NFL Week 5: Pats Rising, Eagles Falling, Colts Contending, Chargering Is Back, and More

The Rich Eisen Show

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🗓️ 6 October 2025

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

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 - Sunday night was the biggest Patriots win of the post-Tom Brady era 5:20 - The Eagles are no longer the team to beat in the NFC 10:20 - It's time to take the Colts seriously as Super Bowl contenders 13:40 - The Ravens have peaked under John Harbaugh 16:30 - Chargering is back!!! The Bolts will miss the playoffs 19:35 - The Bengals need to trade for Russell Wilson to keep any hope alive this season 21:50 - Baker Mayfield will finish no lower than third in the MVP voting this season 25:20 - Kyle Shanahan is the Coach of the Year front runner 28:50 - Carson Wentz should start the rest of the season for the Vikings 31:45 - Both Giants and Jets will be picking in the top five next April Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It is time for another edition of Oval Reaction Monday.
0:07.1	Rich Eisen along with Chris Brockman and the Rich Eisen podcast in and the Rich Eisen
0:10.8	Studios in Los Angeles, California.
0:12.4	Good to see you, Christopher.
0:13.2	How are you?
0:13.6	I'm excellent.
0:14.6	And it's good to see everybody out there, whether you're watching us on the Rich Eisen's
0:18.0	Show YouTube channel or you are taking us in wherever you get your podcast for your eargate or for the first time wait for it. We say hello to the ESPN2 audience that's taking in this program. You know what? You look the same in linear cable as you do on our YouTube channel. Thank you, Rich. You look exactly the same as you did 30 years ago on the deuce. I'm just glad ESPN 2 doesn't add 10 pounds.
0:57.7	All right, week 5 in the books with the exception of the Monday nighter on the ESPN family of networks between the Chiefs and the Jaguars. Hit it. Hit it, please. Hit it. That was terrible. That was crap. That was garbage. That's like sucks. Overreaction. Mondays. Monday. All right. Christopher, give me stuff to overreact you.
0:55.7	Rich, here's a deal.
0:56.8	You know, I have to start on Sunday night and Buffalo, baby.
1:02.1	What a game.
1:03.2	What a win.
1:04.2	We're back.
1:05.1	And everyone in America.
1:06.5	We are back.
1:07.4	Everyone in America.
1:08.6	We is the New England Patriots.
1:09.9	Okay.
1:10.6	Sunday night was the biggest Patriots win of the post-Tom Brady era. Oh, that's not an overreaction at all. Of course it is. What else could there be, whatever got them to the playoffs with Mac Jones? Yeah, the win game in Buffalo or Mac Jones threw it like three times. There have been other victories. This is, along the way.
1:27.7	Cam Newton probably did something at some point.
1:29.7	This is it.
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