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Rich Eisen · Aug 6, 2025

Eisen unveils his 'just a bit too early' power rankings top 10, picks the Buccaneers to win their division, says a healthy Rams team has the best chance to knock off the Eagles in the NFC, and predicts Micah Parsons gets signed (around $45 million per year) and plays in the opener.

Number one is the clear contender for the Super Bowl for a repeat performance, the Philadelphia Eagles.

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  • Power RankingsAug 6, 2025

    I am now unveiling my just a bit too early power rankings... Number 10 on the list... Detroit lions... Buccaneers at nine... Chargers... eight... Denver Broncos are seven... Bills at six... Rams... five... Commanders are four... Chiefs are up two spots. They're three... Up one spot to two are the Baltimore Ravens, and then number one is... the Philadelphia Eagles.

    Close · 44Scored 43.64a naive guess scored 30.91+25.45 skill
    How this was scored
    skill:
    25.45
    method:
    spearman
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    43.64
    baseline:
    30.91
    difficulty:
    2
    weeks in the season:
    18
    teams ranked:
    10
    weeks left when called:
    18

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  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division

    I think they are gonna win the division

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  • Micah Parsons to move to Dallas Cowboys

    And they're not trading them. There's no way they're gonna trade them... He's gonna have to be signed... And Micah will be out there on the first Thursday night.

    Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.

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