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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.
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Is Colin Cowherd accurate? Across 445 graded calls in 72 articles, Colin Cowherd scores 55.35% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 9.13, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
96.36% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
3 of 79 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 12 of 14.
New England Patriots to finish with 9 wins
“So New England was one of my overs... This is an eight to nine win team. And again the Jets are a bit lost... So I think New England's in play.”
Kyle McCord to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
“I've said Kyle McCord at Syracuse. I take him in the second round and feel pretty good... Then I watched them at Syracuse and I'm like, shit, that's a second round pick.”
Tennessee Titans to finish with 7 wins
“So I look at the over under on Tennessee and you know it's five and a half. Some have had it at six and a half. I think they clear that bar easily... and so I Titans to me earn over.”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“I think it's going to be a slight pullback here. I still have them as a playoff team.”
“I would put Green Bay at ten... Number nine, Denver... The Commanders... I have him at eight... Number seven really worry about Kansas City... Number six the Chargers... I have the Lions at five, number four... I have Buffalo at four... I have the Ravens at three... I put the Rams at two... Number one... Philadelphia's number one.”
Aaron Rodgers to move to Minnesota Vikings
“If the Vikings offer Aaron, he goes. If not, I think he retires.”
“I think this is an easy one. Bill's Patriots, Dolphins, Jets”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“I have the Bills, Ravens, Texans Chargers, and then the Patriots, Bengals che Thiefs”
Drake Maye to be 2nd on the depth chart
“I think they have the second most talented quarterback in the division. I don't think it's particularly close in Drake May.”
Los Angeles Chargers to finish with 12 wins
“I think the Chargers probably win twelve.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“AFC North, Great Division. I'm gonna go Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Brown”
Houston Texans to win the division
“I'm gonna take the Texans, Titans, Colts, and Jags”
J.J. McCarthy to be 1st on the depth chart
“If he goes to Minnesota, my guest says he's a backup. By like October, they're gonna start JJ McCarthy.”
Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 10 wins
“I think they'll win ten or eleven games.”
New England Patriots to finish with 8 wins
“I think they will double their win total, no question.”
“I'm gonna go Chargers win the AFC West. Kansas City's the wild card team, Broncos third, Raiders fourth”
“I'm gonna take the Texans, Titans, Colts, and Jags”
“AFC North, Great Division. I'm gonna go Ravens, Bengals, Steelers, Brown”
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
“I have the Bills, Ravens, Texans Chargers, and then the Patriots, Bengals che Thiefs”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“I have the Bills, Ravens, Texans Chargers, and then the Patriots, Bengals che Thiefs”
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“I have the Bills, Ravens, Texans Chargers, and then the Patriots, Bengals che Thiefs”
Cincinnati Bengals to make the playoffs
“wild card teams are the Patriots, Bengals, and Chiefs”
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“wild card teams are the Patriots, Bengals, and Chiefs”
Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
“I'm gonna go Chargers win the AFC West”
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“If Josh Allen is in his prime like Brady was, he will win this division going away... Bill's Patriots, Dolphins, Jets”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“Kansas City's the wild card team”