The Rich Eisen Show

Rich previews the Thursday Night Football matchup between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baltimore Ravings, explaining what’s at stake for Tom Brady’s disappointing season so far. 

Seahawks All-Pro WR Tyler Lockett tells Rich why he’s not surprised by the play of veteran QB Geno Smith and rookie RB Kenneth Walker III, why he firmly believes Seattle has a championship team, and discusses the rough season for friend and former teammate Russell Wilson with the Denver Broncos.

Rich praises Pete Carroll and the surprising first-place Seahawks, reacts to the New York Giants trading former 1st-round WR Kadarius Toney to the Kansas City Chiefs, and weighs in on Aaron Rodgers’ latest comments about the Packers’ struggling offense.

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Rich and the guys react to the latest Bill Belichick Press Conference Moment that features an all-time back-and-forth with the New England media about starting Mac Jones or Bailey Zappe against the Jets in Week 8. 

Legendary film and TV producer Jerry Bruckheimer joins Rich in-studio where he reveals how he convinced Tom Cruise to be in the original ‘Top Gun’ and why ‘Top Gun: Maverick” was such a smash hit, how Sylvester Stallone almost starred in ‘Beverly Hills Cop’ instead of Eddie Murphy, reveals how he became a part-owner of the NHL’s Seattle Kraken, and much more.

Rich’s wife, Suzy Shuster, calls in to call out her husband for slacking on his domestic duties at home.

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Rich breaks down the “Top 5 NFL Teams on Red Alert” among the Buccaneers, Packers, Raiders, Broncos and Browns who desperately need a win in Week 8.

Bengals QB Joe Burrow tells Rich how his pre-season appendectomy impacted the start of his season, what having college teammate Ja’Marr Chase on the team means to him, if he still has close bonds with Ohio State after transferring to LSU in college, and how losing in the Super Bowl to the Rams is helping the Bengals this season. 

Rich recants his Jets lamentations from earlier this week where he blamed himself for creating the bad mojo that resulted in RB Breece Hall’s ACL injury.

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Rich weighs in on the latest news on free agent slugger Aaron Judge and pleads for his Yankees to re-sign the likely AL MVP. 

Rich reveals his latest NFL Power Rankings with the Seattle Seahawks crashing the party that remains unchanged at the top where the Buffalo Bills, Philadelphia Eagles, Kansas City Chiefs, and Dallas Cowboys roost.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Kurt Warner/NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner tells Rich why Bill Belichick should go with Mac Jones over Bailey Zappe as the Patriots’ starting QB, how the Giants and Jets are thriving with less-than-stellar play from QBs Daniel Jones and Zach Wilson, his reaction to Matt Ryan’s Colts benching, and if Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady can turn around the Packers’ and Buccaneers’ struggling offenses. 

Rich and the guys react to Matt Ryan’s comments to the media about his benching and ponder what the former NFL MVP QB’s future looks like.

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Rich and the guys make their predictions on which teams will go on to capture the 7th playoff spot in the NFC and AFC playoffs roll around.

Ralph Macchio and Rich discuss his new Karate Kid-inspired book ‘Waxing On,’ reflects on making ‘The Outsiders’ with Francis Ford Coppola, shares a hilarious story about ‘My Cousin Vinny’ co-star Joe Pesci, and explains why ‘Cobra Kai’ resonates with audiences of all ages. 

Rich weighs in on the controversial postgame exchange between Buccaneers WR Mike Evans and a referee that was initially mistaken as a request for an autograph.

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The Athletic’s Colts Insider Zak Keefer tells Rich why Matt Ryan was surprisingly supplanted as starting QB by 6th-round draft pick Sam Ehlinger, how much influence Jim Irsay had in the decision and the Colts owners move to get Daniel Snyder to relinquish his ownership of the Washington Commanders, breaks down how Ehlinger gives the Colts more options on offense, says if the team has ever reached out to retired QB Andrew Luck, and weighs in on Pat McAfee’s poker skills.  

Rich breaks down the Bears Monday Night Football win over the New England Patriots and says why the Dallas Cowboys had better be ready for Chicago’s run game in Week 8.

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Rich recaps the Patriots’ Monday Night Football loss to the Chicago Bears and the full-fledged QB controversy Bill Belichick has on his hands with Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe.

Patriots Insider Tom Curran tells Rich how Bill Belichick had “one of the weirdest nights of this coaching career” when his Mac Jones-Bailey Zappe experiment backfired against the Bears on MNF, and says why Tom Brady appears “adrift” this season and probably regrets changing his mind on retirement. 

Rich responds to a caller who suggests Justin Herbert might not be committed to the Chargers long-term if they can’t transform into legit playoff contenders in the AFC.

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Rich and the guys react to the breaking news that Indianapolis Colts QB Matt Ryan will miss the rest of the season due to a shoulder injury, and weighs in on Pete Carroll and the surprising Seattle Seahawks who find themselves atop the NFC West after Week 7. 

Patriots LB Matt Judon tells Rich what it’s like to play for Bill Belichick and shares how the Pats head coach teaches the history of the NFL including players and coaches who’s impact transcend football, and says why he’s not sleeping on Justin Fields and the Chicago Bears on Monday Night Football.

Rich wraps up the hour saying how Bryce Harper lived out every kid’s dream with his late-inning home run to put the Phillies in the World Series and reflects on the Yankees’ season that once again ended at the hands of the Houston Astros.

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Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tells Rich why Tom Brady and Aaron Rodgers might be regretting coming back to play for the Buccaneers and Packers, explains why the only players in the NFL safe as the Trade Deadline approaches are Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes, says if Broncos rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett is truly on the hot seat, and why Sean Payton could demand $20 Million per year and why the Chargers would be great fit for the former Saints coach.

Jets fan Rich reacts to the news that promising rookie RB Breece Hall’s season has come to an end due to a torn ACL. 

In his ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich weighs in on Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady’s struggles, Joe Burrow’s MVP candidacy, what Dak’s return means for the Cowboys’ NFC East chances, Kenneth Walker III’s impact on the NFC West race, Zach Wilson’s growing pains, Carson Wentz’s future as the Commanders’ starting QB, and if Lamar Jackson’s gamble on himself will pay off this season. 

Rich reacts to the head-scratching Week 7 decisions by Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel and Jaguars head coach Doug Pederson with an emphatic “I don’t get it!”

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Rich recaps the Buccaneers head-scratching 18-point loss to a depleted Carolina Panthers team saying he has big concerns for Tom Brady, and explains why he has even bigger concerns for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers after their Week 7 loss to the Taylor Heinicke-led Washington Commanders.

‘Greenlight Podcast’ host and 2-time Super Bowl champion Chris Long tells Rich why Brady and the Buccaneers look they’re “sleepwalking” of late, if he’s concerned for Aaron Rodgers and the still-struggling Packers’ offense, how the Jets and Giants keep on winning, what Christian McCaffrey to the 49ers and Dak Prescott’s return to the Cowboys means for the NFC playoff picture, and if the Bengals or Titans can crash the Chiefs’ and Bills’ party in the AFC.  

Rich recaps the Chiefs’ throttling of the 49ers but says Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen’s Buffalo Bills had better not sleep on Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals.

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