Hour 1: Packers-Steelers Reactions, Get Rid of Tush Push, Skattebo Injury, Ravens Not Done Yet

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1:56Rich Eisen:Well, hey everybody, welcome to this edition of the Rich Eisen Show live in Los Angeles, California, where the World Series returns to action tonight in game number three. Blue Jays and Dodgers all knotted in one game apiece. Part of your weekend in which we saw some end-to-end wild action in the National Football League in week number eight. there is a new sheriff in baton rouge louisiana that is going to be hired as brian kelly is shown the door by lsu after getting boat raced by texas a &m uh he and james franklin are going to start a bank together and we'll talk about that later in the program um so 844-204-rich is the number to dial as we are open for business here on this monday overreaction monday the podcast has already been recorded and it is up there out there and in there on your RSS feed there on the YouTube channel that we were so pleased to have.

2:58Rich Eisen:Rich Eisen Show YouTube channel youtube.com slash Rich Eisen Show and how many subscribers do we have on that front? One million. Subscribers at least and counting. We greatly appreciate all of that. We say hello to everybody watching us on Disney Plus and ESPN Plus listening to us on ESPN radio presented by Progressive Insurance. Hello, Christopher Brockman. Good to see you. I feel like we've already done a full show. Yes, Rich. I'm spectacular. Good to see you. DJ Mikey D is in D's. Good to see Mike Del Tufo. TJ Jefferson, the candle is lit. What's going on over there, sir? How about them, Cowboys?

3:36If you don't have your microphone open, he's going to jump in first.

3:40Rich Eisen:Is this microphone just not working? I knew he was going to do that. I know. You were talking about the coaches starting the bank. I think Jimbo Fisher has probably got to be a partner. He's got a little bit more money than the other two. That's true. And that bank already has a very old Christmas tree out in front of it, the one that Jimbo threw out, right? Speaking of Texas A &M. At any rate, 844-204-RICH is the number to tell on the program. Let's start with Sunday Night Football. Why not? Not a revenge game. and Aaron Rodgers told us substantially he's going to go full far, which is get drafted.

4:22His drafting pisses off the veteran that was there. The veteran that was there dilly-dallys about wanting to stay there. Then Rodgers finally gets that start. He becomes the first ballot Hall of Famer only to have somebody drafted to kind of piss him off. then he stays there goes back and forth about really wants to be there and then the team essentially sends him uh packing to the jets just like far right and uh and then um and then that crafts out um then he goes somewhere else with a chance to win the super bowl okay and uh and then basically uh will wind up in the packer family retiring as a packer and a wave to fans for the rest of his career and the packers will have a relationship with him because that's what he said this week is that he doesn't view this as a revenge game.

5:14Mariucci said on game day morning, it's more of like a remember me game. I'm scared. And that's basically making sure the fans in Green Bay know. Did you know he played 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers? That's the most of anybody there ever.

5:34Rich Eisen:Two more than Star and Mason Crosby and Favre. Nobody's ever played 18 years for the Packers. And so, as I mentioned, totally got it, totally believed it, that he isn't viewing this as a I'll show you, you should have kept me, because he already did that by winning two MVP awards after they traded up to go take Jordan Love to surprise Rodgers. And basically, as we said last week, his revenge games were played for the Packers. while he was still a Packer. And then he realized his time was up. Let's go see where else he can play and win. And he's 4-2 going into last night's home game wearing, you know, throw-out jerseys, if you don't mind me saying.

6:26Like throw them out? Yeah, get rid of them. Throw them out. Throw out jerseys. I don't know what they're, whatever. But long story short is he's out there in the throwback jerseys from the Great Depression. and now the Packers, yada, yada, yada, put the Steeler fans in a great depression because the Packers showed up last night with the kid who is all right. And you got to give it up to Jordan Love, man. The day would come, we all figured that he would play against Rodgers. And we all knew this was the year when Rodgers went to Pittsburgh and the Steelers had the Packers on their home schedule and we found out it was going to be week eight Sunday nighter.

7:07And the folks in the league office, you knew, would serve it up on us, you know, that piece of filet mignon from the whole country. And they did it on Sunday Night Football. And all Jordan Love did in the game in which he was on the same field as Rodgers, trying to go point for point with Rodgers. And Rodgers would get points on the board through the leg of Chris Boswell three times to take a 9-7 lead in this game. and then a 16-7 lead in this game, a nine-point lead in a game that the Packers just overwhelmed the Steelers in the second half because Jordan Love, all he did was come up against Aaron Rodgers' defense, but in a game in which he's going against Aaron Rodgers, the highest passer rating of his career, 134.2, 29 for 37, 37360 passing yards, second most in his career, three touchdowns.

8:07Four games now with multiple passing touchdowns and no interceptions this year. Only Jalen Hurts has more of those. 16th career game with multiple passing touchdowns and no interceptions in his 40th career start. The only individual all-time who has more such games in his first 40 career starts is named Patrick Mahomes. You're going to see go at it tonight. That's what Jordan Love did. Last night. And the Packers come up with their fourth win of the season. Decided by two or more possessions. 5-1-1 right now. They took over this game in the second half and popped 35 on that Steelers defense. To win by 10.

8:54454 yards of total offense. You know Matt LaFleur could not have been more pleased. and he said exactly what was on everyone's mind when it came to Jordan Love, finding Tucker Craft is tied down on National Tight Ends Day, and then Christian Watson comes back. All he does is catch four balls for 85 yards, coming off of the pup list, and LeFleur took to the mic afterwards about Love. It's great for Jordan. Jordan's worked his ass off to get here. you know he was patient throughout the process throughout the journey and he just he took advantage of the opportunity he really did and I thought you know he's it's been cool I've said this many times just to to watch how he's matured as a young guy coming in here at 21 years old and he's a he's a grown-ass man now and you see it what he does, how he carries himself.

9:56He just is so confident. He's a great teammate. He encourages the other guys. He's a hell of a leader. And he's really grown as a football player.

10:08Rich Eisen:I don't blame him for gushing about him, right? Because he was grooming for this moment. Jordan Love, after the game, had this to say about the moment. Yeah, for sure. You know, there's that, like you said, there's that added level of pressure. You know, I knew coming in this week this is going to be a very hyped-up game and very talked-about game for A-Rod coming back and playing against the Packers for the first time and, you know, obviously us going up against each other. So, you know that. And like I said at the beginning of the week, my mindset was just trying to come out here and focus on getting that win, try and block all that extra stuff out and just be the player I need to be and focus on what their defense does and find ways to take advantage of that and coming out here and getting this win.

10:49But definitely I knew coming into the week what was entailed in this week.

10:54Rich Eisen:Yeah, and the way to take advantage was to just keep finding Tucker Kraft. Career high seven receptions for a buck 43 and two receiving touchdowns. The last tight end with 104, 40 receiving yards and two receiving touchdowns in a primetime game is named Travis Kelsey, who we'll see tonight on ABC's ESPN's Monday Night Football. and Christian Watson did what he did. Josh Jacobs did what he did, which has come up with his 70th career rushing touchdown. Tied for second amongst active players with, this is insane, Josh Allen. Oh, wow. Yeah, Emmanuel Wilson got 61 rush yards, too. I mean, it was all cooking.

11:41Rich Eisen:All cooking. And as Love became just the third quarterback in Green Bay history to do something, which I'll tell you about on the backside of this soundbite that I'm sure he dreamed about when he was backing up this guy in Green Bay, wondering when he would ever get his shot to play a game and start a game for Green Bay, let alone go against this guy. Yeah, I thought J-Lo played great. And he was super efficient. You know, he didn't get sacked, moved around really well, made some plays outside the pocket. I thought he played outstanding. I mean, you know Rodgers wanted to have the best game of his life last night.

12:26Even though it was not a revenge game, which, again, I believe, because there's tons of people he adores there, but you know he wanted to show up and show out. And for him to, again, say it was outstanding. It's honest, and it's also cool of him to say that, because I'm sure, again, Jordan Love sitting in that quarterback room soaking in as much as he could from Rodgers and taking whatever advice he could get or hoping he would get, and then turning into the quarterback that did what he did last night against Rodgers' defense in a game against Aaron Rodgers

12:57Rich Eisen:is a dream come true for Love, who joins Rodgers and Brett Favre as the only quarterbacks in Green Bay history to throw for 350 yards, no interceptions, and no sacks taken in a game. Oh, he also had 20 straight completions in the contest, tying Brett Favre for the longest streak in a game by a Packers quarterback this century. So he got it done, and this is exactly what we all talk about. Certainly if you're a national show like we are, or if you're in Wisconsin, or you are like our audio executive and owner of two shares of the Green Bay Packers, or one, because you gave one away. You gave one away.

13:44You're a big man. I mean, it's so valuable. You gave away your one and a pet rock to somebody. Is that, and this is amazing, last night they showed the stat during Sunday Night Football that 97 % of the games since 1992 for Green Bay have been started by either Favre, Rogers, or Love. Cooper, at age 14, goes, Dad, that's insane, says a 14-year-old. Born in 2011. you know and it's nuts how you go from one guy to the next to the next obviously jordan love has got a lot to go to join rogers and farve in the ultimate pantheon of super bowl winner and first ballot hall of famers but last night just kind of confirmed it and then you look again at what love is doing for this team right now as he turns 27 next week on sunday he'll play on his

14:41Rich Eisen:27th birthday for Green Bay, taking on the Carolina Panthers at home.

14:50That age 27, as we know, is when Bart Starr won in 1961 for a championship. It was Favre's age when he won his Super Bowl for Green Bay. It was Rodgers' age when he won his Super Bowl for Green Bay. And this Green Bay team is set up to make that run. They're currently first in the NFC at 5-1-1. And that NFC North is shaping up just like last year, where the winner might be the one seed and the loser might be the top wild card. First place gets to have a week off. Second place gets to go on the road to take on somebody like the Rams or the Seahawks or the Bucs or the Niners. Good luck. That's the way it's shaping up right now.

15:36Now, Packers and Lions, by the way, kick off your Thanksgiving triple header. That will be big. Lots of big games between then, including the Packers and Lions, both taking on the Eagles, who we'll talk about in a second. But Green Bay is that team. Young guys on defense buzzing around everywhere. Micah. Micah. Playing at the top of his game right now. Really. Like the guy who needed to be worked in, wondering about his back, how many snaps can he give you, that guy's gone. The Micah that we've known from Dallas is showing up. Richard Sean Gary and the rest of that front seven coming at you. And then on offense, it's a whole host of guys that you don't have on your fantasy team because you don't know if it's going to be their night or not.

16:26Okay? It was a Tucker Craft night last night. You probably do have him in your fantasy league, but you don't know who's going to get it. You have no idea who Jordan Love's going to pick you apart with. A bunch of people where you're like, really? Hold on a minute. Oh, yeah, he's available to 95 % of leagues. That guy who just scored. That guy who just came up with a first down. They're young and fast. They've got a run game, and they've got a quarterback, and they've got a coach. And we talk about the Colts destroying people. They've got the best record in the league, and the only other only one lost team in the league at 7-1.

17:03As I mentioned, to start this whole segment, Green Bay has won four games decided by two or more possessions. Only Indianapolis has more with five. Green Bay's win last night gave them six games of scoring at least 27 points. Only Indianapolis has more with seven. So, right now, the Packers are an elite team. And then the Pittsburgh Steelers are now 4-3. And once again, we're wondering, what's up? a team that starts fast and then can't finish the season again. Is that what's happening again? Four and three. It helps them that the objects in their rear view mirror are not nearly as close as they might appear.

17:50Although we'll talk about the Ravens making a run potentially now. So they still lead the division by multiple games. There's still a lot more rubber meeting the road. Rogers does look good. He doesn't look old to me, but sometimes the offense just starts sputtering. They don't pop it in the end zone when they need to. Just the timeliness for this team appears to be off right now.

18:16Rich Eisen:Had they actually scored touchdowns instead of settling for field goals in the first half, might have had a different result. Okay? If they could get off the field defensively more often with their named stars that they have out there. it would lead to a different result. And I know it's going to wind up in Tomlin's lap locally again. And you're just wondering if this doesn't finish up well, would this be the time that they finally do part ways? You got to start to wonder that for sure. And next up for them are two tough games. the Colts, who I just mentioned, who are just eviscerating people, running Jonathan Taylor down everyone's throats, and Daniel Jones is making some flawless quarterback play consistently appear in a way that we've never seen from him.

19:17Rich Eisen:He's playing at the absolute top of his game. They're next in Accrashire before the Steelers visit the Chargers who are getting healthier and better. But it really is about their division schedule. The Bengals just did something filthy to their bed yesterday. Trying to be as clean as possible for the Disney Plus ESPN app audience and the radio folks. Soil? Soiled it. That would be easy. Indeed. And they have both against Baltimore. Take care of those business games, and you're going to host a game with Aaron Rodgers for the playoffs. It's just that simple. You know, win your division games. They're still right there in front of you.

20:05Rich Eisen:Despite having some really difficult contests, Detroit they play. Again, they're strolling through their entire Aaron Rodgers NFC North farewell tour is happening right now. Pittsburgh has to go visit Detroit, which will not be easy. They have to visit Chicago where Rodgers, as you know, owns the franchise. They have Buffalo at home as well. It is really tough. But the way through is to win your division. They currently lead it with a 4-3 record, and the only one that's close to them is the 3-5 Cincinnati Bengals, the 2-5 Ravens as well. They play them both twice. Win those games, then you have to worry about who's coming in your house for a wild card contest.

20:53Rich Eisen:It doesn't matter the rest of your record. You're two in front, two in front of the second best team right now who may or may not have Burrow back for one of them. That's my two cents on the Steelers. Not looking good right now. It does look like, oh, it's falling apart again. We're anemic. We're not performing well. It's the coaching. It's this. It's that. You know, we're not playing complimentary football. We're not playing clean football. The end of the day, win your division games. You win your division. You host a playoff game and see what happens and get that lottery ticket. But they have to do it by outscoring teams.

21:35And like you said, they can't get the ball in the end zone. So that's kind of a big issue. Well, I mean, they can on the chunk plays. They just did the red zone. It seems like when they score, Rodgers is throwing in from the north side of the 20. You know?

21:50Rich Eisen:And he does look good. but he looks way more spry than that video of him. Remember running through the ladder during summertime? He looked pretty bad. And he looked like Fred G. Sanford and was like, uh-oh. He does look spry, and his arm is as good as ever. I think he's exceeded it. Neck up, he's playing. He's Rodgers. He's outperformed, I think, what most people kind of thought going into the year. But their secondary is brutal. They're lasting yards allowed. They've given up 700 yards passing in the last two games. All right. When we come back here on the Rich Eisen Show, 844-204-RICH, number to dial.

22:23Rich Eisen:I'm done with the tush push. I'm not lying to you. I'm done with it now. And that's next. I'm with the Packers on that front. Now you're done. Yeah, yeah. And I'll tell you why. And then, of course, we pour one out for Scadaboo when we come back.

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24:12Listen, I have been a defender of the tush-push around these parts because it's a football play. You can do things off of it

24:19Rich Eisen:other than just push the quarterback's ass for a first down. As a matter of fact, I think they gave the ball to Saquon earlier this year. He just scampered right in the end zone. Yeah, a little sweep. So I've been a defender of it. And I know Green Bay was trying to legislate it out and we had our fun with our show by messing with the copy of their proposal to the league ownership on this vote a few months ago to say basically one of the reasons why we want this out there's the player safety issue but we can't stop it that's the general sense is everybody wants it out because you can't stop it you can only hope to contain it to use dan patrick's phrase and you're right you can't stop it i mean didn't we see you know and it's getting farcical last year got completely farcical on the nfc championship right when um i believe uh the son of uh hoculey the hoc the hoculey progeny by the way is that is that a band is that a cover band hey come out to see my cover band tonight you know they opened up the pearl jam in 93.