# Jason McIntyre: Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre picks the Bills to beat the Broncos in Denver despite reservations, says Josh Allen is the best quarterback in the league but that the MVP will go to Matthew Stafford or Drake Maye, and touts Jaxon Smith-Njigba as a top-two receiver who could win Offensive Player of the Year. **Claimed:** Jan 16, 2026 **Pundit:** Jason McIntyre — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/jason-mcintyre **Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/the-herd-hour-1-sam-darnold-is-under-pressure-super-bowl-or-bust-for-josh-allen-thoughts-on-the-packers-bears-rivalry 6 checkable claims — 3 award picks, 2 positional finishes and 1 game outcome pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 6 have settled, averaging 36.1 out of 100, against 29.2 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I'm actually with her, but I don't feel great about it. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to finish top 2 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Josh Allen to finish top 1 at his position, by passing yards** - Kind: Positional Finishes · About: Josh Allen, Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 16.67 out of 100, against 75 for a naive guess - **Buffalo Bills to beat Denver** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Buffalo Bills - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **Matthew Stafford to win MVP** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Matthew Stafford - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Drake Maye to win MVP** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Drake Maye - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year** - Kind: Award Picks · About: Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Jaxon Smith-Njigba — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jaxon-smith-njigba - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks - Josh Allen — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/josh-allen - Buffalo Bills — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/bills - Matthew Stafford — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/matthew-stafford - Drake Maye — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/drake-maye ## What others said about the same people - Michael Hanich on Seattle Seahawks: Hanich argues the Week 2 road game at Arizona is not a true trap game, citing Seattle's long winning streak in the series, Mike Macdonald's preparation and injuries in the Cardinals' secondary, and rates his confidence in the Seahawks at 7. He also suggests safety Nick Emmanwori may miss a second straight game. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/735e7874-81a3-4bde-8c8f-d718cadf6e33 (scored 100) - Pete Prisco on Seattle Seahawks: Prisco picks final scores for every Week 2 NFL game, with several teams that lost in Week 1 — the Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys, Packers and Rams — bouncing back, and the Bills outlasting the Lions in a shootout. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/29185ff4-dec4-498f-aa45-4ca2d72dcbe3 (scored 57.14) - Richard Sherman on Seattle Seahawks: Sherman ran through the entire Week 2 slate with winners and several exact final scores, picking Seattle, San Francisco, Buffalo, Houston, Chicago, New England, Jacksonville, Dallas, Kansas City, the Rams, Green Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Carolina. He also called Fred Warner the league's best middle linebacker and floated Parker Washington as a top-five receiver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8a2c5da4-3fba-43d7-82eb-dc25b81f245e (scored 69.05) - Colin Cowherd on Seattle Seahawks: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") gave his own Week 2 picks: Seattle, the Niners in dominant fashion, his Lions over Buffalo, Cincinnati 31-27 at Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh 24-21 as a road upset, Jacksonville by at least a touchdown, Dallas 26-22, and Kansas City handily. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e7a2965-bd9c-4c78-81b8-cb9ff18f6520 (scored 100) - Connor J. Benintendi on Seattle Seahawks: Benintendi predicts Sam Darnold misses three more games with Drew Lock starting, and forecasts Seattle winning all three games — at Arizona, at Washington, and home vs. the Chargers — to reach 4-0 after Week 4. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0e6b315b-ea1c-4684-b910-a9bbfd08da47 (scored 52.38) - Jeremy Brener on Seattle Seahawks: Brener writes that rookie Jadarian Price will be Seattle's starting running back in Week 2 at Arizona, and suggests the Seahawks should win that road game if their defensive line can slow Jeremiyah Love. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6bf0b41c-aaf4-42bd-b37f-abba733bccf9 (scored 100) ## More award picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Gregg Rosenthal on Tristan Wirfs: Rosenthal picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Micah Parsons for Defensive Player of the Year, Jahmyr Gibbs for Offensive Player of the Year, Aaron Glenn for Coach of the Year, Travis Hunter for both Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the Year, Bill Callahan for Assistant Coach of the Year and Tristan Wirfs for Protector of the Year. He also made depth-chart calls on Adam Thielen and Jalen Coker. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88928365-78fb-4f7b-84a4-0dd7856ba9cc (scored 0) - Jourdan Rodrigue on Penei Sewell: Rodrigue picked Patrick Mahomes for MVP, Jared Verse for Defensive Player of the Year, Ja'Marr Chase for Offensive Player of the Year, Mike Vrabel for Coach of the Year, TreVeyon Henderson for Offensive Rookie of the Year and Abdul Carter for Defensive Rookie of the Year, with Jesse Minter for Assistant Coach of the Year and Penei Sewell for Protector of the Year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f3ba94ea-a935-4534-88e4-bb6027bf87ad (scored 0) - Eric Mangini on Kayshon Boutte: Mangini picked the Patriots 23-20 with Drake May as Super Bowl MVP, and earlier named Kayshon Boutte ("Kaeshawn Booty") as his dark horse MVP. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/332dce8c-f71c-4f26-a976-8f4615a9f9bd (scored 0) - Rich Eisen on Sam Darnold: Eisen reaffirms his pick of the Rams to win the NFC West despite Seattle's current lead, expects Buffalo to land as the 2 or 3 seed in the AFC, names Josh Allen as his MVP with Sam Darnold finishing top five, floats the Saints picking in the teens, and calls Puka Nacua possibly the best receiver in the league. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6671cdd3-7a29-4dc8-a3a0-7b5702ef670b (scored 0) - Eric Mangini on Justin Herbert: Mangini's upset alert was Carolina beating the heavily favored Rams; he also confirmed he has Buffalo ultimately winning in Jacksonville, and noted he had picked Justin Herbert as his MVP after Joe Burrow's injury. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a0d45d98-1c40-47ec-9f79-7444727d076c (scored 0) - Brandon Carney on Christian McCaffrey: Carney made a full playoff bracket, picking the Bears, Niners, Rams, Patriots, Jaguars and Texans in the wild card round, then Seahawks and Rams in the NFC divisional, Broncos and Patriots in the AFC, with the Rams beating the Patriots in the Super Bowl. He also gave award picks including Stafford for MVP and Vrabel for Coach of the Year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88101820-7344-4240-93f1-caa15fe95de9 (scored 100) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology We summarize what a pundit said and quote a short span for attribution; we never republish their article. If this is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=jason-mcintyre