The Rich Eisen Show

Rich starts the hour with a breakdown of the Steelers-Giants and Titans-Broncos Monday Night Football games (5:15). Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio dials in to say why the 49ers should be worried already, and talks Seahawks, Packers, and the possibility of an NFL Playoffs bubble (22:36). Rich wraps up the hour explaining why the Philadelphia Eagles should be panicking after Week 1 (51:08).       Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

ESPN’s Chris Fowler calls in to recap the epic US Open Men’s final, calling his first NFL game on Monday Night Football, and why he struggled to come up with a name for his new podcast (3:22). Rich and Brockman break down the latest NFL injury news, and the league’s strong stance in coaches wearing face coverings on the sidelines (26:18). Raiders GM Mike Mayock joins the show to discuss his team’s Week 1 win, Marcus Mariota’s mystery “freak injury,” and facing the Saints in Week 2 (31:41).     Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus.  NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.   Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cardinals RB Kenyan Drake dials in to talk about Arizona’s huge Week 1 road win against the 49ers, and reveals if Kyler Murray is the fastest player on the team (1:45). Bears head coach Matt Nagy joins the show to break down Mitchell Trubisky’s big 4th quarter comeback against the Lions, and gives his thoughts on whether the NFL pre-season is even necessary (16:51). Rich wraps up the hour with a discussion on the importance of coaches and quarterbacks being on the same page for long-term success in the NFL (39:35).     Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus.  NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Visa = Shop Local with Visa to help support your community. https://usa.visa.com/    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down a “wildly entertaining” NFL Week 1 including the Cowboys loss to the Rams, and Tom Brady’s less-than-stellar Buccaneers debut (00:54). Rich offers up the year’s first Overreaction Monday segment and talks Aaron Rodgers, Patriots, Browns, Bears, Clippers and more (28:06). The hour wraps up with Rich lamenting (ranting??) about another Jets season-opening misstep (49:01).     Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus.  Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Saturday Night Live alum Kevin Nealon dials in to talk about his virtual stand-up comedy special, and proposes an intriguing new sport (2:37). Rich and the guys offer up the show’s inaugural Higher Register Quasi-Endorsments segment (23:09). Rich and Brockman cap off the week with their picks in Brockman’s Sneaky Good Games and Rich’s Unlockiest Lock of the Week (48:28).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Modern Family’s Eric Stonestreet calls in from Kansas City the day after watching his beloved Chiefs beat the Texans in-person (2:25). Matt Iseman and Akbar Gbajabiamila and Rich discuss how the new season of ‘American Ninja Warrior’ will look during the Covid-19 pandemic, and Akbar reveals his facemask invention that will hopefully get fans back in NFL stadiums (23:39). Rich and Brockman break down the latest news & notes from the NFL, and ponder if Colin Kaepernick will ever return to the NFL, and sounds off on those who booed the Chiefs & Texans moment of unity prior to their Thursday Night Football game (49:03).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the NFL’s first game of the season with a thorough breakdown of the Chiefs 34-20 win over the Texans (4:12). Chiefs safety Tyrann Mathieu calls in to talk about KC’s Thursday Night Football win, and how his team is approaching social justice (23:08). Rich wraps up the hour breaking down the top three under-the-radar games of the NFL’s Week 1 where an 0-1 start could prove disastrous for three unlucky teams (46:52).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rams GM Les Snead dials in to preview L.A.’s 2020 season including a thorough look at both sides of the ball. Snead also recalls being a not-so-good player at Auburn surrounded by NFL-caliber teammates, and compares his hair game to that of Falcons’ GM Thomas Dimitroff (1:20). Brockman breaks down the latest in the NFL including news items on Ben Roethlisberg, Drew Brees, and Mike Evans and others (36:56). Rich ends the hour revealing his Super Bowl predictions and compares his picks with Chris Brockman’s and TJ Jefferson’s (48:40).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Netsuite = If you don't know your numbers, you don't know your business. Visit Netsuite.com/Rich NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down the Raiders and Jets season outlooks (11:38). NBC Sports’ NFL Insider Peter King dials in to preview the 2020 NFL season, including long looks at Tom Brady and the Bucs, why the Patriots will make the playoffs and why the Lions and Raiders will, his Super Bowl prediction, and much more (22:29).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich breaks down the top storylines for each AFC and NFC team heading into the 2020 NFL season (3:34). Colts DT DeForest Buckner dials in to discuss his trade from the 49ers and what QB Philip Rivers brings to his new team (31:41).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Super Bowl-winning CB Aqib Talib calls in to discuss why he chose to retire instead of accepting a contract offer from Bill Belichick and the Patriots, his rivalry with WR Michael Crabtree, and how Tom Brady and Bill Belichick will fare without each other this season (2:31). Rich and Brockman break down the latest in the NFL including injuries to some high-profile players (19:57). Actor Lamorne Morris calls in to discuss his new Hulu comedy ‘Woke', LeBron and the Lakers NBA title chances, and why Michael Jordan is not the NBA’s GOAT (42:05).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Actor and all-around good guy Paul Rudd dials in to help Rich and Brockman choose a name for their fantasy football team (1:55). Good Morning Football’s Kyle Brand joins the show and names his NFL MVP pick, his Super Bowl predictions, and says what Guy Fieri revealed on his most recent podcast (20:56).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys break down the latest in the NBA playoffs including Giannis Antetokounmpo and the top-seeded Bucks getting bounced out of the bubble (8:17). Rich breaks down his AFC division winners (46:13) and wraps up the hour with his NFC division winner predictions (49:41).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and Brockman break down the latest in the NFL including Cam Newton’s reaction to being named the Patriots starter, and DeAndre Hopkins’ big new contract (3:23). Rich also breaks down the AFC North and the Steelers playoff chances (24:37).  Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich, Chris Brockman, and TJ Jefferson each reveal their AFC and NFC sleeper teams that could surprise a lot of people this season (1:51). Titans OT Taylor Lewan and Rich discuss Tennessee’s chance to win a very competitive AFC South, why he’s already gearing up for Halloween, and why he’s glad Jadeveon Clowney is now a teammate instead of an opponent (20:50).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys break down the night in the NBA playoffs and Rich makes a semi-bold prediction about Kawhi Leonard and the Clippers (5:06). Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott joins the show to discuss the impact of Covid-19 on the college football season, and if we might actually see Pac-12 sport this fall and/or winter (21:02). Cowboys owner Jerry Jones dials in to the show to talk about the 2020 season and the threat of Covid-19, how the team will look under new head coach Mike McCarthy, and how the Cowboys will approach player demands for social justice moving forward (40:33).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.    Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On this special Best Of The Rich Eisen Show episode, we revisit recent interviews with New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick, Airplane! Director David Zucker, Atlanta Falcons QB Matt Ryan, and Actor/Director John Leguizamo. Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. Netsuite = If you don't know your numbers, you don't know your business. Visit Netsuite.com/Rich  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Legendary handicapper Hank Goldberg breaks down the field and how to bet the Kentucky Derby (1:41). ESPN NBA Insider Brian Windhorst calls in to preview the Lakers vs Rockets, why the Bucks are down 0-2 to the Heat, and if Giannis is more Pippen than Jordan (18:40). Rich and Brockman run through the lasts news and notes from NFL training camps (44:57).   Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

TJ Jeffeson reveals his top ten Dallas Cowboys list and a caller proposes a punters-only fantasy football league (7:11). Actor/Director John Leguizamo dials in to talk about his new movie ‘Critical Thinking,’ his beloved New York Mets and the passing of Tom Seaver (34:51). NHL on NBC analyst Pierre McGuire calls in from the NHL’s bubble to break down the remaining teams in the Stanley Cup playoffs (45:24).  Thank you to today's sponsors: Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance. NFL Gamepass = Where football never stops. Visit NFL.com/Gamepass to start your free trial today.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich and the guys break down the latest in the NBA and NHL playoffs (4:38). Rich comments on the AFC East picture and the tough luck career of soon-to-be-trade Dolphins QB Josh Rosen (20:57). College Football Insider Bruce Feldman of The Athletic and FOX Sports and Rich dig in to the latest on the CFB season, and if the Big Ten and Pac-12 could actually play this fall (29:15).    Thank you to today's sponsors: BetOnline = Visit betonline.ag and use promo code "podcastone" to receive a 50% off welcome bonus. Geico = Visit Geico.com. In just 15 minutes you could save 15% or more on car insurance.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices