Colin Cowherd· Dec 19, 2025
Cowherd delivered his Blazing Five picks: Bears over Packers 27-23, Giants upset Vikings 28-27, Bengals over Dolphins 30-20, Patriots outright over Ravens 28-27, and 49ers over Colts 34-24. He also picked Oklahoma to win its college playoff game and said he'd give the MVP to Josh Allen over Matthew Stafford.
“I like the Bears to win and cover twenty seven to twenty three.”
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6 checkable claims — 5 score predictions and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 6 have settled, averaging 62.3 out of 100, against 31.4 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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- Score PredictionsChicago BearsDec 19, 2025
Chicago Bears 27 — Packers 23
“I like the Bears at home minus one and a half... I like the Bears to win and cover twenty seven to twenty three.”
Hit · 95Scored 95.24a naive guess scored 90.54+5.49 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 16-22
- skill:
- 5.49
- they picked:
- CHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 95.24
- baseline:
- 90.54
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 6
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 4
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersDec 19, 2025
San Francisco 49ers 34 — Colts 24
“I like the Niners to win and cover thirty four to twenty four”
Close · 74Scored 73.81a naive guess scored 4.83+80.71 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 48-27
- skill:
- 80.71
- they picked:
- SF
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 73.81
- baseline:
- 4.83
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 21
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 10
- Score PredictionsNew England PatriotsDec 19, 2025
New England Patriots 28 — Ravens 27
“I think the Patriots went outright twenty eight twenty seven.”
Hit · 93Scored 92.86a naive guess scored 45.3+55.64 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 28-24
- skill:
- 55.64
- they picked:
- NE
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 92.86
- baseline:
- 45.3
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 1
- Score PredictionsCincinnati BengalsDec 19, 2025
Cincinnati Bengals 30 — Miami 20
“I'm going to take Burrow in Cincinnati to win thirty to twenty in cover”
Close · 67Scored 66.67a naive guess scored 0+78 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 45-21
- skill:
- 78
- they picked:
- CIN
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 66.67
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 24
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 10
- Score PredictionsNew York GiantsDec 19, 2025
New York Giants 28 — Vikings 27
“I'll take the points. Giants win twenty eight twenty seven.”
Close · 45Scored 45.24a naive guess scored 47.69-2.86 skillHow this was scored
- score:
- 16-13
- skill:
- -2.86
- they picked:
- NYG
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 45.24
- baseline:
- 47.69
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 3
- naive home margin:
- 2.03
- predicted margin:
- 1
- Award PicksJosh AllenBuffalo BillsDec 19, 2025
Josh Allen to win MVP
“I would give Josh Allen the MVP over Stafford”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- award:
- mvp
- naive:
- the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Josh Allen
- season:
- 2025
- winner:
- Matthew Stafford
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.17
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 3
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More score predictions
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- Mike KadlickScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 7Kadlick expects an ugly, low-scoring Thursday night game at Lambeau Field, with Green Bay beating Atlanta 10–7 to move to 2–1 while the Falcons drop to 0–3 in Michael Penix Jr.'s return.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Dubin picks the Packers to beat the Falcons comfortably on Thursday Night Football, predicting a 23-13 Green Bay win.
- Jordan DajaniScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 17Dajani gave final-score predictions for eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Buccaneers (upset), Ravens, Broncos (upset) and Eagles to win.
- Jared DubinScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Dubin gave final-score predictions for the same eight Week 3 games, picking the Packers, Bengals, Jaguars, Texans, Vikings, Ravens, Rams and Eagles.
- Tyler SullivanScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 12Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Green Bay PackersMiss · 24Prisco picks every Week 3 game with exact scores, highlighting upsets by Tampa Bay over Minnesota and Cleveland over Carolina, and expects the Giants to rally behind Jameis Winston.