Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 12, 2025

Eisen delivered their Week 11 NFL power rankings, placing the Rams first, the Eagles second and the Patriots third, and defended including the 4-5 Ravens and the Chiefs at 10 and 9. They also named Jonathan Taylor their MVP through ten weeks.

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1 of 2calls landed1 hit · 1 miss · all settled

40.9Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

11.2A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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The Rams for the first time this year are atop my power rankings after eleven weeks.

Rich Eisen, the lead quote · each call’s own words are below

Where it was said: The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode: Hour 2: NFL Power Rankings, Skenes to Yankees?? Plus ESPN’s Brian Windhorst
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SaidNov 12, 2025
GradedAug 13, 2026

1Power Rankings“Number 10, the four and five Baltimore Ravens are on this list... put up number nine. They are the Chiefs... Los Angeles chargers at eight... They're seventh on the list [Broncos]... Detroit Lions... I'm putting the Colts here... Up one spot, the Seattle Seahawks... I'm putting your patriots here... the Eagles here at two... the Rams for the first time this year are atop my power rankings”
2Jonathan Taylor to win MVP“through the first ten weeks, I I I I gotta go with Jonathan Taylor as the MVP of this league”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
“Number 10, the four and five Baltimore Ravens are on this…”¹	Power Rankings	—	81.82	22.42	+85.53
Jonathan Taylor to win MVP²	Award Picks	Matthew Stafford won	0	0	0
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled			40.9	11.2

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 award pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 2 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 2 have settled, averaging 40.9 out of 100, against 11.2 for a naive guess at the same calls.

Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

1Power Rankings
“Number 10, the four and five Baltimore Ravens are on this list... put up number nine. They are the Chiefs... Los Angeles chargers at eight... They're seventh on the list [Broncos]... Detroit Lions... I'm putting the Colts here... Up one spot, the Seattle Seahawks... I'm putting your patriots here... the Eagles here at two... the Rams for the first time this year are atop my power rankings”
VerdictHit
81.82Hit · naive 22.42
81.82this call22.42a naive guess59.4better than naive1.44difficulty+85.53skill
How this was scored
skill:
85.53
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
81.82
baseline:
22.42
difficulty:
1.44
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
10
weeks left when called:
8
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2Award Picks Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor to win MVP
What happenedMatthew Stafford woncalled Jonathan Taylor
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive1.44difficulty0skill
How this was scored
award:
mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Jonathan Taylor
season:
2025
who won:
Matthew Stafford
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1.44
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
8
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
40.9naive 11.2