Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Dec 3, 2025
Rich Eisen unveiled their first December Week 14 power rankings, a top 10 led by the Patriots, with the Rams second, Broncos third and the Texans debuting at No. 10, while dropping the Ravens and Colts off the list.
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What Rich Eisen said
I'm putting the Rams here at two, and your Patriots, Chris, are the first time at number one.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 2: NFL Power Rankings, Chief-Cowboys Ratings Bonanza, plus TNF’s Andrew Whitworth
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- SaidDec 3, 2025
- GradedAug 13, 2026
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a naive guessbetter than naiveOne checkable claim, graded on its own against what actually happened.
The call scored 77 out of 100, against 46.7 for a naive guess at the same calls.
The 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 call; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
“I'm putting the Texans on this list for the first time... I'm putting the 40 niners at nine... I'm putting the Eagles here [eight]... I'm putting the Cowboys at seven... The Packers are at six... at five is the bears... I'm putting the Seahawks at four... I'm putting the Broncos here at three... I'm putting the Rams here at two, and your Patriots, Chris, are the first time at number one.”
VerdictClose76.97Close · naive 46.6776.97this call−46.67a naive guess=30.3better than naive×1.28difficulty=+38.79skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 38.79
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 76.97
- baseline:
- 46.67
- difficulty:
- 1.28
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 10
- weeks left when called:
- 5
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