroit Lions to win the division“Love the Lions. I think they win the division.”
- 6Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl“Getting to the Super Bowl will be the Houston Texans... Houston Texans win the AFC.”
- 7Tennessee Titans to finish with 9 wins“The Titans will have a winning record... I think this is a nine and 18.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 11 wins1 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Cleveland Browns to pick “worst record in the league”2 | Team Draft Slot Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| “we're going to pop my top six quarterbacks in college football…”3 | Top Player Lists | — | — | — | — | |
| Joe Burrow to win MVP4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division5 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl6 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Tennessee Titans to finish with 9 wins7 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| 7 calls · 7 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
7 checkable claims — 2 season win totals, 1 award pick, 1 conference champion, 1 division winner, 1 team draft slot call and 1 top player list — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the rest of the room on every one.
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
Tennessee Titans · 2026 season · wins7 calls from 6 pundits between 2 wins and 9 wins. Jason McIntyre said 9 wins. the room's median is 6 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.
Their call against the room
winsTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Season Win TotalsCincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 11 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Team Draft Slot CallsCleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns to pick “worst record in the league”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“we're going to pop my top six quarterbacks in college football on the screen for this season... I had Arch Manning at one... the reason I had Levitt at six”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksJoe BurrowCincinnati Bengals
Joe Burrow to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Conference ChampionsHouston Texans
Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Season Win TotalsTennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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