Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Oct 22, 2025

Eisen gave their Week 8 NFL power rankings, naming the Lions No. 1, Colts No. 2, and dropping the Buccaneers eight spots to No. 9 and the Bills to No. 10. They also said Justin Fields would likely start for the Jets against Cincinnati if Tyrod Taylor can't go.

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1 of 2calls landed1 hit · 1 miss · all settled

64.6Average accuracyout of 100, across 2 calls

57.5A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

2 of 2Settlednone still waiting

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What Rich Eisen said

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I just have the lines, number one, because I just think they're the best team in football.

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SaidOct 22, 2025
GradedAug 13, 2026

1Justin Fields to be 1st on the depth chart“And it might be Justin Fields, the starting quarterback of the Jets by default... And guess who's the guy this week? It's gonna be Justin Fields. If Terrod Taylor can't go.”
2Power Rankings“Alright. Here are my week eight power rankings presented by Sonos... The Bills are a 10... down eight spots to number nine [Buccaneers]... Up two spots. I'm putting the Patriots here... Number seven [Broncos]... the five and two Los Angeles Rams... They're sixth on my list... Number five... are the Philadelphia Eagles... the Kansas City Chiefs... Number four... Number three is the number one team in the NFC right now... Number four one and one Green Bay Packers... Number two on this list. Up one spot are the team with the best record in the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts... I just have the lines, number one”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
Justin Fields to be 1st on the depth chart¹	Depth Chart Calls	No. 1	100	91.67	+13.42
“Alright. Here are my week eight power rankings presented by…”²	Power Rankings	—	29.17	23.33	+9.39
2 calls · 1 hit · 1 miss · all settled			64.6	57.5

How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

2 checkable claims — 1 depth chart call and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

All 2 have settled, averaging 64.6 out of 100, against 57.5 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.

Their call against what happened

1They said

1What happened

Their call against what actually happened.

1Depth Chart Calls Justin Fields New York Jets
Justin Fields to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards
100Hit · naive 91.67
100this call91.67a naive guess8.33better than naive1.61difficulty+13.42skill
How this was scored
club:
NYJ
skill:
13.42
player:
Justin Fields
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
91.67
position:
QB
naive slot:
2
actual slot:
1
difficulty:
1.61
measured by:
passing yards
the naive guess:
where he sat last season
weeks in the season:
18
predicted slot:
1
weeks left when called:
11
Think this is wrong?
2Power Rankings Detroit Lions
“Alright. Here are my week eight power rankings presented by Sonos... The Bills are a 10... down eight spots to number nine [Buccaneers]... Up two spots. I'm putting the Patriots here... Number seven [Broncos]... the five and two Los Angeles Rams... They're sixth on my list... Number five... are the Philadelphia Eagles... the Kansas City Chiefs... Number four... Number three is the number one team in the NFC right now... Number four one and one Green Bay Packers... Number two on this list. Up one spot are the team with the best record in the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts... I just have the lines, number one”
VerdictMiss
29.17Miss · naive 23.33
29.17this call23.33a naive guess5.84better than naive1.61difficulty+9.39skill
How this was scored
skill:
9.39
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
29.17
baseline:
23.33
difficulty:
1.61
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
9
weeks left when called:
11
Think this is wrong?
All
The take as a whole
the average of 2 settled calls, each counted once
64.6naive 57.5

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