The Rich Eisen Show

Rich reacts to Joe Burrow’s latest ice-in-his-veins comments about his Cincinnati Bengals facing the Chiefs in Kansas City and not being bothered by the notoriously loud Arrowhead Stadium fans.   Emmy-nominated actor Kevin James tells Rich his reaction to Sean Payton stepping down from the Saints just days before the release of his Netflix’s ‘Home Team’ movie about the former New Orleans head coac...

Rich reacts to Sean Payton’s comments at his press conference announce he’s stepping down as the New Orleans Saints head coach and predicts that he’ll be back on an NFL sideline sooner rather than later.    Rich takes issue with his placement on a Peacock promo page where his image took a backseat to Dan Patrick and others, and the guys chew on an interesting NFL Overtime proposal from a caller.  ...

Rich weighs in on the controversial Baseball Hall of Fame balloting this year in which voters were torn over sending suspected/confirmed PED users to Cooperstown such as Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and others.    Broadcaster and baseball historian Bob Costas tells Rich that he would have voted for Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and Curt Schilling if he had a Hall of Fame vote, if there’s a way to have...

Rich reacts to the breaking news that Sean Payton is stepping away from the Saints after 16 years as New Orleans’ head coach, and breaks down what the Chicago Bears hiring Ryan Pole away from the Kansas City Chiefs as their new GM means for Chicago’s head coaching search and the development of QB Justin Fields. Ed Helms and Rich discuss his new Peacock show ‘True Story with Ed and Randall’ he co-h...

Rich recaps the top ten wildest moments from the NFL’s unforgettable Divisional Round games that were not lacking for dramatic moments.   ESPN’s Bomani Jones and Rich discuss the importance of quarterback play for NFL teams to get deep in the playoffs as evidenced by Josh Allen, Patrick Mahomes and Joe Burrow (but not by Ryan Tannehill), why he’s not terribly impressed with either QB in the NFC Ch...

Rich weighs in on the possibility of Tom Brady retiring or returning for another season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at age 45 saying he’d be “shocked” if the 7-time Super Bowl champion calls it a career.   The MMQB’s Andrew Brandt tells Rich why he’s predicting the Packers will move on from Aaron Rodgers and go with Jordan Love as their starting QB for the 2022 season, and predicts Green Bay wil...

Tampa Bay Times’ Buccaneers Insider Rick Stroud and Rich discuss Tom Brady’s “uncertain” future with the Bucs and if TB12 will return for another season at age 45, what impact Antonio Brown’s very public blowout and departure had on Tampa’s playoff exit at the hands of the Rams, and how the possible departure of Offensive Coordinator Byron Leftwich means for Brady’s decision-making process when de...

Rich reflects on Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen and explains why Bills Mafia should feel confident for the next decade despite being bounced from the playoffs in back-to-back years by the Kansas City Chiefs, and weighs in on the big debate: should the NFL change its overtime rules to give both teams at least one offensive possession in OT after Josh Allen watched from the bench as Patrick Mahomes mar...

Rich recaps the PHENOMENAL weekend of NFL football that began with the Joe Burrow-led Cincinnati Bengals ousting the AFC’s top-seeded Tennessee Titans followed by the San Francisco 49ers knocking out Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers in their thrilling Divisional Round games on Saturday followed by Matthew Stafford’s Los Angeles Rams’ comeback win after blowing a huge lead to Tom Brady’s Tam...

In his weekly ‘Big-Ass Grab Bag’ TJ Jefferson lists his Top 5 Fantasy Football Ballers, and the guys re-open (re-awaken???) the debate on whether or not it’s an insult of a compliment to fall asleep while binging a TV show late at night.   Los Angeles Rams CB Jalen Ramsey tells Rich the challenges of facing a Tom Brady-led team as L.A. prepares for their Divisional Round showdown against the Tampa...

Former NFL All-Pro wide receiver Brandon Marshall and Rich discuss his wide-ranging ‘I Am Athlete’ interview with Antonio Brown and explains why the troubled WR should be in therapy for his mental health, and reveals why he’s predicting a Chiefs vs Packers Super Bowl.   Rich ponders an “insane scenario” in which Jimmy Garoppolo leads the San Francisco 49ers to a Super Bowl title…on the Los Angeles...

Rich breaks down and ranks this weekend’s NFL Divisional Round games from best to not-best-but-still-pretty-dang-good between the Rams vs Buccaneers, 49ers vs Packers, Bills vs Chiefs, and Bengals vs Titans.    Former All-Pro RB LeSean McCoy tells Rich how his last two head coaches, Andy Reid and Bruce Arians, are motivating the Chiefs and Buccaneers for their Divisional Round showdowns against th...

Rich does a dry run with Brockman to prep for his appearance on ESPN’s ‘First Take’ with Stephen A. Smith. Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Carl Bernstein and Rich discuss his new autobiography ‘Chasing History: A Kid in the Newsroom,’ how he and Bob Woodward broke the Watergate story for the Washington Post that brought down the Nixon presidency, his views on the current state of political repor...

TJ ignites an internal blaze when he jumps on Mike Del Tufo for trolling him about the Cowboys’ bowing out of the NFL Playoffs earlier than expected.   Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco tells Rich how very, very different NFL games are now since he last attended a game line in 1981, what it was like picking games as a guest on ESPN’s College GameDay, why San Francisco 49ers WR/RB Deebo Samuel is his n...

Rich reacts to Cowboys Head Coach Mike McCarthy revealing that his team was “nervous” before their Wild Card Round loss to the San Francisco 49ers and speculates on what that L means for his future in Dallas.    49ers All-Pro OT Trent Williams tells Rich if he thinks banged-up QB Jimmy Garoppolo will be a go for the Niners Divisional Round showdown with the Green Bay Packers, his leadership role i...

WKRN Sports Anchor Kayla Anderson tells guest host Ryan Leaf why the AFC’s top-seeded Titans aren’t getting their due respect on a national level and how many carries we can expect out of Derrick Henry in his return to action after being out for weeks after foot surgery.    Ryan, Brockman, TJ and Del Tufo offer up their predictions for this weekend’s Divisional Round games between the Bills vs Chi...

Former All-Pro offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz and guest host Ryan Leaf preview the AFC Divisional Round matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Kansas City Chiefs.    Former All-Pro offensive lineman Eric Wood and Ryan discuss the Bills’ demolition of the New England Patriots and their chances in their upcoming showdown against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs, and Ryan Fitzpatrick’s...

Guest host Ryan Leaf and the guys break down the NFL playoff picture and debate the “Tuck Rule Game” between the Patriots and Raiders on the 20th anniversary of the infamous incident. Actor/comedian Joel McHale tells Ryan how his hometown Seahawks can rebound from their disappointing 2021 season, engage in some good-natured Washington-Washington State trolling and more! Learn more about your ad ch...

Rich reveals what happened at SoFi Stadium when he took his son to the Rams vs Cardinals playoff game where there was as much action in the stands as there was on the field. Actress Neve Campbell and Rich discuss her reboot of the horror classic ‘Scream,’ talks ‘Baywatch,’ ‘Rounders,’ ‘Phantom of the Opera,’ reveals that the first NFL game she went to was the Super Bowl, and that she didn’t know w...

NFL Network Analyst Maurice Jones-Drew tells Rich why the Rams look as good right now as they have all season long, why the lack of a consistent run game is why Kliff Kingsbury-coached teams always fade at the end of seasons and why Arizona didn’t take advantage of Kyler Murray’s wide skill set, what to expect in the Rams vs Buccaneers rematch of their Week 3 showdown, and why the Jacksonville Jag...

Rich recaps the Los Angeles Rams’ “complete throttling” of the Cardinals in their Wild Card round matchup, and says that Kyler Murray and Kliff Kingsbury must adjust in the future to avoid another late-season swoon.   The MMQB’s Albert Breer tells Rich if Cardinals’ Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury is on the hot seat in Arizona after a stumbling finish following their 10-2 start, if the Cowboys are like...

Chiefs super fan Eric Stonestreet tells Rich that he predicted KC’s big man touchdown pass in their Wild Card Round blowout of the Pittsburgh Steelers, his concerns for facing a red-hot Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills, why he took to smuggling jalapenos into his suite at Arrowhead Stadium, and if he was openly rooting against his ‘Modern Family’ co-star and Pittsburgh fan Ed O’Neill. Rich reacts...

ESPN NFL Analyst Dan Orlovsky tells Rich why Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen is the Shohei Ohtani of the NFL, why the blame for the Cowboys’ early playoff exit at the hands of the 49ers falls squarely on the shoulders of QB Dak Prescott and Mike McCarthy and why Dallas needs to move on from the head coach, why he has some doubts about Jalen Hurts long-term viability as the Philadelphia Eagles’ startin...

Rich recaps the Cowboys’ loss to the 49ers, detailing how Dallas’ many mistakes did them in long before the controversial ending to their Wild Card game. FOX Sports NFL Rules Analyst Mike Pereira, former Head of NFL Officiating, tells Rich why he has issues with how the refs handled the controversial end of the 49ers vs Cowboys game, why that Joe Burrow touchdown pass should have been overturned i...

Rams WR Cooper Kupp tells Rich how teaming up with Matthew Stafford help him elevate his game to an MVP level this season, and what challenges await L.A. in their 3rd meeting this season against the Arizona Cardinals, and the guys debate if Kupp can top Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers for MVP honors. NBC Sports’ Tony Dungy tells Rich why the Charger’s OT timeout didn’t change the Raiders decision to go...