The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN’s Marcus Spears and Rich break down the top contenders in the NFC and debate if the Rams or Seahawks (or both) have the best chance to be a playoff team this year, discuss his concerns about the Vikings and if Minnesota should trade for Kirk Cousins or Justin Herbert, and explains what’s at stake for the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football.

Rich and the guys debate if it’s time for the Raiders to trade Cousins and hand over the reins to #1 overall draft pick Fernando Mendoza, and considers if the 0-8 Chargers would go full rebuild mode and trade Justin Herbert.
The guys react to Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes injuring his elbow in Week 9 only to return to the game as if nothing had happened.

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Rich and the guys react to the Chicago Bears overcoming 4 Caleb Williams interceptions to beat a feisty Tampa Bay Buccaneers squad on Sunday Night Football and forecasts that the NFC North’s 2nd-place team could likely have to play on the road in the playoffs against an inferior NFC South champion.
Rich explains why the 3-6 Bucs are still the team to beat in the NFC South, weighs in on the San Francisco 49ers improving to 7-1 on the season with a relatively easy Week 9 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, and Patriots fan Brockman laments Jordan Love and the Green Bay Packers dismantling New England 45-27.
Rich reacts to the Jacksonville Jaguars landing Atlanta Falcons S Jessie Bates and debates which teams should make a run at Indianapolis Colts RB Jonathan Taylor.

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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 - We crowned the Bears kings of the NFC too early.

5:05 - The NFC champion is coming from the North Division.

10:45 - The Rams are back and Myles Garrett is going to win DPOY.

14:45 - Jonathan Taylor won't be the only star traded this week.

18:45 - The Chargers need to swallow their pride and sell everything-no-good offer refused.

21:45 - The Bengals are the biggest threat to the Bills in the AFC.

25:00 - This year's NFC South will spur a change in playoff seeding.

29:35 - If CJ Stroud gets the Texans to the playoffs, he'll become the highest-paid QB in the NFL.

32:15 - The Ravens regret firing John Harbaugh.

35:45 - Viewer Tweet of the Week: Chargers vs Dolphins in Week 17 will determine the #1 overall pick in the NFL Draft
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ESPN NFL Analyst Alex Smith and Rich discuss his Utah Utes’ huge rivalry game vs BYU, the Minnesota Vikings’ struggles to score points this season, if the Chicago Bears are now the team to beat in the NFC, which five teams are likely to battle it out for AFC supremacy, and more.
Brewers Manager Pat Murphy and Rich recount his long journey in coaching baseball that culminated with a World Series for Milwaukee, reveals how deeply Bruce Springsteen and Bob Uecker have impacted his life, and more. Rich previews NFL Week 9’s top games including Giants-Eagles, Raiders-49ers, Bengals-Falcons, Buccaneers-Bears, Packers-Patriots and Bills-Vikings.

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Rich reacts to the latest comments from Dallas Cowboys QB Dak Prescott and owner Jerry Jones, and in ‘What’s More Likely’ weighs in on the Ravens, Jaguars, Saints, Colts, Bengals, Falcons, Broncos, Giants, Eagles, Chargers, Texans, 49ers, Rams, Raiders, Packers, Patriots and more.

ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler updates Rich on the NFL’s top storylines including what the Indianapolis Colts are asking for RB Jonathan Taylor, if teams like the Giants, Jets, Eagles and Ravens will be buyers or sellers at the trade deadline, if Kyler Murray could lose his Vikings starting QB job to Carson Wentz or if Minnesota could trade for Daniel Jones, the contentious Brandon Aiyuk-49ers situation, and more.
Rich talks 49ers-Raiders and Buccaneers-Bears with callers.

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