Rich Eisen· Oct 5, 2026
Eisen backed the Cowboys as the team to beat in the NFC East, the Vikings to win the NFC North and the Jaguars to repeat as AFC South champs with double-digit wins, and co-signed Kenneth Walker as an Offensive Player of the Year candidate; he also expects Dallas to beat the winless Buccaneers and Jacksonville to handle Philadelphia and Houston.
“The Vikings should win the division with that defense 1000%.”
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9 checkable claims — 3 division winners, 3 game outcome picks, 1 award pick, 1 contract call and 1 season win total — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet.
It names 6 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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Who this take is about
The games in this take
- Buccaneers at Cowboys 14 calls
- Eagles at Jaguars 9 calls
- Texans at Jaguars 6 calls
9 checkable claims in this take
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
- Division WinnersJacksonville JaguarsOct 5, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
“And they are without question the class of their division. I mean, they're going to repeat as the AFC South Yeah. No doubt. Winners.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksJacksonville JaguarsOct 5, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Philadelphia
“their next two are in London against Philadelphia on NFL Network... and then they welcome in the Texans. Two teams that they should just bat around the way that things are going right now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Contract CallsBryce YoungOct 5, 2026
Bryce Young to sign a new deal
“We're not we're not wondering anymore if he's gonna get a new contract from Carolina. Like, this is this is it.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersDallas CowboysOct 5, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to win the division
“I'm still putting the Cowboys in that Okay. Department Okay. After what the Eagles have looked like.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Division WinnersMinnesota VikingsOct 5, 2026
Minnesota Vikings to win the division
“The Vikings should win the division with that defense 1000%.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Season Win TotalsJacksonville JaguarsOct 5, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to finish with 10–17 wins
“They got they got a double digit win season right there in front of them with health.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Kenneth Walker III to win Offensive Player of the Year
“So this is not in any way, shape, or form an overreaction. If he continues to run like this and, you know, threatens 2,000 yards, he will be the offensive player of the year mix and perhaps win it.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksDallas CowboysOct 5, 2026
Dallas Cowboys to beat Bucks
“They're kicking off week five on Thursday night against the Bucks team that has a rookie backup starting with no wins. That looks to me like a three and two record.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
- Game Outcome PicksJacksonville JaguarsOct 5, 2026
Jacksonville Jaguars to beat Texans
“and then they welcome in the Texans. Two teams that they should just bat around the way that things are going right now.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
What others said about the same people
- Tyler BrownGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Brown expects a grind of a game that the Raiders keep close, but believes Kansas City's weapons and experience in tight games carry the Chiefs to the win.
- Jordan FooteGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Foote doubts the Raiders' hot start is sustainable and picks the Chiefs to win on the road by one score.
- Joshua BriscoGame Outcome Picks · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Brisco expects the Raiders' edge rushers and Brock Bowers to create matchup problems, but picks Kansas City to win a close Week 4 game as the better overall team.
- Lance ZierleinScore Predictions · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 95Predicts the Jaguars win in overtime at Cincinnati, 27-24, on a Cam Little field goal to move to 3-1.
- Ben McWilliamsScore Predictions · Jacksonville JaguarsHit · 100Predicts both of Week 4's 'cat' games — Jaguars at Bengals and Lions at Panthers — produce at least 85 combined points, the highest-scoring games between cat teams in NFL history.
- Dan ParrScore Predictions · Kansas City ChiefsHit · 100Picked winners and exact scores for every Week 4 game, taking the 49ers to move to 4-0 over Denver, the Saints at home on Monday night and the Steelers in Cleveland.
More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
- Daniel DiBerardinisDivision Winners · Atlanta FalconsMiss · 0Danny D predicts Sonny Styles goes in the top ten (maybe top five), doesn't think Ty Simpson goes before late first round, says Kenyon Sadiq lands with the Rams at 13, and picks the Falcons to win the NFC South while naming the Bengals an AFC bounce-back team. He also gives a Final Four of Michigan, Florida, Purdue and Arizona with Michigan winning.
- Colin CowherdDivision Winners · New York GiantsMiss · 0Cowherd projects the NFC East with the Giants winning the division ahead of Philadelphia, Washington and Dallas, pegging the Cowboys as a six- or seven-win team. He also expects Malik Willis to land a big free-agent deal, Kayvon Thibodeaux to be moved, and Baltimore to lose Isaiah Likely, and he floats the Rams reaching on Ty Simpson late in round one.
- Colin CowherdDivision Winners · Los Angeles ChargersMiss · 0Cowherd unveiled his top 10 NFL teams entering next season, with Seattle first, the Rams second and the Chiefs tenth, and separately picked the Chargers to win the AFC West.
- Colin CowherdDivision Winners · Baltimore RavensMiss · 0Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. He also names the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.
- Danny ParkinsDivision Winners · Baltimore RavensMiss · 0Parkins lays the points with the Eagles and Cowboys, takes Baltimore to beat Pittsburgh and win the AFC North, picks Carolina over Tampa Bay and Seattle over San Francisco, and says he'd probably pick the Rams to come out of the NFC.
- Cynthia FrelundDivision Winners · Houston TexansMiss · 0Freeland's model has the Chargers winning straight up in Dallas, the Texans winning big over the Raiders and going on to win the AFC South, the Lions beating the Steelers by six, the Saints beating the Jets, and the Packers beating the Bears; she also sees the AFC's Super Bowl representative being either Denver or Houston.