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Scored under the published methodology, which sets out what counts as right, what a naive guess would have said, and why an earlier call is worth more than a late one.

Takes logged
382
Graded
148

39% settled

Average accuracy
66.1

out of 100

Pundits
89

have made one

How these calls land

Every graded call of this kind, bucketed by score.

Takes in each band

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0 — dead wrongscore out of 100100 — nailed it
58 scored 80+28 scored under 40

Settled or waiting

148 / 382

graded

234 still pending

By season

  • 20208 of 8 graded
  • 20211 of 1 graded
  • 20231 of 1 graded
  • 202420 of 22 graded
  • 2025118 of 131 graded
  • 20260 of 219 graded

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Every power rankings take

251–275 of 382

  • Close · 54Nick ShookPower Rankings2025 season

    You had the Chiefs won, and that was the rising the Seahawks, two, Eagle three... Bills are lower for me than five. Actually had them at six... I had the Ravens all the way up at eleven... I had the Patriots at eleven, you had them at ten... You had them nineteen, I had him seventeen

    a naive guess scored 23.21+45.54 skillsaid Nov 7, 2025the article →
  • Hit · 83Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    My week 10 power rankings presented by Sonos... Number nine on this list, I knocked them down all the way from one. The lions... Number eight, down five spots are the Packers... Number seven, down five spots are the Indianapolis Colts... I moved them up three spots to six [Bills]... Number five, new to the list [Seahawks]... The New England Patriots are four... Number three... the Broncos... Up five spots. I'm putting the Rams here... And then number one... the Eagles

    a naive guess scored 23.64+89.09 skillsaid Nov 5, 2025the article →
  • PendingNick WrightPower Rankings2025 season

    Listen, I just think the Chiefs are the best team in the league

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 31, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 0Chris BrockmanPower Rankings2025 season

    I I I mighta had Indy one, Green Bay two.

    a naive guess scored 100-156 skillsaid Oct 29, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 34Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    Number 10 on the list are the Bucks down one spot... the Bills... they're now at nine... I'm keeping the patriots at eight... number seven is? The Rams... Eagles... Down to six... cracking my top five... are the Denver Broncos... I kept the Chiefs right where they are at four. I kept the Packers right where they are at three. I kept the Colts right where they are at two... The Lions lead my power rankings entering week number nine.

    a naive guess scored 25.45+13.24 skillsaid Oct 29, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 29Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    Alright. Here are my week eight power rankings presented by Sonos... The Bills are a 10... down eight spots to number nine [Buccaneers]... Up two spots. I'm putting the Patriots here... Number seven [Broncos]... the five and two Los Angeles Rams... They're sixth on my list... Number five... are the Philadelphia Eagles... the Kansas City Chiefs... Number four... Number three is the number one team in the NFC right now... Number four one and one Green Bay Packers... Number two on this list. Up one spot are the team with the best record in the NFL and the Indianapolis Colts... I just have the lines, number one

    Detroit Lions

    a naive guess scored 23.33+9.39 skillsaid Oct 22, 2025the article →
  • PendingChris BrockmanPower Rankings2025 season

    Chiefs are the best team in the NFL. That's your statement? Yep.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Oct 20, 2025the article →
  • Close · 55Manti Te'oPower Rankings2025 season

    Number five, I got the Chiefs... number four. I like the Seahawks... Now number three, I still got the Lions... Now number two, I got Tampa... So I got the Indianapolis culture.

    a naive guess scored 40+25.05 skillsaid Oct 18, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 7Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    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.

    a naive guess scored 34.55-45.55 skillsaid Oct 16, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 0Bucky BrooksPower Rankings2025 season

    I would have Indy Pittsburgh or have the Chargers. Don't have the Chiefs in the top five, I would have the Broncos after that, and then I'm kind of stuck with... the Patriots and in the Bills. And here's the thing why I would lean towards the Patriots coaching in quarterback.

    a naive guess scored 45-75.15 skillsaid Oct 16, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 35Daniel JeremiahPower Rankings2025 season

    One I had Indy... I put the charters at two... that's why I had them at two to one spot ahead of Pittsburgh... I put k C at four... And then the fifth spot, I came down to Denver and Buffalo, and I ended up going Denver.

    a naive guess scored 45-16.7 skillsaid Oct 16, 2025the article →
  • Close · 40Kyle BrandtPower Rankings2025 season

    I have the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of five... I have the Rams at four... number three... I have the Lions... number two... I have the Chiefs... I'm going with the Coats as the number one team right now

    a naive guess scored 40+0 skillsaid Oct 15, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 10Mike GarafoloPower Rankings2025 season

    I'm going the Seahawks here at number five... I'm going to put Indianapolis right here at number four... I'm gonna put the Detroit Lions here at number three... Speaking of the Chiefs, Rushie Rice is coming back... And number one... I'm going with the Tampa Bay back at number one

    a naive guess scored 40-50.1 skillsaid Oct 15, 2025the article →
  • Close · 55Manti Te'oPower Rankings2025 season

    Number five, I got the Chiefs... Now number four. I like the Seahawks... Now number three, I still got the Lions... Now. Number two, I got Tampa... Number one. I got the coach... So I got the Indianapolis coach.

    a naive guess scored 40+25.05 skillsaid Oct 15, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 0Richard ShermanPower Rankings2025 season

    one would have to be buff. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers understanding for me... So I'm puting y'all at three, But I'm gonna put the Indianapolis Colt said, too low key... I think Seattle, with what they've been doing

    a naive guess scored 30-50.1 skillsaid Oct 14, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 22Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    I can't quit the Los Angeles Rams... Number nine on the list... I've put the 40 niners on this list... Number eight... the Jacksonville Jaguars... also number seven... the Denver Broncos... Number six... the packers... the Indianapolis Colts are are sitting there at five... Moving up one spot are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers... I'm keeping the Bills at three. I'm knocking the Eagles down just one spot... my new number one team atop the power rankings... are the Detroit lions

    San Francisco 49ers

    a naive guess scored 35-22.93 skillsaid Oct 8, 2025the article →
  • Hit · 100Chris BrockmanPower Rankings2025 season

    I would buy Green Bay at eight and then Jacksonville and Denver up up a spot. Okay. And I'd probably put Tampa ahead of Buffalo... And I had Dallas at eleven, but that's just me.

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Oct 8, 2025the article →
  • Close · 59Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    So that's my one to 10 through, four weeks of the NFL season. Interesting. Eagles, Bills, Lions, Rams, Bucks, Packers, Chargers, Seahawks, Colts, Steelers

    a naive guess scored 46.06+23.73 skillsaid Oct 1, 2025the article →
  • Close · 78Gregg RosenthalPower Rankings2025 season

    I've divided the entire league into different groups... dead last in the NFL, I would put the Titans that's thirty two. Saints would be next, Dolphins at thirty... the Carolina Panthers... The Jets above them... The Raider, the Giants, and then at the very top of this list, the Browns... this is the number twenty one team overall, the Bears. Then the Bengals have the Patriots at twenty three and the Cowboys at twenty four... I'm putting the Vikings at the top of that list. The Jaguars are next... Stealers. Below them right in the middle of the NFL at sixteen, The Broncos at seventeen... The Texans... The Cardinals and the Falcons... number ten... The Seahawks... The Colts at eleven... The Commander's at twelve and then the forty nine ers... I'm putting the Packers... number one, the Lions and Eagles right behind them... So they're there at four, Bills at five, Ravens at six, and then the Rams, the Bucks, and... the Kansas City Chiefs

    a naive guess scored 66.37+20.43 skillsaid Sep 27, 2025the article →
  • Close · 56Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    The Eagles, one, Bills, two, Chargers, three, Bucks, four, Lions, five. ... The Colts are there at eight. ... The Seahawks are new to the list. ... And the Ravens are still there.

    Detroit Lions

    a naive guess scored 48.33+13.73 skillsaid Sep 24, 2025the article →
  • Miss · 10Dan PatrickPower Rankings2025 season

    I would put three teams in there. I mean, I still think the Rams are in that top five in the NFC... I would say Lions, Packers, Rams, Eagles. That'd be my top my top four.

    a naive guess scored 10+0 skillsaid Sep 23, 2025the article →
  • PendingChris BrockmanPower Rankings2025 season

    But right now, through three weeks, Rich, the Colts are top five team in the NFL.

    Waiting on the season to settle this.said Sep 22, 2025the article →
  • Close · 77Rich EisenPower Rankings2025 season

    I'm putting the Atlanta Falcons tenth on this list... Number nine, new to the list. Your two and o Indianapolis Colts... eight is back on the list. The Detroit Lions... Number seven, up one spot are the Los Angeles Rams... Number six, at one spot are the Buccaneers... Number five... Ravens... The chargers are... a top four team in the NFL... Number three... The Buffalo Bills at three, And then the Green Bay Packers are two... the Philadelphia Eagles... still number one on my power rankings list.

    a naive guess scored 66.67+19.47 skillsaid Sep 17, 2025the article →
  • Close · 64Colin CowherdPower Rankings2025 season

    the top ten NFL teams according to Colin... Colts at ten... Washington at nine... Niners at eight... Number seven, Tampa Bay... I'd put the Chargers [six]... Number five The Ravens... Number four the Bills... I have the Rams at three, number two Philadelphia... number one... green Bay... I have Kansas City at eleven. I have Denver troubling. They've been sloppy at twelve

    San Francisco 49ers

    a naive guess scored 35+54.98 skillsaid Sep 16, 2025the article →
  • Hit · 100Chris BrockmanPower Rankings2025 season

    I still think Baltimore is better than Washington. Okay. So you would swap the commanders at six and the Ravens.

    a naive guess scored 100+0 skillsaid Sep 10, 2025the article →

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