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Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Jan 16, 2026

Eisen ranked their top five defenses remaining in the NFL playoffs, with the Texans first, Seahawks second, Broncos third, Bills fourth and Rams fifth.

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75Close · out of 100
Position Group RankingsThe callsettled
90A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
75This callout of 100
#38Rich Eisen’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Rich Eisen said

I'm putting the Texans there at number one.
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Where it was said
The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode
Hour 3: Rich’s Top 5 Defenses in the NFL Playoffs, Eagles’ Offseason Decisions, plus Rams RB Blake Corum
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  1. SaidJan 16
  2. GradedSep 18

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One checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.

The call scored 75 out of 100, against 90 for a naive guess at the same calls.

The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.

  1. Position Group Rankings

    “Top five defenses left in the National Football League playoffs presented by Hyundai... I'm putting the Rams fifth on my list right here... So I'm putting the Bills fourth on the list... I'm putting the Broncos here, third on the list... It's the Seattle Seahawks. They're two on the list... I'm putting the Texans number one.”

    VerdictClose
    75Close · naive 90
    75this call90a naive guess−15worse than naive1difficulty−15skill
    How this was scored
    best:
    DEN
    unit:
    defense
    skill:
    −15
    method:
    spearman
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    75
    baseline:
    90
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    teams ranked:
    5
    weeks left when called:
    0
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