Rich Eisen· Jan 7, 2026
Rich Eisen delivered his final traditional power rankings of the season, counting down the top 10 teams in reverse order and putting the Seahawks first, with the rest of the top four ordered by playoff seeding.
“And they enter the playoffs atop my final power ranking.”
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- Power RankingsJan 7, 2026
“The final power rankings of the season... The Buffalo Bills are tenth on this list. Number nine on the list... They're ninth on my power rankings list... Number eight... I'm putting the bears here... I'm putting the niners above them... The Houston Texans are six on the list... Up three spots into my top five. I'm putting the Rams back here... I have got the Jaguars fourth... And I have the Patriots right in front of them, and I've got the Broncos right in front of them... And they enter the playoffs atop my final power ranking. So there's that Seahawks fans.”
Hit · 93Scored 92.73a naive guess scored 43.03+49.7 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- 49.7
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 92.73
- baseline:
- 43.03
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 0
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