Rich Eisen · Nov 25, 2024

Eisen went all in on Saquon Barkley as 2024 NFL MVP, said he'd still keep the Lions ahead of the Eagles atop his power rankings, called the Texans winning the AFC South a near-certainty, and agreed the AFC playoff field is already set with those same seven teams.

“Saquon Barkley is the MVP of the National Football League in 2024.”

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10 checkable claims from this

Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.

Playoff Picks Buffalo BillsNov 25, 2024
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“Bills, check.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
BUF
skill:
0
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
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Playoff Picks Denver BroncosNov 25, 2024
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“Chargers and Broncos.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+139 skill
How this was scored
team:
DEN
skill:
139
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
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Playoff Picks Houston TexansNov 25, 2024
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
“Texans check”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
HOU
skill:
0
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
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Playoff Picks Los Angeles ChargersNov 25, 2024
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“Chargers and Broncos.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+139 skill
How this was scored
team:
LAC
skill:
139
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
0
naive said:
false
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
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Power RankingsNov 25, 2024
“I don't believe I'm gonna have them number one on my power rankings list on Wednesday because I don't believe the Lions performed so poorly in Indianapolis that they would be knocked off”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
skill:
0
method:
spearman
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
teams ranked:
2
weeks left when called:
7
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Playoff Picks Kansas City ChiefsNov 25, 2024
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“The Chiefs? Check. ... this is not an overreaction to say the AFC playoff field is set.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
KC
skill:
0
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
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Award Picks Saquon Barkley Philadelphia EaglesNov 25, 2024
Saquon Barkley to win MVP
“Saquon Barkley is the MVP of the National Football League in 2024.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
How this was scored
award:
mvp
naive:
the naive pick was Lamar Jackson, who won it the year before
skill:
0
player:
Saquon Barkley
season:
2024
winner:
Josh Allen
correct:
false
accuracy:
0
baseline:
0
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
weeks left when called:
7
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Playoff Picks Pittsburgh SteelersNov 25, 2024
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“Steelers, I'll I'll check them.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
PIT
skill:
0
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
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Playoff Picks Baltimore RavensNov 25, 2024
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“Raven's check. Oh, man. That is not an overreaction.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
How this was scored
team:
BAL
skill:
0
season:
2024
accuracy:
100
baseline:
100
naive said:
true
difficulty:
1.39
weeks in the season:
18
made playoffs:
true
weeks left when called:
7
Think this is wrong?
Division Winners Houston TexansNov 25, 2024
Houston Texans to win the division
“The only thing that we're sure of with the Texans right now is that when they win the division, they will be the first playoff game on the Saturday”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.
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