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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.
7 of 128 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 5 of 13.
Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart
“I think a a Ron is gonna start at the end of the day.”
Houston Texans to win the division
“I don't think I'm overstating the fact that the Texans can make the playoffs and win their division.”
Joe Burrow to be 1st on the depth chart
“Patriot Bengals. I I think Burrow's coming back, man.”
Houston Texans to make the playoffs
“the Texans can make the playoffs and win their division”
“Colts, six. Bills, seven. Ravens, eight. Bears, nine. Lions, 10. ... I'm putting the eagles at two ... And then I'm keeping the rams at one.”
Detroit Lions to beat San Francisco forty niners
“Lions versus the San Francisco forty niners. What happens? I think the Lions win.”
Buffalo Bills to beat Texans
“They're at the Texans. This is a winnable game short week on the road. Get it. ... What happens Bills versus Ravens second time around? Bills.”
Baltimore Ravens to beat Vikings
“I bet you that's an eight game win streak before they face the patriots, Chris. That's the way I'm feeling it.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“But at the end of the day, I think the Ravens are going to win the division”
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.”
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”
Los Angeles Rams to beat Tampa
“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.”
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”
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
“Makes sense, and this is not an overreaction. [re: Eagles defense carrying them to the NFC championship]”
Kansas City Chiefs to finish with 10 wins
“They have to win five of those games. Absolutely will. ... Absolutely will.”
San Francisco 49ers to beat Carolina
“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.”
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”
“Number 10, the four and five Baltimore Ravens are on this list... put up number nine. They are the Chiefs... Los Angeles chargers at eight... They're seventh on the list [Broncos]... Detroit Lions... I'm putting the Colts here... Up one spot, the Seattle Seahawks... I'm putting your patriots here... the Eagles here at two... the Rams for the first time this year are atop my power rankings”
Jonathan Taylor to win MVP
“through the first ten weeks, I I I I gotta go with Jonathan Taylor as the MVP of this league”
Philadelphia Eagles to win the division
“Eagles less so because that division, I think, is theirs regardless of a win or loss Monday night.”
Aaron Rodgers to be 1st on the depth chart
“Like, you're not benching Rodgers going into Chicago... Mason Rudolph is there in case of emergency.”
Jonathan Taylor to win Offensive Player of the Year
“Jonathan Taylor, best running back gets offensive player of the year”
Christian McCaffrey to win Comeback Player of the Year
“Christian McCaffrey gets a highly deserved comeback player of the year award”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to record 2,000 receiving yards
“your guy, JSN, he's threatening a 2,000 yard receiving season. That's how amazing he has been.”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“The Lions are still really damn good. Again, I have them winning the NFC. And that's your Super Bowl.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“Plus, I have them winning the Super Bowl this year, and I'm not dropping them out of my power rankings just because of this.”
Daniel Jones to be 1st on the depth chart
“clearly, they they have to think Daniel Jones is their quarterback moving forward... It is Daniel Jones.”
“My week 10 power rankings presented by Sonos... Number nine on this list, I knocked them down all the way from one. The lions... Number eight, down five spots are the Packers... Number seven, down five spots are the Indianapolis Colts... I moved them up three spots to six [Bills]... Number five, new to the list [Seahawks]... The New England Patriots are four... Number three... the Broncos... Up five spots. I'm putting the Rams here... And then number one... the Eagles”