Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 9, 2026
Eisen unveiled their week one power rankings with the Rams first and Seahawks second, picked the Rams over the Bills in Super Bowl 61 with Josh Allen as MVP, and said the Lions and Jaguars will win their divisions.
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What Rich Eisen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI have them winning the AFC. The Buffalo Bills are here.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2: Week 1 NFL Power Rankings, plus NFL Network Analyst Kurt Warner
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- 1Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl“you and I had the same Super Bowl sixty one prediction of Rams over Bills”
- 2Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl“Five. I have them winning the AFC. The Buffalo Bills are here.”
- 3Power Rankings“My first power rankings of the season... I'm putting the Bears at 10... at nine, I'm putting the Houston Texans... the chargers are eight... Number seven are the Eagles... at six, the New England Patriots... The Buffalo Bills are here [five]... Four is Dallas... Three is Denver... I put them at two in their title defense, and I put the Rams at one”
- 4Josh Allen to win MVP“Josh Allen's my MVP choice.”
- 5Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs“I might be proven correct with a run to the playoffs by Jacksonville again”
- 6Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl“the same Super Bowl sixty one prediction of Rams over Bills”
- 7Detroit Lions to win the division“I think the Lions are winning the division at the end of the day”
- 8Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division“I I have the Jaguars winning the division at the end of the day”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl1 | Super Bowl Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| “My first power rankings of the season... I'm putting the Bears…”3 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Josh Allen to win MVP4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs5 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl6 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division7 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division8 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| 8 calls · 8 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
8 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 2 division winners, 1 award pick, 1 playoff pick, 1 power ranking and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
Their call against the record
Their call against what actually happened last time. Not yet settled.
1Super Bowl PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to win the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Conference ChampionsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“My first power rankings of the season... I'm putting the Bears at 10... at nine, I'm putting the Houston Texans... the chargers are eight... Number seven are the Eagles... at six, the New England Patriots... The Buffalo Bills are here [five]... Four is Dallas... Three is Denver... I put them at two in their title defense, and I put the Rams at one”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksJosh AllenBuffalo Bills
Josh Allen to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Playoff PicksJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
6Conference ChampionsLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
7Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
8Division WinnersJacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville Jaguars to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
Others on the same people
Pete Prisco · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
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Breech picked the Bills to beat the Vikings on Monday night by a score of 24-17.Jordan Dajani · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 62
Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.Colin Cowherd · Trade and Signing Calls · Matthew Stafford · Hit 100
Cowherd predicts Matt Stafford stays with the Rams rather than moving on, and says Travis Hunter may underachieve because they're being asked to play both ways — Cowherd doubts they're a No. 1 receiver and would slot them as a No. 2 receiver while being a No. 1 corner.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.Connor "Boston Connor" Campbell · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
Connor expects a tight first half in Denver before New England pulls away in the second half and advances to the Super Bowl.