The Herd with Colin Cowherd

Former NFL scout John Middlekauff reacts to the Seattle Seahawks dominating defensive performance over the New England Patriots in "The Big Game." He talks about how this Seahawks team looked as impressive as the Legion of Boom defensive teams. Next, John talks about what happened to New England and if he thinks the Patriots should be concerned about the future or if this is a team that should get back to this game.
Later, John dives into the other news of the weekend surrounding the NFL starting with a few QB's that could be on the move, reacting to Matt Stafford winning the MVP, and finally his reaction to Lindsey Vonn's fall in the Olympics.
Finally, John answers your questions in this episode's mailbag segment.
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Colin’s joined by John Middlekauff, host of “3 and Out” to react to the Seahawks dominating win over the Patriots in the Super Bowl.
They start with Seattle’s dominating defense pressuring Drake Maye all night and the Patriots offensive line being overwhelmed (2:45) . Colin highlights the arc of Sam Darnold’s career and that with the right coaching he was an effective game manager that didn’t make a big mistake in the biggest moment (5:15).
They point to New England’s defense getting tired in the second half due to their offense being unable to stay on the field and the dam finally breaking… but Colin argues that New England is still in a “rebuild” stage despite being in the Super BowL (9:30).
They evaluate a Seahawks roster that doesn’t have an apparent “need” and debate what pieces they should look to add to their Super Bowl winning roster (14:15), and Colin argues there haven’t been many better stories in NFL history than Sam Darnold (23:15). Colin says Drake Maye has nothing to hang his head about and lost to one of the best teams in the last decade… but that Drake wasn’t ready for this moment (31:30).
They look ahead to the 2026 season and predict which teams will be back in postseason contention & who won’t, and they agree the Seahawks GM John Schneider has locked up his case for the Hall of Fame (37:45).
Finally, Colin believes the ups and downs of Sam Darnold’s career will lead him to continue taking team friendly deals in a favorable situation (53:00), and they agree the Seahawks sale price just went up by a billion dollars (1:00:30).
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Join Joe Pisapia, Pat Fitzmaurice, Scott Bogman, and special guest Steve Muench from ESPN as they make their first-round picks and predictions for every team in their maiden 2026 NFL Mock Draft!
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Nick Wright breaks down Sam Darnold's Seattle Seahawks taking on Drake Maye's New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI and the implications for both teams heading into the game. Later, Nick goes off on the people who believed Los Angeles Lakers' star LeBron James should not be an NBA All-Star before sharing his reaction to the biggest trades at the NBA trade deadline including Anthony Davis to the Washington Wizards and James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers. #Volume
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7-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady joins the show to tell Colin about the prep process for playing in the Super Bowl, what he sees from this Patriots team and why both Belichick & Kraft clearly deserve to be in the Hall of Fame
Colin lists his top 10 players in the Super Bowl
San Francisco All Pro RB Christian McCaffrey joined the show to talk about his unique relationship with Sam Darnold
Colin gives his Super Bowl predictions
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