Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 26, 2025

Eisen gave their Week 13 power rankings, with the Rams first, Patriots second and the Cowboys entering at No. 10, and also named New England and Philadelphia as the first teams to clinch playoff spots, picked Seattle to beat Minnesota, and tabbed Drake Maye as an MVP finalist and Mike Vrabel as Coach of the Year.

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6 of 6calls landed6 hits · 1 waiting

98.3Average accuracyout of 100, across 6 calls

40.9A naive guessthe same calls, no knowledge

6 of 7Settled1 still waiting

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The Rams have led my power rankings, and there's no reason to think anything else right now.

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Where it was said: The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
The episode: Hour 2: Week 13 Power Rankings, Rich’s Top 5, plus NFL Insider Tom Pelissero
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SaidNov 26, 2025
GradedAug 13, 2026

1Power Rankings“Power rankings presented by Sonos week 13... Number 10 on my power rankings list... the Dallas Cowboys... Number nine on the list... I'm putting the Lions here... They're eighth on the list... The Ravens are seven... Bears are six. Seahawks, no change... Number four on the list... the Eagles... Number three, no change coming off a bye because the Broncos... up two spots are your patriots... And number one, the Rams are staying”
2New England Patriots to make the playoffs“I would choose New England right now and and Philadelphia in the NFC.”
3Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs“You have to look at Philadelphia potentially, because they're eight and three... I would choose New England right now and and Philadelphia in the NFC.”
4Seattle Seahawks to beat Vikings“They were a top five team. They're eight and three. I believe they're about to go nine and three with Max Brosmer. The undrafted free agent rookie coming in with the Vikings.”
5Mike Vrabel to win Coach of the Year“And I believe, I believe that's your coach of the year on the right right now... And Mike Vrabel.”
6Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year“I mean, is that the offensive player of the year on our screen, Jackson Smith and Jigba? He's certainly in line for it right now.”
7Drake Maye to win MVP finalist“I believe right now, Drake May on your left is a an MVP finalist.”

Box score

HitCloseMissWaiting

Call	Kind	What happened	Score	Naive	Skill
“Power rankings presented by Sonos week 13... Number 10 on my…”¹	Power Rankings	—	89.7	45.45	+58.84
New England Patriots to make the playoffs²	Playoff Picks	Made the playoffs	100	0	+133
Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs³	Playoff Picks	Made the playoffs	100	100	0
Seattle Seahawks to beat Vikings⁴	Game Outcome Picks	—	100	100	0
Mike Vrabel to win Coach of the Year⁵	Coach Award Picks	Mike Vrabel won	100	0	+133
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year⁶	Award Picks	Jaxon Smith-Njigba won	100	0	+133
Drake Maye to win MVP finalist⁷	Award Picks	—	—	—	—
7 calls · 6 hits · 1 waiting			98.3	40.9

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How each call scored

a naive guessbetter than naive

7 checkable claims — 2 award picks, 2 playoff picks, 1 coach award pick, 1 game outcome pick and 1 power ranking — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

6 of 7 have settled so far, averaging 98.3 out of 100, against 40.9 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.

1Power Rankings
“Power rankings presented by Sonos week 13... Number 10 on my power rankings list... the Dallas Cowboys... Number nine on the list... I'm putting the Lions here... They're eighth on the list... The Ravens are seven... Bears are six. Seahawks, no change... Number four on the list... the Eagles... Number three, no change coming off a bye because the Broncos... up two spots are your patriots... And number one, the Rams are staying”
VerdictHit
89.7Hit · naive 45.45
89.7this call45.45a naive guess44.25better than naive1.33difficulty+58.84skill
How this was scored
skill:
58.84
method:
spearman
season:
2025
accuracy:
89.7
baseline:
45.45
difficulty:
1.33
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
10
weeks left when called:
6
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2Playoff Picks New England Patriots
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.33difficulty+133skill
How this was scored
team:
NE
skill:
133
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
the naive guess said:
no
difficulty:
1.33
weeks in the season:
18
made the playoffs:
yes
weeks left when called:
6
Think this is wrong?
3Playoff Picks Philadelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs
What happenedMade the playoffs
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.33difficulty0skill
How this was scored
team:
PHI
skill:
0
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive guess said:
yes
difficulty:
1.33
weeks in the season:
18
made the playoffs:
yes
weeks left when called:
6
Think this is wrong?
4Game Outcome Picks Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks to beat Vikings
VerdictHit
100Hit · naive 100
100this call100a naive guess0better than naive1.33difficulty0skill
Closing line (Nov 30): Seahawks by 12.5 · favorite pick, Seahawks about 6 in 7 (86%).
How this was scored
won:
SEA
score:
0-26
skill:
0
they picked:
SEA
season:
2025
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
the naive pick:
SEA
difficulty:
1.33
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
6
Think this is wrong?
5Coach Award Picks
Mike Vrabel to win Coach of the Year
What happenedMike Vrabel won
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.33difficulty+133skill
How this was scored
award:
coach_of_the_year
coach:
Mike Vrabel
naive:
the naive pick was Kevin O'Connell, who won it the year before
skill:
133
season:
2025
who won:
Mike Vrabel
correct:
yes
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1.33
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
6
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6Award Picks Jaxon Smith-Njigba Seattle Seahawks
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to win Offensive Player of the Year
What happenedJaxon Smith-Njigba won
100Hit · naive 0
100this call0a naive guess100better than naive1.33difficulty+133skill
How this was scored
award:
offensive_player_of_the_year
naive:
the naive pick was Saquon Barkley, who won it the year before
skill:
133
player:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
season:
2025
who won:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba
correct:
yes
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1.33
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
6
Think this is wrong?
7Award Picks Drake Maye New England Patriots
Drake Maye to win MVP finalist
VerdictWaiting
Not settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Think this is wrong?
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The take as a whole
the average of 6 settled calls, each counted once
98.3naive 40.9

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