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NFL 2023 - Week 3
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Three strikes and you're out? Wrong sport. But the same rules apply because if you start 0-3 in the NFL, you just might be out of the playoff race. Join Mack and Bob as they break down every matchup for week three of the 2023 NFL season.
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NFL Chaos and Undefeated/Winless Teams
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Two weeks down, nine undefeated teams remain, nine winless teams remain.
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It's chaos, baby.
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Let's die right in.
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Welcome
Introduction to 'Making Waves' Podcast
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back to Making Waves, an NFL confidence pool podcast.
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I'm your host, Mac.
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And I'm your host, Bob.
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And it is week three of the 2023-2024 NFL season.
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There have been ups, there have been downs, there have been wins, there have been losses, and it will only continue in week three when things really get down to the nitty gritty.
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It's time for some teams to show up or shut up this week.
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Yep.
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Very well said.
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Week three, as you said before, the third date usually turns into something special or fizzles out.
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The third week can turn into something special or, you know, be teams that start maybe turning the page and thinking about the 2024 season already.
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So it's a huge week.
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We got some big time matchups and we are keeping this one under one hour, folks.
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Yeah.
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A minute and a half in and Bob is already making false promises.
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But we will just continue forward and work through a lot of these.
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There were a lot, I would say, that I feel pretty confident about this week.
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But the ones that I don't feel confident about, I really don't feel confident about.
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So there's not a lot of the in-between.
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Obviously, we had to make some in-between.
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But it is just going to be a very interesting week all the way around.
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As you mentioned, some teams might start turning the page already after three weeks and looking ahead to next season.
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And I actually have a couple of good nuggets on that that I will bring out a little bit later in this episode.
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So stay tuned.
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Hope you're hungry.
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That's really good because I'm starving.
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I haven't had my afternoon snack yet.
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So I think we're all pumped to get some noogs.
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Your mama didn't make you your afterschool snack yet.
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I wish my mama was here making a little afternoon snack.
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But unfortunately, we're adulting now.
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So I'm going to have to go to Target and get some groceries.
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Yeah.
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What's the classic Helen afternoon snack for Bobbo?
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Well...
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She made me a lot of really large snacks.
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I don't know if everyone's heard about the story when I pooped my pants, pooped into my pants, but she made me the classic vodka with meats, with, yeah, meat sauce.
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Vodka.
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Or, sorry, the pasta with vodka sauce and meat sauce in it as well.
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Oh, Ellen.
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But I was like, you talk too much.
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You're just going to have some vodka tonight.
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Classic, man.
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No wonder you pooped yourself.
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I pooped into my pants, yeah.
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Oh, sorry.
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Yeah, big difference.
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You, pooter, pooping yourself, what?
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Well, it was a great episode, folks.
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Thanks for joining in.
Confidence Pool Update
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Kept it under an hour.
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That was a really short one.
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Fans are going to be pumped.
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Yeah, she made me a lot of pastas.
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I know it's not a snack.
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She made me a lot of hot dogs.
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We had a lot of sweets, a lot of fruit roll-ups, a lot of gushers, a lot of chips ahoy.
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So honestly, like any classic late 2000s snack you can think of, we had it at Helen's house and she loved to make sure that I was good and stuffed.
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So a lot of snacks.
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Yeah, you're her growing babo.
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She had to feed you well.
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I don't know if you've ever called me Bobo in a friendship and you've done it twice in the last one minute.
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I kind of like it.
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It's my new nickname for you.
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Bobo.
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Okay.
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I, uh, I'll take it.
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Well, cause she calls you Bobo, right?
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She calls me Bobo.
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Yeah.
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Oh, okay.
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Okay.
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So it's my play on Bobo.
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Yeah.
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I would feel a little weird calling you Bobo.
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So Bobo is a little bit more like lovey dovey, like motherly.
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So it would be kind of weird if you, who is way younger than me was calling me Bobo.
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Yeah.
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Yeah, it would be.
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That week difference really, you know, makes me way younger.
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It's double digit days, actually, for those who don't know, it's 10 days.
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So that's 240 hours, if my math is correct.
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Sorry, I was rounding up or rounding down, I guess.
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We don't do that at Making Waves.
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Every point matters.
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Okay.
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All right.
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Sounds good.
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As we know all too well from last week in Confidence Pool.
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And speaking of Confidence Pool, should I jump right in and give the Wave Riders an update from week two?
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Absolutely.
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I say go for it.
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How are we looking?
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So we're looking good, unfortunately.
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I feel like the fans would know if we were looking really good because I feel like the tone would be a little bit more excitable.
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But after two weeks, and there are 27 teams.
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I don't know if I said this last week.
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We are in third place.
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So doing really good, and we're looking pretty strong for the overall end of the season prize.
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We're definitely in that.
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Great.
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Great.
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Week one, obviously, we talked about how we had a chance to win.
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Week two, unfortunately, we did not going into the two games on Monday night.
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So without further ado, I will give the results.
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We finished tied for seventh place, which isn't too shabby.
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We had 101 points, which honestly, we had a lot of weeks last season, if I remember correctly, where we had less than 100 points.
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So we're two for two with over 100 points, which I would say is a pretty good way to start the season.
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Yeah, really good.
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Yeah, so we'll take that.
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Good start for the Hooligans here in 2023.
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The games that we missed were Packers for five, which I know me and my co-host will always agree that we are fine missing the Packers for 1.16 points.
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If they lose, we're happy.
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Agreed.
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So we missed them for five points, and I have in parentheses love it.
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We missed the Bengals for six.
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Joe Burrow, I don't know if he's just running around, gallivanting around Cincinnati with all this new moolah, but speaking of skid marks and poop in the pants with the Bengals from last week, I think it is still ever present in Cincinnati right now, so they got to figure it out.
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Oh, without a doubt.
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So that was six.
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So we missed five, six, and we missed seven as well.
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So those middle games, they're always tough, but we missed five, six, and seven.
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And we had Max boys, the Detroit Lions, for
Detroit Lions and Dan Campbell's Strategies
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seven.
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That one hurt.
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That one hurt in more than just confidence pull, I can tell you that much.
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You weren't okay after that overtime loss?
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Were you down?
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I can't say I was okay with that, especially considering it was, I felt like, fully within our control to win.
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Love Dan Campbell.
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Great coach.
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Really love what he's doing in Detroit.
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And I like his aggressive nature for the Lions at times.
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I think there are times that you need to let that go and maybe bite the bullet on a punt, especially when you're in the opponent's territory there.
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And some of that didn't happen.
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And so just that and some turnovers really, really did us in.
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It's true.
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And yeah, I'm going into a full synopsis now of the Lions, but just because I'm, I'm angry, but I'll save it for later.
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I think we're both angry with our respective teams.
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We'll definitely hit on that a little later.
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Last question for you when we're talking about the Lions though, what do you think the life of a punter on the Detroit Lions is like?
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Do you think it's just pretty easy?
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Just kind of chilling?
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It must be pretty easy because he didn't get called out on that field one time.
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I'm pretty sure.
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He just chills, maybe eats, speaking of snacks, maybe has some orange slices, some Kool-Aid on the sidelines.
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He probably is.
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He's probably ordering hot dogs from the stands.
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Heck, they could throw him down a beer if they wanted to because that man is just sitting on that bench.
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He could just be boozing on the sidelines.
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So yeah, the life of a punter in Detroit is not very, we'd say lively at the moment.
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But yeah, I mean, hey.
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I can't speak because my team loses most weeks.
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So everyone's due for a loss that they're not supposed to have.
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So yeah, we had the Lions at seven.
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The one big killer is we had the Chargers for 15.
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Chargers really screwed us.
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And they screwed us, I remember, a lot
Steelers-Browns Game Analysis and Injuries
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last year too.
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Yes, them and the Broncos last year screwed us a lot.
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Thankfully, I think we're learning not to trust Let's Ride in Denver.
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Oh, definitely.
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Justin Herbert, we've been throwing him some shade.
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I know he listens to the show.
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He's a pretty quiet guy, so he doesn't reach out too, too often.
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But we've been throwing him some shade.
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I think it's pretty understandable why people would be doubting him.
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He's supposed to be a top-tier quarterback, and he is 0-2 right now.
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He hasn't gotten his payday yet, and he has zero playoff wins.
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So we had them at 15 against a very lifeless Titans team.
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They lost in overtime.
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That's another surprise 0-2 team, but losing your 15 is tough to rebound from.
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So that was brutal for the hooligans.
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And then we also lost a game where one of the two – I can't remember who – one of the two hosts was –
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adamant about the Steelers, adamant that Tomlin doesn't lose during prime time.
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And I don't want to ruin anything.
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Like I said, but she just said, let's go Browns.
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We went Browns for two and we lost that one.
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So overall, I don't really want to hear it because I stand by this injury that I'm about to announce.
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If that injury didn't happen, I don't know that we would have had the same outcome.
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Well,
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Injuries happen in a contact sport.
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Unfortunately, it did.
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We'll chat about that here in a second when the injury queen hits us with the injuries.
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But yeah, that Monday night game would have made a difference.
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It was two points.
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I like to give my co-host a little bit of shiz.
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Whoa, explicit.
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You?
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What?
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I know.
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Shocking, right?
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But all that to say, we are in third place.
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We're sitting at 188 points two weeks in, and we are 11 behind first place.
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And now that I'm saying that out loud...
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I said we got over 100 week one and two, and we got 101 this week, and we have 188 overall.
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So the math doesn't really math right now, if I'm being honest.
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The math ain't mathin'.
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And I was going to say, I was shocked by that because I remember for week one, one of us, and I won't, again, I won't name who, but she got like 97 points, and that was about 10 points more than what we got together.
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So I do vaguely remember that we were well under 100 for week one.
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Got it.
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Well, I'm really glad that you messaged me or corrected me when I did that.
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I was just going to let it go.
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Nobody's paying that much attention except for you.
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We have a lot of dedicated fans, and I apologize for my co-host.
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We love you, and we know you're dedicated to making waves.
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We do.
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Without further ado, here we are at 11 minutes, and I just finished the confidence synopsis.
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So let's hand it over to the injury queen here.
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Okay, sounds good.
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And shout out to you, Bob, on this one.
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Bob tracked all this down for me for the injuries for today's podcast because I was a little busy at work.
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I was just in a little bit of a bind today.
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So Bob tracked all this down.
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So thank you, Bob.
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I appreciate that.
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You are so welcome.
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Wow, how nice, Mac.
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Giving shouts out to your co-host.
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Not dissing him.
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Not bringing him down for losing two points.
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Just giving uplifting notes.
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Unbelievable.
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She gives me a quick shout out and then has to pat herself on the back for it.
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It's unbelievable.
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All right, looking ahead to the injuries for week three.
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Ooh, baby, baby, this is a long list here.
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We had a lot of injuries.
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As you said, it is a contact sport, and injuries do happen, and there were a lot that happened in week
Injury Updates Impacting Predictions
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two.
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So looking ahead, Odell Beckham Jr. left the game with an ankle injury, and he is questionable for this upcoming week for the Baltimore Ravens.
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Darnell Mooney of the Chicago Bears left the game with a knee injury and he is questionable as well.
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Or is he likely to miss a little bit of extra time?
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It seems like he might miss a game or two, but they have him as questionable.
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So I don't know what that means, but there's like an extra big sad face here.
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So I wasn't sure if that was more serious in your notes, but I'm guessing it's just because he's a, he's a bear.
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He's one of my boys.
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Yep.
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He's a bear.
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One of my boys, unfortunately, David Montgomery suffered a thigh injury and he will likely miss at least one game, but could miss up to a couple of weeks.
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Anthony Richardson, the quarterback for the Indianapolis Colts is currently in concussion protocol.
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He is a concussion person heading into week three.
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Do you remember that from last season?
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Totally forgot.
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But now that you say that, I absolutely remember the throwback.
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Devontae Adams, also a concussion person.
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And Jalen Waddell, also a concussion person.
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Wow, lots of concussions in week two.
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Unreal.
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Saquon Barkley, oh, this one hurts my fantasy team.
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Leg injury, and he has been already ruled out for this week and could potentially miss some more time beyond that.
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Nick Chubb, another bad name for my fantasy team.
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Dislocated his knee.
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He is out for the rest of the season.
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He is going to undergo season-ending surgery.
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Joe Burrow, really big name on this list, talking about skid marks.
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They've got extra now because Joe Burrow may miss this week's game due to his calf injury.
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That's still been kind of bothering him.
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This is the same one I imagine that he suffered in the preseason.
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It's probably been lingering a little bit.
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Another one that I hate to see on the list, especially me, is CJ Gardner-Johnson, who the Detroit Lions acquired from the Eagles in the offseason.
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Super excited about using him as a safety.
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He tore his pectoral muscle, and he is likely going to be out for the rest of the season.
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I'm pretty sure that's a guarantee.
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It really is a big blow to the Lions defense.
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And then finally, a former Lion, Jamal Williams, suffered a thigh injury and he will likely miss some time.
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So lots of big names on that list and definitely some stuff that we need to take into consideration this week.
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Yes, no doubt.
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And man, a lot of running backs, running back.
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Yeah.
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Just being a running back in the NFL.
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That's tough.
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They say that that's, you know, a position that they don't pay a lot for and all that.
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I think it's a very difficult position to play, especially on your body.
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Yep, definitely tough to play.
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You're getting hit every single time you get the ball, unless you get a touchdown, of course.
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But yeah, they're not getting paid.
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They're getting injured left and right.
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It is not a fun time to be a running back in the NFL.
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So...
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Not at all.
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No bueno.
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Not at all.
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So, yeah, I mean, obviously a lot of stuff to consider.
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I will preface all of my confidence points for this week with the fact that anybody who is questionable on that list, I am assuming they are playing.
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However, if any of them, I'm sure a lot of them will be game time decisions.
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And at that time, if some big names like Joe Burrell miss the game, I think it's very clear that we can go with our gut on that and make adjustments as needed.
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But as of right now, I'm just kind of assuming that everybody is going to play.
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Okay.
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I like that.
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I will do the same thing.
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And then,
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We'll obviously chat offline.
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We will keep track of the injuries.
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And if something happens, we will change our confidences accordingly.
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Okay.
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That sounds great.
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Excellent.
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Without further ado, I feel like it may just be worth diving in here into the Thursday night game.
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And yes, I see a raised hand.
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I will call on who?
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Over here.
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Over here.
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Which student will I call on?
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Bobo.
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Oh, perfect.
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That's me.
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Thank you so much.
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I am very concerned because I know how much the fans love the Waffle House Challenge, and I feel like we need to update them on that.
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You're right.
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Great point.
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And I promise I actually forgot.
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I wasn't trying to skip over it because of anything for me.
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I know.
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Likely story.
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Likely.
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But yes, if you're following along the Waffle House Challenge, after last week, Bob and I had three games that we chose differently.
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And heading into last week, I was ahead by one game.
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And this past week, Bob got two correct and I only got one.
00:17:08
Speaker
So as of right now, we are back to square one.
00:17:12
Speaker
It is 0-0.
00:17:14
Speaker
We are all tied up.
00:17:15
Speaker
Nobody has a lead except for I will likely have a four-game lead after this week.
00:17:21
Speaker
Because Bob and I have four.
00:17:22
Speaker
Spoiler alert.
00:17:23
Speaker
Jeez.
00:17:23
Speaker
Because Bob and I have four games that we've chosen differently.
00:17:28
Speaker
So, yeah, we're neck and neck.
00:17:30
Speaker
Sorry, don't mind me.
00:17:31
Speaker
I'm just dancing over here because I'm so excited.
00:17:32
Speaker
Bye-bye.
00:17:34
Speaker
That you caught up by one game.
00:17:35
Speaker
Woo!
00:17:40
Speaker
Oh my gosh.
00:17:41
Speaker
Well, I'm glad you're excited.
00:17:42
Speaker
But it's nice to keep things interesting.
00:17:45
Speaker
It's going to be close.
00:17:46
Speaker
I'm telling you.
00:17:46
Speaker
I think it's going to come down to the wire.
00:17:48
Speaker
I think it's going to come down to week 17.
00:17:49
Speaker
It's going to be cold.
00:17:50
Speaker
It's going to be snowy.
00:17:51
Speaker
And one of us is going to have a lot of waffles to eat.
00:17:54
Speaker
So...
00:17:55
Speaker
Yeah, it's going to be exciting.
00:17:57
Speaker
But sorry, I didn't want to interrupt.
00:17:58
Speaker
I just wanted to raise my hand.
00:17:59
Speaker
No, no, I am glad that you mentioned that.
00:18:01
Speaker
I need to start putting that on my list under the injuries so I don't forget.
00:18:06
Speaker
Yes, yes, yes, yes.
00:18:07
Speaker
I know people love that.
00:18:08
Speaker
So yeah, no problem.
00:18:09
Speaker
But with that update, now I think it's time to hop into Thursday night.
00:18:14
Speaker
Let's get in the time machine and Zoom to tomorrow night.
00:18:17
Speaker
Okay, let's zoom tomorrow night.
00:18:18
Speaker
The New York Giants are taking on the San Francisco 49ers out in San Fran.
49ers vs Giants Prediction
00:18:29
Speaker
And, man, I just don't really know what to say other than I think Brock Purdy is the real freaking deal.
00:18:38
Speaker
He's out there leading that Rams team.
00:18:41
Speaker
He's out there leading that 49ers team to a win over the Rams and just win after win after win.
00:18:47
Speaker
This guy is calm, cool, and collected.
00:18:49
Speaker
He's got his head on right.
00:18:51
Speaker
He hasn't lost a game yet other than the one where he got hurt.
00:18:56
Speaker
And I mean, it's just unheard of.
00:18:58
Speaker
Last guy in the draft.
00:18:59
Speaker
I will forever love his story.
00:19:02
Speaker
I completely, clearly already shit the bed.
00:19:07
Speaker
Excuse my French.
00:19:09
Speaker
On my Super Bowl prediction, because Cincinnati Bengals are poop.
00:19:13
Speaker
Speaking of shit.
00:19:15
Speaker
Oh my God, what is happening right now?
00:19:17
Speaker
Potty mouth McGee over there.
00:19:20
Speaker
And I would just like to make an amendment.
00:19:22
Speaker
I mean, 49ers, they're at least going, I think, to the NFC.
00:19:28
Speaker
what's NFC championship.
00:19:30
Speaker
And I think they have a really good chance at the Superbowl.
00:19:32
Speaker
They're a solid team.
00:19:33
Speaker
I really enjoy watching them.
00:19:35
Speaker
Super fun.
00:19:36
Speaker
All that to say they're going to win this week.
00:19:38
Speaker
I'm extremely confident they're going to win this week, especially because the giants will potentially, or will already for sure not have Saquon Barkley.
00:19:47
Speaker
They are number one weapon, which is why I've chosen the San Francisco 49ers at 15.
00:19:57
Speaker
Okay, 15.
00:19:57
Speaker
Do you have any apologies to shoot out to any family members or just going to say that and then continue on?
00:20:04
Speaker
Eli, Amo, Ivy, baby girl.
00:20:07
Speaker
Really sorry.
00:20:08
Speaker
Really, really sorry.
00:20:09
Speaker
It's just, it's trouble.
00:20:11
Speaker
It's trouble in paradise over there for the New York Giants.
00:20:14
Speaker
Unfortunately, I think that they are going to lose tomorrow night.
00:20:19
Speaker
Okay.
00:20:20
Speaker
I like it how we talked to Ivy on this.
00:20:21
Speaker
Like she's listening, which she is.
00:20:23
Speaker
She's learning a lot.
00:20:23
Speaker
She is.
00:20:24
Speaker
She's learning a lot about the NFL through her aunt's voice here.
00:20:29
Speaker
But yes, just wanted to give you the chance to have that forum to apologize to your... Obviously, would love to see the Giants get some wins, get some dubs.
00:20:37
Speaker
But it's just not going to happen.
00:20:39
Speaker
Not in San Francisco, not on Thursday night, not against this team that is just methodical in the way that they attack other teams offensively, defensively.
00:20:49
Speaker
Yeah, I'm sorry.
00:20:50
Speaker
I'm extremely confident.
00:20:52
Speaker
I agree with you.
00:20:53
Speaker
I'm very confident as well.
00:20:54
Speaker
Not quite as confident.
00:20:56
Speaker
It was almost a ding, diddla, ding, ding, ding to start off the week.
00:20:59
Speaker
But we're one off.
00:21:00
Speaker
I have the Niners at 14.
00:21:04
Speaker
Giants, as you said, not going to dive in deep here because you've said everything I was going to say.
00:21:08
Speaker
Niners, I think, are the best team.
00:21:11
Speaker
There's three teams that you could, I think, argue are the best in the NFC.
00:21:15
Speaker
Niners are definitely one of them.
00:21:16
Speaker
Giants just had to have an unbelievable comeback to beat, I think, the worst team in the NFL, the Cardinals.
00:21:22
Speaker
And they got absolutely just run over on Sunday Night Football against the Cowboys, lost by 40.
00:21:28
Speaker
So really bad start.
00:21:30
Speaker
Their best playmaker, like you said, is out.
00:21:31
Speaker
So yeah, I got the Niners, and I got them winning very convincingly at 14.
00:21:36
Speaker
So sorry to the Colorado G-men on that one.
00:21:40
Speaker
All right.
00:21:41
Speaker
Sounds like a plan, Stan.
00:21:43
Speaker
Well, we will just roll right on through, roll over the Giants, and roll right into Sunday at 1 o'clock p.m.
00:21:49
Speaker
Tennessee Titans at Cleveland Browns.
Titans vs Browns Debate
00:21:53
Speaker
All right.
00:21:53
Speaker
We got Titans.
00:21:54
Speaker
We got Browns.
00:21:55
Speaker
And I don't want to spoil anything, but I believe this is game numero uno where we do not agree.
00:22:01
Speaker
This is tough.
00:22:03
Speaker
And I have a feeling I know why you're going with the team that you're going with.
00:22:06
Speaker
I think it has to do with a certain injury that you just –
00:22:11
Speaker
went over here a couple minutes ago, but I don't know.
00:22:16
Speaker
I still don't believe in the Titans.
00:22:19
Speaker
I did watch the entirety of the Monday night Browns versus Steelers game.
00:22:24
Speaker
I did not.
00:22:25
Speaker
I saw more of the Chargers Titans game than the Browns Steelers game.
00:22:29
Speaker
So that could be part of it.
00:22:31
Speaker
And I am very low on this.
00:22:33
Speaker
I hope you are as well.
00:22:34
Speaker
So we can, she just gave me a face that she is not as she took a sip of her red Gatorade, but
00:22:42
Speaker
Yeah, I watched all of that working from home right now.
00:22:46
Speaker
My bedtime's a little later as well as being on Central Time Zone.
00:22:49
Speaker
So I did stay up for both Monday Night Games.
00:22:52
Speaker
Excuse me, let me mute myself.
00:22:54
Speaker
I got a frog in my face.
00:22:56
Speaker
Okay, good.
00:22:57
Speaker
The Wave Riders are going to be happy that I didn't do that in their ear.
00:22:59
Speaker
But yeah, I think it's going to be a good game.
00:23:02
Speaker
It's in Cleveland.
00:23:03
Speaker
And the Browns did have a very impressive win in Cleveland to start the season against the Bengals.
00:23:09
Speaker
So that's point number one.
00:23:10
Speaker
Point number two is the Browns defense actually looked incredible.
00:23:15
Speaker
They were all over Najee and Kenny all game.
00:23:20
Speaker
And the only reason they lost that game is because their offense.
00:23:24
Speaker
There was a fumble that TJ Watt picked up in the fourth that he returned for touchdown to give them the lead and ultimately give them the win.
00:23:31
Speaker
But their defense...
00:23:32
Speaker
played unbelievable.
00:23:34
Speaker
The Browns had, or the Steelers had a pick six at the start of the game and they had a fumble recovery for a touchdown at the end of the game.
00:23:39
Speaker
So that was 14 out of their, I think 26 points.
00:23:42
Speaker
Other than that, the Browns held them to basically nothing.
00:23:45
Speaker
Deshaun Watson, still a piece of crap.
00:23:48
Speaker
He also played like a piece of crap, but that defense is really, really good.
00:23:52
Speaker
The Titans offense is really not good.
00:23:55
Speaker
And that is why ultimately I have the, the, the weight tilted a little bit in Cleveland's favor.
00:24:02
Speaker
And I have the Browns winning in Cleveland Sunday, 12 o'clock Central Standard Time at a confidence level of 2.
00:24:13
Speaker
Okay.
00:24:14
Speaker
Confidence level of two.
00:24:16
Speaker
That sounds good.
00:24:17
Speaker
No, I mean, you make a lot of really good points.
00:24:19
Speaker
Thank you.
00:24:19
Speaker
Like you said, you know, you watched more of that Monday night game.
00:24:23
Speaker
I still go to bed pretty early, so I did not really watch that game.
00:24:27
Speaker
I'm glad I didn't because I did not want to see that Nick Chubb injury.
00:24:31
Speaker
Yikes.
00:24:32
Speaker
That would not be fun to watch.
00:24:33
Speaker
That stuff just gives me the heebie-jeebies.
00:24:36
Speaker
Yeah.
00:24:38
Speaker
I don't know.
00:24:38
Speaker
This kind of was a hard one for me.
00:24:40
Speaker
And the only reason I have it around mid-range is simply because, like I said before, the ones that I'm not super confident in, I'm not super confident in, but some of them had to get bumped.
00:24:51
Speaker
And the reason, the biggest reason, is because of Nick Chubb.
00:24:55
Speaker
As of right now, I mean, they do have Jerome Ford in the backfield who did a great job standing in for the Cleveland Browns when Chubb went out.
00:25:02
Speaker
I think they'll have no problem there.
00:25:04
Speaker
The Titans do, however, have currently right now the number one ranked run defense in the NFL.
00:25:11
Speaker
Of course, it's only two weeks to go off of.
00:25:14
Speaker
Nom, nom, nom, nom, nom.
00:25:15
Speaker
But they did go against the Chargers.
00:25:17
Speaker
Granted, it was the Chargers team without Austin Eckler.
00:25:20
Speaker
And...
00:25:22
Speaker
That's obviously something to consider, but I don't know.
00:25:25
Speaker
I just think that the Tennessee defense will be able to put enough pressure and shut down the run game.
00:25:30
Speaker
And when I think of the Cleveland Browns offensive weapons beyond Nick Chubb, who was their number one star, I mean, I can't really think of too many.
00:25:39
Speaker
I know they've got Elijah Moore as wide receiver.
00:25:44
Speaker
Amari Cooper.
00:25:47
Speaker
Okay, they do have Amari Cooper.
00:25:48
Speaker
You're right.
00:25:49
Speaker
So they do have some weapons.
00:25:50
Speaker
I don't know.
00:25:51
Speaker
I think that the offense is just going to take a bit of a step back without Nick Chubb.
00:25:56
Speaker
moving things along.
00:25:58
Speaker
And if you can't get the run game going, it's really hard to put together a solid performance overall.
00:26:03
Speaker
I will agree with your point on the Cleveland Browns being at home.
00:26:06
Speaker
Obviously we did see them beat up on the Bengals.
00:26:09
Speaker
They're notorious for beating up on the Bengals though, and still not having a great season.
00:26:14
Speaker
And we've already clearly seen that the Bengals have some stuff they've got to figure out for themselves.
00:26:19
Speaker
So I didn't put too, too much weight into that.
00:26:24
Speaker
I ultimately just went with the teams that I've seen more for the Titans to beat the Chargers, who are an electric team on offense, who have a ton of offensive weapons.
00:26:35
Speaker
That put the weight in the favor of the Tennessee Titans for me.
00:26:39
Speaker
And that is why I think that the Titans are going to win.
00:26:43
Speaker
And I kind of had them scary high at six.
00:26:46
Speaker
Jeez, oh, criminy.
00:26:49
Speaker
Jeez, oh, criminy.
00:26:52
Speaker
Well, we will talk about this game offline, and I will do my best to convince you otherwise.
00:26:58
Speaker
Okay.
00:26:59
Speaker
I certainly would, at the very least, be willing to go lower.
00:27:01
Speaker
You made a ton of good points.
00:27:04
Speaker
But like I said, there's just a lot that I'm not super confident in, so this one got bumped.
00:27:08
Speaker
Okay.
00:27:10
Speaker
Well, I feel like we'll be going Browns on this one, but we'll talk offline.
00:27:14
Speaker
J.K.L.
00:27:16
Speaker
Sounds good.
00:27:17
Speaker
Looking into the next game.
00:27:20
Speaker
I'm so excited that we agree on this one.
00:27:22
Speaker
Why does this happen?
00:27:23
Speaker
Why do you always get your, why do you always end up with the lions?
00:27:26
Speaker
How's this?
00:27:27
Speaker
I don't know.
00:27:28
Speaker
It's rigged.
00:27:30
Speaker
Guess it's just rigged.
00:27:32
Speaker
Oh my God.
00:27:33
Speaker
You have the bears chiefs too.
00:27:34
Speaker
This.
00:27:34
Speaker
Okay.
00:27:34
Speaker
You don't.
00:27:35
Speaker
Nope.
00:27:38
Speaker
Okay, thank goodness.
00:27:38
Speaker
You have the bears.
00:27:39
Speaker
Amazing.
00:27:40
Speaker
Like I said, I have the bears.
00:27:41
Speaker
Sorry about that.
00:27:41
Speaker
Don't worry.
00:27:43
Speaker
Easy, easy.
00:27:45
Speaker
Let's not forget that you're the one that sent me this order.
00:27:49
Speaker
Oh, I do.
00:27:50
Speaker
Okay, you're right.
00:27:51
Speaker
I did send this.
00:27:52
Speaker
Man, ESPN is really trying to screw me here, aren't they?
00:27:56
Speaker
Anyways, looking at the next game, obviously, if it wasn't given away already, we have the Atlanta Falcons at Detroit Lions.
Lions vs Falcons Prediction
00:28:08
Speaker
And man, I was talking all sorts of smack about Seattle last week.
00:28:16
Speaker
Welcome to Detroit Beach is what I said.
00:28:20
Speaker
I remember it vividly.
00:28:22
Speaker
I still meant it.
00:28:23
Speaker
Seattle's just been an absolute thorn in our side for the last few seasons, and they continue to show that this past week.
00:28:31
Speaker
We're not looking backwards, though.
00:28:33
Speaker
We're looking forwards.
00:28:34
Speaker
And the Lions are going to walk away with their first home W. They owe it to themselves.
00:28:40
Speaker
They owe it to the fans.
00:28:42
Speaker
It's going to happen this week against the Atlanta Falcons.
00:28:46
Speaker
I'm extremely confident in that.
00:28:49
Speaker
I know that this is one we agree on.
00:28:51
Speaker
And I just love seeing Bob, good old Bobo, Bobo support my boys.
00:28:58
Speaker
We got Detroit Lions this week.
00:29:00
Speaker
And I personally put them at eight.
00:29:03
Speaker
Okay, that was much more subdued and realistic than I expected, which I appreciate coming off of a loss at home.
00:29:11
Speaker
A loss at home, I got to bring my boys down.
00:29:14
Speaker
I really do.
00:29:15
Speaker
I got to bring them down a little bit.
00:29:16
Speaker
I can't be so hyped.
00:29:19
Speaker
riding the train.
00:29:20
Speaker
This is what gets them in trouble is when there's like a lot of all this hype.
00:29:24
Speaker
And the reality of the situation is the Seahawks are a solid team.
00:29:27
Speaker
They had a rough week one.
00:29:28
Speaker
It was an interdivisional rival.
00:29:30
Speaker
They're a solid team.
00:29:31
Speaker
Geno Smith said, oh, I'll write back all right.
00:29:35
Speaker
signs it off, signs his name with a big old F you to the Lions.
00:29:39
Speaker
So thanks a lot, Gino.
00:29:40
Speaker
Man, the Seahawks are getting a lot of good things from the Lions in the last year and a half, but the Lions aren't getting a lot of good things from the Seahawks.
00:29:47
Speaker
This is the second time Seattle's beaten Detroit and Detroit single-handedly got the Seahawks into the playoffs.
00:29:53
Speaker
Yeah, and the Seahawks single-handedly bumped us out.
00:29:57
Speaker
Yeah, by losing.
00:29:58
Speaker
That is in, or by... By winning.
00:30:00
Speaker
That's right.
00:30:00
Speaker
They won.
00:30:01
Speaker
They won.
00:30:02
Speaker
Y'all won.
00:30:04
Speaker
They want to bump us out, then we want to bump them in.
00:30:08
Speaker
This seems a lot like a one-way friendship.
00:30:11
Speaker
It sounds like... It's pretty parasitic, if you ask me.
00:30:14
Speaker
It seems a little parasitic.
00:30:16
Speaker
Gino came in, first game in Detroit where all the season tickets had been sold out ever in Ford Field, and he said, I'm not going to write back.
00:30:24
Speaker
And he didn't.
00:30:25
Speaker
He had a good game.
00:30:26
Speaker
A lot of people were talking about Jared Goff, almost like
00:30:30
Speaker
approaching the most pass attempts without an interception in NFL history.
00:30:34
Speaker
He had a very, very costly pick six that I did see.
00:30:38
Speaker
And Mac, I would love to get your take.
00:30:39
Speaker
What do you think about the current NFL overtime rules?
00:30:42
Speaker
Do you support them?
00:30:44
Speaker
I don't like them.
00:30:45
Speaker
I don't like them at all.
00:30:46
Speaker
The fact that – and that's frustrating too because I know there's been a lot of talk about changing them.
00:30:52
Speaker
Yes.
00:30:53
Speaker
And they have changed it now in the playoffs.
00:30:55
Speaker
Correct.
00:30:56
Speaker
But why not – why wouldn't you change that in the regular season then too?
00:30:59
Speaker
Regular season games and standings matter equally as much, if not more, because you need to like earn your way in.
00:31:07
Speaker
Correct.
00:31:07
Speaker
Yeah, I clearly don't like.
00:31:10
Speaker
If it's any indication, if you didn't have a chance to watch the game, the game did go into overtime.
00:31:16
Speaker
The Seahawks won the coin flip, got the ball first, and we never got the ball again, because if you score first, you don't the other team doesn't even get a chance.
00:31:25
Speaker
I don't like that rule.
00:31:27
Speaker
I mean, I think that the league has progressed so much where the odds of scoring a touchdown on a drive is probably a lot higher than it was whenever this rule was created.
00:31:37
Speaker
I mean, there are incredible guys that play in the NFL now.
00:31:42
Speaker
And not saying there wasn't back then.
00:31:44
Speaker
But you know what I mean?
00:31:45
Speaker
I just feel like there's got to be some changes with the times.
00:31:50
Speaker
I would have to agree, and something's got to give.
00:31:53
Speaker
And I'm sure Seattle loves the overtime rules right now.
00:31:56
Speaker
And I know for a fact that Detroit and portions of North Carolina, obviously, do not like the overtime rules.
00:32:05
Speaker
Did Nick enjoy your wonderful wife?
00:32:07
Speaker
Did she enjoy that the game ended a little quicker and you got to go to the apple orchard or the parker?
00:32:12
Speaker
She didn't actually.
00:32:13
Speaker
She watched it with me the whole way.
00:32:15
Speaker
And I would say that she was equally as devastated.
00:32:19
Speaker
We were, there were a lot of hooting and hollering and jumping around and cheering when good things would happen.
00:32:24
Speaker
And the minute they scored that touchdown, it was some, somebody just sucked all the air out of the room and both of us felt it.
00:32:34
Speaker
I don't want to talk about your personal affairs and things that are going on in your, at your home life, but can I talk about the snap that Nick sent?
00:32:42
Speaker
when you were leaving just because I thought it was so funny.
00:32:44
Speaker
I'd love to just tell our viewers, please.
00:32:46
Speaker
Yeah, please.
00:32:46
Speaker
I don't, I don't know what snap.
00:32:48
Speaker
Oh, okay.
00:32:49
Speaker
So I'm in a Snapchat group with Mac, her wife, a couple others.
00:32:53
Speaker
It's called best friends because we're all best friends.
00:32:55
Speaker
And Nick sent a snap in the best friends group chat about an hour after the early window games ended.
00:33:02
Speaker
So I figured it would be something showing Mac depressed or sad or something.
00:33:06
Speaker
And it was the picture of,
00:33:08
Speaker
It was really funny.
00:33:09
Speaker
It was a picture of you two in the car with Summit in the middle.
00:33:16
Speaker
Summit is the Daugou, the best Daugou in the world.
00:33:20
Speaker
And it said, washed off the bad vibes.
00:33:23
Speaker
heading to, I don't know where you were heading, but it was a picture of Nick smiling, something in the middle, and you were in the background, and you still didn't look like the bad vibes were washed off, and you were given like a half attempted smile, and it reminds me a lot of the picture of all of us at Soldier Field after the Lions-Bears game, when I was smiling, but you could see into the soul that was not happy.
00:33:45
Speaker
So I was sitting there.
00:33:46
Speaker
That was not a smile.
00:33:48
Speaker
Oh, so it was really funny.
00:33:49
Speaker
So I was sitting there really sad about the Bears game.
00:33:51
Speaker
And I got a little giggle out of that seeing you with in parentheses, bad vibe showered off to enjoy the rest of the day.
00:33:59
Speaker
Yeah, yeah, we did.
00:34:00
Speaker
We went for a long family walk that night and had to try and get rid of the bad vibes.
00:34:05
Speaker
But apparently they were still seeping through.
00:34:08
Speaker
I could see them.
00:34:09
Speaker
They seeped through a little bit, but I appreciated the attempt to still enjoy the rest of your Sunday.
00:34:13
Speaker
But all that to say, that was a nice little seven-minute offer talking about that, but I had to bring it up.
00:34:19
Speaker
That's fine.
00:34:21
Speaker
All that to say, I agree.
00:34:22
Speaker
I agree that your boys are going to win.
00:34:25
Speaker
Falcons did have an impressive win on Sunday.
00:34:27
Speaker
Lions are at home.
00:34:29
Speaker
There's a couple injuries for the Lions, but every team gets banged up.
00:34:32
Speaker
You have a really good backup running back.
00:34:33
Speaker
Your defense is still pretty solid, so I'm not as confident.
00:34:37
Speaker
As you, surprise, surprise.
00:34:39
Speaker
But I had the Lions winning at five.
00:34:41
Speaker
So we got five and eight.
00:34:42
Speaker
Okay.
00:34:43
Speaker
Not too far off there.
00:34:44
Speaker
Yes.
00:34:45
Speaker
I appreciate it.
00:34:46
Speaker
Yeah, of course.
00:34:48
Speaker
All right.
00:34:48
Speaker
Well, we will push forward to the New Orleans Saints at Green Bay Packers.
Packers vs Saints Debate
00:34:56
Speaker
Yes.
00:34:57
Speaker
This is another game right off the bat that we do not agree on.
00:35:01
Speaker
Surprise, surprise with one of the two teams.
00:35:03
Speaker
So one of us has Packers.
00:35:04
Speaker
Gasp.
00:35:05
Speaker
But...
00:35:06
Speaker
Yes, I was not happy to do it, but 2023, the hooligans pick them.
00:35:12
Speaker
This is all about following your brain.
00:35:14
Speaker
And my brain is telling me that a team that we both love to hate is going to come out on top.
00:35:20
Speaker
And I'm going to tell you a couple of reasons why.
00:35:22
Speaker
Yes, they did just lose to the Falcons, which love it.
00:35:25
Speaker
That was the one saving grace of the first set of games that the Packers lost.
00:35:30
Speaker
True.
00:35:32
Speaker
But yeah, so this is in green Bay.
00:35:34
Speaker
This is reason number one.
00:35:35
Speaker
It's the first home game for the Packers of the season.
00:35:39
Speaker
I've never been to Lambeau, but just based off what I've seen, what I've heard, that is one of the most dedicated and rambunctious fan bases in the entire NFL.
00:35:49
Speaker
They eat, sleep, live, breathe, bleed their green for the Packers.
00:35:55
Speaker
They love their home team.
00:35:57
Speaker
So I think having them with their first home game of the season,
00:36:01
Speaker
is a huge, huge advantage for them.
00:36:05
Speaker
Number two, I think their defense is one of the best in the NFL.
00:36:09
Speaker
I hate to say it.
00:36:09
Speaker
I know there's nothing impressive about the Bears right now, but they shut down the Bears and then they shut down the Falcons.
00:36:15
Speaker
You're probably saying, oh, Bears and Falcons, not too impressive, but their defenses look really, really good the first two weeks.
00:36:22
Speaker
And number three, as Mac alluded to, wow, alluded, great word.
00:36:26
Speaker
We've never heard that one on the podcast before.
00:36:28
Speaker
Jamal Williams is a little banged up.
00:36:30
Speaker
And I'm
00:36:31
Speaker
You know, they just played on Monday night.
00:36:33
Speaker
Yes, they're 2-0, and Carr has had an awesome start to the season.
00:36:36
Speaker
I'm still not totally convinced that the Saints are not just winning based off of the easy schedule they've had with beating the Panthers.
00:36:43
Speaker
And who else did they beat week one?
00:36:46
Speaker
They beat the Panthers?
00:36:47
Speaker
The Titans.
00:36:49
Speaker
Oh, okay.
00:36:49
Speaker
That actually is a pretty solid win.
00:36:51
Speaker
But all that to say, I think it's going to be a very tight game.
00:36:55
Speaker
I think it could go either way.
00:36:56
Speaker
So that's why I had the freaking team in green bad.
00:36:58
Speaker
I want to say their name.
00:36:59
Speaker
I had them winning with a confidence level of one.
00:37:04
Speaker
Okay.
00:37:05
Speaker
Can I ask?
00:37:08
Speaker
So you said that the Saints you think is more so for have been winning 2-0 because of their easy schedule.
00:37:17
Speaker
Don't you think that the Packers have had a pretty easy schedule so far?
00:37:21
Speaker
What do you mean by... I'm not meaning this to be a trick question because I know they played your boys for one of the games.
00:37:26
Speaker
But between your boys and the Falcons, I don't really know that the Packers have had a true test of their ability yet.
00:37:35
Speaker
I like how you said that as nice as you possibly could have.
00:37:36
Speaker
I'm not being sarcastic.
00:37:37
Speaker
I'm trying.
00:37:38
Speaker
I'm really trying.
00:37:38
Speaker
You said besides your boys and the Falcons, not sure if they've had a true test, a.k.a.
00:37:42
Speaker
the two games they've had.
00:37:45
Speaker
No, you make a very valid point.
00:37:48
Speaker
They have, some may say, a very easy start to their season schedule-wise, and they are sitting at one-on-one, so I will give you that.
00:37:55
Speaker
Okay.
00:37:56
Speaker
So I guess the reason I bring that up is because that was kind of my point.
00:37:59
Speaker
Like, I will say, yes, it is in Green Bay.
00:38:01
Speaker
Of course, as you mentioned, this is their first home game.
00:38:04
Speaker
For me, though, the Saints are absolutely the hardest team that they've played thus far, specifically the Saints defense, which I think, I'm sorry, I'm not, again, I'm not trying to dig at your boys or not trying to dig at the Falcons.
00:38:16
Speaker
I really am not.
00:38:17
Speaker
I really am not.
00:38:18
Speaker
I swear.
00:38:18
Speaker
I'll save that for the Bears-Chiefs game.
00:38:21
Speaker
Can't freaking wait.
00:38:23
Speaker
But no, I just feel like this is going to be the biggest test.
00:38:27
Speaker
And unfortunately, they proved to me last week that like,
00:38:31
Speaker
they might not be up for it, which I think is kind of what we anticipated anyways, right?
00:38:35
Speaker
Like Jordan Love taking over for the Packers.
00:38:39
Speaker
People were all excited about it when they beat the Bears.
00:38:41
Speaker
Interdivisional games are always weird.
00:38:44
Speaker
And you just didn't, you don't know what's going to happen week to week.
00:38:47
Speaker
And then they just lost to the Falcons.
00:38:49
Speaker
So it's just as interesting to see.
00:38:51
Speaker
I think ultimately this is the biggest team that, or the hardest team that they have come across thus far.
00:38:57
Speaker
It will be a true test, in my opinion, for Jordan Love.
00:39:01
Speaker
And just touching on the defense, a little nugget for you here.
00:39:06
Speaker
The Saints, I think, have a much better defense.
00:39:09
Speaker
They have only allowed 277 yards thus far total.
00:39:15
Speaker
in the first two games.
00:39:17
Speaker
So that's run, that's pass, that's everything.
00:39:20
Speaker
Whereas the Packers have allowed almost 400 yards total.
00:39:23
Speaker
So almost double.
00:39:25
Speaker
Wait.
00:39:26
Speaker
Sorry, they've both allowed less than 400 yards in the first two games combined?
00:39:31
Speaker
Correct.
00:39:31
Speaker
What the hell?
00:39:33
Speaker
Correct, yes.
00:39:34
Speaker
But the Packers have allowed 393, and the Saints have only allowed 277.
00:39:38
Speaker
And against the Titans...
00:39:42
Speaker
I feel like the Titans are at least decent enough where that's a big statement.
00:39:45
Speaker
I mean, Carolina, yes, I understand that's a bit of a weaker team to take on.
00:39:50
Speaker
But ultimately, I think it is going to come down to defense to this.
00:39:54
Speaker
I think the Saints are going to be an unwarm welcome for Jordan Love, and that's why I went with the Saints.
00:39:59
Speaker
And I went with them at five.
00:40:02
Speaker
Oh, okay.
00:40:03
Speaker
Okay.
00:40:04
Speaker
Five and one.
00:40:04
Speaker
That's a six point for my mathematicians out there.
00:40:07
Speaker
A six point difference.
00:40:10
Speaker
One in the Titans and the Browns, the Titans Browns game.
00:40:13
Speaker
I think, what was that like seven or eight point difference?
00:40:16
Speaker
Yes.
00:40:17
Speaker
Yeah.
00:40:17
Speaker
So we've got some big, yeah, an eight point difference and a six point difference.
00:40:20
Speaker
Folks, we got a lot to talk about offline.
00:40:23
Speaker
We do.
00:40:23
Speaker
We got a lot to talk about, but we will save it for offline and we will move ahead to the next game.
00:40:29
Speaker
Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins.
00:40:33
Speaker
And I won't take up too much time on this one, but I will finally feed everybody.
00:40:38
Speaker
Their stomachs are grumbling.
00:40:41
Speaker
They're ready for their afternoon snack.
00:40:43
Speaker
They want the Nugs.
00:40:46
Speaker
And here comes the biggest Nug of all.
00:40:49
Speaker
Give us the Nuggets.
00:40:51
Speaker
The Nuggets.
00:40:53
Speaker
And this is bad news for some teams.
00:40:55
Speaker
And I will say one of them here is who I'm talking about.
00:40:58
Speaker
So I said the Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins for this next game.
Dolphins vs Broncos Prediction
00:41:02
Speaker
Denver Broncos are on a short list or a list of, you said, nine teams that have yet to win a game.
00:41:11
Speaker
Broncos, Patriots, Texans, Chargers, Vikings, Panthers, Cardinals, Bears, Bengals, 0-2.
00:41:22
Speaker
This is bad news for you guys.
00:41:24
Speaker
And I'm sorry I'm saying you guys because you're on this list.
00:41:27
Speaker
Yeah, why were you smiling at the end when you said Bears?
00:41:29
Speaker
That was kind of difficult, but continue.
00:41:31
Speaker
Since the expansion of the NFL's seven-team playoff rules, where seven teams get into the playoffs on each side,
00:41:40
Speaker
This was done in 2020 due to COVID and some changes in some games.
00:41:45
Speaker
Since the expansion of that, only one team has overcome an 0-2 start to make it to the playoffs.
00:41:54
Speaker
That one team was the Cincinnati Bengals.
00:41:57
Speaker
Don't think it's going to be the Broncos.
00:41:59
Speaker
Don't think it's going to be the Patriots.
00:42:01
Speaker
Don't think it's going to be the Texans.
00:42:03
Speaker
Maybe the Chargers.
00:42:04
Speaker
Maybe the Vikings.
00:42:05
Speaker
Don't think it's going to be the Panthers.
00:42:07
Speaker
Sorry, Cardinals.
00:42:09
Speaker
Maybe the Bay angles.
00:42:11
Speaker
Sorry, Bears.
00:42:12
Speaker
You're sick.
00:42:13
Speaker
You're a sicko.
00:42:16
Speaker
With that being said, though, heading into this week, no team has ever overcome an 0-3 start in that structure.
00:42:25
Speaker
And in fact, even in previous structures, hasn't been done since 1998.
00:42:31
Speaker
Eat them nuggets.
00:42:34
Speaker
I take that nugget and I spit it out.
00:42:38
Speaker
Wait, where the hell did you have the time to look that up?
00:42:41
Speaker
I thought you were so busy today.
00:42:42
Speaker
That was like the longest nugget of all time.
00:42:43
Speaker
That's what I was doing.
00:42:44
Speaker
That's what I was doing all day today.
00:42:46
Speaker
That was your work.
00:42:47
Speaker
I was going to say, you don't have a job.
00:42:48
Speaker
Your job is making waves.
00:42:50
Speaker
I was confused all day.
00:42:52
Speaker
Oh, man.
00:42:52
Speaker
No, that was just one that was really catching my eye of like, man, there's a lot of teams off to a bad start here.
00:42:58
Speaker
Do any of them have a shot anymore?
00:43:01
Speaker
Not really.
00:43:03
Speaker
Okay, well, there goes nine of our biggest markets.
00:43:06
Speaker
And listeners, they don't have any reason, apparently.
00:43:09
Speaker
Maybe Cincinnati because they've already done it once.
00:43:12
Speaker
Cincinnati's done it once.
00:43:15
Speaker
I'm just saying the reason I am throwing this out here is because I'm pretty sure the Denver Broncos are going to go 0-3 this weekend.
00:43:21
Speaker
The reason I throw that out is because 0-3 start, make it into the playoffs, is nearly impossible at this point.
00:43:28
Speaker
So your boys better come up with a miracle against the Kansas City Chiefs this week.
00:43:32
Speaker
I don't think we're going to have that kind of rabbit in the head.
00:43:35
Speaker
Wait, that's actually a crazy nugget.
00:43:37
Speaker
I never knew that.
00:43:38
Speaker
Kudos to you.
00:43:39
Speaker
That's other than my Mike Tomlin nugget that I came up with earlier this season.
00:43:43
Speaker
That might be the best nugget we've had in year three.
00:43:47
Speaker
That was awesome.
00:43:49
Speaker
And that cooperates with our date.
00:43:51
Speaker
Three is really good or really bad.
00:43:53
Speaker
It's important.
00:43:54
Speaker
Three.
00:43:55
Speaker
If you haven't won a game yet, it's vital.
00:43:58
Speaker
It sounds like if you want to make a playoff push, I would love to know the, the numbers on a team that starts three, you know, the percentages that they make the playoffs because strong starts are equally as important.
00:44:08
Speaker
So kudos to you.
00:44:10
Speaker
Great.
00:44:10
Speaker
I'll get started.
00:44:11
Speaker
I'll spend this next week.
00:44:12
Speaker
Focus completely on those percentages for three and O teams.
00:44:16
Speaker
Okay.
00:44:16
Speaker
And I'll get back to you next week with a new.
00:44:18
Speaker
Okay.
00:44:19
Speaker
Please do.
00:44:19
Speaker
So come with your ranch.
00:44:20
Speaker
Come with your ketchup.
00:44:21
Speaker
Come with whatever condiments you like to dip your nuggets in.
00:44:24
Speaker
Buffalo sauce.
00:44:25
Speaker
Because I'll have it.
00:44:26
Speaker
Too spicy.
00:44:28
Speaker
But, okay, sorry.
00:44:28
Speaker
Did you say your confidence for the soon-to-be-free, you know, Dolphins?
00:44:31
Speaker
No, I didn't.
00:44:31
Speaker
Sorry.
00:44:31
Speaker
All that to say, the Broncos are starting 0-3 this weekend.
00:44:34
Speaker
They're playing the Miami Dolphins.
00:44:35
Speaker
They're in Miami.
00:44:36
Speaker
Miami is an electric team.
00:44:38
Speaker
I am not worried about them.
00:44:40
Speaker
I've got the Dolphins at 13.
00:44:42
Speaker
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
00:44:44
Speaker
Wait, what was it again?
00:44:45
Speaker
I just got it wrong, the B. What was it?
00:44:48
Speaker
Oh, ding, ding, ding, ding.
00:44:51
Speaker
There it is.
00:44:51
Speaker
Yeah, thank you.
00:44:52
Speaker
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding.
00:44:53
Speaker
I'm going to save a lot of time because we are scarily high already.
00:44:57
Speaker
I also got the Dolphins at 13.
00:44:59
Speaker
Shocking.
00:45:01
Speaker
They have had an unbelievable start to season, winning in New England and winning in L.A.
00:45:05
Speaker
against the Chargers.
00:45:07
Speaker
Tua looks healthy.
00:45:07
Speaker
He looks good.
00:45:09
Speaker
Tyreek Hill looks incredible.
00:45:10
Speaker
That defense is looking awesome.
00:45:11
Speaker
I got the Dolphins winning at home at 13 as well.
00:45:15
Speaker
Look at that.
00:45:16
Speaker
All right.
00:45:16
Speaker
Sounds like a plan.
00:45:19
Speaker
Speaking of that nugget, 0-3 start, it's not good.
00:45:22
Speaker
And one of these next two teams is going to be at an 0-3 start this week.
Chargers vs Vikings Analysis
00:45:28
Speaker
Los Angeles Chargers at Minnesota Vikings.
00:45:31
Speaker
Well, unless they tie.
00:45:32
Speaker
But I'm thinking it's going to be one way or the other.
00:45:35
Speaker
And this is a tough one.
00:45:37
Speaker
This is a very tough one.
00:45:39
Speaker
And both of these teams were playoff teams last year.
00:45:41
Speaker
So one will go from the playoffs to at the very best zero, two, and one, most likely.
00:45:47
Speaker
Oh, and three like Matt said, because ties do not happen very often.
00:45:49
Speaker
And we don't like ties.
00:45:51
Speaker
My dad used to say a tie is like kissing your sister.
00:45:54
Speaker
Nobody wins.
00:45:55
Speaker
So anyways, on that note, we got chargers.
00:45:58
Speaker
We got them going to Minnesota.
00:46:00
Speaker
And I think this is another game.
00:46:03
Speaker
Oh,
00:46:04
Speaker
Where me and you have different already.
00:46:06
Speaker
I think this is game number three.
00:46:07
Speaker
This is game number three.
00:46:09
Speaker
The first window.
00:46:10
Speaker
So Waffle House Challenge, we might look back and say week three, that's where it was won.
00:46:15
Speaker
That's where it was lost.
00:46:16
Speaker
I don't like waffles enough to eat 24 of them.
00:46:18
Speaker
So I hope.
00:46:19
Speaker
It was won by me, but I got the Chargers.
00:46:22
Speaker
I have them going into Minnesota.
00:46:24
Speaker
I have not been impressed with the Chargers, but I've really been unimpressed by the Vikings.
00:46:30
Speaker
And we hit on it a little bit last week.
00:46:32
Speaker
They were so good in winning those close one possession games.
00:46:36
Speaker
I think it was kind of a little bit of smoke and mirror situation for them last season.
00:46:40
Speaker
And then they promptly lost to the Giants in week one of the playoffs at home.
00:46:43
Speaker
They won 13 games last year, yes, but all of them were one score.
00:46:46
Speaker
They're not beating teams like a drum.
00:46:48
Speaker
They're not blowing teams out.
00:46:50
Speaker
They lost a lot of – sorry, Mac just sneezed, and it just shook the entire camera.
00:46:54
Speaker
That kind of got in my head a little bit.
00:46:58
Speaker
I just don't think that the Vikings can keep up these close wins.
00:47:01
Speaker
And as we've seen the first two weeks, they've had two one possession losses.
00:47:05
Speaker
Chargers, on the other hand, lost a really close game to the Dolphins.
00:47:10
Speaker
And then they lost an overtime game to the Titans last week.
00:47:15
Speaker
So something's got to give.
00:47:17
Speaker
And I think.
00:47:18
Speaker
Chargers most likely having Eckler back.
00:47:22
Speaker
Herbert being a better quarterback than Cousins, in my opinion.
00:47:25
Speaker
The Chargers having better weapons.
00:47:26
Speaker
Yes, the Vikings have the best wide receiver in the game.
00:47:29
Speaker
But the Chargers have Keenan Allen.
00:47:31
Speaker
They have Mike Williams.
00:47:32
Speaker
They have solid options for Herbert.
00:47:36
Speaker
I just think the Chargers have a little bit more firepower.
00:47:39
Speaker
I think their defense is a little better.
00:47:41
Speaker
I think the Vikings are going to hit that scary 0-3 mark.
00:47:44
Speaker
So I got the Chargers winning at a confidence level of four.
00:47:50
Speaker
Four.
00:47:50
Speaker
Oh, wow.
00:47:51
Speaker
Okay, so this is another pretty far apart one that we have.
00:47:53
Speaker
Oh, God.
00:47:54
Speaker
This actually for me, so I won't bury the lead here, and I'll just say this is my lowest confidence game.
00:48:01
Speaker
I have this one at one.
00:48:02
Speaker
Okay.
00:48:03
Speaker
And I do actually have the Vikings.
00:48:06
Speaker
And to me, this one is extremely 50-50.
00:48:09
Speaker
This is a coin flip.
00:48:11
Speaker
This is no doubt in my mind, likely going to come down to a one possession game.
00:48:16
Speaker
Whoever has the ball last likely is going to win this game.
00:48:20
Speaker
So those kinds of games, it's really hard to predict, but here we are giving it a try.
00:48:25
Speaker
And the reason I went with the Vikings beyond just them being at home, which I do think gives them a slight edge.
00:48:32
Speaker
They don't have to travel ahead of time.
00:48:34
Speaker
They don't have to deal with, you know, being away from home.
00:48:38
Speaker
All of those different changes in their training facilities, all those different things.
00:48:41
Speaker
So that gives them maybe a slight edge there.
00:48:44
Speaker
And then also the reason is because I know you mentioned all the weapons that the Chargers have on offense, which, yes, I believe that they do have more firepower.
00:48:54
Speaker
Obviously, the Vikings have a really good one-two punch in Hawkinson and Jefferson.
00:48:59
Speaker
They've got some young guys on the team.
00:49:02
Speaker
But their defense has actually been surprising me a little bit in terms of what they've been able to do to contain their opponents.
00:49:11
Speaker
Last week, they played the Eagles, who, as we all know, are an extremely powerful team on offense, on defense.
00:49:18
Speaker
Kirk was able to still put up 28 points on that Eagles defense, which is extremely well known for getting after the quarterback.
00:49:26
Speaker
I think that bodes well for them.
00:49:27
Speaker
It's a great sign for what's to come against Bosa and the Chargers.
00:49:33
Speaker
But also their defense has actually been surprising me as well.
00:49:35
Speaker
I was the first to kind of harp on them where they've got really young secondary.
00:49:40
Speaker
I do think this is going to be a shootout.
00:49:42
Speaker
I think both the Chargers and the Vikings have not the best secondary.
00:49:45
Speaker
I think this is going to be likely the highest scoring game of the week, in my opinion.
00:49:52
Speaker
But the Vikings D has surprised me.
00:49:54
Speaker
They have only allowed 349 yards thus far in the first two games against Tampa Bay and the Eagles.
00:50:01
Speaker
Ultimately, to me, that's better.
00:50:04
Speaker
Again, the Chargers have let up about 100 yards more in the past two games.
00:50:08
Speaker
They were playing the Dolphins in the playoffs.
00:50:12
Speaker
So that needs to be considered as well.
00:50:14
Speaker
But the Vikings have surprised me on their defense.
00:50:16
Speaker
And I think if they can keep that up, it'll give Kirk enough time to manage his way to a win.
00:50:22
Speaker
And that's why I had the Vikings at one.
00:50:24
Speaker
Okay.
00:50:26
Speaker
Vikings at one.
00:50:26
Speaker
Also, by the way, we are stuffed.
00:50:28
Speaker
No more nuggets.
00:50:29
Speaker
Holy crap.
00:50:29
Speaker
You have a freaking pillowcase of nuggets over there today.
00:50:34
Speaker
I had to come prepared for these games that we chose differently.
00:50:37
Speaker
Couldn't do the injuries, but has about a million nuggets.
00:50:39
Speaker
Mike.
00:50:41
Speaker
Gosh, this is unbelievable.
00:50:43
Speaker
Lucky for me, the ESPN app really helps a lot by giving a lot of stats.
00:50:47
Speaker
I can't believe you just said that.
00:50:49
Speaker
That's our main competitor.
00:50:50
Speaker
Making Waves and ESPN are like this right now.
00:50:53
Speaker
Oh, shoot.
00:50:53
Speaker
You're right.
00:50:53
Speaker
We are neck and neck with them constantly.
00:50:56
Speaker
No, great nuggets.
00:50:57
Speaker
And you made a lot of good points.
00:50:57
Speaker
I meant to say the Making Waves app.
00:50:59
Speaker
Thank you.
00:51:00
Speaker
Which, by the way, download on your Android or Apple store.
00:51:03
Speaker
We are available as of right now.
00:51:05
Speaker
As of 51 minutes and five seconds.
00:51:09
Speaker
Exactly.
00:51:10
Speaker
We got some work to do tonight with some making of apps.
00:51:14
Speaker
But all jokes aside, you made some good points, and I am going to have to keep those in mind as we discuss who we're going to go with in that game.
00:51:21
Speaker
All right.
00:51:23
Speaker
Please do.
00:51:24
Speaker
Please do.
00:51:26
Speaker
All right.
00:51:26
Speaker
Well, we will look ahead to New England Patriots at New York Jets.
Patriots vs Jets Prediction
00:51:33
Speaker
This was another kind of tough one for me simply because the Jets do have a solid defense.
00:51:39
Speaker
I know obviously with Zach Wilson under the helm or at the helm under center is what I was trying to say.
00:51:47
Speaker
Not under the helm.
00:51:48
Speaker
I don't think that's a saying.
00:51:49
Speaker
It is now.
00:51:51
Speaker
It is now.
00:51:52
Speaker
With Zach Wilson under the helm, obviously their offense has a lot of work they need to do, but their defense is still extremely solid.
00:52:00
Speaker
And Mac Jones worries me a little bit sometimes on that offense.
00:52:04
Speaker
I don't know.
00:52:04
Speaker
The Patriots really haven't been showing up in a lot of ways.
00:52:08
Speaker
But I will say that New York Jets O-line is not going to be enough for, shouts out, Grand Valley.
00:52:14
Speaker
Matthew Judon, he's been a great force on the Patriots' defense.
00:52:19
Speaker
I think he's going to be able to get in there, get after Zach Wilson, make him make some mistakes.
00:52:25
Speaker
I think Zach Wilson has already had like four interceptions in two games.
00:52:29
Speaker
So it's not looking pretty for him.
00:52:31
Speaker
I think they're going to have some trouble there.
00:52:33
Speaker
So ultimately I did go with the Patriots.
00:52:35
Speaker
I kept them low though, because you never know, defense really does make a big difference in the Jets.
00:52:40
Speaker
I would say overall probably have a better defense than the Patriots.
00:52:44
Speaker
And I kept them at three.
00:52:46
Speaker
Oh, okay.
00:52:47
Speaker
Much lower than me.
00:52:49
Speaker
I just think Zach Wilson's the freaking worst.
00:52:52
Speaker
I don't care what anybody says.
00:52:54
Speaker
Is Zach Wilson the new Aaron Rodgers for us?
00:52:58
Speaker
Yes.
00:52:59
Speaker
I legitimately, he might be one of my lead, and I know he has no off the field issues that we know of.
00:53:04
Speaker
So like, yeah, there's people that have done a lot of bad things that like, obviously we dislike for...
00:53:10
Speaker
those obvious reasons.
00:53:12
Speaker
But in terms of just like stature and football skills and like how he holds himself on the sidelines, I think he is my least favorite or if, if not the least one of the top five least favorite players in the NFL.
00:53:25
Speaker
I just don't like the guy.
00:53:27
Speaker
I feel like he thinks he's too cool for school and he's got no reason to act that way because he stinks.
00:53:32
Speaker
And man, oh my gosh.
00:53:33
Speaker
Sorry, New York Jets.
00:53:34
Speaker
Sorry.
00:53:35
Speaker
Sorry, not sorry.
00:53:39
Speaker
I would rather have them have Aaron Rodgers on the field.
00:53:43
Speaker
I didn't mind.
00:53:43
Speaker
I didn't have anything against him.
00:53:45
Speaker
I was kind of excited to not hate the guy for a year and see what he could do.
00:53:48
Speaker
Yeah.
00:53:49
Speaker
Yeah.
00:53:49
Speaker
So I would much rather have them have Aaron Rodgers on the field.
00:53:52
Speaker
That's my answer too.
00:53:53
Speaker
I just was curious.
00:53:54
Speaker
Yeah, no valid question.
00:53:57
Speaker
But.
00:53:58
Speaker
I just think Zach Wilson stinks.
00:54:00
Speaker
I don't think he could be there.
00:54:01
Speaker
I just think Josh Allen having the worst game of his career and the defense playing so great.
00:54:06
Speaker
And the special teams, obviously, with the punt return is the only reason they won that first game.
00:54:10
Speaker
They're in trouble.
00:54:11
Speaker
Bill Belichick is a freaking magician on the sidelines.
00:54:14
Speaker
They almost found a way to beat the Eagles week one.
00:54:16
Speaker
And on Sunday night, they almost found a way to beat the Dolphins.
00:54:21
Speaker
They lost by one possession in both.
00:54:22
Speaker
So yeah, this is in New York, but Belichick owns the Jets.
00:54:27
Speaker
Zach Wilson doesn't own anybody.
00:54:29
Speaker
So I got the Patriots and Matt Judon.
00:54:31
Speaker
Wake her up, baby!
00:54:33
Speaker
Going into New York, and I have them winning at a confidence of eight.
00:54:37
Speaker
And I almost put it higher than that, too.
00:54:39
Speaker
Wow.
00:54:40
Speaker
Okay.
00:54:40
Speaker
I am surprised by that.
00:54:43
Speaker
Just I really don't like Zach.
00:54:44
Speaker
Sorry.
00:54:45
Speaker
I get that.
00:54:45
Speaker
I get that.
00:54:46
Speaker
I mean, I definitely think he has some issues, but their defense is still scary.
00:54:50
Speaker
Mack Jones ain't it either.
00:54:54
Speaker
Let's be real.
00:54:55
Speaker
Mack Jones ain't it, but his name is Mack.
00:54:57
Speaker
So that should give him something, right?
00:54:59
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, that's great.
00:55:01
Speaker
But yeah.
00:55:04
Speaker
I leave my argument at the fact that his name is Mack.
00:55:06
Speaker
So there you go.
00:55:08
Speaker
Period.
00:55:08
Speaker
End of story.
00:55:09
Speaker
We're going Patriots at eight.
00:55:12
Speaker
And now we've got nine games with five minutes.
00:55:14
Speaker
So we got this.
00:55:15
Speaker
We got this.
00:55:17
Speaker
Okay, here we go.
00:55:18
Speaker
This one I think is going to be pretty easy here.
00:55:19
Speaker
The Buffalo Bills at Washington Commanders.
Bills vs Commanders Confidence
00:55:22
Speaker
Hit us with it.
00:55:23
Speaker
And who would have thunk if we would have said this game, week three, one team is going to be 2-0.
00:55:27
Speaker
Who's it going to be?
00:55:28
Speaker
I don't think many people would have thought the Washington Commanders.
00:55:31
Speaker
But here we are.
00:55:32
Speaker
They are 2-0.
00:55:33
Speaker
And they will be.
00:55:35
Speaker
3-0 at the end of this game.
00:55:37
Speaker
What?
00:55:39
Speaker
Not.
00:55:39
Speaker
Commanders, great start to the season.
00:55:42
Speaker
It's a fun story.
00:55:43
Speaker
They've won a couple games that people are like, oh, they might not have been able to win these games.
00:55:47
Speaker
They found a way to end up on top week one and two.
00:55:52
Speaker
Bills are figuring it out.
00:55:53
Speaker
Josh Allen had a huge bounce back week against the Raiders in week two.
00:55:56
Speaker
Yeah, this game's in Washington, but the Bills are still a Super Bowl contender for a reason.
00:56:01
Speaker
The Commanders still don't have a...
00:56:05
Speaker
household QB option under the helm.
00:56:09
Speaker
So I've got the Patriots, or sorry, I got the Bills.
00:56:14
Speaker
I would have the Patriots beating the Commanders as well.
00:56:16
Speaker
He's rattled, folks.
00:56:17
Speaker
He's rattled.
00:56:18
Speaker
But I got the Bills beating the Commanders.
00:56:21
Speaker
I got them beating them pretty handedly.
00:56:25
Speaker
And I have them at double digits at 11.
00:56:28
Speaker
Okay.
00:56:30
Speaker
I actually have them a little higher than you, but I also have the bills.
00:56:33
Speaker
So I will not expand on that anymore.
00:56:36
Speaker
And I will just say that I have them at 14.
00:56:39
Speaker
But why?
00:56:41
Speaker
Because I wanted to add three points to yours.
00:56:44
Speaker
Okay.
00:56:45
Speaker
That's a great answer.
00:56:46
Speaker
And let's move along.
00:56:48
Speaker
Okay, perfect.
00:56:49
Speaker
Boom.
00:56:51
Speaker
Next game here is the Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars or the Jacksonville Jays.
00:56:58
Speaker
Thank you.
00:56:59
Speaker
And we have, I think, another fairly easy assessment in this one.
00:57:04
Speaker
Obviously, it's the NFL.
00:57:05
Speaker
Anything could happen.
00:57:06
Speaker
But going off of our gut, I'm going with the Jags here.
00:57:10
Speaker
I think that they're going to be able to win this game at home.
00:57:13
Speaker
The Jags are, you know, finding their rhythm under Doug Peters.
00:57:17
Speaker
Peterson as their head coach last year and this year.
00:57:22
Speaker
Obviously, they made a stamp in the playoffs last year, taking out the Chargers.
00:57:26
Speaker
And I think they're continuing it this year.
00:57:28
Speaker
I know they lost to the Chiefs, but they made it a fight.
00:57:32
Speaker
They made it a good game.
00:57:34
Speaker
And I still think they have got a lot of things going for them, specifically with the addition of Calvin Ridley in this offseason.
00:57:41
Speaker
So Jags, I think, are going to take this both sides of the ball, no problem.
00:57:45
Speaker
And I've got them at 12.
00:57:48
Speaker
Excellent.
00:57:49
Speaker
Well said.
00:57:50
Speaker
I also have double digits.
00:57:51
Speaker
I'm a little less confident than you, but as you said, I am not going to expound because we are both in agreeance on this one.
00:57:58
Speaker
Jags good.
00:57:59
Speaker
Texans not.
00:58:00
Speaker
CJ Stroud's had a tough start to his career.
00:58:02
Speaker
I'm looking like a real dodo head for saying the Texans were going to finish second in that division a couple weeks ago.
00:58:06
Speaker
That's okay.
00:58:08
Speaker
I said the Bengals were going to the Super Bowl, so.
00:58:10
Speaker
You did say that.
00:58:11
Speaker
Sorry, Cincinnati.
00:58:11
Speaker
It's not looking great.
00:58:12
Speaker
Don't go 0-3.
00:58:14
Speaker
Big nuggets.
00:58:16
Speaker
Yeah, I got the Jags winning this game.
00:58:18
Speaker
Trevor Lawrence in Jacksonville.
00:58:23
Speaker
And yeah, I mean, other than Nico Collins, Texans don't have many bright spots right now.
00:58:27
Speaker
So yeah, I have the Jags winning at home and I got them at 10.
00:58:32
Speaker
All righty.
00:58:33
Speaker
So still double digits.
00:58:34
Speaker
That's good to hear that we're not too far off.
00:58:37
Speaker
I'm hoping that continues in this final game of the 1 p.m.
00:58:40
Speaker
slate, the Indianapolis Colts at Baltimore Ravens.
00:58:45
Speaker
All right.
00:58:45
Speaker
Another game I'm unbelievably confident in.
00:58:47
Speaker
So we're just hemming.
00:58:48
Speaker
We're hawing.
00:58:49
Speaker
We're going left.
00:58:50
Speaker
We're going right.
00:58:50
Speaker
Easy peasy.
00:58:52
Speaker
Ravens had a really nice game against the Bengals.
00:58:56
Speaker
Their number one rival.
00:58:57
Speaker
Steelers are still a huge rival, right?
00:58:59
Speaker
But the Bengals are obviously the bigger threat, or at least we thought, in the AFC North.
00:59:03
Speaker
Lamar had a great bounce back game other than the Odell injury, which...
00:59:07
Speaker
Sorry, Odell.
00:59:08
Speaker
He hasn't been super effective to start the season anyways.
00:59:11
Speaker
Their backup running back since losing J.K.
00:59:13
Speaker
Dobbins looked awesome.
00:59:16
Speaker
And the Colts did have a feel-good win.
00:59:19
Speaker
But Richardson, as Mack alluded to, great word.
00:59:23
Speaker
he left with concussion symptoms.
00:59:25
Speaker
Was it?
00:59:25
Speaker
Yes, it was.
00:59:26
Speaker
He had two.
00:59:27
Speaker
Mack was just shaking her head at me.
00:59:28
Speaker
I'm shaking my head because that's the second time now you've said it alluded to.
00:59:32
Speaker
Great word.
00:59:33
Speaker
I know.
00:59:33
Speaker
That's just my new spiel.
00:59:35
Speaker
Every time I say it, I got him.
00:59:37
Speaker
New spiel?
00:59:39
Speaker
Oh, yeah.
00:59:39
Speaker
Alluded hasn't entered the chat at all.
00:59:41
Speaker
It's not new, my friend.
00:59:42
Speaker
They haven't entered the chat at all the last three years.
00:59:46
Speaker
But, yeah, if Anthony Richardson seriously injured, which concussion is no joke,
00:59:51
Speaker
Max Adam, I've had them.
00:59:52
Speaker
They're not fun.
00:59:54
Speaker
He might not play.
00:59:56
Speaker
Even if he does, this is in Baltimore, Edgar Allen Poe.
01:00:01
Speaker
So I think the Ravens are going to win and I've got so much shaking in the head going on right now.
01:00:05
Speaker
I got them winning almost my most confident.
01:00:08
Speaker
I have them at 15.
01:00:10
Speaker
Oh, wow.
01:00:11
Speaker
Okay.
01:00:13
Speaker
I also think the Ravens are going to win.
01:00:14
Speaker
I have them a good bit lower than you.
01:00:17
Speaker
Again, I was assuming that everybody who is questionable was going to play.
01:00:21
Speaker
So this is assuming Anthony Richardson plays.
01:00:24
Speaker
I think he's done a pretty good job in Indianapolis.
01:00:26
Speaker
And I think that we were extremely hard on the Colts to head into this season.
01:00:31
Speaker
I think they've done better than anybody anticipated.
01:00:35
Speaker
I do still think it's going to be the Ravens.
01:00:36
Speaker
I do still have them at double digits.
01:00:38
Speaker
I have them at 10, but this was just assuming that he plays.
01:00:43
Speaker
And I feel like the Colts actually have been putting a string of some good play together.
01:00:49
Speaker
So that's why I have, and they've definitely been surprising some people, especially my co-host who said that the Texans were going to get second in that division.
01:00:55
Speaker
So without further ado, we head into the afternoon window of games.
01:00:59
Speaker
And we're going to do a little switcheroo here.
01:01:02
Speaker
Mac, do you mind giving our viewers the first ad of the day?
01:01:07
Speaker
Switcheroos are not allowed.
01:01:08
Speaker
Switcheroos are not allowed.
01:01:10
Speaker
Oh, I'm so sorry.
01:01:11
Speaker
Well, it's currently happening.
01:01:12
Speaker
Making Waves bylaws that switcheroos are not allowed and that co-host Bobo must always give the first advertisement.
01:01:22
Speaker
Well, I didn't see that in the bylaws.
01:01:24
Speaker
I also ripped it up right when I saw it.
01:01:26
Speaker
So I think you're going to have to give us our first ad here.
01:01:30
Speaker
Okay, well, don't you worry.
01:01:32
Speaker
Yours is coming, so you better get prepared.
01:01:34
Speaker
No, it's not.
01:01:34
Speaker
But my Making Waves advertisement for week three of the NFL is brought to you by Gatorade.
01:01:46
Speaker
It's Gatorade.
01:01:47
Speaker
Don't Haterade.
01:01:50
Speaker
Take a slip and you'll slay the day.
01:01:54
Speaker
Put it in your cup.
01:01:56
Speaker
Fill it up.
01:01:58
Speaker
Gatorade.
01:01:59
Speaker
Oh my God.
01:02:05
Speaker
And I officially have a career in rapping.
01:02:08
Speaker
Why did you just rap that?
01:02:10
Speaker
Because I'm trying to get away from my 50s jingle.
01:02:14
Speaker
I'm really switching up my shtick here.
01:02:18
Speaker
You didn't just get away from it.
01:02:20
Speaker
You literally went 180 degrees from a 50s jingle to a rap.
01:02:26
Speaker
Did you just also rhyme Haterade with Gatorade?
01:02:29
Speaker
Yes, and I said, and slay the day.
01:02:32
Speaker
You did say slay the day.
01:02:33
Speaker
That was pretty awesome.
01:02:34
Speaker
And then you finished with the gulp, gulp, gulp.
01:02:38
Speaker
That was unexpected.
01:02:39
Speaker
That definitely went a different direction than I thought it would.
01:02:42
Speaker
But hey, we're here for it.
01:02:45
Speaker
Oh, man.
01:02:46
Speaker
But this is what happens.
01:02:47
Speaker
Different direction.
01:02:48
Speaker
When you switch things up, I'm off my game.
01:02:50
Speaker
I can't get my 50s jingles, so I just rap.
01:02:54
Speaker
Well, I still liked it, and I've gotten many comments and texts from people saying that your ads are way better than mine.
01:03:00
Speaker
So we'll see if I can jump you, but that was a pretty strong start.
01:03:04
Speaker
I liked it.
01:03:05
Speaker
That was a very good wrap.
01:03:06
Speaker
You better start brainstorming, and I'll give you some time to do that as we look into this Sunday afternoon slate.
Seahawks vs Panthers Prediction
01:03:13
Speaker
4.05 p.m., the Carolina Panthers at Seattle Seahawks.
01:03:17
Speaker
As we've already mentioned, the Seahawks are a bit of a thorn in the lion's side.
01:03:22
Speaker
Won last week.
01:03:23
Speaker
I think they're unfortunately going to win again this week.
01:03:26
Speaker
Going to go 2-1.
01:03:28
Speaker
They are playing at home.
01:03:30
Speaker
Carolina is just struggling to get started.
01:03:33
Speaker
Bryce Young, number one overall pick.
01:03:35
Speaker
You're very happy to hear that they are not doing too good over here in my home state, North Carolina.
01:03:43
Speaker
I know they're one-on-one, but still just struggling a bit with Bryce Young here.
01:03:48
Speaker
And I think the Seahawks are going to have no problem welcoming them to the very loud stadium of Lumen Field.
01:03:56
Speaker
So I've got Seahawks at seven.
01:03:59
Speaker
Okay.
01:04:01
Speaker
Also, sorry to the fans.
01:04:02
Speaker
I know we say okay every time when our other host says the score, but it's hard to not.
01:04:07
Speaker
I'd like to see you try this, okay?
01:04:10
Speaker
I agree.
01:04:11
Speaker
Panthers, they're losing a lot.
01:04:13
Speaker
Right now, it's looking like my boys might have two top five picks, so that's one thing that's going for me and Chicago Bears fans.
01:04:18
Speaker
The only thing that's going for us right now.
01:04:21
Speaker
But yeah, I agree.
01:04:21
Speaker
Seattle's had a bad week one.
01:04:23
Speaker
They bounced back in a really, really surprising way in Detroit.
01:04:27
Speaker
And man, they're just beating up on all of your teams, your first home state, your current home state.
01:04:32
Speaker
Do they have a personal vendetta against you or what's going on here?
01:04:35
Speaker
Apparently, I don't know why.
01:04:37
Speaker
I went out and I spent a summer in Seattle just doing good, working for FEMA out there, trying to do good in the world.
01:04:44
Speaker
And Seattle, maybe they're mad at me that I left, but I couldn't leave the wife behind.
01:04:49
Speaker
Got to come home.
01:04:51
Speaker
Couldn't leave the wife behind.
01:04:52
Speaker
And did they win when you were there?
01:04:54
Speaker
The one game that you went to in Seattle?
01:04:56
Speaker
I saw them play against the Bengals and the Joe Burrow list Bengals.
01:05:04
Speaker
And I do believe they won when I was at that game.
01:05:07
Speaker
Well, we need to figure out why they hate you so much and why you're on their shiz list because they are.
01:05:13
Speaker
All that to say, I agree they're going to win.
01:05:15
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I got them at nine.
01:05:16
Speaker
So we got seven and nine pretty similar there.
01:05:20
Speaker
Perfect.
01:05:21
Speaker
Okay.
01:05:22
Speaker
Well, I hate to bring up this next game, but we got to do it.
01:05:24
Speaker
It's again in the bylaws, even though you ripped him up, we got to go through every game.
Bears vs Chiefs and Taylor Swift Impact
01:05:29
Speaker
No, we have the Chicago bears at Kansas city chiefs, and this is your game.
01:05:34
Speaker
I won't add too much.
01:05:36
Speaker
Promise salt to the wound, but go ahead.
01:05:39
Speaker
Promise.
01:05:39
Speaker
Okay.
01:05:41
Speaker
We're going to hold you to that.
01:05:42
Speaker
Us, me and the fans as us.
01:05:44
Speaker
Okay.
01:05:44
Speaker
Okay.
01:05:45
Speaker
Yeah, I'm not really happy with anything about the Bears right now.
01:05:47
Speaker
There's been a lot of stuff that's also come out today that I would prefer not to talk about.
01:05:52
Speaker
Fair.
01:05:53
Speaker
I'm not going to press.
01:05:54
Speaker
I'm not going to push.
01:05:55
Speaker
I'm not going to pry.
01:05:56
Speaker
I'm not going to press on it.
01:05:57
Speaker
Everybody that listens to this podcast knows what I'm referring to at this point, for sure.
01:06:03
Speaker
By the time this comes out, there's been a lot of really, really disturbing and bad things coming out of the Bears'
01:06:11
Speaker
What's the word I'm looking for?
01:06:12
Speaker
The Bears.
01:06:13
Speaker
Headquarters or corporate offices.
01:06:14
Speaker
There we go.
01:06:15
Speaker
Thank you.
01:06:16
Speaker
Or staff, you know.
01:06:17
Speaker
Yes.
01:06:18
Speaker
So a lot of bad things.
01:06:19
Speaker
On the field staff.
01:06:21
Speaker
Yep.
01:06:21
Speaker
On the field staff.
01:06:22
Speaker
Really, really bad.
01:06:23
Speaker
Disturbing things.
01:06:25
Speaker
But then putting that aside, the field play has just been horrendous.
01:06:30
Speaker
As a diehard Bears fan, it's just been hard to watch.
01:06:33
Speaker
They get your hopes up and then they just really drive them into the ground.
01:06:38
Speaker
So I'm in a bad place right now as a Bears fan.
01:06:41
Speaker
A lot of my friends are letting me know it.
01:06:44
Speaker
And yeah, it's tough to cheer for this team because the on-field product is just really bad.
01:06:51
Speaker
And no better time to go into Kansas City and play the Chiefs to try to avoid that just dreaded 0-3 start.
01:06:58
Speaker
So unfortunately, we're not going to win this game.
01:07:03
Speaker
I'm a pretty optimistic guy.
01:07:05
Speaker
I think everybody that listens to this podcast knows that sometimes I'm a little too optimistic.
01:07:09
Speaker
But maybe for us, Mac, and the hooligans, this is the best thing that could happen is the Bears just really show their true colors right off the bat.
01:07:17
Speaker
And now they force me to be realistic here, and they force me to come down to earth a little bit.
01:07:25
Speaker
We're not making the playoffs.
01:07:26
Speaker
We're not winning 11 games.
01:07:28
Speaker
And we're realistically going to have a top five pick again.
01:07:30
Speaker
So all that to say enough of enough tier, tier shower over here for me.
01:07:37
Speaker
And not to mention that the chiefs have the power of Taylor Swift now as well.
01:07:40
Speaker
Apparently I'm sure Matt will talk about that, but yeah, chiefs are going to win.
Taylor Swift and Travis Kelsey Rumors
01:07:45
Speaker
This probably could have been a lot higher, but I am still a diehard bears fan.
01:07:48
Speaker
So I have them winning at 12th.
01:07:51
Speaker
Oh, okay.
01:07:52
Speaker
I was nicer to your boys than you were.
01:07:56
Speaker
I will say I definitely lowered my confidence simply out of respect for you.
01:08:01
Speaker
It's hard.
01:08:02
Speaker
I know it more than anybody that when your team is losing, it's not great to continue getting kicked when you're down.
01:08:09
Speaker
So that's tough, and I was trying to be respectful.
01:08:12
Speaker
I do have the Chiefs.
01:08:13
Speaker
I won't add anything further to the field play or any of the stuff about the actual game.
01:08:19
Speaker
I have them at 11.
01:08:20
Speaker
But I am curious your take on the rumors that Travis Kelsey and Taylor Swift are dating.
01:08:27
Speaker
Well, that's a great question.
01:08:28
Speaker
I think it's fascinating.
01:08:31
Speaker
I think that...
01:08:33
Speaker
Everything I've read earlier on in the week, I was going to say, no, what I sent you on Instagram today with his brother, Jason saying he thinks it's a hundred percent true has me thinking a little bit.
01:08:45
Speaker
I still think it's a lie, but I'm starting to become a little bit of a believer.
01:08:51
Speaker
I'd love to more importantly hear one of the super, super fans over here, a true Swifty through and through what is your take and how does it make you feel?
01:09:01
Speaker
You know, I do also, yeah, I do believe I am a true Swifty.
01:09:06
Speaker
I, first off the bat, I really like Travis Kelsey.
01:09:09
Speaker
I think he's really good tight end, obviously the best tight end in the league.
01:09:13
Speaker
Yep.
01:09:13
Speaker
Great for the Chiefs.
01:09:15
Speaker
They're phenomenal.
01:09:17
Speaker
All of that.
01:09:18
Speaker
All that to say, though, she's too good for him.
01:09:21
Speaker
Let's just be real.
01:09:22
Speaker
Let's just be blunt.
01:09:25
Speaker
T-Swift is too good for him.
01:09:26
Speaker
I'm going to be honest, in my opinion.
01:09:30
Speaker
So I don't know.
01:09:31
Speaker
I don't know that I'm buying it yet.
01:09:33
Speaker
Are they texting, talking?
01:09:35
Speaker
Maybe.
01:09:35
Speaker
I know there was that whole thing.
01:09:36
Speaker
He went to her show and they chatted about or he like give her a hard time because he was trying to give her a bracelet with his number on it.
01:09:45
Speaker
But she doesn't talk to fans after the show because she's resting her voice.
01:09:49
Speaker
Since then, it's kind of been swirled into all this other stuff.
01:09:52
Speaker
So maybe are they actually texting and stuff?
01:09:54
Speaker
Maybe.
01:09:55
Speaker
Do I think it's going to be like a legitimate relationship?
01:09:58
Speaker
No, I really don't.
01:10:01
Speaker
So my last question, because we are gassed a little over time already.
01:10:07
Speaker
Do you think anybody's good enough for for Miss Taylor Swift?
01:10:10
Speaker
No.
01:10:11
Speaker
Is there any?
01:10:12
Speaker
Oh, OK.
01:10:12
Speaker
Interesting.
01:10:13
Speaker
I was I had a feeling that you might say that.
01:10:17
Speaker
No, no, I don't.
01:10:19
Speaker
That makes a little bit more sense.
01:10:20
Speaker
That should make Travis feel a little better.
01:10:22
Speaker
What if all of a sudden you found out that your co-host and best friend was in cahoots and chatting with Miss Kate?
01:10:29
Speaker
Oh, I'd support that.
01:10:30
Speaker
So, okay, yeah, there is you.
01:10:33
Speaker
Okay, amazing, because I could obviously, and the only reason that's the case is because I could give you the inside track.
01:10:37
Speaker
You could become really good friends with one of your idols and backstage passes, maybe sing some songs with her at concerts, yada, yada, yada.
01:10:45
Speaker
Totally.
01:10:45
Speaker
Yeah, I'm in for that.
01:10:46
Speaker
Well, I'll do my best.
01:10:48
Speaker
Maybe I'll send some DMs and see if I can, you know, maybe start chatting with Tay.
01:10:54
Speaker
Okay, yeah, please do.
01:10:55
Speaker
Just become a professional at something and maybe she'll give you a shot.
01:11:00
Speaker
Okay, perfect.
01:11:01
Speaker
Well, podcasters, we're on our way.
Dallas Cowboys Super Bowl Potential
01:11:05
Speaker
All right, now that the T-Swift drama is behind us, let's move on to the drama of the Dallas Cowboys.
01:11:13
Speaker
And it's not really drama, but it's...
01:11:16
Speaker
Looking good for them.
01:11:17
Speaker
Maybe it's more of an action movie with their defense that they have because the Dallas Cowboys have been ripping and roaring apart from all those teams.
01:11:27
Speaker
And they are about to continue it this weekend at the Arizona Cardinals.
01:11:31
Speaker
That defense, man, they're going to eat.
01:11:34
Speaker
They're going to feast.
01:11:35
Speaker
I have no doubt about it.
01:11:37
Speaker
I've got the Cowboys at 16.
01:11:39
Speaker
Oh, that was your game.
01:11:40
Speaker
I was going to say, did you just take my game again?
01:11:42
Speaker
No, that was my game.
01:11:44
Speaker
I'm so sorry.
01:11:44
Speaker
That was your game.
01:11:45
Speaker
I completely agree.
01:11:47
Speaker
I was like, drama with the Cowboys.
01:11:48
Speaker
What am I missing here?
01:11:49
Speaker
It was just an attempt at a transition that didn't go well.
01:11:52
Speaker
No, I thought it went well.
01:11:53
Speaker
So I had to try and save it.
01:11:55
Speaker
I think it went really well.
01:11:56
Speaker
Sorry, did you say 16?
01:11:56
Speaker
I did.
01:11:58
Speaker
Ding, diddly, ding, ding, ding, diddly, ding, ding, ding, ding.
01:12:01
Speaker
I was like, there's no way he has them much lower.
01:12:04
Speaker
No, I absolutely have him at 16.
01:12:06
Speaker
Ding, diddly, ding, ding, ding.
01:12:08
Speaker
They are incredible right now.
01:12:10
Speaker
I don't want to make any really rash, brash, whatever the word is, statements.
01:12:15
Speaker
As of now, I think they are my team to beat in the NFC.
01:12:19
Speaker
With that defense and Micah Parsons, people are saying he's the best player in the NFL, which I think that's a little much.
01:12:24
Speaker
But if that offense can be even a percentage of what the defense is, I think the Cowboys have everything they need to be a Super Bowl team.
01:12:33
Speaker
And that's a crazy statement.
01:12:35
Speaker
So yeah, I'll leave it at that.
01:12:38
Speaker
But yeah, I got them at 16.
01:12:39
Speaker
I think they're playing the worst team in the NFL, so it should be an easy one.
01:12:42
Speaker
Okay.
01:12:43
Speaker
Sounds good.
01:12:44
Speaker
I like it.
Steelers vs Raiders Predictions
01:12:46
Speaker
Moving into the Sunday night game, Pittsburgh Steelers at Las Vegas Raiders.
01:12:54
Speaker
Raiders.
01:12:56
Speaker
Yes.
01:12:56
Speaker
Okay, so...
01:12:58
Speaker
This is also a bit of a tough game, in my opinion.
01:13:01
Speaker
I know we both agree on it.
01:13:02
Speaker
Steelers looked pretty solid on Monday night.
01:13:05
Speaker
They easily could have won.
01:13:06
Speaker
Oh, no, they did win that game.
01:13:07
Speaker
Well, I am out of it.
01:13:08
Speaker
Still thinking about Taylor Swift.
01:13:10
Speaker
They did.
01:13:12
Speaker
Oh, you did that on purpose just to rub it in.
01:13:15
Speaker
That game got you the tie in the Waltham Challenge.
01:13:17
Speaker
I wish I could say I did that on purpose, but I actually didn't.
01:13:20
Speaker
But, no, they could have won the game, and they did.
01:13:22
Speaker
So, lucky for Pittsburgh, they're 1-1.
01:13:24
Speaker
This is...
01:13:26
Speaker
An interesting game.
01:13:27
Speaker
I think the Steelers and the Raiders are very evenly matched.
01:13:31
Speaker
This is in Las Vegas, as Mac alluded to.
01:13:35
Speaker
Raiders!
01:13:36
Speaker
Raiders!
01:13:38
Speaker
And it's a primetime game.
01:13:39
Speaker
Mike Tomlin has been a very, very successful coach in these primetime games.
01:13:46
Speaker
While Jimmy G has had a solid start to his career, the Raiders are looking pretty solid.
01:13:51
Speaker
I think small hands pick it.
01:13:53
Speaker
And Pickens and Najee are going to be a little too much to handle.
01:13:58
Speaker
That defense looked incredible on Monday night with two defensive scores.
01:14:04
Speaker
So I think the Steelers are going to win a pretty tight game.
01:14:06
Speaker
And that's why I have them at a low field goal.
01:14:11
Speaker
Okay.
01:14:12
Speaker
You got them at three.
01:14:13
Speaker
Well, I am only.
01:14:14
Speaker
I got them at four.
01:14:15
Speaker
Oh, I'm kidding.
01:14:17
Speaker
I got them at three.
01:14:19
Speaker
Weird.
01:14:19
Speaker
Weird.
01:14:21
Speaker
Because I have mine at a field goal plus one at four.
01:14:26
Speaker
And I have the Raiders winning this game.
01:14:31
Speaker
So this is our fourth and final game that we chose separately.
01:14:35
Speaker
Is that correct?
01:14:37
Speaker
I think one of the Monday night games I was surprised that we had.
01:14:41
Speaker
I didn't know that this one was different.
01:14:43
Speaker
So I think we have one more too.
01:14:44
Speaker
Oh, okay.
01:14:46
Speaker
Yeah, I believe we did choose Monday night separately as well.
01:14:49
Speaker
But yes, this is one that I have the Raiders winning this game.
01:14:54
Speaker
And obviously being in Las Vegas makes a big difference.
01:14:58
Speaker
Again, I'm also assuming that Devontae Adams is healthy.
01:15:02
Speaker
I know he's a little banged up at the moment.
01:15:05
Speaker
If not, that obviously changes some things because the Pittsburgh defense really did look very strong.
01:15:10
Speaker
But
01:15:11
Speaker
I don't know.
01:15:11
Speaker
I think for me with the Raiders, I think they have done enough to show me exactly who we all thought they were going to be.
01:15:19
Speaker
Right.
01:15:20
Speaker
They have Jimmy Garoppolo at the at the helm under the helm.
01:15:25
Speaker
And he's doing kind of the same thing, in my opinion, as he was for the 49ers.
01:15:29
Speaker
He's more of a game manager.
01:15:31
Speaker
He moves the ball effectively, efficiently.
01:15:34
Speaker
He limits turnovers for the most part and just gives the defense an opportunity to shine in a lot of different ways.
01:15:41
Speaker
And also just gets the ball to his playmakers, who the Raiders do have some really big playmakers.
01:15:46
Speaker
Steelers on the other side, I don't know.
01:15:48
Speaker
I still just feel like I need to see more from them to really buy it.
01:15:53
Speaker
Kenny Pickett, he's doing all right.
01:15:55
Speaker
And, you know, Pickens doing all right.
01:15:57
Speaker
But overall, I just don't know that they are at the next caliber.
01:16:02
Speaker
And I don't know that the Raiders are either, but I think they're closer to that next caliber of like really good gameplay.
01:16:09
Speaker
So ultimately, I mean, I think it's going to be a fun game.
01:16:12
Speaker
This could go either way.
01:16:13
Speaker
I did keep it low.
01:16:14
Speaker
Obviously, like you said, I kept it at four, but I'm leaning Raiders in this one.
01:16:18
Speaker
Okay.
01:16:19
Speaker
Wow.
01:16:20
Speaker
Our fourth game that we have differently of the week.
01:16:23
Speaker
Wow.
01:16:23
Speaker
So we have five.
01:16:25
Speaker
We have five.
01:16:25
Speaker
Can you say waffles?
01:16:27
Speaker
This is a big Waffle House week.
01:16:29
Speaker
My gosh, it's huge.
01:16:31
Speaker
It's huge.
01:16:32
Speaker
Wow.
01:16:32
Speaker
Okay.
01:16:34
Speaker
All right.
Sponsorship Segment: Body Armor vs Gatorade
01:16:35
Speaker
Well, we can go ahead and move over to Monday night.
01:16:37
Speaker
But before we do, it is time for the second word from our sponsors.
01:16:43
Speaker
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01:16:46
Speaker
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01:16:47
Speaker
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01:16:49
Speaker
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01:16:49
Speaker
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01:16:50
Speaker
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01:16:53
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01:17:03
Speaker
Body Armor.
01:17:06
Speaker
Body Armor.
01:17:07
Speaker
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01:17:09
Speaker
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01:17:11
Speaker
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01:17:12
Speaker
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01:17:15
Speaker
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01:17:19
Speaker
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01:17:21
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01:17:23
Speaker
Okay.
01:17:24
Speaker
Body armor.
01:17:26
Speaker
I liked it.
01:17:27
Speaker
Why the long face?
01:17:30
Speaker
Because I just never even got anywhere.
01:17:32
Speaker
I was just singing.
01:17:34
Speaker
Body armor.
01:17:35
Speaker
That sounds pretty good.
01:17:41
Speaker
That sounded really good.
01:17:42
Speaker
That was also... Oh, here we go again.
01:17:45
Speaker
Oh, my gosh.
01:17:46
Speaker
No, that did.
01:17:47
Speaker
That sounded good.
01:17:49
Speaker
Oh, my gosh.
01:17:49
Speaker
Well, sounds like we got some competitor ads
Eagles vs Buccaneers Prediction
01:17:53
Speaker
with Gatorade.
01:17:53
Speaker
We got body armor.
01:17:56
Speaker
Slack us in the comments.
01:17:57
Speaker
Slack.
01:17:58
Speaker
Oh, my God.
01:18:00
Speaker
Send us a Slack to our work emails.
01:18:02
Speaker
Please don't.
01:18:04
Speaker
Who you like better, Body Armor or Gatorade?
01:18:07
Speaker
Let us know in the comments.
01:18:08
Speaker
What comments are people going to let us know in?
01:18:11
Speaker
All right.
01:18:11
Speaker
How about this?
01:18:11
Speaker
We'll see how loyal our fans are.
01:18:13
Speaker
I'm going to make a story tomorrow.
01:18:15
Speaker
We'll see who's really listening here at 118 still.
01:18:18
Speaker
Leave us just a DM, say body armor or Gatorade.
01:18:21
Speaker
If you do, we'll know you're a real one.
01:18:23
Speaker
Okay.
01:18:25
Speaker
Send us a DM, body armor or Gatorade, whichever one gets more of the other person, we'll do something crazy next week.
01:18:31
Speaker
Stay tuned.
01:18:32
Speaker
Oh gosh.
01:18:33
Speaker
I didn't sign up for this.
01:18:35
Speaker
Now you did.
01:18:35
Speaker
It's in the bylaws, baby.
01:18:37
Speaker
Shoot.
01:18:38
Speaker
Okay.
01:18:40
Speaker
Let's look ahead to Monday night.
01:18:43
Speaker
I can't wait to see what you come up with.
01:18:45
Speaker
We're going to have zero comments.
01:18:46
Speaker
I know, zero.
01:18:47
Speaker
Literally zero.
01:18:48
Speaker
Paige and Vince and Maddie got us.
01:18:49
Speaker
I know we got three.
01:18:51
Speaker
Monday night, 7.15 p.m., Philadelphia Eagles at Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
01:18:57
Speaker
Is this me?
01:18:58
Speaker
Sorry, that ad just totally jumbled.
01:18:59
Speaker
No, this is me.
01:19:00
Speaker
Okay, have at it.
01:19:02
Speaker
This is one that I know we agree on.
01:19:04
Speaker
This one is in Tampa Bay.
01:19:06
Speaker
However, the away team, I think, is going to take the dub here.
01:19:10
Speaker
The Philadelphia Eagles starting strong, looking strong, looking as strong as ever.
01:19:16
Speaker
They were super strong, obviously, last year, continuing into this year.
01:19:20
Speaker
Are you okay?
01:19:21
Speaker
Sorry, you just said strong like eight times.
01:19:23
Speaker
Looking strong, feeling strong.
01:19:25
Speaker
It's because they had body armor and Gatorade, so they're really strong.
01:19:28
Speaker
Love it.
01:19:29
Speaker
So strong.
01:19:30
Speaker
So, so strong.
01:19:32
Speaker
And yeah, I think they're going to have no problem winning in a strong performance on Monday night.
01:19:37
Speaker
I think they're just really going to strong arm the team.
01:19:40
Speaker
And now I'm just trying to say strong
Dallas Cowboys Expectations
01:19:42
Speaker
as many times as I can.
01:19:42
Speaker
I like how you're just like, are you okay over there?
01:19:46
Speaker
Like, why is he laughing?
01:19:47
Speaker
And in a strong performance, the Philadelphia Eagles are going to beat the Tampa Bay Bucs.
01:19:53
Speaker
And I have them at a strong nine.
01:19:55
Speaker
Okay.
01:19:56
Speaker
Okay.
01:19:57
Speaker
Strong nine.
01:19:58
Speaker
I agree.
01:19:59
Speaker
I got the Eagles.
01:20:00
Speaker
Shout out Big T. Sorry about the voicemail the other night.
01:20:02
Speaker
Had a couple too many beers on Saturday.
01:20:04
Speaker
But yeah, I agree.
01:20:06
Speaker
I think the Eagles are going to win.
01:20:08
Speaker
They're strong.
01:20:09
Speaker
They're good.
01:20:09
Speaker
They got a solid defense.
01:20:11
Speaker
Baker's been looking pretty solid, but the Eagles are going to win this game.
01:20:13
Speaker
I got them at a confidence level of six.
01:20:17
Speaker
Okay, not too bad.
01:20:19
Speaker
Pretty strong ending here for us as we're looking at some of these games.
01:20:25
Speaker
And I promise I will not say strong again.
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As we look into the final game of week three, Monday night, 8.15 p.m., another doubleheader ending with what could be a good game in the Los Angeles Rams at Cincinnati Bengals.
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This is going to be a great second Monday night game.
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I don't know why they're doing two weeks in a row of two Monday night games.
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Mac is pumped.
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She's dancing.
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She's ready for this episode to be over.
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We were so close.
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We're on the precipice.
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It's been a good one.
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And this is game number five.
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And I'm scared about this, McKenz, because I got this like pretty high and we have a difference.
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Very high.
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So I know you said that.
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The 0-2 start, you can't start 0-3.
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I think there's no way the Bengals and Joey B are going to start 0-3.
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They're healthy.
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This is in Cincinnati.
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They were in the AFC Championship game last year.
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They were in the Super Bowl two years ago.
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I just don't think there's any way they can lose this game.
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And yeah, they just lost again.
Bengals vs Rams Predictions
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It was a very tight game to the Ravens, a three-point loss to a playoff team.
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Joe started to look a little bit more like himself.
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So he was showing signs of the burrow we've known to, to see and watch and respect.
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Is he totally there yet?
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No.
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Did we see flashes?
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Yes.
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On the other side of the ball and Mac is not going to be happy folks.
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Cause this is the second week in a row.
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She's forgotten.
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At least I think, unless her wave maker of the week is in this game.
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I'm not sure if it was, but in the Rams, my God,
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Wave maker of the week, going to let Mac pull up the thing, is... Splash!
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Puka Nakua.
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You heard it correctly.
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Puka Nakua.
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Who?
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Puka who?
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Puka Nakua, bitch.
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He has come out of nowhere.
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Undrafted free agent out of BYU.
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22-year-old.
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who I did get in a couple leagues off of waivers, thank goodness.
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He has set an NFL record.
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Yes, an NFL record.
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Two weeks or two games into his career, he has 25 receptions.
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Cooper Cupps out, so that definitely has a big part of why he's been so successful.
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But last week he had 15 receptions for 147 yards, a massive fantasy game.
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Stafford obviously loves hooking up, connecting with this guy on the football field.
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Yeah, two straight games of double-digit receptions.
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He's come out of nowhere.
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A really cool story.
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But yeah, all that to say, I think the Bengals are just too strong at home.
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I think they're going to win this game, and I have them.
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at a scarily high confidence of seven.
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Ooh.
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Okay, yeah, that is a really scary high because this also, in my opinion, is an extremely 50-50 game.
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I will say, though, again, this is assuming that Joe Burrow plays.
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If he doesn't play, I think immediately this tilts the favor into the Rams' hands and a lot higher than what I have them, in my opinion.
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which we can talk about that if need be.
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But ultimately, I have the Rams here.
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And the reason being is because of a lot of the reasons that you've mentioned, the Rams are really looking like the team that they were two years ago.
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And yes, they don't have Cooper Cup.
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Maddie Staff loves that slot position where Cooper Cup plays, where Puka Nakua is now playing, which clearly it works for them.
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They draw it up.
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They scheme it up.
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Sean McVay clearly also loves that position because
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They make that one extremely successful, which I think opens up a lot on the field for other opportunities.
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You mentioned Kyron Williams.
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or maybe we mentioned it prior to the start of this recording, but their running back has gotten a lot of great opportunities as well.
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And they've got other weapons on the team, Tyler Higbee and such.
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So also defensively, I think that they have been doing a nice job, whereas the Cincinnati Bengals, I agree, they cannot afford to go 0-3.
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Unfortunately, I think they're going to, which is absurd, which is crazy.
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The highest paid player ever in the NFL is now potentially going to go 0-3.
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It's just, it's sick is what it is.
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It's sick and wrong.
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It doesn't make sense.
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The problem I have with the Bengals is maybe they were showing some flashes last week against the Ravens.
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I don't really know.
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I didn't watch much of that game.
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But the Rams have already shown flashes of who they were two years ago when they won the Super Bowl.
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The Bengals are still working their way up to that.
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It is in Cincinnati.
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I'll give you that.
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I know they can't afford it.
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I don't know.
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There's just something about the Bengals where I just don't know that this is going to be a good year for them.
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This may be one of those years where a team plummets and they need to make a ton
Bengals' Need for Changes
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of drastic changes.
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Specifically, I think, to that O-line, I don't know.
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I think Aaron Donald is going to be feasting like he was in the Super Bowl two years ago.
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And I don't think it's looking much different.
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So you're, you're always on it.
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I was just going to say, do you remember the last time these two teams played?
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I was so excited to ask you and you, you just had it.
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You already knew.
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Yeah.
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So, I mean, the fact that they, I just, I don't know.
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There's something about it that feels like a little bit of a repeat there where they're going to take advantage of the Cincinnati Bengals and could certainly be wrong if Joe Burrow's healthy.
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I agree they can't afford to lose this game, so maybe they'll make a miracle happen, but the Rams are looking good and I'm betting on the hot hand and I've got them at two.
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Okay.
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I was just shockingly enough,
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And I don't know how I knew this.
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I was going to bet you $100 that I knew how many points you were going to have on that game, but I couldn't beat you to the point.
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That's crazy.
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It's almost like you used deductive reasoning because you've been tracking all the other games.
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I'd have to be really good at math to know deductive reasoning.
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And you know me.
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I'm not good at math.
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So that couldn't be.
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That couldn't be it.
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Oh, my gosh.
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Well, folks.
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Well, we know you're bad at math because it's been an hour and 26 minutes, and you said it'd be an hour.
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So...
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But my math is good enough to know that this is a couple minutes better than last week.
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So we're going in the correct direction if we're able to wrap it up here soon, which we will.
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So this is a great one.
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Me and Mac have a ton to talk about offline with five games difference.
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But this has been fun per
Closing Remarks and Listener Engagement
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usual.
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Can't wait to hear Body Armor Gatorade let us know.
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And as always, we appreciate you Wave Riders and can't wait to see you next week.
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Absolutely.
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See you next week.
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Peace.