Colin Cowherd#54 of 87 NFL pundits · Aug 1, 2025

Cowherd says New England and Tennessee will obviously double their win totals this season, names New England (and Chicago) as their annual "double your win total" pick, and thinks the Bears can win ten or eleven games in a weaker-than-advertised NFC North.

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1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 3 waiting

80Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

15A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1 of 4Settled3 still waiting

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What Colin Cowherd said

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I think it's obvious New England and Tennessee are going to double their win total.

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The episode: Best Of: Caleb Williams & Predictions For The Chicago Bears
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1Chicago Bears to finish with 10 wins“I think the Bears have an opportunity to win ten or eleven games. I don't think it's as good a division as people think.”
2New England Patriots to beat expectations“I think it's obvious New England and Tennessee are going to double their win total... I've done four years in a row where I've picked the double your win team. It's going to be New England this year, and and Chicago”
3Tennessee Titans to beat expectations“I think it's obvious New England and Tennessee are going to double their win total.”
4Chicago Bears to beat expectations“I've done four years in a row where I've picked the double your win team. It's going to be New England this year, and and Chicago”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Chicago Bears to finish with 10 wins¹	Season Win Totals	11	80	15	+130
New England Patriots to beat expectations²	Surprise Team Calls	—	—	—	—
Tennessee Titans to beat expectations³	Surprise Team Calls	—	—	—	—
Chicago Bears to beat expectations⁴	Surprise Team Calls	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting			80	15

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

4 checkable claims — 3 surprise team calls and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 80 out of 100, against 15 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.

Their call against what happened

wins

10They said

11What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Season Win Totals Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears to finish with 10 wins
What happened11called 10
80Hit · naive 15
80this call15a naive guess65better than naive2difficulty+130skill
How this was scored
team:
CHI
naive:
6.75
skill:
130
what happened:
11
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
80
baseline:
15
they said:
10
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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2Surprise Team Calls New England Patriots
New England Patriots to beat expectations
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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3Surprise Team Calls Tennessee Titans
Tennessee Titans to beat expectations
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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4Surprise Team Calls Chicago Bears
Chicago Bears to beat expectations
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