Richard Sherman#43 of 87 NFL pundits · Nov 12, 2025
Sherman gives their week 11 power rankings, keeping Seattle at No. 1, elevating Philadelphia to No. 2 and the Rams to No. 3, with New England fourth and Indianapolis fifth. They also pick Green Bay to beat the Giants and argues Jonathan Taylor should be MVP.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromThe Seattle Seahawks will be the number one spot this week in my power rankings, deservedly so.
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- SaidNov 11, 2025
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- 1Power Rankings“The Seattle Seahawks will be the number one spot this week in my power rankings... because number two is going to the Philadelphia Eagles... Number three, I got the Rams. Number four, the New England Patriots... and number five with an MVPAK candidate in the backfield, the Indianapolis Coats.”
- 2Jonathan Taylor to win Most Valuable Player“Jonathan Taylor should be the NFL Player of the Year, the most valuable Player, whatever you want to say, because of how he's playing.”
- 3Green Bay Packers to beat Giants“The Packers have the Giants. That should be a win for them, especially with Jackson Dart potentially out with that concussion.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “The Seattle Seahawks will be the number one spot this week in…”1 | Power Rankings | — | 60 | 30 | +43.2 | |
| Jonathan Taylor to win Most Valuable Player2 | Award Picks | Matthew Stafford won | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Green Bay Packers to beat Giants3 | Game Outcome Picks | — | 100 | 0 | +144 | |
| 3 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 1 miss · all settled | 53.3 | 10 | ||||
Game calls show that game’s closing betting line under their grade: a dated fact from nflverse, for context and never part of a grade. MissedTakes takes no bets and earns nothing from any sportsbook.
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naive3 checkable claims — 1 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 3 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 3 have settled, averaging 53.3 out of 100, against 10 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 RankingsIndianapolis Colts
“The Seattle Seahawks will be the number one spot this week in my power rankings... because number two is going to the Philadelphia Eagles... Number three, I got the Rams. Number four, the New England Patriots... and number five with an MVPAK candidate in the backfield, the Indianapolis Coats.”
VerdictClose60Close · naive 3060this call−30a naive guess=30better than naive×1.44difficulty=+43.2skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- skill:
- 43.2
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 60
- baseline:
- 30
- difficulty:
- 1.44
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 4
- weeks left when called:
- 8
Jonathan Taylor to win Most Valuable Player
What happenedMatthew Stafford woncalled Jonathan Taylor0Miss · naive 00this call−0a naive guess=0better than naive×1.44difficulty=0skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- award:
- mvp
- naive:
- the naive pick was Josh Allen, who won it the year before
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Jonathan Taylor
- season:
- 2025
- who won:
- Matthew Stafford
- correct:
- no
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 0
- difficulty:
- 1.44
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 8
3Game Outcome PicksGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to beat Giants
VerdictHit100Hit · naive 0100this call−0a naive guess=100better than naive×1.44difficulty=+144skillClosing line (Nov 16): Packers by 7.5 · favorite pick, Packers about 4 in 5 (78%).
Think this is wrong?How this was scored
- won:
- GB
- score:
- 27-20
- skill:
- 144
- they picked:
- GB
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 0
- the naive pick:
- NYG
- difficulty:
- 1.44
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks left when called:
- 8
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 3 settled calls, each counted once
53.3naive 10
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