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We're Baaaaack!
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The NFL is back and so are Dawson and Mario!
Dawson and Mario spend time recapping the biggest takeaways from Week 1 of the NFL season.
The Lions upset the Chiefs in Arrowhead, the Cowboys dominate the Giants on Sunday Night Football, and the Jets with an emotional overtime victory over the Bills after losing Aaron Rodgers to an achilles injury.
The NFL season is here, and we cannot be happier!
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Transcript
NFL Season Kickoff Excitement
00:00:02
Speaker
How's it going, everyone? Good to be back going for two podcasts with my buddy Mario. I'm Dawson Danner. It's been a while. Six months have gone by, but no better time to get back in the swing of things than right now with week one of the NFL season in the rear view mirror. Right, Mario? NFL is back,
Lions vs. Chiefs Upset
00:00:23
Speaker
baby. Let's go. I feel like I've been waiting for this for a long time. But I mean,
00:00:31
Speaker
It was a great week one, kind of weird, honestly. I thought it was very weird in terms of like players who went off, who didn't stuff like that, but first game of the year. I know that was, uh, who was that first game? Lions, chiefs, lions, lions at the chiefs. The, uh, lions kind of a stunning upset win there 21 to 20.
00:00:59
Speaker
But the the Chiefs know Travis Kelcey due to an injury and know Chris Jones their defense stud defensive lineman because he was Holding out for his contract deal that he actually just signed this week. So how he ended up signing that Yeah, he did. Yeah, was it a big was it a pretty big deal? Do you know by chance? It wasn't it was a big deal I don't have it the exact numbers but he was that's why he was holding out. I mean he was looking to be a
00:01:22
Speaker
one of the highest paid defensive players in the league, so. Yeah, I think that showed honestly like their defense really was missing him. I thought at least when I saw him was compared to like looking back on the Super Bowl or defense was pretty good at least a line and then just not having a big piece like that was pretty huge for them. I thought and of course, you know, Travis Kelsey to that kind of that sucked. I mean the injuries this week have just been insane and it was it was tough to see Kelsey that was he was out for the first week, but I'm glad I think is he coming back this week?
00:01:52
Speaker
I think he's good to go. Yeah. I think they sidelined him mainly for precautionary reasons. So they can have them for, you know, long-term, but let's get into this game, man. I mean, that was kind of, obviously the lions that were pretty hyped up heading into the season, I feel like, but I don't think anyone saw them, them going into Kansas city, that hostile environment. I mean, they just celebrated their Superbowl win drop in the banner. And I
Chiefs' Offensive Struggles
00:02:20
Speaker
mean, they took it too.
00:02:21
Speaker
uh, my homes and the chiefs right from the jump. But, uh, one, one thing I wanted to point out, man, is, uh, cadreious Tony receiver for the chiefs. I mean, multiple drop passes that one of them that actually led to a pick six in the sec, uh, beginning of the second half that got the lions right back in the game. And. I mean, I don't know about you, man, but I feel like if he capped, if he hauls in a couple of those passes,
00:02:51
Speaker
Even if you only dropped one or two, I think the Chiefs come out with a win there. Oh, totally. I mean, I drafted, you know, I drafted Tony coming into the season for one of my other leagues and I was like, you know, it's been a lot of hype around him. You know, he left the Giants came here. Everyone's talking about his hands and stuff. And then he comes in and then just kind of shits the bed. But
00:03:12
Speaker
I mean, I think he's going to turn it back around. It was the first game of the season. Um, but yeah, you're totally right. I mean, if, if
Lions' Road to NFC North Victory?
00:03:18
Speaker
you make some of those catches and it wasn't just him either, if there was a couple of drop passes by a couple of guys, um, that, you know, could have ended the game, even that last drive, I mean, all they had to do was, you know, catch, catch, get the first down. That would have been a field goal range and that would have been it.
00:03:34
Speaker
Man, I was not expecting that outcome. I'll tell you that, the Lions. I mean, last year they came out hot in the first game versus the Eagles too. We almost had a comeback on us, but ended up pulling out the win. But man, they came out strong. And I think they're going to be a force wrecking with this year. They might even take that division. I don't know. See, I'm not really on that hype train quite yet, just because, I mean, they're the Detroit Lions. That franchise has been pretty pathetic for
00:04:02
Speaker
I mean, pretty much our entire lifetime. And, but I'm telling you, man, all these analysts are hyping them up. And like you said, predicting that there will be the NFC North division winners possibly make a run for in the playoffs. But so do you think that, what do you think? Do you think that they're legit this year or they are they pretenders? I think they're, I think last year was kind of a, um, feel out season under Dan Campbell. And, um, you know, I think that,
00:04:32
Speaker
This year is when they really make the jump. I mean, they drafted Jameer Gribbs. He's going to be a beast. They got Montgomery from the Bears. I think they're going to be a great team and it kind of showed just, I mean, coming into Kansas City is just huge. That's a
Rams' Surprising Win Over Seahawks
00:04:46
Speaker
great way to start off the season. I think they're going to carry that momentum all the way through. I mean, you know, it is the Detroit Lions, so I do have a little bit of hesitancy, but I do see them making a little more of a push than they did last year. I think they make a playoffs this year.
00:05:01
Speaker
Nice. Well, that was the first game of the season that obviously ended in that upset. Another big upset in my mind, and I'm not trying to be biased here, but the Rams going into Seattle and upsetting the Seahawks 30 to 13. I mean, kind of ended up being a blowout, which was good to see for my end, and I was not expecting that. Yeah, I feel like that was all luck, honestly.
00:05:34
Speaker
You know, no Cooper cup, Puka Nakua, the rookie receiver out of BYU. I mean, filling his cups, empty shoes there and pretty much being Stafford's go-to target. Oh, yeah. 10 patches for 119 yards. I mean, the guy was just feeling himself all game long. And I don't know what it is, man. The Rams, ever since I've been a fan of them, they always seem to take care of Seattle.
00:06:02
Speaker
And even in Seattle, which is another tough environment to play in. Oh, totally. I mean, I was even just asking you that before we started. I mean, it seems like that division, everyone's kind of got everyone's number. And, you know, that's crazy. You guys came out on top in Seattle without cupric cup. Um, and then Puka, love that name, Puka waiver wire, baby. That's my pickup this week for this, uh, for the league that me and Doss are in about to take that league.
00:06:29
Speaker
get first this year. So that's going to be a big
Uncertain Future for the Rams
00:06:31
Speaker
pickup for me. But no, the Rams, the Rams look good. Um, you know, only letting our allowance. Yeah. I'll score 13 points at home. Um, healthy. That's huge. And without Cooper cup, like you said, so I don't know. I think the Rams are, you think they're for real this year or you think they're going to make a turnaround or is, is it, is this just kind of a fluke? Uh, you know what, man, I, the true fan in me, I definitely think that could have been a fluke game.
00:06:58
Speaker
I mean, week one, anything can happen usually. Everyone's with a fresh start. But I did like what I saw from our defense because the last couple seasons, especially last year, our secondary has just been picked apart like Swiss cheese by whoever was on the other side at quarterback. But they held Gino Smith to not many yards passing and they played a very good game. They allowed Aaron Donald to get to the quarterback.
00:07:28
Speaker
I think it's a little too early for me to make my final say on whether or not they, you know, can make a run, but they were expected to only win seven games though, was the prediction. You're going over and under. Over and under seven and a half, Doss. Yeah, right now I'm going under. Under, wow. Not confident. Nope. Well, we asked you.
00:07:54
Speaker
Well, I was going to say, let me ask you this, though. So if the Rams don't make playoffs this year, they have another terrible season. Is this Sean McVay's last year? Do you give him another chance? Well, I don't think it's going to come down to whether or not we give him another chance. I think that him and the GM, Les Snead, they have a great relationship. So he will never be let go by the Rams themselves. But Sean McVay, I mean, I'm sure you heard the news heading into this season, actually.
00:08:24
Speaker
there was rumors
Eagles' Narrow Escape Against Patriots
00:08:25
Speaker
that he was going to just retire because he just got married. He's expecting some kids on the way soon, I believe. So I do think though that the Rams, if they, if this year ends up being another poor season, they really got to think about the future. And I mean, with no draft picks in the first round and the next couple of years, I would honestly consider trading guys like Aaron Donald and Cooper cup and just,
00:08:50
Speaker
restarting the whole thing, hitting the refresh button. Yeah, I mean, I can see that you guys need some draft picks after that Matthew Stafford trade. So you guys got some work to do. Yeah, we do. But I mean, enough talking about my team, dude, that's going to your Eagles. They were into England week one. Yeah, yeah, no, barely escaped with a win if you ask me. Yeah, that was a
00:09:16
Speaker
ugly win, but a wins a win, you know, coming in at the Patriots, you know, celebrating Tom Brady's, you know, retiring his number, I think or something. Yep. You know, I knew it was going to be a tough game when you anytime when Bill Belichick has like a year prepared for you. It's like,
00:09:32
Speaker
Damn. All right. Well, hope this goes all right. But, you know, we started off hot, went up 16-0 early, um, defense had, you know, big play slay, ended up having like a 77 yard interception return, or I don't know if it was exactly 70, but somewhere around there, um, interception return touchdown. And I was like, oh, this game is over. You know, early we were out running, offense was driving.
00:09:55
Speaker
And then Jaylen in the offense kind of became stagnant, which was a little surprising to see, but you know, you got to respect that New England defense. Did you, did you end up watching that game at all? Or did you just kind of see some of the highlights? Yeah, I obviously was watching red zone most of Sunday. So I saw, you know, the big plays. I was just tuning in here and there, but.
00:10:17
Speaker
I did see them, you know, go up 16 zero early. I definitely thought it was going to be your typical Eagles blowout where, you know, they just kind of step on their throat and don't hold back. But Mac Jones, surprisingly, you know, got his team back in it actually was driving late and late in the game to either. Oh yeah. They were down five. So it was 25 20. He was driving late in the game to go up and.
00:10:43
Speaker
like for the win and he came up short. But it was, I mean, it was kind of a bummer to see because they're not a bummer. And I was happy about it obviously, but he got kind of screwed twice by one of the receivers. He kind of messed up the toe tap on the sideline and thank God that happened. Otherwise that was going to be, we're going to have that first and goal. Um, so that was, you know, very close, really, really tough for the, I mean, it was ended up being good for the Eagles, I think, because, you know, they've been winning a lot of games a lot. I mean,
00:11:15
Speaker
besides the Super Bowl, they've been on a roll and it's, you know, you kind of need that adversity sometimes. Um, so it'll wake up calling. I think that's going to be overall good for the team, but yeah, Mack Jones looked pretty good. I was surprised with how you looked against the Philly D so. Yeah, definitely. One thing I wanted to ask you, man, is just being the diehard Eagles fan that you are coming off of the Super Bowl loss. Obviously what, what is one thing that you really, that you think the Eagles just need to improve on?
00:11:44
Speaker
as an overall unit just for this upcoming season, for the rest of the way, because with no Tom Brady in the NFC anymore being retired, Aaron Rodgers now in the AFC with the Jets, that conference is pretty
Cowboys' Dominant Victory Over Giants
00:12:01
Speaker
wide open. Obviously, you've got the Niners, but the Eagles, they're the favorite, I feel like.
00:12:07
Speaker
Yeah, another favorite coming in. I mean, it's really hard to go from a Super Bowl loss or even a win coming out next season. I mean, it's tough and I think that we have a lot of things. I mean, if you're just basing it off week one, I think the offense kind of needs to get on the same page. It didn't really look like everything was kind of clicking. Everyone looked like a step behind each other, just not on the same page.
00:12:33
Speaker
Honestly, I think what we're lacking for the last few years has been our special teams, not our field goal kicking or anything, but our punt returns, kick returns. I feel like that's been a huge part of our game that we're missing, but, um, you know, everything else I think is going to fall into place, but slow start for the Eagles. But you know, like you said, I think we're the favorites going in, which can be scary, but I mean, the Cowboys, man, that's something I'm worried about. Did you, I mean, that game was just, I cannot believe that blowout 40 zero Cowboys go up. What, what went on during that game?
00:13:04
Speaker
On, I mean, on Sunday night football too, the New York Giants have a home game. I mean, they off coming off of last season. I feel like their fan base is, you know, they got a lot of high expectations for that squad, but I mean, just getting embarrassed on national television, 40 to zero against the Cowboys. She asked me, man. I mean, aside from that cowboy stout Cowboys defense, it's not like,
00:13:32
Speaker
they, they, the Cowboys rolled them offensively. You know what I mean? Yeah. Yeah. And also, I mean, that, that weather, that rainy weather played a role. I think it definitely, you know, affected Daniel Jones's game just right from the jump. But I definitely think that Cowboys defense, man, they obviously were hyped up last year and heading into this season. I mean, Dan Quinn's just got that unit on a roll right now.
00:14:01
Speaker
Yeah. Yeah. I mean, their defense looks stellar and it kind of sucks because I hate the Cowboys, but I'm not too worried. I mean, I feel like they'll have a good season. Like I always do. And they'll end up choking in the playoffs. So I'm going to, I'm going to hold onto that one. But this is a question I wanted to ask you does, you know, as Daniel Jones being your backup fantasy quarterback that you might have to use now, should the jazz be worried about Danny dimes? And do you think that, you know, he's going to be a force to be reckoned with or was that just kind of a flute game?
00:14:31
Speaker
You know what? I think that I'm going to give Danny Dime a couple more weeks to showcase his skills, because at the end of last season, he really showed the league how he could be a dual threat guy, use his legs and escape out of the pocket. And he can dink and dunk his way down the field like quarterbacks do nowadays. So I think that that is a slight overreaction about whether or not
00:15:00
Speaker
the Giants should be worried or the Giants fan base should be worried about him at quarterback. But I mean, just against the Cowboys D, they finished with seven sacks of fumble recovery and two picks and two touchdowns. I mean, Daniel Jones, I believe he's got the Cardinals this upcoming week. So I think that'll be a get right game for him. I think the Giants will
00:15:26
Speaker
you know, allow him to ease back into things and I think he'll get himself going. Yeah, I have
Impact of Rodgers' Injury on Jets
00:15:33
Speaker
to agree. I mean, it's really hard, especially all these takes, you know, with the first week. It's hard to make any conclusions or to jump to any conclusions and say that, you know, this is how it's going to go for the rest of the season. Everyone's still trying to figure it out. You know, new coaches, new players, everyone's getting to know each other.
00:15:47
Speaker
I don't know. I think Danny, or I think Daniel Jones is going to be just fine. And I think the Giants will be right back in it. But do you know who the Cowboys have next week? Yeah, the Cowboys have, they have the Jets. Speaking of the Jets, man. Aaron Rodgers, Jesus Christ. Well, I hate to see it. That was tough to watch. That was tough to watch. Did you see that video?
00:16:18
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, I kind of, I saw, which one? You mean the one of him actually, like, Taran is Achilles? Yeah, like the slow-mo one that's on all these, you know, social media platforms that zoom in on his calf, just absolutely popping. And it was, it's just, it's horrible to watch. Oh, I didn't even see that video. I, but yeah, I've just, wasn't it, didn't, like, there's like new, the whole new thing that just got passed about the, wasn't it? It's a turf field, right? Yeah, yeah. A lot of players are, uh,
00:16:47
Speaker
You know, very upset with the league in terms of allowing a lot of these stadiums to have artificial turf because they're comparing it to pretty much playing on like carpet. Yeah. So that's how a lot of these injuries happen. You know, torn ACLs, torn Achilles, because, you know, when a lot of these grown, you know, professional athletes plant and make a move.
00:17:10
Speaker
It's very rough on their lower body, so. Yeah, I mean, it was sad. It was super sad to see him go down. I was actually super excited to watch that game, the battle. I mean, I was finally excited to see Aaron Rodgers on another team after, you know, all the hype from hard knocks and stuff. And he looked good. You know, I was really excited to see him and the young receivers out there in New York. And that was sad when he was,
00:17:42
Speaker
That was actually brutal, man, that exchange that they had. But I mean, even though they lost Aaron Rodgers four plays into the game, in comes Zach Wilson, and they somehow managed to pull off a win in overtime off that punt return, which is crazy, 22 to 16 over the Bills.
00:18:06
Speaker
I mean, Josh Allen is your fantasy quarterback, man, and he looked rough out there. I mean, the Jets just made his life a living hell, it looked like. Oh, yeah. I mean, well, he kind of made some, like, interesting passes in at double coverages, throwing off the back foot, just hooking up a prayer. I'm like, I hate judging players and stuff, but I was like, what are you doing there, man? I mean, he almost lost, I was, he almost lost in my fantasy week, just because of, you know, what do you have, like, three interceptions in a fumble?
00:18:35
Speaker
Three interceptions and one fumble. Yeah. That was, oh man, I was not expecting that, but I mean, do you have to give credit where credit's due? Jet's defense is tough this year. I got a bunch of good players coming back and they look strong as ever. So got to give them credit. Going back to Josh Allen, you mentioned how he kind of looked out of character, like making those passes that into double coverage, stuff like that.
00:19:01
Speaker
I don't know about you, man, but I feel like he's been like that his entire career. And when people start making these comparisons to Mahomes and stuff, like how Mahomes needs to get through him and burrow in the AFC, I'm getting the point now, man, where Josh Allen is playing on these big stage moments, and he just does not look the part of that star quarterback like a Mahomes is, you know what I mean?
00:19:30
Speaker
Yeah, I mean, Mahomes is on a different level. Obviously, it's hard to compare anybody to him right now. But I mean, I get what you're saying. He still hasn't made that jump. He still hasn't won that big game. I mean, they still haven't made, I don't think he's made the Super Bowl with the Niners, or with the Bills, excuse me, yet.
00:19:48
Speaker
Yeah, I know what you're saying. It's weird. I don't know what's missing about his game. I just think that he needs to be a little smarter, like you were saying, with some of those bigger plays. I guess I didn't really quite notice that, but now that you mentioned it, I can kind of see it that he's just got to be smarter with the ball in some of those situations. And I feel like he just lacks
Jets' Quarterback Dilemma
00:20:06
Speaker
the ability just to kind of hold on to it or throw it away in those moments. I think he just wants to make the hero play sometimes. And I think that's kind of biting him in the butt.
00:20:16
Speaker
I don't know. I think, I think the bills are going to come back next week and absolutely murder the Raiders. I'm sorry to all my Raiders fans. Sorry, Paige. Um, but, uh, I think that's going to go down. So. Yeah, dude. So going back to the Rogers injury, I mean, obviously just devastating for just a real, just normal football fan like us, but especially for that Jets fan base. I mean, all the expectations, you know, with hard knocks, like you said,
00:20:45
Speaker
14 seasons without a playoff berth. And now they finally have their guy at quarterback, but it's just all for nothing. They're all, they're not back at square one, but dude, if you're a Jets fan, like how would you have felt after the game? Cause I was thinking about this because you guys just especially like a fan being at the stadium, right? You just, you just, you just have all these mixed emotions. You pretty much lost your,
00:21:15
Speaker
your new star quarterback to a torn Achilles and But your defense just proved that they are forced to be reckoned with and Zach Wilson, I mean made plays at the end that he needed to make and they Pretty much shocked the bills because I don't know about you when the bills were when I saw that Rogers was announced that he's not come returning I thought that I thought the game was over like I thought the bills were gonna run away without for sure and
00:21:44
Speaker
For sure. I thought, I think I, I mean, I don't think anyone expected the Jets to come out on top of that one, but you got to give credit to the Jets defense and Zach Wilson for sticking with it. I mean, he looked like he was struggling for most of the game. So props to him for being able to, you know, keep his head and just keep on shedding them. But that run game looked good with the New York Jets. I mean,
00:22:06
Speaker
dialed and cook on the new team. And then you got Bryce Hall or Breece Hall coming back, um, broke out a huge run. So I think the run game, the defense is going to keep them in it. I think, um, they got a lot of playmakers on the outside. I think it's really just going to come down to Zach Wilson. But I mean, being like what you're asking me to be in a fan of the New York Jets, do you go after another quarterback or do you stick it? You know, do you stick with Zach Wilson and try and make this work? I was thinking a lot about that.
00:22:35
Speaker
these last couple of days because I was putting myself in the shoes of say, you know, like Robert Sala, the head coach, you, because like we mentioned, dude, in that hard knocks, just all the high expectations. How about like, have you watched it? Oh yeah. Yeah. All the interviews with Sala and like those, like, you know, that all that footage of them not really paying attention, but they caught it on tape of like him and Rogers just like,
00:23:05
Speaker
talking to one another and Salah is just on another planet of how stoked he is to have this new guy, new guy to lead the offense. And, you know, one of the best of all time to do it at the quarterback position. Yeah, totally. But now they're right back at square one. They do have Zach Wilson, though. They dropped him second overall a couple of years ago. They obviously saw something in him to make that pick super high. But if you ask me, dude, I think that you should go after
00:23:34
Speaker
a veteran quarterback. And whether that's, you know, a guy like Carson Wentz or someone like that. I mean, people are making suggestions of like, Tom Brady is going to come back and out of retirement. There's no way, dude, like the guys lost like 40 or Colin Kaepernick. Yeah. Or Matt Ryan, who's in the booth now, like doing play by play for CBS or Drew Brees. Like all those names are getting thrown around and there's no like
00:24:04
Speaker
there's no chance those guys are going to come back. But I do think a guy like Carson Wentz could be a possibility. I mean, obviously he has been pretty brutal the last couple of stints he's had with the Colts and then the commanders. But I think that all you need for the quarterback position for the Jets is a guy who comes in and doesn't turn the ball over, doesn't commit mistakes, you know, just like
00:24:30
Speaker
really utilizes the clock to their advantage because that defense is legit. And again, I mean, we could be, you know, overreacting on that statement as well, but I think they're legit. And all you need is a stable quarterback that can get the job done. And I don't know if
Tough Competition in NFL Divisions
00:24:49
Speaker
that's Zach Wilson. I think that he's still a little too young, immature, and he is the type of guy that will make those mistakes in big time moments that, you know, will just screw the jets over. So
00:25:00
Speaker
Yeah, no, I have to agree. I think they should at least go after someone just in case. I mean, so happened in the Niners last year. You don't have enough quarterbacks. Everything can go wrong, so. I think they should go after at least someone probably won't be too expensive. Maybe even a maybe even a Cam Newton worse comes to worse. Just give Zach some competition something to think about. Maybe even as Joe Flacco still in the jets. But he was not. That name actually was thrown out there as a possibility for them to go get. He's a free agent.
00:25:30
Speaker
Yeah. Cause I remember he was there for a minute, so why not just bring him back? Yeah. Sometimes those old guys, man, they can come in and, uh, carry it on. So we'll see what happens. We will see what happens, but, um, that division is, that division is pretty brutal though too. I mean, the bills, obviously they took care of the bills that first week, but I think they'll turn things around. You got two on the dolphins that just their offense is.
00:25:57
Speaker
just on another planet. And then you got the Patriots who you can never count out Bill Belichick. Yeah, so true. The AFC is tough no matter what. I mean, there's a few good divisions in it. So it's going to be interesting year for the AFC, especially I think the NFC is a little more, a little more wide open. So we'll see about that. I think next week we should actually give our Super Bowl predictions.
00:26:23
Speaker
a good week
Week 2 NFL Matchup Predictions
00:26:24
Speaker
to do that. But this week, we do have a little new segment that we wanted to try out. It's called our new two-minute drill. So I'm going to be running this. Basically, what's going to be going on is we're going to have about a two-minute timer going on. I'm going to name off all the games that I possibly can in the matchups this week. Dawson's going to give me his take or at least his win or a loss with no explanation. And then he's going to run it back with me.
00:26:49
Speaker
We're going to compare head to head and see who comes out on top next week. So, um, Dawson, are you, uh, you ready to give it a run? Let's go. All right. Here we go. Starting off Thursday night, Vikings, Eagles, Eagles. Hell yeah. Packers Falcons. I'm going to go with the Packers Raiders, bills, bills, bills, come back. All right. Ravens, Bengals.
00:27:19
Speaker
Oh, I'm going to go with the Bengals get right week for Joe Burrow. Okay. Seahawks Lions. Lions keep the ball rolling. Colts at Texans. This one's tough. I'm going to go with Colts. Anthony Richardson looked good. Okay. Chiefs at Jaguars. Chiefs get it done this week. Okay. Bears at Bucks. Bears at Bucks. I'm going to go with the Bears. Fields gets a win.
00:27:46
Speaker
All righty. Chargers at Titans. Chargers in a very high scoring match. All right. Giants at Cardinals. Giants. Easy. 49ers at Rams. 49ers like always. Jets at Cowboys. Cowboys. Commanders at Broncos. Broncos. OK. And Sunday Night Football Dolphins at Patriots. Gonna go with Miami. That offense is looking hot.
00:28:16
Speaker
Alrighty, in the double header on Monday night, Saints at Panthers. Saints get the win. OK, and then Browns at Steelers. Steelers, because Mike Tomlin will not lose back to back games at home. OK, and so you finished in two minutes. I'll give you an extra second. Your game of the week you said was the Chiefs at Jaguars. That correct? You want to give me a little rundown is yep, I think that's the game of the week. Yep, why got the Chiefs? Why? I just think that.
00:28:45
Speaker
Coming off a loss, the Chiefs need a win in this moment and the Jaguars are at home. They obviously had that big playoff match with each other last year. The Chiefs obviously coming out victorious, but the Jaguars are a different team this year. A lot of high expectations surrounding that squad, but I think Mahomes gets it done. He won't lose back to back games. Okay, I like it. I like it. All right.
00:29:14
Speaker
So now we run it with you, right? Run it right back, man. I'm taking the dub next week. Alrighty. Thursday night football, Vikings at your Philadelphia Eagles. Philly. Of course they had Eagles all the way. Moving on to Sunday. We got the Packers at the Falcons. Packers. Loving Jordan Love. Raider. What's that? I said I'm loving the way Jordan Love's looking. Going with him. Okay. Raiders at Bills. Bills easy.
00:29:43
Speaker
Ravens at Bengals. Another tough one. I'm going to go with the Bengals. I think Braille turns it around this week. Seahawks at the Lions. I think the Lions keep it rolling, just like you said on that one. Colts at Texans. I'm going to go Colts again this week. Chiefs at Jaguars. Okay, I think that is definitely a tough one, but I'm going to have to go with the Jaguars this week. I think they get the Chiefs go down 0-2.
00:30:12
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Wow. Bears at Bucks. I'm going with the Bucks. I think the Bucks are looking strong last week. I think they're going to keep it up. Chargers at Titans. I think the Chargers take this. One Titans go down. I would too. Giants at the Cardinals. Giants all day. Cardinals are a joke. 49ers at the Rams. I got to go with the 49ers. Sorry, Das. They're looking good. I agree. Jets at Cowboys. I think the Cowboys are looking good this season. They're going to continue to roll.
00:30:44
Speaker
Commanders at Broncos. Yeah, the commanders are going to get it done. Broncos look awful again. Alright, Sunday Night Football Dolphins at the Patriots. Ooh, that's tough. I think the Patriots are going to come out with the win this week. Alrighty, and the Monday Night Football double header game one is Saints at Panthers. I'm going to have to go Saints. Hello Derek Carr on that new team, that new environment with it. And to wrap it up, Browns at the Steelers.
00:31:12
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I think the Browns are going to take this one. Steelers go into Browns are looking great this year. Alrighty, then what is your game of the week? My game of the week I think well just based off of. You know the Dolphins in the way they were looking last week. Strong offensive output. I'm going with the Pats this week. I think they sneak a win in against you know all the hype of the Dolphins out there at home. I think that defense.
00:31:41
Speaker
definitely puts up more of a fight than the Chargers did. So that's my game of the week for you. I like that pick. I mean, another back to back home games for Belichick. That's another coach that it's tough to go, you know, count him out and this early on in the season, because if they go down to two, that's a tough hole to climb out of for sure, especially in that division. But yeah, I mean, that's yeah, I mean, I like I like I like him in that game and.
00:32:09
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I'm actually interested to see who comes out on top next week between me and you and this. It's going to be an easy one. I feel like I took a few risks. You played it easy, so I'm a little nervous. We'll see. I usually play it safe, especially in fantasy and stuff, so we're going to see what goes down. Yep. It's going to be an interesting week for fantasy for me, too. I drafted Rodgers. I have to go with Danny Dimes this week. Hopefully, he turns it around.
00:32:38
Speaker
I think that wraps up our episode this week. I really like that new segment we added in and from here on out to all our viewers out there, we're going to try and stick to shorter episodes, recapping the NFL games and whatnot. And we still have a lineup of different former current athletes at the college level or pro level that we're looking to get on.
00:33:08
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Until then,
Podcast Closing and Future Plans
00:33:09
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that wraps up our episode this week. Got anything, Mario? Nope. I thought that was fun. Excited to be back and we'll come back with some even some fantasy advice and stuff like that. But yeah, super stoked to be back. Excited for the rest of the NFL season. And we'll see you guys next week. Cool. Thanks, everyone. We'll see you next week. It's good to be back.