# Rich Eisen: Rich Eisen unveiled his 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.

**Claimed:** Dec 3, 2025
**Pundit:** Rich Eisen — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/rich-eisen
**Outlet:** The Rich Eisen Show (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/the-rich-eisen-show-podcast
**How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us
**Original:** https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.megaphone.fm/ESP7409618896.mp3?updated=1764790194

One 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.

> I'm putting the Rams here at two, and your Patriots, Chris, are the first time at number one.

*(their words, quoted for attribution)*

## The claims

- **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.**
  - Kind: Power Rankings
  - Verdict: scored 76.97 out of 100, against 46.67 for a naive guess

## More power rankings

The same kind of call, about other players and teams.

- Anthony Gargano: Gargano also took Indiana over Miami as a mismatch, but split from Schwartz on wild card weekend by picking the Bears over the Packers and the Bills over the Jaguars, while liking the Patriots and Texans and ranking the Rams, Eagles and Bills as the top remaining contenders. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/dfced042-234b-430c-b75f-0ba86fa26db1 (scored 75)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman said he would have ranked Indianapolis first and Green Bay second in the power rankings. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f9bb86df-648c-4619-af5c-975a5fd573ed (scored 0)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman offered his own tweaks to the Week 6 power rankings, placing Green Bay eighth and Dallas eleventh, while bumping Jacksonville and Denver up a spot and putting Tampa Bay ahead of Buffalo. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/ce97763f-e088-456e-bc6f-1767bd4f7a9f (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman argued Baltimore is better than Washington, i.e. the Ravens should be ranked above the Commanders in Eisen's top 10. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/68440cfc-4ea8-42c5-af86-1420891e8ba8 (scored 100)
- TJ Jefferson on Washington Commanders: Jefferson picks Washington to win the NFC East with the Giants last, and takes the Chiefs to beat the Packers in Super Bowl 60. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/0a51dc08-66bf-4a77-8bdc-617be75ab349 (scored 100)
- Chris Brockman: Brockman orders the NFC East with Philadelphia first and Dallas last, calls the Giants a surprise team, and picks Green Bay to beat Baltimore in the Super Bowl with the Ravens earning home field in the AFC. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/c154ba31-5134-415d-87cf-b7d9c5240087 (scored 70)

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