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Week 3 Recap: Brees stats deceive, Bears bench Trubisky, Wilson & Allen in MVP form Sep 28, 2020

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It takes a big pod for Chris & Ahmed to digest everything we saw in Week 3, including deep dives of Packers-Saints & Bills-Rams.

(4:30) Deep Dive #1: Packers def. Saints -Was Drew Brees' game as good as his numbers? And Chris has a suggestion for the New Orleans defense.

(29:00) Damn! Okay: Seahawks def. Cowboys - Russell Wilson's record pace

(38:15) Bears def. Falcons - Nick Foles is the Chicago starter and Dan Quinn on the hot seat

(43:15) 49ers def. Giants - Can Kyle keep winning with Nick Mullens?

(46:30) Patriots def. Raiders - Rex Burkhead is this week's New England RB carousel star

(50:00) Buccaneers def. Broncos - Shaq Barrett gets on the board

(53:00) Deep Dive #2: Bills def. Rams - Bills Mafia stuffs the ballot to demand more Josh Allen love,

(1:09:45) Take It Up To 100: Browns def. Washington - Nick Chubb continues to dominate

(1:13:45) Victory Lap: Lions def. Cardinals - Chris crushes his best bet

(1:17:15) Self-Scout Thyself: Texans def. Steelers - Is Chris ready to admit Deshaun Watson needs DeAndre Hopkins?

(1:21:15) Colts def. Jets - Chris has advice for Adam Gase

(1:24:15) Titans def. Vikings - Ahmed has a wild Stephen Gostkowski stat

(1:29:00) Give Me The Headlines: Bengals tie Eagles - "You play...to win...the game"

(1:33:00) Panthers def. Chargers - "Who needs Christian McCaffrey?"

(1:35:30) Trevor Lawrence Top Pick Power Rankings - Ahmed updates the worst of the worst

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Week 3 Picks: Mahomes vs Lamar, Dak vs Russell, & Fade the Saints? Sep 24, 2020

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Simms is leading in the overall picks standings, but Florio has yet to lose a best bet.

(1:30) TNF: Dolphins vs Jaguars

(4:45) Bears vs Falcons

(7:30) Rams vs Bills

(10:30) Washington vs Browns

(13:15) Titans vs Vikings

(16:00) Raiders vs Patriots

(19:20) 49ers vs Giants

(22:00) Bengals vs Eagles

(25:15) Texans vs Steelers

(27:45) Jets vs Colts

(28:45) Panthers vs Chargers

(30:45) Lions vs Cardinals

(33:30) Buccaneers vs Broncos

(36:45) Cowboys vs Seahawks

(40:00) SNF: Packers vs Saints

(44:00) Chiefs vs Ravens

(46:15) Best Bets: The guys target the SNF matchup and Simms takes an 0-2 underdog

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What The F^*! Happened?...Cowboys comeback, What's wrong with Wentz & Defending Brees Sep 23, 2020

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Chris and Ahmed pay homage to one of the NFL's all-time greats before Simms gives his big takeaways from watching the Week 2 film.

(2:50) Remembering Gale Sayers

(5:10) Injuries: Why didn't Ahmed turn them off last week?

(6:50) Cowboys def. Falcons: Despite the comeback win, Chris is still worried about the Cowboys defense

(22:50) Rams def. Eagles: Praising Sean McVay, and what's wrong with Carson Wentz?

(41:30) Aaron Rodgers: How have the Packers changed their running game to help him?

(50:50) Josh Allen: Has he improved his accuracy?

(1:01:20) Tom Brady: "His arm is still top notch"

(1:11:20) Drew Brees: "It wasn't as bad as I originally thought it was"

(1:22:20) Ahmed's Trevor Lawrence Power Rankings: Sorry Bengals and Browns, you were too good this week

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Week 2 Recap: Russell bests Cam, Mahomes overcomes Chargers & Dak comes back Sep 21, 2020

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It was a bittersweet Week 2 as we saw some wild wins and crushing injuries. Paulie B makes his return to the pod as he and Chris tackle every game from Sunday.

(4:20) Deep Dive #1: Seahawks def. Patriots - Should we second-guess New England's final play call?

(22:30) Is Russell Wilson the best QB in football?

(32:45) Deep Dive #2: Chiefs def. Chargers - How did LA stifle Patrick Mahomes and how did he bounce back?

(47:45) Damn! Okay: Cowboys def. Falcons - How did Dak lead the Cowboys back?

(52:30) Packers def. Lions - How does Aaron Jones make Green Bay more explosive?

(54:30) Bills def. Dolphins - What is Josh Allen doing better?

(1:00:45) Victory Lap: Colts def. Vikings - Jonathan Taylor is establishing himself. And is it time to bury the Vikings?

(1:04:15) Steelers def. Broncos - Chase Claypool "is DK Metcalf Part 2"

(1:07:00) Self-Scout Thyself: Rams def. Eagles - Does Sean McVay deserve the credit for Jared Goff?

(1:12:15) Bears def. Giants - Mitchell Trubisky is going in the right direction.

(1:18:45) Gimme The Headlines: 49ers def. Jets - "Dropping Like Flies"

(1:20:00) Cardinals def. Washington - "Size is Overrated"

(1:21:50) Ravens def. Texans - "Pick Your Poison"

(1:22:50) Titans def. Jaguars - "Are You Not Entertained?"

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Week 2 Picks: Lamar vs Deshaun, Cam vs Russell, & will Brady bounce back? Sep 17, 2020

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Chris gets to gloat after he swept Mike in their head-to-head picks last week. Then the guys hit every game in Week 2.

(2:45) TNF: Bengals vs Browns

(5:20) Lions vs Packers

(8:00) Vikings vs Colts

(12:00) Giants vs Bears

(15:30) Falcons vs Cowboys

(18:30) Panthers vs Buccaneers

(21:00) Rams vs Eagles

(23:20) 49ers vs Jets

(25:00) Bills vs Dolphins

(26:50) Jaguars vs Titans

(28:30) Broncos vs Steelers

(32:00) Washington vs Cardinals

(34:50) Ravens vs Texans

(37:45) Chiefs vs Chargers

(40:30) SNF: Patriots vs Seahawks

(45:10) MNF: Saints vs Raiders

(47:15) Best Bets: Simms & Florio give their 3 top picks of the week

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What The F^*! Happened? Jimmy G's blame, Baker's struggles & Trubisky's comeback Sep 16, 2020

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Chris gives his takeaways from grinding the Week 1 film, and Ahmed ranks the teams that did the most to lock up the #1 pick.

(2:45) Cardinals-49ers: How much can we blame Jimmy Garoppolo? How did the Cards frustrate Shanahan's offense?

(16:00) Why is Kyler Murray the 49ers' kryptonite?

(24:30) Cowboys-Rams: What was different about Sean McVay's offense?

(31:00) Is Kellen Moore a good offensive coordinator? How did Ezekiel Elliott look?

(35:15) Packers-Vikings: Green Bay is getting aggressive with Aaron Rodgers

(43:15) Is Gary Kubiak giving Kirk Cousins enough help?

(49:00) Browns-Ravens: What's wrong with Baker Mayfield? And can Cleveland salvage Odell Beckham?

(59:15) Bears-Lions: Despite his comeback, is Mitchell Trubisky still making the same mistakes?

(1:08:15) Ahmed's Top Pick Trevor Lawrence Power Rankings: What team showed us the least so far?

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Week 1 Review: Brady's INTs, Pats roll with Cam, & is Davante Top 10 yet? Sep 14, 2020

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Chris & Ahmed touch on every Sunday game from Week 1, starting with 2 different debuts for Tom Brady & Cam Newton.

(3:15) Film Deep Dive #1: Saints def. Bucs - What happened on Brady's 2 INT? And what weapon do the Saints need to use more?

(20:00) Film Deep Dive #2: Patriots def. Dolphins - Is this just the tip of the iceberg for the Cam Newton offense?

(35:45) Self-Scout Thyself: Packers def. Vikings - Is Davante Adams in Chris' Top 10 WR list yet?

(43:30) Bears def. Lions - Mitch Clutch-bisky breaks Ahmed's heart...again.

(48:00) Jaguars def. Colts - Should Indy fans panic already?

(52:20) Damn! Okay: Seahawks def. Falcons - Jamal Adams' immediate impact for Seattle, and Hawks #LetRussCook

(1:01:15) Cardinals def. 49ers - Kyler Murray & DeAndre Hopkins lead an upset

(1:07:30) Cowboys def. Rams - Aldon Smith shines in defeat, and did Dallas get hosed by the refs?

(1:13:45) Washington def. Eagles - Ryan Kerrigan & Chase Young pummel Carson Wentz

(1:17:40) Victory Lap: Bills def. Jets - Josh Allen does it all

(1:20:45) Raiders def. Panthers - Chris tried to tell you about Josh Jacobs

(1:22:45) Give Me The Headlines: Ravens def. Browns - Baltimore uses the Chiefs Super Bowl play

(1:28:15) Chargers def. Bengals - Welcome to Cincinnati, Joe Burrow

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Week 1 Picks: Football is Back! + Florio Takes a Victory Lap Sep 10, 2020

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The PFT PM/Chris Simms Unbuttoned joint collaboration is back in full force with Chris & Mike making their picks against the spread for every game in Week 1. But first, Mike gloats over last year's title.

(2:45) Kickoff: Texans vs Chiefs

(6:15) Seahawks vs Falcons

(11:40) Browns vs Ravens

(16:00) Jets vs Bills

(20:00) Raiders vs Panthers

(23:40) Bears vs Lions

(28:50) Colts vs Jaguars

(31:00) Packers vs Vikings

(35:15) Dolphins vs Patriots

(39:30) Eagles vs Washington

(42:00) Chargers vs Bengals

(44:45) Buccaneers vs Saints

(48:00) Cardinals vs 49ers

(50:00) SNF: Cowboys vs Rams

(54:30) MNF: Steelers vs Giants

(58:20) MNF: Titans vs Broncos

(1:01:00) Best Bets - Simms & Florio give their 3 top picks of the week

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2020 Playoffs Answer Key + Super Bowl LV Prediction Sep 08, 2020

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It's prediction time! Chris gives the order he thinks each division will finish, and then we will play out the bracket and reveal his Super Bowl winner.

(4:45) Self-Scout Thyself: We look back at how his 2019 predictions went

(10:15) AFC East: Will the Bills finally beat out the Pats?

(16:15) AFC North: Will the Browns end their playoff drought?

(22:15) AFC South: Chris has his first surprise team to miss the playoffs

(30:30) AFC West: Are the Chiefs the only playoff team?

(36:15) NFC East: Can the Eagles repeat as division champs?

(41:20) NFC North: The most wide-open division in the league?

(47:45) NFC South: Will the Buccaneers live up to the hype?

(55:20) NFC West: Can the 49ers stave off the Seahawks?

(1:07:45) Playoff Bracket: Chris and Ahmed give their Super Bowl LV winners

(1:21:45) Awards: The guys give their picks for MVP, Defensive Player of the Year, and more

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Bucs sign Leonard Fournette + NFC Win Totals Sep 03, 2020

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Chris reveals an uncomfortable injury to Ahmed and the guys do some RB talk before they pick win total over/unders for every NFC team.

(4:00) Leonard Fournette: What will his role with the Buccaneers be?

(11:00) Joe Mixon: Chris was pumped to be on his hype video. Is Mixon better than Alvin Kamara?

(18:00) Chris ranks his Top 5 RBs from the 2017 Draft class. Where does Dalvin Cook land?

(22:00) Homies react to Chris' AFC Win Totals

(23:45) NFC Win Totals - NFC East: Eagles 9.5, Cowboys 9.5, Giants 6.5, Washington 5.5

(41:30) NFC North: Packers 8.5, Vikings 8.5, Bears 7.5, Lions 6.5

(58:00) NFC South: Saints 10.5, Falcons 7.5, Buccaneers 9.5, Panthers 5.5

(1:16:00) NFC West: 49ers 10.5, Seahawks 9.5, Rams 8.5, Cardinals 7.5

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