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#79 - What The $&*%! Happened? Darnold's bomb, Baker's INT, & Diggs roasts Eagles + Jalen Ramsey trade Oct 16, 2019

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Chris & Paul defends a Browns playcall & the Eagles secondary. and dives into the Monday night gamesmanship between Trey Flowers & David Bakhtiari in the debut of our new segment: What The $&*%! Happened? And as always, Big Phil swings by to give his thoughts on the latest NFL news.

(2:40) Jalen Ramsey traded to Rams "This opens up the box of creativity for Wade Phillips"

(12:00) Marcus Peters traded to Ravens "He fits into the bad-ass renegade culture of that team"

(16:40) The debut of What The $&*%! Happened?

(17:30) Play #1: Sam Darnold 92-yd TD to Robby Anderson "Dallas is predictable. They don't do enough on defense."

(25:50) "There are too many moments when DeMarcus Lawrence just doesn't show up"

(28:00) Play #2: Cowboys failed 2-pt conversion "Hey, go into the end zone and turn around!"

(36:05) Big Phil joins to praise the Lions defense and dissect the body language of Aaron Rodgers

(43:15) Ranking the NFC's best: 49ers, Packers, Saints & Seahawks

(47:00) Comparing Sam Darnold's feet to Tony Romo

(49:10) On how Kliff Kingsbury & Kyler Murray are evolving the Cardinals offense

(53:50) Play #3A: Baker Mayfield red zone INT "The pre-snap read is off. The drop is off. The throw is off."

(1:00:45) Play #3B: Browns failed 4th & Goal from the 1 "Was it stupid to run the same play again? No!"

(1:07:20) Play #4: Stefon Diggs' 1st TD "Sometimes the offense calls the exact right play for the defense."

(1:16:10) Play #5: Trey Flowers hands to the face penalty "This is where the gamesmanship starts."

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#78 - Zeke doesn't scare defenses, Deep Diving 49ers-Rams & Texans-Chiefs, & Doug Pederson's guarantee Oct 14, 2019

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Chris & Ahmed hit every game from Sunday in their Week 6 recap.

(3:10) Doug Pederson's guarantee: "We're going down to Dallas and we're gonna win"

(5:15) Eagles-Vikings "When Philly leaves their corners man-to-man, they're burnt toast"

(9:50) Cowboys-Jets "If I'm a defense, I have no fear of Ezekiel Elliott anymore"

(15:25) "Sam Darnold is a pinpoint intermediate passer"

(16:55) Redskins-Dolphins Nostrasimmsus takes a lap

(24:00) Film Deep Dive #1: 49ers O vs Rams D "It's the 49ers and the Patriots for the best defense in the NFL"

(31:20) "McVay needs to do more. When the Rams run game doesn't work, they're limited."

(33:50) 49ers O vs Rams D "Jimmy Garoppolo. There are concerns."

(41:30) Seahawks-Browns "You could argue that Russell Wilson is the best QB in football."

(47:10) Saints-Jaguars "If Drew Brees was playing, it's not gonna be that big of a difference."

(51:10) Panthers-Buccaneers "I respect this about Jameis Winston...he goes down swinging."

(57:25) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Texans D "The predictability of the offense is affecting KC more than anything."

(1:03:45) Chris calls BS on a controversial Mahomes INT

(1:08:20) Texans O vs Chiefs D "I would become a blitz team if I'm the Chiefs."

(1:15:25) Bengals-Ravens "When Baltimore doesn't have Hollywood Brown, they lack speed."

(1:18:20) Steelers-Chargers "The Chargers are not turning this around."

(1:22:50) Damn! Okay...Falcons-Cardinals "Kliff Kingsbury's proven he deserved to be hired as a head coach"

(1:25:40) Titans-Broncos "If the Broncos can score 17, they have a chance to win."

(1:27:50) Should Tennessee start Marcus Mariota or Ryan Tannehill this week?

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#77 - Week 6 Picks: Watson vs Mahomes, Browns exposed, & 49ers big opportunity Oct 10, 2019

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Simms & Florio pick every game from Week 6 in their usual Unbuttoned/PFT PM joint podcast. They disagree on a Texans-Chiefs shootout, talk about the Browns odds of bouncing back vs Seattle, and set high expectations for the 49ers.

(5:35) TNF: Giants-Patriots "The Patriots will win, will they win by enough?"

(7:55) Panthers-Buccaneers (in London) "Christian McCaffrey should be able to carry the Panthers."

(11:50) Bengals-Ravens "The Bengals are not scared of the Ravens, but they're outmanned."

(15:55) Seahawks-Browns "What made Baker Mayfield successful last year was Cleveland running the ball."

(25:00) Saints-Jaguars "The Jaguars want to run the ball first. You don't run on the Saints."

(30:10) Texans-Chiefs "Watson vs Mahomes. It just doesn't get any better than that."

(35:00) Redskins-Dolphins "Let's not waste people on planet Earth's time with this one."

(35:50) Eagles-Vikings "Diggs, Thielen, Cousins...they're back in the trust tree together!"

(43:50) Falcons-Cardinals "I'm think Ryan-Ridley-Jones can get it done in a shootout."

(46:35) 49ers-Rams "If the 49ers win this game, they'll go 13-3 or better this season."

(51:25) Titans-Broncos "The Titans formula continues. They're underdogs. They'll win."

(54:30) Cowboys-Jets "Sam Darnold is back, but it's not like the Jets were great before he was gone."

(1:01:25) SNF: Steelers-Chargers "Devlin Hodges is a better quarterback than Mason Rudolph."

(1:05:50) MNF: Lions-Packers "Matt Patricia is putting together something special in Detroit."

(1:10:40) Best Bets 3 underdogs who should win outright

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#76 - Deep Dive Wednesday: Baker concerns, Bears offense has no identity, and Houston rounding into form Oct 09, 2019

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A little different format this week as Chris has Big Phil on for the whole pod for a Deep Dive. They answer your Twitter questions on Jimmy Garoppolo and the Raiders dominating the Bears, and Phil tells a story about postgame drama with Ronnie Lott.

(1:30) Handshakegate - "This could be a good thing for Baker Mayfield"

(4:25) Big Phil recounts his own handshake drama with Ronnie Lott

(8:50) Browns O vs 49ers D - "The things we were worried about Baker coming out of college are rearing their ugly head"

(18:45) 49ers O vs Browns D "This was more of a schematic cremation"

(29:15) Raiders O vs Bears D "The 24-21 score is misleading. The Raiders dominated that game."

(40:00) Bears O vs Raiders D "There is no calling card to the Bears offense."

(48:40) Vikings O vs Giants D "Minnesota needs to find more ways to move when they're playing a good defense."

(1:03:15) Texans O vs Falcons D "The Houston offense is getting into form."

(1:10:20) Are you more encouraged by the Vikings offense or Texans offense?

(1:16:40) Ravens O vs Steelers D "That Steelers defensive front is still special."

(1:21:10) "The Ravens defense is slow."

(1:27:30) Chargers O vs Broncos D "I'm shocked that the Chargers gave up on the run."

(1:34:20) What's wrong with the Chargers?

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#75 - Week 5 Recap: So You Want To Be a Gruden, the Colts run over the Chiefs & what's wrong with the Cowboys? Oct 07, 2019

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Chris & Ahmed react to Jay Gruden's firing, touch on every game in Week 5 and dive deep into Colts-Chiefs & Packers-Cowboys. Ahmed has a pop quiz for Chris on a stunning Redskins stat, and Chris gets to sing for one of his QBs.

(2:20) Redskins fire Jay Gruden

(7:25) How much is Bruce Allen to blame?

(11:30) Pop quiz: Who was the last Redskins All-Pro?

(12:40) Patriots-Redskins "The best offenses in the NFL are running the football"

(14:15) Bears-Raiders "I haven't seen the Bears front pushed around like that in a while"

(20:35) Film Deep Dive #1: Chiefs O vs Colts D "The Chiefs just won't run the ball"

(30:40) Colts O vs Chiefs D "Quenton Nelson is maybe the best O-lineman in football"

(39:00) Falcons-Texans Chris sings Deshaun Watson's praises

(41:55) Buccaneers-Saints & Jaguars-Panthers "You mean you don't need a franchise QB to win a game?"

(47:25) Ravens-Steelers "Only 1 of Lamar's Jackson's INTs were his fault"

(50:55) Film Deep Dive #2: Packers O vs Cowboys D "I worry about Dallas vs good quarterbacks"

(58:30) Cowboys O vs Packers D "The Cowboys try too hard to put on a show"

(1:04:45) Damn! Okay - A QB rebounds, a 2nd-year WR breaking out, and rookie coaches get their first wins

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#74 - Week 5 Picks: Saints & Eagles back on track, Rodgers vs Dak, and Colts return to Arrowhead Oct 03, 2019

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Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Have the Eagles and Saints found their groove? Will the Cowboys or Packers rebound from their first loss? And can the Colts get revenge in a playoff rematch at Arrowhead?

(3:55) TNF: Rams-Seahawks "The Rams offensive line is worse than we've seen in years"

(7:15) Jaguars-Panthers: "Kyle Allen has never started a home game"

(13:10) Cardinals-Bengals "It's not working for the Cardinals"

(16:25) Falcons-Texans "The Falcons should be 0-4"

(20:25) Buccaneers-Saints "I think the Saints are finding their groove with Teddy"

(24:05) Vikings-Giants "If it's a close game, you should pick the Giants to win"

(29:05) Bears-Raiders (in London) "Khalil Mack knows what it takes to break Derek Carr"

(33:20) Jets-Eagles "The Eagles are getting into their groove"

(36:50) Ravens-Steelers "I need to see this Steelers offense do it one more than once"

(41:05) Bills-Titans "The Titans lose when they're favorites and win when they're underdogs"

(44:35) Patriots-Redskins "This may be the dagger game for Jay Gruden"

(46:30) Broncos-Chargers "This is the kind of game the Chargers have to win"

(49:25) Cowboys-Packers "The Davante Adams injury has me concerned"

(52:45) Colts-Chiefs "At some point, the Chiefs defense has to stop something"

(55:55) Browns-49ers "I did something I've never done before when picking games"

(1:00:00) Best Bets "Someone called me the Mayor of Crazyville for picking the Giants last week"

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#73 - Film Deep Dive: Cowboys can't run on the Saints, Baker stops his craziness, & the Vikings sorry game of "I'm sorry" Oct 02, 2019

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We close the book on Week 4 with a Deep Dive Wednesday with your Twitter questions. Which D-line dominated more this week, the Saints or the Bears? And Big Phil breaks down Pats-Bills with some Bill Belichick insight.

(1:35) Cowboys-Saints: "Nobody runs up the middle on the Saints"

(10:50) Vikings-Bears: "Adam Thielen should be saying sorry to Kirk Cousins"

(22:10) Was the Bears or Saints D-line more dominant this Sunday?

(25:50) Browns-Ravens: "Baker stopped his craziness in the pocket"

(32:05) "Earl Thomas has lost a step"

(37:25) Big Phil joins for Patriots-Bills: "the best defensive backfield in the NFL"

(49:30) Bill Belichick stories from Phil

(1:04:10) "Josh Allen just needs to throw it underneath"

(1:08:55) Raiders-Colts: "Without T.Y. Hilton, the Colts don't have a game-changer"

(1:15:20) "Josh Jacobs is getting better every week"

(1:17:45) Twitter Questions on Panthers-Texans "I come away underwhelmed by the Texans offense more often than not"

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#72 - Week 4 Headlines: Praising Jared Goff, Advice for Josh Allen & Defending Jay Gruden Sep 30, 2019

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We recap Week 4 and go deep on Bucs-Rams and Chiefs-Lions. Chris discovers one of the best games of Jared Goff's career and Ahmed suggests an all-lateral offense.

(2:35) Bears without Mitchell Trubisky "no big deal"

(5:10) Vikings-Bears: "Vic Who?" & Adam Thielen criticizes Vikes O

(9:50) Cowboys-Saints: "I don't think the stats would have been much better if Drew Brees was in there"

(15:30) Film Deep Dive #1: Bucs O vs Rams D "This is why Jameis was a #1 pick"

(27:45) Rams O vs Bucs D "One of the best games I've ever seen Jared Goff play"

(36:15) Browns-Ravens Cleveland returns to the run game

(40:10) Patriots-Bills Holy Secondary! & "you gotta rein it in Josh Allen "

(43:50) Vontaze Burfict suspended "it's not football, it's WWE"

(49:10) Film Deep Dive #2: Chiefs O vs Lions D "I think Mahomes was a little off"

(59:25) Chris breaks down 2 big plays on the Chiefs game-winning drive

(1:01:15) Ahmed suggests an all-lateral offense

(1:02:45) Lions O vs Chiefs D "Matthew Stafford looked awesome"

(1:09:00) Redskins-Giants "The best thing for Dwayne Haskins is to keep Jay Gruden right there"

(1:11:30) Seahawks-Cardinals "Seattle was pissed off and they were gonna make a point"

(1:12:55) Panthers-Texans "Carolina's D is real"

(1:17:00) Damn! Okay Praise for Leonard Fournette, a Chargers DB and Chris' old coach

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#71 - Week 4 Picks: Mahomes in a dome, Danny Dimes at home, and Best Bets Sep 26, 2019

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Simms & Florio do their weekly picks in an Unbuttoned/PFT PM collaboration. Can the Lions pull off the upset in Patrick Mahomes' first NFL game in a dome? Will Danny Dimes drop an L on the Redskins? And as always, the guys give their 3 Best Bets of the week.

(3:40) TNF: Eagles-Packers "Carson Wentz is the best QB the Packers have seen all year"

(9:30) Panthers-Texans "This is a chance for Houston to pull away in the AFC South"

(13:40) Browns-Ravens "I want to see how Freddie Kitchens handles adversity"

(19:55) Chiefs-Lions "If the Lions pull this off, it would be a shot heard 'around the NFL world"

(24:40) Chargers-Dolphins "I don't bet on bad teams"

(28:45) Patriots-Bills "Every we think this is the year the Bills stick it to the Patriots"

(36:00) Raiders-Colts "I think this Colts offense has gotten better every week"

(39:55) Titans-Falcons "The Titans always play to their competition"

(44:45) Redskins-Giants "I can't pick a team who stirs their Gatorade with a bag of plastic cups"

(54:55) Seahawks-Cardinals "The Seahawks need to keep pace in the NFC West"

(58:35) Buccaneers-Rams "There is something wrong with Todd Gurley"

(1:03:05) Jaguars-Broncos "I don't think Jalen Ramsey will play Sunday"

(1:07:50) Vikings-Bears "The Bears have never seen this version of Dalvin Cook"

(1:15:10) SNF: Cowboys-Saints "We have not seen a Cowboys offense like this in a long time"

(1:22:20) MNF: Bengals-Steelers "The Steelers are in denial about not being good"

(1:26:55) Best Bets "Oh my gosh you are insane"

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#70 - Film Deep Dive: Inside the Browns failed 4th & 9, the juggernaut Cowboys, and there's a new Best RB in the NFL Sep 25, 2019

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It's a Deep Dive Wednesday, as Simms breaks down what really happened on the Browns failed 4th & 9, explains why the Cowboys are an absolute juggernaut right now, and plenty more reaction from Week 3.

(2:40) Saints-Seahawks: How much did the NO offense change from Brees to Bridgewater?

(10:00) Chris reveals an undrafted rookie on the Saints D to keep your eye on

(17:30) Lions-Eagles: What was Philly's O missing without DJax and Alshon?

(27:30) Matthew Stafford's offensive culture change

(36:40) Big Phil declares a new best RB in the NFL

(39:30) In praise of Daniel Jones

(45:30) The time Big Phil cursed out Reggie White

(1:00:00) Rams-Browns: What CLE is doing wrong with OBJ

(1:12:00) Is Freddie Kitchens taking heat for Baker's mistakes?

(1:16:30) How Sean McVay sees the big picture

(1:24:20) Newsreels: "I can't believe this is the Cowboys"

(1:30:35) Vikings are playing to the strength of their offense