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Danny Parkins appears across Fox Sports programming, including First Things First, The Herd with Colin Cowherd, and What's Wright? with Nick Wright, as well as Sports Illustrated. The predictions here cover the Bears, Bills, Cowboys and Seahawks, among others, with calls on game outcomes, playoff berths, division winners and player movement.
Writes at The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast)
109 graded calls in 24 articles, newest first — page 4 of 4. Every take from Danny Parkins, including the ones still waiting →
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Baltimore Ravens to beat Steelers
“So I have the Baltimore Ravens... Baltimore wins this game and the AFC North.”
Closing line (Jan 4): Ravens by 4.5 · favorite pick, Ravens about 2 in 3 (66%).
Dallas Cowboys to beat New York Giants
“you can count on the Dallas Cowboys beating the New York Giants... I'll happily lay only three and a half”
Closing line (Jan 4): Cowboys by 3 · favorite pick, Cowboys 60%.
Seattle Seahawks to beat forty niners
“I got Seattle. Seattle to me, they are the more complete football team.”
Closing line (Jan 3): Seahawks by 2.5 · favorite pick, Seahawks 57%.
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
“So are they your pick to win this NFC? I probably will pick the Rams.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Washington
“So I like the Eagles to win the game.”
Closing line (Jan 4): Eagles by 3 · favorite pick, Eagles 62%.
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“Baltimore wins this game and the AFC North. Easy.”
Carolina Panthers to beat Bucks
“I got the Panthers... I will take Carolina”
Closing line (Jan 3): Buccaneers by 3 · underdog pick, Panthers 42%.
“the rankings are actually Danny's rankings go Mahomes, Alan Burrow, Lamar, Herbert, Stafford, Jaden Goff, Baker, Hurts.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to finish with 9 wins
“Mike Tomlin's gonna get you to over eight and a half”
Las Vegas Raiders to finish with 7 wins
“the Raiders go over on six and a half”
Green Bay Packers to finish with 8 wins
“The Packers are under at nine and a half... I think it's more like an eight win season for the Packers.”
Philadelphia Eagles to finish with 12 wins
“The Eagles aren't over team. They're totals at eleven and a half”
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 10 wins
“Bengals are double did you win team.”
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“No one's caught up to them in this division... the biggest favorite to win a division of any team in the NFL”
Baltimore Ravens to finish with 10 wins
“then Ravens under eleven and a half... I think that they can be a ten win team”
Chicago Bears to finish with 9 wins
“They're a nine or a ten win team this season.”
Buffalo Bills to finish with 12 wins
“Bills are a clear overteam at eleven and a half.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to finish with 10 wins
“Over at nine and a half”
Alvin Kamara to move
“I think they are a prime trade candidate. I hope Alvin Kamara does not finish the season with the Saints.”
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 7 wins
“that's an under... For them at nine and a half... win seven eight games”
Buffalo Bills to take the top seed
“Buffalo is odds on favorite to be the one seed in the AFC”
New York Giants to finish with 6 wins
“The Giants are an over team for me at five and a half”
Los Angeles Rams to finish with 11 wins
“The Rams have won over ten games in six of the eight years with Sean McVay... I just can't quit the Rams”
Tennessee Titans to finish with 6 wins
“I think they hit their over on five and a half wins... I think they can eke out six wins.”
Carolina Panthers to finish with 7 wins
“I think the Falcons are an overteam, same with the Panthers... They can win seven games.”
Detroit Lions to finish with 11 wins
“I'm definitely picking them for over at ten and a half... That's still an eleven or twelve win team.”
Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 13 wins
“They're a thirteen win team until proven otherwise.”
Atlanta Falcons to finish with 8 wins
“the Falcons get over on seven and a half wins”
Justin Herbert to finish top 5 at his position, by passing yards
“Explain to me why Justin Herbert isn't the fifth best quarterback in football because he passes my beautiful eye test.”
Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl
“If the explosiveness can return to the Chiefs offense, I expect them back in the Super Bowl.”
Shedeur Sanders to be 4th on the depth chart
“I am fourth on a bad quarterback depth chart for a bad organization... because if you're fourth on that depth chart, you're a long ways away from actually playing meaningful football in the NFL”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“The Chargers. I expect them back in the playoffs”
Anthony Richardson to be cut
“I will be floored if the Colts move off of Anthony Richardson, cut him, trade him for a mid round pick, whatever it would be, because I think they believe in the talent”
“we will begin with my top ten teams heading in to the upcoming football season... Number ten, it's the Chargers of Los Angeles... Number nine the Washington Commanders... Number eight the San Francisco forty nine ers... Cincinnati Bengals [number seven]... Number six... this Rams team... Number five... Baltimore Ravens... Number four... the Bills... The Detroit Lions come in at number three... Number two the Kansas City Chiefs... Number one the Philadelphia Eagles”
Saquon Barkley to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards
“with the best running back in the NFL”
“Top ten quarterbacks in the NFL heading into the twenty twenty five NFL season, Number ten, Jalen Hurts ... Number nine ... Baker Mayfield ... Number eight Jared Goff ... Number seven ... Jaden Daniels ... Number six ... Matt Stafford ... Number five ... Justin Herbert ... Number four ... Lamar Jackson ... Number three. Joe Burrow ... Number two ... Josh Allen ... Number one ... Mahomes”
Buffalo Bills to beat Baltimore
“I'm going to go down with the ship with Josh Allen. Baltimore's already favored in Buffalo, like they're playing the best football of anyone in the last five weeks. But that's you know, that's a little disrespectful.”
Closing line (Jan 19): Ravens by 1.5 · a toss-up, Ravens 52%, Bills 48%.