The Rich Eisen Show

Rich reacts to the news out of Cincinnati where Bills Safety Damar Hamlin is reportedly showing great improvement after suffering cardiac arrest during Buffalo’s MNF game vs the Bengals.

FOX Sports’ Mark Schlereth and Rich discuss the good new surrounding Hamlin’s recovery and its impact on Bills players’ mindsets heading into their next game, says why he emphatically does not want to see the Bengals-Bills Week 17 game resumed, explains why the Eagles and 49ers are the two best teams in the NFL, says if the Broncos next coach can fix Russell Wilson and if that coach could be Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette columnist Paul Zeise gives Rich some insight into Damar Hamlin’s character having known the Bills Safety and his family closely going back to his youth football days in Pennsylvania.

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Brockman breaks down the latest NFL news including updates on the Bills-Bengals Week 17 game, Jets QB Mike White, and more.

The Athletic’s Buffalo Bills beat reporter Joe Buscaglia and Rich discuss the impact of Damar Hamlin’s cardiac arrest on the team’s locker room, if there’s a chance the team could ask for a delay to their Week 18 game, and more.

Rich comments on the Buffalo Bills' team psyche and what it might take for them to be mentally ready to take the field again.

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FOX Sports/The Athletic college football insider Bruce Feldman tells Rich how TCU pulled off the stunning upset of Michigan in their College Football Playoff semifinal game, why he says Jim Harbaugh will bolt Ann Arbor if offered an NFL head coaching job, and says how the Horned Frogs could shock everybody with a win over the Georgia Bulldogs in the national title game. 

Rich and some callers ponder the NFL’s conundrum on what to do with Bills-Bengals games and if awarding a tie could fix the issue. 

Rich wraps up the hour still lamenting the lack of a Targeting flag at the end of Michigan’s loss to TCU.

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Rich reacts to the unjust criticism of Tee Higgins in the aftermath of Bills Safety Damar Hamlin’s on-field collapse after tacking the Bengals WR, and weighs in on the rumor that the Denver Broncos are willing to make Jim Harbaugh on offer the Michigan coach can’t refuse. 

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tells Rich why he doesn’t see a likely scenario where the Bills-Bengals Week 17 game is resumed and the impact on the AFC playoff picture, why the NFL shutting it down for Week 18 might be the best course of action, and why this could be the year Jim Harbaugh bolts Michigan for a return to the NFL sidelines.

Rich comments on the TCU vs Georgia College Football Playoff title game and says why CFB fans should get used to the big changes coming with an expanded 12-team format in 2024.

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Two-time Super Bowl champion and ‘Green Light’ Podcast host Chris Long and Rich discuss Bills Safety Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac arrest during Buffalo’s Monday Night Football game vs the Cincinnati Bengals and reveals the mental health toll on NFL players when it comes to facing the very real threat of serious injury. 

Rich takes a call from a cardiologist viewer who walks us through how medical responders saved Hamlin’s life and what’s in store for the next few days for the Bills safety. 

TJ and Rich reveal how the Hamlin incident touched on painful memories from their personal lives.

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Bills Radio Analyst Eric Wood and Rich discuss Buffalo Safety Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac arrest during Buffalo’s Monday Night Football game vs the Cincinnati Bengals. 

Michigan alum Rich reacts with some skepticism to a report that Jim Harbaugh will return to the NFL if he’s offered a job, and reacts to the NFL announcing Week 18’s games will go on as scheduled with no plans resume the Bengals-Bills game this week.

Rich and the guys react to Steelers HC Mike Tomlin’s statements on Damar Hamlin who he’s known since the Bills Safety was 12-years-old.

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Rich reacts to Bills Safety Damar Hamlin suffering cardiac arrest during Buffalo’s Monday Night Football game vs the Cincinnati Bengals. 

NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero tells Rich how Hamlin essentially died on the field only to be brought back by medical personnel and discusses the NFL’s options when it comes to resuming or outright cancelling the Bengals and Bills Week 17 game. 

Rich weighs in on the criticism being thrown at the NFL for their handling of the game postponement following Hamlin’s collapse.

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Rich breaks down Kenny Pickett and the Pittsburgh Steeler’s chances to make the playoffs this season, reacts to his Jets laying another egg and being eliminated from playoff contention with their Week 17 loss to the Seahawks and what needs to change to get them over the hump next season, and tries to make sense of the Washington Commanders’ decision to start Carson Wentz at QB with their season on the line only to see him throw three picks in their loss to the Browns.

Bills QB Josh Allen and Rich preview Buffalo’s key Week 17 Monday Night Football showdown with Joe Burrow and the Bengals, discusses dealing with his elbow injury this season, and reveals which rules he’d change if he were NFL Commissioner. 

Rich previews the Buffalo Bills vs the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday Night Football and what the outcome means for AFC playoffs seeding.

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Rich explains why he has concerns for Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles on the heels of their Week 17 loss to the New Orleans Saints, and reacts to the Vikings blowout loss to the Packers and why the NFC race for the #1 seed could be a wild affair in Week 18.

In ‘Overreaction Monday’ Rich weighs in on the rolling 49ers, if Jim Harbaugh would leave Michigan to coach the Colts, the chances Sean Payton coaches Russell Wilson and the Broncos next season, why Tom Brady and the Bucs are a dangerous playoff opponent, plus takes on the Packers, Giants, Kenny Pickett, the Eagles, and Bills vs Bengals on Monday Night Football. 

Bengals WR Ja’Marr Chase and Rich discuss the chemistry he has with QB Joe Burrow and more.

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Rich reacts to Tom Brady and the Buccaneers punching their playoff ticket with a Week 17 win over the Carolina Panthers, and comments on the Packers’ win-and-in Week 18 scenario that would put Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay in the postseason field.

Michigan alum Rich reacts to the Wolverines’ heartbreaking loss in the College Football Playoff to TCU and recaps the thrilling Peach Bowl that saw defending champion Georgia Bulldogs outlast Ohio State in their CFP semifinal showdown. 

Rich reacts to the Ravens’ Week 17 loss with Lamar Jackson still out with an injury and says why Baltimore desperately needs the former MVP QB back to make some noise in the playoffs.

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