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Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 11, 2026

Eisen delivered their final NFL power rankings of the season, a top 10 with the Super Bowl champion Seahawks first, the Rams second and the Patriots third, ahead of the Bears, Broncos, 49ers, Bills, Packers, Texans and Jaguars.

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73Close · out of 100
Power RankingsThe callsettled
41.21A naive guessthe same call, no knowledge
73.33This callout of 100
#38Rich Eisen’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Rich Eisen said

Seahawks, Rams, Pats, Bears, Broncos, Niners, Bills, Packers, Texans, Jaguars, my final NFL power rankings.
Rich Eisen’s words, quoted for attribution
The episode
Hour 3: Final NFL Power Rankings, plus Basketball Hall of Famer Dwight Howard In-Studio
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  1. SaidFeb 11
  2. GradedAug 13

How the call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

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

The call scored 73.3 out of 100, against 41.2 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. Power Rankings

    “Seahawks, Rams, Pats, Bears, Broncos, Niners, Bills, Packers, Texans, Jaguars, my final NFL power rankings.”

    VerdictClose
    73.33Close · naive 41.21
    73.33this call41.21a naive guess32.12better than naive1difficulty+32.12skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    32.12
    method:
    spearman
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    73.33
    baseline:
    41.21
    difficulty:
    1
    weeks in the season:
    18
    teams ranked:
    10
    weeks left when called:
    0
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