Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 1, 2025
Eisen agreed the Giants would be in the playoff hunt all season, endorsed Brockman's 49ers/Brock Purdy call as not an overreaction, and said the Broncos should make the playoffs while rejecting the idea that four 2024-class quarterbacks all reach the postseason.
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What Rich Eisen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Giants are gonna be sniffing the playoffs the whole season.
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- Overreaction Monday (podcast)
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- NFL 2025 Season Preview: Cowboys Will Sink, 49ers Will Rise, Records Will Fall
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- SaidSep 1, 2025
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- 1Denver Broncos to make the playoffs“I know Atlanta can make the playoffs. The Bidens can make the playoffs. Broncos should make the playoffs.”
- 2San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs“But to say they're going in the NFC championship game and Brock's an MVP finalist again would be an amazing season... I will not call this an overreaction”
- 3New York Giants to beat expectations“The Giants are gonna be sniffing the playoffs the whole season. I'm with you. ... Sniffing the playoffs the whole season is a good way to put it, and I think that that that categorizes is not an overreaction.”
- 4Brock Purdy to win MVP finalist“to say they're going in the NFC championship game and Brock's an MVP finalist again... I will not call this an overreaction”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos to make the playoffs1 | Playoff Picks | Made the playoffs | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | Made the playoffs | 100 | 0 | +200 | |
| New York Giants to beat expectations3 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Brock Purdy to win MVP finalist4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 waiting | 100 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 2 playoff picks, 1 award pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
2 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 50 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.
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×2difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- DEN
- skill:
- 0
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive guess said:
- yes
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- yes
- weeks left when called:
- 18
2Playoff PicksSan Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×2difficulty=+200skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- team:
- SF
- skill:
- 200
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive guess said:
- no
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- made the playoffs:
- yes
- weeks left when called:
- 18
3Surprise Team CallsNew York Giants
New York Giants to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksBrock PurdySan Francisco 49ers
Brock Purdy to win MVP finalist
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
100naive 50
Who this take is about
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More playoff picks
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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