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Heat.
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>> Hello. Hello. There we go. There we go.
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Oh, what a really good week for some
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people it's been and not so good for
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others. How are we folks? It's it's week
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17 of the Audible. Um, some of us are a
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little bit more delicate than others.
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Um, Jent, how are we? What's been going
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on?
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>> Yeah, all good. It's been a lot of just
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Christmasy stuff, seeing family. I've
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eaten too many roasts already this week
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and it's what, Tuesday? [snorts]
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>> Like, what's what's the one thing that
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has to be on a roast dinner? Like I want
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some comments in this as well. What's
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What's the one thing you need when
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you're roasting it?
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>> I'll go first. Pigs and blanket.
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>> Oh, pigs and blanket is good.
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>> Uh I think Lee's quiet again.
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>> You're quiet. Oh, mate.
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>> Oh, there we go. Sorry, man. He's
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walking on the bloody laptop. I think
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he's muting it.
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>> Did Did you just blame yourself being
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quiet on your [ __ ] [laughter] I did
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indeed. I did.
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>> Let's go. And we go. We're still PG. On
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we go.
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>> I was about to say you're you're saying
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pigs and is a is a must. I I think
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that's a bit of a luxury. I mean, for
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me,
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>> work hard.
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>> The most the most
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>> work hard, play harder.
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>> I think I think you know, you got to
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have a good gravy.
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>> Oh, yeah. I think that's you got to have
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a good gravy. I think that's if you
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haven't got good gravy game, you haven't
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got a good roast in my eyes.
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>> Yeah, 100%. None of this instant gravy.
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Properly made properly made gravy with
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the meat and the bones and all the stock
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left over from from whatever meat you're
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cooking.
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>> Um I don't know if there's a Christmas
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dinner. I do love a cauliflower cheese
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on there,
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>> right? I wouldn't have it every Sunday,
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but no, I'm done with this topic now.
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Um, Lee, what have you been up to?
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>> Well, I've obviously been doing my
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panto. I've I've done six shows in in
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four days, so I'm I'm the delicate one.
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>> Brilliant.
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[snorts]
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>> Um, but yeah, I mean, it was great. The
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performances were great. It's the first
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time I've done panto. I've done lots of
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singing in the past, but this is the
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first panto I've ever done. So,
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>> would you do it again?
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>> I don't think people really Oh, I have.
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the the director's already roped me into
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Wizard of Oz next year. So,
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>> oh me, that would be brilliant.
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>> Who who have they got an idea who he
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might play in that?
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>> He's going to be the lion. He's totally
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going to be the [laughter] lion. Or or
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the tin man.
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And we've we've been playing American
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football. We've all done the Tin Man
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thing two days after our first training
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session. So, got to be got to be.
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>> I don't know. He did tell me there's
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lots of singing involved because I think
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I think they've realized I'm actually a
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quite decent singer. So they're going to
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give me a ro got very own Jason Kelsey
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going on over here.
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>> Oh yeah. [laughter] I'm not saying that.
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Um wellve
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I've just come back from a wedding and
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I've been to Birmingham Christmas
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markets which is pretty cool. And I've
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been doing me Grinch stuff. Um, but I
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think I've got me final 6K which I'm
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doing on Christmas Eve and uh we're
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nearly at the target that we want to
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raise for the lovely girl we work with.
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So, yeah, all good.
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>> But that's amazing.
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>> In other news, shall we get to it?
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>> Yeah,
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>> let's do it.
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>> So, lock in your fantasy football teams.
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Patricia Kelly, uh, hi to you, too. Uh,
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lock in your fantasy football teams if
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you're in the playoffs cuz it's playoff
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time, right, for the fantasy football
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teams. I'm in it in in one league. Uh
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the others.
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Um are you guys did you get any teams in
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the playoffs?
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>> Uh I got I got two through and I've just
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been kicked out of the semi-finals in
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one. So it's the finals this week.
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>> What about um
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>> I'm in I'm in the finals.
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>> No, I'm in uh I'm all over the place.
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I'm in a toilet bowl in one league. Um
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and I'm in the consolation bracket in
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our league and and I'm in a 32 team. um
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or what's it called? A league where you
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keep your team and you have to like
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draft a few players every year. And I
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sort of landed so I didn't I didn't get
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anywhere.
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>> I I finished eighth in the AFC side. So
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I didn't get playoffs or consolation.
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I'm just sort of just watching the
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playoffs on the side.
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>> Um I'm not doing that bad in our league
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that this week is a by week which I
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actually won. [laughter]
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That's what you do if you finish bottom
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bottom. Right. Let's get to it. Um, so,
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um, week 16, there was some shocking
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results. There was some great results,
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some brilliant games, and we're going to
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start off with an absolute belter of a
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game. Seahawks, Rams. Um, 60% of the
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public um, backed the Rams as well as
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Lee and State. And guess what? You're
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all wrong. Uh, 40% of the public and
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myself backed the Seahawks to win. And
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this was just a brilliant game of
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football. this was any trouble would
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love this game. Um, except for us
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because we don't like staying until Dot
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to watch you. Um, Lee, now you're back.
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Give us your thoughts on this one, mate.
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>> Oh, I think this was this was this was a
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game of offense really, wasn't it? This
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was
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>> game of the week.
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>> Two two fantastic offenses going at it.
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Um, you know, I don't think the defenses
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were prepared for what was coming. you
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know that I mean Puka Nakura and Jackson
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Smith and Jigb having two outstanding
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games.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Um and both quarterbacks just slinging
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the ball down the field. It was
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absolutely fantastic to watch.
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>> Um
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am I shocked the Seahawks won? No. I
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think you know obviously being being the
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home crowd I think it was it was
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expected. [snorts] Um
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you know and and you know fair play to
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them. They they've made it interesting
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for that number one seed, haven't they?
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Really? So,
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>> very and I like that. Um Yeah.
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You made a comment earlier on in the
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season about you didn't mind Eagles
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first loss because you didn't want to
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carry such a big undefeated. Do you get
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what I mean? The longer you go
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undefeated for
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>> burden is it? Yeah.
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>> Yeah. There's no burden on them. So,
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like look, it's not been the ideal
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thing. There could have been a few
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things better on both, you know, defense
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and offense because they would have
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beat, you know, if they got beat at the
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end of the day. Um, I'm talking about
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the Rams here, but I think the next few
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weeks you you'll get a better result out
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of them. Definitely.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Um, Steve, what were your thoughts on
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this one, mate?
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>> Yeah, very similar against as a as an
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exdefensive player. For me, I really do
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like watching defensive games, but this
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was like watching two people play Madden
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on like sort of beginner or arcade mode.
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>> [laughter]
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>> It's fun to watch.
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>> Still getting beat.
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[laughter]
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>> But um for me it was that weird two
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point two-point conversion at the end. I
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still don't know what happened. That
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ball was bouncing around. It ended in
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the end zone. Someone picked it up. I
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was just like surely that's not going to
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count. It counted. I was like I don't
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know what's happening anymore. It was a
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very entertaining way to win a game at
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the end. But as it's just very much what
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Lee's saying. There was two offenses
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going at each other.
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>> I love that comment by coach Ross. How
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them how dem them Jags. [laughter]
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>> Let me just click block. Done.
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>> Yeah. Let's move on to the next one. Um
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really interesting game this one. Um
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Eagles against Commanders. Now it was
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2918, but for a lot of that game it
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wasn't as big as the score difference
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says. U but Eagles got that win. Very
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much needed win. Um 80% of the public,
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myself and Lee backed the Eagles. Steve,
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you picked the Commanders. Um whatever
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drugs you were on, clearly not great at
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so far, mate. You're what? Zero out of
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two.
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Uh but no, 2918 to to the Eagles. Um
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Eagles, you know, up on the offense. Um
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there's obviously been a bit of
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criticism recently. I don't think it's
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warranted because when you get to the
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playoffs, you just turn into a complete
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different team. Um what are your
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thoughts on this one team?
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Uh yeah, it's very much like the
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commanders have been awful and it was
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sort of just it was going to be
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automatic for the Eagles. The only
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reason I chose the Commanders was simply
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and me and Cameron both said it last
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week that Marcus Mariota seems to have
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one game a season where he just does
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something wild and I sort of just went
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maybe this game. It just wasn't this
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game. But there's not not a lot to say
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about it. The commanders are just it's
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going to come up several times this
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week, but I am fed up of the teams who
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have lost everything or eliminated sort
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of just clearly giving up and not
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putting any fights in even in divisional
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games.
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>> Um I think there's been some there's one
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team who's not been fighting, but I
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think the Raiders give a good account of
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themselves against the Texans 23-21.
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We'll we'll get into that later. I do
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get where you're coming from though,
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mate. Um it's you know Yeah. No, I
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agree. Let's go let's go to Lee before
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we move on.
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>> Yeah, I mean [clears throat] this was
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this was a good game. It was it was it
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was fun it was fun to watch. I I was a
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little bit nervous cuz you know pretty
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much like how you feel with the with the
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Broncos against the Raiders, Matteo.
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It's sometimes, you know, those those
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>> Yeah, they're the bogey team and
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sometimes you just feel a little bit
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nervous playing these teams and
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>> you know with with the ball being turned
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over on the on the opening return, you
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know, it was just it was just it was a
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bit nerve-wracking.
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>> Yeah,
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>> I don't think there's any
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>> Okay.
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>> I think, you know, as everyone's
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saying with with Kevin Patulo with the
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offense, that's where the problem lies.
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I don't think he's scheming up the
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offense as well as he could be. And I
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think that's where the problem is.
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Hopefully,
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you know, we we continue this momentum
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that we've got. You know, we've got a
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big old game coming up this weekend.
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We'll talk about that later.
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But, you know, we've got we've got the
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return leg of of Washington. So, getting
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into, you know, we're in the playoffs.
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We we've got the number one seed. What
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can we do in the playoffs is is going to
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be is going to be interesting. and how
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we perform in the playoffs. Um but yeah,
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I mean overall the game itself was was
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good. Obviously we put the points up and
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you know we managed to get Tanner McKe
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back on the field to uh to finish the
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game out with a load of second string
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guys. So it was it was
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decent game in the end.
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>> Yeah. No. Um you you won't find a part
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of me disagreeing. Um you're third in in
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your standings, you know, in the whole
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the whole picture of at the moment.
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Seahawks have got the well we'll have
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the by week essentially um in your set
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but there's some good teams in yours
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some really I mean like I wouldn't want
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to play the Bears at the moment I think
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I think they look brilliant and um yeah
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there's going to be some uh it's going
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to be an interesting end to the season
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talk about the Bears let's let's move on
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to this one actually um this was a split
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vote of 50/50 with the public the Bears
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against the Packers now I've got it down
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here as myself Lee and Steve picked the
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Bears, but if you all can recall
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correctly last week on the call, Steve
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uh Steve picked the Packers.
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>> Yep, I did.
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>> And we had a little change of mind. I
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think you made the right decision there,
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mate. Um but 2216 it was a brilliant
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game. And um for me there were shades of
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really really good here in terms of in
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terms of how you know if they're on the
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the the A game they both of these teams
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could list all the way. Um but really
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good game state I want to know what you
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think about this one mate.
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>> Yeah I agree. I thought it was a really
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really good game. Um just there's
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something about the Bears in the fourth
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quarter at the minute. They they're
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they're not amazing.
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like it was it it was a very close game
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for a while and then it was sort of just
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fight for fight and then they were
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behind for a bit and then Caleb Williams
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just decides oh it's time to play. It
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was like watching this season like
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watching the Bears is like watching
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Mahomes in his like second or third
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season at the Chiefs.
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>> He just likes being behind and just
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doing it all in the fourth quarter. Um I
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think the Packers were missing Micah
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Parsons more than they thought they were
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going to. Um, and just yeah, bringing it
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home at the fourth and winning it in
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overtime. I can imagine Cameron who was
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on last week was sat crying at home when
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it happened or that big talk on the
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podcast the week before. [laughter]
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>> Yeah. Um, Lee, I'm I I I do agree with
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what you're saying there, mate, but Lee,
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I want to know what your thoughts are on
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this one, mate.
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>> Do you know what? I haven't I've yet to
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watch this game, but I mean from what
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I've I've seen from the stats, you know,
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the the better team did win.
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>> Yeah.
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>> You know, as as Steve said, you know,
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they are they are a little bit light on
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on the defensive end side of the ball.
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And, you know, with, you know, to have a
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a a [clears throat] Super Bowl winning
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team, you need to have a good edge
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rusher. And you know, Michael Parsons
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was going to be that guy to do it and to
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get them over that edge, you know, over
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the hump.
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And now they've lost him.
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>> I I I think that the defensive line has
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taken a massive hit and I think that is
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has shown in their their quality of game
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that they've just performed.
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>> Yeah, 100%.
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We got a comment there.
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>> Oh, turnovers kill the Packers. Yeah, I
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I haven't watched the game yet, so um
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I'll take your your word for it, coach.
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Have you still got his jersey?
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>> Yeah, I've still got his jersey. Still
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[laughter]
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still in my car, mate. I just haven't
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seen him yet. So, fair. Fair. Right. Um,
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next game, Cowboys and Chargers. Um, oh,
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FYI, all three of us got that right with
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with the Bears. Um, three out of three
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so far. Doing all right here. Um, next
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up, we had the Chargers against the
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Cowboys. I thought this was a pretty
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terrible game. Um, Chargers won 34 to
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17. Myself and Lee backed the Chargers.
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Ste,
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why did you back the Cowboys mates?
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>> Because if you remember last week, but
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as soon as the Chiefs were eliminated, I
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didn't watch any more football and I
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decided to be bitter all week. So, I was
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like,
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>> yes, you're telling me. Yes, folks. I
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posted them out a dummy. Um, just just
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so some of you are aware. A big dummy.
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Um, okay. Right. Well, Lee, I'm going to
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go to you on this one, mate. Oh, hang
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on. Wait there. Before I do that, you're
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>> saying he's saying I'm going to wear his
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jersey on Christmas day. No, mate. It's
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it's it's going to stay in the toilet
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where I can wipe my backside. Um
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>> like Christmas fire.
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[laughter]
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>> Um you know what? I I I did catch this
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game between Chargers and and Dallas and
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you know they they had
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they've got a fantastic wide receiver in
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pickings, haven't they? They've got an
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absolutely
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>> trailblazer of a of a wide receiver.
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It's just a shame the rest of the team
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isn't quite
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>> singing on the same song sheet really.
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Um, and you know, they've just been
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absolutely dominated by a fantastic
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Chargers team. Uh, you know, Justin
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Herbert and and Harour and and all the
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other Chargers have just absolutely
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stomped the NFC East this year. I think
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they they've swept the whole the whole
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NFC East. So, they've done amazing.
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Um, and, you know, they're obviously
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chasing the Broncos. you know, that's I
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think if if Broncos would have would
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have won out against the Jags, then you
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know, it would have been game over. But
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>> there's now a chance as well. So that's
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what you've
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>> left the door open for them and I think
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they're sniffing at it going, you know,
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we we actually could could do this. So I
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think they're uh you know, they're you
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know, they're going to they're going to
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try and win out for the rest of the
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season.
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>> What's uh what's funny for me on this as
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well with the Chargers. So, I mean, a
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they they reckon that that was Herbert's
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best game in a long time, and it was a
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very good game for him. But, um, if the
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if if the Broncos lose both the next
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games and the Chargers,
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>> if you if you if you get one win in the
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next two games, which we're going to get
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there,
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>> the Chargers and if they beat you in the
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last week, they can sweep our entire
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division as a wild card position.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Which is insane. How do you sweep a
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division and not win the division? We'll
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uh we'll we'll get to um the Broncos
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later, but for me, I think because the
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Chargers have had major injuries this
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season,
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>> all just all sorts.
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>> Yeah. Yeah. I think for the position
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that they're in, I think that's
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brilliant. Absolutely
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brilliant. Um
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>> I think sort of week six I think sort of
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was like week six seven when they're on
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their six string O line they they've had
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a couple of backto-back losses and we
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were sort of starting to say maybe
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they're not going to make the playoffs
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and we were still thinking maybe the
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Chiefs could maybe still get there
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>> and they've turned it around and
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>> they've turned it into an amazing season
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with what they've got. But it's like I
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said though, like if even if you're a
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second string, third string, fourth
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string, whatever string they're on at
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the moment, this is like the best
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opportunity to go, "No, no, I'm going to
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play awesome all season. You're going to
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give me a contract and I'm going to play
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that. If not, I'll play that good that
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you won't give me a contract or
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something." Do you know what I mean?
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Like that that type of
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>> um
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>> Yeah, 100%. Uh right, on to the next
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one. Um
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Giants 13, Vikings 16. Uh, oh, sorry.
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81% of the public backed the Chargers.
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By the way, back to the Giants and the
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Vikings. Uh, 70% of the 70% of the
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public and Ste backed the Vikings. Um,
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myself and Lee backed the Giants. U
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Vikings won. Um,
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we got a great comment here. Chargers
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have made a way to make it work. They
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they they have and it's the manner that
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they're doing it as well. Uh, I'm not I
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wouldn't I'm not really looking forward
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to that next game against them. Uh but
19:01
going back to this one
19:04
um wasn't I mean both teams have nothing
19:06
to to play for now. Am I right and
19:08
saying we know the Giants don't and
19:11
>> the Vikings have somehow crawled into
19:13
seven wins which I don't know how
19:14
they've done that because
19:15
>> I know me neither. It's like they've
19:16
sneaked up on it isn't it?
19:18
>> When I was when I was going through
19:19
doing my picks I was looking at the
19:21
records and I was like hang on when did
19:22
the Vikings get to seven? I thought they
19:23
were on about four or something. I think
19:26
>> they've probably got a 0.1% chance of
19:28
making it but we can pretty much say
19:29
they're not going to. out.
19:33
>> Yeah. Yeah. Out. Out. Um. Yeah. Not even
19:36
like eliminate on the
19:38
>> Yeah. Fully out. On the NFC side.
19:40
They're ninth. Ranked ninth, but they're
19:42
out. It says out. So, I'm going to go
19:44
off
19:44
>> Yeah.
19:45
>> Off the website.
19:46
>> I think I think it's package draw that's
19:48
holding them out actually.
19:50
>> It's mad, isn't it? It's mad. Like
19:52
there's so it's been this season's been
19:54
so good as well. Um, but it's been so
19:57
interesting. Um, right. Right, we've
19:58
we've got everyone's Lee, did you do you
20:00
want to have a chat about this one? Do
20:01
you want to was you sh was that why they
20:03
got be?
20:04
>> Yeah.
20:06
[laughter]
20:07
>> Um, you know, I' I've
20:09
got I had Jackson Dart in my fantasy,
20:12
one of my fantasy leagues, you know,
20:13
talking about the ones where I've just
20:14
lost in the semi-final.
20:16
>> Yeah.
20:16
>> He was in my he was my quarterback in
20:18
that league.
20:19
>> Yeah.
20:19
>> And he scored
20:22
>> 0.5 points
20:26
>> in that fantasy. And I was I was I it I
20:29
kind of looked at it in the morning and
20:30
I was just like, "What? That can't be
20:32
right." And then I watched the game and
20:35
I was like, "Ah, that's yeah, I I I
20:39
don't I don't think he had many
20:41
completions. He got sacks. He got
20:44
intercepted. He was playing absolutely
20:46
dreadful." And coach Ross saying there
20:49
people saying the Giants are purposely
20:50
losing to get the number one pick. I
20:52
don't think I don't think they need to
20:53
purposely lose. I think they're going to
20:55
generally get it anyway, especially with
20:56
the, you know, the the results from from
21:00
the weekend. I think it's it's it's in
21:01
the bag.
21:02
>> Are you trying to make coach Rush punch
21:04
drywall? [laughter]
21:06
>> Well, like Cam Scattered us head first.
21:09
>> Yeah. Best best two-year career ever. Um
21:13
Steve, did you watch this one, mate? I
21:15
mean, it wasn't a game I wasn't
21:18
particularly interested in because both
21:20
teams out.
21:21
>> I didn't. And it was very much like I
21:24
don't think they're purposely tanking. I
21:25
think this the Giants they've they've
21:27
lost sort of everything that was good to
21:29
them. They've sort of not got anything
21:31
going on. They're sort of they're just
21:33
coasting. Whereas again the Vikings and
21:36
JJ McCarthy keeps having good games
21:37
every now and then. So that's the only
21:39
reason I picked them. But I didn't I had
21:41
that as a terrible game and it was it
21:43
was a pretty bad game.
21:44
>> Yeah, it was wasn't great. Uh let's move
21:46
on to another terrible game. Um, Dolph
21:50
Coach Russ has just said the only time I
21:51
want the Raiders to win is next week so
21:53
the Giants get number one.
21:55
>> Wow.
21:57
[laughter]
21:58
>> What? No. No. Coach Coach Russ, I'm
22:00
deleting you off Facebook. [ __ ] I need
22:03
I need to actually press that lock
22:04
button this time. Jesus. Right. Going on
22:07
to another terrible game. Um, Dolphins
22:09
against the Bengals. Um,
22:11
>> yeah,
22:12
>> 60% of the public backed the Dolphins,
22:15
which which would flabbergasted me a
22:16
bit, and myself, which I flabbergasted
22:18
me, too. Um, you guys backed the Bengals
22:21
as well as 40% of the public. And this
22:24
was a bloody terrible game. 45 to 21.
22:27
Um,
22:30
Steve, give
22:32
>> le anyone. I'll take the lead. I think I
22:35
think that the Dolphins have got a
22:37
massive crisis at quarterback.
22:39
>> Oh, yeah. Yeah, and I think I think
22:41
they've, you know, they they're not near
22:43
that sort of number one draft pick. They
22:45
haven't got the luxury of, you know,
22:48
picking a a quarterback
22:51
uh perhaps in the position that they're
22:53
currently in in the draft. You know,
22:55
they've gone to they they put two to
22:59
QB3. You know, I think they've they've
23:01
finally admitted that he's probably not
23:04
the franchise fullback.
23:06
>> Yeah. Um although they're paying him
23:08
still paying him a huge contract um
23:10
because he's still under contract with
23:11
them. Um and I think you know they
23:15
they've got an identity issue right now.
23:16
I don't think they they know which
23:18
direction they're going in. You know
23:19
they're they've got some fantastic wide
23:22
receivers. They've got you know decent
23:24
tight end. Their defense isn't terrible
23:28
but yeah they they've got a lot of holes
23:31
to fill in this next upcoming draft I
23:33
think.
23:34
Yeah, I I completely agree. Um what so
23:39
I've seen a lot of a lot of reports with
23:41
people discussing where Tua is going to
23:43
go for next season. What I've not seen
23:46
surprisingly is somehow Mike McDaniel
23:48
seems to be stable within his position
23:50
there. And I don't get how he's got to
23:52
have something on the owners of the
23:54
Dolphins.
23:56
You can't you can't have this season and
23:57
be able to keep your job. No,
24:00
>> I I think he'll be one of the ones
24:02
getting the chop at the end of the
24:04
season. And I don't think it'll be too
24:06
long before he gets re-employed as a as
24:08
an offensive coordinator. He's he's he's
24:11
a fantastic offensive mind. Is he a head
24:13
coach?
24:15
Maybe not. I think, you know, look at
24:17
someone like Vic Fanio and the Eagles.
24:20
You know, he's a fantastic DC, but you
24:22
know, I think he realizes his sort of
24:25
ceiling as a head coach isn't probably
24:27
there. Um, and I think Mike McDaniels is
24:30
probably the same. He's going to be an
24:31
fantastic OC, but to step up as head
24:35
coach, I don't think is he's is that
24:37
sort of caliber of a person.
24:39
>> Yeah,
24:40
>> I mean, you only have it's a great
24:41
comment, Lee. Um, you've mentioned your
24:43
team, so I mentioned my team. Vance
24:45
Joseph for the Broncos as as a head
24:47
coach was painful. Like, Steve, you
24:51
think you're in pain because of your
24:53
team? Oh, mate, it was worse. It was
24:55
worse. and you know we've brought him
24:57
back you know he's there now as as a DC
25:00
he's doing brilliant but like sometimes
25:03
you got to go one step backwards to go
25:04
two step forwards because every time I'm
25:06
watching um all I'm hearing is is you
25:10
know there he's been mentioned in this
25:12
job he's been mentioned in that job so
25:14
you know he's more than likely learned
25:16
from that experience don't get me wrong
25:17
but yeah it's it both teams had nothing
25:20
to gain both teams are out I will say
25:23
this for the Bengals what will be
25:25
frustrating for them is they people
25:27
someone saying to me about the Broncos
25:29
are the opposite of the Bengals I was
25:31
like explain and they were like how many
25:33
games have the Bengals lost in the last
25:34
play of the game whereas the Broncos you
25:38
know you know vice versa
25:39
>> I was like that's actually a bos out
25:41
because the Bears that touchdown that
25:43
shouldn't have happened you know other
25:46
games um so for me the Bengals I think
25:49
it's a bit of tweaking and you can maybe
25:50
get it right for next season but the
25:52
Dolphins they're all over the place
25:55
>> uh Right. Um, next up we had our first
25:58
50/50. So 50% of the public backed the
26:00
Panthers. 50% of the public public
26:04
backed the Buccaneers. Um, and this is
26:06
the first week I picked against the
26:08
Buccaneers. I think they've been poor.
26:09
We all picked the Panthers and the
26:11
Panthers won 23 to 20. I don't know
26:13
what's going on with the books. They've
26:14
still got a great chance of making the
26:16
playoffs. Um but they'll they've
26:19
absolutely knows that if that that [ __ ]
26:21
Selen Dion is singing my heart will go
26:23
on and them pirates are not holding on.
26:25
It's absolutely awful. Um Steve, did you
26:28
watch this mate? Um what are you
26:30
thinking about the Panthers?
26:31
>> Um I'm really liking the Panthers. In
26:33
the last couple of weeks, I've sort of
26:34
started to decide I really want to see
26:36
them in the playoffs. I think I think
26:37
they are a good squad. Um
26:39
>> they're they're one of those they're one
26:40
of those sort of surprising teams that
26:42
turn up and just fight for the whole
26:44
game. They've got they've got it's a lot
26:46
of a young squad, but they're really
26:49
good to watch. But the Buccaneers have
26:51
been awful
26:52
>> since we put Baker Mayfield on our power
26:54
rank in like week eight or nine or
26:56
something. It's just been gone downhill
26:58
since then. So, you have us to thank.
27:00
But for me, I think the Bucks are done.
27:02
I don't think they get in the playoffs.
27:04
>> Okay.
27:04
>> Yeah.
27:05
>> Uh Le I'd agree with that. I think,
27:10
you know, they're in they're in a
27:12
rubbish division really, aren't they?
27:14
you know that that NFC South uh isn't
27:17
the most competitive division out there.
27:20
Um
27:22
[sighs]
27:22
Bryce Young has has has you know come
27:25
out of this by week and he's he's hit
27:27
the ground running and he's he's showing
27:29
up. You know it's is it's also good the
27:31
fact that he's got you know a really
27:33
good running back and a wide receiver he
27:35
can he can lean on. But just generally
27:38
even the defense you know shoe up to
27:40
that game and you know picked off Baker
27:43
Mayfield a couple of times and and it
27:45
was just it was just such a game great
27:46
game to watch and you know homefield
27:49
advantage I don't know I saw quite a few
27:52
Bucks fans in the in the in the stadium
27:54
but you know I think they definitely
27:56
used it to their advantage and and
27:58
walked away with a win and
28:00
obviously it's not over until it's over.
28:02
There's still two more games left and I
28:04
think we'll be seeing both QBs on the
28:07
field all the way up until week 18 to be
28:09
fair.
28:10
>> Interesting. Um I don't even know if you
28:13
want to talk about the next game, but
28:15
we're going to talk about it.
28:17
[sighs and gasps]
28:18
Saints against the Jets. 70 70% of the
28:21
public backed the Saints as well as Lee.
28:23
Me and Steve backed the Jets. Why? I
28:26
don't know. 296 the the the game
28:29
finished. seems to batt the Jets. The
28:32
Jets are absolutely awful. Um I'm never
28:35
backing them again.
28:37
>> I don't even know why why either of us
28:38
did. I think I think we were just like
28:40
we we we've hated the uniform all year,
28:42
so we've just been voting against.
28:44
>> Yeah, I think Yeah, I think that was
28:45
like my um my my
28:49
>> reason for it.
28:49
>> Uniform came back and shoe itself again
28:52
this weekend as well. It was it's
28:53
horrendous. Absolutely horrendous. But,
28:56
you [clears throat] know, Tiger Shook,
28:58
he's he's showing up. You know, he's
29:00
showing up. He was obviously, you know,
29:02
he sat he sat the first few games out
29:04
through an injury. Um, you know, he's he
29:07
is a rookie. Um, and he's I think he's
29:10
fighting for his spot. You know, he
29:11
really is fighting for that spot.
29:14
um you know the way you know Kell Moore
29:16
has taken on that head coach role and
29:19
you know he brought back Taesm Hill
29:22
and he's he's slowly but surely turning
29:25
that that team around and I think you
29:28
know obviously they're they're not going
29:30
to make the playoffs. They're not
29:31
contending this year, but
29:33
with a few added pieces to the roster
29:36
for next year, I think we may see a new
29:40
NFC South champion next year in in the
29:42
Saints as long as they change that
29:43
bloody uniform. [laughter]
29:46
>> No, I [snorts] agree. I think I think
29:48
Tyler Shu has definitely proven himself
29:49
as the QB to go for in that in that
29:51
team. He put up put up over 300 yards
29:54
and you've got to remember they don't
29:55
have any of their top three riders
29:57
running backs right now. So he's he's it
30:00
is all on him at this point. Um the only
30:03
actual stat of the start of the week
30:04
I've got so far is Taesm Hill became the
30:06
first ever player with a thousand
30:08
passing yards, rushing yards, and
30:10
receiving yards in a career.
30:12
>> Yeah, that's that's pretty unique. I
30:14
don't think anyone else is going to be
30:15
able to achieve that. I've
30:16
>> never seen such a gadget player in my
30:18
life.
30:18
>> Imagine doing that as a Denver Bronco
30:20
wearing that beautiful kit instead of
30:21
that atrocity. [laughter]
30:23
>> No, let's get on to the next one. Okay.
30:26
Um, [snorts] this was a brilliant game
30:28
and I didn't expect it to be. Um, we all
30:30
picked the Bills to beat the Browns and
30:32
90% of the public did too. The other 10%
30:35
misclicked the Browns by accident. Um,
30:38
but the Bills won 23-20. This was
30:40
actually a much more competitive game
30:41
than it should have been. Uh, we've got
30:43
a comment here. Um,
30:46
uh, Pery would be your MVP front runner
30:48
if he didn't miss six games. Uh, and
30:51
that's by Dakota Miller 1089. and you
30:53
won't find a part of me potentially
30:55
disagreeing with you because Bon Knicks
30:57
is gonna win it. I'm joking. I'm joking.
30:58
Um, back to this one. Um, yeah, it was a
31:02
close I didn't give it much attention at
31:05
the start, but then later on, um, I did.
31:07
Um, brilliant game. I'm going to go to
31:10
Steve first on this one.
31:12
>> I'll be honest. So, I thought this was
31:14
going to be a complete blowout. And I
31:16
was only watching this game because I
31:18
was on Miles Garrett watch. I was
31:19
waiting waiting for him to break that
31:22
record.
31:22
still needs one more sack to do it. And
31:24
I think he'll do it this week, but we'll
31:25
get there. But the Bills are just
31:28
showing to me that yes, they're going to
31:29
be in the playoffs, but they're not
31:31
going to get very far because they're
31:32
not doing they're doing enough, but
31:34
again, when we spoke about it midseason,
31:37
they'd only beaten bad teams all the way
31:39
through.
31:39
>> Yeah.
31:39
>> They're just beaten the Browns.
31:42
>> Like they're just not the Bills that
31:43
we're used to.
31:46
>> No, absolutely not. And you know on that
31:50
Miles Garrett you know C sacks record
31:53
that he's going for. I mean he got
31:55
awarded half a sack for a questionable
31:59
half a sack I would say at that.
32:01
>> You know this this was this was a
32:03
scenario where you know Josh Allen was
32:05
bailing dropping back trying to find
32:07
someone to throw downfield. He ended up
32:09
running into his own end zone keeping
32:11
the ball outside of the end zone. Um I
32:14
can't remember who the the the defensive
32:16
lineman was on the Browns, but it wasn't
32:18
Miles Garrett got him down and then
32:20
Miles Garrett a second or so later
32:23
touched his ankle and they've given him
32:25
half a sack for that. I I think that's a
32:28
bit soft. I think you know Miles would
32:30
probably
32:30
>> Is he like the Harry Kane of American
32:32
football? Remember that ball which went
32:34
across Harry Kane's face and he claimed
32:36
he touched it and the camera showed it
32:38
was like two inches off.
32:39
>> Yeah.
32:40
>> Yeah, it was. It was. I think it was
32:42
definitely like somebody obviously
32:43
upstairs who who who awards these sacks,
32:46
you know, was being generous. Um because
32:49
obviously Miles Garrett's only half a
32:50
sack away from, you know, um from
32:55
>> I I sack record. [clears throat]
32:58
>> I I play football with a lad called
33:00
Kernie, Thomas K's name is, and he got
33:02
what what you class as a half sack um in
33:06
in a in a game. I think it was it
33:08
against I think it was against Humber
33:10
but it couldn't have happened to a nicer
33:11
guy. Um Richie funny funny guy but he
33:15
was made up. We were made up for him and
33:17
then we're like it's not a full sack
33:18
it's a half sack and you wonder if like
33:21
that would wind you up wouldn't it? No
33:22
no it was a full sack you know and like
33:24
um but but no top guy. Uh look there was
33:28
a good comment last week by um Steve's
33:30
mate that the only reason he's getting
33:32
this position is because their offense
33:33
is that bad. He's never off the pitch.
33:35
Um, Bills ran most of the game so
33:38
Garrett couldn't get his record. Great
33:40
comment.
33:41
>> It is true. Alan was getting rid of that
33:43
ball in like it looked like a second or
33:45
so. It was just like he was terrified of
33:47
being hit by Garrett all game.
33:49
>> Yeah. You don't want to be that. You
33:50
don't want to be that record.
33:51
>> Pop that.
33:52
>> Also, I don't think you want to get hit
33:53
by Garrett if I'm honest.
33:55
>> No, but I mean
33:57
>> kind of kind of like kind of like Jake
33:59
Paul and Anthony Joshua. [laughter]
34:04
I [snorts] mean, it's coming down to
34:05
that fairy tale scenario where, you
34:06
know, Miles Garrett is potentially going
34:08
to get this this award against the
34:11
Steelers, you know, which is obviously a
34:13
great sort of divisional rivalry.
34:15
>> Old QB.
34:17
>> Yeah, exactly. [laughter] He can't run
34:18
for anything.
34:22
>> Oh, right. Um, let's move on. Um, okay.
34:25
Titans against the Chiefs. um 66% of the
34:29
public and state and Lee for some reason
34:32
backed the Chiefs. Uh I backed the
34:34
Titans. It wasn't a great game this um I
34:36
was kind of expecting. I I did say this
34:38
and it wasn't to, you know, to try and
34:40
upset anyone or just, you know, be that
34:42
type of guy. Chiefs have nothing to play
34:44
for. Um Chiefs are the team you want to
34:46
get a win against. Um Titans turned up.
34:50
Titans got the job done. I was I was
34:51
told and I quote, "Chiefs third team is
34:54
better than Titans first last week." Um,
34:56
no, no, it wasn't. Um,
34:58
>> yeah,
34:59
>> great win um for the Titans, but you
35:02
know, it's it was it wasn't a great
35:03
game. Um, I'm going to go to Lee first
35:06
on this one.
35:07
>> Yeah, I mean, I put it down as, you
35:09
know, Gardner Mincchu is still a a
35:12
fairly decent quarterback.
35:13
>> Yes, correct. Agree.
35:15
>> The fact that he's he sustained an ACL
35:17
injury, which is the same injury that
35:19
Patrick Mahomes sustained the week
35:21
before, um, you know, is really unlucky.
35:24
And then they had to go to their third
35:26
string quarterback and like you say, you
35:28
know, their third string team is not as
35:30
good as the the Titans first team. And I
35:34
think that showed, you know, the ball
35:37
the ball get the whole game was was
35:39
planned around Garden. And you know,
35:42
when you get your backup quarterback in
35:43
there, it just all goes to all goes to
35:46
toffee, I suppose, doesn't it? And um
35:48
and I think, you know, fair fair play to
35:51
the Titans. you know, they they overcame
35:53
a a really good Chiefs defense and
35:56
managed to score outscore them. So, you
35:58
know, hats off to them. You know,
36:00
they're definitely not going to get that
36:02
number one overall pick this year.
36:05
>> No. Uh yeah, it was it was an awful
36:07
game. And it it just goes to show that
36:10
people may be saying that Patrick
36:11
Mahomes has been awful, but it just goes
36:13
to show that he has been the only player
36:15
on our team doing anything all season
36:18
because
36:19
>> I've seen a video where um
36:22
the the O line were com someone from
36:25
your old line was just like this is not
36:27
how we play. This is not our stand. He
36:29
was going mental. So it's it you start
36:32
to ask the question is is the problems
36:35
on the inside, you know what I mean? Not
36:36
as it just being a bad season cuz
36:38
there's clearly something something
36:40
going on in the background there for
36:41
them to I I you weren't great last
36:44
season but you were very good. Obviously
36:46
you got to be to get to the Super Bowl.
36:48
Um but there was a lot of uncincing
36:51
performances last season.
36:52
>> Yeah. And again I think I think again
36:54
most of last season was Patrick Mahomes
36:56
using his legs and making stuff happen
36:58
whereas
36:59
>> you don't get that with God. You don't
37:00
get that with this new backup.
37:03
>> And what's funny is we don't have anyone
37:04
in a practice squad. no QBs in our
37:06
practice squad. So, if our backup goes
37:08
down in the next two weeks, we've got
37:10
Noah Gray, who is a tight end, or Travis
37:13
Kelce to play as quarterback. Now, I
37:16
can't lie, kind of want to watch Travis
37:17
Ky at quarterback for the last two
37:19
games. I think that would be incredible.
37:21
>> If that happens,
37:22
>> no matter what happens,
37:23
>> if if that happens, we need to do a
37:25
Deadpool on how many times they go to
37:27
Taylor Swift.
37:28
>> Oh my god. Um, but the only other thing
37:30
I wanted to talk about in this game is
37:32
have we've seen the news that we're
37:33
moving stadiums. Yes, I did see that.
37:37
>> Really? You're moving out of out of the
37:40
uh out of the Chief's Kingdom. Oh, wow.
37:43
That's amazing.
37:44
>> Um it's so our so our lease runs out
37:48
into in 2030 and we obviously for people
37:51
who don't know, not many people who do
37:53
know, Kansas City is not in Kansas, it's
37:55
in Missouri. So, there's been a lot of
37:57
conversations between the Kansas,
38:00
>> I don't know what like officials and the
38:02
Missouri ones trying to compete to what
38:03
they wanted to do, but the Chiefs wanted
38:05
to build a dome so that we could have
38:07
more events going on and we could apply
38:09
to go into the Super Bowl and stuff like
38:11
that. Um, so yeah, so it ended up going
38:14
that the Kansas has offered us the most
38:16
money and the best opportunity for it
38:17
and so it's agreed that we're going
38:18
there,
38:20
>> but it's gonna be a shame to get rid of
38:22
our head, but that gives me four years
38:23
to to get over there and visit the
38:25
stadium.
38:26
>> Yes, Kelsey did play quarterback in
38:30
college.
38:31
>> That's why he's one of our two backups.
38:33
That's why he's one of our two backup.
38:34
>> And he also he also played QB in high
38:36
school as well. So he's got he's got the
38:37
experience. He's obviously just he was
38:40
he he got moved to tight end for a
38:42
reason.
38:43
>> Yeah.
38:43
>> The um on on the stadium thing though, I
38:46
was having a conversation with a couple
38:47
of mates about this.
38:49
>> Um it's it's proven that most teams
38:52
who's in a dome don't really win many
38:54
games when they're not at home. So the
38:57
Rams were the last team who had a dome
38:59
stadium to win the Super Bowl. And so
39:02
you you've got the element of not only
39:04
is it more exciting when it's snowing or
39:06
windy or raining or whatever for us to
39:09
watch, you've got the home field
39:10
advantage. So if by say 20 40 or
39:14
something, every single stadium was a
39:16
dome and home field advantage is lost,
39:19
how much do you think that's going to
39:20
affect the game? Because you're not
39:22
going to be going, oh no, we're going to
39:24
Windy City or we're going up to Buffalo
39:25
in December because it's not going to
39:27
matter.
39:29
You know what, that that whole crowd
39:32
advantage because there's there's some
39:33
crowds that you know were a bit meh. Um
39:36
I was watching a video on the Broncos
39:39
game. One of the good things in the
39:40
weekend was the crowd didn't stop and
39:43
there was one play where the Jags I
39:44
don't think they heard the whistle or
39:46
something like that go off like that.
39:48
It'll be interesting to see how that
39:50
works. And obviously you want to be in
39:52
Kansas. Um, you know, if if you do move
39:55
again, you will be like worse than the
39:57
Raiders, by the way, in terms of moving
39:59
every every other 20 years. Um, but
40:03
yeah, that that home field advantage.
40:04
It'll be interesting to see how quick
40:07
your your home fans settle into the new
40:09
ground, what the ground's going to look
40:10
like, you know, a franchise like that,
40:12
you're expecting a super stadium. Not
40:14
just a stadium, but a bloody super
40:16
stadium.
40:17
>> Yeah. Again, we're not it's not like
40:19
we're moving far, but so I don't think
40:21
the crowd itself would change, but it's
40:23
just going to be
40:24
>> Yeah.
40:24
>> I just think the dome sort of ruins it.
40:26
Like I said, like what what happens when
40:28
in a few years time when we're not
40:29
watching snow games anymore or we're not
40:32
watching bits of paper being thrown
40:33
around because it's too windy and no one
40:35
can kick a ball. I think it's going to
40:37
ruin
40:39
>> Yeah. Talking of teams.
40:43
>> Go on, Lee. I was about to say talking
40:45
of other teams that are looking at
40:46
moving is uh is Chicago Bears. So they
40:50
are openly looking into moving stadiums
40:54
uh out of Soldier Field. Um however
40:57
they've been sort of stopped at every
41:00
crossroads with with the city of Chicago
41:04
um and ownership are now looking at
41:07
other states um especially sort of
41:11
indie. [laughter] So,
41:14
>> Chicago Bears may not be in Chicago much
41:17
longer if they can't sort out the
41:19
>> That's crazy.
41:21
>> Yeah,
41:23
>> it sort of reminds me of even if you've
41:24
seen the TV show Ballers with uh Dwayne
41:27
Rock Johnson on it.
41:28
>> Yeah, I've seen that.
41:29
>> The whole show is like most of it he
41:31
ends up because he he gets an injury
41:33
playing America football and he tries to
41:35
move a franchise. It's about how the
41:37
Raiders got to Vegas basically, but it's
41:38
a very very 18 plus show, but it's a
41:42
very It just makes me think of that just
41:45
constantly just trying to find a way of
41:46
moving a stadium.
41:48
Talking about awesome stadiums, let's
41:50
move on to the next one. Uh Broncos at
41:52
home. Um
41:54
got got beat by the Jags uh 34 to 20. Uh
41:58
all three of us backed the Broncos.
42:00
However, only 40% of the public did and
42:03
um they were wrong as well as all of us
42:04
three. Um, yeah. Wasn't a great day for
42:07
the Broncos. The first convincing loss
42:09
all season, though, and I'll take that
42:11
at this point. And I'm going to give you
42:12
a fact. Are you ready, Steve?
42:14
>> Yeah.
42:16
>> No. No. Um, team that every single
42:19
Denver Broncos team that's won the Super
42:20
Bowl has a loss in December of the
42:22
season that they've won it.
42:24
>> Wow.
42:27
>> Take that. Um, but no, uh, it wasn't
42:30
great. Um, Jaguars look fantastic. the
42:33
they're a team that really needs a good
42:36
season as well. Um but no, brilliant win
42:39
for the Jags. Uh I'm going to go to
42:41
Steve. What we thought in this one?
42:42
Apart from being very very happy.
42:44
>> I was obviously very very happy. But um
42:46
I think this is going to be the first
42:48
time in 17 weeks that I'm going to turn
42:50
around my opinion entirely and say maybe
42:52
Lawrence is a good quarterback for for
42:55
that squad.
42:57
>> And coach Russ is agreeing saying
42:58
Lawrence was a machine. It was it was
43:00
very good and it was and yeah I I like
43:02
to be proven wrong and Lawrence is doing
43:04
that and here him and Cohen maybe that's
43:06
the coach you needed but um I did slowly
43:09
start to pay attention to how they were
43:11
beating you. Um
43:14
it was very good. They they were
43:15
basically getting all set up and getting
43:17
their center to start pointing and get
43:20
so all that was doing was giving
43:21
everyone time to settle down and
43:23
slightly put off your Dline. And most of
43:26
their snaps there was no cadence from
43:29
Lawrence. He was just stood waiting and
43:31
then as soon as the center decided it
43:33
was ready, he snapped it which gave
43:35
everyone enough time and Lawrence plenty
43:37
of time in that pocket before your Dline
43:39
could get to him. And I think that was a
43:40
very very good design by them.
43:44
>> You won't find a part of me disagreeing,
43:45
mate. Uh Lee, what about you, mate? What
43:47
did you think?
43:49
>> Yeah, it was an interesting watch. Um I
43:52
was expecting more from the Broncos if
43:54
I'm honest. Um, you know, the the Jags
43:57
defense seemed to shut the Broncos down
44:00
quite a lot. Um, I mean, the first sort
44:03
of half, the first quarter or so, it
44:05
looked really, really good, really
44:07
competitive, you know, backwards and
44:08
forwards and
44:09
>> then it did
44:10
>> and then sort of second half, yeah, it
44:12
just died off. Um, and I know, you know,
44:14
how Broncos like to come back from
44:15
behind and, you know, show that they've
44:18
got a winning mentality, but I think you
44:21
can't do that in the postseason. you
44:23
can't, you know, it's it's great to get
44:24
the win, you know, the loss out the way
44:26
with now,
44:28
>> but they they've got to learn from this
44:30
going into that postseason, I think.
44:32
>> Well, um, as it stands, Broncos are
44:34
still top um, 12 and three. Um, I do
44:39
think,
44:42
um, I do think that's a big wake up call
44:44
for the Broncos. It's done. Crack on. On
44:46
to the next game. Simple as that. Right.
44:49
And on that note, let's move on to our
44:50
next game. Um, and I've just realized I
44:52
I've done a boo boo on the artwork. This
44:54
has got a funny color on it. Oh well, I
44:55
do apologize, Steve. I will go on a
44:57
choke for that one. Uh, right. Um, so
45:00
the Cardinals against the Falcons. Um,
45:02
the Cardinals. Um, myself and Lee backed
45:06
the Cardinals to beat the Falcons.
45:08
Steve, um, backed the Falcons. And it
45:11
wasn't a game I was really interested
45:12
in. Um, I think we said this last week
45:14
as well, 26-19.
45:17
Falcons won. I I'll be honest, it was a
45:20
moment I caught there was other stuff
45:22
for me to watch. Um Lee, what did you
45:25
catch any of this one, mate? Did you you
45:27
know, is it fair to say is it fair to
45:30
say that there's some games where, you
45:32
know, at this point in the season you're
45:34
not really bothered about?
45:35
>> Yeah, I I kind of tuned out of this game
45:37
a little bit. You know, it's great to
45:38
see, you know, Bejian Robinson going for
45:41
over 2,000 yards this season. So, he's
45:43
he's he's crossed that sort of
45:45
threshold. um you know, he's he's he's
45:48
getting the ball in the air. He's he's
45:50
running it on the ground. He's he's
45:51
looking great. It's just a shame the
45:54
rest of the team aren't looking great
45:56
either. But, you know, I don't know. I
45:58
don't know. I like I said, I wasn't
45:59
really interested in this game. Um
46:03
>> yeah,
46:04
>> yeah, I'm exactly the same. My only note
46:05
was exactly the same. Finson over two
46:07
2,000 scrimmage yards, which is the most
46:09
in the league. How do you beat the
46:11
Falcons with a player with the most
46:13
scrimmage yards and just be that? It's
46:15
boring. and it's not very good at all.
46:17
Like this there what [snorts] what do
46:19
they need to fix next year? I don't even
46:20
know at this point. Maybe try another
46:22
quarterback. It seems to work for them.
46:26
[laughter]
46:28
>> Okay. Should we move on to the next one?
46:30
>> Yeah.
46:31
>> Yes.
46:32
>> Um I thought this is a great game um in
46:34
terms of Raiders not giving up. Uh but
46:37
all three of us and 100% of the public
46:38
back the Texans to beat the Raiders,
46:40
which was surprised because there's that
46:42
many Raiders fans. Um, but 23-21,
46:46
not a bad, not a bad result considering
46:48
how poor the Raiders have been. Um,
46:51
Texans still on track for that playoff
46:53
spot. I think I was checking on the NFL
46:55
website before.
46:57
97% chance of making the playoffs, which
47:00
which is which is crazy good.
47:02
>> I I've got um they make it this week,
47:04
but we can go into that in a minute.
47:06
>> Okay. Uh Steve, while you're talking,
47:08
mate, carry on talking. Um, yeah, I
47:11
think the Texans just played down to the
47:12
Raiders. I think that's all that
47:14
happened this week. I think they just
47:15
realized it doesn't really matter. It's
47:17
the Raiders. But I did like seeing Genty
47:19
getting 188 yards. It's sort of showing
47:21
some of that college fire as he came
47:23
into the season looking like he was
47:25
going to be amazing and then sort of
47:26
just went I'm at the Raiders. Let's play
47:28
like a Raider
47:30
for
47:31
>> I mean that's that's exactly what I was
47:33
going to say. This was the Ashton Genty
47:34
show. You know, he's he was he was
47:37
rushing the ball. He had that fantastic
47:39
reception down the field where he I
47:41
think he almost scored a touchdown. Um,
47:44
you know, he looked he looked the part
47:46
in this game. Um, you know, and again, I
47:50
think it's just one of those things.
47:51
Let's hope he keeps it going into next
47:53
season. And, you know, with with a few
47:56
more decent players around him,
47:58
hopefully that team can build and
48:00
progress.
48:01
>> Okay. Um, let's move on. Um, this was a
48:06
great game. I didn't think the Steelers
48:08
would win. Um, but he did. Steelers beat
48:10
the Lions. Uh, 29 to 24. 67% of the
48:14
public backed the Lions to beat the
48:15
Steelers. And, um, yeah. Uh, I watched I
48:19
watched the highlights in this one. Good
48:21
game. Um, are the Steelers starting to
48:23
find a bit of form? Bang on the right
48:25
time. Is that a good question, you know,
48:27
to ask? Um, I certainly think they are.
48:30
I'm going to go to Lee on this one.
48:33
Um, do you know [gasps] what this
48:37
I don't know if if if they've got it in
48:39
them.
48:41
>> I I don't I don't think, but I think
48:44
>> um
48:48
yeah, I I think this is this is probably
48:51
as far as they're going to go. I don't
48:53
think they've got um I don't think
48:56
they've got it in them to get get into
48:58
the Well, I suppose they are going to
49:00
get into the playoffs, aren't they?
49:02
>> Yeah, they are. They've got a um
49:06
>> 91% chance of making the playoffs.
49:09
>> Yeah. So, I think they're going to make
49:10
the playoffs. I just don't see them
49:11
progressing that far down the road to be
49:13
fair. Um
49:16
this this was a bit of a a scrappy game
49:20
for me to watch. I don't know.
49:22
Um, I I think the Lions were super
49:25
unlucky towards the end, you know, with,
49:28
you know, with the way that that the
49:30
final decision got made. Um, and the ref
49:34
just abruptly ending the game. I think
49:36
that was a little unfair on the Lions.
49:38
Um, you know, it looked like Jared Goff
49:40
scooped to score it at the end and the
49:43
ref kind of said, "No, there was
49:45
offensive pass interference and there's
49:46
no replay and that is the end of the
49:48
game."
49:48
>> Stupid D.
49:49
>> What? It's just like what? What? not
49:52
even going to give him another chance.
49:53
Could could you could you imagine if
49:54
that would have happened like for like
49:56
you know this because you know some fans
49:58
are like oh the the Chiefs back in the
50:00
day the Patriots some some people said
50:02
the Eagles to get ref they don't but
50:04
could you imagine if that would have
50:06
happened against one like for one of
50:07
them teams it would be going mental and
50:10
the fact that that clip hasn't gone
50:12
mental um oh
50:15
punching of the fan which game was that
50:18
>> oh that was that was DK that was
50:22
Yeah, I mean that that was already one
50:25
of the first notes DK could not get his
50:26
head on straight even he wasn't he was
50:28
catch he missed balls that he would
50:30
normally catch 99% of the time he
50:33
couldn't play um on that play I have
50:36
looked into it and watched the replays
50:38
and stuff and it turns out it is the
50:39
rule that if OPI happens at zero's on
50:41
the clock there is no replay that's the
50:43
end of the game but I did I did spend
50:45
ages looking into it but it doesn't come
50:47
up very often anyone see that gain well
50:49
catch though that was good football.
50:52
>> Got the ball, bounced off him, knew he
50:54
wasn't touched. Got up and run and
50:56
everyone was going to like, oh, was
50:58
going backwards and he's just
50:59
celebrating. He knew he'd scored. That
51:01
was amazing.
51:02
>> Yeah.
51:02
>> But for me, the Steelers defense won
51:04
this. They they worked out the how the
51:06
Lions play. They stopped the run and you
51:09
stop the run, which means that Jared
51:11
Goff then can't do his play action
51:13
because the play action doesn't work if
51:15
you've not got a successful run because
51:16
you're not fooling anyone. So, they made
51:18
them a one-dimensional team, which the
51:20
Steelers just when they're like, "Oh, we
51:21
just guard your wide receivers. Done."
51:24
But the Steelers are awful in the fourth
51:26
quarter. So, I've got them making the
51:28
wild card round. But, I don't think
51:29
they're getting out of it cuz they're
51:31
going to play three great quarters of
51:33
football and then they're going to put
51:34
out some kids or something on the
51:35
fourth. I don't know what they're doing.
51:37
And then let someone come back to them
51:40
like they did with the Lions.
51:42
>> Yeah.
51:43
>> Okay. Um, next up we've got the Ravens
51:46
against the Patriots. Um, we all picked
51:48
the Ravens. Feel like they kind of fell
51:51
off a cliff. They did so um so well for
51:54
so long obviously after the really poor
51:56
start with not having the QB. Um, but it
51:58
was 2420 sorry 28 24 to the Pats 70%
52:02
Republic again back in the Patriots.
52:04
Really good win for the Patriots. I
52:06
think anyone
52:08
[clears throat]
52:09
>> Lamar the Lamar injury is huge. I think
52:12
that's going to stop the Ravens, they're
52:14
not going to win the division now the
52:15
Steelers have got this. But I did also
52:17
want to say, as much as we are saying
52:19
how much we love the Patriots and Drake
52:21
May, do we know the quarterbacks they've
52:24
actually beaten this season? I'm going
52:25
to do it for you. they've beaten
52:27
previously because Lamar went down.
52:29
Huntley, Dart, Burrow when he was having
52:31
a bad time. Fields, Mayfields on his
52:35
second loss in a row. Phoenix, Cam Ward,
52:37
Gabriel, Rattler, Allen is a good one.
52:40
Bryce, but this was in the beginning of
52:42
the season where the Panthers weren't
52:43
good. Rogers, he's been on and off and
52:45
tour. So, are the Patriots a good team
52:48
or have they just got really lucky with
52:50
who they've been playing?
52:51
>> We will find out. I think we'll find out
52:53
or not.
52:54
This I think this is the argument that
52:55
everyone's having is is you know you
52:58
know look at look at who they've played.
52:59
Look at the the the path they've they've
53:02
had to get to where they are right now.
53:04
And obviously you know that that comes
53:06
into fruition when when they make the
53:08
playoffs and they start playing teams
53:09
like the Broncos, the Jags, you know,
53:12
the the teams who are doing well
53:15
consecutively.
53:17
Um and we'll see we'll see how they
53:19
stand, how they fare against the other
53:21
teams. Yeah,
53:22
>> it would be hilarious if the Jets beat
53:24
them this weekend. That's all I'm
53:25
saying. [laughter]
53:27
>> Um, okay. Um, let's get on to the last
53:30
one. Um, Colts against the 49ers. Um,
53:35
Colts was seven and one at one point.
53:37
Um, I don't know what's happened. I
53:40
really don't know what's happened. Uh,
53:42
Lee, you picked the Colts. Myself and
53:44
Ste, we picked the 49ers.
53:47
Um, I mean, look, I don't really talk
53:51
about the 49ers enough, but they're 11
53:53
and four.
53:55
Like, you know, the they're doing
53:58
brilliant. Um, and I don't feel like
54:00
we've given them no way near enough
54:01
praise. Um, Lee, I'm going to go to you
54:04
in this one, mate. What we thought in
54:05
this one?
54:06
>> Yeah, I mean, I've I've been pretty
54:08
harsh on them with my power rankings as
54:10
well. you know, keeping them outside the
54:12
top 10, then, you know, just slipping
54:14
them into the top 10, you know, last
54:17
week and the week before. And
54:19
and like you say, I think the problem
54:22
with with the Niners is is they've got
54:24
two other fantastic teams in their
54:26
division with the Seahawks and the Rams.
54:28
>> Yeah.
54:29
>> And I think that's why they're getting
54:30
overlooked here. you know, they've
54:32
they've they've been riddled with with
54:34
injuries with with Pery out for a number
54:37
of weeks, with um with Kit was out for a
54:41
couple of weeks, you know, some of their
54:42
star wide receivers, uh Ricky Pier, you
54:45
know, all all these guys were just never
54:48
fully healthy all at the same time. And
54:50
and you know, now they're back. I think,
54:54
you know, are they a sneaky team to to
54:56
run through the draft? You know, they're
54:58
going to get the wild card spot. you
55:00
know, they've they've got a better
55:01
better score a better uh
55:03
[snorts and gasps]
55:04
uh you know, better score than than the
55:07
Eagles at the moment and and well,
55:09
certainly the NFC South, whoever gets
55:12
>> They've qualified, mate. Um
55:14
>> yeah, they was about to say three teams
55:16
in the NFC West.
55:18
>> It's mad.
55:21
>> We got the wrong West. We were saying
55:22
three teams from the West. We're going
55:23
to get the wrong one.
55:26
>> Mad. I I mean
55:27
>> for me so ju just just so
55:30
>> just show Steve you do your bickers then
55:32
I want to go into this bit.
55:34
>> Yeah. No for me it's just I was
55:36
basically I was anyone surprised the
55:38
Colts have been off for a while. Um this
55:41
is Pery's first career five touchdown
55:43
game. Rivers had a good game and I'm
55:46
quite enjoying this random R rivers
55:48
cameo but other than that it's about it.
55:50
Uh, and coach Russ is saying the 49ers
55:52
have crept below the radar and now a
55:54
contender, which which they are. They're
55:56
starting to get their squad back.
55:58
They're getting back in healthy and just
55:59
doing it in silence, not really shouting
56:01
about it. And then suddenly they're in
56:03
the playoffs and it's like, "Oh, now now
56:05
this is actually a team to be scared
56:07
of." Although I do want to say they
56:08
scored 48 points. They could have got
56:10
one more. Would have been nice for 49ers
56:12
to put 49 points somehow. I mean, you
56:15
you've got to remember as well, you
56:16
know, Bos is our, you know, Fred
56:19
Warner's, you know, that's two sort of
56:22
key key people on their defensive side
56:26
of the ball,
56:27
>> yet they're still where they're at right
56:29
now. I mean, you know, Carl Shanahan's
56:32
doing an amazing job with this team
56:35
regardless of the amount of injuries
56:36
that he's he's he's sustained throughout
56:38
the season. So
56:40
absolutely absolutely mindboggling how
56:42
he's doing it.
56:45
>> Well, that was week 16. That was a
56:48
brilliant week of football. Some great
56:49
games, some poor games.
56:52
I want to now talk just there quickly
56:54
before we go into these power rankings.
56:56
So, um there's the playoff spots that
56:59
have been clinched so far. So, in AFC,
57:01
you got the Broncos top, Patriots, Jags,
57:04
Chargers, Bills. In Hunts, you've got
57:07
the Steelers and the Texans, both
57:09
projected a 90% chance of making it. On
57:12
the bubble, you've got the Colts and
57:13
Ravens. I don't think any of the Colts
57:16
or the Ravens are going to make the
57:17
playoffs. Um, moving on to the NFC,
57:20
you've got the Seahawks top, brilliant,
57:23
welld deserved. Um, you've got the
57:25
Bears, the Eagles,
57:28
really, you know, some really good wins,
57:30
very much needed wins as well. um 49ers
57:33
uh and the Rams who've qualified. Uh in
57:36
the hunt, you've got the Panthers on
57:38
43%. Uh then you've got the Packers on
57:41
93%.
57:43
Um the Lions are on the bubble with a 7%
57:47
chance and then the Buccaneers with 57%
57:49
chance.
57:51
It's going to be a really good end to
57:53
the season. But what we're now going to
57:55
do, folks, is we're going to go through
57:56
Lee's power rankings. lead. You want to
57:58
tell us them starting from
58:01
10 to 10 to one or 1 to 10?
58:03
>> Yeah, let's go. Let's go 10 to one.
58:04
That's how I like to go things. So,
58:08
>> at number 10, we got the
58:11
Texans. The Houston Texans coming in at
58:14
number 10. I think uh you know, their
58:16
their last game against the the Raiders
58:18
kind of dropped them down in my power
58:20
rankings a little bit. Um, I still think
58:22
obviously they're they're in contention
58:24
to getting that uh into the playoffs. I
58:28
just think it was a bit of a shaky shaky
58:31
uh game against
58:32
>> was it wasn't a convincing game.
58:34
However,
58:35
>> no,
58:35
>> as a Bronco and we how many times we've
58:38
done that. I would say win's a win.
58:40
>> A win is a win. Absolutely. But I think
58:42
that just that just take him took him
58:44
out of uh Yeah. dropped him down a
58:47
couple of spots. Uh in number nine, uh
58:50
my my Philadelphia Eagles have slipped
58:52
back up. You know, they've they've
58:53
beaten the Washington Commanders now and
58:56
they've secured Redskins
58:58
>> ideally. Um they've secured their uh
59:01
their their position back in into the
59:04
playoffs. So, they've they've crept it
59:06
back into my top 10 power rankings. Uh
59:10
number uh number eight uh is the 49ers.
59:14
Now I think you know personally I'd like
59:16
to see them higher but you know I mean
59:19
I'm looking at the teams are above them
59:21
and there is some fantastic teams out
59:23
there at the moment um as is number
59:27
seven the Jacksonville Jaguars um who
59:30
who you know arguably should should be
59:33
higher but
59:34
>> again
59:37
really hard.
59:38
>> I I do agree. Um I'm not gonna [ __ ] I'll
59:41
do this at the end. Um and then in
59:44
number six we've got the Chicago Bears.
59:47
Um again kind of kicked the kick the
59:50
Packers out of the top 10. Done really
59:52
well. Um and moving up Patriots. Uh
59:57
coming in at number five um with the
1:00:00
Bills just above them in number four. Uh
1:00:03
number three is the the Denver Broncos
1:00:05
who dropped down one spot after their
1:00:07
loss against the Jags. um leaving the
1:00:10
Seattle Seahawks at number two and the
1:00:12
LA Rams at number one.
1:00:16
>> I've done that for I've done that for a
1:00:18
reason. I think the Rams are still the
1:00:20
better team.
1:00:22
>> Although the Seahawks have just beaten
1:00:23
the Rams, the Rams did beat the Seahawks
1:00:25
back in their own stadium as well. So,
1:00:29
it's not the power standings the power
1:00:31
rankings. And I think when we come to
1:00:33
the the postseason,
1:00:36
I think the Rams are going to still make
1:00:38
the well potentially still make the the
1:00:41
the Super Bowl.
1:00:44
>> Right. My only thing I'd say is um I
1:00:48
would have the Seahawks top after that
1:00:50
win. I get what I I get your comment,
1:00:52
mate. I really do. And I love these
1:00:54
power rank kings. I think they're
1:00:54
brilliant. Um I would have it Seahawks.
1:00:58
Um
1:01:02
Seahawks, Jags,
1:01:06
>> the Jags number two.
1:01:08
>> They just they just beat the top team in
1:01:11
in their division. Um Seahawks, Jags,
1:01:15
um
1:01:17
Rams, Broncos.
1:01:19
I'd have the Bears, Bills, Pats, 49ers,
1:01:23
Eagles, Texans. So I agree on the teams
1:01:26
that you've got in the top 10. Yeah,
1:01:28
just not in the right order positions.
1:01:30
But I get I get why you're doing it. I
1:01:32
think again it's a brilliant season. Um
1:01:35
>> it is so hard. I mean it's so
1:01:37
competitive this year. I've I I can't
1:01:39
remember a year like it when you've got
1:01:41
this many teams in the top 10 who are
1:01:43
absolutely balling.
1:01:46
Let me just check something dead quick.
1:01:48
One second. I want to see the NFL power
1:01:50
rankings so we can kind of compare it to
1:01:51
that. You get what I mean?
1:01:54
>> Um we've I'm so glad I've just muted
1:01:56
them comments. If you put a really
1:01:58
interesting comment or a productive
1:02:00
comment, I'll happily display the
1:02:02
comment. We've got people commenting
1:02:03
mental things and saying football is
1:02:04
better. This is football.
1:02:07
If you don't like it, don't watch it.
1:02:08
Um,
1:02:10
honest to God,
1:02:12
>> as you're looking at it, for me, the
1:02:13
only thing I would really move, I'd have
1:02:15
the Bills in a pass lower. And like I
1:02:17
said, I don't think the Bills are going
1:02:18
to get very far. Patriots haven't put I
1:02:20
put the Bills lower. I I agree. Uh,
1:02:22
right. So, the NFL power rankings is
1:02:24
Seahawks, Pats,
1:02:27
uh, Bills,
1:02:28
>> Broncos, Jags,
1:02:31
Bears, 49ers, Rams. Ram is eighth.
1:02:35
>> What?
1:02:36
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. This is NFL. Um,
1:02:38
>> Chargers ninth, Texans 10th, Eagles
1:02:41
11th, Packers 12th, Steelers 13,
1:02:45
Panthers 14, Lions 15, Ravens 16, Colts
1:02:50
17, Bucks 18, Vikings 19. We're not even
1:02:53
at the Chiefs yet. Cowboys 20, Chiefs
1:02:56
21. I'm not going any further. That is
1:02:58
mental. How much this
1:03:00
>> How do we get to 21? Are we more
1:03:03
intelligent than the NFL
1:03:05
>> as pundits?
1:03:07
I don't understand how
1:03:08
>> No, my my wife my wife will say
1:03:10
definitely not with me. Um, [laughter]
1:03:12
right. Look, we've um we're we're an
1:03:15
hour into this, so I I I think the best
1:03:16
thing we can do now, gents, is week 17.
1:03:19
Are you ready?
1:03:20
>> Let's do it.
1:03:21
>> I'm ready.
1:03:21
>> Let's do it. Okay. Um,
1:03:25
so
1:03:28
Thursday night game Christmas. There's a
1:03:30
lot. Oh god, there's quite a few on
1:03:32
Christmas. Brilliant. Um,
1:03:34
>> not mentioning Christmas yet. Oh, do you
1:03:36
know what? Let's stop. Let's do that.
1:03:38
Um, what you all doing for Christmas?
1:03:41
[sighs]
1:03:42
>> Um, I'm spending it with with obviously
1:03:44
my family. Um, kind of waking up here at
1:03:47
home and then going to go off to my
1:03:48
sister-in-laws and um I'm going to her
1:03:51
house to cook dinner. Um, [laughter]
1:03:55
>> that's too much work already, mate.
1:03:57
That's too much work.
1:03:58
>> The thing is I'm I'm I'm the chef in
1:04:00
this house and people people kind of
1:04:03
rely on me to cook. singing chef.
1:04:06
>> Yeah, singing chef acting. There's
1:04:08
nothing I can't do really. Um [laughter]
1:04:14
>> and and so humble, too.
1:04:15
>> And so humble. Absolutely. Um but yeah,
1:04:17
I mean I'm I'm just I'm just all about
1:04:19
spending it with a family, enjoying it.
1:04:22
Um you know. Yeah. What about you? What
1:04:25
about yourself, Steve?
1:04:27
Um, originally I was just going to sit
1:04:30
at home and watch the NFL because that's
1:04:33
what I do every year. Um, not not going
1:04:36
to stop stories or whatever. That's what
1:04:38
I normally do. But I've looked at the
1:04:39
games and the people playing and I can't
1:04:40
be bothered. So I think I'm going to go
1:04:42
to my nan or my mate and my god daughter
1:04:45
have invited me around. So I might go
1:04:46
around there and spend a day there.
1:04:48
>> I'm [snorts] going to keep mine very
1:04:49
simple. I'm going to get drunk.
1:04:53
>> I knew you was [laughter] coming there.
1:04:55
It's getting wasted.
1:04:56
>> I'm going to get very drunk.
1:04:59
>> I'm going to drink one for Steve, one
1:05:02
for Lee, one for me, one for Coach Russ.
1:05:07
[laughter]
1:05:09
Who else have we got in here? One for an
1:05:11
Colony, one for Patrick Kelly, another
1:05:14
one for Coach Russ.
1:05:16
Um, another one for Coach Rush. I'll
1:05:18
tell you what I'll do, boys. I'll put my
1:05:19
first drink. You know, like that thing
1:05:21
where you go, "This is me first drink.
1:05:23
This is me second drink." I'll put them
1:05:24
in a group chat because [laughter]
1:05:26
I'm go I'm going to me dad's for
1:05:28
breakfast. Um my wife is driving so I'm
1:05:32
going to be drinking before I'm going to
1:05:33
be drinking before I've even got gone
1:05:35
for breakfast. I might even leave a can
1:05:36
on on the side of the bed so when I get
1:05:38
up in the morning
1:05:42
>> let's move on to week
1:05:43
>> reverse Santa.
1:05:44
>> Let's move on to week seven. Oh, and
1:05:45
I've I've I've obviously got to finish
1:05:47
me um my walk is the Grinch. Yeah. Let's
1:05:50
move on to week 17. Commanders Cowboys.
1:05:52
Um, I don't care about this game. It is
1:05:55
a really poor game considering both
1:05:57
teams are already out. Um, so I'm going
1:06:00
to be going for Cowboys Lee.
1:06:03
>> Yeah, I think with the injury of
1:06:04
Mariota, I think it's it's going to be
1:06:06
the Cowboys win this game.
1:06:09
>> Hang on. We've got the comments to
1:06:10
display wise not working. There you go.
1:06:13
Beers. Yes. Me.
1:06:16
>> Um, Steve.
1:06:19
>> Yeah, I agree. I've gone for the
1:06:21
Cowboys. The commanders aren't really
1:06:22
looking like anything. But I do I do
1:06:24
love a late cowboys just doing some
1:06:27
random nonsense. Do you remember like
1:06:29
was it was it last year or the year
1:06:30
before where they decided to snap the
1:06:31
bora just to Ezekiel and Elliot and just
1:06:33
have everyone out once?
1:06:34
>> Yeah, that was about two years ago that
1:06:36
[laughter]
1:06:37
I was just like what are you doing?
1:06:38
>> No. Um Vikings versus Lions. I am going
1:06:42
to be going for the Lions.
1:06:45
>> Steve,
1:06:46
Steve,
1:06:47
>> sorry mate.
1:06:48
>> Yeah, I've got I've gone for the Lions
1:06:50
here.
1:06:50
>> Okay. I've gone lines as well. I don't
1:06:53
think I don't think
1:06:54
>> No,
1:06:55
>> they've got a challenge.
1:06:56
>> I have a challenge for you, Steve.
1:07:00
>> I [snorts] want you to forget what team
1:07:02
you support. You're a neutral fan at
1:07:05
this point. Chiefs, Broncos, I'm picking
1:07:08
I'm going to be picking the Broncos.
1:07:10
Lee, who are you picking?
1:07:12
>> Yeah, I don't think there's much
1:07:13
competition here. It's going to be the
1:07:14
Broncos.
1:07:16
>> Can you do it, Steve? Steve, who are you
1:07:18
picking? I have already picked the
1:07:20
Broncos. However, I do want to watch
1:07:23
Travis Kelce become quarterback and win
1:07:26
by accident. [laughter]
1:07:28
>> That would be hilarious. By the way, I'd
1:07:30
never hear the end of it. Oh my god. Uh,
1:07:33
right.
1:07:33
>> So, no, I am going Broncos. Yeah,
1:07:35
>> Sam.
1:07:36
>> I'm not I'm not done.
1:07:38
>> The next game I feel like be a belter.
1:07:40
Chargers Chargers Texans. I'm picking
1:07:42
the Texans.
1:07:44
>> Are you? Oh,
1:07:46
>> I've gone I'm going to go Chargers on
1:07:48
this one. I think
1:07:49
>> it's going to be a banking game this
1:07:51
mate.
1:07:51
>> Yeah, this is going to be good.
1:07:53
>> And it's a Saturday night game as well
1:07:54
um for us. I like that by the way. I
1:07:57
think they should do more than that.
1:07:58
Like you know Thursday night games,
1:07:59
Friday night games, Saturday. They need
1:08:01
to do that more, not just towards the
1:08:03
latter end of the season or the holiday
1:08:05
aspect of it. Um so stay who are you
1:08:08
going for?
1:08:09
>> Um so for me I think this is going to be
1:08:11
one of the games of the weeks. It's
1:08:12
going to be offense versus defense.
1:08:14
>> Yes. But I think I think yeah, defense
1:08:18
wins. Chargers are already in. Texans
1:08:20
need to just prove they're in. I think
1:08:22
the Texans do it.
1:08:23
>> Okay. So, Texas I think Texans do it and
1:08:26
then that would secure it for the
1:08:27
Broncos. Am I right?
1:08:30
>> Uh, no. Because the Jags can get the
1:08:33
first.
1:08:33
>> No, I mean I mean the division.
1:08:36
>> Yeah.
1:08:36
>> Uh, yes.
1:08:37
>> Yeah. Um, next up we've got the Packers
1:08:39
against the Ravens. Um, I think the
1:08:42
Ravens are all but out and I'm going for
1:08:45
the Packers on this one. Ste,
1:08:48
>> I originally picked the Ravens until I
1:08:50
realized the extent of Lamar's injury
1:08:52
and the fact they're not coming in. So,
1:08:53
I am just going to switch to the Packers
1:08:55
because the Packers do still have to
1:08:57
clinch their spot. And the Ravens
1:09:00
without Lamar had just been nothing all
1:09:02
season. So,
1:09:03
>> I did a little switch rule there.
1:09:05
>> Okay. Oh, I used to do that.
1:09:08
[laughter]
1:09:10
>> Clean sweep for the Packers with me as
1:09:12
well.
1:09:12
>> Okay. Um, Dolphins, Buccaneers,
1:09:15
Buccaneers. That's it. There's nothing
1:09:17
else. The third string QBs. No, that was
1:09:19
the main QB. Uh, Lee.
1:09:22
>> Yeah, I've gone Buccaneers on this one
1:09:24
as well.
1:09:26
>> I've also gone Buccaneers, but if they
1:09:28
do lose, then that is that's their
1:09:30
season over.
1:09:31
>> Yeah.
1:09:31
>> But I am picking the Bers. I don't
1:09:34
>> I genuinely think one of us is going to
1:09:35
get them all right this week, boys. I've
1:09:38
got a feeling. Um and it's me anyway. Um
1:09:41
next up, we've got the Jets against the
1:09:43
Pats. Pats. Easy win for the Pats, but I
1:09:47
would I would absolutely cry laughing if
1:09:50
the Jets somehow did it and just be like
1:09:51
that's that's the season written all
1:09:53
over. Um Steve,
1:09:56
>> uh yeah, Pats Pats are going to sweep
1:09:58
them, but I I completely agree. I would
1:09:59
love to see it. I would love to be
1:10:01
proven right in the sense that they're
1:10:02
not actually that great, but the Jets
1:10:05
aren't good enough to prove us that
1:10:06
right yet.
1:10:07
>> Okay, Lee.
1:10:09
>> Yep. Pats for me. And I think by the
1:10:12
third quarter
1:10:14
they will have their second string team
1:10:17
out
1:10:19
against the Jets.
1:10:21
>> Yeah.
1:10:22
>> Mad. Uh Brown Steelers.
1:10:24
Um I actually thought a bit about this
1:10:26
one um just because of that your game
1:10:28
last week. I think it could go either
1:10:30
way. I am going to go for the Steelers,
1:10:32
but I wouldn't be surprised to be Rome
1:10:33
here, especially with with the Browns uh
1:10:36
defense. Um Le, I'll go to you first. M
1:10:40
>> I think it's just it's just one of those
1:10:41
things, isn't it? Steelers Steelers just
1:10:44
keep on winning. Um and it is the
1:10:46
Browns.
1:10:47
Although I do think,
1:10:50
you know, I think that sack record's
1:10:51
going to get broken in this game. I
1:10:53
don't think that's going to be enough to
1:10:54
stop Aaron Rogers winning against the
1:10:57
Browns.
1:10:58
Okay, Steve,
1:11:01
>> I almost changed my mind again on a
1:11:03
second there, but no, I so I am going
1:11:05
Steelers, but I think as I've said, the
1:11:07
Steelers are a terrible team in the
1:11:09
fourth quarter. Shida Sanders has been
1:11:12
wild, but the Yeah, the sat record's
1:11:15
getting broken because Amro I I can
1:11:18
reckon this sat record is going to come
1:11:19
out 23.5. I reckon he's going to
1:11:21
absolutely destroy it, not just get hit
1:11:23
it.
1:11:24
>> Okay. Um, Colts versus Jags. I find it
1:11:28
impossible not to pick the Jags at this
1:11:29
point, so I'm gonna go Jags. Stay your
1:11:31
backing, mate.
1:11:33
>> Yeah, Jags. Again, I like I like
1:11:35
watching this 45-year-old man playing
1:11:37
ball, but it's not good enough for this
1:11:38
cult squad.
1:11:39
>> Okay, Lee.
1:11:40
>> Yeah, I think common sense prevails on
1:11:43
this one. It's going to be the Jags Jags
1:11:44
game to win.
1:11:46
>> Okay. Um, next up, Titans against the
1:11:48
Saints. Um, I'm going to go for the
1:11:52
Titans on this one. Great win for them
1:11:53
last week. Um, they'll be trying to find
1:11:55
some form going into the off season. Um,
1:11:59
it's not a tough game. I'm not
1:12:01
interested in it all. And if Saints wear
1:12:02
that kit, I might throw something at the
1:12:04
TV. Um, Lee, who you backing titles?
1:12:09
>> I'm going to back the Saints. I think
1:12:11
they're they're on a bit of a a streak
1:12:13
at the moment. I think they're going to
1:12:14
just topple them over.
1:12:16
>> Okay. See,
1:12:19
this this was a game I was sort of on
1:12:21
the fence for the entire time. my going
1:12:23
for the Titans, but it's I think it's
1:12:25
going to be a really lowscoring, maybe
1:12:27
just mostly field goals and one
1:12:28
touchdown game.
1:12:29
>> Okay. Um, next up we got the Panthers
1:12:31
Seahawks. Steve, who are you going for
1:12:33
here, mate?
1:12:37
>> Uh, Seahawks, but I think it's going to
1:12:38
be close, but the Seahawks need to close
1:12:41
and finish off the first seed.
1:12:43
>> Okay, Lee. [snorts]
1:12:45
>> Yep, I'm agreeing with that. Seahawks.
1:12:48
>> I'm going for the Panthers.
1:12:50
>> Oh, that's not a crazy pick. think I
1:12:52
did. I did.
1:12:52
>> How many times this year have Panthers
1:12:55
beat the team that should have spanked
1:12:57
them everywhere?
1:12:58
>> Yeah. No, absolutely.
1:12:59
>> It's going to happen again. It It's just
1:13:02
something you do. Don't ask me why. It's
1:13:04
happened a few times. That's that. Um
1:13:08
Bengals Chargers. Um sorry, Bengals. Ben
1:13:11
Chargers. Bengals Cardinals. Um a game
1:13:14
no one's really interested in. Um I I'll
1:13:17
go for the Cardinals. Lee,
1:13:19
>> I'm going to go Bengals. Okay.
1:13:23
>> Yeah.
1:13:25
Stay.
1:13:26
>> Uh I'm going for the Bengals as well.
1:13:28
Cardinals have give they're one of those
1:13:30
teams I said have given up and are not
1:13:33
trying. And I don't think you can put
1:13:35
Joe Burr on the bench. I think he's
1:13:36
going to make himself stay out there and
1:13:38
keep going. So
1:13:38
>> Okay. Um Raiders Giants. Um
1:13:45
[snorts]
1:13:46
Giants.
1:13:49
I'll go Raiders. [laughter]
1:13:53
>> I'm going to preface this match before I
1:13:56
choose. This is the toilet bowl, not the
1:13:59
Super Bowl. [laughter] This is the
1:14:00
toilet bowl. The winner of this game
1:14:03
gets number one pick against Well, the
1:14:04
winner in this game doesn't get number
1:14:05
one pick, but I am going Giants to win
1:14:07
the toilet bowl. So, the Raiders are
1:14:09
going to be the number one pick in the
1:14:10
draft.
1:14:11
>> Okay, coach Russ. Raiders. Raiders.
1:14:13
Raiders.
1:14:14
>> Oh my god. You're vile. You're vile.
1:14:18
Esastan.
1:14:19
Um,
1:14:20
>> you don't want to lose the toilet bowl,
1:14:21
man.
1:14:22
>> Who's Who's in the toilet bowl, right?
1:14:24
Anyway, um, Bill's Eagles. Um, I'm going
1:14:26
to go for the Eagles in this one. Um, I
1:14:29
just think Eagles will be better on the
1:14:32
day. Um, Ste,
1:14:35
for some reason, I've picked the Bills
1:14:36
even though I've been slating them off
1:14:38
all episode. I'm going to stick to it,
1:14:40
but yeah, I don't know. It's just going
1:14:42
to be one of those games, I think.
1:14:44
>> Um, is it at home? Are the Bills at
1:14:47
home? I think that's why I chose
1:14:48
>> at home. Yeah.
1:14:50
>> Yeah. So, a bit of a snow game. I think
1:14:51
that's why I sort of went that way.
1:14:53
>> Okay. Um
1:14:54
>> Yeah. In all honesty, I I struggled with
1:14:57
this one as well. Um
1:15:00
you know, I think that homefield
1:15:01
advantage.
1:15:03
Um
1:15:04
>> Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa,
1:15:05
whoa. I'm getting I'm getting picking
1:15:08
not picking this team. Is Is it going to
1:15:10
be two out of two? Who are you going
1:15:12
for?
1:15:13
>> I'm going I'm going Eagles. I'M GOING
1:15:14
EAGLES.
1:15:15
>> OH MY GOD. I mean, look, you're agreeing
1:15:18
with me. She sees your nickname as a
1:15:19
twist.
1:15:20
>> My My head's going my head's saying it's
1:15:22
going to be the Bills, but my heart
1:15:23
can't go away.
1:15:24
>> I was getting ready to start shouting we
1:15:26
can't hear you.
1:15:26
>> Right. Listen. [laughter]
1:15:28
Oh, no. You didn't. Um, listen. Eagles,
1:15:30
I'm telling you now, Eagles are going to
1:15:32
spank him.
1:15:33
>> You reckon? Oh,
1:15:35
>> this is statement week. Um, spank the
1:15:38
Bills. Put a big statement for them to
1:15:40
be in the playoff. Well, they're
1:15:41
obviously in the playoffs, but like to
1:15:42
perform well in the playoffs.
1:15:44
>> Yeah.
1:15:45
49ers, Bears. This could be a game of
1:15:47
the week, this one. Um, I'm going for
1:15:50
the Bears. I've said previously I think
1:15:53
they're brilliant. I think they're
1:15:54
absolutely brilliant. Um, Lee, who you
1:15:57
backing here, the Bears or the 49ers.
1:15:59
Back who you think win, not who you want
1:16:01
to win.
1:16:02
>> Who Who I Who I think is going to win is
1:16:04
going to be the 49ers.
1:16:05
>> Okay.
1:16:06
>> I really do. I think their their defense
1:16:08
is is coming alive just at the right
1:16:10
time. Their offense is clicking. You
1:16:13
know, like coach Ross said, KD's having
1:16:15
a having a having a few games at the
1:16:18
moment, and I think they're going to
1:16:20
just just get it. It's going to be it's
1:16:22
going to be tight. Real tight.
1:16:25
>> Steve.
1:16:27
>> Yeah, I'm going 49ers. Said most of the
1:16:29
Bears
1:16:30
>> most of the most of the Bears wins have
1:16:33
been in the fourth quarter. The 49ers
1:16:35
defense, as Leah has just said, is is
1:16:37
being is good. And I think the 49ers are
1:16:39
going to put up too many points and not
1:16:41
give the Bears a chance to do that
1:16:42
fourth quarter comeback.
1:16:44
>> Okay. Falcons and Rams Lee. [laughter]
1:16:49
>> Do we have to do this? I mean I think we
1:16:52
could all say it on three really,
1:16:54
couldn't we? It's going to be the
1:16:55
>> You do the countdown,
1:16:57
>> right? Three, two, one. Round
1:17:01
>> Shut your face. [laughter]
1:17:05
>> What are you doing?
1:17:07
Thursday night games. Anything is
1:17:09
possible, mate. Thursday night games.
1:17:13
>> I love that you said that a rounds were
1:17:14
number one in your eyes. [laughter]
1:17:18
>> I'm just I go against myself all the
1:17:19
time, don't I? Listen, Thursday Night
1:17:22
Football, anything can happen. There can
1:17:24
be a crazy amount of wind
1:17:26
>> as as we've seen in the Broncos game.
1:17:28
Listen, don't ask me, mate. I get these
1:17:29
feelings and sometimes they happen. Look
1:17:31
how many times I predicted it with the
1:17:32
Panthers. And you know, I was getting
1:17:34
called all sorts last week when I picked
1:17:36
um Titans to beat the Chiefs. Um
1:17:40
don't ask me why. I just think it and
1:17:42
that's week 17, folks.
1:17:45
>> Wow. Um that's also the last show of the
1:17:49
year. Um thank you to everyone that's
1:17:51
that's watched, to every guest that's
1:17:53
tuned in. Um obviously we'll be back
1:17:56
January [snorts] the 1st, um New Year's
1:17:59
Eve. Um, I know we've asked Christmas
1:18:01
plans, Jent. Have you got any New Year's
1:18:02
Eve plans? I'm going to start first. I'm
1:18:05
gonna get very, very drunk.
1:18:08
>> I'm going to order.
1:18:09
>> Are you gonna be sober in between at any
1:18:11
point?
1:18:11
>> Uh, um. Um, no. Um, to be fair, we're
1:18:16
going to order an Indian. Um, we have
1:18:18
this really nice Indian near, so we're
1:18:19
going to order food and I'm going to get
1:18:21
really, really drunk. And I'm gonna have
1:18:22
a shot for for Ste, a shot for Lee, a
1:18:25
shot for Coach Russ, another one for
1:18:27
Coach Russ, another one for the Raiders,
1:18:29
apparently. Um,
1:18:32
>> yeah,
1:18:32
>> one for Cameron.
1:18:33
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Um, well,
1:18:35
definitely one for Cameron. Um, Lee,
1:18:37
what you up to, mate? Anything nice?
1:18:39
>> Yeah. I mean, New Year's Eve is is the
1:18:42
time where I just drink bottles of
1:18:45
spirits and get really, really drunk.
1:18:47
So, um,
1:18:49
yeah, I think Coach Russ is right there,
1:18:50
Matteo. Start drinking early. Get on it.
1:18:53
>> Have you all finished for work now? Are
1:18:55
you?
1:18:55
>> No, I'm I'm in I'm in tomorrow 11 till 2
1:18:58
[clears throat]
1:18:59
>> and then and then I'm doing um my last
1:19:01
6Ks the Grinch and then I've been booked
1:19:04
to go scare uh a bunch of kids at a
1:19:07
party. So I've got to go. Do you not see
1:19:09
the video? Oh mate mate, we are going to
1:19:11
finish very shortly folks. Um but um
1:19:14
someone someone donated to the charity
1:19:15
that I'm fundraising for if I would come
1:19:16
in and like ruin that the Christmas tree
1:19:18
and you know like throw food and all
1:19:20
that. So, I've I've run into this house.
1:19:22
I've pulled two kids off the sofa. I've
1:19:24
split the Christmas tree. I'm grabbing
1:19:25
crisps and sweets and throwing them at
1:19:27
kids and and all sorts. And then I've
1:19:30
I've grabbed this kid's phone. I've ran
1:19:31
off of the phone and everything, but
1:19:32
I've literally wrecked the house. And
1:19:34
>> mate, that could be a new career.
1:19:36
>> I paid you They paid you to do that,
1:19:38
>> bro. I've done that four times this
1:19:39
week.
1:19:41
[laughter]
1:19:43
>> And I've got [snorts] to do it.
1:19:44
>> I've got booked on Christmas Eve. So,
1:19:46
I'm doing that on Christmas Eve. So
1:19:47
Christmas Eve when you're sat there
1:19:49
about 5:00 thinking, I wonder what
1:19:50
Matteo's doing. I'm wrecking [laughter]
1:19:52
a house. I'm I'm throwing a Christmas
1:19:56
tree down. I'm doing a Shawn Michaels
1:19:58
elbow drop on empty Christmas boxes that
1:19:59
the kids think of their toys. Um I even
1:20:02
got booked in for a dementia care home.
1:20:04
And if it if this show wasn't DJ, you'd
1:20:06
laugh your head off for watching the
1:20:07
stuff was tough. You know what? It's all
1:20:09
for a good cause. All good cause.
1:20:11
Absolutely.
1:20:12
>> St. You doing anything, mate? [snorts]
1:20:15
>> Uh yeah. So going out for a few mates.
1:20:17
So, my girlfriend and my mates and me
1:20:18
and my mates are all going out and I'm
1:20:20
going to accidentally make sure we all
1:20:22
go to the metal club, which otherwise
1:20:23
I'm not going out anywhere else. So,
1:20:25
we're going to go headbang dressed in
1:20:27
suits is my plan.
1:20:28
>> 80s bars for me, mates. 80s bars or
1:20:30
karaoke,
1:20:32
>> right, folks? Um, listen. Um, yes,
1:20:35
again, we wish you all a happy new year.
1:20:37
Um, we hope um you all get what you
1:20:39
want. Unless you're a Raiders fan, we
1:20:41
hope you're absolutely nothing. Um,
1:20:44
>> more coal.
1:20:45
>> More coal. Yes. Um, Again, thank you so
1:20:48
much. We will see you uh January the
1:20:50
1st, next year. It's like that meme when
1:20:52
someone says, "See you next year." And
1:20:53
the kids laugh and eat the apple.
1:20:54
Anyway, um thank you all so much. We
1:20:56
will see you next year. Uh make sure you
1:20:59
lock in them fantasy football picks. Uh
1:21:01
if you're in the final, uh I'm in one.
1:21:03
Um good luck unless you're a Raiders
1:21:06
fan. I hope you get beat. I've been
1:21:07
Matteo.
1:21:09
>> I've been Steve.
1:21:10
>> And I've been Lee.
1:21:12
>> Merry Christmas everyone. Have a happy