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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)
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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.
5 of 128 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 13 of 13.
Washington Commanders to beat Atlanta
“So for Atlanta to make it, they're going to have to get a little bit of help, I think, because, I think they're gonna lose in Washington.”
Will Johnson to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)
“And we didn't have Will Johnson who may be a top 10 pick. He's gonna be a top 10 pick in in the NFL.”
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“I had the Rams hosting the Vikings on a Saturday night, the Rams as the, the NFC West champs ... I saw that one coming before anybody put their marker on the Rams to win the West”
Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl
“That's not an overreaction, Chris. I've been saying it since the Tuesday before Labor Day.”
Atlanta Falcons to take the top seed
“I'll push back and call that an overreaction because the Atlanta Falcons are gonna be the the four seed.”
Detroit Lions to win the division
“The Lions might even win their division, pal.”
Washington Commanders to make the playoffs
“I think the commanders are in. Yeah. Having nine wins. Because the teams that we just mentioned, in order to make it, would have to win their divisions, which means the commanders are safe.”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“I know you wanna say that they're just gonna fall apart like always... I I just don't think that that they're not gonna lose... Yeah. I'm I'm gonna push back on that, Chris.”
Josh Allen to win MVP
“But Josh Allen, I think, has ended the MVP conversation with the win in Detroit the way that he's played the last two weeks... I am now part and parcel of the the general sense... that this MVP race is over.”
Josh Allen to win MVP
“The MVP is down to two guys. MVP is down to one guy, really. I I even though he lost yesterday. Yeah. But he was on other world. Josh, Josh.”
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“The Rams and this is why I chose the Rams to win the NFC West even though the Seahawks are are a game in front of them right now”
Sam Darnold to win top-five MVP finish
“Sam Darnell's back in the MVP conversation. No. He's not. He's he's gonna be top five.”
Puka Nacua to finish top 1 at his position, by receiving yards
“Puka might be the best receiver in the NFL.”
Kirk Cousins to be 1st on the depth chart
“But if you're Raheem Morris, you're not gonna uncork that right now. You're just not gonna do it. ... You breathe in, you exhale, and you keep using Kirk Cousins.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to win the division
“this is a guy who's gonna lead the Steelers to the AFC North title, and who knows how deep”
Green Bay Packers to make the playoffs
“The Packers are gonna make it to the divisional round again. I don't think that's an, an overreaction at all.”
Tomlin to win Coach of the Year
“If the Steelers do what they're doing... you gotta you gotta get be coach of the year.”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“Chargers and Broncos.”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“Bills, check.”
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
“Texans check”
Saquon Barkley to win MVP
“Saquon Barkley is the MVP of the National Football League in 2024.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“Steelers, I'll I'll check them.”
Baltimore Ravens to make the playoffs
“Raven's check. Oh, man. That is not an overreaction.”
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”
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“Chargers and Broncos.”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“The Chiefs? Check. ... this is not an overreaction to say the AFC playoff field is set.”
“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”