Michael IrvinSep 2, 2026
Irvin predicted the Eagles, Cowboys and Ravens all make the playoffs, with the Bears winning the NFC North, and ordered the NFC North with Chicago first, Green Bay second, Detroit third and Minnesota fourth (hedged on a Packers/Lions flip due to Micah Parsons' health).
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What Michael Irvin said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI I do believe the Eagles will make the playoffs this year.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
- The episode
- Hour 3: Michael Irvin on NFL players that have something to prove, Michael Irvin on playoff teams, Singer Michael Buble on fantasy football, NFC North Predictions
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- 1Chicago Bears to win the division“Because I'm gonna have Chicago win that division.”
- 2Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs“Packers out I would let them know. Cowboys in?”
- 3Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs“I I I do believe the Eagles will make the playoffs this year.”
- 4Power Rankings“But I got a Packers Lions and Vikings, but it could possibly flip flip because they they get no pressure without Michael Parsons.”
- 5Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs“Ravens are getting in. Ravens are Ravens are definitely getting in.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Bears to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs2 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs3 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| “But I got a Packers Lions and Vikings, but it could possibly…”4 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs5 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 5 calls · 5 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
5 checkable claims — 3 playoff picks, 1 division winner and 1 power ranking — 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.
None of them have settled yet — they grade once their results are in.
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.
1Division WinnersChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Dallas Cowboys to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Playoff PicksPhiladelphia Eagles
Philadelphia Eagles to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“But I got a Packers Lions and Vikings, but it could possibly flip flip because they they get no pressure without Michael Parsons.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Playoff PicksBaltimore Ravens
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
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