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
- Ryan Reynolds50 accuracy · 8 graded+0.0
- Dan Pizzuta38 accuracy · 8 graded+0.0
- Simon Hunter0 accuracy · 4 graded+0.0
- Cynthia Frelund0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Aaron Schatz33 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Gregg Rosenthal0 accuracy · 3 graded+0.0
- Mitchell Eisenstein0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Chad Millman0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Danny Parkins0 accuracy · 2 graded+0.0
- Andrew Whitworth0 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
- Tom Pelissero0 accuracy · 1 graded+0.0
- West Wilson0 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
- Seth Rollins0 accuracy · 1 graded-200.0
- Grant Reiter0 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
76–100 of 1,158
Chicago Bears to win the division
"By getting Simmons, the Bears have increased their odds of winning what is arguably the NFL's hardest division... The Bears may have won the division without Simmons, but his addition makes them the front-runner."
Chicago Bears to win the division
"By getting Simmons, the Bears have increased their odds of winning what is arguably the NFL's hardest division... his addition makes them the front-runner," the CBS Sports analysts wrote.
- PendingAnthony DabbundoDivision Winners2026 season
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
The Bucks still gonna win the South. I'm putting that out there now. Just wanna plant the seed.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 30, 2026 Chicago Bears to win the division
Right now, I have the bears on top as what... Who... If playoff time, I think their formula works best for the playoffs
- PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
3. Jaguars (4-2) -- AFC South champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
2. 49ers (6-1) -- NFC West champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Atlanta Falcons to win the division
3. Falcons (3-4) -- NFC South champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Buffalo Bills to win the division
1. Bills (5-1) -- AFC East champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
4. Cowboys (3-4) -- NFC East champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
1. Vikings (6-0) -- NFC North champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
2. Chiefs (5-1) -- AFC West champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 - PendingStephen OhDivision Winners2026 season
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
4. Bengals (4-2) -- AFC North champion
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 Chicago Bears to win the division
By getting Simmons, the Bears have increased their odds of winning what is arguably the NFL's hardest division... The Bears may have won the division without Simmons, but his addition makes them the front-runner.
- PendingMike D'AbateDivision Winners2026 season
New York Giants to win the division
If McCarthy keeps improving each week, the Giants may head to the postseason as NFC East champions for the first time since 2011.
Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 29, 2026 Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
I said the Bengals win this division. I got some grief from some dear friends in Baltimore over that.
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
if you had to bet and you had to put your money on somebody, you'd put it on Dallas just because they're the most talented team
Cincinnati Bengals to win the division
4. Bengals (4-2) -- AFC North champion; the other notable change here is that the Bengals are now projected to win the AFC North
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
3. Jaguars (4-2) -- AFC South champion
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
4. Cowboys (3-4) -- NFC East champion; the Cowboys are now projected to win the NFC East
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
2. Chiefs (5-1) -- AFC West champion
Atlanta Falcons to win the division
3. Falcons (3-4) -- NFC South champion
San Francisco 49ers to win the division
2. 49ers (6-1) -- NFC West champion
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
1. Vikings (6-0) -- NFC North champion
Buffalo Bills to win the division
1. Bills (5-1) -- AFC East champion
Seattle Seahawks to win the division
Seahawks are gonna win the West, and they were right to let Kenneth Walker leave in free agency.
By topic
NFL — division winners (349 graded)
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