Rich Eisen’s Biggest Takeaways from the Chiefs’ SNF Win Over the Falcons | The Rich Eisen Show 

Rich Eisen is the goat. I feel like I’ve been listening to him or watching him on TV since his first days on SportsCenter. He’s the best.

Here's the deal with Kelce. He and Mahomes are playing this game with all of you. He is being the big part of making all of these less-than wide receivers look somehow amazing. These receivers are gaining so much experience and confidence as a result of his "sacrifice" of numbers. You will see the results in the mid-season stage.

I saw the game a little differently...I saw Kelce being double teamed a lot and Mahommes looking to his WRs move...and to keep the defense honest, the Chiefs ran the ball on 1st downs...they hit their TEs for short yardage when a 1st down was needed, and tested the Falcons DBs...the Chiefs defense got stops when the needed them the most. Every team bring s their best against KC, and even when the Chiefs are not playing their best, still find a way to get the dub...that what this season is looking like to me.

Everybody knows about Patrick Mahomes, but the Chief D is playing super. I hate to say this, but this is a formula for another Super Bowl win.

Rich, I don't mean to Bull Durham you here, but a HOT KNIFE goes through butter. Hot butter is just liquid.

The price of tin foil skyrockets after every Chiefs game..

Chris Jones roughing (that resulted in 7 points), phantom hands to the face (on the last drive), phantom PI (on the last drive), but please, let's focus on the non PI call with 4.5 minutes left in the game that would have put ATL up by less than a field goal. No way that Mahomes could lead a drive 3 first downs to a Harrison walk off, right? The copers today are hilarious to me.

Lets not forget one of the penalties against the Chiefs on that final drive was that bogus PI against McDuffie. Without it, Atlanta wouldnt have even been in position to go for it on the goal line.

@Rich, as a long time KC fan. What impressed me so much about this game, is I believe Reid and co. are building the future team NOW. We know the connection Mahomes has with Kelce. But he doesn't use him as much. BECAUSE MAHOMES is establishing trust with new pieces in real time. As a fan, what I saw on tape is our defense is still not talked about. That's okay...continue to NOT talk about them. They will be that X factor. How about how Rashee Rice is arguably the number 1 receiver? How about the fact that the 'next man up' in Carson Steele grabbed 72 yards just pounding the ball and wearing down an excellent defense in Atlanta? There is so much good stuff in this game, I think it would take another look position by position and Mahomes is being modest...but he's making it work. The execution is a bit sloppy...but he's not worried. And the most jarring fact is NO ONE IS WORRIED! Not you, not anyone who makes a living looking at these plays...not the Chiefs or the league. If non-Chiefs fans are hating now...they should hate them more now that new players are working in Reid's schemes in prime time.

Chris Jones roughing the passer was a joke 😮

The Great Pumpkin Capybara predicts Commanders over Bengals

The Chiefs look more like the dynastic Patriots now than they ever have. This is how the Pat’s won for 15 years…they won hard games in a physical fashion and they took what the defense gave them. With the exception of a couple of years they never had a high flying offense…..they just knew how to win. Just like Kansas City does.

THANK YOU for pointing out the 3 first downs on the next drive that the Falcons got from referee calls. Nobody else seems to be paying attention. Bad calls going BOTH WAYS on all the Chiefs games this year.

Did you not see the interference call against Kansas City that WAS called and that Chris Collinsworth clearly stated, was not pass interference?

my takeaway is we cant let Collingsworth call anymore Mahomes game and im not even remotely joking

Mental toughness has always been the biggest advantage the Chiefs have over every single other team.

If you are ever curious how many Americans are suffering from schizophrenic paranoia just scroll through a comment thread on a Chiefs video. "Rigged!" "Script!" "Refs!"

“Whenever Mahomes and Kelce are not connecting you’re going to assume it’s because the Chiefs are beatable” No, I am not going to assume that, because I am not engaged in wishful thinking.

Rich, what you talking about? Mahomes had 40 mins possession vs 20 mins Falcons. You here talking about Falcons keeping Mahomes on sideline. Tf you guys were watching?

This go for it and skip the FG or going for 2 so much is kind of stupid. Great for drama but light on math. Trying to use general analytics for team and game specific situations for justification might fool the less mentally fortunate, but eventually I think the smart ones will figure it out.

The only adversity I think the Chiefs may not overcome would be if Mahomes were to suffer a season ending injury. I sincerely hope that doesn't happen to him, but that would be a dire situation for that team.

People that think the “Chiefs get all the calls” clearly don’t watch their games. They’re consistently more penalized than other teams. The PI on McDuffie was not PI. The WR initiates contacts and drives off of him. Just like last week when he got a PI while being pulled down by Chase. Chris Jones roughing to extend a drive was BS. Hands to the face on the last drive which was shown to be clearly on the shoulders. Collinsworth even commented. The refs kept ATL in that game.

Can we have one Chiefs game that doesn't end on a penalty? Is that too much to ask?

22 years! I remember the 1st Thursday night nfl network game. Arrowhead was crazy that night

I would just like to see Chiefs play a super clean game. I'm tired of all the ref blaming and coping by the losers. I've watched football since before the merger and there were superbowls, and there are always bad calls. Last weekend there were bad calls on most of the games. Stop bitching, your team lost (or won) in spite of the refs.

2 of 3 penalties on Chiefs during Falcon’s last drive were wrong too. Could be argued non-call PI situation wouldn’t have even come if earlier calls were right. No end to would have, could have. Chiefs W Falcons L…deal with it.

Yes that was a bad non call but there were many times the refs made calls against the Chiefs that shouldn’t have been called. It goes both ways. Atlanta wouldn’t have scored if those calls had been correct.

I love how everybody speaks about the ref when it’s against them there was a egregious hands to the face call missed and Chris Jones end up being called for roughing. The dude was literally pushing his head up toward the ceiling right on the camera nobody said anything about it. If I’m not mistaken, that would’ve ended Atlanta Drive. They go onto score and we could’ve got off the field.

Horrible playcall and clock management cost Atl more than anything. Chiefs once again come up clutch

As a Chiefs fan, yes that was pass interference by Bryan Cook and the refs screwed up not calling it. I still find it hard to believe it's a conspiracy, however, considering that they made an even lighter roughing the passer call against Chris Jones earlier in the game than what Mahomes benefitted from (and in a play where they had already scored a touchdown, so the penalty was enforced on the extra point... although maybe Butker doesn't kick that given what happened later in the game, but still it's literally an extra point lol), which helped them get a first down and score their second touchdown. Oh and there were two horrible defensive penalties on Jaylen Watson and Trent McDuffie (who keeps getting awful DPIs this season) to give the Falcons first downs in their final drive, and while you can argue that those aren't as impactful as the missed DPI in the endzone, I would agree but the Falcons were still getting help from bad calls! Why would that happen if the refs wanted the Chiefs to win? If anything, wouldn't the refs call zero penalties on the Chiefs, especially if they didn't fear accountability? Not everything is a conspiracy against you, folks. Occam's Razor says that the most obvious explanation is usually the right one, and that points to officials being human and making mistakes that range from slight to egregious in their impact. I'm all for demanding better officiating and accountability for their mistakes, but let's not cherry-pick bad calls/no-calls at moments that we arbitrarily label as "more crucial" than other moments just because they benefit a team we don't like, especially when that team's opponent had opportunities to win. I'm noticing a trend where people do that to take solace in this narrative that even though they lost, they actually won because those bad officiating moments are all that mattered. That's not a good sign for a society that's less and less willing to take responsibility for its mistakes. Even Raheem Morris said in his presser that they had chances to win despite the no-call, and they blew it on fourth and inches.

I feel like they let them play... I think they could have called a penalty on Pitts' contact right before the pass attempt as well. That matters.

Harris Butker missed it on purpose? Made the game more exciting 🏁😎

I only saw the first half, and maybe I have rose colored glasses, but I’m proud of my Falcons.

Let’s talk about why the Falcons couldn’t make a fourth and inches. There were non calls on the Falcons too. How about Chris Jones being called for roughing the passer when he was pushed into Cousins and brushed him. That turned a fourth down into a first and a score. Why you of all people would fan the flames of “the refs are on the Chiefs side” when it’s been all over social media for years. But I’ve also seen Falcons fans say they had plenty of chances to win this game. There were bad calls on both sides. The Chiefs just didn’t have one of theirs in the end zone, Other shows today have been more sensible about this or didn’t bring it up at all.

Yep, it's all scripted. That's why all the NYC and LA teams win every year.

Mahomes and Kelce is like Brady & Gronk. It’s a magical connection, but Kelce is in year 12. The Chiefs have many options for Mahomes to throw to…and to win much in the same way Brady would find a way to win. From coaches to players they have many of the same talented crew.

All I gotta say is without a doubt the chiefs get that call if the roles were flipped

The Falcons got super lucky in this game. They could have easily had 4 fumbles lost in this game but lets complain about 1 missed called.

I dont believe in a ref conspiracy, but the only one that is even slightly believable is the idea that refs keep games close for viewing figures, not that they rig it for one side or the other.

Three peat seems inevitable...

Just like Brockman last week, my takeaway is that the DPI in the end zone was an uncatchable. 😏

NO PI called on Pitts helped the Chiefs, who knew

The main takeaway I saw was there is a significant gap in coaching from Andy Reid and staff to Raheem Morris and staff. If the Falcons kick a field goal on their second to last drive then they can play to run out the clock on their final drive and kick a field goal to win. Even if they don't get the field goal and need a TD on the final drive it's 4th and inches... the zone run with Bijan hasn't worked all game... you are now down 2 starting o-lineman... so what makes you think it's suddenly going to work now? If they don't thin a recovering non-athletic Cousins can pick up an inch on a sneak, fine, then just blast Algiere up the gut... which had been working or call a pass to get the ball in the hands of 1 of your best players in space or something... Call anything but a speed out to the edge that hadn't worked all day.

For u to say that game helps the chiefs refs narrative is bs seeing how jones got called for a fake roughing the passer and mvduffie got a p.i. for the reciever running straight at him. Thats crazy

This is most in doubt the weirdest season in years lol

Spags is the best DC in the league, they don't need Mahomes and Kelce to ball out to win, we saw that the last couple of years. Kelce is not washed, they will be fine, if anything this is making them more dangerous because Rice and others are developing

It's funny that the refs didn't call a PI in the end zone then a few plays later call a bs PI call a few plays later on the chiefs

Dang I was wrong about the Steelers?

Every call against the Chiefs is ignored, and every call in their favor is hyper focused on.

That pitts play in question was a straight booty throw from cousins. Threw for the flag and not the catch.

It was not clearly PI. He was in perfect position to break it up and grabbed Pitts right as the ball got there. It was only early contact when in slow motion, not in real time.

A couple of things..... 1. Lets be clear. Mahomes is great & you don't want to give him the ball at the end for a game winning/tying drive. But the Chiefs have won 9 in a row counting the post-season. And they've done it on the back of Spags, Chris Jones, Nick Bolton and the defense. Make no mistake about it. This is NOW a defensive team that happens to have Mahomes at QB. 2. Not only was the roughing the passer call on Jones weak at best. #70 for the Falcons had not one, but TWO separate hands to the face of Jones on that play before the RTP flag. Worst case scenario, it should have been off-setting penalties and a replay of the down. Instead it extended the drive that led to a Falcons TD. But NOBODY wants to talk about that. Changed the entire game. Without that? Falcons score 12 points last night and the no-call on the DPI (and it was a terrible no-call) doesn't even come into play.

I love how advocating for family values is wide right according to rich New Yorkers. Joke didn't land, gang.

Everyone is focusing only on the missed PI in the end zone but fail to recognize all the free first downs the Chiefs were handed throughout the game. Little things add up.

The chiefs have mentally broken all other 31 nfl fanbases lol it was cool in 2018 when everybody thought they were a flash in the pan but when they found out they were here to stay everybody turned against them lol I been seeing chiefs hate for the last 3 years now

focus!

Dan Campbell failed to kick a field goal last week before halftime that would have meant a field goal at the end of the game would have won it.

There were plenty of questionable/bad calls that went against the Chiefs.

Chiefs fan here, yes that should have been a dpi on kc in the endzone. Same drive pitts false started at the same time reid jumped offside. The false start should have negated that drive.

The amount of crying about the refs is comical. Was it this bad during the Patriots dynasty? Jesus Christ guys. There were multiple bad calls in this game, and they went both ways. And the Falcons had a chance to win at the end and failed with an awful play call. The better team won.

Yeah it’s too early to declare anything.

Packers/Chiefs SB calling it now. Youngest team in the league taking on the 2-time top dog that's a pretty sweet narrative.

My biggest takeaway is same late game high impact PI play went the way of the chiefs both games. In fairness it should have gone for the chiefs v bengals but certainly not chiefs v falcons. So dumb

All I took away from it was the refs call games pretty evenly till beyond the half way point of the 4th. Then, PI only gets called or no called to the benefit of KC. At least going back to last weeks finish against Cincy, thats what it looks like. Its PI when it benefits KC.......its not PI when it benefits KC. Pretty simple.

Rich harbors a lil distain towards KC. KC wont last forever, but you will have to deal with them for the next 8-12 years. Take all the time you need with that.

Pretty hard to beat the Chiefs when the refs constantly blow calls in their favor.

They are a bit lucky to win all 3 games but as a Patriots 18- 1 fan - luck can run out

My takeaway is that all the refs should be fired.

Please fix your microphones. Thanks

Raheem will go will improve the annual winning record of Atlanta from 5 games to 6

Anyone who watched the whole game knows that the refs made bad calls going both ways. Bottom line, Atlanta had many chances to win that game.

Please stop with the petty ref blaming. The jealousy is getting out of control. Don't let your chances of winning come down to a close call at the end of the game.

22yrs. If you don't remember Rich will let you know.

All penalties are not created equal. That's how the ref's do it but yet get penalized more than other teams. 3 1st downs don't equal a 1st and goal on the 1.

Chiefs are “rebuilding”.

Weird how we keep having to talk about refs when the chiefs are playing

I'm blind I'm deaf I wanna be a ref

Vikings are the best team in the league. SKOL

Funny how everyone is blowing smoke on this season….49ers was that freight rain running away with last season and proved it by being in that Super Bowl 🤣🤣🤣🤣 People….if you haven’t bought into Andy Reeds game planning, then you’re all nothing but arm chair analyst.

That was not pass interference. He didn't push the wr, he did not move the wr. It was a very acceptable defensive play. Ppl today are losing their minds & sensitive beyond imagination. U can touch a player u just cant INTERFERE with a player. His head was turned & the ball hit his helmet, nothing wrong with that. Ppl act like jus cuz his head was turned its automatically a pi if he barely touch the player. That was good D. Stop hating. Stop crying.

Weird that the chiefs got a crucial call again. That almost never happens

If the Main Takeaway not about referees, you didn't see the game

Terrible take. If the refs call the PI in the end zone, like they called last week over the back, the Falcons get a fresh set at the 1yd line. They run it 3 times milking the clock. If they get in they go up. If they don’t they kick the field goal and go up. But now they’ve burned more clock making it harder for the chiefs. We can’t accept “make up calls” and oh you failed later when it’s that game shifting. Whether the league is actually trying to help the chiefs does NOT MATTER. The refs making calls that keep games closer than they should and allow teams as good as the chiefs to get back into them late is the problem. The chiefs don’t need more help and refs should be held accountable for inconsistency. The rules are the rules. Not what the refs interpret them as.

Refs (NFL) 100% SCREWED that Falcons Period

The Kansas city refs 3-0

The NFL is rigged

As a chiefs fan yes definitely shud hv been called for sure but wasn't a give me tho ...mahomes wud hv had a chance to get at least a field goal to possibly tie so still falcons blew it with inches to go plus the bogus call against macduff so we even no crying chumps quit the tears of sorrow take the L, as we wud hv

The refs been bailing out the chief’s this season. They should be 1-2 now

The refs have favored the Chiefs all season.

I like your show but I am telling you this reality. The chiefs are protected by the NFL for two reasons. 1. 3peat- that's big headlines and history which hasn't been done so to make those headlines are big 2. Taylor swift- she earned the NFL a extra more than $30 million for the NFL and nobody will let that money go. Roger has taken this game of football and made it a Hollywood soap opera. What gets me is how majority of the NFL journalist are told to protect the chiefs. Real football is now dead and taken the sport of football and made it a sports entertainment like the WWE. So expect more protection of the chiefs all this NFL season. Money talks and as long as people are into celebrity worshiping, that is what our NFL has become until we get rid of Roger and bring someone who will bring real football back to us.

I know as a bengals fan I would have liked getting a no call on the PI. Let me guess chiefs fans the bengals one was more obvious and had to be called right?

If the Chiefs manage to find success this season with their cleats tied together like they did last year, then it might be getting a little fishy. But not quite yet.

Rich Eisen - you are talking like you are being fair but you are not helping with the conspiracy talk - you should know better. The refs make and miss many call - it evens through out the season.

I’m so glad a sports columnist is finally saying the refs favor the chiefs!!

Taylor Swift superbowl 2.0 incoming.

Get to the point and stop rambling ....

Takeaway is: chiefs are not allowed to lose. Questionable DPI on the other team? Throw the flag. Blatant DPI on the chiefs? Don’t throw the flag. They should be 1-2

Nothing phases them because they know the refs gonna assist them no matter what. And it’s exhausting seeing ppl act like it’s not happening

This week the Chiefs need to get Kareem Hunt some practice reps with the 1st team. He's the missing link with Pacheco on the mend.

Mahomes will never be a goat or the goat I’ve seen way too many times the chiefs getting bailed time after time again won 2 Super Bowl because of it