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Rich Eisen · Nov 17, 2025

Eisen endorsed the Eagles' defense carrying them to the NFC championship and the Rams being the NFL's best team, but predicted the NFC North sends only Green Bay and Detroit to the playoffs, that Kansas City wins five of its last seven, that the 49ers make the playoffs, that Baltimore wins the AFC North, and that Tampa Bay wins the NFC South with both the Bucs and Panthers losing their upcoming NFC West road games.

But I think at the end of the day, the West will get three in, the North will get two in, and the Packers and the Lions will be the two.

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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.

  • Green Bay Packers to make the playoffs

    the West will get three in, the North will get two in, and the Packers and the Lions will be the two

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    GB
    skill:
    0
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    naive said:
    true
    difficulty:
    1.44
    weeks in the season:
    18
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    8

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  • Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 10 wins

    They have to win five of those games. Absolutely will. ... Absolutely will.

    Miss · 20Scored 20a naive guess scored 0+28.8 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    KC
    naive:
    11.75
    skill:
    28.8
    what happened:
    6
    season:
    2025
    zero at:
    5
    accuracy:
    20
    baseline:
    0
    predicted:
    10
    difficulty:
    1.44
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    8

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  • Detroit Lions to make the playoffs

    the West will get three in, the North will get two in, and the Packers and the Lions will be the two

    Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 0+0 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    DET
    skill:
    0
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    0
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    true
    difficulty:
    1.44
    weeks in the season:
    18
    made playoffs:
    false
    weeks left when called:
    8

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  • San Francisco 49ers to win

    Carolina's next game is, by the way, at San Francisco on a Monday night... they both have tough games at NFC West teams. I I I believe they're both gonna lose those games.

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    SF
    score:
    9-20
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    SF
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    naive pick:
    SF
    difficulty:
    1.44
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    8

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  • Los Angeles Rams to win

    And Tampa's next game is here against the Rams... they both have tough games at NFC West teams. I I I believe they're both gonna lose those games.

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skill
    How this was scored
    won:
    LAR
    score:
    7-34
    skill:
    0
    they picked:
    LAR
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    100
    naive pick:
    LAR
    difficulty:
    1.44
    weeks in the season:
    18
    weeks left when called:
    8

    Think this is wrong?

  • San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs

    Because, again, the Niners are just too far back to be in a position. I think they do make the playoffs

    Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 0+144 skill
    How this was scored
    team:
    SF
    skill:
    144
    season:
    2025
    accuracy:
    100
    baseline:
    0
    naive said:
    false
    difficulty:
    1.44
    weeks in the season:
    18
    made playoffs:
    true
    weeks left when called:
    8

    Think this is wrong?

  • Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl

    Makes sense, and this is not an overreaction. [re: Eagles defense carrying them to the NFC championship]

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

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  • Baltimore Ravens to win the division

    But at the end of the day, I think the Ravens are going to win the division

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

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  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division

    I still believe Tampa has the guys who have been there and done that... and they should win this division.

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

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  • Power RankingsNov 17, 2025

    And, thus, I agree with you. The Rams are the best team in the NFL. This is not an overreaction

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

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