Colin Cowherd· Sep 19, 2025
Cowherd's "Blazing 5" week three picks: Rams upset the Eagles, Patriots beat the Steelers outright, Seahawks handle the Saints, Cowboys edge the Bears in a game that goes over 50.5, and the Ravens beat the Lions on Monday night.
“I'm gonna take the Rams to upset them. Twenty seven twenty three.”
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All 5 have settled, averaging 39 out of 100, against 55.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 19, 2025
Baltimore Ravens 30 — Lions 23
“Ravens win thirty twenty three. I'll take him to cover the spread.”
Close · 48Scored 47.62a naive guess scored 35.78+22.37 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 38-30
- skill:
- 22.37
- they picked:
- BAL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 47.62
- baseline:
- 35.78
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 7
- Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsSep 19, 2025
Los Angeles Rams 27 — Eagles 23
“I'm gonna take the Rams to upset them. Twenty seven twenty three.”
Close · 43Scored 42.86a naive guess scored 88.16-85.63 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 26-33
- skill:
- -85.63
- they picked:
- LAR
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 42.86
- baseline:
- 88.16
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 7
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 4
- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsSep 19, 2025
New England Patriots 27 — Pittsburgh 23
“I like the Patriots straight out to win this game. Twenty seven twenty three.”
Close · 43Scored 42.86a naive guess scored 38.16+8.87 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 21-14
- skill:
- 8.87
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 42.86
- baseline:
- 38.16
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 7
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 4
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 19, 2025
Seattle Seahawks 28 — Saints 20
“I like Seattle here at home twenty eight to twenty.”
Close · 50Scored 50a naive guess scored 50+0 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 13-44
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- SEA
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 50
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 31
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 8
- Score PredictionsDallas CowboysSep 19, 2025
Dallas Cowboys 28 — Bears 27
“Cowboys win at twenty eight twenty seven, But I like the over on this game.”
Miss · 12Scored 11.9a naive guess scored 64.35-99.13 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 14-31
- skill:
- -99.13
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 11.9
- baseline:
- 64.35
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 17
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 1
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- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 17Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 12Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.