# Colin Cowherd: 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. **Claimed:** Oct 3, 2025 **Pundit:** Colin Cowherd — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd **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-2-colins-blazin-5-nfl-picks-thoughts-on-the-rams-loss-last-night-julian-edelman 5 checkable claims — 4 score predictions and 1 division winner — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 5 have settled, averaging 33.8 out of 100, against 32.4 for a naive guess at the same calls. > I think the Colts are really really talented... I think they're going to run away now with this division twenty eight to twenty Colts win. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Indianapolis Colts to win the division** - Kind: Division Winners · About: Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Arizona Cardinals 31 — Titans 13** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Arizona Cardinals - Verdict: scored 9.52 out of 100, against 47.55 for a naive guess - **Denver Broncos 24 — Eagles 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Denver Broncos - Verdict: scored 92.86 out of 100, against 45.3 for a naive guess - **New York Jets 28 — Cowboys 27** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New York Jets - Verdict: scored 16.67 out of 100, against 19.11 for a naive guess - **Indianapolis Colts 28 — Raiders 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Indianapolis Colts - Verdict: scored 50 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Indianapolis Colts — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/colts - Arizona Cardinals — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/cardinals - Denver Broncos — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/broncos - New York Jets — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/jets ## What others said about the same people - Bucky Brooks on Keenan Allen: Brooks predicted J.J. McCarthy won't be on the Vikings' roster (traded or released), said Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' QB competition, made a series of 2025 award picks, made 2026 Heisman/draft projections including Arch Manning as the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick, and said none of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow win a championship this season. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/10c3797b-f9e0-41ca-a2a3-5d765a242a79 (scored 100) - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100) - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Pat Fitzmaurice on Rueben Bain: Making a third of the mock's picks, he gave Reuben Bain to Arizona at 3, Francis Mauinoa to Cleveland at 6, Jeremiah Love to Kansas City at 9, Mansoor Delane to Dallas at 12, Cassius Howell to Tampa Bay at 15, Avieon Terrell to Minnesota at 18, Makai Lemon to Pittsburgh at 21, KC Concepcion to Cleveland at 24, Kadyn Proctor to San Francisco at 27 and TJ Parker to New England at 30. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a61a436c-f178-40ce-aedd-fa92cbc80c82 (scored 59.46) - Scott Bogman on Romello Height: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 18.46) - Chris Brockman on Mac Jones: Brockman argued the Texans will reach the AFC Championship Game, declared the Chiefs dynasty over, said the road to the Super Bowl in the NFC goes through Lambeau Field, that Josh Allen is still the most dangerous QB and the Bills will win a playoff game (with the AFC East runner-up as the 5 seed winning in Pittsburgh or Baltimore), that Carolina will win the NFC South, that Baltimore finishes under .500 with Lamar no longer a top-five QB, that the Colts should trade for Mac Jones, and that Marcus Freeman will be in the NFL next year. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/c06d1a3a-78d8-4aec-8574-159821b42aab (scored 0) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a81fc2f3-5937-4fe2-b19f-098cffc7a412 (scored 85.71) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6937b9aa-572a-4449-821a-32af833332f6 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd11d340-9a85-435f-ba75-832fd87185ab (scored 83.33) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picks the Bills to beat the Lions 38-31 on Thursday night, floats the game as a Super Bowl preview, and takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks 20-17 in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f42c4080-99e0-449b-b2fa-05e18ce6f922 (scored 92.86) - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41f7100c-a241-4e65-b1d3-78bdcbe1e16e (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Unsigned CBS Sports preview of Bills-Lions picks Buffalo to win a high-scoring Thursday night game 35-31, and expects Larry Borom to step in as Detroit's starting right tackle for the injured Blake Miller. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffa356f2-a1ca-4bd2-88cf-02bc5f2d829e (scored 85.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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