# Colin Cowherd: Cowherd ran through his weekly 'Blazing 5' picks, calling Seattle to win outright at Jacksonville, low-scoring Patriots and Commanders wins, a narrow Chargers win over Miami, and a Raiders win over Tennessee. He also picked the Rams over the Ravens and the Steelers over the Browns. **Claimed:** Oct 10, 2025 **Pundit:** Colin Cowherd — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/colin-cowherd **Outlet:** The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air or in an interview **Original:** https://omny.fm/shows/the-herd-with-colin-cowherd/the-herd-hour-2-blazin-5-picks-for-the-weekend-jaxson-dart-is-special-jordan-palmer 7 checkable claims — 5 score predictions and 2 game outcome picks — 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 7 have settled, averaging 86.7 out of 100, against 50.7 for a naive guess at the same calls. > Seattle wins outright in a bad mood. Cross Country thirty twenty seven. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Pittsburgh Steelers to beat Cleveland** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Pittsburgh Steelers - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess - **New England Patriots 21 — Saints 20** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: New England Patriots - Verdict: scored 88.1 out of 100, against 40.54 for a naive guess - **Las Vegas Raiders 26 — Tennessee 17** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Las Vegas Raiders - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 81.02 for a naive guess - **Los Angeles Chargers 24 — Dolphins 23** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Los Angeles Chargers - Verdict: scored 97.62 out of 100, against 49.93 for a naive guess - **Washington Commanders 33 — Bears 26** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Washington Commanders - Verdict: scored 35.71 out of 100, against 47.55 for a naive guess - **Los Angeles Rams to beat Ravens** - Kind: Game Outcome Picks · About: Los Angeles Rams - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 0 for a naive guess - **Seattle Seahawks 30 — Jacksonville 27** - Kind: Score Predictions · About: Seattle Seahawks - Verdict: scored 88.1 out of 100, against 35.78 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Pittsburgh Steelers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/steelers - New England Patriots — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/patriots - Las Vegas Raiders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/raiders - Los Angeles Chargers — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/chargers - Washington Commanders — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/commanders - Los Angeles Rams — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/rams - Seattle Seahawks — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/seahawks ## What others said about the same people - Seth Walder on Kayshon Boutte: Walder 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. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0263bd78-6c5c-41c5-8615-0467d8ef521a (scored 0) - Steven Ruiz on A.J. Brown: Ruiz expects the Eagles to trade A.J. Brown once the June 1 dead-cap threshold passes, most likely to New England, and thinks Baker Mayfield will get a Buccaneers extension making him the league's highest-paid quarterback within a month or two. He also argues the Lions may have to let one or two of their 2023 draft class leave, and that Houston should extend C.J. Stroud. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6f6c3a28-18bb-4f4d-beb5-061d863b4e28 (scored 100) - Garrett Podell on Stefon Diggs: A CBS Sports report frames Stefon Diggs as filling Washington's vacant No. 2 receiver role opposite Terry McLaurin after his reported one-year deal, expecting him in that spot in the 2026 passing game with Jayden Daniels. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bc79861b-dbde-474e-9d55-bf50f7b766d2 (scored 100) - Fernando Alfaro-Donis on Kayshon Boutte: Argues the Raiders' weakest spot is their receiver room, expects Jalen Nailor to take a big step forward in Klint Kubiak's scheme with Kirk Cousins starting before Fernando Mendoza takes over, and suggests Las Vegas should trade a mid-round pick for Patriots receiver Kayshon Boutte, who would immediately become their top option. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b988191f-a153-4f4b-a1b8-7b5a7a18265c (scored 0) - Bucky Brooks on Stefon Diggs: In a quarterback rapid-fire segment and later discussion, Brooks named starters for several clubs (Kyler Murray over JJ McCarthy in Minnesota, Shedeur Sanders in Cleveland, Tua in Atlanta, Jeremiah Love as Arizona's starting running back), called Chris Olave a No. 1 receiver, backed Stefon Diggs landing with the Commanders and Aaron Donald returning to the Rams, argued Baker Mayfield belongs among the top 15-17 quarterbacks, and published a top-five defensive tackle list topped by Jeffrey Simmons. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9538b827-fc12-4c2e-8e32-eaa69edc6c2d (scored 100) - Jason McIntyre on Baker Mayfield: Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre argued the 49ers' window is closed amid a brutal injury list and record travel, floated a Bijan Robinson trade to the Bears, predicted the Lions can win the NFC North, doubted Atlanta is even a playoff team, said Baker Mayfield's Tampa run ends after this season, and delivered a top-10 quarterback ranking. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3fa10b83-c7a3-489f-a011-76f2eb991e81 (scored 0) ## More score predictions The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Tyler Sullivan on Buffalo Bills: Sullivan picks the Bills 31-27 over the Lions and the Eagles to beat the Titans 27-17. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a81fc2f3-5937-4fe2-b19f-098cffc7a412 (scored 85.71) - Jordan Dajani on Buffalo Bills: Dajani picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and the Texans to beat the Bengals 27-23 in Houston. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6937b9aa-572a-4449-821a-32af833332f6 (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Dubin picks the Bills to win a shootout over the Lions 35-32 and takes the Patriots to beat the Steelers 21-13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd11d340-9a85-435f-ba75-832fd87185ab (scored 83.33) - John Breech on Buffalo Bills: Breech picks the Bills to beat the Lions 38-31 on Thursday night, floats the game as a Super Bowl preview, and takes the Cardinals to upset the Seahawks 20-17 in Week 2. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f42c4080-99e0-449b-b2fa-05e18ce6f922 (scored 92.86) - Pete Prisco on Buffalo Bills: Prisco picks the Bills 36-30 over the Lions and has the Jaguars upsetting the Broncos 23-20 in Denver. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41f7100c-a241-4e65-b1d3-78bdcbe1e16e (scored 90.48) - Jared Dubin on Buffalo Bills: Unsigned CBS Sports preview of Bills-Lions picks Buffalo to win a high-scoring Thursday night game 35-31, and expects Larry Borom to step in as Detroit's starting right tackle for the injured Blake Miller. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ffa356f2-a1ca-4bd2-88cf-02bc5f2d829e (scored 85.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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