The Rich Eisen Show

Jets fan Rich breaks down the “brutal” 4-interception day suffered by New York rookie QB Zach Wilson in his first head-to-head matchup against Patriots’ rookie QB Mac Jones, and explains why Andy Dalton’s injury opens the door for Justin Fields to permanently stake his claim to the Bears’ starting QB job. In his Week 2 ‘Overreaction Monday’ segment Rich weighs in on Tom Brady, Ezekiel Elliott, Justin Fields, who wins the AFC West, if the Cardinals are the best team in the NFC West, and if the Jets should have kept Sam Darnold. Rich wraps up the hour recapping the weekend in College Football including his reaction to one of his biggest pet peeves: when a coach calls a Goal Line Fade play while in the red zone. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps yet another thrilling NFL primetime game, this one seeing Patrick Mahomes’ Kansas City Chiefs falling short against Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, and recaps the Dallas Cowboys’ road win (with a little help from the refs) over the Los Angeles Chargers. Packers QB Aaron Rodgers tells Rich about his love of ‘Ted Lasso’ and why he could be the NFL’s version of the uncensored/highly-profane Roy Kent after he retires, what it was like hosting ‘Jeopardy!,’ how Green Bay’s front office was able to regain his trust after a tumultuous offseason with the 3-Time NFL MVP, and what advice Tom Brady gave him about his football future during their ‘The Match’ golf competition. Rich wraps up the hour breaking down the Broncos and Raiders hot starts to become the AFC’s only 2-0 teams, and how the Titans were able to come back on the road against Russell Wilson and the Seahawks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich Eisen sits down with friend and fellow broadcaster, Joe Buck, of the NFL on FOX. Joe takes us through his early years learning from his father, the great Jack Buck, how working with Hall of Famers Troy Aikman and John Smoltz have helped create a brotherhood that keeps him sharp and how he hates off days. All that and more in today's episode of just Getting Started with Rich Eisen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich lists his top three ‘Under the Radar’ games for NFL Week 2 including the Rams vs Colts, Chiefs vs Ravens, and Cowboys vs Chargers. Emmy Award-winning actor Ray Liotta tells Rich why viewers will enjoy the much-anticipated ‘Sopranos’ prequel ‘The Many Saints of Newark’ even if they’ve never seen a second of the acclaimed HBO drama, how he (Shoeless Joe Jackson in ‘Field of Dreams’) reacted to watching the White Sox and Yankees Field of Dreams game this summer, and reveals some AMAZING stories from the set of ‘Goodfellas’ including which famous lines were actually ad-libbed in the Martin Scorsese mob classic. The guys wrap up the hour with Chris Brockman’s NFL Week 2 ‘Sneaky Good Games’ for the betting-inclined, and a reaction to a reporter actually asking Bill Belichick how social media impacts the mindset of his team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Detroit Lions Head Coach Dan Campbell and Rich discuss his team’s Week 1 loss to the 49ers and his evaluation of QB Jared Goff, what it’s like to prepare for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers who will have something to prove after their season opening blowout loss to the Saints, and what he, as a rookie head coach, can improve upon moving forward. Actor Ryan Phillippe tells Rich why he, a huge Philly sports fan, is excited for the Eagles this season but when it comes to 76ers PG Ben Simmons...meh. Phillippe also discusses his new movie “Lady of the Manor” and what it was like to be directed by Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood in ‘Flags of our Fathers.’ The guys wrap up the hour comparing what they were doing at age 26 to Patrick Mahomes who turns 26 today, and TJ Jefferson reveals his weekly top 5: Nuts. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the ‘off the rails’ Thursday Night Football game between the Giants and Washington Football Team in yet another thrilling prime time NFL game and explains why New York’s loss is not on QB Daniel Jones. FOX Sports NFL Analyst Geoff Schwartz tells Rich why the Giants lost a game they should have won and if Daniel Jones, the offensive game plan of OC Jason Garrett, or head coach Joe Judge is to blame, why the Chiefs’ offense is likely to light up the Ravens, if the Eagles can repeat their Week 1 performance, and which rookie QB is likely to have the most long-term success in the NFL. Rich wraps up the hour debating how effective Joe Judge’s no-nonsense approach has been in light of the Giants’ 0-2 start with their most recent loss filled with mistakes and self-inflicted wounds. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Comedian Jeff Ross and Rich discuss the unexpected passing of fellow comedian Norm Macdonald and why he kept his illness to himself right up until his death. Actor Joe Lo Truglio and Rich discuss the series finale of NBC’s ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine,’ if the Jets have finally found their savior at QB in Zach Wilson, why he’s loyal to the Mets despite their bumpy, disappointing season, and more! Rich wraps up the hour previewing the Jets vs Patriots and the first-ever Zach Wilson vs Mac Jones matchup that is likely to be repeated twice a season for years to come. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich dives into the simmering controversy with the 49ers and the mystery of Kyle Shanahan benching 2nd-year WR Brandon Aiyuk before their Week 1 game against the Lions. Hall of Fame WR Cris Carter and Rich break down the best (and worst) Week 1 showings by NFL wide receivers, his new ‘WR1’ podcast, if he was WR2 to Randy Moss as WR1 while on the Vikings, and Calvin “Megatron” Johnson’s beef with the Detroit Lions. Rich, Brockman, TJ and Del Tufo offer up their choices to play the lead roles in a remake of the Kevin Costner/Whitney Houston movie ‘The Bodyguard’ including Beyonce, Demi Lovato, Kevin Hart, Chris Evans, Taylor Swift, Idris Elba and others. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich compares how the Cowboys’ and Buccaneers’’ seasons have already taken divergent routes just one week after their season-opening game, and the guys debate if Jameis Winston and the Saints are the team best poised to unseat the Bucs as the NFC’s top team. The MMQB’s Senior NFL Reporter Albert Breer and Rich discuss the “Mahomes-ization” of the NFL where teams new expect superstar play from their QB week-in and week-out, and if the Dolphins truly are committed to Tua Tagolvailoa as their QB of the future, how key injuries to their defensive line will impact the Cowboys in their Week 2 matchup against Justin Herbert and the Chargers, and if the Brandon Aiyuk situation could derail the 49ers’ offense. Rich wraps up the hour revealing how his recommendation to Chris Bosh about his Basketball Hall of Fame speech came to fruition. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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Rich presents Oregon OL Alex Forsyth with this week’s Gorilla Glue Toughest Player on Planet Earth award after his play up front helped the Ducks go into Columbus to pull off a stunning upset of the Ohio State Buckeyes. Rich and the guys react to one of the best and most hilarious soundbites you’ll ever hear about Alabama head coach Nick Saban. Acclaimed documentarian Ken Burns tells Rich what he discovered in his upcoming PBS documentary series ‘Muhammad Ali,’ the role sportscaster Howard Cosell played in Ali going from social pariah to beloved public figure, and his baseball historian perspective of what Angels’ two-way star Shohei Ohtani has brought to Major League Baseball. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich kicks off the hour previewing NFL Week 2 and says why the Cowboys, Packers, Vikings, Falcons which teams cannot afford to go 0-2 to start the season. Hall of Fame running back Marshall Faulk and Rich discuss the Packers laying a big fat egg in Week 1 against the Saints and how Jameis Winston “has put the league on high alert” after his 5-touchdown performance while Green Bay “has some problems” to figure out why he’s gone from Matthew Stafford doubter to true believer after the Rams QB’s week one performance, if the Bears would be better off starting rookie QB Justin Fields over Andy Dalton, and his advice for Cowboys RB Ezekiel Elliott on his seemingly diminishing role in Dallas’ offense. Rich and the guys wrap up the hour reacting to Urban Meyer refuting rumors he’s interested in the open USC head coach job and debate just how committed the Jags’ HC is to staying in the NFL, and if current Chiefs’ OC Eric Bieniemy would be a better fit at Southern Cal or wait for a shot to become and NFL head coach. Le

College Football Insider Bruce Feldman of The Athletic & FOX Sports tells Rich why USC pulled the plug on head coach Clay Helton just two games into the season and who are the top candidates to take over the Trojans’ football program, why Southern Cal remains an attractive job despite recent down years, if Urban Meyer would jump ship from the NFL to ‘SC after just one season and if former Texans HC and current Alabama OC Bill O’Brien could be considered for the job, and which other CFB coaches (ahem, Ed Orgeron) are also on the hot seat. Rich recaps the improbable journey of 18-year-old Emma Raducanu who went from US Open qualifier to US Open champion. Rich wraps up the hour reflecting on the unexpected passing of comedian Norm MacDonald. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

5-time NBA All-Star Chris Webber tells Rich what it was like being inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame, mending fences with his relationship to the University of Michigan, and his possible future as an NBA owner. Rich, Brockman and TJ react to Tom Brady’s latest foray into trolling the Atlanta Falcons, and debate which was the craziest moment from that INSANE Monday Night Football thriller between the Ravens and Raiders. Rich wraps up the hour with his ‘4 Downs’ segment with his takes on why the best NFL teams can be found west of the Mississippi River, what Tyrod Taylor’s stellar Texans debut means for Deshaun Watson, why the Bengals are no longer the league’s pushover, and why the Lions, win or lose, are the NFL’s new must-watch team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Raiders’ thrilling Monday Night Football overtime win over the visiting Ravens. NFL Network Analyst Daniel Jeremiah and Rich discuss Raiders-Ravens, what we can expect from Justin Herbert in his 2nd season with new head coach Brandon Staley and a revamped offensive line, why the Bears should start rookie QB Justin Fields sooner rather than later, which rookie QB had the most impressive Week 1, and if Kyler Murray’s MVP-like performance and the Browns’ loss to the Chiefs are harbingers of what’s to come this season for Arizona and Cleveland. Rich reviews the “spectacular” debut of Peyton and Eli Manning’s Monday Night Football telecast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich recaps the Packers’ embarrassing 38-3 drubbing at the hands of Jameis Winston and the Saints and says what the loss bodes for Green Bay this season. Cardinals Head Coach Kliff Kingsbury and Rich discuss Arizona’s surprising beat down of the Titans and how Kyler Murray’s offseason dedication paid off in the big win, the challenge the Rams present in the NFC West and what makes DeAndre Hopkins one of the best WRs in the NFL, and why he would foolishly invite Brockman and the guys to hang at his AZ crib which leads to a deep debate: which NFL coach would be the best hang for a beer or two? Rich and the guys wrap up the hour listening to Bears fan Adam the Call Screener lament over Chicago’s season opening loss at the hands of the Rams at SoFi stadium. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

NBC Sports’ NFL Insider Peter King and Rich discuss the maturation of Saints QB Jameis Winston and his impressive win over Aaron Rodgers and the Packers in Week 1, what was the most distressing thing about Green Bay’s blowout loss, if the Browns are really a Super Bowl team or just all hype, and why the Rams’ impressive Week 1 win over the Bears bodes well for his Super Bowl predictions. Rich recaps the Eagles’ win over the Falcons and says why Atlanta’s loss was the worst loss by any team in Week 1. In the NFL season’s first Overreaction Monday Rich weighs in on the top Week 1 storylines including Aaron Rodgers and the Packers turd-like stinker vs the Saints, if Kyler Murray can win MVP honors, if Tua silenced his critics by beating the Patriots at Foxboro, and if the Giants are on the clock for the #1 overall pick in the 2022 NFL Draft. Rich and the guys wrap up the hour reacting to a caller who predicts the Texans will make the playoffs, and Ashton Kutcher giving TJ a shoutout on College GameDay over the w

Rich recaps the Rams’ big Week 1 win over the Bears with Matthew Stafford at the helm of Sean McVay’s offense, a performance that was only topped by the grandeur of the team’s SoFi Stadium, and explains why the Bears are destined to start rookie QB Justin Fields over Andy Dalton sooner rather than later. Rich breaks down Jameis Winston and the Saints’ shocking demolition of Aaron Rodgers and the Packers, saying it was THE most impressive win on the NFL Week 1 schedule. Rich also recaps the impressive road wins by the Pittsburgh Steelers over the Buffalo Bills and the Arizona Cardinals walloping of the Tennessee Titans, along with the Houston Texans sitting atop the AFC South, albeit after just one week of play. Rich wraps up the hour touting his “Told You So!!” NFC West prediction and breaks down Pete Carroll’s post-game sound bites about “letting Russ cook.” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this episode Rich welcomes legendary sports broadcaster and the voice of Sunday Night Football, Al Michaels. Listen in as Al takes us on a deep dive into his career. Learn how Al went from calling minor league baseball games in Hawaii to the big time as the host of Monday Night football, with a few different stops in between. Plus, a great Tommy LaSorda story that will have you cracking up and Al fills us in on the best advice he ever received.  All that and a lot more in today's episode of Just Getting Started. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Rich reflects on Tom Brady’s longevity and offers up a theory on what keeps the 44-year-old Buccaneers QB feeling young. Actor and Host of CBS’ ‘The Talk’ Jerry O’Connell tells Rich why his love of fantasy football and his six fantasy teams are coming dangerously close to taking over his life and ruining any remaining chance at happiness. Chris Brockman reveals which games to keep an eye on if you’re inclined to wager on the NFL’s Week 1 matchups, and Rich lists his top three ‘Under the Radar Games’ that deserve more hype than they’re getting. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices