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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.
10 of 128 graded articles on this page, newest first — page 9 of 13.
Jaxson Dart to be 1st on the depth chart
“I've been saying that for a month and a half, and now I am saying put the rookie in there.”
New York Giants to finish with 5 wins
“Now they're playing against a team that's gonna win, like, five games.”
Kansas City Chiefs to make the playoffs
“one team that looked like a wild card team on on Friday night in Brazil”
Josh Allen to win MVP
“So to sit here and say, this is an overreaction that he's gonna repeat as the MVP... this is not an overreaction.”
Los Angeles Chargers to win the division
“The chargers are the team to beat in the AFC West. Oh, I agree with that.”
Buffalo Bills to take the top seed
“And the Bills as the one seed One seed... this is not an overreaction.”
Emeka Egbuka to win Offensive Rookie of the Year
“right now, your your offensive rookie of the year is Ibuka. Is Ibuka. Yeah. In Tampa who had two touchdowns”
“Just throw mine up on the screen. I I agree with you, Brockman. I I'm with you.”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“These guys are ready to roll, and I think the Detroit Lions win the NFC.”
Kansas City Chiefs to reach the Super Bowl
“I think the Chiefs make it, and I think the Chiefs win it.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl
“I think the Chiefs make it, and I think the Chiefs win it... Chiefs over Lions in Super Bowl sixty”
Buffalo Bills to make the playoffs
“And I I do see the Bills as an AFC championship weekend team, if not beyond.”
Buffalo Bills to win the division
“My one more on that top five list was everybody in the AFC East, not the Buffalo Bills... I do see the Bills as an AFC championship weekend team, if not beyond.”
Minnesota Vikings to make the playoffs
“and that's where I'm putting the Vikings. I do believe they make the playoffs.”
Detroit Lions to reach the Super Bowl
“I have the Lions winning the conference. Oh. I have I am way higher on the Lions than everyone else.”
Detroit Lions to win the division
“And I got the Lions finishing first, and that's our NFC North breakdown”
“that's where I'm putting the Vikings... And I have the Packers too, and I have the Lions one... And I like the Bears as well, to finish fourth.”
Minnesota Vikings to finish with 10 wins
“you can have a team that has double digit wins in third place, and that's where I'm putting the Vikings”
“Number 10... I'm putting the Broncos number 10... Number nine. I'm putting the Los Angeles chargers here... Number eight, I'm putting their co tenants, the Los Angeles Rams... Number seven on the list are the Washington Commanders... Number six, I am putting the Green Bay Packers... a power rankings with the Lions fifth... Fourth, the Buffalo Bills... Well, the Ravens are three... Chiefs two... They put Dallas at one rich? ... They're defending champs.”
Philadelphia Eagles to reach the Super Bowl
“We have an opportunity if the Eagles win, only the second time in the National Football League to the back to back back to back champs.”
Omarion Hampton to be 1st on the depth chart
“All he would allow is that Hampton's gonna start. Oh. And if that's the case, by the way, it's the first time in Najee Harris' career in which he won't start.”
San Francisco 49ers to make the playoffs
“But to say they're going in the NFC championship game and Brock's an MVP finalist again would be an amazing season... I will not call this an overreaction”
Denver Broncos to make the playoffs
“I know Atlanta can make the playoffs. The Bidens can make the playoffs. Broncos should make the playoffs.”
Brock Purdy to win MVP finalist
“to say they're going in the NFC championship game and Brock's an MVP finalist again... I will not call this an overreaction”
Minnesota Vikings to reach the Super Bowl
“Which means I think the Vikings are a Super Bowl contender.”
Micah Parsons to record 16 sacks
“Mike has 16 maybe.”
“Chiefs winning the division. I have Harbaugh on the charges finishing second... And and Denver, I I I, you know, I'm excited.”
Kansas City Chiefs to win the division
“Chiefs winning the division. I have Harbaugh on the charges finishing second.”
“And I'll put the Arizona Cardinals in that spot... But I do have them third. I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
Los Angeles Rams to win the division
“I've got the niner second, and I think the Rams may wind up by the end of the day, the class of the entire conference.”
Jaxon Smith-Njigba to be 1st on the depth chart
“JSN is now the new number one Cooper Kupp has come in.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers to win the division
“I I I think the Bucks are are the the class of that division.”
“And then my NFC South prediction, not gonna just belabor it. It's the same.”
Kirk Cousins to be 2nd on the depth chart
“At the end of the day, Kirk Cousins is gonna be the backup there in Atlanta.”
Shedeur Sanders to make the roster
“With any of these guys, like, Shador is gonna make the team outstanding.”
Baltimore Ravens to win the division
“And I'm going to give you my AFC North predictions. I do believe the Ravens win it.”
Pittsburgh Steelers to make the playoffs
“But I think at the end of the day, though, the Steelers are are too good, and I think they do make the playoffs again.”
Joe Flacco to be 1st on the depth chart
“I mean, you see why Flacco's the starter. Yeah. End of story.”
“So you and I are lockstep teaching. Okay? We are. ... I do believe the Ravens win it ... and I do believe the Cleveland Browns do finish last ... I just still think the Steelers are are a better balanced team right now.”
Dillon Gabriel to be 2nd on the depth chart
“Same thing with Dylan Gabriel. Because at some point, you're if you're gonna keep picking, that's the guy if Flacco goes down. He's the backup.”