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 - The Patriots are the best team in the AFC

 7:00 - The Bills won't win a playoff game this season/their Super Bowl window has closed 

10:55 - The NFC road to the Super bowl goes through the West

 15:00 - Jonathan Taylor locked up at least one award on Sunday

 18:20 - If Dan Campbell calls offensive plays the rest of the season, the Lions will be the NFC's one-seed

 21:45 - The cliff has come for Aaron Rodgers/the Steelers should think about starting Mason Rudolph

 25:25 - If Brian Daboll eats it, the Giants should call Lane Kiffin to match him back up with Jaxson Dart

 29:40 - The AFC North winner will be 9-8 and lose to the five-seed

 32:25 - Winner of next Sunday Night Football's Lions vs Eagles is going to the Super Bowl

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Seahawks DE Leonard Williams and Rich discuss Seattle’s 7-2 start to lead the NFC West, Sam Darnold’s growth as a quarterback since being teammates his rookie year on the New York Jets, the emergence of Jaxon Smith-Njigba as one of the NFL’s best wide receivers, the firing of his former head coach Brian Daboll by the New York Giants, and the Seahawks’ huge Week 11 showdown vs the Los Angeles Rams.

Rich weighs in on Caleb Williams’ and the Chicago Bears’ 4th quarter comeback win over the New York Giants to put themselves into the NFC’s final playoff spot heading into Week 11.

The guys debate how many NFL teams have a legitimate chance to win the Super Bowl this season and previews what’s at stake for the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.

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Rich weighs in on the Los Angeles Chargers manhandling of Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers and how the outcome could impact each team’s playoff hopes, and says what Lamar Jackson’s return has meant to the Baltimore Ravens (and the rest of the AFC North).

Rich debates an upset Steelers’ fan who wants to show Mike Tomlin the door, discusses if Tomlin or Bill Belichick would be a good fit as the New York Giants’ next head coach, and shares his fondest memories of former NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue who passed away at the age of 84 over the weekend.

Rich reacts to Indiana’s thrilling comeback win over Penn State to remain unbeaten, and says why the Big Ten Championship Game is 100% “so stupid” in the face of the new 12-team College Football Playoff format.

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Rich reacts to Drake Maye leading the Patriots to an 8-2 start and explains why you should get used to the idea of New England repping the AFC in the Super Bowl this season, and weighs in on Jonathan Taylor’s latest MVP turn in the Indianapolis Colts’ Week 10 overtime win over the Atlanta Falcons.

Rich breaks down the NFC’s top games including Dan Campbell taking over play calling duties in the Detroit Lions’ 44-22 rout of the Washington Commanders, Matthew Stafford and the Rams’ 42-26 beatdown of the 49ers, and the Seattle Seahawks stomping the Arizona Cardinals 44-22.

Rich and the guys react to the breaking news of the Giants firing former NFL Coach of the Year Brian Daboll ending his 20-40-1 tenure in New York.

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Rich weighs in on the Raiders falling to 2-7 on the season despite the offseason addition of head coach Pete Carroll and QB Geno Smith, and previews NFL Week 10’s top matchups including Ravens vs Vikings, Steelers vs Chargers, Patriots vs Buccaneers, Rams vs 49ers,

Actor Woody Harrelson and Rich discuss the newest edition of the ‘Now You See Me: Now You Don’t’ movies, and shares some great stories about ‘Cheers,’ ‘Kingpin,’ and ‘White Men Can’t Jump’ in a round of ‘Celebrity True or False.’  

Jets fan Rich reacts to WR Garrett Wilson’s take on New York trading defensive stars Sauce Gardner and Quinnen Williams.

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ESPN’s Jeff Passan and Rich discuss the Dodgers vs Blue Jays thrilling 7-game World Series, Los Angeles’ chances to three-peat next year, what slugging Japanese 3B Munetaka Murakami will bring to MLB, Bo Bichette’s free agency, and if the Detroit Tigers are more likely to trade or re-sign 2024 Cy Young Award winner Tarik Skubal. 

In ‘What’s More Likely,’ Rich weighs in on the Sauce Gardner’s Colts debut, the Patriots, Buccaneers, Bears, Bills, Browns, Steelers, Rams vs 49ers, Colts vs Falcons, and more.

Rich and the guys break down the Dodgers’ success and how/if other MLB teams can emulate what they do so well.

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Rich and the guys break down the far-from-thrilling Denver Broncos’ 10-7 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday Night Football.

NFL Insider Tom Pelissero tells Rich how the Sauce Gardner Jets-Colts trade came about, discuss Daniel Jones’ future as Indianapolis’ QB1, Kyler Murray’s uncertain future as the Arizona Cardinals’ starting quarterback, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can expect to see RB Bucky Irving and WR Chris Godwin back on the field, and why some high-profile players didn’t get dealt before the trade deadline. 

Rich applauds the Colts for trading away future draft picks to get Sauce Gardner to improve their chances to win the Super Bowl this season.

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5-Time NBA Champion and Lakers Legend Michael Cooper how perseverance and determination was the cornerstone of a Hall of Fame career. Coop discusses his time with the Showtime Lakers and their 5 Championship runs, what Kareem told him the 1st time they met, and what it took to play defense against Larry Bird. Cooper also recounts his time in the WNBA and leading the LA Sparks to back-to-back Championships..

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Rich weighs in on Sauce Gardner’s first press conference as a member of the Indianapolis Colts, and previews NFL Week 10 with Brockman and TJ with their ‘Higher Register’ their less-than-ringing belief in Caleb Williams and the Chicago Bears, the New York Jets, and the Philadelphia Eagles vs Green Bay Packers as an NFC Title Game preview.

Actor Brett Gelman joins Rich in-studio to discuss the final season of ‘Stranger Things’ and reveals how he landed his conspiracy theorist Murray Bauman role on the beloved Netflix series, shares some amazing stories about shooting his improvised scene with Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg in ‘The Other Guys,’ and reveals how he almost blew his hilarious ‘Pig Parker’ scene with Larry David in ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm.’

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Rich previews Thursday Night Football and lays out what’s at stake for

Former NFL front office exec Joe Banner and Rich discuss the New York

Rich recaps his recent appearance on ‘Celebrity Wheel of Fortune.’

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