The Rich Eisen Show

Rich kicks off the hour recapping how the NFL playoff picture shook out after Week 17 including the Eagles’ controversial decision to bench Jalen Hurts for 3rd stringer Nate Sudfeld in a game that decided the NFC East champion.  Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio and Rich discuss if the Eagles tanked it in their season finale vs the Washington Football Team by benching Jalen Hurts for Nate Sudfeld, if the NFL can fix its tanking problem, the chances Urban Meyer takes the Jaguars head coaching job, who the Jets will target as their next head coach (Jim Harbaugh??), why the Chargers fired head coach Anthony Lynn, and what making the playoffs means for Mitch Trubisky’s future as the Bears’ starting QB. Rich wraps up the hour explaining why Urban Meyer and Ohio State’s Ryan Day might want to think twice about making the jump to the NFL to coach the Jaguars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best Of The Rich Eisen Show featuring Travis Kelce, Billy Gardell, and Jed York. Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best Of The Rich Eisen Show featuring Bob Costas, Jon Hamm, and CC Sabathia. Thank you to today's sponsors: Amazon Prime = Watch NFL Football Live on Prime Video. Visit https://www.amazon.com/amazonprime  Geico = In just 15 minutes you could save you 15% or more on car insurance. Visit Geico.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The Best Of The Rich Eisen Show featuring Jeff Monken, Rich Gannon, and Frank Reich.  Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long and Rich discuss why the Jaguars will win in Week 16 and put the Jets back in the driver’s seat to land Clemson QB Trevor Lawrence, why Sam Darnold could still find success in New York, why Jets Head Coach Adam Gase still has a job, and the mindset of players over very, very bad teams. Actor/comedian/musician Craig Robinson and Rich discuss his new FOX show ‘The Masked Dancer,” his Bulls fan reaction to the ‘Last Dance’ Michael Jordan documentary, the unforgettable basketball scene from ‘The Office,’ how hilarious a Dunder Mifflin zoom call would be, and which ‘Office’ cast member was the easiest to crack up while filming. Rich wraps up the hour breaking down all the playoff clinching scenarios for NFL Week 16. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his Overreaction Tuesday segment Rich weighs in on what the Jets should do if they only get the #2 overall pick in the 2021 NFL Draft, if he’d take Jalen Hurts over Tua Tagovailoa, if the Rams embarrassing loss to the previously winless Jets was the worst of his career, if the Cowboys could actually make the playoffs, and more! Cy Young Award-winning pitcher CC Sabathia and Rich discuss the heart issues that led to his dramatic weight loss, his baseball journey from his grandmother’s backyard to a possible spot in the Hall of Fame, who are the most talented players he saw during his playing days, if the Astros cheated vs the Yankees in the 2019 ALCS, his new HBO documentary, and why he’s semi-panicked about his beloved Raiders. Colts Head Coach Frank Reich and Rich discuss facing a desperate Steelers team in Week 16, what Philip Rivers has brought to Indianapolis, his team’s mindset for the last two games of the season, his reaction to Carson Wentz’s benching in Philadelphia, and more!  Learn more about yo

Rich kicks off the hour recapping the “desperate” Steelers Monday Night Football loss to the woeful Bengals, and explains why he’s counting on Jaguars’ QB Gardner Minshew to keep his Trevor Lawrence-to-the-Jets dream alive. Hall of Fame DB Rod Woodson and Rich discuss the way-too-soon passing of Steelers legend Kevin Greene, Pittsburgh’s concerning 3-game losing streak after starting the season 11-0, why the Bills could top the Chiefs in the AFC this season, why the Packers are the class of the NFC, and what nugget of life wisdom advice he once gave Rich. Rich wraps up the hour recapping how he was masterfully trolled by Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, Reggie Jackson and others on his GameDay Morning NFL Network show. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Former All-Pro cornerback Aqib Talib and Rich discuss is star turn in the booth as an NFL on FOX in-game analyst, why Jalen Hurts is staying put as the Eagles’ starting QB, why the Cardinals will be a tough out if they reach the playoffs, if he’d rather cover Tyreek Hill or DeAndre Hopkins, and why he studied Tony Romo before making his broadcasting debut. In the wake of a semi-controversial choice of final four College Football Playoff teams, Rich offers up his own brackets on what an 8-team CFP could have looked like, followed up by Rich revealing that he has a BIG issue with those Dr. Pepper halftime football “throwing” tuition giveaway contest. Rich wraps up the hour lamenting more on the Jets possibly losing out in the chance to draft Clemson QB/franchise savior Trevor Lawrence, and offers one final Princess Leia-inspired plea to Bears’ quarterback Mitchell Trubisky.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich kicks off the hour singing the praise of the Bills and their QB Josh Allen taking his game to the next level. Army Head Coach Jeff Monken and Rich discuss why the 9-2 Black Knights are without an opponent to play in the Independence Bowl, why other college football programs are opting out of postseason games in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, if Army will be ready to step in if another team bows out of a bowl game, and why he left Notre Dame out of his top 4 in the latest Coaches’ Poll. Rich wraps up the hour marveling at the golf skills of Tiger Woods’ 11-year-old son Charlie. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich kicks off the hour recapping the Saint loss to the Chiefs in Drew Brees’ return from a rib injury, along with Tom Brady and the Bucs’ big comeback win over the Falcons (sound familiar??). Rich, a lifelong (and long-suffering) Jets fan EPICALLY reacts to New York’s improbable win over the Rams that put them behind the Jaguars in the pursuit of the #1 overall pick and Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Rich follows that up with an impassioned plea to Bears’ QB Mitch Trubisky to help get the Jets back on track to win the Lawrence sweepstakes. NBC Sports’ NFL Insider Peter King and Rich discuss Aqib Talib’s surprising and triumphant turn as an in-game booth analyst for the NFL on FOX, why Jalen Hurts’ emergence could push Carson Wentz out of Philly, who can win the woeful NFC East, if the Bills can get past the Chiefs to win the AFC, which teams could get left out of the AFC playoff picture, and why Tom Brady and the Bucs could be a dangerous road playoff team. Rich warps up the hour looking at which NFC t

The guys have more reaction to Chris Brockman’s issues with the show’s new publicity photos.(2:03). Actor Scott Glenn and Rich discuss that time he saved Francis Ford Coppola’s life while filming Apocalypse Now, how astronaut Alan Shepard hilariously reacted to Glenn’s portrayal of him in The Righ Stuff, filming The Hunt for Red October with Sean Connery, what advice Denzel Washington gave him about making Training Day, why he almost passed on being in The Silence of the Lambs, his new disaster film Greenland, and his bold prediction about his Steelers and Patrick Mahomes’ Chiefs.(20:59). The guys wrap up the week with Rich’s top Under-the-Radar games and Chris Brockman’s Sneaky Good Games for NFL Week 15. (46:24).   Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN’s Chris Fowler and Rich discuss what’s shaping up to be an EPIC Clemson-Notre Dame rematch in the ACC title game, Fighting Irish head coach Brian Kelly’s threat to possibly boycott the Rose Bowl, what it’s like working with his wife on his new ‘Who You Got?’ podcast, and if Trevor Lawrence is ready to give up Clemson’s winning ways for …the Jets?? (2:40). Former NFL WR Chad Ochocinco and Rich discuss their big plans to work together…and go shopping for slippers, why Bill Belichick runs a TIGHT ship in New England, who the best receiver in the NFL is, why he’s a penny pincher on his wardrobe but SUPER generous when it comes to tipping, and why he’s so impressed with Bengals rookie WR Tee Higgins (23:00). In their weekly Higher Register tepid takes Brockman weighs in on Tiger Woods’ son, TJ on LaMelo Ball’s season outlook, and Rich drops a bomb that takes a show’s behind-the-scenes controversy to all new “heights”(45:48).   Thank you to today's sponsor: Geico = In just 15 minutes you could save you 15% or

Rich kicks off the hour recapping the Raiders loss to the Chargers on Thursday Night Football (2:19). Rich reacts to Brian Kelly saying Notre Dame won’t play in any bowl games where friends and family are not allowed to attend…ahem, Rose Bowl. (23:37). NFL Network analyst Brian Baldinger and Rich discuss Jets rookie offensive lineman Mekhi Becton, which NFL rookies aren’t playing like rookies, why the Packers are the best team in the NFC, if anyone can stop the Chiefs in the AFC, and why the Eagles are in good hands with rookie QB Jalen Hurts. (26:50). Rich wraps up the hour explaining why Sam Darnold, though flawed as a QB, is an outstanding person, and the show’s Call Screener Adam weighs in on Mitch Trubisky’s future as the Bears starting QB. (46:10).    Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

CBS Sports NFL Analyst Rich Gannon and Rich discuss his transition from the playing field to the broadcast booth, his improbable journey from small college Delaware to winning the NFL MVP Award, Justin Herbert’s impressive rookie season and bright future, what makes the Chiefs so good, how Tom Brady and Philip Rivers have meshed with their new teams this season, Mike McCarthy’s struggles with the Dallas Cowboys, and Alex Smith’s return to the field (3:17). Chris Brockman runs through the latest news & notes from sports including updates on Drew Brees, Christian McCaffrey, and others. (33:18). Michael Smith and Rich discuss Tiger Woods and his son’s identical golf swing, why the Jets deserve Trevor Lawrence, and have some good-natured fun at the expense of James Harden and ‘Brother from Another’ co-host Michael Holley. (46:26).    Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.c

Rich and the guys kick off the hour discussing James Harden’s adventures in Las Vegas and his diva mindset. Why NBA superstars expect and get preferential treatment, (3:20). ESPN NBA Analyst and 17-year NBA veteran Richard Jefferson and Rich discuss who’s to blame for all the Harden-Rockets drama, if the Heat should make a run at James Harden, and co-hosting the Sports Illustrated Awards with former NFL WR Chad Ochocinco. (22:19). Rich wraps up the hour discussion with the guys topics ranging from an overabundance of bubble wrap, getting a third dog, what to do when you drop your cellphone in the toilet, and who’s the best movie president? (43:41).    Thank you to today's sponsor: Geico = In just 15 minutes you could save you 15% or more on car insurance. Visit Geico.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

 Rich kicks off the hour previewing the Raiders vs Chargers on Thursday Night Football and the playoff implications for Las Vegas and Jon Gruden (2:52). Seahawks WR D.K. Metcalf and Rich discuss his emergence as one of the NFL’s most dangerous weapons, what makes him so motivated to become an all-time great, his unforgettable chase down of Budda Baker and all the subsequent memes, his unique personal style, and the one thing that gets his ire up. (15:25). Rich and the guys wrap up the hour previewing the intriguing storylines in the Giants vs the Browns in Week 15. (42:16).     Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN NBA Insider Brian Windhorst and Rich discuss James Harden’s ‘star treatment’ that has impacted the Rockets on and off the court, what the Rockets could get in return in a possible Harden trade, the long-term impact of Giannis signing his Bucks supermax extension, and how the NBA will handle covid protocols and testing in the new season with no bubble this time around. (3:16). Rich and the guys do a deep dive on James Harden, reacting to the latest comments from the Rockets guard, and the possibility of a trade anytime soon, (28:55). Rich wraps up the hour with another classic comment on Jets head coach Adam Gase because, why not!?! (52:55).    Thank you to today's sponsor: Geico = In just 15 minutes you could save you 15% or more on car insurance. Visit Geico.com   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys begin the hour debating if any team in the AFC can stop the Chiefs offense. (00:52). Rich calls out TJ Jefferson for not having his back yesterday when Chargers RB Austin Ekeler trolled him for mentioning a certain obsolete technology. (16:18). Good Morning Football co-host Kyle Brandt and Rich discuss the Giants up-and-down fortunes of late, how many AFC North teams will make the playoffs, how Bill Belichick could keep the Jets from getting Trevor Lawrence, if the Bears should move on from Mitchell Trubisky, and which is the best Farrelly Brothers movie: Kingpin, Dumb and Dumber, or There’s Something about Mary? (23:47). TJ Jefferson recalls that time he was an extra in ‘Kingpin,’ (44:55) and Rich has some advice for Trevor Lawrence for when he gets drafted by the Jets (49:06).    Thank you to today's sponsor: Microsoft Teams = Now there are more ways to be a Team. Learn more at Microsoft.com/teams  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich kicks off the hour VERY geeked out about the NFL’s Week 15 playoff clinching scenarios. (1:18). Rich and the guys react to James Harden’s less-than-impressive NBA pre-season debut and his off-season penchant for having a VERY good time at all times. (18:13). Monday Night Football’s Brian Griese and Rich discuss if his ’97 Michigan team could beat the ’97 Nebraska team in a battle of split national title winners, how Tom Brady has matured since college and his inconsistency in Bruce Arians’ offense, his takeaways from the EPIC Browns-Ravens MNF game, what Lamar Jackson was really doing in the locker room during his mystery break on MNF, possibly loosing his Monday Night Football boothmate Louis Riddick to an NFL GM job, why the ’72 Dolphins celebrated the Steelers first loss this season, and which AFC team has the best chance to unseat the Chiefs. (25:22).    Thank you to today's sponsor: Geico = In just 15 minutes you could save you 15% or more on car insurance. Visit Geico.com   Learn more about your

Chargers running back Austin Ekeler and Rich discuss his improbable journey to the NFL, how he dealt with injury after finally winning the starting job, head coach Anthony Lynn’s tenuous job status, Justin Herbert’s immense potential, his co-founding of Gridiron Gaming Group, and if Lamar Jackson was cramping up or doing something else in the locker room during the Ravens’ MNF game. (2:41). Acclaimed director Christopher Nolan and Rich discuss his new film ‘Tenet’ and his obsession with time that’s threaded through most of his movies, the challenge of filming Tenet’s time-twisting scenes with actor John David Washington, what it was like to buy then destroy an actual 747 jet airplane, which “Dark Knight’ role he originally wanted Heath Ledger to play, and his surprising reveal about which movie he just can’t stop watching. (22:00). Chris Brockman wraps up the hour with the latest news including updates on Drew Brees, James Conner, Alex Smith, Christian McCaffrey and others. (45:47).    Thank you to today's