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Colin Cowherd is an American sports media personality who began his broadcasting career as a sports director at Las Vegas television station KVBC before moving through several other stations and joining ESPN in 2003. At ESPN, he hosted a radio show on the ESPN Radio network and became one of the original hosts of SportsNation, as well as Colin's New Football Show. He currently hosts The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1. Cowherd covers the NFL with particular attention to franchises like the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. His predictions range from individual game outcomes to playoff berths, draft positioning, and season win totals — the full spectrum of NFL forecasting.
Writes at The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
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Is Colin Cowherd accurate? Across 465 graded calls in 75 articles, Colin Cowherd scores 55.97% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 10.8, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
96.44% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
Teams and players where Colin Cowherd keeps landing outside the room: at least twice, their call sat beyond every other pundit who made a comparable one — higher or lower than all of them, in a room of at least five voices. The bar is their standing lean (+100 would be the most bullish voice in every room), and the accuracy covers just those out-on-a-limb calls, once they settle. Computed, never chosen.
Outside the room in 3 of 5 articles — always lower · the strays aren’t settled yet
Outside the room in 3 of 6 articles — always higher · when they strayed: 18.3 accuracy (3 settled)
8 of 82 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 1 of 14.
Seattle Seahawks to beat Commanders
“I think Seahawks win in a blowout fashion. Give me 28 plus to seven.”
Outside the room in 3 of 27 articles — always higher · when they strayed: 20.0 accuracy (1 settled)
Outside the room in 3 of 34 articles — always lower · when they strayed: 45.7 accuracy (3 settled)
Outside the room in 2 of 2 articles — always lower · when they strayed: 73.8 accuracy (2 settled)
Outside the room in 2 of 20 articles (1 higher, 1 lower) · when they strayed: 40.0 accuracy (2 settled)
Tennessee Titans to beat Giants
“Give me the Titans. Robert Sala doesn't continue this winless streak. I got Robert Sala in the Titans.”
San Francisco 49ers to beat Cardinals
“I look at this game to be an absolute blowout as well. I just think the Niners are clicking on different cylinders.”
Carolina Panthers to beat Browns
“We shall see. I like the Panthers as well.”
Detroit Lions 37 — Jets 13
“The Detroit Lions are going to put 37 on the board. It's going to be 37-13. The Lions win in dominant fashion.”
Denver Broncos 24 — L.A. Rams 21
“I got Denver pulling out a win at home, 24-21.”
Cincinnati Bengals 27 — Steelers 17
“I got the Bengals putting 27 points on the board, 27-17 against the Steelers, and a double-digit win”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Miami Dolphins
“I like the Chiefs, too. It looks like they're back.”
Buffalo Bills to beat L.A. Chargers
“I like the Bills, too... Buffalo Bills, 3-0.”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Cowboys
“I like the Baltimore Ravens too... I, too, like Baltimore.”
Buffalo Bills to beat Los Angeles Chargers
“They're facing the Los Angeles Chargers this week; good luck to Los Angeles there.”
Houston Texans to beat Cincinnati
“All right, Bengals at the Texans on Sunday. I would not want to be Cincinnati, though I like them... The Texans' defense for the first time in, I don't remember, was kind of embarrassed. They'll be in a terrible, terrible mood. I think they'll take it out on Cincinnati.”
Detroit Lions to beat Buffalo Bills
“I like the Lions to cover. I like the Lions to win.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Indianapolis Colts
“I got the Chiefs taking care of business handily against this Indianapolis Colts team.”
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Denver Broncos
“But I like Jacksonville. I'm right there with you. And I like them to win by at least a touchdown, honestly.”
Cincinnati Bengals 31 — Houston Texans 27
“I got them putting up 31 points. I got them winning this game 31-27... Bengals... go on the road in Houston and get the win.”
Chicago Bears to beat Minnesota Vikings
“I, too, like the Bears... I think they continue this.”
Seattle Seahawks to beat Arizona Cardinals
“I, too, like Seattle to win this game. I think they take care of the Red Hot Cardinals and move on to 2-0.”
Pittsburgh Steelers 24 — New England Patriots 21
“Give me the Steelers in a road upset. It's going to be close. 24-21 Steelers is what I'm going with.”
Dallas Cowboys 26 — Washington Commanders 22
“I got the Dallas Cowboys winning this game by four. Random score out there, 26-22 Dallas.”
San Francisco 49ers to beat Miami Dolphins
“I don't have high hopes. I like the Niners in dominant fashion in this game.”
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Browns
“How about this will not shock you. The Jags are beating the Browns. / That's happening, right? Lock that up.”
Seattle Seahawks 23 — Patriots 20
“I think it looks 23-20-ish. I'll take Seattle very, very close and very low-scoring.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Washington
“Philadelphia, Week 1, big favorites against Washington.”
Seattle Seahawks 24 — New England 13
“I think Seattle wins. I think it feels like 24 to 13.”
Fernando Mendoza to be picked “first round prospect” (picks 1–32)
“And he's not wildly overdrafted. Some may have him as amid to a late first rounder... He is a first round prospect.”