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BEST OF NFL PREDICTIONS: Bengals, Giants, Chiefs, Bears, Steelers, Patriots May 28, 2026

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Colin Cowherd is joined by Danny Parkins and John Middlekauff to give their best bets for the 2026 NFL season. They pick their best over/under win total bets for the New England Patriots, Cincinnati Bengals, Minnesota Vikings, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers, Kansas City Chiefs, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Las Vegas Raiders, and more.

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Prime Cuts - Spurs Building A Dynasty, Aaron Rodgers Final Year? Toughest NFL Schedules May 23, 2026

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Colin’s top takes of the week.

First, Colin Cowherd is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss everything in sports & some fun non sports topics at the end. They start off reacting to the news that this season will be Aaron Rodgers' last in the NFL. They compare Rodgers' personality to Tom Brady's and discuss their careers. Next they hit a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Is that the only thing that can stop a San Antonio dynasty with Victor Wembanyama? They discuss the Spurs future as well.

Then, he’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to discuss the toughest NFL schedules, why international games are making travel even harder on teams, why the Bears schedule isn’t as difficult as advertised and why the expansion of the college football playoff will make the regular season better.

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TIMELINE

00:00 Aaron Rodgers & Steelers, Tom Brady

14:39 Giannis to Thunder, Wemby & Spurs

28:30 Toughest schedules

36:30 International NFL games

41:00 Bears schedule

51:00 Expanded college football playoff

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Ryen Russillo on Aaron Rodgers, Wemby & Spurs Dynasty, Giannis to Thunder May 20, 2026

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Colin Cowherd is joined by Ryen Russillo to discuss everything in sports & some fun non sports topics at the end. They start off reacting to the news that this season will be Aaron Rodgers' last in the NFL. They compare Rodgers' personality to Tom Brady's and discuss their careers. Next they hit a potential Giannis Antetokounmpo trade to the Oklahoma City Thunder. Is that the only thing that can stop a San Antonio dynasty with Victor Wembanyama? They discuss the Spurs future as well. NBA Draft is next week, Ryen gives his take on the top prospects. Colin gives his theories on GLP-1s in a classic Cowherd rant. Lastly they discuss Ryen's time at Barstool.

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TIMELINE

00:00 Aaron Rodgers & Steelers, Tom Brady

14:39 Giannis to Thunder, Wemby & Spurs

28:33 NBA Draft

32:49 GLP-1s

42:15 Barstool

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NFL’s Toughest Schedules, Expectations For Aaron Rodgers? Expanded College Football Playoff May 18, 2026

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Colin is joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to talk football.

They start with their reactions to the NFL schedule and discuss the 49ers incredibly brutal travel schedule and Colin argues it may be punishment from the league (3:15) and also how the addition of international games and new holiday games has created more tough scheduling (11:00). Colin also pushes back on the idea that the Bears have the toughest schedule (15:45).

They move to Aaron Rodgers finally signing a one year deal with the Steelers and debate what type of season to expect from the veteran (27:30).

They pivot to college football looking to expand to a 24 team playoff and Colin explains why it will encourage teams to schedule better opponents during the season and will create a better regular season even if it creates more blowouts in the playoff (38:30). They also push back on the fan backlash to more NFLgames being broadcast on streaming services (49:00).

Finally, they examine the terrible quality of the games on the Sunday Night Football schedule and debate whether the NFL’s partnership with NBC could be nearing its end soon (1:00:00).

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NFL Win Totals, USC vs. Notre Dame Revival? Steelers Headed For Disaster? May 12, 2026

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Colin is joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to talk all things football.

They start with the renewed discussions between Notre Dame & USC to potentially revive their rivalry after many top schools won’t schedule Notre Dame and why the new NIL business model of college sports & their lack of quality opponents has forced Notre Dame to the table (2:00). They also react to an ex UNC quarterback’s disparaging comments about the atmosphere Bill Belichick created and explain why the “Patriot Way” doesn’t work with 18 year olds (8:30).

They move to the NFL & discuss the weird situation developing between the Steelers and still unsigned Aaron Rodgers amongst some of their other strange personnel decisions, and Colin predicts the Steelers could be an absolute mess within five years (16:30).

They react to a recent article by The Athletic ranking the top NFL rosters and debate whether the Bills deserve to be ranked at #3 (28:00). Finally, they pivot to NFL win totals, and give their thoughts on the Patriots, 49ers, Vikings, Packers, Bengals and more (34:00).

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Prime Cuts - LeBron>KD, NFL Win Totals, Nuggets Need To Make A Move May 09, 2026

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Colin’s top takes of the week.

First, he’s joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to discuss why LeBron proved once again that he’s a better player & more of a winning player than Kevin Durant in the Lakers series win over the Rockets (3:00). They also break down why the Timberwolves have been underrated (12:00) and debate some potential offseason moves the Nuggets can make to get themselves back into title contention (15:00).

Then, 'First Things First' Co-Host Danny Parkins joins Colin to look ahead to the NFL schedule release and give their over/unders for the Lions, Bears, Packers and Chiefs (24:15).

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Kevin Durant’s Future? Will Wemby Be Face Of The NBA? NFL Win Totals May 06, 2026

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Colin Cowherd and 'First Things First' Co-Host Danny Parkins react to the latest in the NBA. They start with Kevin Durant and how his exits from teams are terrible and how that will impact his legacy. What is the future for KD? Draymond Green & Austin Rivers are in a feud but whose side are Colin & Danny on? Will Wemby be the face of the league and who will win Spurs-Timberwolves? Are the Knicks good or just good because they are in the East? They also give some of their favorite over unders in the NFL.

TIMELINE

00:00 Kevin Durant

10:23 Draymond Green & Austin Rivers

15:11 Victor Wembanyama, Spurs, Timberwolves

24:57 Knicks

30:22 NFL Over/Unders

44:09 DTF ST LOUIS

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Sixers Upset Celtics, LeBron Finds A Way To Win, Wolves Are Underrated, Nuggets Need To Re-Tool May 03, 2026

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Colin’s joined by Jason Timpf, host of “Hoops Tonight” to break down the NBA playoffs.

They start with the Celtics being upset by the 76ers and they discuss Boston’s dependence on their “system”, why that system fell apart when Jayson Tatum can’t play, and why Joel Embiid created massive problems for the Celtics defensively (3:00). They also preview the upcoming series between the Knicks and Sixers (15:30).

They move to the western conference and Colin argues the Lakers win over the Rockets put the exclamation point on the argument that LeBron is better than Kevin Durant, and the series showed the gap between the two is bigger than ever (24:45).

They pivot to the Timberwolves knocking off the Nuggets, and they debate whether we’ve been underrating the Wolves team & organization for years (35:30), and whether a young & inexperienced Spurs team can be trusted in the postseason (39:30).

Colin argues the Nuggets need to shake things up and make some major moves in order to get over the hump and Jason suggests they look into acquiring CJ McCollum in order to move off Jamal Murray and finding an athletic forward to fill the role a younger Aaron Gordon filled (43:30).

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Prime Cuts - Cowboys Crush The Draft, Did Rams Reach For Simpson? The Myth Of Michael Jordan, LIV Golf Goes Belly Up May 02, 2026

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Colin’s top takes of the week.

First, he’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to break down the NFL Draft.

They begin by discussing the backlash to the Bears taking speedster Zayvian Johnson and Colin explains that if any coach picked him, it may not be a great pick…but with Ben Johnson as coach it can work (2:30).

They move to the Rams & Colin argues that while their draft won’t grade well… outside of Ty Simpson, the Rams are drafting for the near term while they still have Matt Stafford and John believes Simpson wasn’t talented enough to justify the 13th pick (8:30) and Colin lauds the Cowboys for focusing on improving their defense as well by getting the steal of the draft in Caleb Downs (13:30).

Then, Colin is joined by legendary sportswriter, commentator and the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University, J.A. Adande to talk about his new sports podcast with Chuck Todd called “Dynastic”, which does deep dives into some of the most legendary franchises in sports history.

They begin with the LIV Tour looking like it’s going belly up and why it wasn’t treated seriously by the broadcast networks & sports media. They discuss the questionable ethics of LIV being funded by the Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund and the potential of that type of money flowing into the coffers of other American sports leagues (21:30).

Finally, they discuss the longstanding MJ vs LeBron debate and compare the major differences in the eras they play in, and J.A. explains that there were two different eras of Michael Jordan and how Jordan eventually became trapped by his fame (28:30).

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J.A. Adande On Steelers + Dodgers Dynasties, The Myth Of Michael Jordan, NIL, LIV Golf Crashes Out Apr 29, 2026

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Colin is joined by legendary sportswriter, commentator and the Director of Sports Journalism at Northwestern University, J.A. Adande to talk about his new sports podcast with Chuck Todd called “Dynastic”, which does deep dives into some of the most legendary franchises in sports history.

They move to Dynastic choosing the 70s Steelers as one of their first dynasties to cover, and what J.A. learned about covering that team. J.A. explains how the Steelers were ahead of the curve on drafting from HBCUs and why being racially progressive was a huge reason for their success (10:30).

They pivot to the Dodgers and discuss the lasting legacy of Sonny Koufax despite his career being so short, and why international players have long been a key to the Dodgers success (16:00).

They discuss the longstanding MJ vs LeBron debate and compare the major differences in the eras they play in, and J.A. explains that there were two different eras of Michael Jordan and how Jordan eventually became trapped by his fame (25:00).

They break down the massive changes to college sports in the NIL era and why it’s ultimately been a net positive for both the athletes and the fans and J.A. argues they should professionalize the relationship with player contracts (30:30).

Finally, they discuss the current state of sports journalism and J.A. emphasizes the distinction between sports journalism & sports media, and explains his worries about the future of the journalistic side of the business (36:00).

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