Jason McIntyre#46 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 19, 2025
McIntyre liked Cowherd's card, flagged the Jets and Chargers as potential upsets/strong teams, said the Chargers could reach the AFC Championship game, and declared Aaron Rodgers will miss the playoffs this year and retire in the offseason.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromRogers. You're missing the playoffs this year.
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- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
- The episode
- THE HERD - Hour 2 - New Blazing 5 Picks, the Bears horrible offense, Josh Allen looks amazing, Eric Mangini
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- SaidSep 19, 2025
- GradedAug 17, 2026
- 1Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl“I think they're just really good, man. I think they could be in the AFC Championship.”
- 2Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver“if the Chargers win this, they're three to zero in the division to start the season... I think this is going to get to three”
- 3Cleveland Browns to beat expectations“I would not be shocked if the Browns were frisky here.”
- 4Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers“maybe five more months of Rogers because he's retiring this offseason. He's gonna be done”
- 5New York Jets to beat expectations“there's a world where the Jets keep that close and interesting... I would keep an eye on the Jets.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Cleveland Browns to beat expectations3 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers4 | Trade and Signing Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| New York Jets to beat expectations5 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · 3 waiting | 50 | 50 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive5 checkable claims — 2 surprise team calls, 1 conference champion, 1 game outcome pick and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 5 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.
1Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked LAC0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.89difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
2Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles Chargers
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.89difficulty=0skillClosing line (Sep 21): Chargers by 2.5 · favorite pick, Chargers 58%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- LAC
- score:
- 20-23
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- LAC
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
3Surprise Team CallsCleveland Browns
Cleveland Browns to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Trade and Signing CallsAaron RodgersPittsburgh Steelers
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Surprise Team CallsNew York Jets
New York Jets to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 50
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Nate Gosney · Trade and Signing Calls · Daiyan Henley · Miss 0
After the Broncos rescinded the trade, Gosney expects Daiyan Henley to remain with the Chargers for the rest of the 2026 season, but believes the awkward fallout has effectively killed any chance of them signing a new contract with Los Angeles after the season.Bryan DeArdo · Trade and Signing Calls · Joey Porter Jr. · Miss 0
The piece predicts Joey Porter Jr. most likely stays with the Steelers through 2026, while listing possible trade destinations if they were moved.Rich Eisen · Trade and Signing Calls · Myles Garrett · Hit 100
Discussing Myles Garrett's trade request, Eisen said they expect Garrett to get their way and be moved out of Cleveland rather than stay, which is why staying would be shocking.Rich Eisen · Trade and Signing Calls · Aaron Rodgers · Miss 0
Eisen ranked their top five most impressive Pro Bowl campaigns of the season, topped by Sam Darnold, and predicted that Sunday would be Aaron Rodgers' last game with the Jets.Doug Joubert · Score Predictions · Cleveland Browns · Miss 26
Joubert picks the Browns to win 28-17, saying the Saints haven't improved over the first half of the season despite Cleveland starting Shedeur Sanders.
More surprise team calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Nick Wright · Surprise Team Calls · Houston Texans · Waiting
Wright expects the 49ers to handle Dallas, the Lions to beat New England, the Packers to beat Minnesota and the Chiefs to win in Atlanta, while naming the Texans again as the league's second-half surge team, picking Joe Burrow for MVP and saying Kansas City still makes the playoffs.Dan Orlovsky · Surprise Team Calls · Houston Texans · Waiting
Named Houston and Detroit as the underrated teams in each conference, said the Texans could reach 11-6 and the playoffs, and predicted CJ Stroud's next contract will start with a seven annually, with Caleb Williams getting even more afterward.Bill Simmons · Surprise Team Calls · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Waiting
Simmons named the Houston Texans as the AFC's second-half surge team and, reluctantly, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as the NFC's, arguing both clubs sitting at or below.500 will make a run down the stretch.Danny Kelly · Surprise Team Calls · Tampa Bay Buccaneers · Waiting
Kelly argued the Buccaneers are the one NFC South club capable of a second-half surge, citing a soft remaining schedule and the league's top defensive EPA.Logan Lazarczyk · Surprise Team Calls · Houston Texans · Waiting
Lazarczyk argues the Raiders can still contend for the AFC's final wild-card spot, naming the Bills, Broncos, Jaguars, Steelers, Chiefs and Bengals as locks for the top six seeds, calling Houston a sleeper, and predicting Las Vegas can beat the Chargers, Titans and Cardinals down the stretch.