Mitchell Eisenstein#62 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 4, 2025

Mitchell picked the Rams to win the NFC West, the Lions to win the NFC North at 12-5 over a 12-5 Packers team, and a Lions Super Bowl win over the Bills. They also tabbed Jared Verse as a dark-horse Defensive Player of the Year, Kenneth Walker as a fantasy league-winner, and Jameson Williams as a top-20 receiver.

Said on air or in an interview · The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)Hear the original

0 of 9calls landed2 close calls · 7 misses · 1 waiting

9.8Average accuracyout of 100, across 9 calls

14.4A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

9 of 10Settled1 still waiting

#62Mitchell Eisenstein’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Mitchell Eisenstein said

I said, the Detroit Lions win in twelve games, twelve and five.

Mitchell Eisenstein, the lead quote

Where it was said: The Richard Sherman Podcast (podcast)
The episode: Richard Sherman Podcast - NFL 2025 Predictions: NFC West Champs: 49ers or Seahawks, Packers Rising, Eagles-Chiefs Super Bowl Rematch?
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SaidSep 4, 2025
GradedAug 7–17, 2026

Box score, by kind

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Close	Misses	Waiting
Conference Champions	0	2	0
Division Winners	0	2	0
Positional Finishes	0	1	0
Super Bowl Picks	0	1	0
Season Win Totals	2	0	0
Award Picks	0	1	0
Surprise Team Calls	0	0	1
All	2	7	1

How each call scored

10 checkable claims — 2 conference champions, 2 division winners, 2 season win totals, 1 award pick, 1 positional finish, 1 super bowl pick and 1 surprise team call — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 7 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

9 of 10 have settled so far, averaging 9.8 out of 100, against 14.4 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.

Conference Champions2 missesShow ▸

Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“Richard, I got the Lions playing the Bills lines coming away victorious.”
Detroit Lions
NE and SEA wonpicked DET
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
DET
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
reached the Super Bowl:
no
lost the conference final:
no
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Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
“I got the Lions playing the Bills”
Buffalo Bills
NE and SEA wonpicked BUF
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
BUF
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champions:
NE, SEA
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's conference champions
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
reached the Super Bowl:
no
lost the conference final:
no
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Division Winners2 missesShow ▸

Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“I think the La Rams, I think this is their division this year.”
Los Angeles Rams
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
they picked:
LAR
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
LAR
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's winner of the same division
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
won the division:
no
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Detroit Lions to win the division
“the Detroit Lions won that tiebreaker and win the division”
Detroit Lions
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
division winners read off the bracket: the bye teams and the wild-card hosts
they picked:
DET
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
the naive pick:
DET
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
last season's winner of the same division
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
won the division:
no
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Positional Finishes1 missShow ▸

Jameson Williams to finish top 20 at his position, by receiving yards
“I see Jamison Williams firmly as a top twenty wide receiver statistically this year in the league.”
Jameson Williams Detroit Lions
Finished #9called #20 · by receiving yards
8.33Miss
8.33 − 0 naive = 8.33 × 2 difficulty = +16.67 skill
How this was scored
skill:
16.67
player:
Jameson Williams
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
12
accuracy:
8.33
baseline:
0
position:
WR
ranked by:
receiving yards
difficulty:
2
the naive guess:
where he finished last season
weeks in the season:
18
naive finish:
21
actual finish:
9
weeks left when called:
18
predicted finish:
20
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Super Bowl Picks1 missShow ▸

Detroit Lions to win the Super Bowl
“I got the Lions playing the Bills lines coming away victorious.”
Detroit Lions
SEA won itpicked DET
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
they picked:
DET
season:
2025
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
champion:
SEA
runner up:
NE
the naive pick:
PHI
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Season Win Totals2 close callsShow ▸

Green Bay Packers to finish with 12 wins
“I think they both finished twelve and five, and I think somehow, some way, the Detroit Lions won that tiebreaker and win the division.”
Green Bay Packers
9called 12
40Close
40 − 85 naive = −45 × 2 difficulty = −90 skill
How this was scored
team:
GB
naive:
9.75
skill:
−90
what happened:
9
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
40
baseline:
85
they said:
12
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Detroit Lions to finish with 12 wins
“But I'm telling you, I said, the Detroit Lions win in twelve games, twelve and five.”
Detroit Lions
9called 12
40Close
40 − 45 naive = −5 × 2 difficulty = −10 skill
How this was scored
team:
DET
naive:
11.75
skill:
−10
what happened:
9
season:
2025
zero credit this far off:
5
accuracy:
40
baseline:
45
they said:
12
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Award Picks1 missShow ▸

Jared Verse to win Defensive Player of the Year
“Dark horse candidate for Defensive Player of the Year. You've heard it here first, Jared Verse.”
Jared Verse
Myles Garrett woncalled Jared Verse
0Miss
0 − 0 naive = 0 × 2 difficulty = 0 skill
How this was scored
award:
defensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Pat Surtain II, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Jared Verse
season:
2025
who won:
Myles Garrett
correct:
no
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
2
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
18
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Surprise Team Calls1 waitingShow ▸

Seattle Seahawks to beat expectations
“Seattle to me looks like a team that could surprise a lot of folks this year.”
Seattle Seahawks
—Waiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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Sherman picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams comfortably at home, 27-17, with a defensive score, and says the winner of that NFC Championship game will win the Super Bowl. They also pick the Patriots to win comfortably in Denver, 21-15, and assumes Matthew Stafford will be named league MVP.
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Sherman refused to pick the 49ers-Seahawks divisional game, calling it a pick'em that comes down to the last possession, but they picked Chicago over the Rams, Denver over Buffalo, and Houston 17-9 over New England, while reaffirming their preseason call of the Broncos reaching the Super Bowl.