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WTF Happened: Bills/Cowboys flop + Kingsbury on point Nov 10, 2021

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(5:00) Bills offense: How did the Jaguars shut them down, and are there long-term concerns for the fighting Josh Allens?

(30:40) Cowboys offense: What derailed the Dallas offense on Sunday?

(51:30) Kliff Kingsbury's offense: How did the Cardinals keep rolling even without Kyler Murray and DeAndre Hopkins?

(1:14:00) Patriots run game: How did Josh McDaniels crack the code of the Panthers defense?

(1:33:20) Jordan Love: Did he look any better on film review?

(1:35:30) Play of the F***ing Day: We marvel at Kevin Byard's pick-six.

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Week 9 Recap: Upset Sunday Nov 08, 2021

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(7:00) Titans def. Rams: Is Tennessee the best team in the AFC?

(17:25) Cardinals def. 49ers: No Kyler. No Nuk. No problem.

(28:00) Broncos def. Cowboys: "I don't care if you're Peyton Manning, if you don't practice 2 weeks you're not going to come back and set the world on fire"

(34:40) Jaguars def. Bills: "I don't care what the stats are, they are not a top offense in football right now"

(42:25) MVP odds: The favorite is now a QB who didn't even play this week

(44:20) Browns def. Bengals: Did any QB need a good performance yesterday as much as Baker Mayfield did?

(51:20) Giants def. Raiders: Can DeSean Jackson fix a hole in the Raiders offense?

(56:55) Falcons def. Saints: We saw vintage Matt Ryan yesterday.

(1:03:45) Chiefs def. Packers: "Yesterday was the first time I ever thought Andy Reid was managing Patrick Mahomes." Plus, Jordan Love needs to stop trying to be Aaron Rodgers.

(1:16:20) Ravens def. Vikings: "Comeback wins from Lamar Jackson don't get the same publicity as others"

(1:19:00) Patriots def. Panthers: Sam Darnold is still seeing ghosts. And watch out for the Patriots.

(1:23:30) Chargers def. Eagles: Justin Herbert is back on track.

(1:26:20) Dolphins def. Texans: "Nine times!"

(1:29:20) MNF Preview: Chris expects the Bears to hang around with the Steelers

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Week 9 Picks: Mahomes vs Love?! + Florio splits the baby Nov 04, 2021

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(3:40) TNF: Jets at Colts

(6:15) Vikings at Ravens

(9:50) Patriots at Panthers

(12:50) Browns at Bengals

(15:35) Broncos at Cowboys

(18:50) Bills at Jaguars

(21:15) Texans at Dolphins

(24:15) Falcons at Saints

(26:10) Raiders at Giants

(29:20) Chargers at Eagles

(32:50) Packers at Chiefs

(35:00) Cardinals at 49ers

(40:40) SNF: Titans at Rams

(46:30) MNF: Bears at Steelers

(49:55) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues Pick

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Aaron Rodgers out + WTF Happened: Tom Brady & Carson Wentz Nov 03, 2021

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(2:20) Big Phil: He's back on the pod for the first time this season, on his 66th birthday no less.

(4:50) Packers-Chiefs: Is Jordan Love ready for his first start? And Phil talks about a time when he was in a rut like Patrick Mahomes.

(22:20) Cowboys: Dallas "has a Super Bowl roster," and Chris and Phil are struggling to find a weakness.

(26:05) Bengals: How did they let Mike White carve them up? And Phil didn't like their offensive approach either.

(39:00) Carson Wentz: Chris breaks down his costly mistakes vs the Titans, and picks a prop bet on how many INT he will throw Thursday night.

(54:15) Titans: Should they change to a pass-heavy offense without Derrick Henry?

(58:25) Tom Brady: What did the Saints do so well against him? And what other teams can replicate it?

(1:25:20) Saints offense: Should they start Trevor Siemian or Taysom Hill?

(1:29:15) Browns offense: What is holding them back? OBJ? Baker? Kevin Stefanski?

(1:34:55) Steelers offense: "This reminds me of the Duck Hodges/Mason Rudolph approach."

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Week 8 Recap + Von Miller to Rams, Derrick Henry done? Nov 01, 2021

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(4:55) Derrick Henry injured + Titans def. Colts: Tennessee gets a big win, but did they lose the most irreplaceable non-QB in the NFL?

(23:00) Steelers def. Browns: "This is Pittsburgh football! This is their best chance to win f***ing games."

(28:45) Patriots def. Chargers: Is the NFL catching up to the LA offense? Is Mac Jones the best rookie QB this season?

(37:40) Jets def. Bengals: Mike White had a great game, but slow your roll on the Zach Wilson QB controversy.

(47:50) Saints def. Buccaneers: Can other teams frustrate Tom Brady like New Orleans does?

(53:30) Cowboys def. Vikings: The passing charts tell it all for Cooper Rush & Kirk Cousins.

(1:02:10) Seahawks def. Jaguars: Does this change Chris' season-long outlook for Seattle?

(1:06:05) 49ers def. Bears: Justin Fields had best game. And are the 49ers the best team outside the NFC playoff bubble right now?

(1:12:40) Rams def. Texans: BREAKING NEWS: Von Miller is headed to LA

(1:19:35) Bills def. Dolphins: Josh Allen came through late, but does he deserve to be the MVP favorite right now?

(1:23:50) Broncos def. Washington: "Who Blewitt less?"

(1:26:55) Panthers def. Falcons: "Cats always eat birds..."

(1:29:20) Eagles def. Lions: "...except when they don't." And we have a nickname for Boston Scott

(1:32:35) MNF Preview: Chris thinks the Giants match up well with the Chiefs, but is he calling an upset?

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Week 8 Picks: Disagreements Galore Oct 28, 2021

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(3:45) TNF: Packers at Cardinals

(7:25) Panthers at Falcons

(9:40) Dolphins at Bills

(11:35) 49ers at Bears

(13:35) Steelers at Browns

(17:40) Eagles at Lions

(22:05) Rams at Texans

(24:15) Titans at Colts

(26:45) Bengals at Jets

(30:00) Patriots at Chargers

(32:50) Jaguars at Seahawks

(35:45) Washington at Broncos

(38:35) Buccaneers at Saints

(42:30) SNF: Cowboys at Vikings

(44:45) MNF: Giants at Chiefs

(47:55) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues Pick

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WTF Happened: Bad Mahomes & Big Play Bengals Oct 27, 2021

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(6:00) Patrick Mahomes: He's not trusting his blockers or seeing things correctly.

(30:15) Big Play Bengals: "There's no corner in football who can cover Ja'Marr Chase 1-on-1." And how did Joe Burrow do what Justin Herbert couldn't?

(44:45) Ravens offense: Is their running game overrated? And why couldn't they handle the Bengals blitz?

(52:10) Bears offense: Justin Fields is making mistakes, but the Chicago gameplan gave him "no chance."

(1:03:00) 49ers offense: Chris debunks a conspiracy theory about whether he'll be the next Niners GM. The truth is out there.

(1:08:30) Panthers offense: Sam Darnold is reading plays wrong, but Joe Brady's offense isn't helping.

(1:21:35) QB Injuries: Former NFL athletic trainer Mike Ryan joins to give more details on the outlooks for Baker Mayfield, Dak Prescott, Patrick Mahomes, and Russell Wilson.

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Week 7 Recap: Titans thump Chiefs & #NationalTightEndsDay Oct 25, 2021

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(3:20) Titans def. Chiefs: Is this a lost season for the Chiefs? And where do the Titans rank among AFC contenders?

(15:50) Bengals def. Ravens: The big play Bengals and Ja'Marr Chase are unstoppable.

(24:50) Rams def. Lions: Ahmed starts building his Matthew Stafford Hall of Fame case.

(34:25) Buccaneers def. Bears: Despite 5 turnovers, Chris is still impressed by Justin Fields. And Ahmed is mad about the fan who had to give Tom Brady's ball back.

(45:00) Cardinals def. Texans: Zach Ertz kicks off a #NationalTightEndsDay edition of Damn! Okay

(52:50) Packers def. Washington: "WFT played well enough to steal this game"

(58:20) Raiders def. Eagles: Chris has changed his opinion on Vegas, and we're seeing some shade thrown at Jon Gruden.

(1:05:50) Falcons def. Dolphins: "He's the freakiest of all the tight ends in football." And is Chris now higher on Tua than most?

(1:12:30) Patriots def. Jets: Kyle Dugger leads off a defensive Robin Hood segment

(1:17:15) Colts def. 49ers: "They're the sleeping giant in the playoffs." And what's wrong with Kyle Shanahan's offense?

(1:25:50) Giants def. Panthers: Sam Darnold isn't the only one struggling on Carolina's offense.

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Week 7 Picks: Stafford-Goff Double Revenge Game Oct 21, 2021

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(3:30) TNF: Broncos at Browns

(8:15) Bengals at Ravens

(12:10) Washington at Packers

(14:30) Falcons at Dolphins

(17:00) Jets at Patriots

(19:50) Panthers at Giants

(23:40) Chiefs at Titans

(26:45) Lions at Rams

(31:25) Eagles at Raiders

(35:15) Texans at Cardinals

(38:00) Bears at Buccaneers

(42:30) SNF: Colts at 49ers

(47:45) MNF: Saints at Seahawks

(50:00) Best Bets & Folsom Prison Blues Pick

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WTF Happened: Herbert confused & Carr hits it deep Oct 20, 2021

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(3:45) Ravens defense: How did they confuse Justin Herbert?

(21:25) Cardinals defense: They went all-out to stop the Browns run game.

(31:55) Browns defense: Another blown coverage leads to a TD.

(39:40) Chiefs defense: How forcing the issue helped them turn it around.

(52:50) Derek Carr & Teddy Bridgewater: One hit the deep ball, while the other didn't.

(1:06:55) Trevon Diggs: Does he take any blame for the Kendrick Bourne TD?

(1:12:25) Carson Wentz: Time to notice how well he's slinging it

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