Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 26, 2026

They argued Minnesota's defense will carry them into the playoffs despite their offense, said both Seattle and San Francisco will make the postseason out of the West, and predicted the Rams get back to.500 by beating the Chargers.

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1 of 1calls landed1 hit · 3 waiting

100Average accuracyout of 100, across 1 call

100A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

1Games calledeveryone’s picks below

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If they stay healthy, they're making the playoffs.

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SaidOct 26
PlayedNov 1
GradedNov 2

1Los Angeles Rams to beat Los Angeles Chargers“They're taking on the Los Angeles Chargers this week. So they can get back to 500... I think they're gonna get back to 500 with all due respect to the... Our neighbors across the way.”
2San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs“So the niners aren't missing it, and and the the the Seahawks are making the playoffs.”
3Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs“Not a chance against this defense. If they stay healthy, they're making the playoffs. They're six and o.”
4Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs“Seattle's making the playoffs, brother... and the the the Seahawks are making the playoffs.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Los Angeles Rams to beat Los Angeles Chargers¹	Game Outcome Picks	Rams 24–9	100	100	0
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs²	Playoff Picks	—	—	—	—
Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs³	Playoff Picks	—	—	—	—
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs⁴	Playoff Picks	—	—	—	—
4 calls · 1 hit · 3 waiting			100	100

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1 of 4 have settled so far, averaging 100 out of 100, against 100 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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1Game Outcome Picks Los Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to beat Los Angeles Chargers
What happenedRams 24–9Chargers at Rams
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.67difficulty0skill
Closing line (Nov 1): Rams by 6.5 · favorite pick, Rams 71%.
How this was scored
won:
LAR
score:
9-24
skill:
0
they picked:
LAR
season:
2026
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
LAR
difficulty:
1.67
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
12
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2Playoff Picks San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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3Playoff Picks Minnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs
VerdictWaiting
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4Playoff Picks Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to make the playoffs
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