The Rich Eisen Show

Rich recaps the Titans’ Thursday Night Football win over the 49ers and explains why Tennessee showed they are still a formidable team in the AFC when healthy, and says why Jimmy Garoppolo’s mistakes displayed why the Niners drafted Trey Lance to be their long-term QB.

TJ Jefferson breaks out his ‘Big-Ass Grab Bag’ and lists his top 5 moments from 2021 including Manningcast, Michigan beating Ohio State, his ‘The Price Is Right’ appearance and more.

Rich says why he’s already looking forward to the 2022 NFL Draft to find out if Brockman and TJ’s bet about the draft position of Pitt Panthers QB Kenny Pickett will be decided.

Rich lists the 5 questions he’d like to ask Urban Meyer if he had the chance to sit down with the fired Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach and comments on the fact that we haven’t seen Deshaun Watson on the field at all this season.

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Rich fields calls from viewers more than happy to air their Festivus grievances, and debates Chris Brockman on which 100-mph-throwing lefty fireballer they’d rather face (or rather NOT face)…Randy Johnson or Aroldis Chapman.

Saints QB Taysom Hill tells Rich what it felt like to win a head-to-head matchup against Tom Brady, how he’s had to adjust his mindset in going from New Orleans backup/occasional weapon to being the starting QB, what it’s like to throw an NFL pass with a mangled finger, why the Saints remain confident they can reach the playoffs, and what advice and feedback he still gets from Drew Brees on a weekly basis. 

Rich and the guys react to a caller who poses the question: is Mike McCarthy a Hall of Famer if he wins a Super Bowl with the Cowboys to go along with his Packers title ring?

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On the heels of the Saints announcing QBs Taysom Hill and his backup Trevor Siemian have tested positive for Covid-19 Rich recounts the many maladies that have beset New Orleans this season.

It’s Festivus so Rich and the guys perform their ‘Airing of Grievances’ to honor Frank Constanza, the irascible ‘Seinfeld’ character. 

NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Insider Tom Curran tells Rich why he was shocked to hear Bill Belichick apologize this week for being terse with the media, how rookie QB Mac Jones has bounced back from adversity this season and how much trust Belichick has in the Pats’ passing game as they head into their pivotal Week 16 AFC East showdown against the Buffalo Bills.  

Rich and the guys debate if Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp or Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor should be named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year.  

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Rich runs through the myriad NFL Playoff clinching scenarios heading into Week 16.

FOX Sports NFL Analyst Greg Olsen tells Rich why Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is as good as any other player in the NFL, how deep in the playoffs the Patriots can go with rookie QB Mac Jones, if he trusts Dak Prescott or Kyler Murray more with a playoff game on the line, what he’s expecting from tonight’s 49ers vs Titans matchup and why the Niners are as dangerous as any team in the playoff picture, why the Packers are the team to beat in the NFC, and how the Bucs will deal with the Panthers’ 2-QB attack of Cam Newton and Sam Darnold. 

Rich and the guys run through the latest wave of NBA covid-positive tests and why the league should put Warriors G Steph Curry in protective custody until Christmas Day. 

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The MMQB’s Albert Breer tells Rich how the NFL players union stepped in to keep the league from cancelling some Week 15 games in the wake of Covid-19 outbreaks so they wouldn’t have to pay players, what the Seahawks’ disappointing 5-9 season bodes for Russell Wilson’s future in Seattle and which teams could be in play to trade for the Super Bowl-winning QB in the offseason, why Joe Judge is likely to keep his job as Giants Head Coach, why the Bears are likely to fire their HC Matt Nagy and shock the world be trading for Saints Head Coach Sean Payton, and his reaction, as an Ohio State alum, to Urban Meyer’s flameout with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Rich and Brockman preview the Bills vs Patriots Week 16 showdown and wonder if we’ll have another wild weather fiasco we saw the first time the two AFC East rivals met in Week 13.

Rich says why the Seahawks should act quickly if and when they decide to trade Russell Wilson and throw around some possible swap scenarios that include Deshaun Watson or Baker Mayfield in Seattle next season.

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Mike Del Tufo finds a kindred spirit in view Mike Del Aberto who defends the embattled audio mixer’s penchant for not actually doing work when he’s at work.

Rich predicts which NFL bubble teams will or will not make the playoffs including the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Raiders. 

‘Sunday Night Football’ Hall of Fame announcer Al Michaels and Rich discuss the anniversary of Brett Favre’s Monday Night Football game where he threw 4 first-half touchdowns the day after the unexpected death of his father, and what’s at stake for the Dallas Cowboys playoff seeding and the Washington Football Team’s playoff chances in their SNF showdown, and how that game’s outcome could shape the NFC playoff picture down the road. 

Rich comments on the Packers’ QB history and wonders if the Brett Favre-to-Aaron Rodgers transition was the greatest QB succession story in NFL history.  

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Rich reacts to the latest covid-related news coming out of the NFL and recaps Cooper Kupp’s monster night in the Rams win over the Seahawks in his MONSTER season that is likely to see the WR lead the NFL in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs, and says why a Russell Wilson-Pete Carroll divorce could be likely in the face of Seattle’s first losing season with them as QB and Head Coach.

Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and Rich discuss some of the funniest moments they had while working together at NFL Network, his reaction to Kurt Warner’s wardrobe choice this week that nearly broke the internet, why he still has questions about Rams QB Matthew Stafford, and why he’s not surprised Urban Meyer fell on his face with the Jacksonville Jaguars. 

Rich’s wife, Suzy Shuster, calls in to weigh-in/pile on Rich about his questionable wardrobe choice of wearing a fedora on-air once.  

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Rich and the guys spend some more time reacting to Kurt Warner’s shiny silver puffy jacket he wore in the Browns vs Raiders booth, and preview the Tuesday NFL games between the Eagles and WFT and Rams and Seahawks, and react to the New York Mets hiring former Yankees manager Buck Showalter to be their new skipper.  

Rich reveals his strategy for next year’s Run Rich Run 40-yard dash: “run fast.”  

In his ‘4 Downs’ segment Rich weighs in on the Cowboys’ Achilles heel, why the Packers have a late game closer not named “Aaron,” why Ravens backup QB Tyler Huntley might not be a backup for long, and why he thinks 3 current division leaders won’t end up winning their divisions. 

Rich and the guys run through the latest list of NFL players who’ve been sidelined.

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Ole Miss Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin and Rich discuss how the introduction of the NCAA’s Transfer Portal combined with the new NIL rules have been a boon and a detriment to college football, the draft hopes of Rebs’ QB Matt Corral, the maddest he ever made Nick Saban, and his reaction to Urban Meyer’s rough go of it in the NFL.  

ESPN NBA Analyst Richard Jefferson tells Rich how the omicron variant is impacting the NBA’s season, why the Nets reversed course on their initial decision to not play the unvaccinated Kyrie Irving, why he’s excited for the restoration of the Golden State Warriors as NBA Championship-caliber team, why the Lakers season outlook went from ‘meh’ to worrisome with the knee injury to Anthony Davis, and why a Damian Lillard trade to the Philadelphia 76ers “ain’t happening!”.

Rich and the guys (and pretty much everyone on Twitter) react to Kurt Warner’s questionable fashion choice of a shiny silver puffer jacket for his color analyst gig on the NFL Network’s Raiders vs Browns telecast.

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Rich recaps the Raiders’ last-second win over the Browns and says why Cleveland fans, with their team now in last place in the AFC North, should still not lose hope for a playoff spot while Raider Nation should be proud of the resiliency the Silver and Black have shown in the face of adversity this season. 

Rich weighs in on the Vikings’ Monday Night Football win over the Bears and says why it might be time for Chicago to move on from head coach Matt Nagy. 

Two-time Super Bowl champion QB Eli Manning tells Rich how much fun he’s having on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Manningcast with his brother Peyton, how he landed Bill Murray as a guest on ‘The Eli Manning Show’ on the New York Giants’ YouTube channel, and why the team has a “tough decision” to make on Daniel Jones as New York’s QB of the future.

Rich reacts to news that the NBA might have to shuffle its Christmas Day slate of games, and awards the Saints defense with the ‘Courtyard by Marriott Reisen Shine’ award for their stellar play in New Orleans’ shutout win over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers.

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