Loading…
Loading…
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.
Writes at The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
415 graded calls in 76 articles, newest first — page 13 of 14. Every take from Colin Cowherd, including the ones still waiting →
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.
Kirk Cousins to move
“cousins will get purchased by somebody before the trade deadline”
Chicago Bears to make the playoffs
“wild Card Commanders, Bears, Seahawks both squeak in”
“The Lions have the best roster, I'll pick them one. The Vikings have the worst roster, I'll pick them four... I have Chicago second”
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
“NFC West, so I have the Rams winning it.”
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
“C J. Stroud's probably gonna make the playoffs.”
Detroit Lions to make the playoffs
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
Atlanta Falcons to make the playoffs
“So I have three new playoff teams, the Falcons, the Bears, and the Seahawks.”
Washington Commanders to make the playoffs
“wild Card Commanders, Bears, Seahawks both squeak in”
Michael Penix Jr. to finish top 1 at his position, by an unstated measure
“I think Fennix has a chance to be the best quarterback in that division.”
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
Detroit Lions to win the division
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“Lamar Jackson's gonna make the playoffs.”
“NFC West, so I have the Rams winning it... Seahawks, Niners, like Bears, Packers... Arizona. No massive upgrades are what they are.”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“Josh Allen's gonna make the playoffs.”
“I'll pick them over the Commanders... Dallas third... I'll pick the Giants for fourth”
Atlanta Falcons to win the division
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“NFC West, so I have the Rams winning it.”
Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs
“So my division winners Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“Mahomes is gonna make the playoffs.”
Seattle Seahawks to finish with 10 wins
“that Seahawks schedule is screaming ten to eleven wins”
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs
“wild Card Commanders, Bears, Seahawks both squeak in”
Matthew Stafford to move to Los Angeles Rams
“So when I see the Matt Stafford stuff, my take is Matt wants to stay in Los Angeles... So I think he'll be a round.”
Matthew Stafford to move to Los Angeles Rams
“So when I when I see the Matt Stafford stuff, my take is Matt wants to stay in Los Angeles... So I think he'll be a Ram”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“I like Kansas City in this game. But you know I say this without a ton of conviction... I think you're going to get a classic super Bowl, super Bowl fifty nine.”
DeVonta Smith to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Davante may be the most talented number two receiver he and t Higgins in the NFL.”
Sam Darnold to move to Las Vegas Raiders
“I think the Raiders are in play, usc Pete Carroll. If the money is right, I think the Raiders are in play.”
A.J. Brown to finish top 4 at his position, by passing yards
“AJ Brown is a top three to four receiver in the league.”
“running backs. Colin Chiefs are Eagles, the Chiefs by Committee or the near MVP SA quad mark easy one. Philadelphia”
“tight end Colin. Who you got the Chiefs with featuring Kelsey and Gray or the Eagles feature Goddart... I'll go Travis Kelsey”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“So here is my pick for the Philadelphia Kansas City Super Bowl. Chiefs are minus one and a half. I like Kansas City and here's why.”
Kansas City Chiefs 30 — Philadelphia 27
“I like Kansas City thirty, Philadelphia twenty seven, Super Bowl fifty nine”
Closing line (Feb 9): Chiefs by 1.5, total 48.5 · this 30–27 calls a bigger Chiefs win (by 3) and more points (57).
“Offensive line Chiefs are Eagles... You got I think Philadelphia.”
“We'll do the defensive front seven Chiefs or Eagles... I like Kansas City?”
Patrick Mahomes to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards
“which quarterback you love the most passing yards in the second half... I'm gonna take Patrick Mahomes.”
“wide receiver. Which group has the advantage The Chiefs with d hop Worthy in Hollywood Brown or the Eagles with AJ Brown DeVonta Smith... Philadelphia”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“We know this is going to be a coach, a Spags Fangio Reid Mahomes Hurts Nick Siriani game. And that's why I favor Kansas City.”
Riley Leonard to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)
“I do believe that a Riley Leonard Kyle McCord in the second to third round could actually end up falling to good teams and actually being decent franchise quarterbacks.”
Kyle McCord to be picked “second to third round” (picks 33–102)
“I do believe that a Riley Leonard Kyle McCord in the second to third round could actually end up falling to good teams and actually being decent franchise quarterbacks.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Philadelphia
“we got one football game left, Kansas City favored by a point and a half over Philadelphia, and I like Kansas City high scoring... I will take the best quarterback probably ever, and the best coach in my opinion, probably ever in a big game with two weeks to prepare.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“Kansas City is favored by one and a half points. That would have been close to my guests, like, I like Kansas City. I like Kansas City in the Super Bowl. I think they match up really well with Philadelphia.”