The Rich Eisen Show

NFL Network Analyst Brian Baldinger tells guest host Colleen Wolfe his biggest takeaways from the Giants’ Week 1 Cowboys beatdown, what concerns him most about Mike McDaniel’s new Chargers offense, discusses the Packers’ blowout loss to the Vikings, Josh Allen’s hero performance against the Texans’ stout defense, and which teams’ defenses need to step it up in Week 2. Colleen and the guys field some hot takes from one caller who wants to abandon his Dallas Cowboys fandom and another who wants to fire Chiefs head coach Andy Reid. Rich’s wife Suzy Shuster calls in from the hospital with a tongue-in-cheek ‘sideline report’ on her husband’s emergency appendectomy.
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Guest host Colleen Wolfe, Brockman and TJ switch things up a bit with this week’s NRL Power Rankings by holding a draft of the league’s top 10 teams. NFL Insider Mike Garafolo tells Colleen why he expects to see Aaron Donald return for the Rams Week 2 against the Giants on Monday Night Football, if Cooper Rush will get the Week 2 start for the Falcons with Tua Tagovailoa and Michael Penix Jr. on the mend, how long the Browns stick with Deshaun Watson as their QB1, if Kyler Murray could return to the Vikings in Week 2 after suffering a concussion, the timeline for Sam Darnold to come back from his hip/glute injury, and more. Colleen and the guys give props to the NFL players who changed locations this offseason who balled out for their new teams in Week 1.
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Guest Host Colleen Wolfe, Brockman and TJ break down which NFL teams cannot afford to start the season 0-2. Pro Football Hall of Famer/NFL Network Analyst Kurt Warner and Colleen break down Week 1’s top storylines including the Chargers looking lost in Mike McDaniel’s new offense, which QB will emerge as the Atlanta Falcons starter, the Minnesota Vikings options at QB in the wake of Kyler Murray’s concussion, Patrick Mahomes’ successful return from his season-ending knee injury, and how concerned the Texans should be about CJ Stroud’s penchant for turnovers. Colleen soothes a despondent Los Angeles Rams fan after their Week 1 debacle against the 49ers.
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Steelers DT Cam Heyward and Rich breakdown Pittsburgh’s Week 1 win over the Atlanta Falcons, what’s in store for them Week 2 against the New England Patriots, why NFL fans should take Week 1 results, good and bad, with a grain of salt, and more. (timestamp)

Comedian Jo Koy joins Rich in-studio to promote his new ‘Blue in the Face’ Netflix special, his die-hard Dodgers and Seattle Seahawks fandom, and more. ()

Rich reacts to Texas QB Arch Manning’s apology for his initial reaction to an AI video depicting violence against ESPN sideline reporter Holly Rowe. ()

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ESPN’s Josh Pate and Rich break down the biggest storylines coming out of college football’s Week 3 including how Ohio State’s loss to Texas could impact their College Football Playoff hopes, the Arch Manning AI video controversy, how concerned Oregon fans should be about the 1-1 Ducks, the early struggles of Oklahoma QB John Mateer, and what Michigan’s win over the Sooners means for the Wolverines’ confidence level. (1:25)

Rich and the guys revisit the controversial “was-it-a-backwards-pass” controversy from the Saints vs Lions Week 1 game. (22:45)

In ‘Overreaction Tuesday’ Rich weighs in on Chiefs RB Kenneth Walker III, if Sean Payton regrets giving up the Broncos’ play calling duties, the Cowboys’ disappointing defense, Texans QB CJ Stroud, the ageless Ravens RB Derrick Henry, and the Rams’ and Chargers’ dire need to avoid starting the season 0-2. (33:04)

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