Richard Sherman· Sep 24, 2026
Sherman picked winners and several exact scores across the Week 3 slate, favoring Seattle, San Francisco, Cincinnati, Detroit, Green Bay, Carolina, New Orleans, Baltimore, the Rams, Philadelphia, Buffalo, Kansas City, Minnesota, the Giants, Jacksonville and Houston, and named Kenneth Walker his MVP.
“I got the Detroit Lions winning this game 24 to 21.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
17 checkable claims — 11 game outcome picks, 5 score predictions and 1 award pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 17 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
1 of 17 have settled so far, averaging 0 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Falcons at Packers 10 calls
- Chiefs at Dolphins 9 calls
- Panthers at Browns 6 calls
- Titans at Giants 7 calls
- Bengals at Steelers 7 calls
- Seahawks at Commanders 10 calls
- Chargers at Bills 13 calls
- Jets at Lions 7 calls
- Texans at Colts 8 calls
- Patriots at Jaguars 9 calls
- Cardinals at 49ers 7 calls
- Vikings at Buccaneers 6 calls
- Ravens at Cowboys 17 calls
- Raiders at Saints 5 calls
- Rams at Broncos 16 calls
- Eagles at Bears 11 calls
17 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 PicksGreen Bay PackersSep 24, 2026
Green Bay Packers to beat Atlanta Falcons
“I have the Green Bay Packers winning this game, getting back on track offensively.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- ATL
- score:
- 35-14
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2026
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- GB
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- Score PredictionsSan Francisco 49ersSep 24, 2026
San Francisco 49ers 30 — Arizona Cardinals 17
“So I expect him to put up 30 points. I expect him to hold Arizona to 17.”
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- Award PicksKenneth Walker IIIKansas City ChiefsSep 24, 2026
Kenneth Walker III to win MVP
“Kenneth Walker has had a tremendous impact for the Kansas City Chiefs... So I think he's the MVP.”
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- Score PredictionsCarolina PanthersSep 24, 2026
Carolina Panthers 28 — Cleveland Browns 24
“I got the Carolina Panthers winning this game 24-28, or 28-24.”
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- Score PredictionsBaltimore RavensSep 24, 2026
Baltimore Ravens 30 — Dallas Cowboys 26
“Give me Baltimore. Give me Baltimore. 30-26.”
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- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles RamsSep 24, 2026
Los Angeles Rams to beat Denver Broncos
“This secondary, along with that, I got the Rams winning this game. In a defensive battle of sorts... I'd say 17-20.”
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- Game Outcome PicksPhiladelphia EaglesSep 24, 2026
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Chicago Bears
“With all that being said, I got Philly in this one, Mitchell.”
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- Game Outcome PicksBuffalo BillsSep 24, 2026
Buffalo Bills to beat L.A. Chargers
“Got the Bills.”
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- Game Outcome PicksKansas City ChiefsSep 24, 2026
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Miami Dolphins
“No question. I think K-9 leaves the Chiefs, and then that defense is going to take advantage of a Miami Dolphins offense”
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- Game Outcome PicksNew Orleans SaintsSep 24, 2026
New Orleans Saints to beat Las Vegas Raiders
“Give me the Saints in this game. Give me the Saints by three.”
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- Game Outcome PicksJacksonville JaguarsSep 24, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat New England Patriots
“I got the Jacksonville Jaguars winning this game.”
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- Score PredictionsHouston TexansSep 24, 2026
Houston Texans 17 — Indianapolis Colts 14
“I think I got the Houston Texans winning this game 17-14.”
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- Game Outcome PicksCincinnati BengalsSep 24, 2026
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Pittsburgh Steelers
“Yeah, I really like the Cincinnati Bengals.”
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- Score PredictionsDetroit LionsSep 24, 2026
Detroit Lions 24 — Jets 21
“And I got the Detroit Lions winning this game. 24 to 21.”
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- Game Outcome PicksMinnesota VikingsSep 24, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to beat Tampa Bay Bucs
“So I got the Vikings and Brian Flores making Baker Mayfield's life hell... I got the Vikings continuing on 3-0.”
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- Game Outcome PicksSeattle SeahawksSep 24, 2026
Seattle Seahawks to beat Washington Commanders
“Obviously, I have the Seahawks in control of this game for a number of reasons... I think they're going to try to score over 30 points. I think they're going to try to hold Washington under 10.”
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- Game Outcome PicksNew York GiantsSep 24, 2026
New York Giants to beat Tennessee Titans
“I think they're going to have a good day, and I think that's why they can pull this one out. I got the Giants.”
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What others said about the same people
- 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.
More game outcome picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Chris BroussardGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsMiss · 0Brew stood by the Lions as division winners and playoff team, picked the Texans over Cincinnati, the Bears over Minnesota, the Patriots to beat Pittsburgh with a solid Drake Maye game, flagged Jacksonville over Denver as his upset alert, and said he still feels good about the Ravens winning the AFC.
- Greg JenningsGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsMiss · 0Jennings put the Cardinals up as his upset alert over Seattle, backed the Texans over Cincinnati and the Bears over Minnesota with chips, put two chips on Denver beating Jacksonville, and wrote a headline of the Packers beating the Jets; he also called the Bengals a playoff team and the Chiefs winners over Indianapolis.
- Danny ParkinsGame Outcome Picks · Chicago BearsMiss · 0Parkins picked the Giants to beat the Rams outright, backed Jacksonville over Denver, Cincinnati over Houston and Chicago over Minnesota in the chips segment, endorsed Buffalo as the AFC's Super Bowl representative, and predicted Deshaun Watson has started his last NFL game.
- Kevin WildesGame Outcome Picks · New York JetsMiss · 0Wildes made the Jets beating the Packers his upset alert pick, arguing Green Bay's road losing streak and Jordan Love's recent interceptions will catch up with them.
- Rich EisenGame Outcome Picks · New York JetsMiss · 0Eisen picked Josh Allen to lead the NFL in total touchdowns over any QB-WR or QB-RB combo, flipped from the Lions to the Bears as NFC North winner, and made several Week 2 game calls, including the Patriots at home, the Jets over Green Bay, and both LA teams winning. He also picked a Jaguars-Broncos AFC title game.
- Connor "Boston Connor" CampbellGame Outcome Picks · New England PatriotsHit · 100Connor predicted the Patriots would rout the Steelers at home in Week 2, expecting a heavy run game in bad weather.