In his weekly 'Blazing Five,' Cowherd picked five games with exact final scores: Colts over Falcons, Ravens over Vikings, Buccaneers over Patriots, Lions over Commanders, and an upset by the Steelers over the Chargers.

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 PredictionsIndianapolis ColtsNov 7, 2025

  “I like the Colts in Berlin minus five and a half... Indy to win and cover thirty three twenty four”

  Scored 92.86a naive guess scored 90.54+3.47 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  25-31

  skill:

  3.47

  they picked:

  IND

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  92.86

  baseline:

  90.54

  difficulty:

  1.5

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  6

  weeks left when called:

  9

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  9

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• Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensNov 7, 2025

  “Ravens win and the Ravens cover. It's an urgent week for Baltimore and next week in the week after thirty to twenty.”

  Scored 95.24a naive guess scored 35.78+89.19 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  27-19

  skill:

  89.19

  they picked:

  BAL

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  95.24

  baseline:

  35.78

  difficulty:

  1.5

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  8

  weeks left when called:

  9

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  10

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• Score PredictionsTampa Bay BuccaneersNov 7, 2025

  “I like the Bucks at home to win and cover twenty seven to twenty three”

  Scored 47.62a naive guess scored 42.92+7.04 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  28-23

  skill:

  7.04

  they picked:

  TB

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  47.62

  baseline:

  42.92

  difficulty:

  1.5

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  5

  weeks left when called:

  9

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  4

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• Score PredictionsDetroit LionsNov 7, 2025

  “I like the Lions to win. I like another favorite here thirty three twenty one.”

  Scored 76.19a naive guess scored 2.45+110.61 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  44-22

  skill:

  110.61

  they picked:

  DET

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  76.19

  baseline:

  2.45

  difficulty:

  1.5

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  22

  weeks left when called:

  9

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  12

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• Score PredictionsPittsburgh SteelersNov 7, 2025

  “I'm gonna take the underdog Steelers plus three... I got an upset twenty four, twenty three”

  Scored 16.67a naive guess scored 69.11-78.67 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  10-25

  skill:

  -78.67

  they picked:

  PIT

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  16.67

  baseline:

  69.11

  difficulty:

  1.5

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  15

  weeks left when called:

  9

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  1

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