Jason McIntyre· 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. He also picked the Lions to win their division.
“Houston Texans win the AFC.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
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 bet.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Tennessee Titans · 2026 season · wins8 calls from 5 pundits between 2 wins and 9 wins. Jason McIntyre said 9 wins. the room's median is 6 wins. not settled yet
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7 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Season Win TotalsTennessee TitansAug 28, 2026
Tennessee Titans to finish with 9 wins
“The Titans will have a winning record... I think this is a nine and 18.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Team Draft Slot CallsCleveland BrownsAug 28, 2026
Cleveland 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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Award PicksJoe BurrowCincinnati BengalsAug 28, 2026
Joe Burrow to win MVP
“Right off the top, I'm going MVP, and I'm going with Joe Burrow.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersDetroit LionsAug 28, 2026
Detroit Lions to win the division
“Love the Lions. I think they win the division.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsCincinnati BengalsAug 28, 2026
Cincinnati 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.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Top Player ListsAug 28, 2026
“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”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Conference ChampionsHouston TexansAug 28, 2026
Houston Texans to reach the Super Bowl
“Getting to the Super Bowl will be the Houston Texans... Houston Texans win the AFC.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Chris SimmsScore Predictions · Cincinnati BengalsClose · 40Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver.
- Connor RogersGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Rogers picked Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle and the Giants to win their Week 3 games, saying the Chiefs win by two touchdowns and the Giants by a field goal.
- Chris LongGame Outcome Picks · Cincinnati BengalsMiss · 0Long liked the Rams over the Broncos on Sunday night even without Puka Nacua, and expected the Bills to beat the winless Chargers in Buffalo. He also backed the Bengals over the Steelers, expected an angry Detroit team to handle the Jets, and still thought both the Lions and Vikings could win the NFC North.
- Steven RuizGame Outcome Picks · Houston TexansMiss · 0Previewing Week 3, Ruiz picked the Ravens to beat the Cowboys in Brazil, Jacksonville over New England in a low-scoring game, an upset by the Broncos over the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears, the Lions over the Jets, and his Hail Mary that Houston beats Indianapolis by two touchdowns.
- Nate TiceGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsHit · 100Tice matched his guest on every Week 3 game, picking the Ravens over the Cowboys, the Jaguars over the Patriots in a close game, the Broncos to upset the Rams, the Raiders over the Saints, the Eagles over the Bears and the Lions over the Jets.
- Matt HarmonGame Outcome Picks · Cincinnati BengalsHit · 100Harmon picked the Bengals to beat the Texans in Week 2, expecting Nico Collins to miss the game with a hamstring injury, and also predicted the Titans would be shut out by the Eagles. He took the Rams over the Giants, the Bears over the Vikings, and the Jaguars at Denver.
More season win totals
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Richard ShermanSeason Win Totals · Green Bay PackersClose · 40Sherman previewed every division: he picked Seattle to win the NFC West on a tiebreaker over San Francisco (both 11-11 wins), the Lions over the Packers in the North, the Eagles to run away with the East, Tampa Bay in the South, and Kansas City, Buffalo and the Ravens' division rivals in the AFC. He picked an Eagles–Chiefs Super Bowl with Philadelphia repeating, Joe Burrow for MVP, and gave a top-five power ranking.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 20Nick Wright walked through the Browns' quarterback situation and then gave leans and bets on every AFC team's win total, offering concrete win-count expectations for several clubs plus a call on Brock Bowers.
- John MiddlekauffSeason Win Totals · San Francisco 49ersClose · 60Middlekauff says Denver's floor is ten wins, predicts Miami implodes to four or five wins and a top-three-or-four draft slot with Tyreek Hill traded, thinks the 49ers beat expectations with nine or ten wins, sees the Patriots at eight or nine wins, calls the Chargers over 9.5 a lock, expects Jared Goff to make five or six Pro Bowls, and says the Packers are flying under the radar.
- Colin CowherdSeason Win Totals · New England PatriotsMiss · 0Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th.
- Nick WrightSeason Win Totals · Denver BroncosMiss · 20Nick Wright gave his early AFC win-total leans: overs on the Jets, Ravens, Jaguars, Chiefs and Raiders, plus projected win ranges for the Dolphins, Texans, Chargers and Broncos, and predicted the Raiders take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.