Richard Sherman· Sep 17, 2026
Sherman ran through the entire Week 2 slate with winners and several exact final scores, picking Seattle, San Francisco, Buffalo, Houston, Chicago, New England, Jacksonville, Dallas, Kansas City, the Rams, Green Bay, Baltimore, Philadelphia, Tampa Bay, Las Vegas and Carolina. He also called Fred Warner the league's best middle linebacker and floated Parker Washington as a top-five receiver.
“I got the Seahawks winning this game.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
18 checkable claims — 10 game outcome picks, 6 score predictions and 2 positional finishes — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 18 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 18 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Of the 2 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands above the room on 1 and below it on 1.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Lions at Bills 20 calls
- Eagles at Titans 7 calls
- Packers at Jets 7 calls
- Steelers at Patriots 10 calls
- Bengals at Texans 9 calls
- Vikings at Bears 7 calls
- Panthers at Falcons 5 calls
- Saints at Ravens 7 calls
- Jaguars at Broncos 12 calls
- Raiders at Chargers 4 calls
- Commanders at Cowboys 12 calls
- Seahawks at Cardinals 9 calls
- Dolphins at 49ers 5 calls
- Colts at Chiefs 9 calls
- Giants at Rams 11 calls
18 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.
- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsSep 17, 2026
Buffalo Bills to win
“I got the Buffalo Bills in this one. I'm sorry, Detroit.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- BUF
- score:
- 31-41
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BUF
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- BUF
- difficulty:
- 1.94
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 17
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsSep 17, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to win
“I think the Rams are going to win this one.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksBaltimore RavensSep 17, 2026
Baltimore Ravens to win
“I don't think they're beating the Baltimore Ravens and Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry this week.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksTampa Bay BuccaneersSep 17, 2026
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win
“Cleveland Browns against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Does this even warrant anything more than a Bucs? / Tampa Bay Buccaneers.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksLas Vegas RaidersSep 17, 2026
Las Vegas Raiders to win
“I got the Raiders winning this. The Chargers didn't show me anything that I needed to see.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Fred Warner to finish top 1 at his position, by sacks
“And he's the best middle linebacker in the National Football League, and it's not particularly close.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Score PredictionsSeattle SeahawksSep 17, 2026
Seattle Seahawks 24 — Arizona Cardinals 13
“I got the Seahawks winning this game. And I got them winning not easily, but comfortably... by at least seven... I have the final score... 24 to 13.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersSep 17, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 31 — Miami Dolphins 10
“I got the San Francisco 49ers winning this game. They're going to score at least 30, so 31-10.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsHouston TexansSep 17, 2026
Houston Texans 24 — Cincinnati Bengals 17
“I got the Houston Texans winning this game 24-17.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsChicago BearsSep 17, 2026
Chicago Bears 32 — Minnesota Vikings 19
“I got the Bears winning this game 32-19.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksNew England PatriotsSep 17, 2026
New England Patriots to win
“I know New England's the favorite... So... I... See you in New England. I got New England.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsSep 17, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars 24 — Denver Broncos 16
“I got the Jacksonville Jaguars coming into Denver, going into Mile High, and coming out with a win 24-16.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysSep 17, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win
“I'm going to go with the Dallas Cowboys. Because they're the more talented. They're the better team.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Score PredictionsKansas City ChiefsSep 17, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs 28 — Indianapolis Colts 13
“I see the final score in this game being Kansas City Chiefs 28, Indianapolis Colts, 13. (earlier he said 28-14)”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay PackersSep 17, 2026
Green Bay Packers to win
“I do. I expect them to win, but I'm rooting for Geno... I'm not sure they have enough to stop Jordan Love and this Packers offense.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksCarolina PanthersSep 17, 2026
Carolina Panthers to win
“I got the Carolina Panthers winning that game.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Parker Washington to finish top 5 at his position, by receiving yards
“Parker Washington looks like he's going to have a case to be top five receiver in the National Football League if they keep feeding him the ball.”
Too vague to check — we could not tell what would count as right.
- Game Outcome PicksPhiladelphia EaglesSep 17, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to win
“Richard's got the Philadelphia Eagles easily over the Tennessee Titans.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 86Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 90Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 83Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 93Breech picks the Bills to beat the Lions 38-31 on Thursday night, floats the game as a Super Bowl preview, and takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks 20-17 in Week 2.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 90Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Buffalo BillsHit · 86Unsigned CBS Sports preview of Bills-Lions picks Buffalo to win a high-scoring Thursday night game 35-31, and expects Larry Borom to step in as Detroit's starting right tackle for the injured Blake Miller.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Tyler SullivanGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsMiss · 0An unsigned CBS Sports column flags five Week 2 favorites on upset alert, effectively backing the underdogs — Lions at Bills, Bengals at Texans, Jets over Packers, Jaguars at Broncos and Saints at Ravens — to pull off wins.
- Colin CowherdGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsMiss · 0The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") gave his own Week 2 picks: Seattle, the Niners in dominant fashion, his Lions over Buffalo, Cincinnati 31-27 at Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh 24-21 as a road upset, Jacksonville by at least a touchdown, Dallas 26-22, and Kansas City handily.
- Kevin WildesGame Outcome Picks · Detroit LionsMiss · 0Kevin picked every game and came out with the Bills missing the playoffs, the Texans as the AFC's No. 1 seed and the Seahawks as the NFC's, Dak Prescott as MVP, and the Patriots beating the Lions in the Super Bowl.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Parkins 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.
- Eric ManginiGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Mangini's upset alert was Washington over Philadelphia; in the chips segment he backed Houston, Dallas and Denver; and his Monday headline was Cincinnati mauling Tampa Bay, with Joe Burrow as his MVP and the Bengals as AFC North champs.
- Shannon SharpeGame Outcome Picks · Denver BroncosMiss · 0Sharpe predicted Matthew Stafford would throw four touchdowns in the Thursday night game against the 49ers, picked Tampa Bay to beat Cincinnati at home, took the Broncos over Kansas City on Monday night with Bonitto getting 2.5 sacks, and expects big fantasy value from kicker Brandon Aubrey.