Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 18, 2026
Eisen restates their preseason picks of the Bills to win the AFC and Josh Allen to be MVP, and delivers their Week 2 power rankings with Buffalo at No. 1. They also predict the Texans will fall to 0-2 and expresses regret about having picked the Lions to win the NFC North.
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our reading, beside the words we read it fromGiants, 10. Chiefs, nine. Rams, eight. Eagles, seven. Bears, six. Top five. Jaguars, Ravens, Niners, Seahawks, and Bills are number one.
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- The Rich Eisen Show (podcast)
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- Hour 1: Josh Allen’s Latest Marvel, Lions Takeaways, plus NFL Power Rankings
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- 1Power Rankings“So that's my power rankings week two brought to you by SoFi. Get your money right. Giants, 10. Chiefs, nine. Rams, eight. Eagles, seven. Bears, six. Top five. Jaguars, Ravens, Niners, Seahawks, and Bills are number one.”
- 2Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl“I chose the Buffalo Bills to win the American Football Conference this year and Josh Allen to be the MVP.”
- 3Detroit Lions to win the division“I feel silly having chosen the Lions to win the division now.”
- 4Josh Allen to win MVP“I chose the Buffalo Bills to win the American Football Conference this year and Josh Allen to be the MVP.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| “So that's my power rankings week two brought to you by SoFi.…”1 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl2 | Conference Champions | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division3 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| Josh Allen to win MVP4 | Award Picks | — | — | — | — | |
| 4 calls · 4 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
4 checkable claims — 1 award pick, 1 conference champion, 1 division winner 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.
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.
“So that's my power rankings week two brought to you by SoFi. Get your money right. Giants, 10. Chiefs, nine. Rams, eight. Eagles, seven. Bears, six. Top five. Jaguars, Ravens, Niners, Seahawks, and Bills are number one.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Conference ChampionsBuffalo Bills
Buffalo Bills to reach the Super Bowl
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Award PicksJosh AllenBuffalo Bills
Josh Allen to win MVP
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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Dajani picked the Bills to edge the Vikings 24-23.Jared Dubin · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 74
Dubin picked Buffalo to win a low-scoring Monday night game in Minnesota, 20-14.Tyler Sullivan · Score Predictions · Buffalo Bills · Close 76
Sullivan picked the Bills to beat the Vikings 24-17.
More conference champions
The same kind of call, about other players and teams.
Damonza Byrd · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
The co-host picks the Seahawks to beat the Rams in the NFC Championship game, and says they believe New England will win in Denver even though they are taking the Broncos with the points.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · New England Patriots · Hit 100
The host picks the Rams to beat the Seahawks in the NFC Championship game and believes the winner of that game wins the Super Bowl, i.e. that this is the Rams' year; they also pick New England to win in Denver despite taking the Broncos with the points, and says Stafford is winning MVP. They call Sean McVay the second-best coach in the NFL.Nick Wright · Conference Champions · Denver Broncos · Close 50
Wright picked the Broncos to beat the Patriots in a low-scoring AFC Championship game (17-16), said Sean Payton would coach Denver to the Super Bowl, picked the Rams to win outright in Seattle 31-20, believes the winner of the NFC game wins the Super Bowl with the Rams the better team, and expects Matt Stafford to be named league MVP.AJ Hawk · Conference Champions · Los Angeles Rams · Close 50
Hawk picked the Patriots to win in Denver despite liking Stidham and the Broncos defense, and in the NFC they stuck with the Rams, saying Stafford gets to the Super Bowl.Derek Murphy · Conference Champions · Seattle Seahawks · Hit 100
Bone said after watching film that Seattle will handle the Rams in the NFC Championship Game, and that the Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl.