Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 5, 2025
Eisen delivered their Week 10 power rankings, topped by the Eagles, and reiterated their season picks: the Chiefs winning the Super Bowl and the Lions winning the NFC. They also floated that Baker Mayfield could become the first quarterback to top $60 million per year, and expected the Colts to keep Daniel Jones as their quarterback going forward.
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What Rich Eisen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI think the Eagles are the best team in football game.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2: NFL Power Rankings, Colts’ Jones Plans, plus Chargers S Derwin James
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- SaidNov 5, 2025
- GradedAug 13–17, 2026
- 1Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl“The Lions are still really damn good. Again, I have them winning the NFC. And that's your Super Bowl.”
- 2Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl“Plus, I have them winning the Super Bowl this year, and I'm not dropping them out of my power rankings just because of this.”
- 3Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart“clearly, they they have to think Daniel Jones is their quarterback moving forward... It is Daniel Jones.”
- 4Power Rankings“My week 10 power rankings presented by Sonos... Number nine on this list, I knocked them down all the way from one. The lions... Number eight, down five spots are the Packers... Number seven, down five spots are the Indianapolis Colts... I moved them up three spots to six [Bills]... Number five, new to the list [Seahawks]... The New England Patriots are four... Number three... the Broncos... Up five spots. I'm putting the Rams here... And then number one... the Eagles”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl1 | Conference Champions | NE and SEA won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl2 | Super Bowl Picks | SEA won it | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart3 | Depth Chart Calls | No. 1 | 100 | 100 | 0 | |
| “My week 10 power rankings presented by Sonos... Number nine on…”4 | Power Rankings | — | 83.03 | 23.64 | +89.09 | |
| 4 calls · 2 hits · 2 misses · all settled | 45.8 | 30.9 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive4 checkable claims — 1 conference champion, 1 depth chart call, 1 power ranking and 1 super bowl pick — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 4 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 45.8 out of 100, against 30.9 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.
1Conference ChampionsDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
What happenedNE and SEA wonpicked DET0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.5difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- DET
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champions:
- NE, SEA
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- the naive guess:
- last season's conference champions
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 9
- reached the Super Bowl:
- no
- lost the conference final:
- no
2Super Bowl PicksKansas City Chiefs
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
What happenedSEA won itpicked KC0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.5difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 0
- they picked:
- KC
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- champion:
- SEA
- runner up:
- NE
- the naive pick:
- PHI
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 9
3Depth Chart CallsDaniel JonesIndianapolis Colts
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
What happenedNo. 1called No. 1 · by passing yards100Hit · naive 100100this call−100a naive guess=0better than naive×1.5difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- club:
- IND
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Daniel Jones
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- QB
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- measured by:
- passing yards
- the naive guess:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 9
“My week 10 power rankings presented by Sonos... Number nine on this list, I knocked them down all the way from one. The lions... Number eight, down five spots are the Packers... Number seven, down five spots are the Indianapolis Colts... I moved them up three spots to six [Bills]... Number five, new to the list [Seahawks]... The New England Patriots are four... Number three... the Broncos... Up five spots. I'm putting the Rams here... And then number one... the Eagles”
VerdictHit83.03Hit · naive 23.6483.03this call−23.64a naive guess=59.39better than naive×1.5difficulty=+89.09skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 89.09
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 83.03
- baseline:
- 23.64
- difficulty:
- 1.5
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 9
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
45.8naive 30.9
Who this take is about
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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.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.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.