Cowherd's postseason 'Blazing 5' picks: Rams over Panthers 33-20, Bears over Packers 27-24, Jaguars over Bills 27-13, Eagles over 49ers 28-20, and Indiana over Oregon 33-28. He also predicts the Rams win the wild card game again, says Detroit would return to 13 wins with Mike McDaniel as OC, and that Mendoza and Dante Moore would be the top two QBs in the draft.

7 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.

• Season Win TotalsDetroit LionsJan 9, 2026

  “McDaniel goes to the Lions. That's back to that thirteen five, thirteen four.”

  Scored 20a naive guess scored 45-25 skill
  How this was scored

  team:

  DET

  naive:

  11.75

  skill:

  -25

  what happened:

  9

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  5

  accuracy:

  20

  baseline:

  45

  predicted:

  13

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  weeks left when called:

  0

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• Mock Draft PicksTrinidad ChamblissJan 9, 2026

  “I would draft him in the fifth round if he was available”

  Scored 0a naive guess scored 50
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  player:

  Trinidad Chambliss

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  fifth round (picks 129–172)

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  only one pick — no order to score

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• Score PredictionsPhiladelphia EaglesJan 9, 2026

  “I'm gonna take the Eagles to win and the Eagles to cover twenty eight to twenty.”

  Scored 40.48a naive guess scored 45.3-4.83 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  23-19

  skill:

  -4.83

  they picked:

  PHI

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  40.48

  baseline:

  45.3

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  4

  weeks left when called:

  0

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  8

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• Score PredictionsJacksonville JaguarsJan 9, 2026

  “I like the Jags to win. Superman or not at quarterback for Buffalo thirteen to twenty seven”

  Scored 23.81a naive guess scored 47.69-23.88 skill
  How this was scored

  score:

  27-24

  skill:

  -23.88

  they picked:

  JAX

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  23.81

  baseline:

  47.69

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual margin:

  3

  weeks left when called:

  0

  naive home margin:

  2.03

  predicted margin:

  14

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• Position Order CallsFernando MendozaJan 9, 2026

  “you're going to see the two best college quarterbacks that both would be if they came out, it'd be one and two in the draft... I like Mendos a little bit more”

  Scored 100a naive guess scored 33.08+66.92 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  naming one of the 10 at random averages 33.08

  skill:

  66.92

  player:

  Fernando Mendoza

  season:

  2025

  zero at:

  credit halves every two places

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  33.08

  position:

  quarterback

  class size:

  10

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  actual order:

  1

  predicted order:

  1

  weeks left when called:

  0

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• Score PredictionsLos Angeles RamsJan 9, 2026

  “Rams win it, Rams cover final score thirty three to twenty.”

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• Score PredictionsChicago BearsJan 9, 2026

  “I like the Bears take the points to win. Twenty seven twenty. Four”

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