The Rich Eisen Show

Rich recaps the Steelers’ Monday Night Football loss to the Vikings and ponders Pittsburgh’s life after Ben Roethlisberger and the possibility of Aaron Rodgers under center for them next season.  

TJ Jefferson busts out his ‘Big Ass Grab Bag’ segment and lists the top 5 biopics he wants to see made: Tiger Woods, Oprah Winfrey, Frank Sinatra, KISS, and …Sputnik Monroe??? 

‘Brother from Another’ co-host Michael Smith tells Rich why Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy’s guaranteed win over the Washington Football Team wasn’t all that big of a deal, why the Lakers have pretty much bottomed out and will only get better, if the Portland Trail Blazers should trade or extend Damian Lillard, and why Father Time is no longer undefeated thanks to Tom Brady.  

The guys dust off the ‘Higher Register’ segment with kinda-sorta-hot-but-not-so-lukewarm takes on the Bengals, Colts, WFT and Bill Belichick.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps Dalvin Cook’s huge game as the Vikings held off the Steelers on Monday Night Football after going up 29-0 and then having the game come down to the final play in their 36-28 win, and rips into Pittsburgh WR Chase Claypool’s time-wasting first down celebration that led to the Steelers’ demise. 

ESPN NFL Analyst Ryan Clark discuss MNF and also tears in to Claypool’s selfish behavior and the Steelers’ lack of locker room leadership and misplaced priorities and says how head coach Mike Tomlin can fix the growing problem, says why the Vikings have underachieved this season, why he’s a believer in the Arizona Cardinals to win the NFC and why the Chiefs are still the most dangerous team in the AFC, and his fond recollections of former Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas who passed away unexpectedly last night at the age of 33.  

Rich comments on Thomas’ death and reflects on his inspiring, improbable life story and the positive impact he left on nearly every person he come in contact with. 

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this week’s ‘What’s More Likely’ segment Rich weighs in on if Ben Roethlisberger throws multiple TDs vs the Vikings or Kirk Cousins throws multiple INTs in their Week 14 matchup, if the Browns upset the Ravens or the WFT upsets the Cowboys, if the Bills beat the Buccaneers or the 49ers beat the Bengals, and if Aaron Rodgers or Patrick Mahomes is more likely to throw for 3 TDs vs the Bears and Raiders. 

Alabama QB Bryce Young tells Rich how Nick Saban was able to lure the Southern California native away from USC, what he learned by backing up Mac Jones as a freshman, what winning the Heisman Trophy would mean for him and his family, how Saban expertly uses his “rat poison” motivational tool and the angriest the Crimson Tide head coach ever got at him.   

Rich gets some conflicting advice from Matthew Berry, Michael Fabiano, and Cynthia Frelund on his ‘should I start Dalvin Cook’ conundrum.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich presents this week’s ‘Gorilla Glue Toughest Player on Planet Earth Award’ to Louisiana RB Emani Bailey and recaps this seasons’ winners of the award.

Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford tells Rich that rumors of a mystery injury are untrue, how impressed he’s been by Odell Beckham Jr. assimilating into the team’s offense, how he and Cooper Kupp have quickly formed one of the more dangerous QB-WR combos in the NFL, what’s in store in their NFC West rematch against the Arizona Cardinals, and what he’s willing to bet when his alma mater, Georgia, faces Rich’s alma mater, Michigan, in the College Football Playoff semifinal.  

Rich and the guys debate if fantasy football owners should start Vikings RB Dalvin Cook tonight against the Pittsburgh Steelers in spite of being hampered by a serious shoulder injury.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy all but guaranteeing a win over the Washington Football team this week in the first meeting this season between the NFC East rivals. 

Rich previews the “Battle of Disappointments” between the Steelers and Vikings on Thursday Night Football between two middling teams that had great expectations when the season began.  

Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter tells Rich why he wouldn’t be surprised if the Vikings moved on from head coach Mike Zimmer after this season, why it’s time for Ben Roethlisberger to call it a career, why the physical toll of a long career could be taking a mental toll on Tom Brady, and why he, an Ohio State alum, is willing to let Rich honk up his Michigan Wolverines.

Rich reacts to Packers QB Aaron Rodgers doubling down on his earlier boast to Chicago Bears fans that he owns them.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cardinals All-Pro LB Chandler Jones and Rich discuss Arizona’s 10-2 season so far, why it’s never a good idea to talk trash to Aaron Rodgers, possibly facing his old coach Bill Belichick in the Super Bowl, if he thinks he’s having a Hall of Fame career, what it’s like facing Kyler Murray in practice and how the QB earned his locker room cred as a rookie, and reveals that his family actually had a real, full-size wrestling mat in his house as a kid because he and his brothers (UFC champion Jon “Bones” Jones and former NFL DE Arthur Jones) were so rambunctious growing up. (timestamp).   

Actor Zachary Levi tells Rich what it was like preparing to portray Kurt Warner in the upcoming ‘American Underdog’ movie and how hands-on the meticulous Hall of Fame QB was during filming, and if we’ll see him in future seasons of ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.’ (timestamp).  

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys debate if Arizona Cardinals’ 2-time All-Pro OLB Chandler Jones will be in the Hall of Fame once his storied career is over, and also renew their heated debate on whether ‘Die Hard’ is a Christmas movie and if ‘Home Alone’ and ‘Die Hard’ essentially have the same plot.

New Notre Dame Head Coach Marcus Freeman tells Rich his choice on the ‘Die Hard’ debate, what the past 11 months have been like that saw him go from Cincinnati Bearcats Defensive Coordinator to head coach of the Fighting Irish, and reveals that he, an Ohio State alum, was indeed rooting for Iowa to beat Michigan in the Big Ten Championship Game. 

Chris Brockman runs through all the latest news and injury updates in the NFL, reacts to Tiger Woods’ announcement that he’ll be playing again next week with his son Charlie in a tournament, and weighs in (pun intended) on Zion Williamson reportedly tipping the scales at 330 lbs.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Tom Brady’s cryptic comments in Sports Illustrated about not enjoying winning as much and wonders just how much longer TB12 will be slinging the football in the NFL.

Rich, Brockman and TJ discuss the Lakers finally putting it all together against the Celtics and debate who’s to blame for L.A.’s mediocre start to the NBA season.

Pro Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson tells Rich some hilarious recruiting stories that led him to Purdue instead of Notre Dame, Indiana, or Arizona State, if the Steelers have a chance to make the playoffs, if Mac Jones and the Patriots can replicate their 2001 Super Bowl season with Brady and when he thinks Brady will retire, and weighs in on Michigan’s chances to win the College Football Playoff.  

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In his first ‘4 Downs’ segment in quite a while Rich makes the case for Bill Belichick as the NFL Coach of the Year, why the Jets and Giants will be very busy at the top of the 2022 NFL Draft, why the league needs to review ALL Personal Foul flags, and predicts that the Green Bay Packers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers won’t lose again during the regular season.

Michigan Defensive End Aidan Hutchinson discuss Rich what changed on the field and off the field that led to so much success for him and the Wolverines this season, what’s in store for UM against the Georgia Bulldogs in the College Football Playoff, breaking his dad’s sacks record at Michigan, and his reaction to becoming a Heisman Trophy finalist.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down some possible playoff clinching scenarios in the NFC and to celebrate the anniversary of ‘Dumb and Dumber’ introduces a ‘You’re Telling Me There’s a Chance’ segment where he assessed the Vikings, Raiders, Browns, Saints, and Dolphins’ chances to make the playoffs from their current back-in-the-pack positions.

Chargers QB Justin Herbert tells Rich what’s different for him in his 2nd NFL season and why he’s always looking to improve, why the Bolts seem to play better on the road than at home, his reaction to Mario Cristobal ditching the Oregon Ducks for the Miami Hurricanes, and more!

Brockman attempts (in vain) to explain to Rich what the baseball stat WAR means, and the guys break down the latest in the Ben Simmons situation including some potential trade scenarios involving Portland Trail Blazers guard Damian Lillard.

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices