Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Bengals over Ravens 27-24, Rams over Lions 33-26, Panthers over Saints 30-23, Packers over Broncos 28-24, and the under in Colts-Seahawks (he sees Seattle winning big, 30-6 or 24-6).

5 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.

• Score PredictionsGreen Bay PackersDec 12, 2025

  “I'm gonna take Green Bay minus the points to win and cover twenty eight twenty four.”

  Scored 40.48a naive guess scored 85.78-55.27 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  26-34

  skill:

  -55.27

  they picked:

  GB

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  40.48

  baseline:

  85.78

  difficulty:

  1.22

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  8

  weeks left when called:

  4

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  4

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• Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksDec 12, 2025

  “I think the Seahawks blow them out thirty to six”

  Scored 50a naive guess scored 99.93-60.92 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  16-18

  skill:

  -60.92

  they picked:

  SEA

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  50

  baseline:

  99.93

  difficulty:

  1.22

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  2

  weeks left when called:

  4

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  24

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• Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsDec 12, 2025

  “I think the Rams win and the Rams cover. Final score thirty three, twenty six.”

  Scored 100a naive guess scored 88.16+14.44 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  34-41

  skill:

  14.44

  they picked:

  LAR

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  88.16

  difficulty:

  1.22

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  7

  weeks left when called:

  4

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  7

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• Score PredictionsCincinnati BengalsDec 12, 2025

  “Twenty seven twenty four Cincinnati beats the stumbling Ravens.”

  Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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• Score PredictionsCarolina PanthersDec 12, 2025

  “I'm gonna take the Panthers to win and to cover thirty twenty three.”

  Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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