Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 7, 2025
Eisen stuck with their preseason call of a Chiefs three-peat, predicting a 32-26 Kansas City win with Patrick Mahomes as Super Bowl MVP.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI have a thirty two twenty six final.
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- SaidFeb 7, 2025
- GradedAug 13–Oct 9, 2026
- 1Patrick Mahomes to win Super Bowl MVP“Patrick Mahomes is gonna be the MVP, and he's gonna join Shaq and Michael Jordan as the, only human beings to win the MVP of their sports championship game”
- 2Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl“I predicted on our show ... that the Kansas City Chiefs would in fact be the three pea champions of this league. And I saw it then, and I'm seeing it now.”
- 3Kansas City Chiefs 32 — Eagles 26“And I think that the Chiefs are winning this football game, and they're gonna win it with yet another 30 burger... I have a thirty two twenty six final.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patrick Mahomes to win Super Bowl MVP1 | Award Picks | Jalen Hurts won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl2 | Super Bowl Picks | PHI won it | 50 | 50 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs 32 — Eagles 263 | Score Predictions | — | 21.43 | 62.56 | −41.14 | |
| 3 calls · 1 close call · 2 misses · all settled | 23.8 | 37.5 | ||||
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How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive3 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 score prediction and 1 super bowl pick — 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 3 have settled, averaging 23.8 out of 100, against 37.5 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.
1Award PicksPatrick MahomesKansas City Chiefs
Patrick Mahomes to win Super Bowl MVP
What happenedJalen Hurts woncalled Patrick Mahomes0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- super_bowl_mvp
- naive:
- the naive pick was Patrick Mahomes, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Patrick Mahomes
- season:
- 2024
- who won:
- Jalen Hurts
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
2Super Bowl PicksKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
What happenedPHI won itpicked KC50Close · naive 5050this call−50a naive guess=0better than naive×1difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 50
- baseline:
- 50
- champion:
- PHI
- runner up:
- KC
- the naive pick:
- KC
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
3Score PredictionsKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs 32 — Eagles 26
VerdictMiss21.43Miss · naive 62.5621.43this call−62.56a naive guess=−41.13worse than naive×1difficulty=−41.14skillClosing line (Feb 9): Chiefs by 1.5, total 48.5 · this 32–26 calls a bigger Chiefs win (by 6) and more points (58).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- score:
- 22-40
- skill:
- −41.14
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2024
- accuracy:
- 21.43
- baseline:
- 62.56
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- actual margin:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- naive home margin:
- 2.28
- predicted margin:
- 6
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
23.8naive 37.5
Who this take is about
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More score predictions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 95
Dajani picks the Commanders to edge the Giants 21-20 on Thursday and the Chiefs to beat the Falcons 26-20 in Week 10.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 100
Sullivan takes the Commanders 24-21 over the Giants on Thursday night and calls for a Steelers upset of the Bengals, 27-24, in Week 10.Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Miss 36
Prisco picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 23-14 on Thursday night and the Lions to beat the Patriots 30-24 in Munich.John Breech · Score Predictions · Washington Commanders · Hit 90
Breech picks the Commanders to upset the Giants on Thursday night, 24-17, and takes the Texans to beat the Browns 24-16 in Week 10 behind a pass rush that should batter Deshaun Watson.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders 20-14 on Thursday night and takes the Packers over the Vikings 17-14 in a low-scoring Week 10 game.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · New York Giants · Close 43
Dubin picks the Giants to beat the Commanders at home on Thursday night, projecting a 20-14 final score.