Colin Cowherd · Feb 11, 2026
Cowherd unveiled his top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.
“Number One Seattle, between Mike McDonald, John Snyder, his drafting record, Sam Donold... they're already really really good.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
2 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.
- Power RankingsFeb 11, 2026
“I'm gonna do a top ten after the coaching hires, after free agency, and after the draft... here we go number ten. I think the Chiefs... Number nine would be Buffalo... number eight the Patriots... Number seven I would say the Detroit Lions... Number six... the Jaguars... I think the Chargers are going to feel like a Super Bowl team in September... I'd put the Bears at four... Number three the Denver Broncos... Number two... the Rams... Number One Seattle”
Scored 75.15a naive guess scored 18.79+56.36 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 56.36
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 75.15
- baseline:
- 18.79
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Division WinnersLos Angeles ChargersFeb 11, 2026
“I have the Chargers winning the division next year. Denver second Kansas City third today”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.