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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.
6 of 128 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 7 of 13.
Jonathan Taylor to win top three in MVP voting
“a running back is gonna be in the top three of MVP voting, if not top two. Mhmm. Jonathan Taylor is that guy.”
Tua Tagovailoa to be 1st on the depth chart
“No. No. No. No. No. Tua is the quarterback... So I I don't believe the Dolphins are gonna have a new quarterback week one next season.”
New England Patriots to beat Cleveland
“Certainly, you you you should beat the crap out of Cleveland at home.”
Indianapolis Colts to take the top seed
“I'll I'll say, that that this is not an overreaction because I think it's the Colts.”
Carolina Panthers to finish with 10 wins
“but I think I think the Panthers can I can get it? Panthers look good. Get to 10 wins.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to make the playoffs
“you're you're not gonna get maybe more than one from the South, and it's gonna be the Bucks. So I think the Bucks are in”
Brock Purdy to be 1st on the depth chart
“When Brock Purdy is returning, but guess what's gonna happen? He's playing.”
Detroit Lions to win the division
“As for the bears, this is still the lions division to lose as far as I'm concerned.”
“So they're number one, lines two, Colts three, Packers four, Eagles five, Bills six, Broncos seven. I'm sorry, Denver. ... Rams, Steelers, and Patriots are finishing up. I took the Jaguars off the list and the same thing with the 40 niners.”
Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl
“That could have been a Super Bowl preview for sure, and I told I called it before the season that I think that that is gonna be the Super Bowl sixty matchup.”
Washington Commanders to win the division
“Commanders can win this. That's for sure. ... and and that would be the team that I'd peg as I'm sounding this thing out.”
New England Patriots to make the playoffs
“And there are some highly winnable games for you. So you should make the playoffs.”
Baker Mayfield to win MVP
“I can't say that's an overreaction right now. ... that's the way you win MVPs, and that's certainly the way you can be the number one seed, which they are currently leading the NFC right now at five and one”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to take the top seed
“that's certainly the way you can be the number one seed, which they are currently leading the NFC right now at five and one”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“That could have been a Super Bowl preview for sure, and I told I called it before the season that I think that that is gonna be the Super Bowl sixty matchup.”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Minnesota
“The Philadelphia Eagles in between that go and visit Minnesota, which looks like they're gonna start maybe Carson Wentz in that game. They should take care of business over the next three weeks”
Denver Broncos to win the division
“based on the fact that the Chiefs are two and three and the fact that the Raiders are one and four, this is now your new entering week six favorite to win the division”
Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“you heard earlier in our number one, I mentioned Emeka Abuka as being the clear front runner for offensive rookie of the year”
“I can't quit the Los Angeles Rams... Number nine on the list... I've put the 40 niners on this list... Number eight... the Jacksonville Jaguars... also number seven... the Denver Broncos... Number six... the packers... the Indianapolis Colts are are sitting there at five... Moving up one spot are the Tampa Bay Buccaneers... I'm keeping the Bills at three. I'm knocking the Eagles down just one spot... my new number one team atop the power rankings... are the Detroit lions”
Philadelphia Eagles to beat Giants
“They play the Giants twice in the next three weeks. They should have some good eats there... They should take care of business over the next three weeks”
Los Angeles Rams to beat Ravens
“I'm not quitting them, and I think they're gonna go to the Ravens and and have a day before I see them in London against the Jaguars.”
Kyle Shanahan to win Coach of the Year
“Kyle Shanahan is coach of the year front runner right now. Oh, I agree with you right there.”
New York Jets to pick “top five” (picks 1–5)
“Well, the Jets are definitely gonna pick at the top five next April.”
Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“And Emeka Abuka ... Appears to be the offensive rookie of the year unless somebody goes nuts and he somehow falls off the planet.”
J.J. McCarthy to be 1st on the depth chart
“And we'll see how JJ McCarthy looks when he comes back from this bye week. That's gonna be McCarthy's first start, we think... They've gotta get started with JJ McCarthy.”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“The lines, I chose to win the NFC. That was great right now... And I kinda feel real feel really good about that.”
Los Angeles Chargers to make the playoffs
“They're not gonna miss the playoffs... I'm not going to sit here and saying the Charging is back and the bolts from this playoffs.”
Indianapolis Colts to beat Arizona Cardinals
“And the Indianapolis Colts next have the Arizona Cardinals, which means the Colts will win, on a field goal with no time left.”
Jonathan Taylor to win Offensive Player of the Year
“Jonathan Taylor looks like offensive player of the year, best running back in the league.”
Jonathan Taylor to finish top 1 at his position, by rushing yards
“Jonathan Taylor looks like offensive player of the year, best running back in the league.”
Jake Browning to be 1st on the depth chart
“So, you know, Browning's gonna get that start.”
“So that's my one to 10 through, four weeks of the NFL season. Interesting. Eagles, Bills, Lions, Rams, Bucks, Packers, Chargers, Seahawks, Colts, Steelers”
Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl
“I had the Chiefs winning the AFC. At the end of the day, I wanna be right. Chiefs versus Lions.”
Seattle Seahawks to beat Bucks
“Up one spot of the Seattle Seahawks... I think I'm gonna pick them this week. ... I am genuine, like I said, concerned about Bucky Irving and and them going to Seattle. That's a big game.”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“I had the Chiefs winning the AFC. At the end of the day, I wanna be right. Chiefs versus Lions.”