Rich Eisen#38 of 87 NFL pundits · Sep 2, 2026
Eisen went against the room, picking the Lions to win the NFC North and the Packers to finish last in the division, while expecting every NFC North team to finish above .500.
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What Rich Eisen said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromI I'm reaching the Lions one... I I I do have them finishing last.
- Where it was said
- 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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- 1Green Bay Packers to finish with 9 wins“And I I think everybody's above 500, though. That's for damn sure.”
- 2Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins“And I I think everybody's above 500, though. That's for damn sure.”
- 3Detroit Lions to finish with 9 wins“And I I think everybody's above 500, though. That's for damn sure.”
- 4Chicago Bears to finish with 9 wins“And I I think everybody's above 500, though. That's for damn sure.”
- 5Detroit Lions to win the division“I'm reaching the Lions one. ... I I'm I think Jameer Gibbs is gonna do what everybody expects.”
- 6Power Rankings“I I I do have them finishing last. Wow. I'm reaching the Lions one.”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers to finish with 9 wins1 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins2 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to finish with 9 wins3 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Chicago Bears to finish with 9 wins4 | Season Win Totals | — | — | — | — | |
| Detroit Lions to win the division5 | Division Winners | — | — | — | — | |
| “I I I do have them finishing last. Wow. I'm reaching the Lions…”6 | Power Rankings | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 calls · 6 waiting | — | — | ||||
How each call scored
6 checkable claims — 4 season win totals, 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.
Of the 4 unsettled calls enough other pundits have weighed in on, this one lands below the rest of the room on every one.
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.
Where this call stands in the room
Green Bay Packers · 2026 season · wins9 calls from 4 pundits between 5 wins and 11 wins. Rich Eisen said 9 wins. the room's median is 9 wins. not settled yet
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question. Where the dots land says where this take sits, not whether it is right — nothing here is settled yet. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against the room
winsTheir call against everyone else's, while this is still unsettled.
1Season Win TotalsGreen Bay Packers
Green Bay Packers to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
2Season Win TotalsMinnesota Vikings
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
3Season Win TotalsDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
4Season Win TotalsChicago Bears
Chicago Bears to finish with 9 wins
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
5Division WinnersDetroit Lions
Detroit Lions to win the division
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
“I I I do have them finishing last. Wow. I'm reaching the Lions one.”
VerdictWaitingNot settled yet. This is graded once the result is in.
Who this take is about
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