# Colin Cowherd — prediction record

Colin Murray Cowherd began in Las Vegas sports television at KVBC before joining ESPN in 2003, where the radio show, SportsNation, and Colin's New Football Show followed. Now the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1, Cowherd delivers weekly power rankings, game picks, and season-long projections. The predictions here cover the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs, Detroit Lions, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, Seattle Seahawks, Los Angeles Rams, and New England Patriots, along with player calls on Caleb Williams, Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, Aaron Rodgers, Sam Darnold, and Matthew Stafford.

## About Colin Cowherd

Colin Cowherd is an American sports media personality, born January 6, 1964, and the host of The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1. What we hold of his is mostly talk: opinions delivered out loud, at length, across hours of daily programming, with the NFL at the center of what he says on the record.

His predictions come in several forms, and they are mostly about the football calendar. The claims we have resolved run heaviest toward playoff berths (175), then division winners (137), game outcomes (113), power rankings (72) and final scores (71). He also projects where prospects will be drafted, how many games a team will win and who will start on a depth chart. The power rankings have a home of their own in the Herd Hierarchy, a recurring segment whose titles read like weekly bulletins: "Who's The NFL's New No. 1? Bills Slide As Falcons, Colts Rise," or "Are The Raiders Legit? Seahawks Fall, While Bills & 49ers Rise." Each season also brings a round of Final NFL Predictions before kickoff.

We hold 136 pieces of his work, from January 2025 to November 2026, and 119 of them are podcast or broadcast transcripts. The Herd with Colin Cowherd podcast accounts for 87 and The Colin Cowherd Podcast for 31, both running across both years. Written pieces under the Fox Sports banner appear only in 2026, with 17 of them, alongside a single guest turn on 3 and Out with John Middlekauff. The volume grew from 55 pieces in 2025 to 81 in 2026.

Certain teams keep coming back: the Buffalo Bills, Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Los Angeles Chargers, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chiefs, Los Angeles Rams and New England Patriots. The Bills and Seahawks in particular trade places at the top of his rankings, sometimes within one headline. Among players, Caleb Williams is a fixture, ranked as a top three or top five quarterback and, after a Monday night win over Seattle, declared to have "Validated His #1 Pick." Draft talk brings in Fernando Mendoza, Shedeur Sanders, Travis Hunter, David Bailey and Blake Miller, while established quarterbacks such as Aaron Rodgers, Sam Darnold and Matthew Stafford, plus receiver Drake London, round out the recurring cast.

He came to this through local television. He started as sports director of KVBC in Las Vegas and worked as a sports anchor at several other stations before joining ESPN in 2003. There he hosted a show on the ESPN Radio network and became one of the original hosts of SportsNation, and also hosted Colin's New Football Show, before the move to Fox that produced the work collected here.

- **Where we read them:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) (71), The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast) (28), Fox Sports (15), Sports Illustrated (1)

## Is Colin Cowherd accurate?

Across 415 graded calls in 70 articles, Colin Cowherd scores 56.81% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 13.3, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles. That ranks #54 of 87 ranked NFL pundits on the MissedTakes leaderboard.

## Record

- **Accuracy:** 56.81%
- **MissedTakes Score:** 13.3
- **Graded articles:** 70
- **Graded individual calls:** 415
- **Clarity:** 96.12%
- **Hedged:** 22.88% of claims
- **Right when hedging:** 52.92% (62 graded)
- **Right when committing:** 59.22% (353 graded)

This is an established record: 30 or more graded articles.

The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty.

Full method: https://missedtakes.co/methodology

## Graded articles (70)

### Oct 8, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

Cowherd praised Dak Prescott as the stabilizing force of the Cowboys and picked Dallas to beat Tampa Bay in their Week 5 matchup, while calling the Dallas coaching staff average.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ece798a4-5146-4cf5-a99a-af7c0ab17119

### Oct 6, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

Cowherd laid out his weekly 'Herd Hierarchy' top 10 NFL teams, with the 49ers first, Seahawks second and Cowboys tenth. He also praised Drake London, Bijan Robinson and Travis Hunter, and argued the Rams are still Super Bowl favorites even though he ranks them seventh.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8737d737-4134-4f50-94a9-48d5d55f4d95

### Sep 22, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd revealed their Week 2 Herd Hierarchy top-10 NFL power rankings, putting the Seahawks back at No. 1 ahead of the Bills. They also reaffirmed their pick of the Saints to win their division and suggested Buffalo would handle the Chargers.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/222f2ef9-b293-430f-85fc-540d64220af2

### Sep 19, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call

Cowherd repeats their claim that Caleb Williams will be viewed as a top four or five quarterback by the end of the season, restates their preseason pick of the Ravens to win their division, and expects a angry Houston defense to beat Cincinnati on Sunday.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e43d4655-1b30-4892-a8ee-3cfe6bf29dba

### Sep 9, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls

Cowherd lays out their final season predictions: they flip the NFC West to the Rams over Seattle (fearing first-time OC Brian Fleury), picks Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Eagles, Lions, Saints and Rams as division winners with the Bills reaching the Super Bowl, and makes picks on opening night (Seahawks 23-20 over New England) and the Jaguars over the Browns.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/df2d0a12-0bc1-4438-92e2-e2faf15686bd

### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd's Herd Hierarchy top 10 before Week 1 of the 2026 season ranks the Seahawks first and the Rams second, leaving out the Patriots, Chiefs and Ravens. They also predict the Bengals will have a top-20 defense, the Lions will contend for the Super Bowl, and the Eagles will be big Week 1 favorites over Washington.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/52b849c1-baf9-4478-8b0c-0251416988c2

### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 80.95 across 1 call

Cowherd picks the Seahawks to beat the Lions in the NFC, beat the Bills in the Super Bowl, with Buffalo beating Cincinnati in the AFC title game. They also predict Seattle beats New England in Week 1 by roughly 24-13, thinks the Falcons will be terrible, and questions whether the Rams even win their division.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3b47f2da-bc06-4962-83b8-e34b43132116

### Aug 13, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd is high on Fernando Mendoza, calling them a first-round prospect who fits none of the bust profiles, and expects Kirk Cousins to open the season as the starter. Among their five bold predictions they have Justin Herbert winning multiple playoff games and Caleb Williams winning MVP.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ec4160af-aa50-41ea-ba24-909ed8406a2a

### Apr 9, 2026 — scored 78.18 across 15 calls

Cowherd delivered a mock draft of the first 15 picks based on what they say they're hearing from league sources, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and running through Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to Tampa Bay at No. 15.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/47b8575f-bc92-47c6-8c3b-691f9e7a76aa

### Mar 12, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd argues the Bears' 9.5-win total is the offseason's easiest bet, pointing to their additions, Caleb Williams' second-year improvement and a soft schedule that includes beating the Dolphins and Jets.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d5bbc411-b572-4159-8847-6e98c3f89045

### Feb 27, 2026 — scored 66.67 across 3 calls

Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. They also expect Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and they float the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cd243624-9451-4824-a8a4-7b468d681c8f

### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd says Fernando Mendoza is the best quarterback in the class and will be selected first overall.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/842bb581-3eb3-4cd0-8798-630343db5629

### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd predicted Matthew Stafford will sign another two-year deal, guessed the Vikings will acquire Mac Jones, said they'd name Shedeur Sanders the Browns' starter, and forecast the Jets and Browns will be bad in 2026.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0cf2023-af45-4d9d-a929-0780ebe49526

### Feb 11, 2026 — scored 37.58 across 2 calls

Cowherd unveiled their top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/78de302a-c2f9-41b4-8897-87943ca44caa

### Feb 7, 2026 — scored 90.48 across 3 calls

Cowherd picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring Super Bowl, 24-20, citing Seattle's league-leading run defense and Drake Maye's poor record when throwing 35-plus passes. They also project Fernando Mendoza to be the No. 1 overall pick, going to the Raiders.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/353fd4cd-fd5b-471e-8b3f-c57ba5d68580

### Jan 29, 2026 — scored 71.67 across 5 calls

Cowherd argues Sam Darnold belongs in the top ten of quarterbacks and predicts they'll win the Super Bowl with Seattle; they also expect Jim Harbaugh's Giants to make the playoffs next year, the Raiders to take Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick, and says Bill Belichick will eventually make the Hall of Fame.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/86818d7d-c5a6-4251-bac8-d706b306dda3

### Jan 23, 2026 — scored 66.67 across 3 calls

Cowherd ranked the top players in the NFC Championship Game between the Rams and Seahawks, with Puka Nacua first and Matt Stafford second, named Stafford their MVP, picked the Rams to win the game because they play cleaner football, and said Mike Vrabel should win Coach of the Year with Ben Johnson second.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/01127854-cca6-43a9-9c2b-3cf3605e3481

### Jan 22, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls

Cowherd ranked the ten best players in the AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Broncos, with Patrick Surtain first, and argued New England's quarterback edge (Drake Maye over Jarrett Stidham) will decide the game. They also said they'd bet the Rams plus points against Seattle and predicted the Rams will pick near the bottom of the first round for the next decade.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/456ae4e1-1e7b-46a8-951e-a7265e72f394

### Jan 9, 2026 — scored 51.16 across 7 calls

Cowherd's postseason 'Blazing 5' picks: Rams over Panthers 33-20, Bears over Packers 27-24, Jaguars over Bills 27-13, Eagles over 49ers 28-20, and Indiana over Oregon 33-28. He also predicts the Rams win the wild card game again, says Detroit would return to 13 wins with Mike McDaniel as OC, and that Mendoza and Dante Moore would be the top two QBs in the draft.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b35919a4-a103-4640-9506-ef16ec076ca5

### Jan 8, 2026 — scored 47.94 across 6 calls

Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/432d7268-d5b1-49f6-9435-12c9442d3023

### Jan 6, 2026 — scored 46.97 across 2 calls

Cowherd delivered their final Herd Hierarchy of the regular season, ranking the top 10 NFL teams with Seattle first and Chicago tenth. They also predicted the Texans' red-zone struggles will be their undoing and that Philadelphia will beat San Francisco, and expects both New England and Seattle to address their offensive lines in the draft, plus the Rams possibly using two early picks on corners.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/25b13149-9373-4999-a896-26c79951eefc

### Jan 5, 2026 — scored 80 across 5 calls

Cowherd picked through the NFL wild-card round, taking New England over the Chargers in a low-scoring game, Jacksonville over Buffalo by a touchdown, Baltimore in a close game, the Rams over Carolina, Philadelphia over San Francisco and Chicago over Green Bay, and said if they had to pick a Super Bowl winner today it would be Seattle. They also picked Miami and Indiana in the college semifinals.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d0fd911f-14e6-4bb6-9af3-2469fb374525

### Dec 24, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd picked the Giants to beat the Raiders in their upcoming game, and floated Ty Simpson going around the 20th pick to a team drafting a quarterback.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/36f61e10-73db-4b1d-989b-a66a5ecf6069

### Dec 19, 2025 — scored 62.3 across 6 calls

Cowherd delivered their Blazing Five picks: Bears over Packers 27-23, Giants upset Vikings 28-27, Bengals over Dolphins 30-20, Patriots outright over Ravens 28-27, and 49ers over Colts 34-24. They also picked Oklahoma to win its college playoff game and said they'd give the MVP to Josh Allen over Matthew Stafford.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b7fbeb76-9575-44a4-90c3-3e24077a8496

### Dec 12, 2025 — scored 46.19 across 5 calls

Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Bengals over Ravens 27-24, Rams over Lions 33-26, Panthers over Saints 30-23, Packers over Broncos 28-24, and the under in Colts-Seahawks (they see Seattle winning big, 30-6 or 24-6).

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/70350c0b-112e-43db-a964-878b25c70241

### Dec 12, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd predicts the Bears beat the Browns at home, says Minnesota is not a playoff team, expects the Lions to lose to the Rams, and thinks Vikings-Cowboys will be close. They also imagine Miami winning seven of its last eight.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/41ebb7f2-30e8-4a3a-9186-b128ffe3b054

### Nov 21, 2025 — scored 88.1 across 5 calls

Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Packers over Vikings 28-20, Bears over Steelers 27-21, Chiefs over Colts 28-24 with the over 50.5, Seahawks over Titans 31-13, and Carolina covering +7 in a close 49ers home win. They also predicted Green Bay would begin playing its best football of the year starting this weekend, forecast a specific Shedeur Sanders stat line in their first start, and picked Oregon to control the game against USC.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ab18fcc-652c-4aa0-9621-7711b1e53250

### Nov 21, 2025 — scored 0 across 3 calls

Cowherd gave a specific projected stat line for Shedeur Sanders' first career start against the Raiders.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4a5f61d5-b040-41bf-8ae6-ad8a4728f66e

### Nov 19, 2025 — scored 54.76 across 14 calls

Cowherd ran a hypothetical playoff bracket based on the current standings, picking Denver as the AFC's No. 1 seed and predicting a Rams win over Denver in the Super Bowl. They also picked winners in every hypothetical playoff game.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/308be1b5-1444-4880-934d-cfaf230c628f

### Nov 14, 2025 — scored 81.35 across 6 calls

Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Bills over Buccaneers 30-23, Seahawks over Rams 28-27, 49ers over Cardinals 28-23, Browns keeping it close (Ravens win 24-20 but Browns cover), and Eagles over Lions 28-24. They also predict Steelers beat Bengals, and picks Georgia, Alabama and USC in college games.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/14b9234b-7aee-4a23-b1eb-dd3b540feb27

### Nov 12, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls

Cowherd picks the Steelers to bounce back and beat the Bengals comfortably at home, and separately backs Philadelphia over Detroit on Sunday night.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5d917a80-ced5-4e02-98f2-767f745bc872

### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd said Denver will not hold the AFC's No. 1 seed, and expects the Bears to sneak into the NFC playoffs as a wild card supplanting San Francisco while not winning their division.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a753b086-2416-4e08-afcc-87102b561e6f

### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 65.72 across 5 calls

In his weekly 'Blazing Five,' Cowherd picked five games with exact final scores: Colts over Falcons, Ravens over Vikings, Buccaneers over Patriots, Lions over Commanders, and an upset by the Steelers over the Chargers.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a4e09338-02df-479d-b693-8ade2a07637a

### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls

Cowherd predicted that Indiana's Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore will be the first two quarterbacks/players taken in the draft.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7151c35f-12f7-4d88-b7bd-85bd80b303c9

### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 44.44 across 9 calls

Cowherd reshaped the AFC playoff field: Kansas City in over Jacksonville, Baltimore in over the Chargers, Buffalo and Pittsburgh unchanged, and predicted Kansas City and Buffalo to meet in the AFC Championship in Buffalo.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58b2dcce-c2ec-4463-b9fe-39ed39f6111e

### Nov 6, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls

Cowherd likes Denver against the Raiders/Gino Smith, says the Colts will win their division, backs the Ravens as favorites at Minnesota, leans Buccaneers over the Patriots, picks the Patriots over the Colts to reach the AFC Championship, and thinks Fernando Mendoza will be the first quarterback taken in the draft.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/18fa7e78-0637-4bca-852c-859c9d1e587d

### Oct 30, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls

Cowherd predicts Drake Maye becomes a multiple-time Pro Bowler and an East Coast Justin Herbert, says the Chargers won't lose to the Titans, and dismisses the Vikings' division chances.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b07be86d-9601-4e60-a02a-8e39bd283163

### Oct 24, 2025 — scored 52.78 across 6 calls

Cowherd's weekly "Blazing Five" slate: they pick the Ravens (their favorite play) to beat the Bears, the Patriots to beat the Browns by ten, a high-scoring Falcons win over Miami, the Texans over the 49ers, and the Broncos over the Cowboys at home. They also say they bet Baltimore to make the playoffs and believes they will.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/90867535-4ed8-4742-92f1-fedca1f19aea

### Oct 17, 2025 — scored 60.88 across 7 calls

Cowherd's "Blazing Five" NFL picks plus a college pick and additional games: Browns, Broncos, Cowboys-Commanders over, Packers, Lions, Notre Dame, plus Bears and 49ers picks.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b2e4b72b-9261-45ea-92bf-fad8e45be8a3

### Oct 10, 2025 — scored 86.74 across 7 calls

Cowherd ran through his weekly 'Blazing 5' picks, calling Seattle to win outright at Jacksonville, low-scoring Patriots and Commanders wins, a narrow Chargers win over Miami, and a Raiders win over Tennessee. He also picked the Rams over the Ravens and the Steelers over the Browns.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/d4bc9e1e-c5cb-41e9-91ce-01c2b0227e87

### Oct 3, 2025 — scored 33.81 across 5 calls

Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Colts beat Raiders 28-20 and run away with the AFC South, Jets beat Cowboys 28-27, Broncos beat Eagles 24-23, Seahawks beat Buccaneers 28-23, and Cardinals blow out the Titans 31-13.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/16997520-0cc5-4201-82a9-b9454dd9e4e6

### Sep 26, 2025 — scored 65.08 across 6 calls

Cowherd's "Blazing 5" picks: Vikings over Steelers 27-20, over in Panthers-Patriots with New England winning 26-23, Rams over Colts 34-24, Raiders over Bears 27-23, and Broncos over Bengals 30-20. He also predicts Jeanty has a breakout game, Luka Doncic averages over 30 points, and calls Denver the best team that hasn't looked good yet.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/58c56283-c9e3-4062-8070-d8726773c9e0

### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd also predicted the tush push would be banned by the league, that the Chiefs would beat the Giants, and that Arizona's hot start would fade.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/71516574-ad52-4043-a3f2-6b1577617b69

### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 39.05 across 5 calls

Cowherd's "Blazing 5" week three picks: Rams upset the Eagles, Patriots beat the Steelers outright, Seahawks handle the Saints, Cowboys edge the Bears in a game that goes over 50.5, and the Ravens beat the Lions on Monday night.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/545cdb90-a33c-4d1b-8fc6-c274088f4915

### Sep 16, 2025 — scored 27.35 across 6 calls

Cowherd predicted Buffalo would blow out Miami on Thursday night, unveiled their 12-team "Herd Hierarchy" with Green Bay first and Kansas City left out of the top 10, and named the Colts, Ravens and Bills as division winners while saying the Chiefs will still make the playoffs. They also took Utah at home over Texas Tech.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/07f25e91-92fe-4978-b9b2-b37b31a55ff1

### Sep 6, 2025 — scored 53.34 across 2 calls

Cowherd praised the Cowboys' Micah Parsons trade, arguing Dallas is in a rebuild and can use its stockpiled first-rounders to land a quarterback and another edge rusher, while predicting Dallas's defense will be atrocious without Parsons. They also like Oklahoma to beat Michigan, picks Seattle at home over the 49ers as their favorite pick of the week, calls Mazi Smith a bust, and considers CeeDee Lamb a top-five or six receiver.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1acae663-e747-4385-9ae8-0dcb79e75c86

### Sep 5, 2025 — scored 62.59 across 7 calls

Cowherd delivered their Week 1 "blazing five": Giants keeping it close but losing to Washington 27-23, Jets beating the Steelers outright 24-20, Seahawks over the Niners 24-23, Packers over the Lions 28-24, and the under in Texans-Rams. They also picked Minnesota over Chicago on Monday night and the Chargers over the Chiefs in Brazil, while saying Kansas City makes the playoffs but won't win the tough AFC West.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3df3906e-8138-4a97-b8ea-b3deae08b1a2

### Sep 4, 2025 — scored 28 across 20 calls

Cowherd gave their final full-season NFL predictions before Week 1: Bills, Ravens, Texans and Broncos win the AFC divisions with the Patriots, Bengals and Chiefs as wild cards; Eagles, Packers, Buccaneers and Rams win the NFC divisions with Commanders, Lions and Seahawks as wild cards. They also gave a few Week 1 picks and win totals.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/a96219a1-a6a9-40af-8375-9145b40a8acb

### Aug 25, 2025 — scored 25 across 4 calls

Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e32a708a-5651-4292-b71b-672f2216a48e

### Aug 13, 2025 — scored 51.36 across 22 calls

Colin laid out their final 2025 NFL division-by-division predictions: Bills, Ravens, Texans and Broncos winning AFC divisions with Patriots, Bengals and Chiefs as AFC playoff teams; Eagles, Packers, Buccaneers and Seahawks winning NFC divisions with Commanders, Lions and Rams as NFC playoff teams. They also called the Patriots their most improved team and Seattle their shocker, and said Shedeur Sanders will start for Cleveland and Jordan Love will start Week 1.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/289595f7-2a5f-4b64-95ce-d0bd0d5084ee

### Aug 5, 2025 — scored 46.15 across 13 calls

Cowherd walked through their revised division-by-division playoff predictions, keeping the Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Commanders, Buccaneers and Rams as division winners while swapping Cincinnati out for Denver in the AFC and Chicago out for Green Bay in the NFC, with New England and Seattle as their only new playoff teams.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ba3ab98a-2a4b-4dd5-bfea-941e814ca288

### Aug 1, 2025 — scored 80 across 1 call

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.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fc08c3dc-0f28-4b3c-98a4-555d1028df14

### Jun 30, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call

Cowherd is referenced as having picked the Chargers to win their division on the prior show.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5f2a2f7f-7731-48b7-bae8-ed762df5560b

### Jun 24, 2025 — scored 41.46 across 8 calls

Cowherd predicts Cooper Flagg goes No. 1 and averages roughly 18-20 points as a rookie, with Dallas a playoff team and the second-best team in the West. In the NFL they pick the Chargers to win the AFC West as an 11-12 win team, the Chiefs as a wild card, Mike Tomlin's Steelers to post their first losing record at about 8-9 wins, and Miami to fire both Mike McDaniel and Chris Greer with Buffalo winning the division. They also believe Josh Allen will win a Super Bowl and thinks the Giants could go 3-14.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4e981a47-fa9d-4a2e-8b9b-9932374273b2

### Jun 24, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call

Cowherd again picks the Chargers to win the AFC West over the Chiefs, arguing Harbaugh's roster is now strong in year two while Kansas City has questions on the offensive line and at receiver.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/3f14384c-ac15-4e11-a73f-86e81b8f8a57

### Jun 11, 2025 — scored 53.75 across 2 calls

Cowherd ranked the AFC quarterbacks entering the season, placing Josh Allen first and slotting Aaron Rodgers ninth alongside Trevor Lawrence and Tua; they separately said Jalen Hurts is roughly the tenth-best quarterback in the league.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8c0b62c8-c4fd-4e0b-904c-75674b91002c

### Jun 10, 2025 — scored 82.33 across 5 calls

Cowherd predicts Aaron Rodgers will have a fine but unspectacular 2025 season in Pittsburgh — roughly nine wins, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also predicts Shedeur Sanders will take over as the Browns' starting quarterback by around Week 8, and that a dull Cleveland offense will make Cleveland a four-to-six win team. He expects Sam Darnold to have a 'B' season in Seattle, worse than his Minnesota year.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/9599584e-db3a-4a6e-a06f-c59cdbc2e0da

### May 6, 2025 — scored 43.31 across 31 calls

Cowherd laid out their full post-draft NFL division-by-division predictions, naming division winners, playoff fields in both conferences, and specific team finishes, plus a few player calls (Emeka Egbuka's rookie catch total, Travis Hunter's impact).

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/13c5887f-d05b-45df-a6e8-3bbff0d7e72d

### Apr 30, 2025 — scored 60 across 3 calls

Cowherd called the Lions to win the NFC North with the Bears grabbing a wild-card spot, said Minnesota could win about eight games with JJ McCarthy, and picked the Lakers to win that night's playoff game against Minnesota.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ad0573d8-0d7a-4f68-90a4-e1933bb834db

### Apr 24, 2025 — scored 77.65 across 16 calls

Cowherd laid out their prediction mock draft of what they believe will actually happen, naming picks 1 through 15 including a Rams trade-up with Miami for Colston Loveland. They also predicted Ashton Jeanty would average 100 rushing yards a game and that the Chiefs would not equal last season's record.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c8a4295-dead-4e3c-9866-cfa2a9437a2a

### Apr 17, 2025 — scored 77.55 across 20 calls

Cowherd delivered their own top-15 draft board — what they would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5

### Apr 16, 2025 — scored 50 across 4 calls

Cowherd made several NBA playoff predictions and NFL draft-related calls, including that Travis Hunter could be a top-four cornerback as a rookie, that Colston Loveland could be a Philadelphia target, and that the Raiders should/would take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ed2b15cc-c65a-49d7-9bad-f32f28ed9ecd

### Apr 3, 2025 — scored 6.88 across 3 calls

Cowherd takes the Titans over their win total, arguing Cam Ward and Brian Callahan clear a weak schedule, and they back New England as an eight-to-nine win team. They also peg Syracuse QB Kyle McCord as a second-round-caliber pick.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5927d1c2-0a70-4bb6-8407-2bd38b3a39f3

### Mar 18, 2025 — scored 20.4 across 3 calls

Cowherd gave their post-free-agency top 10 NFL team rankings, with Philadelphia first and Green Bay tenth, kept the Chiefs as a playoff team while predicting a pullback, and said the Chargers will make a big jump in Jim Harbaugh's second year.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/6bec15ac-bc47-4fae-b138-ffa90bd62538

### Mar 14, 2025 — scored 45.33 across 20 calls

Cowherd laid out their full AFC predictions: division orders for all four divisions, division winners (Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers), wild cards (Patriots, Bengals, Chiefs), plus win-total calls on the AFC West and expectations for the Patriots to double their win total. They also predicted the Chiefs decline and named the Patriots and Titans as surprise teams.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ae264f30-a1f1-47d1-a9bd-c0d58ebe92f1

### Mar 13, 2025 — scored 46.19 across 21 calls

Cowherd laid out his full NFC projections: division order in all four divisions, four division winners (Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams), three wild cards (Commanders, Bears, Seahawks), and predicted the Falcons, Bears and Seahawks as new playoff teams. He also predicted Tennessee would be a surprise team with Cam Ward.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/70a33017-06a6-46ed-9114-1bcc0c468383

### Mar 1, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd predicts Matt Stafford stays with the Rams rather than moving on, and says Travis Hunter may underachieve because they're being asked to play both ways — Cowherd doubts they're a No. 1 receiver and would slot them as a No. 2 receiver while being a No. 1 corner.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/005e6ad1-bc95-49da-9db2-3a9da2d5041d

### Feb 24, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd believes Matt Stafford's public negotiation posturing means he ultimately stays in Los Angeles, and he flags Travis Hunter as a high draft pick who could underachieve because trying to play both cornerback and receiver full-time will hurt him.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/2c1faeb3-7adb-456d-bd42-275be95269e8

### Feb 9, 2025 — scored 50 across 1 call

Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl LIX, citing Mahomes' record against Vic Fangio, Andy Reid off a bye and Chiefs' experience, while expecting a close, classic game. They also guess the Jets will move on from both Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, and passes along that Shedeur Sanders could slide to the Raiders.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ec8526f9-4d8d-49d3-988f-0f8983f57f89

### Feb 7, 2025 — scored 46 across 11 calls

Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl 59 by a field goal, 30-27, in a close, high-scoring game, and gives the Chiefs edges at head coach, quarterback, tight end, defensive front seven, secondary and kicker while giving the Eagles edges at running back, wide receiver and offensive line. They also predict Travis Kelce retires if the Chiefs win, Sam Darnold leaves Minnesota with the Raiders in play, and Shedeur Sanders slides in the draft.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/20b95f66-a4d8-4c9c-8b28-24ec3daab872

### Feb 5, 2025 — scored 18.52 across 3 calls

Cowherd picks the Chiefs to beat the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, citing Mahomes' record on game-winning drives and Steve Spagnuolo's ability to pressure Jalen Hurts. They also expect Riley Leonard and Kyle McCord to be drafted in the second-to-third round range and become decent starting quarterbacks.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dadf97c3-7c23-43c2-bf95-7ff2bf8b8a3b

### Jan 26, 2025 — scored 25 across 2 calls

Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in the Super Bowl, arguing the Chiefs' coaching and quarterback advantage matches up far better with the Eagles than Buffalo would have.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7c4d8f6d-6b6d-4f80-b03d-7cac733c82d9

### Jan 24, 2025 — scored 55.66 across 8 calls

Cowherd picked the Eagles to beat the Commanders 34-24 in the NFC Championship Game and the Bills to beat the Chiefs 28-27 in the AFC Championship Game, adding that the winner of Bills-Chiefs wins the Super Bowl and that they've been on Buffalo to win it all. They also expect Buffalo and Kansas City to be playoff teams again next season.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/88f4f4b4-d960-43ba-a842-0d08bd3aff7d

### Jan 20, 2025 — scored 0 across 3 calls

Cowherd picks Buffalo to win at Arrowhead in the AFC Championship game, believes the AFC's Chiefs or Bills will win the Super Bowl, thinks Detroit remains a double-digit win team offensively but may slip, expects New England to make the playoffs next season, and takes Ohio State over Notre Dame.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7f50c47e-44b6-424d-ac58-c0c507dc9264

### Jan 15, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call

Cowherd's strongest divisional-round take is the Eagles over the Rams, arguing Philadelphia won't play as poorly as it did the week before and that the Rams can't repeat a near-perfect performance. They also say they won't bet against the Bills at home against Baltimore, calling this the best version of Buffalo.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/b6012b8e-921c-48c2-b43d-c4051ea95738

### Jan 7, 2025 — scored 58.99 across 5 calls

Cowherd leaned the Chargers over the Texans, the Ravens over the Steelers, the Bills over the Broncos, the Eagles over the Packers and the Vikings over the Rams in the wild-card round, and in college they liked Ohio State and Notre Dame. They also projected Kyle McCord as a third-round quarterback and said it wouldn't be crazy if Abdul Carter went No. 1 overall.

https://missedtakes.co/opinions/466a269a-0df2-486f-8a02-9339b41c86dd


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