The Rich Eisen Show

Rich reacts to the New York Giants firing head coach Joe Judge after just two seasons and breaks down the team’s recent string of head coaching failures. NFL Insider Ian Rapoport tells Rich why the Rams were force by injuries in their secondary to bring Eric Weddle out of retirement, the reason(s) why the Giants ultimately chose to cut ties with head coach Joe Judge, why the Miami Dolphins fired Brian Flores despite his back-to-back winning seasons, if the situation in Seattle comes down to the Seahawks keeping either Pete Carroll or Russell Wilson, and what we can expect in the next few weeks from the Las Vegas Raiders, Houston Texans and Carolina Panthers concerning their head coaching positions. Rich tells a Giants fan why current Stanford Head Coach Davis Shaw would be an “outstanding” choice to fill New York’s vacant HC spot. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

49ers All-Pro LB Fred Warner and Rich discuss San Francisco’s defensive mindset and their comeback win over the Rams that punched their playoff ticket, and why he’s expecting a “battle” in the Niners’ Wildcard showdown against the Dallas Cowboys. Wrestler-turned-actor John Cena and Rich discuss his new HBO Max series ‘Peacemaker,’ the new season of TBS’ ‘Wipeout,’ and his reaction to the WWE latest round of releases. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pro Football Hall of Famer and NFL Network Analyst Michael Irvin and Rich discuss his pre-season prediction for the Cowboys’ regular season record, why he fears for Dallas in their Wildcard Round matchup against the San Francisco 49ers, reveals his favorite memories from those classic Cowboys vs 49ers games in the 90’s including going up against Deion Sanders with Super Bowl appearances on the line. Former All-Pro running back and current Tennessee State Head Coach Eddie George tells Rich how much he’s enjoyed his first year of coaching and the positive impact Deion Sanders has had on small college football, how for his former team the Tennessee Titans can go in the playoffs if Derrick Henry can return to form, his reaction to Georgia beating Alabama for the national championship and how he’s taking his Ohio State Buckeyes’ first loss to Rich’s Michigan for the first time in a decade. Rich awards this week’s ‘REisen Shine Courtyard by Marriott Award’ to 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo after he led the Niners to an overtime road win over the Los Angeles Rams to put San Francisco in the playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Georgia Bulldogs win over the Alabama Crimson Tide in the College Football Playoff national championship game to capture their first title since 1980 thanks to the play of Stetson Bennett’s rags-to-riches football story. Packers All-Pro Offensive Tackle David Bakhtiari tells Rich he great it felt to be back on the field after missing Green Bay’s first 16 games due to injury, why the Packers feel confident in their Super Bowl chances, why he thinks Aaron Rodgers’ off-field controversies shouldn’t impact his worthiness for the NFL’s MVP Award, and reveals he has some issues with the way the Packers QB is treating that Aston Martin golf cart he gave him prior to the season. Rich and the guys get into a HEATED debate on how much bragging about your favorite team’s success is too much bragging, or if there is even such a thing. Former ‘Modern Family’ star and Kansas City Chiefs superfan Eric Stonestreet responds to the “nouveau riche” trolling by Steelers superfan Joe Manganiello. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor Joe Manganiello tells Rich his reaction, as a die-hard Steelers fan, how he spent his NFL Week 18 Sunday waiting for Pittsburgh’s playoff berth to become official and throws some major shade at his wife Sofia Vergara’s former ‘Modern Family’ co-star Eric Stonestreet and the rest of the Kansas City Chiefs’ fanbase, and reveals there’s some secret footage of Michael Strahan from ‘Magic Mike XXL’ that the Hall of Famer would rather keep out of public view. Rich and Brockman preview the College Football Playoff national championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and their SEC rival Georgia Bulldogs. Rich reacts to the Colts shocking meltdown in their season finally against the hapless Jacksonville Jaguars and debates if Carson Wentz is the long-term answer in Indianapolis, and ponders a big “what if” involving the Atlanta Falcons, Chicago Bears, Justin Fields, Kyle Pitts and how the season would have shaken out for those teams and players if the 2021 NFL Draft had gone differently for them. An emotional Rich reflects on the life and lasting impression his friend Bob Saget left on fans and friends following his unexpected passing at the age of 65. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tells Rich why the Miami Dolphins surprisingly fired Brian Flores after back-to-back winning seasons and how the team’s QB situation played a factor in his ouster, why the New York Giants didn’t can Joe Judge despite the appearance that the head coach was “trying to get fired,” if the Denver Broncos, Chicago Bears or Minnesota Vikings have the most attractive head coach opening, and why the Las Vegas Raiders should make interim Head Coach Rich Bisaccia the team’s permanent HC instead of going after Jim Harbaugh. Rich, not shockingly, reveals he wants Jim Harbaugh to remain at Michigan but says why the Wolverines Head Coach would be a great fit for the Chicago Bears. In his ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich says if the dicey decisions this season by Brandon Staley cost the Chargers a spot in the playoffs, if the Dolphins will regret firing Brian Flores, if the Colts’ gamble on Carson Wentz was a massive failure, if the 49ers are the most dangerous road team in the NFC playoffs, of Jim Harbaugh will stay at Michigan, and if the Packers should be Super Bowl favorites. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the NFL’s thrilling final regular season weekend that saw some improbable endings to games that determined the NFC and AFC playoff landscape including the Chargers and Raiders going down to a last-second overtime field goal that put Las Vegas in the postseason after some controversial decisions by Los Angeles head coach Brandon Staley. Rich weighs in on the NFL’s ‘Black Monday’ that saw the Denver Broncos part ways with head coach Vic Fangio, the Chicago Bears ousting their HC Matt Nagy along with GM Ryan Pace, the Minnesota Vikings firing HC Mike Zimmer and GM Rick Spielman, and the Miami Dolphins’ surprising move to fire head coach Brian Flores while it appears Joe Judge will get a pass despite his “disastrous” season at the helm of the New York Giants. Rich recaps TJ’s trolling of him on twitter during the Cowboys’ blowout of the Eagles when lends the question: how long is too long to react to a tweet during a live football game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to news that the Jaguars are interviewing Byron Leftwich, and the guys debate if the Buccaneers’ Offensive Coordinator or former Texans Head Coach Bill O’Brien would be a better fit in Jacksonville. (timestamp). Despite his AB fatigue, Rich reacts to Antonio Brown’s latest comments about the nature of his friendship with Tom Brady and runs through the long list of players and coaches who now find themselves on the other side of burnt bridges with the embattled WR. TJ Jefferson breaks out his weekly ‘Big-Ass Grab Bag’ and list the top NFL coaches and players who deserve to be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Packers RB AJ Dillon tells Rich how he handled the challenges of the NFL to become an integral facet of Green Bay’s offense as a late-game battering ram closer, how Aaron Rodgers has mentored him and why the embattled QB deserves to be NFL MVP despite what a certain voter thinks, what his leg day workouts are like, and his affinity for sports card collecting. Chris Brockman offers up his NFL Week 18 ‘Sneaky Good Games’ for your sports betting pleasure including the Steelers vs Ravens, Bills vs Jets, and Chargers vs Raiders. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich previews the NFL’s Week 18 slate and ponders if the league adding an extra 17th game to the regular season was worth it from a football and business standpoint, and breaks down the slew of NFL single-season records that could fall this weekend with the added regular season game. Rams LB Von Miller tells Rich how this year’s L.A. team compares to his 2015 Super Bowl-winning Broncos team, what makes perennial All-Pro DT Aaron Donald so great, how he reacted to Denver trading him and why he wouldn’t mind inking a long-term deal to remain in Los Angeles. In response to a prompt from Jeff in Detroit Rich explains why the Joe Burrow-led Cincinnati Bengals are the most pleasantly surprising team in the NFL this season while the Seattle Seahawks beat out the Cleveland Browns and Jacksonville Jaguars as his most disappointing team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich previews the NFL’s Week 18 slate of games and explains how adding the extra game to the 2021 schedule has resulted in a final weekend full of potentially playoff picture-shifting showdowns. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport tells Rich how JJ Watt was able to speed up his rehab process in order to get back on the field weeks ahead of schedule for the Cardinals’ first playoff game, that the Buccaneers tried to get Antonio Brown some counseling before cutting the oft-traveled wide receiver and if money played a role in his beef with the Bucs, which NFL teams will be shopping for new head coaches and if Michigan’s Jim Harbaugh could be on some teams’ wish list. Rich reacts to the latest “sordidness” surrounding Antonio Brown and his alleged actions with a notorious Instagram model the night before the Buccaneers game against the Jets. Rich and the guys debate if coworkers like the Arizona Cardinals’ Kyler Murray and Chandler Jones should follow each other on social media which leads to the revelation of a long-simmering beef between TJ and Mike Del Tufo. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Executive Producer of NBC’s ‘Sunday Night Football’ Fred Gaudelli shares his favorite John Madden stories including a reveal that the NFL legend actually found out he was in the Hall of Fame via Rich on ‘Total Access,’ reveals what it was like to hand over a live microphone to Norm Macdonald when the late comedian hosted the ESPYs one year, and how he and the SNF crew will handle a situation in which the Chargers and Raiders could take knees and settle for a tie in order to get both teams into the playoffs. Pro Football Hall of Famer Warren Sapp tells Rich how he reacted to seeing Antonio Brown walk out on his former team the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, why he’s not as high on the Green Bay Packers’ Super Bowl chances as most pundits are, and why the Cowboys aren’t taking full advantage of Micah Parsons’ substantial talent. Rich wraps up the hour breaking down Tom Brady’s comments about Antonio Brown’s departure and says if anyone can motivate Tampa’s locker room it’s the 7-time Super Bowl champion. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBC ‘Sunday Night Football’ analyst Cris Collinsworth tells Rich if Tom Brady and the Buccaneers can repeat as Super Bowl champions in the face of key injuries and the departure of Antonio Brown, how deep Joe Burrow can take the Cincinnati Bengals in the playoffs, why he would go for a tie if he were coaching the Chargers or Raiders in their Sunday Night Football showdown in order to secure a postseason berth, and reveals that he nearly was put in the same broadcast booth as John Madden…as the play-by-play announcer. The MMQB’s Albert Breer tells Rich why Antonio Brown’s latest blowup likely marks the end of his NFL career, if Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson and/or Deshaun Watson will be on different teams for the 2022 season and how things could shake out at QB for the Raiders, Browns, Steelers and other teams, how likely Jim Harbaugh is to make a return to the NFL sidelines, and his assessment of #1 overall draft pick Trevor Lawrence after a rocky rookie season with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to Antonio Brown’s inflammatory allegations against Bruce Arians and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers where the embattled WR took to social media to explain what led to him walking off on the team in the middle of their game against the New York Jets. ‘Brother from Another’ co-host Michael Smith and Rich discuss the latest in the Antonio Brown-Bucs drama, and if Nets G Kyrie Irving walks back his stance and gets a covid vaccination so he can play in the team’s home games in Brooklyn. Rich and the guys revisit the AB saga, reacting to two Adam Schefter tweets that shed some light on the WR’s displeasure with Tampa Bay’s front office and coaching staff. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Bruce Feldman of FOX Sports and The Athletic tells Rich why Jim Harbaugh is considering returning to the NFL with possibly the Las Vegas Raiders or Chicago Bears, why the new NIL rules combined with the Transfer Portal have changed college football for better and worse for both coaches and players, and which coaches (ahem Bill O’Brien and Matt Rhule) could possibly replace Harbaugh in Ann Arbor. Rich predicts how Kyrie Irving returning to the Brooklyn Nets for road games will go, and how his situation compares to that of defending Australian Open Champion Novak Djokovic who likely won’t get a chance to defend his title due to being unvaccinated against Covid-19. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts (giddily) to the news that the Tennessee Titans have activated RB Derrick Henry from Injured Reserve. Michigan alum Rich reacts to Bruce Feldman’s report that Wolverines’ head coach Jim Harbaugh is itching to return to the NFL,and explains why he’s already salivating over the New York Jets’ top 2022 NFL Draft prospects. NFL Network Analyst Daniel Jeremiah and Rich preview the Chargers vs Raiders on Sunday Night Football and the growth of Bolts’ QB Justin Herbert, tells Rich which rookie quarterbacks have impressed and which have disappointed this year, if NFL scouts will ping draft prospects for opting out of playing in their teams’ bowl games, and if there’s a chance Antonio Brown with sign with another team if and when the Buccaneers release the oft-travelled WR. Rich and the guys wonder if jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence will ever be able to get over the disastrous tenure of Urban Meyer to fulfill his vast potential. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to the brewing controversy created when longtime football journalist Hub Arkush said he won’t be casting an NFL MVP vote for Packers QB Aaron Rodgers because the Green Bay QBs’ off-field actions have detracted from his on-field exploits. Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio tells Rich why Arkush’s Rodgers-for-MVP stance is “substantially erroneous” and that he should not be allowed to vote for the award any longer, why the Tampa Bay Buccaneers still haven’t cut Antonio Brown and why the Chiefs, Rams or Packers could bring in the embattled WR if and when he gets released, why he expects half a dozen NFL teams to hire new head coaches this off-season with Jim Harbaugh possibly leaving Michigan for a return to the pro game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down the remaining NFL Playoffs clinching scenarios involving the Ravens, Bills, Patriots, Bengals, Charges, Raiders, Colts, Steelers, Rams, Cardinals, Saints and more. (timestamp). Rich hands out this week’s ‘Courtyard by Marriott REisen Shine Award’ to the Arizona Cardinals’ defense who put the clamps down on Dak Prescott and the Dallas Cowboys in their Week 17 matchup. (timestamp). NFL Network Analyst Kurt Warner tells Rich why the Browns have some big decisions to make when it comes to the “majorly inconsistent” Baker Mayfield, why Joe Burrow is quickly rising up the ranks as one of the league’s best QBs, why Aaron Rodgers and the Packers are the NFC favorites but Tom Brady and the Bucs remain dangerous despite a rash of injuries, and why he doubled down on wearing that now infamous shiny silver jacket on-air. (timestamp). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Los Angeles Chargers Head Coach Brandon Staley tells Rich how Justin Herbert has improved as a QB this season, why he’s not afraid to take chances on 4th down, and why he’s not planning to settle for a tie against the Raiders even though that outcome could potentially send both teams into the playoffs. Rich and the guys react to that ‘People’ magazine reporter taking a 2nd shot at asking Bill Belichick if he has any New Year’s resolutions by announcing their own resolutions. Rich reacts to Nets fans applauding Antonio Brown when he showed up at Barclays Center in Brooklyn and says why some people need to adjust their POV on the embattled WR’s behavior. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Steelers’ Monday Night Football win over the Browns and reflects on Ben Roethlisberger’s final home game in front of Pittsburgh fans, and says why the Cleveland shouldn’t part ways with Baker Mayfield after his “step back season” but they shouldn’t give him a long-term deal either. NBC Sports’ Peter King and Rich discuss if NFL records broken during an expanded 17-game season are legitimate, why the Buccaneers haven’t actually released Antonio Brown yet, why the Browns would be “irresponsible” to give Baker Mayfield a long-term mega contract, if a Russell Wilson-Pete Carroll divorce is looming, and the impact the late player and head coach Dan Reeves left on the NFL. Rich and the guys debate how the 2004 NFL draft would go down now knowing what we do about Eli Manning, Ben Roethlisberger and Philip Rivers. Rich and the guys also debate if the Chargers and Raiders should compete as usual on Sunday Night Football with the winner earning a playoff spot or if the two teams should just take a knee on each down, settle for a tie and see BOTH teams advance to the postseason. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tampa Bay Times Buccaneers insider Rick Stroud tells Rich that Antonio Brown “was paranoid” after returning from his NFL suspension and in the weeks leading up to his sideline meltdown where the WR walked off the field in the middle of Tampa’s game against the Jets, and why things look “dark and gloomy” for the Bucs but he’s not counting them out because of one reason: Tom Brady. Rich previews the Steelers vs the Browns on Monday Night Football and breaks down what went wrong for Cleveland in a season that began with Super Bowl hopes. Rich wraps up the show paying tribute to NFL coaching and broadcasting legend John Madden and the lasting impact he left on the game, the fans, and everyone involved in the sport. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger and Rich discuss what is likely his final home game in Pittsburgh against the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football and what his post-football plans are when he finally hangs up his cleats and walks away from his storied NFL career. Rich breaks down the Eagles’ climbing from the depths of a poor start to their season to landing an NFC postseason berth, why the Cowboys are formidable but still have some major weaknesses to overcome if they want to go deep in the playoffs, and offers up his kudos to the Tennessee Titans for sitting atop the AFC despite a season of key injuries and challenges. In his NFL Week 17 ‘Overreaction Monday’ Rich says if the Buccaneers can win the Super Bowl without Antonio Brown, if the Eagles are the most dangerous NFC East team in the playoffs, if the Bengals are the most dangerous team in the AFC, if Trey Lance can win a playoff game for the 49ers, if the Super Bowl is the Packers’ to lose, who deserves NFL Coach of the Year Award, if Rich Bisaccia should be made the Raiders permanent Head Coach, and if Matt Nagy will return next year as the Bears HC. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the NFL’s Week 17 slate and explains why Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers are clearly the team to beat in the NFC. Rich reacts to Antonio Brown’s unraveling on the Buccaneers sideline and walking off the field in the middle of the Bucs’ game against the New York Jets. Michigan alum Rich revisits the Wolverine’s beatdown at the hands of the Georgia Bulldogs in their College Football Playoff semifinal in the Orange Bowl and has one final message to everyone trolling him about UM’s loss, and reacts to Ole Miss QB Matt Corral going down with a leg injury in a bowl game while other high-profile NFL Draft prospects opted out of playing in their respective bowl games. Rich and the guys debate of the Cincinnati Bengals are the best team in the AFC right now and if Joe Burrow deserves the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award over Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Would Niners Be Wiser To Go With Fully Healthy Trey Lance Instead Of Injured Jimmy Garopolo? It's New Years Eve: 2022 Sports Predictions Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Preview NFL Key Matchups: Cardinals at Cowboys, Chiefs at Bengals, Playoff Picture How Much Will CFP Ratings Today Be Negatively Impacted By Early Start & Fans Preference To Party On NYE? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Are the Rams really contenders to play the Super Bowl on their home field? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. QBs with cloudy futures: Russell Wilson, Baker Mayfield, Ben Roethlisberger Miami is in the midst of 7 game winning streak: Is Tua doing enough to be the Dolphins' solution to perennial QB issues? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Aaron Rodgers says he will make his offseason decision quickly, Are the Packers still favorites to win it all? If Jim Harbaugh wins a national championship is he more or less likely to head back to the NFL? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Discussing John Madden's legacy and the significant NFL Covid policy change that moved Carson Wentz from out to possibly playing Sunday CFB Bowl Week: More canceled games remind us without players, there are no games. If the coaches can shake down the schools, why shouldn't the players? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. AFC Is a Jumbled Mess. Who Is The Chiefs Biggest Threat/2nd Best Team In The NFL? How Much Will Bucs Injuries Impact Chances To Repeat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Brian Weber. Discussing John Madden's legacy and the significant NFL Covid policy change that moved Carson Wentz from out to possibly playing Sunday NFL Teams Can Interview Candidates This Week For Vacancies. Why Did Bears Stick With Matt Nagee? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Dan Schwartzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Dan Schwartzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Dan Schwartzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Dan Schwartzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Dan Schwartzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

With guest host Dan Schwartzman. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps Thursday Night Football and debates Brockman on whether the San Francisco 49ers or the Tennessee Titans will go further in the playoffs. In his weekly ‘What’s More Likely’ segment Rich weighs in on Cooper Kupp, Jonathan Taylor, Bills vs Patriots, Tom Brady, Browns, Steelers vs Chiefs, Steph Curry, Kevin Durant and more! Rich and Brockman react to Lakers’ fans overreaction to the changing of L.A.’s Staples Center to Crypto.com arena. Dolphins Head Coach Brian Flores tells Rich what he told his 1-7 team before they reeled of 6 wins in a row, how Tua Tagovailoa has improved as a QB and as a team leader this season, and more. The guys wrap up the hour discussing NASA’s Christmas Day plans, Nick Foles being announced as the Bears starting QB this week, and Chris Brockman offers up his NFL Week 16 ‘Sneaky Good Games’ featuring the Raiders vs Broncos, Jets vs Jaguars, and Patriots vs Bills. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Two-time Super Bowl champion James Harrison tells Rich why he’s not sold on TJ Watt as the NFL’s Defensive Player of the Year award, his impression of Dallas Cowboys rookie LB Micah Parsons, if this is Ben Roethlisberger’s final year in the NFL, and why Tom Brady’s attention to detail and drive is matched only by his likeability as a teammate. Pro Football Hall of Famer and current Jackson State Head Coach Deion Sanders tells Rich what it was like to win the FCS’s Eddie Robinson Coach of the Year award and steal the nation’s #1 overall recruit away from his alma mater Florida State, discuss his long-term plan for JSU and if he’d ever consider jumping ship for a job at a bigger school, and his assessment of Cowboys standouts CB Trevon Diggs and LB Micah Parsons. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Titans’ Thursday Night Football win over the 49ers and explains why Tennessee showed they are still a formidable team in the AFC when healthy, and says why Jimmy Garoppolo’s mistakes displayed why the Niners drafted Trey Lance to be their long-term QB. TJ Jefferson breaks out his ‘Big-Ass Grab Bag’ and lists his top 5 moments from 2021 including Manningcast, Michigan beating Ohio State, his ‘The Price Is Right’ appearance and more. Rich says why he’s already looking forward to the 2022 NFL Draft to find out if Brockman and TJ’s bet about the draft position of Pitt Panthers QB Kenny Pickett will be decided. Rich lists the 5 questions he’d like to ask Urban Meyer if he had the chance to sit down with the fired Jacksonville Jaguars Head Coach and comments on the fact that we haven’t seen Deshaun Watson on the field at all this season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich fields calls from viewers more than happy to air their Festivus grievances, and debates Chris Brockman on which 100-mph-throwing lefty fireballer they’d rather face (or rather NOT face)…Randy Johnson or Aroldis Chapman. Saints QB Taysom Hill tells Rich what it felt like to win a head-to-head matchup against Tom Brady, how he’s had to adjust his mindset in going from New Orleans backup/occasional weapon to being the starting QB, what it’s like to throw an NFL pass with a mangled finger, why the Saints remain confident they can reach the playoffs, and what advice and feedback he still gets from Drew Brees on a weekly basis. Rich and the guys react to a caller who poses the question: is Mike McCarthy a Hall of Famer if he wins a Super Bowl with the Cowboys to go along with his Packers title ring? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On the heels of the Saints announcing QBs Taysom Hill and his backup Trevor Siemian have tested positive for Covid-19 Rich recounts the many maladies that have beset New Orleans this season. It’s Festivus so Rich and the guys perform their ‘Airing of Grievances’ to honor Frank Constanza, the irascible ‘Seinfeld’ character. NBC Sports Boston’s Patriots Insider Tom Curran tells Rich why he was shocked to hear Bill Belichick apologize this week for being terse with the media, how rookie QB Mac Jones has bounced back from adversity this season and how much trust Belichick has in the Pats’ passing game as they head into their pivotal Week 16 AFC East showdown against the Buffalo Bills. Rich and the guys debate if Los Angeles Rams WR Cooper Kupp or Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor should be named the NFL’s Offensive Player of the Year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich runs through the myriad NFL Playoff clinching scenarios heading into Week 16. FOX Sports NFL Analyst Greg Olsen tells Rich why Colts RB Jonathan Taylor is as good as any other player in the NFL, how deep in the playoffs the Patriots can go with rookie QB Mac Jones, if he trusts Dak Prescott or Kyler Murray more with a playoff game on the line, what he’s expecting from tonight’s 49ers vs Titans matchup and why the Niners are as dangerous as any team in the playoff picture, why the Packers are the team to beat in the NFC, and how the Bucs will deal with the Panthers’ 2-QB attack of Cam Newton and Sam Darnold. Rich and the guys run through the latest wave of NBA covid-positive tests and why the league should put Warriors G Steph Curry in protective custody until Christmas Day. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

The MMQB’s Albert Breer tells Rich how the NFL players union stepped in to keep the league from cancelling some Week 15 games in the wake of Covid-19 outbreaks so they wouldn’t have to pay players, what the Seahawks’ disappointing 5-9 season bodes for Russell Wilson’s future in Seattle and which teams could be in play to trade for the Super Bowl-winning QB in the offseason, why Joe Judge is likely to keep his job as Giants Head Coach, why the Bears are likely to fire their HC Matt Nagy and shock the world be trading for Saints Head Coach Sean Payton, and his reaction, as an Ohio State alum, to Urban Meyer’s flameout with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rich and Brockman preview the Bills vs Patriots Week 16 showdown and wonder if we’ll have another wild weather fiasco we saw the first time the two AFC East rivals met in Week 13. Rich says why the Seahawks should act quickly if and when they decide to trade Russell Wilson and throw around some possible swap scenarios that include Deshaun Watson or Baker Mayfield in Seattle next season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mike Del Tufo finds a kindred spirit in view Mike Del Aberto who defends the embattled audio mixer’s penchant for not actually doing work when he’s at work. Rich predicts which NFL bubble teams will or will not make the playoffs including the New Orleans Saints, Philadelphia Eagles, Pittsburgh Steelers, Cleveland Browns, and Raiders. ‘Sunday Night Football’ Hall of Fame announcer Al Michaels and Rich discuss the anniversary of Brett Favre’s Monday Night Football game where he threw 4 first-half touchdowns the day after the unexpected death of his father, and what’s at stake for the Dallas Cowboys playoff seeding and the Washington Football Team’s playoff chances in their SNF showdown, and how that game’s outcome could shape the NFC playoff picture down the road. Rich comments on the Packers’ QB history and wonders if the Brett Favre-to-Aaron Rodgers transition was the greatest QB succession story in NFL history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reacts to the latest covid-related news coming out of the NFL and recaps Cooper Kupp’s monster night in the Rams win over the Seahawks in his MONSTER season that is likely to see the WR lead the NFL in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs, and says why a Russell Wilson-Pete Carroll divorce could be likely in the face of Seattle’s first losing season with them as QB and Head Coach. Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk and Rich discuss some of the funniest moments they had while working together at NFL Network, his reaction to Kurt Warner’s wardrobe choice this week that nearly broke the internet, why he still has questions about Rams QB Matthew Stafford, and why he’s not surprised Urban Meyer fell on his face with the Jacksonville Jaguars. Rich’s wife, Suzy Shuster, calls in to weigh-in/pile on Rich about his questionable wardrobe choice of wearing a fedora on-air once. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys spend some more time reacting to Kurt Warner’s shiny silver puffy jacket he wore in the Browns vs Raiders booth, and preview the Tuesday NFL games between the Eagles and WFT and Rams and Seahawks, and react to the New York Mets hiring former Yankees manager Buck Showalter to be their new skipper. Rich reveals his strategy for next year’s Run Rich Run 40-yard dash: “run fast.” In his ‘4 Downs’ segment Rich weighs in on the Cowboys’ Achilles heel, why the Packers have a late game closer not named “Aaron,” why Ravens backup QB Tyler Huntley might not be a backup for long, and why he thinks 3 current division leaders won’t end up winning their divisions. Rich and the guys run through the latest list of NFL players who’ve been sidelined. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Ole Miss Head Football Coach Lane Kiffin and Rich discuss how the introduction of the NCAA’s Transfer Portal combined with the new NIL rules have been a boon and a detriment to college football, the draft hopes of Rebs’ QB Matt Corral, the maddest he ever made Nick Saban, and his reaction to Urban Meyer’s rough go of it in the NFL. ESPN NBA Analyst Richard Jefferson tells Rich how the omicron variant is impacting the NBA’s season, why the Nets reversed course on their initial decision to not play the unvaccinated Kyrie Irving, why he’s excited for the restoration of the Golden State Warriors as NBA Championship-caliber team, why the Lakers season outlook went from ‘meh’ to worrisome with the knee injury to Anthony Davis, and why a Damian Lillard trade to the Philadelphia 76ers “ain’t happening!”. Rich and the guys (and pretty much everyone on Twitter) react to Kurt Warner’s questionable fashion choice of a shiny silver puffer jacket for his color analyst gig on the NFL Network’s Raiders vs Browns telecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Raiders’ last-second win over the Browns and says why Cleveland fans, with their team now in last place in the AFC North, should still not lose hope for a playoff spot while Raider Nation should be proud of the resiliency the Silver and Black have shown in the face of adversity this season. Rich weighs in on the Vikings’ Monday Night Football win over the Bears and says why it might be time for Chicago to move on from head coach Matt Nagy. Two-time Super Bowl champion QB Eli Manning tells Rich how much fun he’s having on ESPN’s Monday Night Football Manningcast with his brother Peyton, how he landed Bill Murray as a guest on ‘The Eli Manning Show’ on the New York Giants’ YouTube channel, and why the team has a “tough decision” to make on Daniel Jones as New York’s QB of the future. Rich reacts to news that the NBA might have to shuffle its Christmas Day slate of games, and awards the Saints defense with the ‘Courtyard by Marriott Reisen Shine’ award for their stellar play in New Orleans’ shutout win over Tom Brady and the Buccaneers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Tampa Bay Times Buccaneers Insider Rick Stroud tells Rich how the Bucs’ rash of injuries to Mike Evans, Chris Godwin and Leonard Fournette could impact Tampa’s playoff outlook, why the Buccaneers are welcoming Antonio Brown back after his 3-games suspension for lying about his vaccination status instead of cutting him, which unknown players could step up in the face of the aforementioned injuries, how much longer the team and fans are expecting the ageless Tom Brady to play in the NFL, and why he’s standing by his reporting of Urban Meyer kicking Jaguars kicker Josh Lambo and how Meyer’s lawyers attempted to quash the story prior to the head coach getting fired. Rich reacts to Meyer’s comments over the weekend to NFL Insider Ian Rapoport and explains why the fired Jaguars coach’s “lack of self-awareness” ultimately led to his embarrassing downfall. Rich and the guys react to the news that Buccaneers WR Chris Godwin will miss the rest of the season after suffering a torn ACL in Tampa Bay’s Sunday Night Football loss to the New Orleans Saints. Rich attempts to comfort a fellow New York Jets fan who laments (yet another) dismal season from their favorite NFL team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices