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Rich Eisen hosts The Rich Eisen Show, where he covers the NFL through power rankings, sleeper picks, and team previews. His predictions span game outcomes, playoff races, and player awards, with particular attention to quarterbacks like Sam Darnold and Kirk Cousins, and running backs heading into the season.
Writes at Overreaction Monday (podcast)
Every take from Rich Eisen, including the ones still waiting →
Is Rich Eisen accurate? Across 465 graded calls in 127 articles, Rich Eisen scores 60.79% accuracy and a MissedTakes Score of 20.35, which means their calls were better than a naive guess on the same claims. That is an established record: thirty or more graded articles.
97.08% of their claims were specific enough to check. Most of what they said committed to something.
Every number here is computed from the published methodology, and every call below shows its own arithmetic.
13 of 128 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 12 of 13.
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“the NFC West Rams division to lose in 2025. I totally agree. I absolutely totally agree.”
Sam Darnold to move to Minnesota Vikings
“Not coming back to the Vikings, and he's gonna get $50,000,000 a year in his new deal... I will just say this is an overreaction.”
Shedeur Sanders to be picked “not falling out of the top 10” (picks 1–10)
“So I don't think he's falling out of the top 10 at all. No way, man.”
Jaxson Dart to be 3rd quarterback off the board
“I think three quarterbacks go in the first round. So I think Jackson Dart is gonna get taken the end of the first round.”
Cleveland Browns to pick at number 2
“virtually every human I I ran into in the Indianapolis thinks the Browns are taking a quarterback second overall, and that's the end of that”
Shedeur Sanders to be picked “not falling out of the top 10” (picks 1–10)
“So I don't think he's falling out of the top 10 at all. No way, man.”
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
“How do we go from that to, oh, they got Deebo, and, no longer are they the the leaders in the clubhouse in their own conference. Jeez, man. That's an overreaction.”
Jaxson Dart to be picked “taken the end of the first round” (picks 1–32)
“So I think Jackson Dart is gonna get taken the end of the first round.”
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“With him staying put, the NFC West Rams division to lose in 2025. I totally agree. I absolutely totally agree.”
Travis Hunter to be picked at number 1
“makes me think, you know, he's first overall pick, material certainly since as you get to learn who he is”
Travis Hunter to make Pro Bowl
“at some point in his career, he'll have to decide which side of the football to basically spend the majority of his time on when he gets, you know, knock on wood, deep into his twenties as a perennial pro bowler”
Abdul Carter to be picked at number 2
“The Browns are taking Abdul. ... I mean, if Myles Garrett get traded, it's for sure Abdul Carr because they have to replace that position.”
Kansas City Chiefs to take the top seed
“I still think that when it's all said and done, they're gonna be a top four, top five team, top two seed in the AFC next year.”
“Number 10 on the list, the LA chargers... I'm putting the Denver Broncos at nine... I'm putting the Vikings at eight... the Los Angeles Rams... They're seventh on this list... I'm putting the Bills here [six]... Lions fans at five... I'm putting the Chiefs at four... Number three on this list, I'm putting the Washington commanders... Number two on the list is the top team in the AFC. I'm putting the Ravens here... And then number one is... the Philadelphia Eagles”
Josh Sweat to move to New England Patriots
“Josh Sweat's going to look good in New England.”
Travis Kelce to make the roster
“I I I don't think this is gonna be the end of '87. I agree.”
Travis Kelce to make the roster
“I think Travis Kelce is gonna be back next year. He's not going out like this. I agree.”
Kansas City Chiefs 32 — Eagles 26
“And I think that the Chiefs are winning this football game, and they're gonna win it with yet another 30 burger... I have a thirty two twenty six final.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“I predicted on our show ... that the Kansas City Chiefs would in fact be the three pea champions of this league. And I saw it then, and I'm seeing it now.”
Patrick Mahomes to win Super Bowl MVP
“Patrick Mahomes is gonna be the MVP, and he's gonna join Shaq and Michael Jordan as the, only human beings to win the MVP of their sports championship game”
Los Angeles Rams to beat Vikings
“I chose the Rams to win this game on game day morning. ... I'm concerned that the Rams, if they win it, which I think they will”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“I think what I saw out of the Lions is the grit that would require them to actually, go to the Super Bowl... they have the smarts and they have the personnel somehow, some way to actually win this conference.”
Josh Allen to win MVP
“rookie quarterback against MVP quarterback, which is what I believe Josh Allen's gonna wind up being with all due respect to everybody else”
Joe Burrow to win MVP voting top five
“I think Burrow's gonna sneak in there.”
Lamar Jackson to win MVP voting top five
“let's let's just quickly here guess who the five final five are. Okay. Saquon? Should be. And Goff and Allen and Lamar.”
Jared Goff to win third in MVP voting
“Goff Goff's gonna be third. I I I'm with you. I'll just push back and say this is an overreaction and say it's gonna be Goff.”
Saquon Barkley to win MVP voting top five
“He'll be he'll be in the top five.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to beat New Orleans Saints
“And, and Spencer Rattler or whomever is gonna be out there for a lot of injured saints, are gonna have a long day, and the Falcons need a miracle on that front in order to make it.”
Kenny Gainwell to record 101 rushing yards
“And so I think Kenneth Gainwell might have a 101 yards. I'll I'll even call my shot. Oh. Kenneth Gainwell will gain well. 101 yards.”
New England Patriots to beat Buffalo Bills
“And it's gonna be Jeracke Maier versus, Mitchell Trubisky. And I think you win this game, pal. ... No. Not when they beat the Bills.”
Mike Evans to record 1,000 receiving yards
“And I think the Bucks, with Baker are a, are a focused bunch, and I think Mike Evans is gonna get his thousand yard season because Baker is going to manifest it.”
Kansas City Chiefs to beat Broncos
“What's more likely, Super Bowl champion backup quarterback to get an upset win? Carson Wentz or Jimmy Garoppolo? ... I'm gonna go Carson Wentz. ... And Carson Wentz is gonna use this as an opportunity to just knock the Broncos out of the playoffs”
Baltimore Ravens to reach the Super Bowl
“I would choose the Ravens and the Eagles to last longer than the commanders to the point where that could even be your Super Bowl in New Orleans.”
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
“I would choose the Ravens and the Eagles to last longer than the commanders to the point where that could even be your Super Bowl in New Orleans. Easily, that could be your Super Bowl. Eagles, Ravens. 100.”
Washington Commanders to win the division
“Pittsburgh is not going to win the division, bud.”
Minnesota Vikings to reach the Super Bowl
“So the Vikings can 100% win that game in Detroit and get the week off ... And if they are healthy, they can absolutely make it to the Super Bowl.”