Colin Cowherd · Sep 16, 2025
Cowherd predicted Buffalo would blow out Miami on Thursday night, unveiled his 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. He also took Utah at home over Texas Tech.
“So I think green Bay is by far and away right now the best team in the league.”
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- Power RankingsSep 16, 2025
“the top ten NFL teams according to Colin... Colts at ten... Washington at nine... Niners at eight... Number seven, Tampa Bay... I'd put the Chargers [six]... Number five The Ravens... Number four the Bills... I have the Rams at three, number two Philadelphia... number one... green Bay... I have Kansas City at eleven. I have Denver troubling. They've been sloppy at twelve”
Scored 64.09a naive guess scored 35+54.98 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 54.98
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 64.09
- baseline:
- 35
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 11
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- Playoff PicksSep 16, 2025
“Take the Chiefs out, They'll make the playoffs. They're going to be fine.”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- KC
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- naive said:
- true
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made playoffs:
- false
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- Game Outcome PicksSep 16, 2025
“Thursday Night, Buffalo is gonna hammer Miami.”
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- Game Outcome PicksSep 16, 2025
“I'll take Utah and big games at home. I'll take you Toah.”
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- Division WinnersSep 16, 2025
“like Brady in this division. They're going to win it as long as Josh Allen's in his prime.”
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- Division WinnersSep 16, 2025
“You can just pencil them in to win their division.”
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- Division WinnersSep 16, 2025
“Jones plays at this B to B plus level. They're gonna win this division.”
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