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’...

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 an...

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 R...

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...

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 C...

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...

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...

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 som...

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...

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...

Rich recaps the Patriots’ 14-10 win over the Bills on Monday Night Football and explains why Mac Jones only throwing the ball three times all game was as impressive as any game the rookie has had this season, and says why 7-5 Buffalo should be concerned for their once lofty Super Bowl hopes.   FOX Sports’ Joel Klatt tells Rich why the College Football Playoff selection committee got it right by ch...

Rich previews the “huge” Monday Night Football matchup between the Bills and Patriots and says why Buffalo needs to step up and prove last year’s AFC East title was no fluke. In his ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich says if the Bills need a Monday Night Football win more than the Patriots, if the Ravens should have gone to Overtime vs the Steelers instead of going for a (failed) two-point convers...

NBC Sports’ Peter King tells Rich why the Panthers fired highly-touted Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady after less than two season in Carolina, if Taylor Heinicke is the long-term answer for the Washington Football Team, if Gardner Minshew, not Jalen Hurts, is the Eagles’ answer at QB, why the Seahawks could be in for a coaching change after Pete Carroll’s worst season in Seattle combined with Russ...

Rich recaps the Cardinals' drubbing of the Chicago Bears in Week 13 and wonders why people aren’t talking about Arizona as a legitimate Super Bowl contender despite having the NFL’s best record at 10-2.   Rich breaks down the wide-open AFC playoff picture where it’s difficult to determine who’s the best team in the conference week-to-week with fluctuations from the Chiefs, Ravens, Chargers, Bengal...

Actor/comedian Blake Anderson tells Rich how deep and far back his Golden State Warriors fandom goes, how he landed a star-studded cast (including John Goodman, Pete Davidson, Tiffany Haddish, and Woody Harrelson) for his new Tubi animated series ‘The Freak Brothers,’ and confirms if he and co-star Adam Devine actually lived in the house where they filmed Comedy Central’s ‘Workaholics’ in another...

In the latest ‘What’s More Likely’ segment Rich predicts if Chargers RB Austin Ekeler or Bengals RB Joe Mixon will have the better game in their Week 13 showdown, if the Falcons or Seahawks are better poised to pull off a division upset this week, if the Jets or Giants will win a 2nd straight game, if Notre Dame will make the College Football Playoff field of four, and if the Warriors can end the...

Rich recaps the Cowboys’ Thursday Night Football win over the undermanned New Orleans Saints and has some advice for Dallas when it comes to running back Ezekiel Elliott. Rich reacts to Tampa Bay Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown’s 3-game suspension for using a fake covid vaccination card.   Rich and the guys react to new LSU head coach Brian Kelly, a Massachusetts native, showing up at his introduction...

Legendary boxing promoter Bob Arum tells Rich about the first time he met Muhammad Ali back in 1965, how much (how little?) he trusted fellow promoter Don King, what really happened to Roberto Duran in his “no mas” fight vs Sugar Ray Leonard, what kind of “nonsense” he dealt with when setting up the Manny Pacquiao-Floyd Mayweather fight, why Mike Tyson was as feared out of the ring as he was insid...

by Lincoln Riley and Brian Kelly bolting Oklahoma and Notre Dame for USC and LSU, why there’s no clear-cut best team in the NFL right now, why the Browns’ offensive struggles are more due to injuries than to Baker Mayfield’s skill level, and his assessment of Peyton Manning on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Manningcast with his brother Eli.  ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan tells Rich what the main stic...

Rich previews the Cowboys vs Saints in Thursday Night Football and explains why Dallas should have little trouble with an undermanned New Orleans team. In a shocking move, Rich reveals an NFL Top 5 Power Rankings after years of saying he would never do one. ‘Brother from Another’ co-host Michael Smith and Rich discuss Brian Kelly jilting Notre Dame for LSU and predicts that new head coach Marcus F...

Former Pro Bowl LB Ryan Shazier and Rich discuss his new book ‘Walking Miracle’ that chronicles his recovery from a career-ending spinal cord injury suffered during an NFL game and the role Steelers Head Coach Mike Tomlin played in his transition to life after football, and what advice he has for Tomlin about rookie RB Najee Harris. Michigan alum Rich also takes the opportunity to rub in the Wolve...

Former NFL quarterback-turn-QB-guru Jordan Palmer tells Rich if Michigan QB Cade McNamara can lead the Wolverines to a national championship, if #1 overall pick Trevor Lawrence is progressing or stagnating after 11 NFL starts and if Urban Meyer has surrounded him with the necessary coaches and scheme to develop into a star QB, what Bills QB Josh Allen needs to improve upon, why Patriots QB Mac Jon...

Rich continues his Michigan-Ohio State trolling tour with a visit to the Buckeyes’ hoops team after their upset of Duke. (timestamp).    Rich reacts to Brian Kelly detailing how his deal to jump from Notre Dame to LSU went down and says why College Football Fans shouldn’t be made at him or Lincoln Riley for taking the big money that was dangled in front of them. NFL Insider Ian Rapoport and Rich d...

Baltimore Ravens All-Pro OT Ronnie Stanley and Rich discuss his foundation’s work that finds permanent homes for rescued dogs, how tough it’s been mentally going on season-ending IR for the 2nd straight season and how the Ravens have overcome a rash of injuries and obstacles this year, and his reaction to Brian Kelly leaving his alma mater Notre Dame for LSU.   Hall of Famer Charles Woodson and Ri...

San Francisco 49ers rookie running back Elijah Mitchell tells Rich about his journey from 6th round draft pick to one of the better RBs in the NFL, how the Niners have turned their season around after a stumbling start, how much Barry Sanders influenced him growing up, and more!   Rich explains how the Patriots’ defense has allowed rookie QB Mac Jones to grow and flourish and why he’s all-in on th...