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Rich Eisen· Oct 16, 2025

Rich Eisen unveiled his Week 7 NFL power rankings top 10, putting the Buccaneers at No. 1 for the first time this season, with the Patriots newly added at No. 10 and the Jaguars and 49ers dropped off the list.

“So they're number one, lines two, Colts three, Packers four, Eagles five, Bills six, Broncos seven.”

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The call scored 7.3 out of 100, against 34.6 for a naive guess at the same calls.

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  • Power RankingsOct 16, 2025

    “So they're number one, lines two, Colts three, Packers four, Eagles five, Bills six, Broncos seven. I'm sorry, Denver. ... Rams, Steelers, and Patriots are finishing up. I took the Jaguars off the list and the same thing with the 40 niners.”

    Miss · 7Scored 7.27a naive guess scored 34.55-45.55 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    -45.55
    method:
    spearman
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    7.27
    baseline:
    34.55
    difficulty:
    1.67
    weeks in the season:
    18
    teams ranked:
    10
    weeks left when called:
    12

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