# Colin Cowherd — prediction record Colin Cowherd is an American sports media personality who began his broadcasting career as a sports director at Las Vegas television station KVBC before moving through several other stations and joining ESPN in 2003. At ESPN, he hosted a radio show on the ESPN Radio network and became one of the original hosts of SportsNation, as well as Colin's New Football Show. He currently hosts The Herd with Colin Cowherd on Fox Sports Radio and Fox Sports 1. Cowherd covers the NFL with particular attention to franchises like the Kansas City Chiefs, Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions, and Philadelphia Eagles. His predictions range from individual game outcomes to playoff berths, draft positioning, and season win totals — the full spectrum of NFL forecasting. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 55.35% - **MissedTakes Score:** 9.13 - **Graded articles:** 72 - **Graded individual calls:** 445 - **Clarity:** 96.36% This is an established record: 30 or more graded articles. The MissedTakes Score is how much better than a naive baseline they did, not how often they were right. Zero means no better than a strategy requiring no knowledge. A record is counted in ARTICLES rather than individual calls, because thirty picks in one mock draft is one act of judgment rather than thirty. Full method: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/methodology ## Graded articles (72) ### Sep 17, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") gave his own Week 2 picks: Seattle, the Niners in dominant fashion, his Lions over Buffalo, Cincinnati 31-27 at Houston, Chicago, Pittsburgh 24-21 as a road upset, Jacksonville by at least a touchdown, Dallas 26-22, and Kansas City handily. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5e7a2965-bd9c-4c78-81b8-cb9ff18f6520 ### Sep 9, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Cowherd lays out his final season predictions: he flips the NFC West to the Rams over Seattle (fearing first-time OC Brian Fleury), picks Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Eagles, Lions, Saints and Rams as division winners with the Bills reaching the Super Bowl, and makes picks on opening night (Seahawks 23-20 over New England) and the Jaguars over the Browns. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/df2d0a12-0bc1-4438-92e2-e2faf15686bd ### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd's Herd Hierarchy top 10 before Week 1 of the 2026 season ranks the Seahawks first and the Rams second, leaving out the Patriots, Chiefs and Ravens. He also predicts the Bengals will have a top-20 defense, the Lions will contend for the Super Bowl, and the Eagles will be big Week 1 favorites over Washington. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/52b849c1-baf9-4478-8b0c-0251416988c2 ### Sep 8, 2026 — scored 80.95 across 1 call Cowherd picks the Seahawks to beat the Lions in the NFC, beat the Bills in the Super Bowl, with Buffalo beating Cincinnati in the AFC title game. He also predicts Seattle beats New England in Week 1 by roughly 24-13, thinks the Falcons will be terrible, and questions whether the Rams even win their division. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3b47f2da-bc06-4962-83b8-e34b43132116 ### Aug 13, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd is high on Fernando Mendoza, calling him a first-round prospect who fits none of the bust profiles, and expects Kirk Cousins to open the season as the starter. Among his five bold predictions he has Justin Herbert winning multiple playoff games and Caleb Williams winning MVP. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ec4160af-aa50-41ea-ba24-909ed8406a2a ### Apr 9, 2026 — scored 78.18 across 15 calls Cowherd delivered a mock draft of the first 15 picks based on what he says he's hearing from league sources, starting with Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1 and running through Emmanuel McNeil-Warren to Tampa Bay at No. 15. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/47b8575f-bc92-47c6-8c3b-691f9e7a76aa ### Feb 27, 2026 — scored 66.67 across 3 calls 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. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cd243624-9451-4824-a8a4-7b468d681c8f ### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd says Fernando Mendoza is the best quarterback in the class and will be selected first overall. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/842bb581-3eb3-4cd0-8798-630343db5629 ### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd predicted Matthew Stafford will sign another two-year deal, guessed the Vikings will acquire Mac Jones, said he'd name Shedeur Sanders the Browns' starter, and forecast the Jets and Browns will be bad in 2026. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d0cf2023-af45-4d9d-a929-0780ebe49526 ### Feb 11, 2026 — scored 37.58 across 2 calls Cowherd unveiled his top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/78de302a-c2f9-41b4-8897-87943ca44caa ### Feb 7, 2026 — scored 90.48 across 3 calls Cowherd picks the Seahawks to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring Super Bowl, 24-20, citing Seattle's league-leading run defense and Drake Maye's poor record when throwing 35-plus passes. He also projects Fernando Mendoza to be the No. 1 overall pick, going to the Raiders. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/353fd4cd-fd5b-471e-8b3f-c57ba5d68580 ### Feb 3, 2026 — scored 62.7 across 3 calls The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") picks Seattle to beat New England 31-20 and cover the spread, with running back "K nine" taking Super Bowl MVP. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dc9d3263-1fde-4bcf-a517-66ad4b5802cc ### Jan 29, 2026 — scored 71.67 across 5 calls Cowherd argues Sam Darnold belongs in the top ten of quarterbacks and predicts he'll win the Super Bowl with Seattle; he also expects Jim Harbaugh's Giants to make the playoffs next year, the Raiders to take Fernando Mendoza with the No. 1 pick, and says Bill Belichick will eventually make the Hall of Fame. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/86818d7d-c5a6-4251-bac8-d706b306dda3 ### Jan 23, 2026 — scored 66.67 across 3 calls Cowherd ranked the top players in the NFC Championship Game between the Rams and Seahawks, with Puka Nacua first and Matt Stafford second, named Stafford his MVP, picked the Rams to win the game because they play cleaner football, and said Mike Vrabel should win Coach of the Year with Ben Johnson second. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/01127854-cca6-43a9-9c2b-3cf3605e3481 ### Jan 22, 2026 — scored 100 across 2 calls Cowherd ranked the ten best players in the AFC Championship game between the Patriots and Broncos, with Patrick Surtain first, and argued New England's quarterback edge (Drake Maye over Jarrett Stidham) will decide the game. He also said he'd bet the Rams plus points against Seattle and predicted the Rams will pick near the bottom of the first round for the next decade. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/456ae4e1-1e7b-46a8-951e-a7265e72f394 ### Jan 16, 2026 — scored 62.5 across 4 calls The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") picked Seattle 24-20 over San Francisco, the Rams over Chicago, Buffalo over Denver, and New England over Houston. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/49937491-746c-410f-ba47-47c6991ac26b ### Jan 9, 2026 — scored 51.16 across 7 calls Cowherd's postseason 'Blazing 5' picks: Rams over Panthers 33-20, Bears over Packers 27-24, Jaguars over Bills 27-13, Eagles over 49ers 28-20, and Indiana over Oregon 33-28. He also predicts the Rams win the wild card game again, says Detroit would return to 13 wins with Mike McDaniel as OC, and that Mendoza and Dante Moore would be the top two QBs in the draft. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b35919a4-a103-4640-9506-ef16ec076ca5 ### Jan 9, 2026 — scored 75 across 6 calls An unidentified speaker (Speaker 1, apparently Fat Joe's co-host on what is actually the Joe & Jada show content) runs through NFL playoff picks: Rams over Panthers, Packers over Bears, Bills over Jaguars, 49ers over Eagles, Patriots over Chargers, and Texans over Steelers, and likes the Patriots or Rams to win the Super Bowl. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7f9614db-bd90-4b1d-a12e-5b3fda100249 ### Jan 8, 2026 — scored 47.94 across 6 calls Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. He also names the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/432d7268-d5b1-49f6-9435-12c9442d3023 ### Jan 6, 2026 — scored 46.97 across 2 calls Cowherd delivered his final Herd Hierarchy of the regular season, ranking the top 10 NFL teams with Seattle first and Chicago tenth. He also predicted the Texans' red-zone struggles will be their undoing and that Philadelphia will beat San Francisco, and expects both New England and Seattle to address their offensive lines in the draft, plus the Rams possibly using two early picks on corners. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/25b13149-9373-4999-a896-26c79951eefc ### Jan 5, 2026 — scored 80 across 5 calls Cowherd picked through the NFL wild-card round, taking New England over the Chargers in a low-scoring game, Jacksonville over Buffalo by a touchdown, Baltimore in a close game, the Rams over Carolina, Philadelphia over San Francisco and Chicago over Green Bay, and said if he had to pick a Super Bowl winner today it would be Seattle. He also picked Miami and Indiana in the college semifinals. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d0fd911f-14e6-4bb6-9af3-2469fb374525 ### Dec 24, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd picked the Giants to beat the Raiders in their upcoming game, and floated Ty Simpson going around the 20th pick to a team drafting a quarterback. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/36f61e10-73db-4b1d-989b-a66a5ecf6069 ### Dec 19, 2025 — scored 62.3 across 6 calls 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. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b7fbeb76-9575-44a4-90c3-3e24077a8496 ### Dec 12, 2025 — scored 46.19 across 5 calls Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Bengals over Ravens 27-24, Rams over Lions 33-26, Panthers over Saints 30-23, Packers over Broncos 28-24, and the under in Colts-Seahawks (he sees Seattle winning big, 30-6 or 24-6). https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70350c0b-112e-43db-a964-878b25c70241 ### Dec 12, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd predicts the Bears beat the Browns at home, says Minnesota is not a playoff team, expects the Lions to lose to the Rams, and thinks Vikings-Cowboys will be close. He also imagines Miami winning seven of its last eight. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/41ebb7f2-30e8-4a3a-9186-b128ffe3b054 ### Nov 21, 2025 — scored 88.1 across 5 calls Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Packers over Vikings 28-20, Bears over Steelers 27-21, Chiefs over Colts 28-24 with the over 50.5, Seahawks over Titans 31-13, and Carolina covering +7 in a close 49ers home win. He also predicted Green Bay would begin playing its best football of the year starting this weekend, forecast a specific Shedeur Sanders stat line in his first start, and picked Oregon to control the game against USC. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4ab18fcc-652c-4aa0-9621-7711b1e53250 ### Nov 21, 2025 — scored 0 across 3 calls Cowherd gave a specific projected stat line for Shedeur Sanders' first career start against the Raiders. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4a5f61d5-b040-41bf-8ae6-ad8a4728f66e ### Nov 19, 2025 — scored 54.76 across 14 calls Cowherd ran a hypothetical playoff bracket based on the current standings, picking Denver as the AFC's No. 1 seed and predicting a Rams win over Denver in the Super Bowl. He also picked winners in every hypothetical playoff game. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/308be1b5-1444-4880-934d-cfaf230c628f ### Nov 19, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call On the Cowboys, Cowherd predicted Dallas will spend its first two picks on defense — a corner and an edge rusher — and pay George Pickens in the T. Higgins range. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d79b7c40-7174-4a6f-9f3c-2be5e1795188 ### Nov 18, 2025 — scored 0 across 2 calls A co-host (identified only as "West" in the transcript, no full name given) picks the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl, citing Mahomes and Andy Reid's run of Super Bowl appearances, and says he wouldn't be surprised by another Chiefs-Eagles Super Bowl. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e502db37-fd02-4d89-906c-c6c5095e141b ### Nov 14, 2025 — scored 81.35 across 6 calls Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Bills over Buccaneers 30-23, Seahawks over Rams 28-27, 49ers over Cardinals 28-23, Browns keeping it close (Ravens win 24-20 but Browns cover), and Eagles over Lions 28-24. He also predicts Steelers beat Bengals, and picks Georgia, Alabama and USC in college games. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/14b9234b-7aee-4a23-b1eb-dd3b540feb27 ### Nov 12, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls Cowherd picks the Steelers to bounce back and beat the Bengals comfortably at home, and separately backs Philadelphia over Detroit on Sunday night. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5d917a80-ced5-4e02-98f2-767f745bc872 ### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 44.44 across 9 calls Cowherd reshaped the AFC playoff field: Kansas City in over Jacksonville, Baltimore in over the Chargers, Buffalo and Pittsburgh unchanged, and predicted Kansas City and Buffalo to meet in the AFC Championship in Buffalo. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58b2dcce-c2ec-4463-b9fe-39ed39f6111e ### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd said Denver will not hold the AFC's No. 1 seed, and expects the Bears to sneak into the NFC playoffs as a wild card supplanting San Francisco while not winning their division. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a753b086-2416-4e08-afcc-87102b561e6f ### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls Cowherd predicted that Indiana's Fernando Mendoza and Dante Moore will be the first two quarterbacks/players taken in the draft. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7151c35f-12f7-4d88-b7bd-85bd80b303c9 ### Nov 7, 2025 — scored 65.72 across 5 calls In his weekly 'Blazing Five,' Cowherd picked five games with exact final scores: Colts over Falcons, Ravens over Vikings, Buccaneers over Patriots, Lions over Commanders, and an upset by the Steelers over the Chargers. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a4e09338-02df-479d-b693-8ade2a07637a ### Nov 6, 2025 — scored 60 across 5 calls Cowherd likes Denver against the Raiders/Gino Smith, says the Colts will win their division, backs the Ravens as favorites at Minnesota, leans Buccaneers over the Patriots, picks the Patriots over the Colts to reach the AFC Championship, and thinks Fernando Mendoza will be the first quarterback taken in the draft. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/18fa7e78-0637-4bca-852c-859c9d1e587d ### Oct 30, 2025 — scored 33.33 across 3 calls Cowherd predicts Drake Maye becomes a multiple-time Pro Bowler and an East Coast Justin Herbert, says the Chargers won't lose to the Titans, and dismisses the Vikings' division chances. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b07be86d-9601-4e60-a02a-8e39bd283163 ### Oct 25, 2025 — scored 40 across 5 calls The unnamed host of this weekly Friday NFL gambling show gave his five picks: Atlanta laying 7.5 against Miami, Chicago getting 6.5 in Baltimore (saying the Bears could win outright), Tampa Bay laying 3.5 in New Orleans, Dallas getting 3.5 in Denver, and Green Bay laying 3 in Pittsburgh. He also called Travis Kelce to score a touchdown Monday night. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/37eb1c29-0518-4e97-96a6-a8147933a555 ### Oct 24, 2025 — scored 52.78 across 6 calls Cowherd's weekly "Blazing Five" slate: he picks the Ravens (his favorite play) to beat the Bears, the Patriots to beat the Browns by ten, a high-scoring Falcons win over Miami, the Texans over the 49ers, and the Broncos over the Cowboys at home. He also says he bet Baltimore to make the playoffs and believes they will. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/90867535-4ed8-4742-92f1-fedca1f19aea ### Oct 17, 2025 — scored 60.88 across 7 calls Cowherd's "Blazing Five" NFL picks plus a college pick and additional games: Browns, Broncos, Cowboys-Commanders over, Packers, Lions, Notre Dame, plus Bears and 49ers picks. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b2e4b72b-9261-45ea-92bf-fad8e45be8a3 ### Oct 10, 2025 — scored 86.74 across 7 calls 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. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d4bc9e1e-c5cb-41e9-91ce-01c2b0227e87 ### Oct 3, 2025 — scored 33.81 across 5 calls Cowherd's Blazing Five picks: Colts beat Raiders 28-20 and run away with the AFC South, Jets beat Cowboys 28-27, Broncos beat Eagles 24-23, Seahawks beat Buccaneers 28-23, and Cardinals blow out the Titans 31-13. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/16997520-0cc5-4201-82a9-b9454dd9e4e6 ### Sep 26, 2025 — scored 65.08 across 6 calls Cowherd's "Blazing 5" picks: Vikings over Steelers 27-20, over in Panthers-Patriots with New England winning 26-23, Rams over Colts 34-24, Raiders over Bears 27-23, and Broncos over Bengals 30-20. He also predicts Jeanty has a breakout game, Luka Doncic averages over 30 points, and calls Denver the best team that hasn't looked good yet. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/58c56283-c9e3-4062-8070-d8726773c9e0 ### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Cowherd also predicted the tush push would be banned by the league, that the Chiefs would beat the Giants, and that Arizona's hot start would fade. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/71516574-ad52-4043-a3f2-6b1577617b69 ### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 39.05 across 5 calls Cowherd's "Blazing 5" week three picks: Rams upset the Eagles, Patriots beat the Steelers outright, Seahawks handle the Saints, Cowboys edge the Bears in a game that goes over 50.5, and the Ravens beat the Lions on Monday night. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/545cdb90-a33c-4d1b-8fc6-c274088f4915 ### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 82.96 across 1 call The show presented FantasyPros' Expert Consensus Rankings (ECR) of the top 36 running backs for Week 3, read out by host Chris Welsh. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/52b6e94a-783d-4073-84ad-fcff4835e2a3 ### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 70.84 across 1 call The show read out Fantasy Pros' expert consensus ranking (ECR) of the top 36 wide receivers for Week 3, led by CeeDee Lamb, Ja'Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/55334b4d-ef89-4925-8936-74f0e9d157a9 ### Sep 16, 2025 — scored 27.35 across 6 calls Cowherd predicted Buffalo would blow out Miami on Thursday night, unveiled his 12-team "Herd Hierarchy" with Green Bay first and Kansas City left out of the top 10, and named the Colts, Ravens and Bills as division winners while saying the Chiefs will still make the playoffs. He also took Utah at home over Texas Tech. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/07f25e91-92fe-4978-b9b2-b37b31a55ff1 ### Sep 12, 2025 — scored 79.05 across 5 calls The host of the Week 2 gambling segment (unnamed in the transcript) laid out five picks, predicting New England beats Miami, Jacksonville wins outright at Cincinnati 27-21, Arizona handles Carolina, Kansas City beats Philadelphia 27-24 at home, and Atlanta wins at Minnesota. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1b01279f-9a82-4089-a78e-6c8eaa7dc9a2 ### Sep 6, 2025 — scored 53.34 across 2 calls Cowherd praised the Cowboys' Micah Parsons trade, arguing Dallas is in a rebuild and can use its stockpiled first-rounders to land a quarterback and another edge rusher, while predicting Dallas's defense will be atrocious without Parsons. He also likes Oklahoma to beat Michigan, picks Seattle at home over the 49ers as his favorite pick of the week, calls Mazi Smith a bust, and considers CeeDee Lamb a top-five or six receiver. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1acae663-e747-4385-9ae8-0dcb79e75c86 ### Sep 5, 2025 — scored 54.76 across 8 calls Cowherd delivered his Week 1 "blazing five": Giants keeping it close but losing to Washington 27-23, Jets beating the Steelers outright 24-20, Seahawks over the Niners 24-23, Packers over the Lions 28-24, and the under in Texans-Rams. He also picked Minnesota over Chicago on Monday night and the Chargers over the Chiefs in Brazil, while saying Kansas City makes the playoffs but won't win the tough AFC West. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3df3906e-8138-4a97-b8ea-b3deae08b1a2 ### Sep 4, 2025 — scored 28 across 20 calls Cowherd gave his final full-season NFL predictions before Week 1: Bills, Ravens, Texans and Broncos win the AFC divisions with the Patriots, Bengals and Chiefs as wild cards; Eagles, Packers, Buccaneers and Rams win the NFC divisions with Commanders, Lions and Seahawks as wild cards. He also gave a few Week 1 picks and win totals. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a96219a1-a6a9-40af-8375-9145b40a8acb ### Aug 25, 2025 — scored 20 across 5 calls Cowherd takes the Titans over their five-and-a-half win total on the strength of Cam Ward and Brian Callahan, calls New England an eight-to-nine win team, picks Green Bay to win the NFC North, expects the Giants to lose all four games to Washington and Philadelphia, and sketches a quarterback ranking with C.J. Stroud around 10th and Baker Mayfield 11th. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e32a708a-5651-4292-b71b-672f2216a48e ### Aug 13, 2025 — scored 51.36 across 22 calls Colin laid out his final 2025 NFL division-by-division predictions: Bills, Ravens, Texans and Broncos winning AFC divisions with Patriots, Bengals and Chiefs as AFC playoff teams; Eagles, Packers, Buccaneers and Seahawks winning NFC divisions with Commanders, Lions and Rams as NFC playoff teams. He also called the Patriots his most improved team and Seattle his shocker, and said Shedeur Sanders will start for Cleveland and Jordan Love will start Week 1. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/289595f7-2a5f-4b64-95ce-d0bd0d5084ee ### Aug 5, 2025 — scored 46.15 across 13 calls Cowherd walked through his revised division-by-division playoff predictions, keeping the Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers, Commanders, Buccaneers and Rams as division winners while swapping Cincinnati out for Denver in the AFC and Chicago out for Green Bay in the NFC, with New England and Seattle as his only new playoff teams. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ba3ab98a-2a4b-4dd5-bfea-941e814ca288 ### Aug 1, 2025 — scored 80 across 1 call Cowherd says New England and Tennessee will obviously double their win totals this season, names New England (and Chicago) as his annual "double your win total" pick, and thinks the Bears can win ten or eleven games in a weaker-than-advertised NFC North. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fc08c3dc-0f28-4b3c-98a4-555d1028df14 ### Jun 30, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Cowherd is referenced as having picked the Chargers to win their division on the prior show. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5f2a2f7f-7731-48b7-bae8-ed762df5560b ### Jun 24, 2025 — scored 41.46 across 8 calls Cowherd predicts Cooper Flagg goes No. 1 and averages roughly 18-20 points as a rookie, with Dallas a playoff team and the second-best team in the West. In the NFL he picks the Chargers to win the AFC West as an 11-12 win team, the Chiefs as a wild card, Mike Tomlin's Steelers to post their first losing record at about 8-9 wins, and Miami to fire both Mike McDaniel and Chris Greer with Buffalo winning the division. He also believes Josh Allen will win a Super Bowl and thinks the Giants could go 3-14. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/4e981a47-fa9d-4a2e-8b9b-9932374273b2 ### Jun 24, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call Cowherd again picks the Chargers to win the AFC West over the Chiefs, arguing Harbaugh's roster is now strong in year two while Kansas City has questions on the offensive line and at receiver. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/3f14384c-ac15-4e11-a73f-86e81b8f8a57 ### Jun 11, 2025 — scored 53.75 across 2 calls Cowherd ranked the AFC quarterbacks entering the season, placing Josh Allen first and slotting Aaron Rodgers ninth alongside Trevor Lawrence and Tua; he separately said Jalen Hurts is roughly the tenth-best quarterback in the league. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8c0b62c8-c4fd-4e0b-904c-75674b91002c ### Jun 10, 2025 — scored 82.33 across 5 calls Cowherd predicts Aaron Rodgers will have a fine but unspectacular 2025 season in Pittsburgh — roughly nine wins, 23 touchdowns and 10 interceptions. He also predicts Shedeur Sanders will take over as the Browns' starting quarterback by around Week 8, and that a dull Cleveland offense will make Cleveland a four-to-six win team. He expects Sam Darnold to have a 'B' season in Seattle, worse than his Minnesota year. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9599584e-db3a-4a6e-a06f-c59cdbc2e0da ### May 6, 2025 — scored 44.75 across 30 calls Cowherd laid out his full post-draft NFL division-by-division predictions, naming division winners, playoff fields in both conferences, and specific team finishes, plus a few player calls (Emeka Egbuka's rookie catch total, Travis Hunter's impact). https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/13c5887f-d05b-45df-a6e8-3bbff0d7e72d ### Apr 30, 2025 — scored 60 across 3 calls Cowherd called the Lions to win the NFC North with the Bears grabbing a wild-card spot, said Minnesota could win about eight games with JJ McCarthy, and picked the Lakers to win that night's playoff game against Minnesota. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ad0573d8-0d7a-4f68-90a4-e1933bb834db ### Apr 24, 2025 — scored 77.65 across 16 calls Cowherd laid out his prediction mock draft of what he believes will actually happen, naming picks 1 through 15 including a Rams trade-up with Miami for Colston Loveland. He also predicted Ashton Jeanty would average 100 rushing yards a game and that the Chiefs would not equal last season's record. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2c8a4295-dead-4e3c-9866-cfa2a9437a2a ### Apr 17, 2025 — scored 77.55 across 20 calls Cowherd delivered his own top-15 draft board — what he would do as GM of each team — pairing prospects with picks 1 through 15, and separately argued Shedeur Sanders is a far better prospect than Daniel Jones and that Aaron Rodgers should retire. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1d3f1be7-f506-422a-af38-e6e32088f3e5 ### Apr 16, 2025 — scored 50 across 4 calls Cowherd made several NBA playoff predictions and NFL draft-related calls, including that Travis Hunter could be a top-four cornerback as a rookie, that Colston Loveland could be a Philadelphia target, and that the Raiders should/would take Ashton Jeanty at No. 6. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ed2b15cc-c65a-49d7-9bad-f32f28ed9ecd ### Apr 3, 2025 — scored 6.88 across 3 calls Cowherd takes the Titans over their win total, arguing Cam Ward and Brian Callahan clear a weak schedule, and he backs New England as an eight-to-nine win team. He also pegs Syracuse QB Kyle McCord as a second-round-caliber pick. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5927d1c2-0a70-4bb6-8407-2bd38b3a39f3 ### Mar 18, 2025 — scored 20.4 across 3 calls Cowherd gave his post-free-agency top 10 NFL team rankings, with Philadelphia first and Green Bay tenth, kept the Chiefs as a playoff team while predicting a pullback, and said the Chargers will make a big jump in Jim Harbaugh's second year. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6bec15ac-bc47-4fae-b138-ffa90bd62538 ### Mar 14, 2025 — scored 45.33 across 20 calls Cowherd laid out his full AFC predictions: division orders for all four divisions, division winners (Bills, Ravens, Texans, Chargers), wild cards (Patriots, Bengals, Chiefs), plus win-total calls on the AFC West and expectations for the Patriots to double their win total. He also predicted the Chiefs decline and named the Patriots and Titans as surprise teams. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ae264f30-a1f1-47d1-a9bd-c0d58ebe92f1 ### Mar 13, 2025 — scored 46.19 across 21 calls Cowherd laid out his full NFC projections: division order in all four divisions, four division winners (Eagles, Lions, Falcons, Rams), three wild cards (Commanders, Bears, Seahawks), and predicted the Falcons, Bears and Seahawks as new playoff teams. He also predicted Tennessee would be a surprise team with Cam Ward. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/70a33017-06a6-46ed-9114-1bcc0c468383 ### Feb 9, 2025 — scored 50 across 1 call Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl LIX, citing Mahomes' record against Vic Fangio, Andy Reid off a bye and Chiefs' experience, while expecting a close, classic game. He also guesses the Jets will move on from both Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams, and passes along that Shedeur Sanders could slide to the Raiders. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ec8526f9-4d8d-49d3-988f-0f8983f57f89 ### Feb 7, 2025 — scored 46 across 11 calls Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in Super Bowl 59 by a field goal, 30-27, in a close, high-scoring game, and gives the Chiefs edges at head coach, quarterback, tight end, defensive front seven, secondary and kicker while giving the Eagles edges at running back, wide receiver and offensive line. He also predicts Travis Kelce retires if the Chiefs win, Sam Darnold leaves Minnesota with the Raiders in play, and Shedeur Sanders slides in the draft. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/20b95f66-a4d8-4c9c-8b28-24ec3daab872 ### Feb 5, 2025 — scored 18.52 across 3 calls Cowherd picks the Chiefs to beat the Eagles in Super Bowl LIX, citing Mahomes' record on game-winning drives and Steve Spagnuolo's ability to pressure Jalen Hurts. He also expects Riley Leonard and Kyle McCord to be drafted in the second-to-third round range and become decent starting quarterbacks. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dadf97c3-7c23-43c2-bf95-7ff2bf8b8a3b ### Jan 26, 2025 — scored 25 across 2 calls Cowherd picks Kansas City to beat Philadelphia in the Super Bowl, arguing the Chiefs' coaching and quarterback advantage matches up far better with the Eagles than Buffalo would have. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7c4d8f6d-6b6d-4f80-b03d-7cac733c82d9 ### Jan 24, 2025 — scored 55.66 across 8 calls Cowherd picked the Eagles to beat the Commanders 34-24 in the NFC Championship Game and the Bills to beat the Chiefs 28-27 in the AFC Championship Game, adding that the winner of Bills-Chiefs wins the Super Bowl and that he's been on Buffalo to win it all. He also expects Buffalo and Kansas City to be playoff teams again next season. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/88f4f4b4-d960-43ba-a842-0d08bd3aff7d ### Jan 20, 2025 — scored 0 across 3 calls Cowherd picks Buffalo to win at Arrowhead in the AFC Championship game, believes the AFC's Chiefs or Bills will win the Super Bowl, thinks Detroit remains a double-digit win team offensively but may slip, expects New England to make the playoffs next season, and takes Ohio State over Notre Dame. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7f50c47e-44b6-424d-ac58-c0c507dc9264 ### Jan 15, 2025 — scored 100 across 2 calls Cowherd's strongest divisional-round take is the Eagles over the Rams, arguing Philadelphia won't play as poorly as it did the week before and that the Rams can't repeat a near-perfect performance. He also says he won't bet against the Bills at home against Baltimore, calling this the best version of Buffalo. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/b6012b8e-921c-48c2-b43d-c4051ea95738 ### Jan 7, 2025 — scored 56.42 across 7 calls Cowherd leaned the Chargers over the Texans, the Ravens over the Steelers, the Bills over the Broncos, the Eagles over the Packers and the Vikings over the Rams in the wild-card round, and in college he liked Ohio State and Notre Dame. He also projected Kyle McCord as a third-round quarterback and said it wouldn't be crazy if Abdul Carter went No. 1 overall. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/466a269a-0df2-486f-8a02-9339b41c86dd --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. If something here is wrong, tell us: https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/corrections?pundit=colin-cowherd