Colin Cowherd· Sep 8, 2026
Cowherd picks the Seahawks to beat the Lions in the NFC, beat the Bills in the Super Bowl, with Buffalo beating Cincinnati in the AFC title game. He also predicts Seattle beats New England in Week 1 by roughly 24-13, thinks the Falcons will be terrible, and questions whether the Rams even win their division.
“So I'm going to have the Seahawks beating the Lions, getting to the Super Bowl, and then beating Buffalo, the Bills beating the Bengals in the AFC Championship.”
said on air or in an interview · The Colin Cowherd Podcast (podcast) · read the original →
6 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 1 game outcome pick, 1 score prediction, 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 81 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The game in this take
- Patriots at Seahawks 33 calls
6 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 8, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 24 — New England 13
“I think Seattle wins. I think it feels like 24 to 13.”
Hit · 81Scored 80.95a naive guess scored 100-38.1 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 10-13
- skill:
- -38.1
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 80.95
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- naive home margin:
- 3
- predicted margin:
- 11
- Surprise Team CallsSeattle SeahawksSep 8, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to beat expectations
“Seattle, for a Super Bowl champ, is wildly under the radar.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Super Bowl PicksSeattle SeahawksSep 8, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to win the Super Bowl
“So I'm going to have the Seahawks beating the Lions, getting to the Super Bowl, and then beating Buffalo”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Conference ChampionsBuffalo BillsSep 8, 2026
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
“then beating Buffalo, the Bills beating the Bengals in the AFC Championship”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsSep 8, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win
“the Bills beating the Bengals in the AFC Championship”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Conference ChampionsSeattle SeahawksSep 8, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to reach the Super Bowl
“the Seahawks beating the Lions, getting to the Super Bowl”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Tyler SullivanDepth Chart Calls · Drew LockMiss · 0In an unsigned Week 2 odds roundup, the piece states that with Sam Darnold hurt, Drew Lock will likely start at quarterback for Seattle against Arizona.
- Michael HanichDepth Chart Calls · Bud ClarkMiss · 0Hanich suggests Nick Emmanwori may miss Week 1 after ankle surgery, and that Noah Igbinoghene is making a strong case to be the Seahawks' Week 1 starting nickel, with Bud Clark also possibly stepping into a starting role if Emmanwori is out.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Parkins picked the Giants to upset Dallas, the Steelers to beat Atlanta by two scores, the Bears to beat Carolina, the Bills to beat Houston and Denver to beat Kansas City outright; he also said Justin Herbert will win an MVP and had the Bengals as AFC North champs.
- Kirk HerbstreitGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100Herbstreit made a full slate of Week 1 picks — Lions, Ravens, Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Jaguars, Titans, Eagles, Packers and Cowboys — and also said he still thinks Seattle is the team to beat in the NFC West.
- AJ HawkGame Outcome Picks · Buffalo BillsHit · 100AJ Hawk picked the Ravens over the Colts, Carolina to beat Chicago outright, the Bills at Houston, the Bengals over Tampa Bay, the Titans over the Jets, the Raiders over Miami, the Packers at Minnesota and the Cowboys over the Giants.
- Richard ShermanScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 98Sherman picked Seattle to beat New England 28-17 in the opener, ran through score picks for the rest of the week one slate (49ers, Cowboys, Bills, Bears, Vikings, Colts, Broncos), said the Seahawks would also beat the Cardinals, Commanders and Chargers, backed Dallas to win its division, and predicted Christian Gonzalez's deal would come in barely above Devon Witherspoon's.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Nick WrightConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; he also picks New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. He calls Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.
- Nick WrightConference Champions · Denver BroncosClose · 50Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.
- AJ HawkConference Champions · Los Angeles RamsClose · 50Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC he stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.
- Connor "Boston Connor" CampbellConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100Connor expects a tight first half in Denver before New England pulls away in the second half and advances to the Super Bowl.
- Gregg RosenthalConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100Rosenthal picks the Patriots to beat the Broncos in a close, low-scoring AFC Championship in Denver (while liking Denver to cover the 4.5 points), takes the Seahawks over the Rams in a defensive NFC Championship he pegs around 23-19, and forecasts a Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl.
- Richard ShermanConference Champions · New England PatriotsHit · 100Sherman picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams comfortably at home, 27-17, with a defensive score, and says the winner of that NFC Championship game will win the Super Bowl. He also picks the Patriots to win comfortably in Denver, 21-15, and assumes Matthew Stafford will be named league MVP.