The Rich Eisen Show

A weekly staple on 'The Rich Eisen Show' since 2018, 'Overreaction Monday' is now also an extended podcast with Rich and Chris Brockman debating the latest in the NFL. Today's topics: 

:45 - Sunday was the best game of Bo Nix's career, and the Broncos will be in the AFC Championship Game

5:30 - The Packers' Super Bowl chances ended with Micah Parsons' knee injury

9:30 - Andy Reid will not be the head coach the next time the Chiefs make the playoffs

14:19 - The Patriots will be 1-and-done in the playoffs

18:30 - The Jaguars are the team nobody wants to play come January

21:45 - The Bears are winning the NFC North

26:35 - The winner of Thursday Night Football's Rams vs Seahawks game will be the #1 seed in the NFC

31:45 - Philip Rivers will be in the NFL in 2026

34:45 - It's time to get rid of divisions for playoffs... the top seven make it and that's that!

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Rich ranks the best NFL Week 15 games including Ravens vs Bengals, Chargers vs Chiefs, Lions vs Rams, Bills vs Patriots, Packers-Broncos and Colts-Seahawks.

Panthers DT Derrick Brown and Rich discuss Carolina’s chances to win the NFC South after a rough start to the season, his renewed love of football after missing most of last year with a knee injury, and more.

Mike Del Tufo provides his (highly inaccurate) weather report for NFL Games including Browns at Bears, Bills at Patriots, and Colts at Seahawks.

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Rich and the guys react to Philip Rivers’ return to the Madden video game and getting a higher player rating than Cleveland Browns’ QB Shedeur Sanders and other starting quarterbacks. In ‘What’s More Likely’ Rich weighs in on the NFC South race, Joe Burrow, Matthew Stafford, Drake Maye, Josh Allen, Philip Rivers, Micah Parsons, Justin Jefferson, Bo Nix and more.

NFL Insider Tom Pelissero and Rich discuss the collapsed lung suffered by Steelers All-Pro TJ Watt, the chances Philip Rivers plays for the Indianapolis Colts against the Seattle Seahawks in Week 15, the reasons behind the growing frustrations of Cincinnati Bengals QB Joe Burrow, which teams could be hopping back in the coaching carousel after disappointing seasons. 

Rich has a bone to pick with NFL teams going for 2-point conversions when they don’t have to.

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ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith joins Rich in-studio where he explains why the Los Angeles Rams are the best team in the NFL, why the Baltimore Ravens are the league’s most disappointing team, says why the Philadelphia Eagles’ offense has struggled this season, reveals why he made an early departure from Jerry Jones’ suite at a Dallas Cowboys game this year, and if Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and the Oklahoma City Thunder can win back-to-back NBA titles this season. 

Rich reacts to the Atlanta Falcons’ come-from-behind Thursday Night Football win over the reeling Tampa Bay Buccaneers who now have some work to do to make the playoffs this season.

Michigan alum Rich weighs in on which candidates would be the best fit to take over the Wolverines’ football program in the wake of Sherrone Moore’s controversial firing.  

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‘Bussin’ with the Boys’ hosts Taylor Lewan and Will Compton join Rich in-studio to discuss the Sherrone Moore controversy at Rich and Taylor’s alma mater Michigan and where the Wolverines’ football program and the university as a whole goes from here, how head coach Mike Vrabel has returned the New England Patriots’ winning ways, 44-year-old Philip Rivers unretiring for a shot to start for the injury-riddled Indianapolis Colts, and what the Cincinnati Bengals must do to return Joe Burrow’s joy for playing football after another lost season, and more.  

Rich previews what is at stake for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in their Thursday Night Football NFC South matchup with the Falcons, and why the L.A. Rams are cheering against Atlanta.

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Pro Football Hall of Famer/NFL Network analyst Kurt Warner and Rich

Rich and the guys marvel at the Oklahoma City Thunder’s red hot 24-1 start to the NBA season, and discuss the new ESPN ’30-for-30’ documentary on the late Stuart Scott.

In the NFL Week 15 version of ‘Higher Register’ Rich, Brockman and TJ

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Michigan alum Rich weighs in on the shocking developments that led to the firing of the Wolverines’ head football coach Sherrone Moore and how the university moves forward in the wake of the stunning scandal.

ESPN NFL analyst Ryan Clark tells Rich why the Los Angeles Rams are the best team in the NFL, discusses the rise of the New England Patriots under 2nd-year QB Drake Maye and new head coach Mike Vrabel, the Philadelphia Eagles’ three-game losing streak, Mike Tomlin’s future as the Pittsburgh Steelers’ head coach, and more.

Rich and the guys reflect on Joe Burrow’s latest press conference where the Cincinnati Bengals QB confessed that he’s not having fun playing football these days.

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O'Shea and TJ said his name and... he appeared! WWE Superstar Joe Hendry joined the show to discuss his start in the wrestling industry, his insane popularity with fans, what it felt like to make appearances in the Royal Rumble and WrestleMania, his welcome to wrestling moment, his Bar Fight Crew and much more! The guys also react to WWE Monday Night Raw & the reappearance on "The Masked Man", the return of the Uso's as a tag team, and look ahead to John Cena's final match vs Gunther.

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Rich reveals his updated NFL Power Rankings heading into Week 15 with some new teams making his top 10.

Actor Paul Rudd joins Rich in-studio where he discusses his upcoming ‘Anaconda’ reboot, the state of his beloved Kansas City Chiefs, fantasy football, his favorite scenes from ‘Anchorman,’ his annual ‘Big Slick’ charity event, and more.

Rich reacts to Philip Rivers’ first press conference since unretiring to rejoin the Indianapolis Colts, and says why he’s rooting for the 44-year-old former Pro Bowl QB.

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Steelers DT Cam Heyward and Rich discuss Pittsburgh’s chances to win the AFC North, the increasing “hot seat” talk surrounding head coach Mike Tomlin, Philip Rivers’ return to the Indianapolis Colts, his recent on-field beef with Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen, and Ohio State’s chances to win back-to-back national championships.

Emmy-winning actor Hank Azaria joins Rich in-studio where he laments over his beloved Mets losing Pete Alonso and Edwin Diaz on consecutive days, says how Bruce Springsteen responded to hearing his EZ Street tribute band, and congers up his best ‘The Simpsons’ voices (Moe, Chief Wiggum, and Snake Jailbird) to recreate some all-time best sports rants from Allen Iverson, Mike Gundy, and Dennis Green.

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