Colin Cowherd · Jan 16, 2026
The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") picked Seattle 24-20 over San Francisco, the Rams over Chicago, Buffalo over Denver, and New England over Houston.
“I'm gonna go twenty four to twenty Seattle Seahawks.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
4 checkable claims from this
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.
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsJan 16, 2026
“I think the luck is eventually going to run out for Chicago, and I think it's going to happen this weekend.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- LAR
- score:
- 20-17
- skill:
- 100
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- naive pick:
- CHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsJan 16, 2026
“Okay, I'm rolling with the Buffalo Bills”
Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- DEN
- score:
- 30-33
- skill:
- -100
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- naive pick:
- DEN
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Game Outcome PicksNew England PatriotsJan 16, 2026
“I think the Pats are gonna take care of business. I think it's Drake May's time.”
Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- NE
- score:
- 16-28
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- naive pick:
- NE
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksJan 16, 2026
“I think the Seattle Seahawks are gonna win this game... I'm gonna call it twenty four to twenty Seattle.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.