Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 17, 2025

Eisen argues the Bengals' season isn't over without Joe Burrow, projecting Jake Browning to go a game over .500 the rest of the way for a 10-7 finish that could earn a wild card, and they think Cincinnati can beat Minnesota to go 3-0. They also gave a top-five MVP list through two weeks (Josh Allen first) and said Jonathan Taylor is on pace to win the rushing title.

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1 of 4calls landed1 hit · 3 misses · all settled

25.8Average accuracyout of 100, across 4 calls

59.2A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

4 of 4Settlednone still waiting

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Why would anybody be surprised if Jake Browning goes one game over 500? That's ten and seven the rest of the way.

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The episode: Hour 1: NFL Network’s Kurt Warner, Rich’s Top 5 NFL MVP Candidates through Week 2
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SaidSep 17, 2025
GradedAug 13, 2026

1Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 10 wins“Why would anybody be surprised if Jake Browning goes one game over 500? That's ten and seven the rest of the way. Ten and seven might make the playoffs. Season is not over.”
2Cincinnati Bengals to beat Minnesota“And I think the Bengals can go to three and o this week potentially.”
3Josh Allen to win MVP“So I'm putting him two and Josh Allen one... it might wind up with Josh Allen one.”
4Jonathan Taylor to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards“Jonathan Taylor is, you know, on a pace to potentially win the rushing title this year.”

Box score

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Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 10 wins¹	Season Win Totals	6	20	45	−47.25
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Minnesota²	Game Outcome Picks	—	0	100	−189
Josh Allen to win MVP³	Award Picks	Matthew Stafford won	0	0	0
Jonathan Taylor to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards⁴	Positional Finishes	Finished #3	83.33	91.67	−15.75
4 calls · 1 hit · 3 misses · all settled			25.8	59.2

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive

4 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 game outcome pick, 1 positional finish and 1 season win total — 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 25.8 out of 100, against 59.2 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.

Where this call stands in the room

Cincinnati Bengals · 2025 season · wins

Rich Eisen — 10 winsthe room — 4 calls from 3 punditsmedian 9 winswhat happened — 6 wins

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Their call against what happened

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10They said

6What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Season Win Totals Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to finish with 10 wins
What happened6called 10
20Miss · naive 45
20this call45a naive guess−25worse than naive1.89difficulty−47.25skill
How this was scored
team:
CIN
naive:
8.75
skill:
−47.25
what happened:
6
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
20
baseline:
45
they said:
10
difficulty:
1.89
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
16
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2Game Outcome Picks Cincinnati Bengals
Cincinnati Bengals to beat Minnesota
VerdictMiss
0Miss · naive 100
0this call100a naive guess−100worse than naive1.89difficulty−189skill
Closing line (Sep 21): Vikings by 3 · underdog pick, Bengals 41%.
How this was scored
won:
MIN
score:
10-48
skill:
−189
they picked:
CIN
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
MIN
difficulty:
1.89
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
16
Think this is wrong?
3Award Picks Josh Allen
Josh Allen to win MVP
What happenedMatthew Stafford woncalled Josh Allen
0Miss · naive 0
0this call0a naive guess0better than naive1.89difficulty0skill
How this was scored
award:
mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Josh Allen
season:
2025
who won:
Matthew Stafford
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1.89
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
16
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4Positional Finishes Jonathan Taylor Indianapolis Colts
Jonathan Taylor to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards
What happenedFinished #3called #1 · by rushing yards
83.33Hit · naive 91.67
83.33this call91.67a naive guess−8.34worse than naive1.89difficulty−15.75skill
How this was scored
skill:
−15.75
player:
Jonathan Taylor
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
12
accuracy:
83.33
baseline:
91.67
position:
RB
ranked by:
rushing yards
difficulty:
1.89
the naive guess:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
4
actual finish:
3
weeks left when called:
16
predicted finish:
1
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The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
25.8naive 59.2

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