Rich Eisen · Aug 28, 2025
Eisen picked the NFC West with the Rams first — calling them possibly the class of the entire NFC — then the 49ers, Seahawks and Cardinals; he also said Cal Raleigh will win AL MVP and reach 60 home runs.
“I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
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3 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.
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart
“JSN is now the new number one Cooper Kupp has come in.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- SEA
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Jaxon Smith-Njigba
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- position:
- WR
- naive slot:
- 1
- actual slot:
- 1
- difficulty:
- 2
- measured by:
- receptions
- naive basis:
- where he sat last season
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- predicted slot:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Power RankingsSan Francisco 49ersAug 28, 2025
“And I'll put the Arizona Cardinals in that spot... But I do have them third. I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
Close · 75Scored 75a naive guess scored 100-50 skillHow this was scored
- skill:
- -50
- method:
- spearman
- season:
- 2025
- accuracy:
- 75
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 2
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- teams ranked:
- 3
- weeks left when called:
- 18
- Division WinnersLos Angeles RamsAug 28, 2025
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.