Eisen gave his Week 8 NFL power rankings, naming the Lions No. 1, Colts No. 2, and dropping the Buccaneers eight spots to No. 9 and the Bills to No. 10. He also said Justin Fields would likely start for the Jets against Cincinnati if Tyrod Taylor can't go.

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• Depth Chart CallsJustin FieldsNew York JetsOct 22, 2025

  Justin Fields to be 1st on the depth chart

  “And it might be Justin Fields, the starting quarterback of the Jets by default... And guess who's the guy this week? It's gonna be Justin Fields. If Terrod Taylor can't go.”

  Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 91.67+13.42 skill
  How this was scored

  club:

  NYJ

  skill:

  13.42

  player:

  Justin Fields

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  100

  baseline:

  91.67

  position:

  QB

  naive slot:

  2

  actual slot:

  1

  difficulty:

  1.61

  measured by:

  passing yards

  naive basis:

  where he sat last season

  weeks in the season:

  18

  predicted slot:

  1

  weeks left when called:

  11

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• Power RankingsDetroit LionsOct 22, 2025

  “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”

  Miss · 29Scored 29.17a naive guess scored 23.33+9.39 skill
  How this was scored

  skill:

  9.39

  method:

  spearman

  season:

  2025

  accuracy:

  29.17

  baseline:

  23.33

  difficulty:

  1.61

  weeks in the season:

  18

  teams ranked:

  9

  weeks left when called:

  11

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