Actor Joe Mantegna joins Rich in-studio to discuss the return of his ‘Criminal Minds’ franchise on Paramount+, his beloved Chicago Bears and the origin story behind his classic ‘Da Bears!’ Saturday Night Live skit, his beloved Cubs, who was the real-life inspiration for his Fat Tony character on ‘The Simpsons,’ and tells the hilarious story about the unlikely way he found out he’d landed a role in ‘The Godfather III.’ 

Rich revisits his horrendous ‘Raiders will win the AFC West’ prediction, previews the most intriguing matchups in NFL Week 9, the guys check in on TJ’s pre-season prediction for the Dallas Cowboys, and Brockman offers up his ’Sneaky Good Games’ betting advice.

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