# Rich Eisen: Eisen delivered his Week 2 NFL power rankings, a top 10 with the Eagles first, and noted the Steelers and Buccaneers were new additions while the Lions and Broncos dropped off.

**Claimed:** Sep 10, 2025
**Pundit:** Rich Eisen — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen
**Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP2389665551.mp3?updated=1757530057

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

The call scored 59.4 out of 100, against 37.6 for a naive guess at the same calls.

> So the Eagles are still atop my power rankings.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **Number 10 in the power rankings list are the Pittsburgh Steelers... Number nine, down seven spots are the Kansas City Chiefs... Number eight on the list, the Los Angeles Rams... Seventh on my power rankings are your Tampa Bay Buccaneers... Number six. Down three spots Are the Baltimore Ravens... Number five, up four spots... The Los Angeles Chargers... Number four on the list, up three spots. I'm putting the commanders here... I'm putting the Bills at three... Packers are up three... So the Eagles are still atop my power rankings.**
  - Kind: Power Rankings
  - Verdict: scored 59.39 out of 100, against 37.58 for a naive guess

## More power rankings

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Anthony Gargano: Gargano also took Indiana over Miami as a mismatch, but split from Schwartz on wild card weekend by picking the Bears over the Packers and the Bills over the Jaguars, while liking the Patriots and Texans and ranking the Rams, Eagles and Bills as the top remaining contenders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfced042-234b-430c-b75f-0ba86fa26db1 (scored 75)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman said he would have ranked Indianapolis first and Green Bay second in the power rankings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9bb86df-648c-4619-af5c-975a5fd573ed (scored 0)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman offered his own tweaks to the Week 6 power rankings, placing Green Bay eighth and Dallas eleventh, while bumping Jacksonville and Denver up a spot and putting Tampa Bay ahead of Buffalo. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ce97763f-e088-456e-bc6f-1767bd4f7a9f (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman argued Baltimore is better than Washington, i.e. the Ravens should be ranked above the Commanders in Eisen's top 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/68440cfc-4ea8-42c5-af86-1420891e8ba8 (scored 100)
- TJ Jefferson on Washington Commanders: Jefferson picks Washington to win the NFC East with the Giants last, and takes the Chiefs to beat the Packers in Super Bowl 60. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0a51dc08-66bf-4a77-8bdc-617be75ab349 (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman orders the NFC East with Philadelphia first and Dallas last, calls the Giants a surprise team, and picks Green Bay to beat Baltimore in the Super Bowl with the Ravens earning home field in the AFC. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c154ba31-5134-415d-87cf-b7d9c5240087 (scored 70)

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