Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 14, 2026
Eisen accepted that the Giants can be the best team in the NFC East (while pumping the brakes on NFC contender talk), restated their preseason Josh Allen MVP pick, insisted the Rams are too talented to miss the playoffs, and put their marker on the Saints as the NFC South team that can beat expectations.
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What Rich Eisen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI just look at how talented they are and cannot believe that team does not put enough wins together to make the playoffs.
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- A Wild & Thrilling NFL Week 1
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- 1New York Giants to win the division“The first part, I don't think is an overreaction. The best team in the NFC East is entirely possible.”
- 2Josh Allen to win MVP“I did also say prior to the season, Josh Allen was gonna be the MVP”
- 3New Orleans Saints to beat expectations“I'll see there's a chance that that the Saints... I I I put my marker on them maybe.”
- 4Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs“I'm gonna hang my hat on that one, man, because I just look at how talented they are and cannot believe that team does not put enough wins together to make the playoffs.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York Giants to win the division1 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Josh Allen to win MVP2 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| New Orleans Saints to beat expectations3 | Surprise Team Calls | — | — | — | — | |
| Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs4 | Playoff Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 division winner, 1 playoff pick and 1 surprise team call — 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 WinnersNew York Giants
New York Giants to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Josh Allen to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Surprise Team CallsNew Orleans Saints
New Orleans Saints to beat expectations
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Playoff PicksLos Angeles Rams
Los Angeles Rams to make the playoffs
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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More division winners
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
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Cowherd likes Jacksonville, Chicago and Pittsburgh (with DK Metcalf back) in the wild-card round, ranks the league's head coaches with McVay first and Ben Johnson seventh, and predicts Lamar Jackson has about two strong years left. They also name the Rams as a possible team to draft a receiver and floats next year's draft having seven first-round quarterbacks.Cynthia Frelund · Division Winners · Houston Texans · Miss 0
Freeland's model has the Chargers winning straight up in Dallas, the Texans winning big over the Raiders and going on to win the AFC South, the Lions beating the Steelers by six, the Saints beating the Jets, and the Packers beating the Bears; they also see the AFC's Super Bowl representative being either Denver or Houston.Chris Brockman · Division Winners · Chicago Bears · Hit 100
Brockman called the Broncos-Packers game the best of the day, said Denver looks poised to lock up the AFC's No. 1 seed and reach the AFC Championship Game, predicted the Bears win the NFC North and the Eagles win their division (though they think they lose to a five seed from the NFC West), and said Philip Rivers will be in the NFL in 2026.