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NFL Week 8 REACTION: Lions beat Vikings, Chiefs fall to Broncos, Bills roll & Seahawks-Bears preview · The Richard Sherman Podcast

• 0:05
  Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Richard Sherman podcast. It's time for
• 0:08
  Speaker 1: the week eight reaction. If you're new to the podcast,
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• 0:14
  Speaker 1: to give you great content. Mitchell, you called it. This
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  Speaker 1: Lions Vikings game was a slugfest. I thought the Vikings
• 0:22
  Speaker 1: would give them more trouble than they did, but Jameer
• 0:24
  Speaker 1: Gibbs put the team on his back. I know you
• 0:27
  Speaker 1: were nervous throughout that game. The team got banged up
• 0:30
  Speaker 1: throughout this game, lost five starters on the defensive side
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  Speaker 1: of the football. How are you feeling now?
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  Speaker 2: Richard, I'm enthusiastic to say the least. This was a
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  Speaker 2: massive win, a divisional win. The Lions improved to 5-2,
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  Speaker 2: give the Vikings their first loss of the season, and
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  Speaker 2: it kind of unfolded how we expected it would. It
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  Speaker 2: was a battle, and the Vikings proved they have one
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  Speaker 2: of the best, if not the best, defenses in the league,
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  Speaker 2: led by the mastermind, Brian Flores. Richard, I want to
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  Speaker 2: start with your thoughts because I could go on for days.
• 1:03
  Speaker 2: How do you feel about this Lions team after they
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  Speaker 2: beat and knocked off the undefeated Minnesota Vikings?
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  Speaker 1: Well, I'm going to tell you something, Mitchell. I was
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  Speaker 1: concerned coming into this game that their defense, the Lions
• 1:18
  Speaker 1: defense and Kelvin Shepard would Have a hard time with
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  Speaker 1: this offense. Even though the Minnesota Vikings offense and Kyler Murray,
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  Speaker 1: they haven't been world beaters necessarily. Kyler had 210 passing yards,
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  Speaker 1: two touchdowns, but did have that interception in the game.
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  Speaker 1: But give Jameer Gibbs a ton of credit. One of
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  Speaker 1: the best ways to play great defense is to run
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  Speaker 1: the football effectively and chew up the clock so your
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  Speaker 1: defense doesn't have to be out there as long. And
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  Speaker 1: they did a good job running right into the teeth
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  Speaker 1: of this defense over and over and over again. You
• 1:54
  Speaker 1: said it before we got on the show. Sione Vaki
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  Speaker 1: only had 11 carries for 65 yards. But every one
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  Speaker 1: of those yards were valuable in a game like this.
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  Speaker 1: He gave Jameer Gibbs a break when he needed it. Obviously,
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  Speaker 1: Jameer Gibbs, 23 carries, 153 yards. He was outstanding on
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  Speaker 1: the day. The Vikings defense did get to Jared Goff
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  Speaker 1: four times. They created chaos. They wrecked havoc in that
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  Speaker 1: past game. But the run game of this Detroit Lions
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  Speaker 1: offense was the difference, and it made Kelvin Shepard and
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  Speaker 1: this defense's life a lot easier. Prayers up to the
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  Speaker 1: guys that they lost today. Jack Campbell, you know, went
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  Speaker 1: off on the stretcher. You know, fingers crossed that he's okay.
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  Speaker 1: It didn't look great. You really couldn't see the injury
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  Speaker 1: or what it potentially was, but The way the players
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  Speaker 1: reacted and how many guys came on that field, and
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  Speaker 1: you could almost see tears in guys' eyes. It makes
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  Speaker 1: me very concerned that they at least think it's something serious.
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  Speaker 1: But Brian Branch went out. I mean, the defense was
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  Speaker 1: playing really hard, and I think there was a third
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  Speaker 1: and five at the end of this game for all
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  Speaker 1: the marbles. And Kyler Murray went deep to Addison, and
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  Speaker 1: it was incomplete, but that felt to me Like, it
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  Speaker 1: was for Kelvin Shepard's job. Hey, you make this stop, great. Like,
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  Speaker 1: I think you're going to coach the rest of the season.
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  Speaker 1: If they would have completed that pass, they would have
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  Speaker 1: got a first down and iced that game or went
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  Speaker 1: on to score, I think we'd be having a different conversation.
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  Speaker 1: But that was great. That was great growth from this
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  Speaker 1: Detroit Lions defense, even with all the injuries, even with
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  Speaker 1: the chaos. You lose a leader like a captain, a
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  Speaker 1: leader like Jack Campbell in the middle of a game,
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  Speaker 1: sometimes that can send your team spiraling. Instead, they were motivated,
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  Speaker 1: they were inspired, and they played inspired football throughout the
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  Speaker 1: end of that game and came out with a huge
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  Speaker 1: divisional win.
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  Speaker 2: I love to see it as well, Richard. And like
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  Speaker 2: you said, prayers up for Jack Campbell. Obviously, all Detroit's
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  Speaker 2: behind Jack. He's a huge piece of this defense. He
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  Speaker 2: wears a green dot. They drafted him high out of Iowa. Obviously,
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  Speaker 2: the coaching staff has a lot of great things to
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  Speaker 2: say about him, but Back to this Lions running game. Richard,
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  Speaker 2: this was the story of the second half. Over 150
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  Speaker 2: rushing yards in this second half to take over this game.
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  Speaker 2: The Lions don't go a half a football without scoring
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  Speaker 2: a touchdown very often. They did that in the first
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  Speaker 2: half this game. And it seems like they went to
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  Speaker 2: the locker room and said, hey, if we're going to
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  Speaker 2: win this game, we got to rely on our bell cow,
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  Speaker 2: Jameer Gibbs. The unsung hero, as you mentioned, Sione Vaki,
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  Speaker 2: a former fourth-round pick out of Utah. He played safety.
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  Speaker 2: He played running back at Utah. The guy's been injured
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  Speaker 2: for the most of his career. Dan Campbell has always
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  Speaker 2: spoken highly of him. He's been more of a special
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  Speaker 2: teams ace. He's finally got his opportunity, and today, 11
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  Speaker 2: rushes for 65 yards. That was the icing on the
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  Speaker 2: cake that gave the Lions this victory, in my opinion.
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  Speaker 2: Then you look at Jamison Williams, four receptions for 70
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  Speaker 2: yards and a touchdown. I love what I see from
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  Speaker 2: the Lions right now. This is a statement win. This
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  Speaker 2: is a foundational win for their season. They're going to
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  Speaker 2: be going to Miami next week, and then they're going
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  Speaker 2: to be going to Germany to face the Pats. The
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  Speaker 2: Lions have some winnable games ahead of them. I think
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  Speaker 2: they can climb and retake control of this divisional race,
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  Speaker 2: and it started with this Sunday against the Minnesota Vikings.
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  Speaker 2: Now let's flip to the Vikings and let's talk about
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  Speaker 2: them a little bit here because obviously, Richard, their defense
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  Speaker 2: is nasty. They've proven it week after week after week,
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  Speaker 2: and here it was, their biggest test of the season
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  Speaker 2: against one of the top offenses in the league, and
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  Speaker 2: they held their ground. But this offense, Richard, against the
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  Speaker 2: league's worst defense in the league in the Detroit Lions,
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  Speaker 2: granted they've been playing better the last couple weeks, but
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  Speaker 2: this is still statistically the worst defense in the league
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  Speaker 2: And the Vikings just could not get anything going. They
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  Speaker 2: seemed to be just an easy out offensively. With that
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  Speaker 2: being said, I know Minnesota's got a championship defense. After
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  Speaker 2: what you saw today, do you take Minnesota serious as
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  Speaker 2: a contender in this NFL?
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  Speaker 1: Well, it's a reason they're in a Jonathan Taylor hunt.
• 6:15
  Speaker 1: They're in a Jonathan Taylor sweepstakes because they can't seem
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  Speaker 1: to run the football effectively. I feel like Kevin O'Connell...
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  Speaker 1: thinks his offensive line is solid enough and opening up
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  Speaker 1: big enough holes for these guys to run through. But
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  Speaker 1: Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones just aren't getting it done
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  Speaker 1: right now for this team. And I think Jonathan Taylor
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  Speaker 1: will be a huge upgrade over both of those players.
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  Speaker 1: But they're one of the half-baked teams in the National
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  Speaker 1: Football League. I've said it before. I'll keep saying it.
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  Speaker 1: There are very few complete teams in the National Football League.
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  Speaker 1: I think the San Francisco 49ers and now the Seattle
• 6:48
  Speaker 1: Seahawks with the addition of Quentin Nelson. and everything that
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  Speaker 1: he brings and how he will improve that running game.
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  Speaker 1: They're also in the John VanTaylor sweepstakes and also getting
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  Speaker 1: Jadarian Price and Charbonnet back. We'll see how long it
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  Speaker 1: takes them to get Charles Cross, their star left tackle, back.
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  Speaker 1: But outside of them, the Kansas City Chiefs, they're a
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  Speaker 1: bunch of teams with either a great offense– in a
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  Speaker 1: subpar defense or a great defense in a subpar offense.
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  Speaker 1: That's throughout the league. And you can look at the
• 7:26
  Speaker 1: Detroit Lions, the Buffalo Bills, the Minnesota Vikings. The list
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  Speaker 1: goes on and on and on of teams that you
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  Speaker 1: could say one side of the ball is premier and
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  Speaker 1: the other side, if they show up and play competent football,
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  Speaker 1: that team is tough to beat. So I think the Lions,
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  Speaker 1: if they play like they did today defensively, They are
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  Speaker 1: one of the top teams in the National Football League
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  Speaker 1: and definitely going to climb in these power rankings. And
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  Speaker 1: then this makes Jared Goff even more of a legit
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  Speaker 1: MVP candidate. He's been putting up MVP numbers throughout the season,
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  Speaker 1: but the Lions have had their fair share of struggles,
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  Speaker 1: and now they're starting to find a rhythm. Now they're 5-2.
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  Speaker 1: They're starting to separate themselves in this very tough division
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  Speaker 1: and this very tough NFC, and we'll see if they
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  Speaker 1: can continue that. And Richard, let's go to Denver.
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  Speaker 2: We saw an absolute wild one as the Denver Broncos
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  Speaker 2: prevailed over the Kansas City Chiefs. This team was down
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  Speaker 2: 24-13 entering the fourth, looked lifeless. And thanks to Jonah Coleman,
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  Speaker 2: this team got some life and scratched back in it
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  Speaker 2: and ultimately won by four over Kansas City. Richard, what
• 8:36
  Speaker 2: do you make of this Denver Broncos win?
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  Speaker 1: Yeah, I remember you mentioning Jonah Coleman, uh, In the
• 8:44
  Speaker 1: week eight preview, if you guys haven't checked it out,
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  Speaker 1: Mitchell called this one. And he had a huge impact
• 8:49
  Speaker 1: in this game. The comeback kids strike again. I'm sure
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  Speaker 1: after this game, Sean Payton will have something to say
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  Speaker 1: about Bo Nix and his offense. Always waiting until the
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  Speaker 1: fourth quarter to kind of get going. But again, 28
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  Speaker 1: points in the game. The Kansas City Chiefs had a chance,
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  Speaker 1: had a chance. Right there, the last drive of the game,
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  Speaker 1: they were at or near the one-yard line to get
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  Speaker 1: a false start. Penalty called on them, pushing back five yards,
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  Speaker 1: and they get after Patrick Mahomes as they should, sack
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  Speaker 1: him on the final play of the game. It was
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  Speaker 1: a dogfight of a divisional game. You could see there
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  Speaker 1: was an obvious emphasis that Vance Joseph put on stopping
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  Speaker 1: Kenneth Walker. He had 21 carries for only 69 yards
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  Speaker 1: in this game, four catches for 15 yards. But Emmitt Johnson,
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  Speaker 1: five catches on five targets for 128 yards and a touchdown.
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  Speaker 1: He really sparked their offense in a huge way in
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  Speaker 1: this game. kept him alive in a lot of situations.
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  Speaker 1: Travis Kelsey, five for 67, always consistent. Rashi Rice, seven catch,
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  Speaker 1: 53 yards. But I thought that the secondary of the
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  Speaker 1: Denver Broncos did a great job of containing this receiving core.
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  Speaker 1: Patrick Sertan, Riley Moss. Riley Moss almost had him an
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  Speaker 1: interception in the end zone if it wasn't for such
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  Speaker 1: great defense by Xavier Worthy. But give Bo Nix and
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  Speaker 1: his offense a lot of credit. They made plays when
• 10:06
  Speaker 1: they needed to. They executed down the stretch, and his
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  Speaker 1: defense stood up in a big way in the second half,
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  Speaker 1: especially in the fourth quarter.
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  Speaker 2: And they were able to convert in the red zone.
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  Speaker 2: They had struggling to get it in at the one-yard line,
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  Speaker 2: and ultimately fourth down ended up in the hands of
• 10:20
  Speaker 2: Jalen Waddell. Impressive by Bonex. And then let's go back
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  Speaker 2: to Jonah Coleman, because I think one of the main
• 10:26
  Speaker 2: issues with this team was the lack of the run game.
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  Speaker 2: You know, it's tough when you do not have a
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  Speaker 2: reliable guy. Insert Jonah Coleman gets it done. 41 yards rushing,
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  Speaker 2: 63 yards receiving, big go-ahead touchdown. But Let's talk more
• 10:41
  Speaker 2: about the Kansas City Chiefs. This is two losses in
• 10:43
  Speaker 2: a row. They look human. Patrick Mahomes doesn't lose these
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  Speaker 2: type of games. What happens with Kansas City going forward?
• 10:50
  Speaker 2: Because ultimately they lost the stranglehold of this divisional lead.
• 10:54
  Speaker 2: They are now in second place of this division. Where
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  Speaker 2: do the Chiefs go from here?
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  Speaker 1: Well, I don't think, if you're Andy Reid, Andrew Reid's
• 11:02
  Speaker 1: a great coach in the National Football League, and he
• 11:04
  Speaker 1: has been for a while. I don't think he's going
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  Speaker 1: to waver. I don't think Patrick Mahomes, this is a
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  Speaker 1: team that's won Super Bowls. If you look at their
• 11:10
  Speaker 1: upcoming schedule, just like the Detroit Lions, they have some
• 11:14
  Speaker 1: favorable matchups. They got the Jets next. Then they got
• 11:17
  Speaker 1: the Falcons who struggled mightily against the Bucs today. And
• 11:21
  Speaker 1: then they got the Arizona Cardinals before they play Josh
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  Speaker 1: Allen and the Buffalo Bills. So I think this team
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  Speaker 1: is going to be fine. These are those games. This
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  Speaker 1: is a game of the Denver Broncos. I think it
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  Speaker 1: does more for the Denver Broncos than it does to
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  Speaker 1: hurt the Kansas City Chiefs. I think it gives the
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  Speaker 1: Denver Broncos confidence. I think, you know, there were some
• 11:40
  Speaker 1: conversation and conjecture about, you know, the play calling and
• 11:44
  Speaker 1: Sean Payton taking over from Davis Webb and, you know,
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  Speaker 1: who Bo Nix is. And I think this does a
• 11:52
  Speaker 1: little bit to calm that down. Obviously it's not going to,
• 11:54
  Speaker 1: going to stop it in totality, but they, they, they again,
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  Speaker 1: find a way in the fourth quarter to execute down
• 12:00
  Speaker 1: a stretch. And you gotta, you gotta appreciate and respect that.
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  Speaker 1: They got some, some games coming up within the division and,
• 12:07
  Speaker 1: But again, these are games, these are winnable games. They
• 12:11
  Speaker 1: got the Carolina Panthers first in a winnable game. Carolina
• 12:14
  Speaker 1: Panthers struggled against the Green Bay Packers last week on
• 12:17
  Speaker 1: Thursday night. Then they got the Las Vegas Raiders who
• 12:21
  Speaker 1: can score with the best of them. But I think
• 12:23
  Speaker 1: the Denver Broncos are the better team there. Then a
• 12:25
  Speaker 1: real matchup with the Pittsburgh Steelers who are in control
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  Speaker 1: of that AFC North. So it's going to be interesting
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  Speaker 1: down the stretch. The NFL has done a great job
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  Speaker 1: with the scheduling this year. And I look forward to
• 12:35
  Speaker 1: seeing how Bo Nix continues to thrive. And also this
• 12:38
  Speaker 1: running back situation, as you mentioned. Jonah Coleman getting 11 carries. J.K.
• 12:42
  Speaker 1: Dobbins had some conversations and some quotes in the media
• 12:46
  Speaker 1: about how he feels about being kind of rotated and
• 12:50
  Speaker 1: phased out. And this game is going to only exacerbate
• 12:53
  Speaker 1: those issues.
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  Speaker 2: Let's take it to Buffalo. I mean, this game was
• 12:56
  Speaker 2: supposed to be a slugfest as well. And then the
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  Speaker 2: game started. Lamar Jackson, story of this one, goes out
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  Speaker 2: on the first play after banging his thumb Word has
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  Speaker 2: just come out that he's going to be on injured reserve.
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  Speaker 2: He's going to require surgery on that right hand. Before
• 13:12
  Speaker 2: we get into this game, let's talk about the Ravens
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  Speaker 2: as a whole. What does this do for the landscape
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  Speaker 2: of their season? Because they've looked competitive with Huntley under center,
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  Speaker 2: but he went out too. So the Ravens are 4-4.
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  Speaker 2: They're in a very tough division. Do you think they're
• 13:28
  Speaker 2: at risk of missing the playoffs at this point?
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  Speaker 1: Yes. Yes, they're very much at risk. Lamar Jackson is
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  Speaker 1: the heart and soul of this team and really the
• 13:39
  Speaker 1: heart and soul of this city of Baltimore and everything
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  Speaker 1: it stands for he's a representation of and the way
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  Speaker 1: he plays the game and how dynamic he is and
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  Speaker 1: it's unfortunate we aren't going to get to see him
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  Speaker 1: likely for a while this season but like you said
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  Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley usually comes in and plays competent does his
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  Speaker 1: best Lamar Jackson impression, but with him out as well,
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  Speaker 1: we end up with Joe Fagano. And, you know, I
• 14:12
  Speaker 1: really not a ton to say. You don't expect the
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  Speaker 1: third string emergency quarterback to come in and kind of
• 14:18
  Speaker 1: light the world on fire, especially as inexperienced a player
• 14:21
  Speaker 1: as he is. And he didn't. He had an interception,
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  Speaker 1: took three sacks in this game, was 10 for 21
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  Speaker 1: for 91 yards. And at that point, Buffalo just stacked
• 14:32
  Speaker 1: the box and blitzed him. They brought pressure. They treated
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  Speaker 1: him like a guy that they didn't have a ton
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  Speaker 1: of respect for, and that's what you expect. Leonard and
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  Speaker 1: his defensive staff knew what they had to do in
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  Speaker 1: this game, and they did a good job. Josh Allen
• 14:47
  Speaker 1: was Josh Allen. He was 21-34, 289, two touchdowns, had
• 14:50
  Speaker 1: the interception, had the one-yard score. I think the Baltimore
• 14:54
  Speaker 1: defense stood up for as long as they could. They
• 14:56
  Speaker 1: battled as much as you can, but when the offense
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  Speaker 1: isn't giving you any life, When they're not giving you much,
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  Speaker 1: it's really tough to continue to play at that level.
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  Speaker 1: Buffalo held the ball for 37 minutes of this 60-minute
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  Speaker 1: ball game. So when you only get 22 minutes to
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  Speaker 1: rest as a defense, it's tough. It's tough. They were
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  Speaker 1: out there on that field all day. But give the
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  Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills a lot of credit. They played well enough.
• 15:22
  Speaker 1: They did what they were supposed to do, came out
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  Speaker 1: with the victory. They're on top of this ASC East,
• 15:26
  Speaker 1: continuing to look like a great contender in the National
• 15:29
  Speaker 1: Football League. They're number one in your power rankings, number
• 15:31
  Speaker 1: two in my power rankings, and I would guess they
• 15:33
  Speaker 1: stand there amongst the entire league's power rankings. Their defense
• 15:37
  Speaker 1: played well enough, and they got the win. I think
• 15:41
  Speaker 1: this changes the landscape of the AFC North considerably. Obviously,
• 15:45
  Speaker 1: the Browns and Pittsburgh play today. Pittsburgh Steelers pulling off
• 15:49
  Speaker 1: that impressive win with Aaron Rodgers in that run game.
• 15:53
  Speaker 1: They did a great job, and It's way more competitive
• 15:57
  Speaker 1: of a division than you would think. Now with the
• 15:59
  Speaker 1: Browns 5-2 or 5-3. They're 5-3. They're 5-3. Pittsburgh 6-2.
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  Speaker 1: Jalen Warren is playing like one of the best backs
• 16:10
  Speaker 1: in the National Football League. Rico Dowdle is a competent backup.
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  Speaker 1: He scored a touchdown today. And, I mean, you look
• 16:19
  Speaker 1: at Darnell Washington. Darnell Washington. We're going to get to
• 16:21
  Speaker 1: that Pittsburgh game, but Darnell Washington. Three catches for almost
• 16:24
  Speaker 1: 100 yards, 94 yards today on five targets. Hilarious. A
• 16:27
  Speaker 1: guy who's probably 304 pounds going for almost 100 yards
• 16:31
  Speaker 1: in the National Football League as a tight end is insane. But, yeah,
• 16:36
  Speaker 1: you know, it's unfortunate for this Ravens team. We have
• 16:38
  Speaker 1: them on Thursday night against the Jacksonville Jaguars. Another tough
• 16:42
  Speaker 1: matchup for them, especially with Lamar Jackson on IR. And
• 16:46
  Speaker 1: you don't know what Tyler Huntley is going to be
• 16:48
  Speaker 1: on a short week. I wouldn't expect him to play
• 16:50
  Speaker 1: in this game. I'm sure they'll be in the quarterback
• 16:52
  Speaker 1: market to pick up a veteran free agent somewhere. But
• 16:56
  Speaker 1: this Jacksonville team is one of the best run defenses
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  Speaker 1: in the National Football League. So you're not going to
• 17:00
  Speaker 1: just be able to turn around and hand it off
• 17:02
  Speaker 1: to Derrick Henry and think you're going to ride his
• 17:04
  Speaker 1: back all the way with no threat of a passing game.
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  Speaker 1: So I don't know. I feel like Jacksonville is going
• 17:10
  Speaker 1: to win that game. It's tough sledding from here on
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  Speaker 1: out for Baltimore. Yeah.
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  Speaker 2: Listen, Buffalo, as a team, they're number one in my
• 17:19
  Speaker 2: power ranks for a reason. It's unfortunate Lamar went out.
• 17:23
  Speaker 2: But for the Baltimore Ravens defense to hold them to
• 17:26
  Speaker 2: 29 points and to give up that amount of time
• 17:29
  Speaker 2: of possession, I would consider it a win for them.
• 17:32
  Speaker 2: So we shall see how things progress forward for Baltimore.
• 17:35
  Speaker 2: But for Buffalo, I still got them number one, man.
• 17:39
  Speaker 2: This team's going to be tough, and they're going against
• 17:40
  Speaker 2: Minnesota next week.
• 17:42
  Speaker 1: That's the other.
• 17:43
  Speaker 2: Storyline with this Buffalo Bills and Minnesota's team, both 6-1.
• 17:48
  Speaker 2: It's going to be the matchup of the week next week. Minnesota,
• 17:52
  Speaker 2: we've called it a few times in our tenure here
• 17:55
  Speaker 2: on the Richard Sherman Podcast. I can foresee a little
• 17:58
  Speaker 2: bit of a losing streak ahead of the Minnesota Vikings.
• 18:02
  Speaker 1: We shall see, though.
• 18:04
  Speaker 2: Who's going to prove it and be that number one team?
• 18:06
  Speaker 2: I like Buffalo next week, but let's take it to
• 18:09
  Speaker 2: the Steelers. You already talked about The wonderful Darnell Washington.
• 18:13
  Speaker 1: One of a kind, man.
• 18:14
  Speaker 2: Three receptions for 94 yards. This was a prove-it game
• 18:18
  Speaker 2: for these Pittsburgh Steelers. Both teams entered 5-2. Pittsburgh took
• 18:22
  Speaker 2: control of this game early and never relinquished it. The
• 18:25
  Speaker 2: story for me is Jalen Warren. This guy is having
• 18:27
  Speaker 2: a heck of a year. On his 28th birthday, he
• 18:29
  Speaker 2: showed up with 143 rushing yards and a touchdown. He's
• 18:33
  Speaker 2: done it on numerous weeks this year. He's one of
• 18:35
  Speaker 2: the best running backs statistically in football this year. This
• 18:39
  Speaker 2: Pittsburgh Steelers team, we've often questioned them. They're not the
• 18:43
  Speaker 2: most flashy team offensively. They just figure out a way
• 18:46
  Speaker 2: to win. Today, they had a little bit of flash
• 18:48
  Speaker 2: in their game. Richard, are you impressed at this point
• 18:51
  Speaker 2: with the Pittsburgh Steelers?
• 18:54
  Speaker 1: Yeah, I got to say I am, especially Jalen Warren.
• 18:58
  Speaker 1: Like you said, he's run the ball incredibly well all
• 19:00
  Speaker 1: season long. He's also been a weapon in the past game,
• 19:04
  Speaker 1: and he continued that today. He had 143 yards rushing.
• 19:09
  Speaker 1: He also had, you know, he only had one catch
• 19:12
  Speaker 1: for no yards in the past game. But he's been
• 19:15
  Speaker 1: a weapon all season long. But this defense, this defense
• 19:18
  Speaker 1: was the difference. I thought today they put a lot
• 19:21
  Speaker 1: of pressure on Deshaun Watson. They sacked him eight times
• 19:24
  Speaker 1: in this ball game. Everybody got a piece of him. T.J.
• 19:27
  Speaker 1: Watt had two of them. And when their defense plays
• 19:30
  Speaker 1: like that, I know Deshaun Watson threw for 300 yards,
• 19:32
  Speaker 1: but a lot of that was garbage time yards. They
• 19:34
  Speaker 1: were up playing preseason. Prevent defense and the Pittsburgh Steelers
• 19:38
  Speaker 1: were allowing them to play pitch and catch a little
• 19:41
  Speaker 1: bit to just walk away with this win. But Cam Hayward,
• 19:44
  Speaker 1: a guy came into the league when I came into
• 19:47
  Speaker 1: the league and had one and a half sacks today.
• 19:49
  Speaker 1: He continues to play. at a high level. They had
• 19:53
  Speaker 1: other guys step up today. Nick Herbig, who got the
• 19:56
  Speaker 1: big contract this offseason, had a sack today. Patrick Queen
• 19:59
  Speaker 1: had a sack and a half today. A lot of
• 20:01
  Speaker 1: guys contributed in a big way, and you love that
• 20:04
  Speaker 1: if you're this Pittsburgh defense. You love this if you're
• 20:09
  Speaker 1: a Pittsburgh fan. They're playing at a really high level.
• 20:12
  Speaker 1: And Aaron Rodgers, you know, it's not the best. This
• 20:14
  Speaker 1: isn't the best by any stretch of the imagination that
• 20:17
  Speaker 1: Aaron Rodgers has played. But when you have a competent
• 20:20
  Speaker 1: run game behind you, he can find a way. He's
• 20:23
  Speaker 1: going to not lose the game for you. He was
• 20:26
  Speaker 1: 13-25 for 172 yards and interception. Nothing world-beating, but they
• 20:30
  Speaker 1: ran the football effectively. He managed the game effectively, and
• 20:33
  Speaker 1: they found a way to win a very tough divisional
• 20:36
  Speaker 1: game and take control of this AFC North. And that's
• 20:39
  Speaker 1: what you want. If you're a Pittsburgh Steelers fan, um,
• 20:43
  Speaker 1: is this sustainable? Will I, would I expect him to
• 20:46
  Speaker 1: beat Buffalo or, or Kansas city? Maybe not, but, um,
• 20:52
  Speaker 1: you know, this is going to be a very interesting
• 20:53
  Speaker 1: AFC race down the stretch.
• 20:56
  Speaker 2: It, I agree with you because they're going into the
• 20:59
  Speaker 2: bye 6-2. Their next game is against Cincinnati, and Cincinnati
• 21:03
  Speaker 2: held serve today. They came back in a win against
• 21:06
  Speaker 2: the Tennessee Titans in overtime. They're improving to 5-2, so
• 21:10
  Speaker 2: this is going to be another test for the Pittsburgh Steelers,
• 21:13
  Speaker 2: but they just keep seeming to answer the call week
• 21:17
  Speaker 2: after week. Again, it's not the most flashy, polished brand
• 21:21
  Speaker 2: of offensive football, but with this defense holding it down
• 21:25
  Speaker 2: against the Cleveland Browns, The other thing, 11 rushes for
• 21:28
  Speaker 2: 25 yards for Quinshawn Judkins. This is a guy that's
• 21:32
  Speaker 2: had some success over the last couple weeks. Pittsburgh did
• 21:35
  Speaker 2: it on all levels defensively today. And if Jalen Warren
• 21:38
  Speaker 2: can keep rolling, look out for Pittsburgh.
• 21:42
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• 22:50
  Speaker 2: It's time to enter the fourth quarter of the Richard
• 22:53
  Speaker 2: Sherman podcast. Richard, let's talk about that rainy, rainy game
• 22:58
  Speaker 2: down in Tampa. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won the game
• 23:02
  Speaker 2: without completing a pass. It's the first time a team's
• 23:06
  Speaker 2: won a game without completing a pass since 1974. I
• 23:10
  Speaker 2: had to look it up five times just to make
• 23:12
  Speaker 2: sure this was right. Baker Mayfield 0-3, but this running
• 23:16
  Speaker 2: game took control of this game. Gainwell for 140, Bucky
• 23:20
  Speaker 2: Irving for 170. The Buccaneers with Baker Mayfield back under center. Granted,
• 23:26
  Speaker 2: he hasn't done a whole lot over the last couple
• 23:28
  Speaker 2: weeks statistically, but he's resulted in two wins. This Buccaneers
• 23:33
  Speaker 2: team in this NFC South, do you like them, Rich?
• 23:37
  Speaker 2: Because everyone else in this division seems to be losing,
• 23:40
  Speaker 2: and the Buccaneers have been on a winning streak of late.
• 23:45
  Speaker 1: Well, it's a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately kind of division. And that's NFC South.
• 23:50
  Speaker 1: And who does it at the end of the season
• 23:53
  Speaker 1: is going to be the tale of the tale. I
• 23:55
  Speaker 1: had the Tampa Bay Buccaneers winning this division. Not this way.
• 23:59
  Speaker 1: I didn't think they would struggle as much as they have.
• 24:03
  Speaker 1: And I didn't think Baker Mayfield was struggling the way
• 24:05
  Speaker 1: he has. I didn't think Bucky Irvin would have the
• 24:07
  Speaker 1: season he's having. But he is. Bucky Irvin, 27 for 170.
• 24:12
  Speaker 1: I think he's been a leading rusher in the National
• 24:15
  Speaker 1: Football League over the last four weeks. He's been fantastic
• 24:18
  Speaker 1: for this team. Kenneth Gainwell spelled him. It's rare that
• 24:21
  Speaker 1: you have two backs both with over 25 carries in
• 24:25
  Speaker 1: a football game on the same team, and they both
• 24:28
  Speaker 1: average over 5.6 a carry. Fantastic game for them. Over
• 24:34
  Speaker 1: 324 yards rushing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Brilliant game
• 24:38
  Speaker 1: for them, and their defense really got after Michael Penix
• 24:42
  Speaker 1: in a big way. Four turnovers, four interceptions thrown by
• 24:46
  Speaker 1: Michael Penix. He also had a fumble, but he was
• 24:48
  Speaker 1: able to recover it. Your guy, you know, former Detroit Lion,
• 24:52
  Speaker 1: Alex Anzalone gets him one. Zion McCollum gets him one.
• 24:57
  Speaker 1: Or actually, Alex Anzalone gets him two. My bad, Mitchell.
• 25:01
  Speaker 1: I don't want to be disrespectful here to a former Lion.
• 25:05
  Speaker 1: And Jacob Parrish gets him one. This defense, they're getting
• 25:09
  Speaker 1: back to their roots, and Todd Bowles is getting back
• 25:11
  Speaker 1: to his roots. And it started with that Dallas Cowboys
• 25:14
  Speaker 1: game a few weeks ago where they put incredible pressure
• 25:17
  Speaker 1: on Dak Prescott, play in and play out. And it
• 25:20
  Speaker 1: seems like their confidence as a defense is growing week
• 25:23
  Speaker 1: in and week out in a muggy, muddy, wet game
• 25:27
  Speaker 1: like this where you're not going to be able to
• 25:29
  Speaker 1: throw the ball as well. You're not going to be
• 25:31
  Speaker 1: able to do as much damage down the field. A
• 25:34
  Speaker 1: team that stops to run as well as anybody in
• 25:36
  Speaker 1: the National Football League and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this
• 25:39
  Speaker 1: plays right into their hands, and that's what they did.
• 25:41
  Speaker 1: They held Bajon Robinson 19 carries for 76 yards, and
• 25:45
  Speaker 1: that may not seem like a great defensive game to
• 25:48
  Speaker 1: anybody else, but when you flip on the other side,
• 25:52
  Speaker 1: both backs have over 25 carries and over 140 yards,
• 25:56
  Speaker 1: you start to see the impact that this Tampa Bay
• 25:59
  Speaker 1: Buccaneers defense had on this game, and you got to
• 26:03
  Speaker 1: give them credit. You got to give Todd Bowles credit.
• 26:05
  Speaker 1: he has these guys prepared. They could have just folded
• 26:07
  Speaker 1: the season up and said, we're done. You know, this
• 26:10
  Speaker 1: isn't our year. They continue to fight and they got
• 26:12
  Speaker 1: a good chance to continue to make a run at
• 26:15
  Speaker 1: this NFC South division crown.
• 26:19
  Speaker 2: Well, they're certainly going to be tested over the next
• 26:21
  Speaker 2: few weeks. They're at Chicago and then at Detroit, these
• 26:24
  Speaker 2: next two games for them. So We shall see if
• 26:27
  Speaker 2: they can keep the momentum rolling. Let's take it to Jacksonville.
• 26:30
  Speaker 2: The Jacksonville Jaguars absolutely demolished Indianapolis Colts 42-7. This game
• 26:35
  Speaker 2: was over at halftime, 28-0 at half. Trevor Lawrence had
• 26:40
  Speaker 2: his way, only completed 10 passes on 14 attempts, but
• 26:43
  Speaker 2: 210 yards and 3 touchdowns with those 10 passes. Michelle
• 26:48
  Speaker 2: Tootin with a nice run as well, over 104 rushing
• 26:50
  Speaker 2: yards and a touchdown. We've talked a lot about this
• 26:53
  Speaker 2: Jacksonville Jaguars team. I know you've always had your hesitations
• 26:57
  Speaker 2: about giving them credit. But to me, Richard, Jacksonville looks
• 27:01
  Speaker 2: like a force to be reckoned with in the AFC.
• 27:03
  Speaker 1: Do you agree? No question about it. And, you know,
• 27:08
  Speaker 1: our confidence in them has continued to grow throughout this season.
• 27:11
  Speaker 1: They're 5-2. And, again, they've got one of the best
• 27:14
  Speaker 1: receiving cores in the National Football League. Trevor Lawrence only
• 27:17
  Speaker 1: had to throw the ball 14 times today. because of
• 27:20
  Speaker 1: how in control they were of this game. But he
• 27:22
  Speaker 1: threw for three touchdowns, ten completions, and three touchdowns. Mitchell,
• 27:27
  Speaker 1: quite the percentage. And, I mean, they continued to be
• 27:33
  Speaker 1: a defensive force. And I love watching this defense play.
• 27:36
  Speaker 1: They force turnovers. They put pressure on quarterbacks. They get
• 27:41
  Speaker 1: after it. They do a great job against the run.
• 27:43
  Speaker 1: They did a great job against the run today holding up.
• 27:48
  Speaker 1: Jacksonville out of the end zone on the ground and,
• 27:51
  Speaker 1: and Jacksonville held Jonathan Taylor out of this game because they're,
• 27:54
  Speaker 1: they're going to trade him. And there are rumors that
• 27:57
  Speaker 1: people think he's going to Seattle because of what Mike
• 28:00
  Speaker 1: McDonald said in a press conference about a transaction happening
• 28:04
  Speaker 1: on Monday. I don't know what that means, but if
• 28:06
  Speaker 1: Jonathan Taylor goes to the Seattle Seahawks on Monday, then
• 28:09
  Speaker 1: maybe Mike McDonald was way ahead of the curve. And maybe,
• 28:13
  Speaker 1: maybe somebody's probably not too happy about that, but it
• 28:16
  Speaker 1: is what it is. Um, The Colts seem to be
• 28:20
  Speaker 1: giving up on the season. Ed Dodds has traded away
• 28:23
  Speaker 1: multiple pro bowlers and Quentin Nelson and DeForest Buckner and,
• 28:30
  Speaker 1: you know, about to trade away Jonathan Taylor. He didn't
• 28:32
  Speaker 1: play in this game. Trevor Lawrence and the Jacksonville Jaguars
• 28:35
  Speaker 1: in this ferocious defense continue to play well, continue to
• 28:38
  Speaker 1: impose their will on teams. They go on a short
• 28:41
  Speaker 1: week to Baltimore to play the Baltimore Ravens in a
• 28:45
  Speaker 1: game I think is a very, very, very winnable game
• 28:47
  Speaker 1: for them. a game that they should dominate with this
• 28:51
  Speaker 1: receiving court, this running game, this defense and the pressure
• 28:54
  Speaker 1: they put on teams. I think this team is going to,
• 28:59
  Speaker 1: going to make a lot of noise. And again, you
• 29:01
  Speaker 1: wonder why the Baltimore Ravens, I don't have a lot
• 29:03
  Speaker 1: of confidence in them making the playoffs because there are
• 29:06
  Speaker 1: so many strong teams in this AFC that are making
• 29:09
  Speaker 1: a run. And Jacksonville is right near the top of
• 29:11
  Speaker 1: that list.
• 29:13
  Speaker 2: What a, Brutal calendar year it's been for the Indianapolis Colts.
• 29:17
  Speaker 2: This team was one of the hottest teams in football
• 29:19
  Speaker 2: at this point last year, and then they made the
• 29:21
  Speaker 2: Sauce Gardner trade, and then Daniel Jones got hurt. And
• 29:24
  Speaker 2: ever since then, this team has just not regained their footing.
• 29:27
  Speaker 2: Now they're in a fire sale. I hate to say
• 29:29
  Speaker 2: it because I know you've hyped up Jonathan Taylor to
• 29:32
  Speaker 2: the Seattle Seahawks, but Adam Schefter just came out and
• 29:35
  Speaker 2: said that the final four teams in the sweepstakes for
• 29:37
  Speaker 2: Jonathan Taylor are the Broncos, the Giants, Packers, and Vikings.
• 29:43
  Speaker 2: Which one of those four teams do you think would
• 29:46
  Speaker 2: benefit most from the services of Jonathan Taylor?
• 29:50
  Speaker 1: Well, I think you've got to say it's the Vikings.
• 29:53
  Speaker 1: They've got the best record amongst those teams. And obviously
• 29:56
  Speaker 1: they have a need at the position to get more explosive. And,
• 29:59
  Speaker 1: you know, I think he could help them, but I'm
• 30:02
  Speaker 1: sure all those teams, they would feel like he could help.
• 30:05
  Speaker 1: The Green Bay Packers are a team, you know, with
• 30:10
  Speaker 1: uncertainty at running back and just have shown no juice,
• 30:13
  Speaker 1: even though they've been winning games. They've shown no juice
• 30:15
  Speaker 1: in the backfield, no real consistent running game. Even once
• 30:18
  Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs returned, he looked kind of sluggish, a little
• 30:22
  Speaker 1: bit overweight, and you know, he could help that team.
• 30:25
  Speaker 1: But we'll see. We'll see how it all shakes out.
• 30:28
  Speaker 1: He'll help somebody. I want to talk about Kirk Cousins
• 30:32
  Speaker 1: and his Raiders team. You know, this Raiders team, they're 4-4.
• 30:37
  Speaker 1: And they had the number one pick in the draft
• 30:39
  Speaker 1: last year. They're playing a Jets team that's been struggling.
• 30:42
  Speaker 1: They're 2-6 now. They beat this Jets team. But Kirk
• 30:45
  Speaker 1: Cousins is having an incredible season. He has five interceptions,
• 30:51
  Speaker 1: but he's leading the league. And touchdown passes with 19 now.
• 30:54
  Speaker 1: He had three more in this game. He was 19
• 30:57
  Speaker 1: to 26, 247 yards. And you see the change they made.
• 31:01
  Speaker 1: You know, you heard Rex Ryan talk about Ashton Genting.
• 31:04
  Speaker 1: You heard me talk about Ashton Genting and the disappointment
• 31:06
  Speaker 1: that he's been. And maybe it's time to give Mike
• 31:10
  Speaker 1: Washington more carries. And guess what? There it is. They
• 31:13
  Speaker 1: gave Mike Washington more carries. 25 carries for 83 yards.
• 31:17
  Speaker 1: The rushing run game came alive more. Brock Bowers has
• 31:20
  Speaker 1: another good game, 92 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Matt
• 31:25
  Speaker 1: Crosby has a sack. It was a fun game for
• 31:28
  Speaker 1: this team. On the flip side, not an awful game
• 31:32
  Speaker 1: offensively for the Jets. They just couldn't get any stops,
• 31:35
  Speaker 1: and I think that's the issue for this team. Geno Smith, 20-32,
• 31:40
  Speaker 1: 290 passing yards, two touchdowns to one interception. Braylon Allen,
• 31:44
  Speaker 1: 21 carries, 147 yards rushing. Adonai Mitchell, seven catches for
• 31:49
  Speaker 1: 142 yards. They're finding different ways and getting different guys
• 31:53
  Speaker 1: involved and pushing the ball down the field. No defense
• 31:56
  Speaker 1: being played in this game. The Raiders win this one 38-33,
• 31:59
  Speaker 1: but I just wanted to mention the season that Kirk
• 32:02
  Speaker 1: Cousins is having because you talk about Mendoza coming in,
• 32:07
  Speaker 1: as the number one pick, and everybody's talking about, oh, man,
• 32:10
  Speaker 1: Kirk's the Band-Aid, and he's just going to play for
• 32:12
  Speaker 1: a couple games until Mendoza gets comfortable, but he's turning
• 32:15
  Speaker 1: that opportunity into a heck of a season.
• 32:18
  Speaker 2: Yeah, everyone thought the book on Kirk Cousins was coming
• 32:21
  Speaker 2: to a close after his days with Atlanta, and obviously
• 32:24
  Speaker 2: he came back from the Achilles injury that he suffered
• 32:27
  Speaker 2: in Minnesota, and then they drafted Michael Penix, but here
• 32:30
  Speaker 2: he is, man, leading the charge, and every time I
• 32:32
  Speaker 2: talk about Kirk Cousins, I got to bring up He's
• 32:34
  Speaker 2: a Michigan State Spartan, a fellow Michigan State Spartan, Richard.
• 32:38
  Speaker 2: That's the reason he's having a lot of success. Let's
• 32:40
  Speaker 2: talk a little bit about the Jets, though, because we
• 32:42
  Speaker 2: see the Indianapolis Colts going in a fire sale mode.
• 32:46
  Speaker 2: The Jets are now 2-6, and we've seen with Braylon Allen.
• 32:49
  Speaker 2: I mean, they got a competent rusher behind Brees Hall
• 32:51
  Speaker 2: who's been injured. At what point did the Jets start
• 32:55
  Speaker 2: to say, hey, let's put ourselves in this buyer's market
• 32:59
  Speaker 2: out there and start selling off some of these assets
• 33:01
  Speaker 2: we have as well? Because it seems like Brees Hall
• 33:03
  Speaker 2: could be somebody that will be worth trading off at
• 33:06
  Speaker 2: this point. Keep in mind, however, the Jets also have
• 33:09
  Speaker 2: three first-round picks that are looking very good right now.
• 33:17
  Speaker 1: I think they're going to be in that mode, and
• 33:19
  Speaker 1: we'll see how much they're in that mode. You'll see
• 33:24
  Speaker 1: if they want to bring back Aaron Glenn. I think
• 33:26
  Speaker 1: sometimes teams want to associate a total rebuild with everything,
• 33:30
  Speaker 1: tear it all down and come back up, especially when
• 33:32
  Speaker 1: you have that many first-round picks in draft capital. Maybe
• 33:36
  Speaker 1: you will go out there and you see your franchise
• 33:38
  Speaker 1: quarterback out there. I mean, Geno Smith is playing solid football,
• 33:42
  Speaker 1: so I don't even think you can really put all
• 33:44
  Speaker 1: this on Geno Smith. I think there are a number
• 33:46
  Speaker 1: of areas, especially on the defensive side of the football,
• 33:49
  Speaker 1: that you've got to get shored up. You trade away
• 33:52
  Speaker 1: Quentin Williams. You trade away Sauce Gardner. There are some
• 33:56
  Speaker 1: holes out there on defense that you've got to get
• 33:59
  Speaker 1: an injection of talent to. So I don't know. I
• 34:04
  Speaker 1: think it all starts with what they believe. If they
• 34:07
  Speaker 1: believe Aaron Glenn is in the future of the Jets,
• 34:10
  Speaker 1: and if they do, then that I think kind of
• 34:13
  Speaker 1: dictates whether you go full fire sale or not. But
• 34:16
  Speaker 1: if they don't think he's in the plan, then I
• 34:17
  Speaker 1: think you go fire sale and you bring another guy
• 34:20
  Speaker 1: in there who you think is going to be ready
• 34:22
  Speaker 1: for this rebuild.
• 34:23
  Speaker 2: Well, it's certainly going to be a desirable job for
• 34:25
  Speaker 2: anyone that wants to take it because one of the
• 34:27
  Speaker 2: team's draft picks that they hold is the Dallas Cowboys,
• 34:30
  Speaker 2: who just lost in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals. Richard,
• 34:35
  Speaker 2: this East, we talked about it, maybe the Dallas Cowboys
• 34:39
  Speaker 2: can take control of it now that the Philadelphia Eagles
• 34:42
  Speaker 2: are treading water and just clinging on for a deal
• 34:45
  Speaker 2: of life. And then you've got the New York Giants
• 34:48
  Speaker 2: running away with it at this point. The Dallas Cowboys
• 34:50
  Speaker 2: had a 14-3 lead at half, looked like they had
• 34:53
  Speaker 2: complete control of this game, then gave up 20 points
• 34:57
  Speaker 2: in the fourth quarter to the Arizona Cardinals, led by
• 34:59
  Speaker 2: Gardner Minshew, who just did not care at all, threw
• 35:02
  Speaker 2: for three touchdowns, 188 yards. What do you make of
• 35:06
  Speaker 2: the Dallas Cowboys midway through the season?
• 35:10
  Speaker 1: Well, I'm not impressed. They've lost three of their last
• 35:12
  Speaker 1: four games. And them beating the Philadelphia Eagles, I mean,
• 35:16
  Speaker 1: I'm sure Dallas Cowboys fans, there's rivalry, there's all this conjecture,
• 35:20
  Speaker 1: but that wasn't a very good Philadelphia Eagles team. You
• 35:23
  Speaker 1: look at what, again, it started with Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
• 35:26
  Speaker 1: Tampa Bay Buccaneers blitzed them until the Cowboys came home
• 35:30
  Speaker 1: and beat them in that game with the backup undrafted
• 35:33
  Speaker 1: free agent rookie quarterback. And then you look up and
• 35:36
  Speaker 1: then Green Bay has their way with them and beats
• 35:39
  Speaker 1: them 23-13. And then they beat the Eagles and then
• 35:42
  Speaker 1: they lose this game. Against the Cardinals team, this was
• 35:45
  Speaker 1: their signature win for Mike LaFleur. So I just, I
• 35:52
  Speaker 1: don't know. They got the Colts next, a team that's
• 35:55
  Speaker 1: in fire sale mode, so maybe they win that one.
• 35:58
  Speaker 1: I don't think the winner of the NFC East is
• 35:59
  Speaker 1: going to really factor into the playoff race and who's
• 36:03
  Speaker 1: going to win the Super Bowl. Maybe they can upset
• 36:05
  Speaker 1: somebody at times. Dallas has played really well offensively, defensively.
• 36:10
  Speaker 1: You're starting to see some of these guys they thought
• 36:12
  Speaker 1: they would get some huge impact from maybe not being
• 36:15
  Speaker 1: the guys they thought they were. And Caleb Downs is
• 36:17
  Speaker 1: a guy that I look at that they were saying
• 36:20
  Speaker 1: was a tone setter, a culture maker, a guy who
• 36:25
  Speaker 1: is going to change the trajectory of this defense. And
• 36:27
  Speaker 1: he just hasn't been that in any of these games.
• 36:30
  Speaker 1: There's no real ball production. Sure, there's some tackles made,
• 36:34
  Speaker 1: great hustle. things that you expect from an NFL player,
• 36:36
  Speaker 1: but you're just not seeing what you would need to
• 36:39
  Speaker 1: see for a guy drafted as high as he was drafted. Uh,
• 36:42
  Speaker 1: DeMarvion Overshawn made some plays last week to help them, uh,
• 36:45
  Speaker 1: win that game against the Eagles. But again, this game,
• 36:49
  Speaker 1: you're just not seeing the impact and all the names
• 36:52
  Speaker 1: that you have on this defense, the guys who have
• 36:54
  Speaker 1: played at a high level, other places are even here
• 36:57
  Speaker 1: like Deron Bland just aren't having the seasons that they
• 37:00
  Speaker 1: probably wish they could have. And, and that's all coming
• 37:02
  Speaker 1: in for coming, uh, to roost here to let Gardner
• 37:06
  Speaker 1: Minshew come in and really go off 17 to 23
• 37:11
  Speaker 1: for three touchdowns. A guy who was very dangerous off
• 37:14
  Speaker 1: the bench, a guy who you really don't want to
• 37:16
  Speaker 1: see if you're a defense as a backup quarterback, because
• 37:19
  Speaker 1: he doesn't have a governor. He doesn't have a, nah,
• 37:22
  Speaker 1: I'm worried about my efficiency numbers. He's like, Hey, I'm
• 37:24
  Speaker 1: a sling it a true gunslinger. And he had, he
• 37:27
  Speaker 1: played a great game against these guys. And Michael Wilson was,
• 37:30
  Speaker 1: I'm sure excited to see him come into ball game
• 37:32
  Speaker 1: and because he thrived once he got in there. He
• 37:35
  Speaker 1: ended up with 11 catches for 147 yards. Sorry, he
• 37:39
  Speaker 1: had eight catches for 111 yards. But Tyler Algier, Jeremiah
• 37:44
  Speaker 1: Love goes out of this game, and he was only
• 37:46
  Speaker 1: averaged 2.6 a carry. And then Tyler Algier, 11 carries
• 37:50
  Speaker 1: for 147 yards. I think these young draft picks and
• 37:54
  Speaker 1: these pundits get so caught up on how impactful these
• 37:57
  Speaker 1: guys are going to be, and it's rarely the case.
• 37:59
  Speaker 1: It's rarely the case that you see a guy come
• 38:01
  Speaker 1: in Outside of Bajon Robinson, your guy Jameer Gibbs, there's
• 38:04
  Speaker 1: a couple guys that have come in and made impact,
• 38:06
  Speaker 1: but lately these guys have not. And it starts with
• 38:09
  Speaker 1: Ashton Jutti and now Jeremiah Love, and you have such
• 38:15
  Speaker 1: high expectations. They're like, why would they get Tyler Algier?
• 38:18
  Speaker 1: This is why you get Tyler Algier for moments like this.
• 38:21
  Speaker 1: He's shown that he's a capable running back in the
• 38:23
  Speaker 1: National Football League. This isn't collegiate success. When he was
• 38:26
  Speaker 1: in Atlanta, he showed he could be an every-down back.
• 38:29
  Speaker 1: He could be a lead back, and he showed it
• 38:31
  Speaker 1: again in this game. He sure did.
• 38:34
  Speaker 2: And credit to Arizona, knocked off Dallas and also took
• 38:37
  Speaker 2: care of the Rams as well. So they've got a
• 38:39
  Speaker 2: couple big wins on their resume. Let's take it to Cincinnati.
• 38:44
  Speaker 2: They took care of the Tennessee Titans. This matchup, everyone
• 38:46
  Speaker 2: expected Cincy to win, but not in this fashion. This
• 38:49
  Speaker 2: was an old-fashioned shootout.
• 38:52
  Speaker 1: Joe Burrow.
• 38:53
  Speaker 2: I mean, this stat line is wild. 38 of 48,
• 38:56
  Speaker 2: 462 yards, five touchdowns, including one on the ground as well.
• 39:01
  Speaker 2: What a ball game for him. Tee Higgins, 10 receptions,
• 39:04
  Speaker 2: 155 yards and two touchdowns. But I think the conversation
• 39:08
  Speaker 2: here needs to go to Cincinnati being five and two.
• 39:11
  Speaker 2: And this defense that we said, hey, you know, they
• 39:14
  Speaker 2: go out and get Dexter Lawrence. They're more competent against
• 39:17
  Speaker 2: the run. They're looking better defensively. Go out and get
• 39:20
  Speaker 2: your boy Boe Mafe out of Seattle. But yet you
• 39:24
  Speaker 2: give up 36 points to the Cam Ward-led Tennessee Titans.
• 39:28
  Speaker 2: Who is the Cincinnati Bengals team? Because the reality is
• 39:31
  Speaker 2: they are right in the thick of things for this
• 39:33
  Speaker 2: AFC North.
• 39:36
  Speaker 1: Well, I guess we're trying to figure that out as
• 39:39
  Speaker 1: they're trying to figure it out, Mitchell, and I'm going
• 39:41
  Speaker 1: to pull up all these stats for this game because
• 39:43
  Speaker 1: Joe Burrow Joe Burrow struggled early in this game. You know,
• 39:47
  Speaker 1: the turnovers kept happening. This Tennessee Titans defense was playing
• 39:50
  Speaker 1: with a lot of confidence, and it looked like he
• 39:52
  Speaker 1: wasn't going to find his rhythm today. And then he did.
• 39:55
  Speaker 1: And once he got hot, he did not stop to
• 39:58
  Speaker 1: the tune of 43 points. And I know this Bengals defense, again,
• 40:02
  Speaker 1: Bengals fans, I told you, like you guys tried to
• 40:05
  Speaker 1: convince me, oh, this is top 10 defense because the first,
• 40:08
  Speaker 1: it always falls back to the mean. It always, it
• 40:11
  Speaker 1: may waver up and down, but it always falls back
• 40:14
  Speaker 1: to the mean. And they did make a play in
• 40:17
  Speaker 1: this game, forcing a safety. Dexter Lawrence gets in the backfield.
• 40:20
  Speaker 1: They blitz at the perfect time, and they force a
• 40:24
  Speaker 1: safety in this game. And those points were important at
• 40:26
  Speaker 1: the time. But this was Cam Ward's best game as
• 40:30
  Speaker 1: a professional against his defense. And I think this is
• 40:34
  Speaker 1: one of those weird situations, and I know people may
• 40:36
  Speaker 1: kill me for this, where this was a win-win for
• 40:38
  Speaker 1: both teams. I think the Tennessee Titans showed they can
• 40:41
  Speaker 1: play well offensively. They can play better than they have.
• 40:46
  Speaker 1: Tony Pollard has a great game on the ground. Their
• 40:49
  Speaker 1: defense makes some plays, shows they have some big-time playmakers.
• 40:54
  Speaker 1: The guy, Amadi Hooker, made multiple interceptions. Again, you start
• 40:58
  Speaker 1: to figure out who's going to be part of the
• 41:00
  Speaker 1: future going forward, but you also don't win the game.
• 41:02
  Speaker 1: You don't win the game. And do you really, like
• 41:04
  Speaker 1: when you get to April, would be beating the Bengals
• 41:09
  Speaker 1: in this situation at a time you likely aren't going
• 41:12
  Speaker 1: to make the playoffs? You aren't going to win anything
• 41:14
  Speaker 1: at the end of this season. You're going to want
• 41:16
  Speaker 1: those draft picks to be as high as they possibly can.
• 41:19
  Speaker 1: Is it going to make a difference in this game?
• 41:21
  Speaker 1: And I don't think it is. So I think this
• 41:24
  Speaker 1: is a win-win for both teams. Cincinnati offensively gets going.
• 41:28
  Speaker 1: Tee Higgins is having a fantastic season, and that continues.
• 41:31
  Speaker 1: Ten catches, 155 yards, and two touchdowns. He's making it
• 41:34
  Speaker 1: look really easy. Obviously, we all know what Jamar Chase
• 41:37
  Speaker 1: is to this team and what he continues to be.
• 41:40
  Speaker 1: He played a good game. 11 catches for 141 yards
• 41:44
  Speaker 1: and one touchdown. Mike Jacecki, four catches for 76 yards
• 41:48
  Speaker 1: and a touchdown. This offense, with all these weapons, can
• 41:51
  Speaker 1: be as explosive as anybody in the National Football League,
• 41:54
  Speaker 1: but they have to get timely stops on defense. And
• 41:57
  Speaker 1: they found a way to get some here and there,
• 41:59
  Speaker 1: and again, that safety was pivotal.
• 42:02
  Speaker 2: Let's take it to L.A., where the Rams took on
• 42:05
  Speaker 2: the Chargers, and the Chargers 0-6 coming into this week,
• 42:10
  Speaker 2: fresh off the bye. Some thought, hey, maybe they can
• 42:14
  Speaker 2: get hot off the bye. No, that is not the
• 42:16
  Speaker 2: case at all.
• 42:17
  Speaker 1: 0-7.
• 42:18
  Speaker 2: This team looks lifeless after getting beat up by the
• 42:21
  Speaker 2: Rams 24-9. And Justin Herbert threw two picks in this game.
• 42:26
  Speaker 2: The Rams, however, much needed victory here. Richard, where do
• 42:32
  Speaker 2: you even want to start with this game? The Chargers,
• 42:35
  Speaker 2: it just keeps going from bad to worse to worse.
• 42:38
  Speaker 2: I don't even know if they warrant our time at
• 42:41
  Speaker 2: this point. The Rams improved to 4-4. How competitive do
• 42:45
  Speaker 2: you really think they can be in this NFC West?
• 42:49
  Speaker 1: Well, they're a really talented team. And as they continue
• 42:51
  Speaker 1: to get healthy, the Rams will continue to be a
• 42:54
  Speaker 1: threat in this NFC West. They're a team that nobody's
• 42:58
  Speaker 1: going to want to play come January. Nobody wants them
• 43:00
  Speaker 1: to be the seventh seed. And then you've earned, you know,
• 43:03
  Speaker 1: fought hard all season long to earn yourself a two
• 43:06
  Speaker 1: seed only to see a healthy LA Rams team with
• 43:09
  Speaker 1: Myles Garrett. And by that point, I think Aaron Donald
• 43:13
  Speaker 1: will be in rare form in Matthew Stafford, and they'll
• 43:17
  Speaker 1: likely have Devontae Adams and everybody in that team at
• 43:20
  Speaker 1: full strength. McDuffie, Puna Ford, all those guys coming back
• 43:24
  Speaker 1: into the fold. Colby Turner, I think they're going to
• 43:27
  Speaker 1: be a tough team to deal with. This Chargers team
• 43:29
  Speaker 1: is in free fall, though. Nine points in this game. Again,
• 43:32
  Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, two interceptions, only sacked twice. He was moving around. Again,
• 43:38
  Speaker 1: the offensive line isn't doing a great job, but these
• 43:40
  Speaker 1: Justin Herbert truthers would tell me everybody's playing well, but
• 43:43
  Speaker 1: Justin Herbert, no, everybody's just playing bad, including Justin Herbert.
• 43:47
  Speaker 1: He's just the highest paid guy on the team and
• 43:49
  Speaker 1: playing quarterback for this team. So he's going to bear
• 43:52
  Speaker 1: a lot of the blame. Jim Harbaugh is going to
• 43:54
  Speaker 1: bear some of it, but everybody's pointing that Mike McDaniel
• 43:58
  Speaker 1: as if he's the issue and he wasn't the issue
• 44:01
  Speaker 1: before when in his other stops, I guess maybe in Miami,
• 44:04
  Speaker 1: but at times in Miami, the offense was thriving in
• 44:07
  Speaker 1: San Francisco. The offense was thriving. This offense hasn't shown
• 44:10
  Speaker 1: any signs that it's going to get rolling at any
• 44:13
  Speaker 1: point in time. This running back situation has seemed dire.
• 44:18
  Speaker 1: Omarion Hampton has taken multiple steps back. Kamani Vidal. I mean,
• 44:23
  Speaker 1: none of these running backs look like they're the guy
• 44:26
  Speaker 1: within this scheme. And maybe it's the scheme. Maybe it's
• 44:28
  Speaker 1: the offensive line. Maybe it's not the greatest fit. And
• 44:31
  Speaker 1: you may need to go back to a gap scheme
• 44:32
  Speaker 1: or something. Switch it up. but they've got to figure
• 44:36
  Speaker 1: something out. They've got to figure out the future. They're
• 44:37
  Speaker 1: the only winless team in the National Football League left
• 44:40
  Speaker 1: there in prime draft position at one right now, and
• 44:45
  Speaker 1: if they don't change something, this is what it's going
• 44:47
  Speaker 1: to be.
• 44:49
  Speaker 2: The Rams, on the other hand, are making do with
• 44:51
  Speaker 2: what they have on the field. They've got a two-headed
• 44:53
  Speaker 2: monster developing in Blake Corum and Kyron Williams. Corum totaled
• 44:57
  Speaker 2: the rock 11 times for 73 yards and a touchdown.
• 44:59
  Speaker 2: Kyron added 16 carries and 56 yards and a touchdown.
• 45:03
  Speaker 2: And then you got the always trustworthy Puka Nakua, 11
• 45:06
  Speaker 2: for 80 in a touchdown. Don't let the Rams get hot.
• 45:09
  Speaker 2: That is my caution to the league. Because like you said, Richard,
• 45:12
  Speaker 2: if this team can squeeze into the playoffs and be
• 45:14
  Speaker 2: a 6-7 seed, no one is going to want to
• 45:16
  Speaker 2: face them.
• 45:17
  Speaker 1: Let's take it to... But one thing I do want
• 45:21
  Speaker 1: to say, I am concerned a little bit about Matthew
• 45:23
  Speaker 1: Stafford and his lack of real big game production. This
• 45:27
  Speaker 1: defense from the Chargers is pretty solid, but they're not
• 45:30
  Speaker 1: world breeders. And obviously... They haven't won a game this season.
• 45:33
  Speaker 1: He was only 17-25 for 157 yards, a touchdown, and
• 45:37
  Speaker 1: an interception. That's un-Matthew Stafford-like, and obviously they're missing some pieces,
• 45:42
  Speaker 1: and he's got to protect himself, but that's something to
• 45:47
  Speaker 1: keep an eye on.
• 45:48
  Speaker 2: Let's take it to Miami. The New England Patriots went
• 45:50
  Speaker 2: on the road and ultimately squeezed out a 24-19 win.
• 45:56
  Speaker 1: New England looked like they weren't.
• 45:57
  Speaker 2: Ready to play at the beginning of this game. Dolphins
• 46:00
  Speaker 2: raced out to a multi-score lead. and ultimately lost grasp
• 46:04
  Speaker 2: of it in the second half. Drake May, 199 yards,
• 46:08
  Speaker 2: two touchdown passes, added another one on the ground. This
• 46:12
  Speaker 2: New England Patriots team is interesting because they were once
• 46:15
  Speaker 2: in my power ranks as my fifth seed. They lose
• 46:17
  Speaker 2: to the Bears, and then they struggle on the road
• 46:19
  Speaker 2: against the Dolphins.
• 46:21
  Speaker 1: What do you make of New England? Are they a
• 46:23
  Speaker 1: true contender in the AFC? Well, I don't know if
• 46:26
  Speaker 1: I'm ready to put them a true contender. status they
• 46:29
  Speaker 1: did beat the buffalo bills within their own division that's
• 46:31
  Speaker 1: buffalo's only loss this season so you have to take
• 46:34
  Speaker 1: that into consideration but games like this make you you
• 46:37
  Speaker 1: know kind of take a pause before you really put
• 46:39
  Speaker 1: them in contender consideration this dolphins team is probably the
• 46:43
  Speaker 1: least talented team in the national football league because of
• 46:46
  Speaker 1: how they've purged everything but you know they're in uh
• 46:49
  Speaker 1: salary cap hell right now they're in dead cap hell
• 46:52
  Speaker 1: and Jeff Halfley's just trying to survive the season, figure
• 46:56
  Speaker 1: out who's the winner, figure out who's going to make
• 46:57
  Speaker 1: it to next season, who his team's going to be
• 47:00
  Speaker 1: when they draft their quarterback of the future and start
• 47:03
  Speaker 1: to rebuild this team back up and maybe pick up
• 47:07
  Speaker 1: some free agents, obviously. So for them to struggle with
• 47:10
  Speaker 1: them the way they did was kind of concerning. But,
• 47:13
  Speaker 1: you know, we'll see. They're a kind of wait-and-see team.
• 47:17
  Speaker 1: They struggle defensively, which was surprising because I think of
• 47:21
  Speaker 1: them as a defensive team these days. But Drake May
• 47:24
  Speaker 1: continues to push the ball down the field. Demario Douglas
• 47:27
  Speaker 1: had a big catch in this game. Kyle Williams had
• 47:29
  Speaker 1: a big catch in this game. And Ramondre Stevens kind
• 47:32
  Speaker 1: of steadies the ship with the run game. Drake May
• 47:35
  Speaker 1: didn't turn the ball over. So that's, you know, he
• 47:36
  Speaker 1: didn't throw an interception. That's always a positive sign for
• 47:39
  Speaker 1: this team. But I don't take a ton out of this.
• 47:42
  Speaker 1: You know, I think, again, this is one of those
• 47:44
  Speaker 1: results where both teams kind of show that, hey, they
• 47:47
  Speaker 1: can battle. The Dolphins show, hey, they're showing signs of life.
• 47:50
  Speaker 1: They're not just turning over and giving up. but they
• 47:53
  Speaker 1: also want to draft high in the draft next year
• 47:56
  Speaker 1: to rebuild the team.
• 47:57
  Speaker 2: Well, Richard, the answer for the New England Patriots, whether
• 48:00
  Speaker 2: they're contenders or not, is going to get answered here
• 48:02
  Speaker 2: pretty soon. They've got a gauntlet of a schedule coming up,
• 48:05
  Speaker 2: hosting the Packers next week, then playing against the Detroit
• 48:08
  Speaker 2: Lions in Germany, lay up against the LA Chargers, then
• 48:12
  Speaker 2: the Bills, Vikings, and Chiefs. Five of those six games, toss-ups.
• 48:17
  Speaker 2: We shall see how New England responds. It's time for
• 48:21
  Speaker 2: Fresh from the Oven Takes brought to you by DiGiorno.
• 48:24
  Speaker 2: Just like pizza fresh out of the oven, these takes
• 48:28
  Speaker 2: are hot, fresh, and ready for Monday night. Let's break
• 48:31
  Speaker 2: down the matchup between Seattle and the Bears. Richard, what's
• 48:35
  Speaker 2: your hottest take coming into this Monday night matchup between
• 48:38
  Speaker 2: Seattle and Chicago?
• 48:41
  Speaker 1: I think my hottest take is that this Seahawks defense
• 48:44
  Speaker 1: is going to hold this Chicago Bears offense under 17.
• 48:47
  Speaker 1: I know people are going to look at me crazy. Oh,
• 48:49
  Speaker 1: this is Caleb Williams. This is Run game is outstanding.
• 48:52
  Speaker 1: These receivers have done Luther Bird and Roma Dunce. And
• 48:55
  Speaker 1: then let's not forget about Loveland and these tight ends.
• 48:58
  Speaker 1: But the Seattle Seahawks defense has been playing fantastic all
• 49:01
  Speaker 1: season long. They're, you know, rolling into form. And I
• 49:06
  Speaker 1: think they have their best game of the season in
• 49:08
  Speaker 1: this Monday night football matchup. I think they play best
• 49:13
  Speaker 1: in prime time. Their offense will run the ball better
• 49:15
  Speaker 1: than they have in the past. I think Quentin Nelson,
• 49:18
  Speaker 1: I know this is his first game. He'll have a
• 49:21
  Speaker 1: great immediate impact in this game. I'm sure they'll run
• 49:24
  Speaker 1: behind him. And I think they win this game comfortably.
• 49:28
  Speaker 2: Seattle's defense certainly has a way of humbling elite offense,
• 49:31
  Speaker 2: as we saw last week against Kansas City Chiefs. Which
• 49:35
  Speaker 2: player do you think will be the deciding factor in
• 49:38
  Speaker 2: this one?
• 49:42
  Speaker 1: What player? I can't think of a player in particular.
• 49:46
  Speaker 1: I think it's going to be the trenches, though. I
• 49:48
  Speaker 1: think it's going to happen in the trenches. The Chicago
• 49:50
  Speaker 1: Bears offensive line, which is one of the best in
• 49:52
  Speaker 1: the National Football League, against Seattle's defensive line, which is
• 49:55
  Speaker 1: one of the best in the National Football League. I
• 49:57
  Speaker 1: think that's going to be power on power, big on big,
• 50:01
  Speaker 1: and I think that that's going to be the determining
• 50:03
  Speaker 1: factor in this game, and I got Seattle.
• 50:06
  Speaker 2: Well, Chicago certainly has taken that to heart, adding Jeffrey
• 50:10
  Speaker 2: Simmons to those trenches. What is the final score? Obviously,
• 50:13
  Speaker 2: you've got Seattle. You've got Chicago going under 17 points.
• 50:17
  Speaker 2: How big of a win are we talking about here
• 50:18
  Speaker 2: for Seattle?
• 50:20
  Speaker 1: I got Seattle winning this one 24-16.
• 50:24
  Speaker 2: And obviously, when you're sitting down on Monday night, Richard,
• 50:26
  Speaker 2: I'm assuming you're enjoying a pizza. I've tried to talk
• 50:29
  Speaker 2: you in the last three weeks to adding pineapple to
• 50:33
  Speaker 2: your pizza. Have I convinced you yet? What topping are
• 50:36
  Speaker 2: you putting on your DiGiorno pizza come Monday night?
• 50:39
  Speaker 1: It's definitely not going to be a fruit. That's for sure, Mitchell.
• 50:42
  Speaker 1: It's going to be pepperoni. I'm sorry, people. You guys,
• 50:45
  Speaker 1: I'm a creature of habit. I'm going to be eating
• 50:47
  Speaker 1: pepperoni pizza, maybe a little Parmesan cheese, maybe sprinkle a
• 50:51
  Speaker 1: little garlic powder on there just to spice it up
• 50:54
  Speaker 1: a little bit for myself.
• 50:55
  Speaker 2: Well, those are fresh from the oven takes brought to
• 50:57
  Speaker 2: you by DiGiorno. Make Monday night pizza night with fresh
• 51:01
  Speaker 2: from the oven taste. It's not delivery. It's DiGiorno. Before
• 51:05
  Speaker 2: we get out of here, This next segment is called
• 51:07
  Speaker 2: NFL Rule Breakers brought to you by Sling. Richard, who's
• 51:12
  Speaker 2: a game-changing DB in the NFL history? Whose game you like?
• 51:18
  Speaker 1: It has to be the great Rod Woodson. Second in
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  Speaker 1: NFL history in interceptions with 71. Played both safety and
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  Speaker 1: corner and played them both at a high level. Brings
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  Speaker 1: the kind of flexibility and versatility that you expect out
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  Speaker 1: of one of the all-time greats. And of course, the
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  Speaker 1: flexibility of Sling TV is something That brings you tremendous value. Mitchell,
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  Speaker 1: no question about that.
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  Speaker 2: I like how you tied that in. NFL Rule Breakers
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  Speaker 2: it's always a pleasure sitting down with you every week.
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  Speaker 2: This concludes week eight, but we got one other big
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  Speaker 2: one tomorrow night. The Seattle Seahawks taking on the Chicago Bears.
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  Speaker 2: I'm sure all eyes are going to be on that game. Richard,
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  Speaker 2: I will let you sign us off, my friend.
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  Speaker 1: No question. Big one for both teams, but the Seattle
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  Speaker 1: Seahawks are rolling right now, Mitchell, and they're making moves
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  Speaker 1: at the deadline. They feel good about their team, and
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  Speaker 1: I feel great about this team. Thank you guys for
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  Speaker 1: joining me. As always, we will see you next time.
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  Speaker 1: Appreciate you.