Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 24, 2025
In running through their top Week 8 matchups, Eisen said the Ravens' run starts now against the Bears, expected the Eagles to handle the Giants rather than be upset, argued the Cowboys are set up to win the NFC East, and said they're voting for Javonte Williams as Comeback Player of the Year.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromI keep saying the Ravens can go on a run. It starts now.
- Where it was said
- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: NFL Week 8’s Top 5 Games, plus 2-Time Oscar Nominee Michael Shannon In-Studio
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- SaidOct 24, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Dallas Cowboys to win the division“the Cowboys are set up. They're set up to win this division.”
- 2Philadelphia Eagles to beat Giants“If they win this game, they're four three and one while the Eagles take on the Giants. I'm not expecting that to be the upset.”
- 3Baltimore Ravens to beat Bears“I keep saying the e Ravens can go on a run. It starts now. It starts now, and it starts against the Bears team that's won four in a row”
- 4Javonte Williams to win Comeback Player of the Year“Javonte Williams has shown up in a way you didn't see coming. Comeback player of the year. Get familiar... I'm still voting for him.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | 0 | 100 | −161 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to beat Giants2 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Ravens to beat Bears3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| Javonte Williams to win Comeback Player of the Year4 | Award Picks | Christian McCaffrey won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 50 | 75 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 2 game outcome picks, 1 award pick and 1 division winner — 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.
All 4 have settled, averaging 50 out of 100, against 75 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.
1Division WinnersDallas Cowboys
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
VerdictMiss0Miss · naive 1000this call−100a naive guess=−100worse than naive×1.61difficulty=−161skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- −161
- method:
- division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
- they picked:
- DAL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- the naive guess:
- last season's winner of the same division
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- won the division:
- no
2Game Outcome PicksPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Giants
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.61difficulty=0skillClosing line (Oct 26): Eagles by 7 · favorite pick, Eagles about 3 in 4 (76%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- PHI
- score:
- 20-38
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- PHI
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 11
3Game Outcome PicksBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to beat Bears
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.61difficulty=0skillClosing line (Oct 26): Ravens by 2.5 · favorite pick, Ravens 57%.
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- BAL
- score:
- 16-30
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- BAL
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- the naive pick:
- BAL
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 11
4Award PicksJavonte WilliamsDallas Cowboys
Javonte Williams to win Comeback Player of the Year
What happenedChristian McCaffrey woncalled Javonte Williams0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.61difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- comeback_player_of_the_year
- naive:
- the naive pick was Joe Burrow, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Javonte Williams
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Christian McCaffrey
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.61
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 11
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
50naive 75
Who this take is about
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The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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