Rich weighs in on the Indianapolis Colts improving to 7-1 and makes the case for RB Jonathan Taylor as the NFL’s MVP frontrunner, and laments the passing of former Jets center Nick Mangold at the age of 41.

Rich admits to what Brockman has been claiming for weeks: Drake Maye and the New England Patriots are legit. Rich also wonders if Browns DE Myles Garrett regrets re-signing to stay with Cleveland who dropped to 2-6 despite his 5 sacks in Week 8, and comments on Tua Tagovailoa’s big game to get the Dolphins a win over the Falcons, and on Justin Fields silencing his critics, namely Jets owner Woody Johnson, with his stellar game in New York’s stunning 4th quarter comeback to knock off Joe Flacco and the Cincinnati Bengals.

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