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The Audible - 2025/26 Season - Ep 21 · TDUK

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Heat.
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Hello.
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>> We're We're live. We're here.
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>> Boom. Bish bash bos. What a what a
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weekend of football it's been.
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>> It's been great.
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>> Um my camera's just doing a little
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thing. Let me just mess around with this
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without ruining everything. Boom.
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Perfect. Awesome. Gent. How are we?
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>> Very good. How are you?
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>> Boss, mate. I'm boss. But I didn't sleep
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very well Saturday night after that
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game. I I was up till about 3:00 in the
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morning buzzing off me head. It was just
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just I didn't realize how ner
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nerve-wracking it considering how close
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most of our games have been all season.
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Um, right, we're going to we're going to
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do this how we usually do. Lee, what
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have you been up to? What's going on,
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mate?
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>> Um, so another another uh sort of
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weekend full of uh football for me. So,
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obviously watching the games. Um, and
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then Sunday we had some more cats cats
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academy training. Um, still looking
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good, still looking strong, recruiting
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slowly, getting more players involved.
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So yeah, that's that side of it's
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looking good. Uh I'm also auditioning
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this week for another role in another
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play. So
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>> yes, please.
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>> Not Panto. Not Panto this time. This is
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a serious play. I've actually got to act
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in it. So I'm uh going to
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>> Romeo. Romeo. Where are thou Romeo?
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Where are thou eagles in the playoffs?
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Oh no.
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>> Oh dear.
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>> Steve, what's been going on with you
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mates? G's the go.
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>> Uh, honestly, not a lot. I've been been
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ill, so I've just been watching TV,
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lounging, and doing artwork and stuff.
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Um, yeah, there's really not been a lot
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going on on my side over here.
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>> Perfect. Me work kicking bar, mate. My
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my kicking is is is getting there. I did
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that much kicking when I got in me car
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on on Monday. My foot was dead heavy.
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strategy I've owned dead slow because I
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was like having to lift me leg up and
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I've got a big bruise in me foot. I
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think I must have kicked that ball a
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hund 100 times but all for the right
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reasons. All for the right reasons. Um
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any thoughts? What were your views on
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this this last weekend then folks? Um
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we're going to go into it in a sec, but
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was there anything that shocked you? Was
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there anything that didn't shock you?
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>> I I mean I I got all my predictions
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right from from last week's show, so
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nothing shocked me. Um the only thing
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that you know I was I was surprised
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about is how close you know three of the
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games were. Obviously one was a blowout.
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We'll talk about that in a minute. But
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um
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>> that just wasn't a blowout. That was
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murder. That was murder.
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>> Murder.
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>> That was Yeah.
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>> Um right. Listen, we might have another
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guest. We don't know yet. Um we we'll
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see if that happens. That happens. But
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we're going to get to it. Um any
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comments, any questions? Whack them in.
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want to know what's what you think of of
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what's going on and all that jazz.
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Anything not rude. Um, so first game of
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the weekend.
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Let's do this properly. Um, why is this
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doing it backwards? Give me one minute.
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Two seconds.
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That can't be right.
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It's saying
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hang on. I'm on the wrong weekend. As me
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so right.
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Ellie Evans, hello to you, too. So,
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first game was my beloved Broncos
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against the Bills. We have a group chat.
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Our group chat was going on fire. I was
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up, then I was down, then I was up, then
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I was down, then I was dancing with my
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shirt off, then I was quickly sat on me
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butt. What a absolute
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belter of a game. Broncos won 33 furry
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in overtime. Um, hang on. Even
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gentlemen, do you believe Josh Allen
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involved in Bill's HC being fired? That
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is a great question.
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>> No, I don't think he did.
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>> Does a Does a QB have that much power?
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Because if they do, they're just
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destined for things to go wrong.
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>> That's my That's my view.
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>> Hang on.
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>> I think I think it's more of a case of
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um
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you know, it was it was
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McD McD um
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>> they've got a brilliant team. They've
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got a Super Bowl winning team. Yeah.
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Yeah, they have. They have. And I think
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um Yeah. Shawn McDermott, isn't it?
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Shawn McDerm Yeah, Shawn McDermott. I
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think he's
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be before the before the game got
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played, uh there was rumors that he he
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kind of went into the front office and
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and kind of, you know, made a list of
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why they're not going to make it to the
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Super Bowl. So I think that negativity
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around, you know, the teams lacking in
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positions and kind of putting the trying
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to put the blame on to the front office
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in in their sort of form of recruitment
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and
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uh and and their their
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their work that they do, you know,
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tirelessly
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>> putting the blame on them rather than
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rather than himself. And I think you
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know after the game he was very vocal in
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saying
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um you know that it was it was down to
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that
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you know catch interception whatever you
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want to call it on the you know the sort
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of second from last play of the play of
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the game uh before overtime you know
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there was
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there was much controversy over what he
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said and I think it was more of a case
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of you know he's he's had a few years
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he's got them into a fantastic position
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But now I think it just needs management
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and offensive mind to take this offense
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and actually go do something with it. I
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don't think Josh Allen had anything to
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do with this. I think he's he's in in it
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for the ride. Um but I don't think he
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had that much power.
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>> No, I agree. And I agree with what
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Nathan also said is that the QB would be
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traded like less likely than the coach
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being fired. you saying here? Hi guys on
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in a Zoom meeting but message in a and
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giants making big moves and can't wait
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to see what our new head coach
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generates. Coach Russ, you are welcome
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on this show anytime. If you finish your
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Zoom meeting and you want to join on,
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just click on the link. It's the same
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link as last time. I you are welcome on
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my friend. So is you know so is Russell.
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I I really want the the the whale to
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hear how boss's accent is as we were.
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Yeah, it's more likely that they're
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going to fire um fire a coach than
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they're going to get rid of what they've
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got as a franchise quarterback if
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they've still got trust in Allen. Um
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>> you'd be you'd be mad not to. It's not
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like he's had a poor season.
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>> The thing is I wouldn't even say the
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coach has. I think that getting rid of
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that sort of rocks the boat resets the
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squad. It gives a new new maybe a
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younger coach the chance to go in with a
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new mindset, a different mindset because
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it's if you keep trying the same thing
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of failing, it's it's never gonna get
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any better. So, I think I think it's
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just to shake it up and mix it up. It's
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it's definitely not Josh Allen has got
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the power there.
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>> Yeah. Okay. Well, listen, let let's
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let's talk about this brilliant game.
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Um, from the get-go, this game got going
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straight away. Um, I think the Broncos
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went in with a decent lead at Halime.
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Let me just click on this. See if this
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lets it work. Uh yes, uh Halime the
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Broncos were at 20, the Bills were at
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10. I was really thinking if we get this
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next score, if we you know, and then it
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just it just folded for the for the
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Broncos. Um and we obviously got a
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field. Um let's have a little look at
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this. Yeah, Bills obviously outscored us
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the second half, but we just got to push
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back to overtime and then that that Hang
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on. Wait there, mate. Matteo, what's he
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going to say here? Do you know what the
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stupid bloody phone? Uh what's he
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saying? Um mate, Matteo might regret
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having us both on the show. Nah, bro.
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You you are all welcome on. You are all
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welcome. Um but for me it so like people
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have been saying the Broncos shouldn't
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be I've seen so many comments about the
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Broncos shouldn't be here. Why not?
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We've literally beat apart from this the
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Seahawks loss. We've either won every
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game or lost by the last second field
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goal apart from that Seahawks loss. And
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I think the Seahawks will be brilliant
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next season. Um,
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I thought it was a testament to why the
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Broncos are in where they are. Where the
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downside was was waking up the next
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morning to find Bix's out, but
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yeah, that was a bad injury. What What
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do you think about backup? He's not even
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throwing a ball in a live game for two
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seasons. Like, what I mean, we can speak
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about that later, but
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>> that's going to be a saddening thing
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we've seen. But so this game is obly the
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first game of the week and there were
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five Bills fumbles. From there on there
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were 17 fumbles all weekend. So I have
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named this week the fumble palooa.
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>> Fumble palooa.
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>> Four games 17 fumbles. Started off with
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five from the Bills alone.
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>> Um just a comment here. Um Broncos won
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but did they ultimately lose with the
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Knicks injury? We are going to answer
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that later on in the show when we do our
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predictions. Um, I I will look,
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I'm flabbergasted my team's got this far
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and I know I know I've been that
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annoying little jerk all all season and
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it couldn't have been a better time for
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you guys to teams to be really well your
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team's been pretty okay but your team's
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being horrendous anyway. Um, so I've
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been a bit unbearable this season. If we
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go out this weekend it's a brilliant
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season for us.
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>> It's a brilliant season. Now Jens Lee,
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we'll go to your thoughts in a bit, but
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remember we do have our game of the week
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and our toilet of the week. Um Lee, what
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did you think mate? Did you watch it?
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Well, you watched it. Of course you
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watched it. You watched it.
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>> We were messaging all night, weren't we?
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Um and it was
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>> wait till Sunday.
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>> It was It was incredible to watch. It
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was It really was. Um
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and you know, I predicted it was going
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to be a close game. I said there was
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only going to be three points in it and
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I was absolutely right.
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>> Um and I did predict that the Broncos
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would win. uh you know what what I
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wasn't predicting on is
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you know some of the you know that like
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whole the whole interception
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catch was it a catch or an interception
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you know obviously we've got uh another
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game where where it was the roles you
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know the roles were reversed with the uh
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uh in the Rams game but it's there's
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lots of controversy over that and
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you know the the rest had the
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opportunity to to stop the game, review
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the tape, and but they didn't. And one
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of their excuses was that they didn't
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want to slow the momentum of the game
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down. And you know, from a viewer
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standpoint, that's fantastic. You know,
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we don't want the game to go to another
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commercial and and and drag on even
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more. We want the game to be constantly
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free moving. But when the when the the
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stakes are that high, when it's it's a
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playoffs game, you
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>> I agree. I agree.
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>> Should it go to a review?
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>> Yeah.
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>> Yeah. Ultimately that was, you know,
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that was that was going to be the
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winning field goal for them, but
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unfortunately it wasn't. You know, the
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the the call, you know, stands on the
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field as a as a as an interception.
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Broncos walk away, march down the field,
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and you know, the the Bills messed up.
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You know, the Bills messed up with two
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pass interference calls uh which put the
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Broncos into prime field goal position.
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And like I said to you when I was
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messaging you, you know, once once they
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were in that field field goal position,
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it was just like just run the ball three
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times and then boot it.
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>> Don't don't risk anything. And that's
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exactly what they did. And it was
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>> yeah, bit of sweep with the end with
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with Bonix. You know, I think,
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>> you know, he walked off the pitch.
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Everything was everything was looking
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fine. He was going for his press
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conferences and then and then uh
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>> it doesn't sound like it's a severe
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break, though. I think it's Look, your
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season's finished. you'll be your back
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for next season.
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>> Um
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I so
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my my wife kicked me out of bed. She's
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like, "Go watch us downstairs. Do them."
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So I went downstairs
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>> and I was FaceTiming my um my Colorado
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family and their their stream was like a
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minute behind. And he's like, "Why are
12:55
you calling me?" And I'm like, you know,
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just just just seeing. He's like, "We
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won by a field goal, haven't we?" I'm
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like, "I'm not saying nothing." He's
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like, "Are we are we are we out?" I'm
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not saying nothing. He's like, "You're
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smiling. I know we've won. Um but but
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honestly cuz like that was the most
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emotional I've been for because in a
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game for my team cuz we've not we've not
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been great since 2015. Let's be honest.
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Last season we did pretty well and it
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showed the foundations for this season
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but all the emotions for kicking off in
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that game. You're in this we don't swear
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on this channel. Oh, and um but in in
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regards to the referee decision, um I
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know they do have a look over it
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straight away. Do you agree or disagree
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with the referee decision, J?
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>> Fro from the I saw I do agree with it.
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Um but again, what a lot of people seem
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to forget is the fact that much like V,
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but a lot better, they have a whole team
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reviewing every single play constantly.
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So they don't always need to get the ref
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to go, look, there's there's a whole
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team reviewing it. And if if if they
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haven't said to the ref, I'd like pause.
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There's there's it's conclusive enough.
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>> Yeah. Not their fault.
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>> I mean, in in normal regulation time,
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you know, the coaches have a have a red
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flag. You know, they can throw it on the
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pitch, stop the game, bring the ref over
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and say, "I want you to recheck that."
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And there's only certain things that
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they can do that on. They can't just do
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it on
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>> Can't do that in overtime.
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>> No, but this is exactly it. on overtime
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and in the final two minutes of
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regulation,
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>> all that gets taken away from the
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coaches and then all games and stuff are
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are called from the booth essentially.
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You know, the the the the professional
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referees who are also watching the game
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may whisper into the ear of the uh of
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the of the referee on the pitch and say,
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"You may want to check that again."
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But they didn't do it. or if they did do
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it, the referee on the field said, "No,
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we're gonna we're gonna keep the keep
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the game moving."
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>> Which is controversial in
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>> I feel like Well, do you agree or
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disagree? Sorry.
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>> I I mean, with the with the calling, I
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dis I I disagree. It shouldn't have been
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an interception. It should have been uh
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it should have been a catch.
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>> But obviously with the ref's ref's
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decision, I I do disagree. I think they
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should have stopped the game. See, um I
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also agree with you, Lee. That's my
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team, but you've got you you've got to
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be like like
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we obviously we're working on a new
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project. Anyone watch this will know
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that we will challenge the narrative. Um
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but we've also not got to be biased, you
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know, toward towards our team. Um
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I I agree. I didn't think it was, but am
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I going to celebrate it? Absolutely. And
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if it was any of your teams, you'd be
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celebrating, but it was against your
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team, you'd be furious. I'd love to have
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a Bills fan on now just to wind them up,
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but also just to see what, you know,
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their emotions they were feeling and
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stuff like that. Um, but was J question
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for either of you because we're going to
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go on to the next game. Was this your
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toilet of the week for either of you?
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>> No.
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>> No. Was this your game of the week?
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For me it was for me I think this had
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enough excitement in it. Um and for me
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this this was definitely the game of the
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week for me.
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>> Um
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it all of the games the the last three
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of them have been very close. I'm going
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to say no for this one. That's only
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because I'm just so used to watching the
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Bills lo overtime in playoffs. So it got
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to the point where it's just like what
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where's the excitement here?
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>> So um I'm for anyone who's never watched
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this I am a Bronco. I'm an unbearable
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Bronco. I will admit that. But it wasn't
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my game of the week, and we'll get on to
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that later. But it was a brilliant game
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of football. It was a brilliant game for
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the mutuals. That's a perfect game to
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show someone who's never watched this
16:49
sport before. So, it was a brilliant
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game, but it wasn't game of the week.
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Okay. Um, next up, um, according to my
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thing, it was the Seahawks against the
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49ers.
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Um, and this was an absolute murder. Um,
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from the get-go, Seahawks, um, re I
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think they returned a kickoff.
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>> Yep.
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>> Um,
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>> yep. The 90 95 yard field return. Yeah.
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>> And it it I don't know about you guys,
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but for me, the Seahawks just manhandled
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the 49ers. They looked ready. They
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looked pumped. That crowd was
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sensational.
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Absolutely brilliant. And they dominated
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from the get-go. It never looked like
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the 49ers were in the game. Um, what
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happened, Lee? We're going to you first
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as well. I mean, did you watch this? I
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mean, I think you did because you were
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up still still up, but
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>> Yeah. Yeah, it was it was it was it was
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it was a crazy game. I mean, that that
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opening kickoff
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was just, you know, it kind of set the
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bar. You just like, you know, Sam
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Darnold doesn't even need to come on the
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pitch and it's it's, you know, seven
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points are on the board already. Um and
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then and then the ners come on and you
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know they stall, they punt and then Sam
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Darnold finally gets on the field, puts
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it down down the field and it was just
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another 14 points on the board.
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You know, it was it was incredible to
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watch. You know, it was
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it was it was like this this you know,
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you put it a Brit analogy, you know, it
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was watching, you know, the Warriors
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kind of beating up a team that's just
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been promoted into the Prem. It was
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Yeah, that it's the best way to describe
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it. It looked like a team getting
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promoted, a player team getting
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relegated.
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>> Absolutely. And it was just it was just
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it was just a blood bath, you know, and
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I think, you know, the score really
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tells the story in this, you know, 40 to
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six. It was just
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>> where were they?
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>> Yeah.
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>> Ste, what do you
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>> uh Yeah, this this was another this an
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insane game. I I was not expecting it to
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be this
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this big of a win. This is like one of
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the 49ers biggest losses in a very long
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time. Um, but it was Seahawks all over.
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They came out, as you said, ready, kick,
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return, touchdown. That's not happened
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in a long time for an opening kick in
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the playoffs. Um, 349ers fumbles. The
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defense was all over it as well. They
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held Christian McCaffrey to 39 yards on
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the ground. How did you do that? The
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fact that Brock Perie had more rushing
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yards than Christian McCaffrey for this
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game.
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Um, but yeah, I said like Sam Arnold
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wasn't really needed in this game. Maybe
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it was a nice little rest for him. Give
19:34
it all to Kenneth Walker, get him
19:36
scoring, get their defense just stopping
19:38
them. But, um, yeah, definitely a scary
19:42
team.
19:44
>> Yeah, I I I watch cuz I couldn't sleep,
19:48
so I just carried on watching until I
19:49
was I was I was tired because it was
19:51
that buzzing. Um, and I'll say this,
19:54
Seahawks offense and the defense, they
19:56
both just looked as good as each other,
19:58
but their line were like manhandling the
20:02
49ers. And they were telling them like
20:04
you could I think over like on the on
20:06
the on the footage I was watching,
20:08
there's nothing you can do to stop us.
20:09
And the 49ers players like, I know,
20:12
mate, we're screwed. Um, it it was poor,
20:15
but
20:17
why were they that why were they that
20:18
bad? because it wasn't a good
20:20
performance by them at all. Just just
20:22
for context before you answer that
20:24
question, it was 170 after the first
20:26
quarter. After the second quart half
20:29
time, it was 246 and it finished 416.
20:35
Why were they that bad? I think it's,
20:36
you know, we we we all know about, you
20:39
know, the injuries that that uh the
20:41
Niners have had this this season, you
20:44
know, with um you know, with Boser out
20:48
with
20:50
uh you know, Fred Warner out, you know,
20:53
and obviously last week losing George K
20:56
George K to the against the Eagles. So,
20:59
they were losing pieces left, right, and
21:01
center. And I think it's it's finally
21:04
caught up when they've when they've gone
21:05
up against a really good team. Um
21:09
yeah, I mean Nathan saying Aiden Dense
21:12
set the tone, you know, exactly that.
21:15
They they did. They set the tone. They
21:16
they kind of said this is the level
21:18
we're going to play at,
21:20
>> you know, and try and score against us.
21:23
>> And they couldn't. They they physically
21:25
didn't score a touchdown. They scored
21:26
two field goals and that was it. So
21:29
yeah. Yes, it is a very injury riddle
21:31
team as we've been saying, but I did say
21:33
last week that George K being out, if
21:34
you'd look back at the games he was out
21:37
before, they lost most of them and they
21:40
couldn't get a run game going. And it
21:41
goes to show how much of a difference
21:43
having him being a blocker and blocking
21:45
tight end makes for that running team.
21:47
>> I'm going to give you some um some some
21:49
some things here cuz these these are
21:51
both very much run teams. Passing yards,
21:54
who do you think pass more, Seahawks or
21:56
49ers? I won't ask because I've also got
21:58
it up.
22:01
>> I'm gonna go I'm probably gonna go ners
22:04
actually because they he was he was
22:06
launching that ball.
22:08
>> 140 yards with one interception and Sam
22:11
Darnold was 124 yards with um no
22:15
interceptions. Uh rushing yards.
22:17
>> They just abused that run then, didn't
22:18
they?
22:19
>> Hang on, Ste. I'm taking all your
22:20
content here. Ste, you carry on, mate.
22:23
>> Go on, mate.
22:24
>> Yeah. I know R
22:26
if you so like rushing yards. Okay, we
22:30
do rushing yards. Which team had the
22:31
most rushing yards like as a ratio
22:35
between rushing and passing? Who rushed
22:37
more and got more yards on the ground?
22:40
>> Seahawks used the air.
22:42
>> Yeah.
22:43
>> Seahawks.
22:44
>> Yeah. Seahawks used the ground. this
22:46
this I think this was one of the first
22:47
games of the season that the ners um
22:50
actually went in the air more and it was
22:53
that was a problem for them because the
22:55
Seahawks corners are really good. They
22:58
wanted to be running more but they like
23:00
I said they needed KD in that line to be
23:03
an extra blocker
23:04
>> and they don't seem to have a back end
23:06
height up who can do that as well.
23:10
>> So
23:12
let's ask this question Lee. You've
23:14
already answered one. So, um,
23:19
Steve is Leaf. Sorry. Is this your
23:21
toilet of the week?
23:23
>> I'm going to say yeah. I think you know
23:25
when when we're at this stage of the
23:27
competition, we expect two good teams to
23:31
go at it and I only saw one on that that
23:35
field. So, yeah, this was my toilet bowl
23:37
of the week.
23:39
>> Steve, is this your toilet bowl of the
23:41
week?
23:42
>> Yes. Yes, exactly the same. Even though
23:45
as as you guys know, I'm a defensive
23:47
player and I love watching defenses, I
23:49
would rather a slowscoring game with a
23:51
lot of defenses balling rather than just
23:53
one team.
23:55
>> Okay.
23:56
>> What about you?
23:57
>> Um, yes, this was my toilet of the week
23:59
and my game of the week. What I was
24:02
about just
24:04
>> um so
24:06
just because
24:07
>> can we get a meme of like the
24:11
so so because we we'll clip this we'll
24:13
clip this we'll say we'll
24:16
>> um
24:17
they were that good the Seahawks like we
24:20
can say the 49ers were bad but the
24:22
Seahawks made them that bad on the
24:24
biggest game of the season thus far
24:28
that team I do not want the Seahawks to
24:30
win this weekend. I want the Rams to win
24:32
because I feel more confident if my team
24:34
somehow managed to beat the Pats, which
24:35
we'll go into later. They look
24:38
absolutely petrifying. They were that
24:40
good. They manhandled the a great 49ers
24:43
team. I know they've got one injury, but
24:45
there's other people that would have
24:46
stepped up and it was mental. And the
24:49
reason for the toilet week is the Ram,
24:51
sorry, the 49ers just got manhandled. It
24:54
was like, it's like Lee said before, it
24:55
was like in a team getting relegated
24:57
against team getting promoted. It was
24:59
absolutely crazy. So that's my that's
25:02
the reason for my thing.
25:04
>> It's fair enough.
25:06
>> I mean you I picked it over the I think
25:10
that's the biggest convincing
25:11
performance of this season
25:14
for any team. That that's how good they
25:16
were. The way sorry not good excellent.
25:20
>> Yeah.
25:20
>> Better than great. Excellent.
25:22
>> So let's move on to another game. Um
25:26
Patriots Texans. I watched quite a fair
25:28
bit of this. Um, Patriots won 28-6.
25:32
Um, I just don't think that the Texans
25:34
turned up. It was a really bad day in
25:35
the office. Um, the game started off
25:39
quite slow. Uh, at Halime it was 21
25:42
points to 10 and the Texans needed to
25:45
come on second half and perform and they
25:46
just didn't. Ste, I'm going to go to you
25:48
on this one, mate.
25:50
Um, so for me that again this is a was
25:55
very close to being a game in a week but
25:57
like defense wise but the Patriots
26:00
defense won this game for me. I don't
26:02
think the offense did enough to be
26:04
interesting. They they they forced four
26:06
interceptions.
26:08
Um, but then this is funny. You type
26:12
Drake Mayan on your notes, it auto
26:13
corrects it to Drake May. That's weird.
26:16
Uh but no, Drake May looked awful. Four
26:19
fumbles and an interception. Like what?
26:22
Again, I'm going back to calling it a
26:24
fumble palooa. Why can't anyone hold the
26:25
ball this week?
26:27
>> Well, CJ Sh didn't look any better,
26:29
mate. He threw four interceptions. Um
26:30
>> Oh, yeah.
26:32
>> I I will say this,
26:35
obviously, Texans is one of the best
26:37
defenses in the league. For me, the
26:38
Broncos is the best defense in the
26:40
league. Um defense is going if if
26:42
Broncos has to win this weekend, it's
26:44
the defense that's going to win that
26:45
game.
26:48
No, completely true, Lee.
26:52
>> Yeah, I mean I think I think it was it
26:54
was CJ Strad, you know, as as Nate's
26:56
saying here, you know, running out of
26:57
time. Um, with that deep, you don't need
27:01
400 passing yards. I mean it's
27:06
he was he was he was being forced to
27:09
throw downfield um into some dangerous
27:12
windows and you know unfortunately a lot
27:15
of those a lot of his passes were picked
27:17
off and you know the the Patriots turned
27:20
it into points on on on the field. So
27:24
you know I think he's
27:26
he he he he tried everything he could
27:29
but I think it just wasn't his day. Um,
27:32
you know, is he running out of time? I
27:36
don't know. Is is do we think the
27:38
offense is complete? You know, Collins
27:41
wasn't playing in that game. You know,
27:43
does he have a a true number two wide
27:46
receiver?
27:48
Yeah. You know, even even the running
27:50
backs just weren't on it. You know,
27:52
Marks went out with an injury quite
27:53
early on in the game which left, you
27:56
know, a lot of the, you know, chub to
27:58
pick up sort of the pieces there. Uh
28:00
Nathan's saying there will Will Will
28:02
Campbell the first round draft pick at
28:05
LT got beat like he was stood.
28:16
Oh my god.
28:20
>> Keep going. Just keep going.
28:22
>> Just I don't know where to go from this.
28:25
So anyway, um, gent
28:29
or lower game.
28:30
>> So CJ Strad completed 20 passes. Higher
28:33
or lower for Drake May?
28:35
>> Lower.
28:36
>> Yeah, it got to be lower.
28:38
>> 16 passes. Is he? Cedo Strad did attempt
28:42
47 though. He just sort of forgot he had
28:45
a running team behind it.
28:46
>> And And Drake May attempted 27.
28:49
>> Yeah.
28:50
>> Um,
28:52
guess
28:54
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. He he doesn't
28:55
even send me his notes. I've got my
28:57
notes. He just doesn't think I have
28:58
notes, but I do. Um yeah, look, it was I
29:02
don't think it was game of the week for
29:03
me. Um I don't think it was anywhere
29:05
near it because the Texans were that
29:07
porn this in the second half. Um I've
29:10
used my toilet. I've used my game. Um
29:13
Lee, have you used your to you've used
29:15
your toilet and your game?
29:17
>> Game.
29:18
>> What?
29:19
>> Uh neither for me. So I think that tells
29:22
you the answer of my game in a week.
29:24
Hang on. Your to the week with Seahawks,
29:25
wasn't it?
29:26
>> Yeah.
29:28
>> Okay, cool. Um, right, next one. Um,
29:32
Bears beat Battlestar Galactica. Uh, the
29:36
Bears got beat by the Rams 20 to 17.
29:39
This was a great game. Um, Nathan, we
29:41
are gutted for you, mate. Trust me, we
29:42
wanted the Bears to go and play the
29:44
Seahawks. Um, this is a great game of
29:46
football. Um,
29:48
>> yeah.
29:48
>> Um, we've only had one one toilet, uh,
29:51
let's be honest. Um, but no, it was a
29:54
great game of football. It was a passing
29:55
game of football as well as the running
29:57
aspect to it as well. Uh, I'm nearly
30:00
read more stats that Steve's going to
30:01
chug me. So, um, D, I'm going to go to
30:04
you after Lee. Lee, what did you think
30:05
of this one, mate?
30:06
>> Oh, do you know this this was obviously
30:08
a weather game. Um, you know, I'd love
30:10
to bring Nate on and see what he's got
30:12
to say about this game because,
30:15
you know, it was it was an overtime game
30:17
and when
30:18
>> Hang on. I'm going to send him a link.
30:19
See if he wants to come on. Wait, if it
30:21
covers off, just carry on. One second.
30:22
>> Come on, mate. You got to come on. I
30:24
want to hear your side of this. U, but
30:26
yeah, I mean, for me, it was it was a
30:28
weather game. Um, there was there was
30:30
loads of factors involved in this and,
30:33
you know, the Bears offense had had a
30:35
fantastic
30:37
fantastic game. Um,
30:40
yeah, I mean I mean that Williams fourth
30:42
down pass as he's as Nate's just alluded
30:45
to there was absolutely phenomenal. You
30:47
know, he
30:48
>> Sorry, two seconds. Nate, Nathan, you
30:51
have a link. You can come on, but you
30:53
cannot swear. You can't swear. So, if
30:56
you want to come on, mate, even just
30:57
tell us what your thoughts were during
30:59
this game and then jump back to work.
31:01
Come on, mate.
31:05
>> It is in your inbox.
31:07
>> We're praying.
31:09
>> I'm waiting for it.
31:11
>> Just just just just click on the link
31:14
and you can come on it. The offer is
31:16
there, mate. It's a once in a lifetime
31:18
cuz this show's only on this. We got two
31:21
shows left on this. Then we move over to
31:22
our new platform and in where guys can't
31:24
these professionals once you bore boo
31:29
the toilet just go to the toilet like
31:32
don't do nothing in the toilet like well
31:33
like you know what I mean but
31:35
>> Lee as you wait the link is there
31:37
Nathan. Come on brother
31:40
>> if anyone else is a B fan drop us a
31:42
message and I'll send you the link right
31:43
now. Go on. I mean I mean yeah the game
31:46
was exciting to watch you know it wasn't
31:48
a high-scoring sort of uh aggressive
31:51
game but I think that showed down to the
31:53
defense you know the defense really
31:55
played out um on both sides of the ball
31:59
um and you know that that that like we
32:02
go back to that you know
32:05
that that fourth down sort of pass you
32:08
know I just remember watching you know
32:11
Williams dropping back and back and back
32:13
and I'm like oh No, he's he's he's done
32:15
it now. And then he just throws that
32:16
ball into into the air and you think,
32:19
"Oh, that's going out the back of the
32:20
end zone." And then Cole Kmet's just
32:23
there open, catches that ball, and
32:25
you're like,
32:27
and you think, "This is it. The Bears
32:29
are going to win. Ben Johnson's going to
32:31
go for two points and they're going to
32:33
smash it." And then the kicking team
32:36
comes out.
32:36
>> But if if he'd have gone for if he'd
32:39
have gone for two points and missed it,
32:40
everyone would have went mental. There's
32:41
the flip side of it, mate.
32:44
I think I think you've got to be
32:46
aggressive. He's an aggressive coach.
32:48
He's been aggressive all year.
32:51
Why not go for it? This, you know, don't
32:55
give it put it in the hands of overtime.
32:58
Take the win.
32:59
>> Does he mean Loveland? Cuz I used to
33:00
live in Loveland, Colorado.
33:02
>> No, no, no, no. Loveland. Who's a
33:04
player?
33:04
>> Oh, sorry mate. Sorry. I'm really tired
33:07
by the way. I've been up since half the
33:08
clock. Okay, cool. Yeah. Sorry. my my my
33:12
concussion headphones. You know, I lived
33:13
in Loveland.
33:14
>> Lovelin's been the star tight end this
33:17
year. He's been absolutely fantastic. Um
33:20
>> yeah, got a name Loveland. Loveland
33:23
is like a proper small little town in
33:25
Colorado. It's like the town where I
33:28
used to live. It's exactly the same.
33:30
Like there was it was literally me
33:32
getting planted from one in the UK to
33:33
America and I was like this is exactly
33:35
like back home. This is dead easy. So
33:36
yeah, for anyone who wants to go
33:37
Loveland, give it a go.
33:39
>> Well, yeah.
33:41
Well, Steve, what did you think of this
33:42
game, mate?
33:43
>> Um, I I thought this was a really good
33:45
game. It was blow forblow. This is the
33:47
This is one of the games. Obviously, it
33:49
was a weather game. I'm I'm not like I
33:51
forgive all the the handful of fumbles
33:53
and stuff on this. It's going to happen.
33:55
Um, what's interesting is how insanely
33:58
similar the stats are. Like, both
34:01
quarterbacks attempted the exact same
34:02
amount of passes. um they were within
34:07
one yard on receiving
34:09
um yards as a squad altogether. The only
34:11
thing that the Chicago blew them out
34:14
with the rushing but only by 50 50 yards
34:18
and it was just three interceptions from
34:19
Caleb does let him down but they should
34:22
they've got to be.
34:23
>> Stafford had zero. Sorry, I've got the
34:25
same stats that you've got. So I know
34:27
where you get your stats from now. So
34:28
I'm cushy.
34:32
Oh,
34:33
>> I I use multiple websites, but
34:36
>> I I love the internet. I think the
34:37
internet is absolutely hilarious. Go on,
34:39
carry on.
34:40
>> Uh, but yeah, no, it's um
34:43
>> Yeah, the Bears The Bears have got to be
34:45
happy. Uh I I I do agree with Elite. I
34:48
think I think we needed a bit of a Dan C
34:50
Dan Campbell and a two-pointer on that
34:51
attempt. That's what we needed.
34:53
>> The Bears, we didn't think after week
34:55
four, we did not think they were going
34:56
to be here. If we were to go through
34:57
every show and and and talk about what
34:58
we spoke about, we did not think that
35:00
these were going to be in the show.
35:02
Let's be honest. Let's be creatively
35:03
honest. We did not think. And for them
35:05
to just turn it around is is being
35:07
absolutely brilliant. And hopefully it's
35:08
something that they can work on for next
35:10
season as well. Um because what baffles
35:13
me about this sport is how one team can
35:14
be great one season and next season just
35:16
be a total toilet. Um let's let's look
35:20
at this. So you got we've got four teams
35:21
going into the championship game.
35:23
>> Correct. Correct. the beginning of the
35:25
season, would you have guessed
35:28
those four teams even making the
35:30
playoffs?
35:31
>> Um,
35:32
Rams, yes.
35:34
>> Yes. Rams, yes.
35:35
>> Rams and Broncos, yes.
35:37
>> Okay.
35:38
>> Um, I'm going to say that because I I I
35:41
could I seen my team improve a lot last
35:43
season
35:45
and I knew it was going to get better
35:46
this season. Um, and I'm by far not I'm
35:49
definitely not one of them diluted fans.
35:52
Um so so no, you know, I I I knew we
35:55
were going to be much better. Um Rams,
35:57
yes. Um Seahawks,
36:02
they started so good. They've always
36:03
been up there in the talk. Uh but we we
36:05
were speaking that about u the Colts
36:08
>> we knew they they dip off and we just we
36:11
knew it'd be that bad. Uh Patriots, no.
36:14
God, no, they credit to them. Credit to
36:16
them. Credit to all the teams who've
36:18
done it.
36:19
>> Yeah.
36:19
>> Yeah. I I also I don't think I would
36:21
have guessed a single one of the four
36:22
getting this far. Rams I would making
36:25
the playoffs.
36:26
>> Did you not think Broncos made playoffs?
36:29
>> Um I don't know. Yeah. I I thought
36:32
they'd be close cuz obviously the AFC is
36:34
is is known of being You've probably got
36:37
eight.
36:38
>> Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop. Stop.
36:39
Stop. He's here. He's here. One minute.
36:42
Is he in a toilet?
36:44
>> Right there. Right there. I'm trying to
36:46
do not swear. He's here. Can you hear
36:48
us, mate?
36:50
Hang on. Let me take his shot off. Two
36:51
sex, mate. Two sex.
36:54
There he is.
36:55
>> There he is.
36:57
>> Can you hear us?
37:00
Oh, we can't hear him. Let me Have I
37:01
Have I muted his mic if I have him? The
37:03
worst person ever. You We can't hear
37:05
you, mate. Oh, he can't speak. He might
37:06
not be able to speak. Oh, he's gone. Is
37:08
he coming back?
37:11
>> We don't know.
37:13
>> D disconnecting his Bluetooth
37:14
headphones.
37:15
>> This is live TV. Anything can happen. He
37:17
might he might come back. He might come
37:19
back
37:20
>> any Sunday.
37:21
>> Um Steve, is this your game of the week
37:23
by the way?
37:23
>> Yes. Yeah.
37:24
>> Yeah. Um but what we should do for next
37:28
season, by the way, this because we're
37:29
learning. We're learning every time we
37:30
do this show. We we love this show and
37:32
you'd be surprised how much effort we
37:33
put in the background and have done for
37:35
next week's plans. TD UK. Um anyway, um
37:39
for next season, what we should do is we
37:40
should write down who we think is going
37:41
to make the playoffs, who we think's
37:43
going to win the Super Bowl, and we
37:44
should print them and know and then we
37:47
can use that when Steve thinks the Green
37:49
Bay Packers going to be eight and0
37:50
again. And then we can just be like,
37:51
"Mate, you said this last season just
37:54
right. We're going to
37:56
>> say it every season until we stop doing
37:58
this."
37:58
>> Um he couldn't love. I couldn't hear
38:00
anything. Nathan, we couldn't hear you,
38:02
mate. U if you want to try it again,
38:04
mate, we are more than welcome to have
38:05
you on. Um, right. So, that was the
38:08
divisional round. Um, we're going to be
38:11
going over to the conference
38:12
championships very shortly. Um, it is
38:15
pretty much brick ball season, folks.
38:16
Some of you started training. If you
38:18
haven't, you're one of the lazier teams.
38:20
Um,
38:22
message us on, we would love to know how
38:24
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38:25
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38:27
We'd love to know how you're getting on.
38:28
Any, you know, anything you want to tag
38:30
in and stuff for the new platform. Um,
38:32
but I'm very excited. I'm very excited
38:34
for this season. I think it's going to
38:35
be um an interesting season. I'm a bit
38:38
curious to why the fixtures haven't been
38:40
released, but we'll get to that
38:41
hopefully in a in a a few weeks. Um
38:44
yeah, I'm I'm I'm thinking it's going to
38:47
be a good year for Brit. Um I'd love to
38:49
know what's going on with Scotland. Um I
38:51
really want to know what's going on with
38:52
that. Um Lee, Steve, we are going to
38:54
come to you. So you should have done
38:55
some hopefully done some get back into
38:57
your into your Brit B. Lee, what you
38:59
thinking this season?
39:00
>> I mean, we've got we've got time. So
39:03
>> yeah. So, I mean, obviously we've got,
39:05
you know, we've got the the champions,
39:07
you know, Bristol Aztecs. Um, you know,
39:10
they they've got some really good stuff
39:12
going on. Uh,
39:14
>> I love their social media. I think their
39:15
social media is fantastic.
39:17
>> You know, they've given clubs an
39:19
incentive, you know, to to kind of
39:22
bring, you know, to pay them a£1,000
39:25
towards their traveling fees if they if
39:27
they come fully equipped and uniformal,
39:31
you know. So, if they everybody's
39:32
wearing the the correct kits and and
39:35
stuff like that, they're going to pay
39:36
£1,000 towards their traveling fee,
39:38
which goes a hell of a long way when
39:41
you're traveling all the way from
39:42
Cambridge all the way down to Bristol,
39:44
let me tell you that.
39:45
>> Yeah.
39:45
>> Um, you know, bus buses aren't cheap to
39:48
uh to to kind of ship all those guys
39:50
around. So, uh I mean that's fantastic,
39:53
you know, and that's great to see that
39:55
you know, Bristol have have put this
39:56
incentive out there and you know that
39:59
they always recruit well. you know,
40:00
they've got, you know, the WWE guys
40:03
there, but they've just got such a good
40:04
team and such a good outfit there.
40:07
>> Um, you know, the Warriors, how are they
40:09
going to perform now? They've got a new
40:10
head coach.
40:12
Um, you know, are guys going to, you
40:15
know, stick with it? Are they going to
40:17
sort of look at going, you know, to the
40:19
Blitz? You know, the Blitz are another
40:21
good team as well.
40:21
>> Blitz Blitz are meant to be recruiting
40:23
very well. U, they had a lot of players
40:25
attend their session. Um, I had some
40:27
info on that one. Um, it's interesting
40:29
for me because in the nicest slightest
40:30
way possible, I didn't care about it
40:32
until the till the season just gone
40:33
because I'm, you know, involved in in
40:34
the Monday night program. Um, and now
40:36
I'm like proper invested into it. Um,
40:39
it's going to be because thingy came up
40:40
as well. What's the name? Wembley
40:42
Stallions.
40:43
>> Wembley Stallions.
40:44
>> I
40:46
>> Yeah, I I watched their last game
40:47
against uh the Cheaters. So, the the
40:49
promotion relegation game and they
40:52
looked good. You know, I remember
40:55
playing
40:56
>> What's that, Lee? you're going to live
40:57
stream that game next time you're there.
40:58
Thanks, mate. Come on, carry on, mate.
41:00
>> I would more than happy live stream that
41:02
game. Um,
41:03
>> I mean, I I I did I was the commentator
41:05
on that that game and I remember just
41:08
just watching the Stallions, you know,
41:09
and I've played the Stallions many many
41:10
of times in div one when I was when I
41:12
was a player at the Cats
41:15
and the way they just manhandled the
41:18
cheaters and just got the job done. Um,
41:21
and you know, it it was just it was
41:23
really impressive to watch. And I think
41:25
they're going to come into the Prem, you
41:27
know, proving a point. Uh, and you know,
41:30
it you know, I think we've always we've
41:33
always said, you know, the the Prem is
41:37
is kind of divided, isn't it? You've got
41:38
the top three, the Blitz, the Warriors,
41:40
the Aztecs, and then you've got, you
41:43
know, the the the bottom three. You've
41:45
got the Rushmore Cats, and now we've got
41:48
the Stallions. So, it'll be interesting
41:51
to see how the table forms and who who
41:55
shows off and who who who how that
41:59
league sort of settles down. Um, with
42:02
the Prem North, obviously, we've got,
42:03
you know, we got some some stuff going
42:05
on in the background. Uh, you know,
42:08
Titans,
42:10
uh, the Phoenix,
42:12
um, you know, looking looking dominant
42:14
last year. Um,
42:17
you know, the Manchester Titans had a
42:18
bit of a wobble last year, didn't they?
42:20
They they lost a couple of games,
42:21
>> you know. No, they lost one. Um, it's
42:24
the Phoenix, wasn't it?
42:25
>> Yeah, they've they've gone through a
42:27
they've managed to still finish top of
42:29
their league and recruit loads of
42:31
players after loads of players leaving.
42:32
Um, what what they've left for, I don't
42:34
know. Um, you know, whatever they've
42:37
left for. Um and then me side hawks
42:41
recruited really well during the season
42:42
and they they jelled and then they
42:44
gelled at most probably the best time.
42:47
Um I think that Prem is going to be
42:48
really interesting this season. We've
42:49
got some teams going up. Um we'll see
42:51
what happens with that. Let's not
42:52
divulge too much into that. Um div one
42:55
aspect of it too. Leicester Panthers
42:57
going up. Uh I'm really thinking they're
42:59
going to do very well next season.
43:00
Potentially double promotion. Um, you've
43:03
got the black black country
43:07
Steelers, County Steelers. I apologize.
43:11
>> Change their name. Yeah,
43:12
>> they they've recruited really well. I
43:14
know they recruit really well. I think
43:15
Serge recruited decent. Um, Northampton
43:19
Knights have always had a good team. I
43:20
think Shropshire Revolution, it's gonna
43:22
be an interesting one to see how they
43:23
did last season. Obviously, that league
43:25
finished quite controversially because
43:26
they didn't finish all the games and
43:28
then Bulls got relegated. I still don't
43:30
agree with it, but it's the decision. Um
43:33
I hope they recruit a lot better this
43:34
season. I know a few people there, a few
43:36
people who are good players as well. Uh
43:38
the other aspect of this one, you've got
43:39
Sheffield,
43:41
um Chester, um we believe Rams and I
43:45
would say Vikings. Um it's going to be
43:47
interesting to see if Vikings are able
43:48
to recover to to um to crack on. Um
43:53
again, we don't know if these are the
43:55
fixtures. We're just making educated
43:56
guesses at this point, folks. We've had
43:57
no fixtures relayed apart from teams
44:00
that have opened them. Uh and then
44:01
you've got like Buccaneers in div 2. Um
44:05
they're against Humber. Um Gates said
44:08
and I want to say Darlington's team or
44:10
Doncasters, one or the other. Um that's
44:12
going to be really interesting vision.
44:13
And then in the other aspect of the
44:14
division, you've got Rosundale first
44:17
season really expecting good things. Lee
44:19
miners new new um new people running it
44:23
looks really good. Um I think Doncaster
44:26
or or Donny or whatever it was. Um and
44:29
who's the other one? Someone else. Um so
44:32
the North's looking good next season.
44:34
>> Is it the Bombers? Lincolnshire Bombers.
44:36
>> Lincolnshire Bombers. Um
44:38
>> so I know for a fact I know for a fact
44:40
they've they've recruited really well.
44:42
So
44:44
>> a couple of ex cats players um Jimmy
44:47
Horn uh who who used to play QB at the
44:51
Cats. Uh he went to the Phoenix for for
44:54
a couple of years and then he went down
44:56
to Northamptons where they had a really
44:58
good run last year. Uh almost sort of
45:01
contended with promotion. Uh he's now
45:04
gone over to to the Bombers. So it's
45:06
great to see how he's going to perform
45:07
there.
45:08
>> Yeah.
45:08
>> Um and another guy called Kev Cunningham
45:10
who is an absolute monster at safety. Um
45:15
I mean I've never seen a man hit another
45:17
player so hard in my life than this guy
45:20
hits people. I need I need to introduce
45:22
you to hold.
45:26
>> Um, so yeah, I mean they've I think they
45:29
have recruited really well and I think
45:33
they're going to be they're going to be
45:34
a dark horse in this league, I think. So
45:37
>> it's it's it's going to be a good one.
45:38
I'm looking forward to it. See, are you
45:40
in how's your revision into brick ball
45:44
going? Uh, honestly at this point with
45:47
obviously what you know the future and
45:50
all that at the moment all I've just got
45:51
is just all of the logos in my head and
45:53
just I'm just having
45:56
what they are who's doing what. But um
46:01
>> looking forward to getting back into it
46:02
and paying attention and watching the
46:04
games and uh my one promise is that when
46:07
when you're doing a new or repeating
46:12
a uh podcast about it at some point I
46:14
will I will come on with knowledge
46:16
having done the research and I'm
46:19
interested to get back into it because
46:20
it's it's it gives more football to
46:22
watch because at the moment it's just
46:23
like when a Super Bowl's over what am I
46:24
going to do? Well, this is the thing
46:26
because it's perfect for Britall people
46:28
because when the Super Bowl finishes,
46:30
Brit Ball starts getting a bit more
46:32
tasty. You know, you start hearing about
46:33
teams doing well, teams potentially
46:36
folding because they're scraping, you
46:38
know, the u the registrations, pay your
46:40
registrations, pay your subs, by the
46:41
way. Um, so no, it it's it's
46:44
interesting. It's exciting. I think
46:45
we're going to talk about more about it
46:47
next week. But should we move on to the
46:49
conference championship games, gents?
46:52
>> Are you ready? You will go on my first
46:55
vessel. Right. Um,
46:58
Broncos Patriots. Here we go. Please,
47:02
please, God, please. Broncos Patriots.
47:05
Um,
47:07
Lee, who are you going for?
47:12
>> So, Stadm, steadmia.
47:18
Is he gonna be the next Nick Nick Fos
47:22
and beat up a Patriots team
47:26
in a championship game? Maybe.
47:29
Maybe. But I don't think he will. I
47:33
don't think he's had enough
47:35
>> game.
47:39
>> Um I I
47:41
think the Patriots are just I don't
47:44
think it's going to be a blowout. I
47:46
really don't. I think STDM's going to
47:48
come into that game and everyone's going
47:49
to go, "Huh,
47:52
that's an interesting performance by a
47:54
QB that's been keeping the bench warm."
47:57
Um, and I think he's he's going to he's
47:59
going to showcase himself as a as a
48:02
potential QB1 for next year. Um, but I
48:05
think the Patriots are going to edge
48:08
this again by a it's going to be a
48:11
one-sore game for me, but I think the
48:14
Pats are going to win this one,
48:15
unfortunately.
48:17
Okay,
48:18
Steve.
48:20
>> Um, I think this is going to be a very
48:23
good game. We we we're going to see
48:27
a lot of these two quarterbacks on the
48:30
floor a lot cuz these are two two teams
48:35
who are got a lot of blitz, a lot of
48:37
sacking. Those D lines on both sides are
48:39
insane. Um,
48:46
The um well, one thing I I quite I found
48:49
funny when I saw I saw that Bonix
48:52
replaced Stidom in college in like his
48:54
last year and now Stiden is having to
48:56
replace Bon Knicks. I was like, is this
48:57
quite kind of like a cyclical thing? I
49:00
think it's going to be a very close
49:01
game. And if anyone ever goes back and
49:03
looks through any of the old episodes,
49:05
these are the two teams I've been saying
49:07
all season that I don't think their
49:08
offense is good enough, but they're
49:10
flying on the tails of their defense.
49:12
And so I'm sort of now just having to
49:14
eat my own words because they're they're
49:16
in the semi-finals.
49:18
But um
49:20
>> give you four minutes by the way.
49:21
>> I go Broncos.
49:25
>> Um no I know I am I'm giving the Broncos
49:28
for some reason the edge on this. They
49:31
like a close game. Um yeah and go for
49:36
the Broncos some.
49:38
But I think it's going to be a very good
49:39
defensive game to watch.
49:43
>> Come on, Matteo. What you thinking? What
49:45
you thinking, mate?
49:47
>> What am I wanting or what am I thinking?
49:52
Um
49:55
so the reason so if you look at that
49:58
last um Patriots game um Drake May threw
50:03
for 179 yards 27 attempts got 16 um with
50:08
one interception and three touchdowns
50:11
um
50:12
>> and four fumbles. Uh
50:14
>> yeah that's why I think our defense will
50:16
win this game.
50:18
But
50:20
I do think I think the Patriots are
50:22
going to win if I'm being completely
50:23
honest. I I I think I think they are
50:25
going to win. And again, I I've said all
50:28
season if I thought my team was going to
50:30
get beat, I would say it. I think people
50:32
don't realize how much of a big
50:34
character Bonix is for that team. And he
50:37
is someone that can be at that club for
50:38
8 to 10 years. And that's why I'm really
50:40
excited about what's going to happen in
50:42
the future with the Broncos.
50:44
Um,
50:45
what I would say though is that if this
50:47
game is close, if this game is one score
50:49
within it by the third end of the third
50:51
quarter, the Broncos will win. Um, but I
50:54
I do think the Patriots win, but if if
50:56
what I'm saying is is that altitude will
50:58
make a big impact come fourth quarter,
51:00
and we've seen that in overtime. Um,
51:04
>> homefield advantage makes a massive
51:05
difference. I mean, you look at the um
51:07
look at, you know, look at the the the
51:10
Seahawks game, you know, how much the
51:12
crowd
51:12
>> gets behind.
51:13
>> I'd have loved to have been at that that
51:15
stadium,
51:15
>> mate. That have been that would have
51:16
been so electric. Um, but yeah, I I
51:19
think you're right. I think homefield
51:20
advantage does count, but you know, it's
51:22
it's going to be how well perform, how
51:25
well does Stiden perform.
51:26
>> If if I do think the Patriots win, for
51:29
the Broncos to win, they need to keep
51:31
them shut up from the get- go. And if
51:33
it's clo if because they that's what
51:35
they'll be trying to do with us. And if
51:36
it's come that third quarter
51:38
and our group chat will be on fire on
51:40
Sunday. If there is one score in it,
51:42
they'll do it. And if the Broncos do
51:44
win, the mustache is coming back. Forget
51:46
about Movember. It'll be back here for
51:48
next week, boys. Cuz next week um is
51:51
next week's obviously final show on this
51:52
platform doing this. We're all going to
51:54
be um suited and booted.
51:57
>> Yeah. Yeah. Glass of orange juice and
52:00
Yeah. All that jazz. Um but no, it's
52:03
look it's been a good good game of
52:05
football. Um
52:08
I again I apologize for everything
52:10
that's going to get said in the chat and
52:11
yeah we will enjoy that one. Um next up
52:14
we've got Seahawks against the Rams. Um
52:19
see who do you think is going to win
52:21
this and I want to say this like this
52:23
powerhouse game. Who do you think is
52:25
going to win?
52:26
>> Oh this game
52:29
it's going to be wild. Sam Arnold has
52:32
thrown six interceptions to the Rams in
52:35
two games this season.
52:38
You you've got you've got the offense on
52:41
the Rams looking amazing. You've got the
52:43
last few games where Darnold hasn't
52:45
thrown much, but he hasn't needed to.
52:48
They've lost a great running back for
52:50
this game.
52:51
But
52:53
I'm going against everything logical and
52:56
going with the Seahawks.
52:58
Okay, Lee,
53:00
>> I don't think that's going against
53:02
everything logical. I think it is
53:05
I'm I'm not going to beat around the
53:07
bush here. I think the Seahawks are
53:08
going to manhandle the Rams in this one.
53:11
Um, you know, it's it's going to be the
53:14
the battle of the wide receivers, isn't
53:16
it? It's going to be, you know, Puka
53:18
versus JSN, you know, and I think
53:22
I think the way JSN's been playing just
53:24
as of late, I think he's going to edge
53:26
it. you know, Puka had a couple of
53:28
simple drops in the last game. Um,
53:33
but I yeah, I think that just the way
53:34
the defense is is hustling to the ball.
53:37
They're swarming, you know, they they
53:40
they are, you know, a five shell
53:42
coverage,
53:44
but then as soon as it turns into a run
53:46
play, everybody's on that ball quicker
53:49
than you can say anything, you know, and
53:50
it's it's completely bizarre. Um,
53:57
but yeah, it's uh I I think this is this
54:00
is going to be a great game, but I I do
54:01
think the Seahawks will will take the
54:05
take the victory in this one. What do
54:07
you think, Mateo?
54:08
>> Uh, I think the Seahawks are going to
54:11
absolutely murder them. It'll be like
54:13
the first half of that game in Space Jam
54:15
when the Monstars just battered the
54:17
Looney Tunes. Um,
54:20
I do not want to play that team in in
54:21
the in the Super Bowl. um cuz they just
54:24
look like a complete unit together.
54:26
There's no cuz let's be honest in
54:28
majority of Brit teams there's a culture
54:31
of well our offense is great and our
54:32
defense is and our defense is you know
54:34
we have it with teams like Broncos the
54:37
defense is perfect their offense lets
54:39
them down this team their offense and
54:41
the defense just both look as good as
54:42
each other um
54:45
>> so against teams as well
54:47
>> yeah
54:50
I like like again that's another thing
54:52
with with like Ripple not not like um
54:55
not Prem onwards. Um, but
54:58
most teams have a really poor special
55:00
teams. They don't, you know, dedicated
55:01
kicker or anything like that. It's, you
55:03
know, someone playing wide receiver who
55:04
can kick a ball or something. Um, they
55:07
they put Yeah, they're just for me,
55:10
they're just the perfect team this
55:11
season. They really are. But look, look,
55:14
you know, more than likely what's going
55:15
to happen, the Rams are winning. We're
55:16
all We all look like Divies.
55:19
Um, no, it's all right, Nate. We'll get
55:21
you on next time, mate. Um, we
55:22
definitely need to get to get you on
55:24
this show. Um but folks, um that's our
55:28
that that's it. That's a wrap. Um it's
55:31
been a brilliant season so far. We're on
55:33
next week for the finale with some big
55:35
announcements next week. Um Jens, any
55:38
plans this week? Stay doing much next
55:40
week, mate. Over the next week,
55:43
>> uh work um working on some other other
55:46
things. Lots of artwork stuff. Um
55:51
yeah, not not actually a lot planned.
55:53
It's just
55:55
>> work, work, work, and different work.
55:57
>> That sounds like a brilliant. No plans
55:58
are good plans, mate. Uh Lee, what about
56:00
yourself, mate? Apart from
56:02
>> uh yeah, so obviously watching the
56:04
football this weekend. Uh definitely
56:07
that's definitely high on my priority
56:09
list. Um and then I've got some, you
56:11
know, the training again, Cats, uh Cats
56:15
Academy.
56:17
Um still putting a lot of my time and
56:19
effort into that. And then on Tuesday,
56:20
I've got my my auditions. I'm I'm going
56:23
for the lead role. So, um, wish me luck.
56:26
>> What's the plan?
56:27
>> I don't think you need look. I think
56:29
you're going to sail through it.
56:34
>> Um, me, what am I doing? Um, work, work,
56:36
work, gym, work, kicking, work, gym,
56:39
work. It's all the same thing. But, um,
56:43
looking at Brit Ball as well. Excited
56:44
about Brit Bull. We're going to diverge
56:46
more into that next week. But folks, um,
56:49
that has been I think it's episode 21.
56:51
This is the Audible. We thank you very
56:54
much for having us on. U we thank you
56:55
very much for everyone who's every week
56:57
you comment and you watching. We really
56:59
truly appreciate it. Um we're going to
57:01
start from the top.
57:03
>> I've been Steve.
57:05
>> I've been Lee.
57:06
>> I've been Matteo. Thank you all very
57:08
much. We will see you next week where
57:11
there'll be a few more surprises.