Division Winners
Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.
- Takes logged
- 1,158
- Graded
- 349
- Average accuracy
- 27.5
- Pundits
- 164
30% settled
out of 100
have made one
How these calls land
Takes in each band
Settled or waiting
349 / 1,158
graded
809 still pending
By season
- 202016 of 16 graded
- 20212 of 2 graded
- 20222 of 2 graded
- 20238 of 8 graded
- 202418 of 18 graded
- 2025303 of 303 graded
- 20260 of 809 graded
Who is good at division winners
- Brandon Anderson100 accuracy · 2 graded+200.0
- Damonza Byrd100 accuracy · 1 graded+178.0
- Rashad Jennings100 accuracy · 1 graded+156.0
- Matt Hasselbeck70 accuracy · 6 graded+140.0
- Jamie Erdahl63 accuracy · 14 graded+108.9
- Kyle Brandt63 accuracy · 20 graded+102.0
- Manti Te'o48 accuracy · 15 graded+81.4
- Jason McIntyre42 accuracy · 10 graded+75.0
- John Middlekauff20 accuracy · 8 graded+40.0
- Chris Brockman39 accuracy · 32 graded+36.6
- Richard Sherman33 accuracy · 6 graded+33.3
- Brady Quinn25 accuracy · 8 graded+25.0
- Rich Eisen30 accuracy · 45 graded+16.0
- LaVar Arrington13 accuracy · 16 graded+0.0
- Jonas Knox13 accuracy · 16 graded+0.0
- Dan Pizzuta38 accuracy · 8 graded+0.0
- Ryan Reynolds50 accuracy · 8 graded+0.0
- Simon Hunter0 accuracy · 4 graded+0.0
- Gregg Rosenthal0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Aaron Schatz33 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Cynthia Frelund0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Chad Millman0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Mitchell Eisenstein0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Tom Pelissero0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Andrew Whitworth0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- West Wilson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Jason Cabinda0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Shannon Sharpe0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Nick Shook0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Isaiah Stanback0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Chosen Anderson0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Brandon Graham0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Daniel DiBerardinis0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- Colin Cowherd6 accuracy · 53 graded-3.1
- Marcus Mosher60 accuracy · 10 graded-13.5
- TJ Jefferson0 accuracy · 7 graded-28.6
- Nick Wright17 accuracy · 12 graded-60.6
- Grant Reiter0 accuracy · 1 graded-200.0
- Seth Rollins0 accuracy · 1 graded-200.0
provisionalRatings this early are samples, not reputations — the methodology sets out how many articles it takes before we call one settled.
By publisher
- Nightcap (podcast)50.0 · 2 graded
- Move the Sticks (podcast)32.1 · 64 graded
- The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast)25.0 · 5 graded
- Overreaction Monday (podcast)42.6 · 53 graded
- The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)14.8 · 76 graded
- The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)16.7 · 8 graded
- The Draft Network25.0 · 9 graded
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)23.7 · 34 graded
- 2 Pros and a Cup of Joe (podcast)15.3 · 40 graded
- What's Wright? with Nick Wright (podcast)40.0 · 11 graded
- Sharp Football Analysis37.5 · 8 graded
- 3 and Out with John Middlekauff (podcast)0.0 · 6 graded
- First Things First (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- Fox Sports Radio (podcast)0.0 · 1 graded
- Around the NFL (podcast)2.8 · 10 graded
- The 33rd Team46.7 · 21 graded
Every division winners take
26–50 of 1,158
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
4. Buccaneers (3-6) -- NFC South champion
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
1. 49ers (7-1) -- NFC West champion
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
4. Bengals (6-2) -- AFC North champion
Detroit Lions to win the division
2. Lions (6-2) -- NFC North champion
Denver Broncos to win the division
3. Broncos (7-2) -- AFC West champion
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
They recognize they have a quarterback plan at an MVP level in a division that is terrible, and it doesn't seem like any of the teams in their own division will be able to catch them.
- PendingLouie DiBiaseDivision Winners2026 season
New York Giants to win the division
Right now, it feels like it's gonna be the Giants in the NFC East... Maybe you wanna take New York to win the East now after beating the Eagles on Sunday.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Nov 9, 2026 New Orleans Saints to win the division
He picked the Saints in the preseason... I stood strong, Adam. Who dat? (re: the Saints being very live with the NFC South)
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
each would have to finish higher in the wild-card pecking order than the Rams and the Seahawks (assuming the 49ers win the NFC West)
New York Giants to win the division
I had the Giants. I had the Giants win in the NFC East... So my predictions week should just stay.
New York Giants to win the division
he looks like a top-five wide receiver who is building off a superb rookie year and poised to carry a rejuvenated Giants team to a division title, with a QB carousel in tow
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
their division, I mean, the Colts and Titans are done, and the Texans just have too big of an uphill battle to climb. I mean, this division's already over. They're the division champs.
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
Jacksonville has a 3.5-game lead in the AFC South... They're poised to run away with their division
Denver Broncos to win the division
But as of now, they hold the No. 2 seed in the conference, seemingly on track to capture the AFC West for the second consecutive year.
New York Giants to win the division
3. Giants (4-2-1) -- NFC East champion
Denver Broncos to win the division
our model now projects that Denver ends up winning the division title for the second straight year
Chicago Bears to win the division
The Bears have taken over the top spot ... 2. Bears (6-2) -- NFC North champion
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
4. Bengals (5-2) -- AFC North champion
Buffalo Bills to win the division
1. Bills (6-1) -- AFC East champion
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
1. 49ers (6-1) -- NFC West champion
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
4. Buccaneers (3-5) -- NFC South champion
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
2. Jaguars (5-2) -- AFC South champion
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
I'm going right here with the Dallas Cowboys... this is by far the most talented team.
Green Bay Packers to win the division
I'm going down here at the bottom with the Green Bay Packers. This team is getting healthy... Green Bay is on the way.
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
I trust their play calling, and I trust Spags on defense. These guys are going to be the ones that get sent.
By topic
NFL — division winners (349 graded)
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