Colin Cowherd· Feb 27, 2026
Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
“I have The New York Giants winning the division, Philadelphia second, Washington third, and Dallas fourth as of now.”
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6 checkable claims — 3 trade and signing calls, 1 division winner, 1 mock draft pick and 1 season win total — 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.
3 of 6 have settled so far, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 78.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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6 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.
- Season Win TotalsDallas CowboysFeb 27, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to finish with 6–7 wins
“I don't think they'll be. AWFUL i think they'll be a six or seven win, team”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 85+15 skillHow this was scored
- team:
- DAL
- naive:
- 7.75
- skill:
- 15
- what happened:
- 7
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 5
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 85
- predicted:
- 6–7 wins (6–7 wins)
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- Division WinnersNew York GiantsFeb 27, 2026
New York Giants to win the division
“I have The New York giants winning the, Division philadelphia, Second washington, third And dallas fourth as of. NOW”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 100-100 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -100
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- NYG
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- won the division:
- no
- Mock Draft PicksTy SimpsonLos Angeles RamsFeb 27, 2026
Ty Simpson to be picked “late in first round” (picks 1–32)
“So my take is I could see the Rams late in first round saying listen, Stafford signs a two year deal. This kid's not ready to play.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Ty Simpson
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 13
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- late in first round (picks 1–32)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Trade and Signing CallsMalik WillisFeb 27, 2026
Malik Willis to move
“Malie willis is gonna get thirty million somewhere”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Trade and Signing CallsIsaiah LikelyFeb 27, 2026
Isaiah Likely to move
“Isaiah. Likely you know it's he's an interesting. Player baltimore's probably gonna have to let him. Go”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Trade and Signing CallsKayvon ThibodeauxFeb 27, 2026
Kayvon Thibodeaux to move
“so the Former Oregon duck will eventually land somewhere AND i think there'll be a market for. Him”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Dallas CowboysClose · 76Prisco picks four road/home winners with exact scores: Falcons over Panthers, Bears over Vikings, Jaguars upsetting Broncos, Chargers over Raiders, and Cowboys over Commanders.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Dallas CowboysClose · 76Prisco picks final scores for every Week 2 NFL game, with several teams that lost in Week 1 — the Chargers, Patriots, Cowboys, Packers and Rams — bouncing back, and the Bills outlasting the Lions in a shootout.
- Richard ShermanGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Sherman 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.
- John BreechScore Predictions · Dallas CowboysHit · 83Breech picks every Week 2 game with scores, takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks, sees a Bills-Lions shootout, predicts Baker Mayfield's revenge win over Cleveland, and says the Browns will miss the playoffs while the Dolphins go winless.
- Michael IrvinGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Irvin went game-by-game through the Cowboys' 2026 schedule and predicted a 13-4 finish, with losses to Houston, Philadelphia (Week 7), Seattle and the Giants in Week 17, and a season sweep of Washington.
- Jeff CavanaughGame Outcome Picks · Dallas CowboysHit · 100Jeff went game-by-game through the Cowboys schedule, initially arriving at 13-4 before flipping a game to settle on a 12-5 final record prediction, with Dallas beating the Giants, Commanders, Ravens, Buccaneers, Packers, Cardinals, Colts, 49ers, Titans, Eagles (home), plus wins to close, and losing to the Texans, Eagles (road), Seahawks and Rams.
More trade and signing calls
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- Brandon CarneyTrade and Signing Calls · Mike EvansMiss · 0Carney predicted AJ Brown would not be back with the Eagles, forecast a wave of free-agent landing spots (Breece Hall to the Chiefs, Alec Pierce to the 49ers, Rico Dowdle to the Saints, George Pickens to the Patriots, Mike Evans to the Bills), and named Week 1 starting quarterbacks for several teams in flux. He also gave fantasy takes on Javonte Williams, Chris Olave and others.
- Tom StrachanTrade and Signing Calls · Mike EvansMiss · 0Tom Strachan offered his own 2026 free-agent landing spots, sending Aaron Rodgers to Arizona, Malik Willis to Pittsburgh, Alec Pierce to Seattle, Mike Evans to Baltimore, Deebo Samuel to Carolina, Kenneth Walker to Houston, Breece Hall to Washington, Kyle Pitts to Philadelphia and Dallas Goedert to Miami, while keeping Daniel Jones and Javonte Williams with their current teams.
- Jake CielyTrade and Signing Calls · Mike EvansHit · 100On a Fantasy Pros free-agency show, Jake Seely gave his projected 2026 landing spots for a long list of free agents, including Aaron Rodgers to Minnesota, Daniel Jones back to Indianapolis, Malik Willis to Miami, Alec Pierce to the Raiders, Mike Evans to the 49ers, Deebo Samuel to Pittsburgh, Kenneth Walker to Arizona, Breece Hall to Kansas City and Kyle Pitts and Dallas Goedert re-signing with their current teams.
- Bucky BrooksTrade and Signing Calls · Keenan AllenHit · 100Brooks predicted J.J. McCarthy won't be on the Vikings' roster (traded or released), said Kyler Murray wins the Vikings' QB competition, made a series of 2025 award picks, made 2026 Heisman/draft projections including Arch Manning as the front-runner for the No. 1 overall pick, and said none of Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen or Joe Burrow win a championship this season.
- Joel CorryTrade and Signing Calls · Baker MayfieldMiss · 0The unsigned CBS Sports analysis lays out the contract it believes Tampa Bay will have to give Mayfield at minimum: a two-year extension averaging $50 million per year with $110 million in guarantees and a no-trade clause.
- Seth WalderTrade and Signing Calls · Kayshon BoutteMiss · 0Walder proposes five trades he believes should happen before Week 1 of the 2026 season: Jessie Bates III to the 49ers, Kayvon Thibodeaux to the Patriots, Keon Coleman to the Colts, Walker Little to the Cardinals, and Kayshon Boutte to the Commanders, where he says Boutte would immediately be Washington's No. 2 receiver.