The Rich Eisen Show

Rich and the guys react to Spain’s defensive dominance to capture its second World Cup, and weigh in on Argentina’s ignominious defeat and post-match behavior in what could be Lionel Messi’s final game on soccer’s biggest stage. (3:53)

ESPN’s Taylor Twellman and Rich break down the World Cup finale including Rodri and Spain’s boring but highly effective defense that allowed only one goal then entire tournament, Argentina’s disgraceful“sore loser” mentality after their finale loss, if Kylian Mbappe’s 3rd-place game goals should count toward the Golden Boot award, and what the next four years hold for soccer’s rising young stars like Jude Bellingham and Erling Haaland, and offers up his advice for the USMNT between now and the next World Cup. (18:51)

Brockman and Rich discuss the latest in the LeBron James free agency
intrigue. (38:27)

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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:

1:00 - The NFL should follow the World Cup's lead and have a third-place game during the Super Bowl's off week

6:05 - It's a matter of 'when' Aaron Donald comes back to the Rams not 'if' at this point

9:45 - Jayden Daniels is facing a bigger make-or-break season than CJ Stroud

13:45 - Someone ranked 6-10 on ESPN's QB list will in a Super Bowl before anyone ranked 1-5

16:00 - The loser of one of the NFL's top QB battles will get traded before Week 1

18:05 - After Cam Skattebo's backflip at Fanatics Fest, Giants fans should be very nervous about 2026

20:35 - For the Cowboys this season, anything less than an NFC Championship Game appearance is a disappointment

26:05 - Someone who drafted a QB late this year will not take one in the 2027 1st Round
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Rich previews the Giants’ season with the top 4 questions facing new HC
John Harbaugh, QB Jaxson Dart and others heading into NFL training camps.

Emmy-winning actor Eric Braeden tells Rich he only planned to be on ‘The
Young and the Restless’ for a few months when he first landed the Victor Newman role 46 years ago, breaks down the thrilling 2026 World Cup and invokes his soap opera alter ego to reenact scenes from famous sports movies including ‘A League of Their Own,’ ‘Caddyshack,’ ‘Any Given Sunday,’ and ‘ Dodgeball: a True Underdog Story.’

Rich plays the ‘NFL Win-Loss Game’ with a San Francisco 49ers fan.
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Rich and the guys marvel over the greatness of Argentina’s Lionel Messi,
and in ‘What’s More Likely’ Rich weighs in on the return from injury timeline for Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes and 49ers TE George Kittle, the Rams, Seahawks, Cowboys, the World Cup, LeBron James’ next team, and more.

Public Enemy’s Flavor Flav and Rich discuss is lifelong New York Giants
fandom, reveals the origin story behind his new SHE Weekend event in Las Vegas to celebrate women’s sports and athletes, his dream to compete for the USA Skeleton Team in the Winter Olympics, and recalls the time he pranked Tyra Banks on MTV’s ‘Punk’d.’

Brockman (against his will) completes his Hour 1 homework assignment by
coming up with slights of Patrick Mahomes, Cristiano Ronaldo, Kevin Durant, Tom Brady, and Shohei Ohtani.
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Rich and the guys react to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s Heat introduction and debate if LeBron James should sign with Miami or the Golden State Warriors, and Rich reveals his tongue-in-cheek Top 5 list of athletes Brockman should insult next after stirring up this week’s news cycle with his LeBron hot take.

NFL Insider Tom Pelissero and Rich discuss the possibility of an Aaron Donald return to the Los Angeles Rams, if Kirk Cousins is the Raiders’ presumptive starting quarterback over rookie Fernando Mendoza, how the Browns, Vikings and Falcons QB competitions could play out, how much Lamar Jackson, Baker Mayfield and CJ Stroud can expect to get paid in their next contract extensions, and explains how the 2027 NFL Combine could have a big impact on free agency due to changes in the league’s calendar year.
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