# Jason McIntyre — prediction record Jason McIntyre is the full-time co-host and analyst on The Herd with Colin Cowherd on FS1 and Fox Sports Radio, where he debates hot topics with Cowherd and occasionally fills in as the main host. He founded the sports and media blog The Big Lead in 2006 before it was sold to USA Today, and joined Fox Sports around 2015–2016, working across various FS1 shows before landing the permanent co-host seat. He also hosts the Straight Fire podcast and holds minority ownership stakes in sports ventures, including Liga MX's Necaxa. McIntyre covers a wide swath of NFL terrain—game outcomes, division winners, playoff berths, season win totals, conference champions, player movement, draft positioning, and awards. His predictions span teams like the Bills, Eagles, Texans, and Chargers, with player-level calls on names ranging from Lamar Jackson to Travis Hunter. He brings the confident, rapid-fire take style the show is built around to every topic he touches. ## Record - **Accuracy:** 60.5% - **MissedTakes Score:** 4.12 - **Graded articles:** 39 - **Graded individual calls:** 113 - **Clarity:** 96.65% 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 (39) ### Sep 9, 2026 — scored 50 across 2 calls McIntyre takes the Patriots on the moneyline in the season opener at Seattle, picks the Jaguars over the Browns, and says Baker Mayfield's new deal keeps Tampa a perennial playoff team. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/57e6d050-3be4-4a2c-bd4e-e4422acf969a ### Sep 2, 2026 — scored 58.04 across 8 calls Filling in as host, he ran through the second half of his Week 1 NFL picks, calling winners in the Bengals-Bucs, Ravens-Colts, Eagles-Commanders, Vikings-Packers, Dolphins-Raiders, Chargers-Cardinals, Cowboys-Giants and Chiefs-Broncos games, including a 27-10 Eagles score. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/6b08e81a-baf6-4a4d-8d1b-f06ae2b3e515 ### Sep 2, 2026 — scored 66.33 across 7 calls Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre pushed back on the idea that Kenneth Walker makes the Chiefs contenders again, still expecting Kansas City to reach the playoffs, and then gave out the second half of his Week 1 NFL picks. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1ba44d23-c8a2-4583-87ff-18749c6585fe ### Sep 1, 2026 — scored 50 across 6 calls Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre gave Week 1 picks (several with outright winners), named the Texans his Super Bowl team, said he bet Joe Burrow to win MVP, and called the Kyler Murray-led Vikings an 11-or-12-win team. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dade52a8-413a-492c-8c18-eb7a8a658297 ### Sep 1, 2026 — scored 50 across 6 calls Filling in for Colin, McIntyre gave Week 1 picks: Rams over the Niners in Australia, Texans over the Bills, Bears over the Panthers, Steelers over the Falcons, Titans over the Jets, and Lions over the Saints. He also has the Texans reaching and winning the Super Bowl, thinks the 49ers win eight or nine games, and says he bet Joe Burrow to win MVP. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7b33b448-da81-4b34-9c3e-71da132c31b3 ### Aug 25, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call McIntyre is bullish on the Ravens, projecting 13 or 14 wins, expects the Lions to win 11 or 12 games, and predicted the Giants would lose their first two games to the Cowboys and Rams. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/20b8e781-423f-465f-a198-6d4f35e6414d ### Jul 30, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call 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 ### Feb 26, 2026 — scored 30 across 2 calls McIntyre argued Mac Jones would thrive in Minnesota under Kevin O'Connell, leading to an eleven-win playoff season, and suggested Malik Willis would only produce six or seven wins. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8cbc25dc-ec84-45f3-8091-5cd91138b972 ### Feb 25, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre says he has the Denver Broncos as a playoff team who should bounce back strong. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/dd9b498f-e0da-4342-a4d8-37cc25ab47af ### Feb 7, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre agrees with Cowherd and takes Seattle, saying the Seahawks will get the lead and choke out New England in a game that won't be close. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2b7d311b-88fd-4e83-8768-24dc7276c94c ### Jan 29, 2026 — scored 58.33 across 1 call J Mac predicts Clint Kubiak will choose the Raiders job over the Cardinals, and calls Sam Darnold a top-ten quarterback. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e9fd14ca-301a-4147-a70d-249f7d2ad263 ### Jan 23, 2026 — scored 0 across 1 call McIntyre said Liam Cohen would be his pick for NFL Coach of the Year, with Ben Johnson as his second choice. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/372f2b20-c310-4978-8cef-b406a457d969 ### Jan 16, 2026 — scored 40 across 5 calls Filling in as host, McIntyre ranked the eight remaining divisional-round quarterbacks from 8 to 1, with Josh Allen first and Bo Nix last. He also said Matthew Stafford will probably win MVP, called the Rams his Super Bowl pick, said Fernando Mendoza is a slam-dunk No. 1 pick, thinks Arch Manning goes No. 1 next year, and called Kansas's Peterson a top-five pick. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/2baf62d9-875a-4021-b4ba-f8e02158c8bb ### Jan 16, 2026 — scored 36.11 across 6 calls Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre picks the Bills to beat the Broncos in Denver despite reservations, says Josh Allen is the best quarterback in the league but that the MVP will go to Matthew Stafford or Drake Maye, and touts Jaxon Smith-Njigba as a top-two receiver who could win Offensive Player of the Year. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1626e6f3-e40b-41a8-b657-bfc40d5a0bde ### Jan 15, 2026 — scored 61.31 across 4 calls McIntyre gave his divisional-round picks: Buffalo over Denver in a low-scoring 17-16 game, Seattle over San Francisco in a close one, Houston to beat New England outright, and the Rams to win in Chicago behind Matthew Stafford. He also picked Indiana to win the national title over Miami, said Matthew Stafford will win MVP, and joked that Fernando Mendoza will end up with the Raiders. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/bf86ac1c-d535-49ba-8209-ad2a16d3c19c ### Jan 9, 2026 — scored 67.63 across 3 calls McIntyre predicts a Jaguars blowout of the Bills (31-10) and floats Sean McDermott being fired; his mock draft has Mendoza first, Dante Moore to the Jets, Caleb Downs 10th to the Bengals and Jeremiah Love to Baltimore. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/cfc3d174-b4ee-4c80-bf81-1130cfeb6399 ### Jan 6, 2026 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre expects the Rams to comfortably beat Carolina in the wild card round, and predicts AJ Brown leaves Philadelphia in the offseason with the Eagles drafting a wide receiver in the first round. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/50b03712-1761-420f-a139-87df6d3a3cc2 ### Dec 24, 2025 — scored 92.05 across 2 calls McIntyre said the Raiders will hold a top-three pick, possibly No. 1, and that the Raiders–Giants game sets up the Giants with the No. 1 pick; he also thinks Baltimore must trade Lamar Jackson this offseason. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/9029ff18-1e09-43a2-814b-b7d1131ba8a2 ### Dec 19, 2025 — scored 66.67 across 3 calls McIntyre backed the Bears and Niners on the Blazing Five card, picked Ben Johnson as his Coach of the Year choice, and said Dak Prescott will win one playoff game in the next three years. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/403a6065-e723-4191-b66c-2c6305e8a1d8 ### Dec 12, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre agrees with the under in Seahawks-Colts, thinks the Bears do enough to beat the Browns, and expects the Seahawks to look good this week. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/a627e1be-fa10-4ba5-99cc-c29df3caa304 ### Nov 21, 2025 — scored 100 across 4 calls McIntyre agreed with the Seahawks, Bears and Packers picks but leaned to the 49ers over Carolina, and expected a cautious Browns game plan in Shedeur Sanders' start. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d7435a98-2f28-4965-a83f-ba0b23c8b0bf ### Nov 19, 2025 — scored 33.33 across 3 calls McIntyre predicted the Lions would blow out the Giants, said the Cowboys will still finish behind the Eagles in the NFC East next season, and disputed Cowherd's bracket by saying New England gets the No. 1 seed and Denver will be one and done. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/eb4bb26a-b54c-4cd0-ab13-dfb1b7e590e7 ### Nov 14, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre likes Jordan Love to have the most passing yards in the Super Six question against the Giants, backs Buffalo in bad weather with a heavy James Cook run game, and disputes that the Lions are a coin flip to reach a Super Bowl. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/33be6ced-126c-42db-8b4d-9d7f01820b27 ### Nov 12, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre says the Eagles look like an easy win over the Lions in their Sunday night matchup, citing Detroit's struggles playing outdoors. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f9e16644-6039-465d-9ef4-62c8b11eb885 ### Oct 30, 2025 — scored 25 across 4 calls J-Mac (Jason McIntyre, 'JMac') argues Jordan Love will win MVP if the Packers get the No. 1 seed, and floats the Falcons upsetting the Patriots as this week's big upset. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/d8731a06-01b8-4e78-8892-1701274817fe ### Oct 17, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Named the Browns his biggest bet of the weekend, took the Jaguars over the Rams in London, and bet the Seahawks against Houston. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/1d1581ea-276a-45d1-b498-bcfc3ea69209 ### Oct 3, 2025 — scored 50 across 2 calls McIntyre picks the Texans to beat the injury-depleted Ravens and the Chargers to beat the Commanders. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/ca9b6c80-871c-421d-be57-d5166f74ca8e ### Sep 19, 2025 — scored 66.67 across 3 calls 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. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fc0c43b5-a4a3-4dc1-829b-f07a813854f2 ### Sep 5, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call McIntyre said he'd take the Chiefs over the Chargers in the season opener. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/018a739e-4677-439c-8670-0a5ff59c31d3 ### Sep 4, 2025 — scored 77.78 across 9 calls McIntyre ran through Week 1 picks — Eagles, Chiefs, Commanders, Falcons, Bengals, Jaguars, 49ers — and believes San Francisco makes the playoffs given its schedule and Brock Purdy. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/de788cbb-1343-43f3-896e-1cc30c09057e ### Aug 13, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call J Mack agreed the Broncos will win the AFC West given their soft early schedule, and recommended grabbing Khalil Shakir in fantasy drafts. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/43ee915c-0480-4794-aff7-e282b8280d5f ### Aug 5, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre backed off his summer enthusiasm for the Vikings, saying they profile as roughly a nine-win team rather than an eleven-win team, and that Green Bay will pass them. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8ff5dbf3-7afa-4601-b6e7-66f0d967908b ### Jul 14, 2025 — scored 33.33 across 12 calls McIntyre named his eight NFL division winners: Bills, Ravens, Jaguars, Chargers, Eagles, Vikings, Falcons and 49ers, and also picked Buffalo to win the Super Bowl. He noted the Jaguars, Falcons and 49ers all missed the playoffs last year. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0d907837-309e-49e1-86cc-c464fd3f585c ### Jun 2, 2025 — scored 0 across 1 call McIntyre expects the Chargers to win the AFC West and the Lions to fall off badly this season; he also ranks Jalen Hurts as the fifth-best quarterback in the league. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8d20182f-5278-4609-84a3-bbbe73a0cee3 ### Apr 30, 2025 — scored 87.81 across 1 call J Mack picked the Lakers to win that night's game, said SGA will win MVP, and in his own 2026 mock draft has the Vikings picking 15th. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/e2f3d69c-bdd5-4c66-aa1d-a4ed55bcd0f9 ### Apr 10, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call Guest-hosting, McIntyre stated that Cam Ward is essentially certain to be the first overall pick by Tennessee. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/535a00b6-07a6-4f0d-a502-5b40e598abf1 ### Apr 9, 2025 — scored 53.72 across 2 calls Filling in for Colin Cowherd, McIntyre backed the Michael Penix-led Falcons to clear eight wins, citing a soft road schedule, and argued Alabama's Jalen Milroe will be selected in the first round of the NFL draft despite some analysts grading him as a Day 3 prospect. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/702206c9-db9c-4936-bb12-4b5815ecc541 ### Mar 13, 2025 — scored 30 across 2 calls McIntyre pushed back on Cowherd, guaranteeing the 49ers finish at least two wins ahead of Seattle (roughly ten to eight), and predicted the Rams defense would be a top-15/16 unit rather than elite. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fae43ad5-a4d7-43e6-ad65-d5767618bf8f ### Feb 7, 2025 — scored 100 across 1 call McIntyre picks the Eagles over the Chiefs in the Super Bowl and predicts Travis Kelce retires after the season; he also doubts the Warriors are a lock for the NBA playoffs. https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/87a6676b-7740-4517-a334-30420a5d30d0 --- We grade claims about outcomes, never claims about people. 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