Jason McIntyre· Sep 19, 2025
McIntyre liked Cowherd's card, flagged the Jets and Chargers as potential upsets/strong teams, said the Chargers could reach the AFC Championship game, and declared Aaron Rodgers will miss the playoffs this year and retire in the offseason.
“Rogers. You're missing the playoffs this year.”
said on air or in an interview · The Herd with Colin Cowherd (podcast) · read the original →
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5 checkable claims — 2 surprise team calls, 1 conference champion, 1 game outcome pick and 1 trade and signing call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
3 of 5 have settled so far, averaging 66.7 out of 100, against 33.3 for a naive guess at the same calls.
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Who this take is about
5 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.
Aaron Rodgers to move to Pittsburgh Steelers
“maybe five more months of Rogers because he's retiring this offseason. He's gonna be done”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+189 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 189
- player:
- Aaron Rodgers
- season:
- 2025
- claimed:
- PIT
- was with:
- NYJ
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- he stays where he is
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- ended up with:
- PIT
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- Conference ChampionsLos Angeles ChargersSep 19, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers to reach the Super Bowl
“I think they're just really good, man. I think they could be in the AFC Championship.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE,SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
- Game Outcome PicksLos Angeles ChargersSep 19, 2025
Los Angeles Chargers to beat Denver
“if the Chargers win this, they're three to zero in the division to start the season... I think this is going to get to three”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- won:
- LAC
- score:
- 20-23
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- LAC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- LAC
- difficulty:
- 1.89
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 16
- Surprise Team CallsCleveland BrownsSep 19, 2025
Cleveland Browns to beat expectations
“I would not be shocked if the Browns were frisky here.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Surprise Team CallsNew York JetsSep 19, 2025
New York Jets to beat expectations
“there's a world where the Jets keep that close and interesting... I would keep an eye on the Jets.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Bradley LockerTrade and Signing Calls · Mazi SmithHit · 100Locker lists 10 players on the roster bubble entering 2026, suggesting Tyrone Tracy may not make the Giants' 53, Broderick Jones could be traded or cut by Pittsburgh, Dillon Gabriel may lose the Browns' QB3 job, Evan Neal's Giants tenure may end, and Will Levis will likely be traded or cut by Tennessee.
- 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.
- Nick ShookGame Outcome Picks · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 0Shook said he would take the Steelers and Jaguars to win outright on the road, still expects the Chargers to beat the Raiders, and thinks Baltimore's run game will turn the Saints game into a double-digit Ravens win.
- Pete PriscoScore Predictions · Los Angeles ChargersClose · 40Prisco picks four road/home winners with exact scores: Falcons over Panthers, Bears over Vikings, Jaguars upsetting Broncos, Chargers over Raiders, and Cowboys over Commanders.
- Matt SeveranceDepth Chart Calls · Deshaun WatsonHit · 100The CBS Sports preview backs Tampa Bay to beat Cleveland in the Bucs' Week 2 home opener, and states that Deshaun Watson — not Shedeur Sanders — will be Cleveland's starting quarterback in Week 2.
More surprise team calls
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Carter BahnsSurprise Team Calls · Cincinnati BengalsPendingBahns named the Bengals a dark-horse Super Bowl contender on the strength of their retooled defense.
- John BreechSurprise Team Calls · New Orleans SaintsPendingBreech expects Caleb Williams to return quickly from his hamstring injury, at the latest by Week 4 against the Jets or Week 5 against the Packers, and he picked the Rams to beat the Giants on Monday night. He also floated the Saints as a potential surprise team this season.
- Ralph VacchianoSurprise Team Calls · New Orleans SaintsPendingVacchiano says the Saints, whom he had already called the NFC's biggest surprise of the season, are good enough to win the weak NFC South, though not yet a championship contender.
- Gilberto ManzanoSurprise Team Calls · Las Vegas RaidersPendingManzano calls the 2-0 Raiders under first-time head coach Klint Kubiak one of the season's biggest surprise teams and a club now thinking playoffs, sees the 2-0 49ers headed for another winning season, and views New Orleans as the class of the NFC South with Tyler Shough playing well.
- John BreechSurprise Team Calls · New Orleans SaintsPendingGrading Week 2, Breech says the Saints — fresh off upsetting the Ravens in Baltimore — look like a club that could beat expectations this season.
- Nick WrightSurprise Team Calls · Atlanta FalconsPendingWright stuck by his preseason call of a 12-5 Bills team that wins its division, picked the Jaguars to beat Denver outright, leaned Texans over Cincinnati, still has Atlanta as his deep sleeper, counts New England among his 14 playoff teams, and recalled pegging Washington for a 5-12 or 6-11 year with a bottom-six defense.