The Super Bowl Is Set! - The Overreaction Monday Podcast with Rich Eisen & Chris Brockman - 1/29/24

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:
2:00 - the Chiefs & 49ers didn’t win, the Ravens & Lions lost those games
4:20 - Dan Campbell’s decisions cost the Lions a trip to the Super Bowl
8:30 - Lions will miss the playoffs next season
10:50 - Ravens have hit their ceiling with Lamar Jackson at QB
15:00 - 49ers should get Kirk Cousin if they don’t win the Super Bowl
18:50 - McCaffrey MVP/Reid COY if playoffs factored in
22:45 - Mahomes/Reid/Kelce is G.O.A.T. trio if Chiefs win Super Bowl
29:10 - Jim Harbaugh is taking Chargers to AFC title game next season
30:45 - Bill Belichick will never be an NFL head coach again
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[@deepbluereason]

Just a clarification of history - Walsh/Montana/Rice only won 1 Super Bowl together. Rice hadn't been drafted yet when they won in '81 and '84 and in '89 Seifert took over coaching duties.

[@bubsmeister]

Great call

[@Eluiciq]

Great catch! I forgot Walsh wasn't coach for the 89 team.

[@marvinrose33]

the 89 team was built by walsh, Seifert who was not that good of a coach, just rode the band wagon. Never never liked seifert, hard headed one way POS

[@MaverickGrabber71]

Interesting, didn't realize that

[@AJQKMF2010]

2 rings with that trio. They won in 88 vs Bengals with Walsh as head coach. Seifert took over coaching in 89, Walsh went to the FO, and they beat the Broncos that year.

[@OfficialPhdPepper]

Best real takes on the nfl. Only one who gives real commentary rather than ‘analysis’ designed to pander or inflame.

[@richh650]

The truth!

[@Scubamike4499]

I do love chris' mic drop after every question. Rich gives such level headed comments, his thoughts about the 4th down plays were spot on without slaying Campbell. Football is a game of "ifs"

[@jeffbosworth8116]

Does everyone forget that Bradshaw and the Steelers started their run with the luckiest play ever (immaculate reception) and Brady started his with the strangest ref call ever (Tuck Rule)? Luck often plays a big part in championships.

[@johnnybeatmaker330]

Facts

[@carrite]

Football games are frequently determined by random events, which is why gambling on football is basically a tax on people who are bad at math.

[@kraid808]

Is it really luck or the NFL screwing the Raiders over?

[@MaRkYWaHoO]

So did Brady and the tuck rule🫨

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

The Raiders Fumblerooski AKA the Holy Roller was another play that would fit in that category.

[@nathanchildress5596]

I'm sorry, but with Kirk Cousins in that game the 49ers would lose. The Lions would have 2 more sacks because he can't leave the pocket, and with the 49ers O line issues he'd have been shaky all night. Purdy needs to get back to form, but he's only going to get better and he CLEARLY has the guts to get it done.

[@justinmacdonald1323]

Nah, Kirk wouldn't have overthrown so many of those balls in the first half. Purdy held on to the ball a lot too. Kirk would have just got it out of there.

[@deepbluereason]

The problem with Kirk is you have to figure out how to pay him and the upgrades to the interior line that you'd need to keep him from getting killed. That's a lot of work to get a guy at the end of his career that is a modest upgrade (at best) over what you already have.

[@joeblaumer2085]

@@justinmacdonald1323 Yeah, KIRK always does so well in big games.😂

[@justinmacdonald1323]

@@joeblaumer2085 he normally does though. He's not Mahomes but he's been competent in most big games the past few seasons

[@whatevername8551]

Unbelievable that they are still talking Cousins to Niners. Let it go, guys. Cousins is not top tier and Shanalynch is not stupid.

[@elliotb1795]

Being up by 17 you can trade a touchdown for a field 4 times and still have the lead.... Lions should've been kicking field goals. You're up big, you have to just put up points any which way you can at that point. The players didn't execute some easy game clinching plays in crunch time. But Dan could've made it less stressful on them if he just kicked field goals and took what was being given to him.

[@jasonporter2967]

Immaculate deflection

[@vincentbregman4212]

To suggest that Kirk Cousins coming of achilles surgery at his age would be or could be an upgrade over Purdy, regardless of how the super bowl goes, is a massive miss. That isn't a better option in any way, particularly with Purdy's current contract and the meager amount left on it.

[@strawberryreacts9585]

And the 49ers oline which would likely get Kirk back on IR

[@bradleymiller7375]

Kurt couldn't run for those 1st downs!

[@vincentbregman4212]

@@bradleymiller7375 Definitely not! Just the idea that Kirk Cousins, who's literally been made fun of for his performances in big primetime games, is who you'd get to replace Purdy if he didn't perform well in the SUPER BOWL makes zero sense

[@MrMikey1981]

Plus, if the crowd gets above 90 dB, he apparently can't hear and makes up god knows what. Hard pass!

[@PianoUniverse]

Ravens started the pre game with the taunting showing an undisciplined team and it carried through the game.

[@Nite2012Mare]

Started with the kicker 🙄😂

[@CpuWaiy]

They need to grow up and be adults

[@kevonsidek9737]

The damn kicker started the taunting lol

[@bob494949]

Taunting and Dirty play was Detroit, too. Waving bye bye to the crowd at halftime and that D lineman stomping on Purdy’s leg, and hitting him after he was down. Screw the Lions.

[@paulsimovich9157]

TOTALLY AGREE! A bunch of show-boating street thugs... no DISCIPLINE!!!

[@caughtinthevoidfloyd5821]

Kirk cousins?! Thats a huge stepdown from Purdy. Purdy proved himself throughout the entire season and the doubt still exist

[@tashannoc]

I like Dave Lombardi's "Immaculate Deflection" for Aiyuk's catch.

[@BazookaTooth707]

The ladybug catch Immaculate deflection The Alley-Yuk Here's why I vote the Alley-yuk moniker. The original big time famous play in 49ers lore is the Alley-Oop between Y.A. Tittle to R.C. Owens which was against the Lions. Fun fact: the original alley-oop belongs to the 49ers

[@davidhoekstra4620]

True going for it on 4th down did not cause all the bad things that happened later. However, when you are up big, you should play conservative precisely because all the potential bad things that could happen. Let me explain. When you are tied, your appetite for risk is neutral. When you are down big, your appetite for risk goes way up, because if things proceed normally you're going to lose, so you must take chances. When you are up big, you can only lose if a string of bad events occur. Therefore your decision making must now shift to preventing that from happening. So, your risk taking should go way down.

[@rubaiyat300]

Yeah down big you can only lose by sticking with the game plan. Whether it’s by 40 or 1 doesn’t matter so you gotta go for it. The doubling die in backgammon basically. Or going all in early against a better poker player.

[@davidhoekstra4620]

@@rubaiyat300 Funny thing is David Sklansky recommends something like this when playing against superior opposition. Preflop either fold or go all in.

[@AdamKlownzinger]

The ravens and lions DID lose those games. The lions obviously, unforced error after unforced error, but the ravens did too.

[@chrisweidner4768]

Thinking no, in the case of the Ravens. The Chiefs were clearly superior. Penalties caused them to lose 1 sure TD and probably another. Poise. The Chiefs had far more than the Ravens. The 2 obvious roughing the passer penalties were just pure idiocy.

[@DVisuaL-16]

49ers vs Rams Nfc Title game the Niners ran out of gas. Kyle learned and knew the Lions taking the break at half time would end the Lions. Kyle literally planned for it to happen and it did.

[@ngken1012]

Ravens folded and didnt show up…played scared and didnt stick to their game…Chiefs played a good half offensively, and that was enough

[@danc6802]

@@chrisweidner4768 they scored no points in the second half. the ravens beat themselves.

[@chrisweidner4768]

@@danc6802 Amazing how the Chiefs had nothing to do with it. Sneads play at the goal line. But your point is valid. The foolish roughing the passer penalties and horrific INT to destroy a possible 99 yard drive. Hopefully Baltimore tweaks the mistakes for next year.

[@MaRkYWaHoO]

The Chiefs played so physical I don’t think the Ravens had what it took after realizing the Chiefs weren’t going to be bullied! They won that game!

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

Right. The final score doesn't tell the whole tale. The Chiefs dominated the Ravens from start to finish. Spags had that defense firing on all cylinders.

[@Milesknight319]

I’ve never seen something more obsessive than Kirk going to the 49ers. They been pushing it for years

[@isaacmartinez7557]

And it’s funny to me that Kirk cousins was always supposed to the “best fit” for qb in Kyle’s system and yet the talking heads shout to the world how guys like Allen and Lamar would do so much better 😂 completely different qbs. Those guys do a lot of things way better than Kirk, but Kirk is better at the pre snap reads and rhythm throws.

[@isaacmartinez7557]

So it’s like make up your mind. Can anyone do well in this system or is it cerebral guys like cousins

[@Milesknight319]

@@isaacmartinez7557 yep it’s so sad that they keep pushing this narrative

[@pipz420]

If you didnt know Kirk was with Kyle back in washington, hence the obsession with Kirk to the 49ers and always will be.

[@Milesknight319]

@@pipz420 you’re slow huh? I literally acknowledged that ahha bruh go to bed you’re not smart

[@jamesswanson4391]

You can't say that Campbell cost them a trip to the Super Bowl, because they would never even have gotten to this game if not for him.

[@kylegriffith4202]

He absolutely cost them a SB what? Yeah he got them there by being an aggressive coach but that’s the sword they lived and died by. As a Rams fan I wanted the Lions to lose every week since that thug display against the Rams in the wildcard

[@evandh1989]

I mean, you *can* say both of those things.

[@Jahjjj]

Sorry, but not kicking a field goal when down by 3 was extraordinarily bad. Stop trying to justify it. There's a reason winning coaches don't do that kind of stuff. The percentages cannot be sustained over time. People also blame the loss to the Cowboys on the refs, but Campbell made that a losing scenario as well by continuing to go for it and not playing for overtime.

[@ricardojordanjordan2216]

So what ,Campbell lacked humility,boneheaded calls

[@dfp_01]

@kylegriffith4202 I don't think he was the one who brought in Michael Badgley, whose incompetence on mid-to-long range kicks helped influence some of his 4th down decisions

[@legacyjeetkunedo492]

People need to stop calling the 51 yard reception by Aiyuk luck. Either it was going to be a pass interference call with first and goal at the 10 yard line or it was his amazing catch with first and goal at the 6 yard line. There was very little difference.

[@magnus303]

The pass was overthrown and Vildor had position; Aiyuk ran into him. If anything it would have been offensive pass interference, but they said no flag on the play.

[@terrynicewonger5434]

That 3rd Quarter no FG was when the Momentum shifted and didn’t stop picking up speed.

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

Luck has been part of sports for centuries. In football alone, we had the Immaculate Reception, The Tuck Rule and the Holy Roller.

[@jazzbassoonpaul]

All Oakland Raiders plays

[@MrSpeed-lt8gr]

@@jazzbassoonpauloh my gosh I didn’t even put that together! And they were on the wrong end twice.

[@theshawshankinception1220]

@@MrSpeed-lt8grall three

[@shahster]

Immaculate Reception is a good example. Luck that changed the Steelers fortunes 180 degrees, dramatically from losers to juggernauts.

[@shaneharrington4733]

Aiyuk made an incredible play on a PI call that they withdrew because he caught it. Calling it luck or Oop is doing Aiyuk and Purdys throw a disservice!!

[@Nite2012Mare]

Lamar Jackson: King of the regular season. 👍

[@freaklore]

The ladybug catch by Aiyuk was a true marvel.

[@tmill5507]

*Was Corny

[@Degeneratesociety83]

I hear that the ladybug flew into Vildor's eye to cause him to miss the ball.

[@DVisuaL-16]

Call it what you want but seeing it happen right in front of you. Literally a few feet from your face. Wow I will never forget it. Just Amazing determination. The focus was elite. Wow

[@waltermoon1241]

Why is it called the ladybug catch?

[@medr94]

​@@waltermoon1241 i think aiyuk said in his interview that a ladybug sat on his shoe at pregame and took it as a goood luck sign or something

[@rokthor7032]

As a Niners fan I can tell you that the Chiefs should be terrifies of Harbaugh coaching Herbert and the Chargers. He turned Alex Smith from a bottom 5 QB to a top 15 in 1 season. He took the 6-10 49ers to the NFC Championship and developed a top 3 defense from garbage in that same season.

[@Jonesocinco]

He inherited a very stacked defense but he did turn that offense around and they hit on some excellent draft picks and also some head scratchers. Dudes a winner.

[@thegrinch7989]

and the Chargers better make it happen in the next five years before Harbaugh's insanity destroys the team from the inside.

[@Jonesocinco]

@@thegrinch7989 that is entirely possible.

[@Jonesocinco]

@@thegrinch7989 though I would say York should have kept harbaugh and fired Trent baalke

[@Ahjile]

@@Jonesocinco Man, Baalke. That guy. That fucking guy. Ran the team into the ground, with Kaepernick driving.

[@evandh1989]

You cannot call Mahomes the best ever until he wins 8 rings and gets at least one of them without Andy Reid.

[@DoctorMuno]

...AND he beats a previous Super Bowl-winning QB in a Super Bowl while playing on his second team

[@ctk4949]

Niners are not gonna pay Cousins $40+ million!! Do people know Purdy hasnt played TWO FULL SEASONS yet?!?!?!

[@bobsburgers8885]

Lol I like how the offense scores 17, the D wins the game for them, and Eisen wants to name Mahomes MVP.

[@mobilehutch]

They sat all over them crushed them in time of possession. And at the end of the game they had the ball on the 20 with 2 minutes and 2 timeouts. Would it have been more impressive if the chiefs had scored a td instead of run out the clock? Patrick got a lead through spectacular play and the did everything he could to not make a mistake. Lamar made a ton of mistakes they're not built to come from behind.

[@rbustamantes07]

Patrick Mahomes did exactly as much as he needed to and nothing more. Championship football.

[@bobsburgers8885]

@@rbustamantes07 He played well enough to win but he is not the MVP of that team, never mind the whole league. That team is winning with defense; the offense is average some games, terrible in others. First time in 20 years a team won a championship game scoring fewer than 20 pts.

[@michaelellison8244]

Anyone else would not have won that game, THATS WHY!!!!!

[@rbustamantes07]

@bobsburgers8885 you give all the credit to the D but the offense got in the Ravens head with long scoring drives to start the game then at the end of the game they need a big a throw and guess what. Dude delivered. Playing a clean game is more important than compiling stats.

[@travishunt9]

People keep forgetting the lions had a flag on the play to BA, regardless of the ball hitting him in the head.

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

Exactly. It looked like DPI, defender impeding receivers route. It would've been a 50yd gain regardless

[@rayplaysgames_RPG]

Nope. The ref said no foul on the play and picked it up. If it was dpi he would have said it was declined. You guys are incorrect

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

@@rayplaysgames_RPG 👍

[@seanwagner8654]

Many people forget the flag was picked up and no foul was called. 49ers have never been luckier to get to a Super Bowl. They were outplayed in both of their games and pulled it out, I’ll give them their flowers for that, but they had to have just about every bounce to their way

[@Dance50993]

I love the two shot. You look like alternate universe Lex Luther's arguing about how to defeat superman😅

[@Dgm405]

Now is a good time to boycott/protest a big game over ticket prices being way too high. Also to protest the unfair treatment/medical bills of former players. Fans won't have anything better unless they protest a big game. No union, no non-prof representing fans, gotta do something/take a stand or continue to be charged way too much and only going up despite record TV revenue. Owmers profit so much because fans pay what they demand.

[@DarraghQuinn-d8o]

54 yards into the wind is not a missed opportunity ... it's a missed FG.

[@mech1464]

Keep "Prime Time" Kirk Cousins far asf away from SF. We'll keep our 2 year QB who has gotten no shorter than the NFCCG in each of his 2 years.

[@charlesariyibi8601]

29:50 As a Jets fan I feel obligated to comment that yes Brady and the Pats won the division every year. 😢

[@thegrinch7989]

outside of the Pats that division was a dumpster fire, the Raiders would have won that division every year

[@susan8823]

Dan Campbell has to take the points. It’s a championship game, put up points. I 💙 the Lions, was hoping for a Super Bowl v KC.

[@marsrecordings]

His ego including going for it on that 2pt conversion has to be talked about here. That’s not confidence. That’s stubbornness.

[@ThePowerOfOneThePowerOfTwo]

He was doing his best Brandon Staley impression aka braindead situational decision making.

[@manfredhutter4628]

Like Bill Belichick in the AFC Championshipgame in Denver against Manning‘s SB Denverteam twice wasting a marvelous last minute TD drive of TB12, loosing 18:20.

[@sweetpeaches6916]

Zay flowers cutting his hand is a prime example on why you should always keep your composure.

[@troyroach1277]

It is not an overreaction to say the Lions handed that game to the 9'ers. That game should have been a 3 score game well into the 3rd quarter. 2 4th down failures, multiple dropped passes, dropped INT, fumble, stepped into the endzone on a punt coverage, ran the ball on the 1 wasting a TO. Massive melt down.

[@robogreek3157]

Glad they did....lions had no shot vs. Chiefs. 49ers will best them

[@kdv9145]

​@robogreek3157 Nope, Chiefs are winning that. Scraping by two of the youngest teams in the league with little playoff experience is not a good sign. Mahomes and Reid are a different beast.

[@caughtinthevoidfloyd5821]

Lions dis bot give that game away lol. A veteran team scoring 27 unaswered points is not luck nor is it handed to them. You dont score 27 unasnwered because the other team collapsed. They scored 27 because the other figured the other team out

[@AdamKlownzinger]

This game feels like the Rose Bowl this year and the first Georgia title 3 years ago, where on paper, Michigan and Georgia were both better than Alabama, but it was so hard to pick them because you’d be picking against Alabama. I think the same is true with the 9ers. On paper they simply have been a noticeably better football team than the Chiefs and they are borderline playing at home. Its hard to pick against the Chiefs but I have to go with the 49ers.

[@jmorris023]

Barely beat GB, barely beat the Lions, not a good sign. We're going to get a "bad" Superbowl after a run of good ones. Always go with the better QB in the playoffs. Maholmes is going to destroy this team. I'd guess 38-17.

[@claytongiampaolo7848]

How is Las Vegas borderline at home, it's like 600 miles from San fran

[@stevensawyer5784]

You could’ve said the same thing last season too eagles had the better roster. This ain’t Alabama at the end this is mahomes in his prime

[@jmorris023]

@@stevensawyer5784 Yep, I couldn't believe KC was +4.5 yesterday.

[@johnnybeatmaker330]

Same I bet the chiefs +7.5.. Chiefs offense is subpar but they actually ball out against the raider in Vegas all the time so iwouldnt be surprised if they heat the niners. The niners have got outplayed in both games for most of there games. Cheifs have dominated

[@jacobsecor5015]

2:00 - that is 100% the correct reaction

[@WispFigment]

I'd say the lions lost it tbh. The Chiefs won, but the ravens decided to run a completely different game plan then they ran all year which I don't understand

[@AntonioGallo73]

11:33 the ravens were more focused on swag dancing, taunting and mocking the chiefs instead of playing

[@DoctorClaw]

The Niners passed on Tom Brady after Jimmy missed that throw in the Superbowl. I mean he was still a Niner last year so this wasn't 2019 and see ya. The injury in 2020 was a bigger reason.

[@totallylegitrealguy750]

Last time a rookie HC took a team to the championship game? Matt LaFleur with the 2019 Packers + Rodgers, which was the first time it had happened since Harbaugh did it with the 49ers. Some full circle context

[@byronsmith3152]

I understand it was a lucky bounce and great catch, but stop ignoring the PI that was called. You clearly see the defender block BA on his route, which caused a flag to be thrown.

[@radamrussell]

I didn't mind the first time Campbell went for it, but the second was a clear mistake. I couldn't believe he was going for it rather than attempting a tying field goal. You do two things that were critical at that point in the game. 1) you tie the game and avoid going down two scores on the ensuing 49er possession. 2) you stop the bleeding and retake some of the momentum. Failure wouldn't cost you anything more. Coaches have to be in tune with 'the moment,' the vibe of their team in the moment and the next three moves beyond that point based on success or failure. I don't think he separated himself from what he'd done all year, took that 'moment' assessment from a hilltop general surveying the battle ground type-view because the vibe to me through the tv was 'let's tie this game, stop the bleeding and reengage with the hopes of a stop or holding them to a field goal.' I like Campbell, but I also hope he is as smart and self-reflective enough to realize he did not make the correct Big Picture move at that stage in the game. Even if he converted, I would've felt like he avoided a mistake rather than achieved a strategic victory.

[@ftd888]

With the Ravens - the Chiefs slowed down their run game, and their team fell apart. Lamar is a good passer; however, when the run element was limited, it hurt their offense. Then, when you add the undisciplined penalties, it was a recipe for disaster. With the Lions - that game was just heart breaking. I understand being aggressive on 4th down … but going up by three scores in a conference championship is huge. That failed 4th down conversion was the beginning of the end.

[@thegrinch7989]

there were just too many dropped passes and crazy plays that went in the 9ers favor. The Lions just got unlucky two too many times.

[@BazookaTooth707]

5:52 Interesting fact the original "alley-oop" happened in 1957 between the Lions and 49ers in the regular season. Y.A. Tittle threw a last second TD pass to R.C Owens which is known in football lore as the "alley-oop"

[@MrMikey1981]

On the Patrick Mahomes discussion for greatest start to a career, Bart Starr had won two titles by the time he was 28 and won three more at ages 31-33. He went 9-1 in the playoffs too. He only had one league MVP.

[@dfp_01]

The trouble with that comparison is that NFL titles from prior to the merger are not on the same level as Super Bowl championships, they are basically the same as conference championships, of which Mahomes has 4. Starr did _also_ win Super Bowls in two of those later seasons featuring his NFL championships, of course.

[@gregtrust5599]

Ravens definitely reached their ceiling with Lamar, that’s the second blown 1 seed already in his career and the AFC was hella injured but Lamar still choked it away. This is why running QBs don’t win super bowls. Every defense knows to beat Lamar you have to take away their run game and force Lamar to be a pocket passer and he’ll always choke. He can’t read defenses and isn’t capable of threading the needle making downfield passes with accuracy. He has a good oline, he just scrambles around when there’s pressure until one of his receivers are wide open, but if he’s standing in the pocket and holds the ball long, he’ll throw a pick in triple coverage. The ravens didn’t make Lamar one of the highest paid QBs to perform like that in the postseason, unfortunately ravens fans will never see a Lamar Jackson Super Bowl, Joe Flacco is still their best QB all time

[@roshbekashah]

If someone would have told me halfway through the season that Dan Campbells coaching would cost them a trip to the Super Bowl, I would not have thought that was an overreaction. Any other coach does that, they get grilled. Campbell getting cute cost them. Period. Call it what it is, horrible coaching.

[@davidhoekstra4620]

I agree, mainly because of the situation those decisions occurred in. When you are up big, your decision making should change. Going for it on 4th down, by itself is not bad, it depends on the situation. Clearly when you are down by a lot you need to start taking more chances. It follow then, that when you are up a lot, you should take less chances.

[@KCocteau15]

Reid ran a vanilla second half offense because he saw that his defense held Jackson and crew in check. It was obvious. He could have had Mahomes and Kelce keep lighting them up if he felt the need. Why not save the secret plays for the SB?

[@Dgm405]

Lions are so young, they should be expected to improve next year. Draft on defense. Williamson could get more touches and become an elite producing WR like Deebo.

[@brianmacadam4793]

Campbell doubled down on the two point decision against the Cowboys, and now the Lions go down on overaggressive play. This one is on him !

[@catherinewilliams9680]

What no one talks about is that both Brady and Mahomes were/are in divisions with 'Tomato cans'. When was the last time either New England or Kansas City went to the Super bowl as wild card teams?

[@jthardworkanddedicated4976]

Right that matters...then look at afc north its a blood bath.

[@dfp_01]

The Chargers and Raiders have both made the playoffs during Mahomes' career-those 2018 Chargers had the same record as the Chiefs and lost the division on tiebreaker (and were also eliminated by the Patriots).

[@Josh_Stringer]

Lamar regressed three years in that game.

[@adrianmoorman5562]

The ones who really lost the Ravens in chiefs game was the coaching staff on the Ravens team that barely even ran the ball.

[@Dozav7]

@@adrianmoorman5562- most teams don’t want to run when they’re behind. Chiefs took advantage of the early lead to make the ravens uncomfortable.

[@claystripe6514]

"Who was the last coach to reach Championship Sunday in their first season?" Um, literally both Harbaughs, Rich. EDIT: Plus Kubiak and LeFleur have done it since Harbaugh did it. And the last AFC Championship the Chargers went to was with a first year HC. So really not unheard of at all.

[@BazookaTooth707]

It's not unheard of but it's definitely not common

[@popgrubbs]

In addition to the Chiefs' D showing up, the Ravens OC had the specter of Mahomes and Chiefs offence which affected the play calling of the Raves OC.

[@kenshattuck550]

C’mon Rich!!! Take the points!!! Campbell will still be coach next year but he screwed the pooch yesterday!!!

[@checkboy8]

I love this segment. Also I’m a die hard saints fan here but Lamar jackson is my favorite player in the nfl. Chris really intrigued me saying that Baltimore possibly have hit their ceiling with LJ8. I’d give it 1 more season and they should think about doing a stafford/Goff type trade with someone while he’s still in his prime

[@susan8823]

Rich, Rich, Rich. Never been a true KC fan😂 I ❤ my Chiefs!! Don’t underestimate my boys!!

[@Larry3955]

Thanks

[@bbry323]

Great show, I like the extended show a lot! Not a fan of the shots with only one person at a time though, a little odd doesn’t feel natural back and forth as much i don’t think. Still chewing on what I’m feeling, but wanted to let you know ✌️ 🙏

[@mazengwe28]

The 49ers should hire Bill Bellichick as their defensive coordinator. No matter the outcome slynch should thank Wills for his services and hire Bill Bellichick as Defensive Coordinator.

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Wanna dump Brock Purdy for Kirk Cousins? Fine. Send Purdy to the Jets so he can sit behind Rodgers for a season or two, maybe to step in if history repeats itself. Then Purdy can lead the Jets for the next decade.

[@Scubamike4499]

Rodgers should sit behind Purdy. He's done

[@bubsmeister]

The Ally-uik... immortality

[@likestech1873]

I just have a problem understanding why Campbell didn't kick the tying field goal with just a little over 7 minutes remaining in the game. I'm ok with every other decision, though I would have also kicked the field goal to maintain the 17 point lead too.

[@kellyrahmeier6243]

The Rice & Montana record that Kelce & Mahomes broke is even more amazing when you realize you’re comparing a wide receiver and a tight end!! You guys never mention that tidbit!

[@serp1732]

Love this show

[@mikehenderson3575]

Both the Chiefs and Lions went to prevent offense and prevent defense. Chiefs were able to win doing it. I hate prevent offense and prevent defense. I know it works most of the time but I still hate it.

[@benweaver3267]

The fact that awards don’t factor in postseason at all is nuts to me

[@dfp_01]

I like what the NHL does with the Hart for the regular season MVP and the Conn Smythe for the playoff MVP. It expands it from just the championship to the entirety of the playoffs (although the winner is almost always on the championship-winning team).

[@tonyjaka]

Walsh completely changed the game. He doesn’t have a coaching “tree” it’s a damn forest! Reid is running a version of Walsh’s offense so yes Rich that was an overreaction.

[@daveingrey2615]

If Detroit kicks one FG (and makes it) and then scores at the end of the game to go down one pending the extra point, does Campbell go for 2?

[@monopolimanufacturing]

finally sum intelligent takes on what we all saw

[@jeanetteschock4744]

I can name the 5 who have 4 - Ronnie Lott, Joe Montana, Keena Turner, Eric Wright and Mike Wilson thank you so much

[@OldSchoolNiner]

I feel like these are polar opposites of "Guys you'd wanna have a beer with"... Rich seems fun and reasonable. Guy on the right.. I'd question how i ended up at a bar he goes to

[@Jviotr]

Falcons were never the same after their Super Bowl collapse and they lost their OC (Kyle S). I hope that’s not the case with the Lions.

[@JasonMcClainEvolved]

HAURBAGH. The last coach to take over a team (8 and 8) and go to Championship weekend was Harbaugh with the Niners in his first year. Not an overreaction. also, the last division rivals (in the NFC at least) on Championship weekend was Rams / Niners two years ago when the Rams beat my Niners on the way to their Superbowl win so that has happened recently too! Come on, Rich! NOT an overreaction.

[@fpsoftdev]

What the hell has Kirk Cousins done in the playoffs? Dude would wilt like a flower

[@MCPrimetime]

The 2 AFC Championship games lost by a Mahomes team was in overtime.

[@dfp_01]

Yeah, it's wild that he's never been eliminated from playoff contention earlier than conference championship overtime.

[@mvkugler]

Walsh, Montana & Rice are the Diamond standard. Based on the era they played. It was not offensive oriented league. Reed was a system of the Walsh system. All three are GOATS.

[@ss-su9ob]

@14:00 ... please answer Rich???

[@MaverickGrabber71]

Obviously it can go either way for the Lions. Hopefully they use it for motivation and don't collapse. Look no farther than the 2019 Chiefs and 2014 Royals as teams that used a championship/WS loss loss to motivate them and get them to the top the next season. Good luck Lions.

[@BoltBrethren]

I just realized Rich always tempers his expectations of the Chargers because he’s a Jets fan and and used to those kinds of shenanigans.

[@kraid808]

As a Raiders fan, I'm taking the lesser of two evils and rooting for a 49ers win. However, correct me if I'm wrong, but no Super Bowl loser has won the rematch in the same decade (e.g., Cowboys vs. Steelers; Bengals vs. 49ers; Bills vs. Cowboys; & Patriots vs. Giants). Might not be a happy camper on 2/12.

[@ptlewis2000]

Well that just made my day.

[@josephpendarvis9947]

Everybody likes to criticize Purdy for not having a strong arm and just in general being a “system” quarterback. Yet not one analyst anywhere on TV or Social Media wants to admit that just one year ago he was in the NFC Championship game as a rookie and had an elbow injury that in baseball shuts down pitchers for 16-18 months!!! He elected NOT to have Tommy John surgery and instead went with a newer procedure not totally sure of what the healing process would look like or how his arm would respond. The fact that he led his team back and WON that game to get them into the Super Bowl is an unbelievable feat. His arm WILL get stronger over time and his continued growth and success will happen organically. Bottom line: HE CAN ONLY GET BETTER!!!

[@Eluiciq]

Even Brady went 10 years without a Super Bowl win. This mountain is a lot steeper for Mahomes than it looks unless he's going to play at this level and move like he does now into his 40s. And has a team built to win around him that whole time.

[@beeseumz]

Matt Lafleur took GB to the NFCCG in 2019 during his firat season. I believe that's the most recent

[@clintcole2386]

Should more teams let RC QBs sit one season (or more) to become a better qb? Example see A A Ron, Love, Patrick Mahomes, etc

[@hardcoreep]

Here we GOOOOOOO!

[@Carlos559Caps]

The thing that bothers me about calling that deep pass to Aiyuk "lucky" is that all these so-called elite quarterbacks do that exact same pass specifically hoping for a DPI. Rarely do those plays get brought up as "luck" or ever used for criticism towards the QB whos entire goal that play was a flag.

[@zerofang009]

Can't imagine what Raven fans are feeling. Team health, Afc health, team play, and conference position? Beat both teams in the NFC championship!! This is everything you could want.

[@hllomydarling]

Ravens still stuck in the regular season results, it’s the playoffs homie 😂

[@zerofang009]

@hllomydarling at least they have the Cowboys' fans to relate to.

[@ryanbarringer7309]

As a ravens fan, it’s a sickening feeling. Doesn’t even feel like we lost the game, just simply threw it away

[@brucegregson621]

Sound

[@coltongourley880]

The sound works?

[@quintinfink12]

20:04 DAMN GOOD ONE RICH

[@thesteveterryproject9611]

The best way for Mahomes to catch Brady is make a time machine and go 2-0 against him in the playoffs instead of 0-2. Would be at least 3 Super Bowls closer

[@jamesb1988]

Brock Purdy could have a meltdown in the Superbowl and Kyle Shanahan wouldn't look to replace him. And rightfully so. Kyle LOVES Brock. Kyle never loved Jimmy. We as spectators don't even know half of what actually goes on in practices and games, but even when the 49ers were winning a lot of games, Kyle was always very... reserved with his praise of Jimmy G. Almost made it shocking to hear him gush about Brock after games lol.

[@Callsign_Spartacus_37Fox]

The lions only scored their last TD because of the prevent defense of the 49ers at the end of the game. And the past to Aiyuk was called pass interference, and was a great catch. Either way they still get the ball there. And let’s not forget the missed field goal that should’ve been made.

[@TedlinksChannel]

Occam's razor.....Harbaugh's team was undisciplined and Dan Campbell blew it.

[@TaxYourLane]

To say coach Campbell going for it instead of field goals cost them the chance at a Super Bowl completely misses the fact that its because of how often the Lions would convert those key 4th downs that they were in this spot to begin with. Coach Campbell stayed true to how he calls games with aggression and given how quickly in his tenure this team has turned around I feel pointing to his aggression as their reason for failing is reductionist at best.

[@steveb1ish]

What happened to Flowers could be devastating-for some-with the gifts, the skill, the desire, the support, the coaching-there's another side to this, the stories, the comeback, what a championship weekend, this is one of those years the NFL should be proud of, Oh...don't let me forget...Ahhhhhhh TayTra!!!!!!

[@JohnDrummondPhoto]

Dan Campbell absolutely cost the Lions the game. It wasn't just the lost points, but the favorite field position he put SF in.

[@strawberryreacts9585]

He's been doing it all year and it paid off for them. Need to also give SF defense credit for actually stopping them in the 2nd half

[@marsrecordings]

@@strawberryreacts9585and that’s why they’re sitting at home now and last year and the year before that. Low standards out there in Detroit!

[@gregrizzo8054]

@@strawberryreacts9585 Yeah, it really worked out for him in Dallas. LOL

[@strawberryreacts9585]

@@gregrizzo8054 dude not a Lions fan. There have been times where it worked and times where it didn't. He's at least consistent. Didn't work out this time

[@patrickmalone4443]

"The Fluke to Aiyuk"

[@thenoseknows9391]

Dan Campbell should be FIRED , I don't care what anybody says 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯💯

[@davidhogenmiller248]

Saban and Belichick doing a coach cast during the end of Lions-49ers game would've been savage.