Hour 2: Sam Darnold’s Redemption Story, Rooting For or Against the Patriots Debate

The Rich Eisen Show

ESPN

Sports

4.3 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Jets fan Rich weighs in on Sam Darnold becoming the first quarterback from the 2018 draft class to reach a Super Bowl after the “disastrous” start to his NFL career in New York. New York native Rich did not react well to the Empire State Building being lit up in Patriots colors to celebrate New England’s AFC Championship Game win to move on to Super Bowl LX, and explains why this is the franchise’s most impressive/surprising title game berth in franchise history. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:00.3	Hour number two of the Rich Eisen show is on the air. We've been chopping up the championship games over the first hour.
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