Who in the heck is Adam Rank? Officially, Rank is an on-air personality for the NFL Network and a contributor to NFL.com. Rank is also known to fans for predicting every game on the schedule for all 32 teams every summer ahead of training camp. How is he different than anyone else who predicts the outcome of every game?
Rank is also a Chicago Bears fan. The Bears, who with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 NFL draft, selected USC quarterback Caleb Williams. With the No. 2 overall pick, the Washington Commanders selected LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels. Daniels would go on to have the better season, winning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and leading the Commanders to the NFC championship game.
Meanwhile, Rank’s Bears finished with a record of 5-12. The most gut-wrenching of those losses came to the Commanders when Daniels threw a Hail Mary to win the game, which kicked off a 10-game Bears’ losing streak.
So, Rank isn’t a fan of the Commanders. Last summer, Rank predicted Washington would go 5-12. Throughout the season, he continued to pick against Washington when it was clear the Commanders were the better team in some weeks. Now, Rank has made his prediction for 2025.
The NFL.com contributor predicts Washington will finish 7-10.
Adam Rank has the Commanders going 7-10 this year.
What do you thinkβοΈππ€£ #RaiseHailpic.twitter.com/z6aaWZxpnZ
β Chris Bryant (@HogfarmerChris) July 8, 2025
We often say this, and it remains true: rankings are subjective.
As you could imagine, Washington fans weren’t too pleased with Rank on social media. But it’s not just Washington fans. Rank predicted that two of the NFC’s top three teams in 2024, the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings, would both finish 8-9 in 2025.
Adam Rank continues to blow my mind.
Bears at 11-6, Packers at 9-8, and the two best teams in the NFC North at 8-9?? pic.twitter.com/INh3JAEFav
β πππ¨π (@verysadvikings) July 9, 2025
It’s worth noting that the Lions and Vikings are divisional rivals of the Bears in the NFC North. The other team in the NFC North, the Green Bay Packers, Rank has at 9-8, with the Bears winning the division at 11-6.
The Bears should be much better in 2025. They hired Ben Johnson away from the Detroit Lions, and he should dramatically improve Williams and the offense. Chicago also significantly upgraded its offensive line. But better than the Lions, Vikings, Packers and Commanders?
We shall see.
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: NFL analyst and Commanders’ hater makes 2025 prediction