1 00:00:00,920 --> 00:00:05,560 Speaker 1: Ka boom. If you thought four hours a day, minutes 2 00:00:05,600 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: a week was enough, think again. He's the last remnants 3 00:00:09,400 --> 00:00:12,680 Speaker 1: of the old republic, a sole fashion of fairness. He 4 00:00:12,760 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: treats crackheads in the ghetto gutter the same as the 5 00:00:15,840 --> 00:00:20,440 Speaker 1: rich pill poppers in the penthouse to clearinghouse of hot takes, 6 00:00:20,520 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: break free for something special. The Fifth Hour with Ben 7 00:00:24,360 --> 00:00:34,000 Speaker 1: Maller starts right now in the air everywhere, and it 8 00:00:34,159 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: is a brain spanking new year. The first full weekend 9 00:00:39,400 --> 00:00:42,519 Speaker 1: of the Fifth Hour with Ben Maller and Danny G 10 00:00:42,840 --> 00:00:47,199 Speaker 1: as we officially kick off. I know we had the 11 00:00:47,240 --> 00:00:52,360 Speaker 1: mailbag last week, Dandy, but this is the full Monty 12 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: for the brand new year, as we kick things off 13 00:00:55,480 --> 00:00:59,280 Speaker 1: and we do it the right way. The final full 14 00:01:00,000 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: mission of Betty versus the Penny. Let's strike up the band. 15 00:01:05,920 --> 00:01:14,319 Speaker 1: Welcome players, You're welcome. It's time now Betty versus the 16 00:01:14,400 --> 00:01:22,240 Speaker 1: Penny and the crowd goes wild and all that, and 17 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:25,800 Speaker 1: Danny G we have reached the end of the regular 18 00:01:25,880 --> 00:01:30,360 Speaker 1: season in the NFL. It's always odd because doing what 19 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: we do for a living in sports radio, we pretty 20 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:36,600 Speaker 1: much make our entire lives. We mold our lives around 21 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:40,160 Speaker 1: the NFL. And so it's a weird thing because it's 22 00:01:40,160 --> 00:01:43,039 Speaker 1: it's exciting the playoffs starting, but at the same time, 23 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,679 Speaker 1: you're like, now like most of the team's half the 24 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: teams are being eliminated, um and more than half of 25 00:01:49,760 --> 00:01:52,000 Speaker 1: the team. So it's a weird time of the year. 26 00:01:52,560 --> 00:01:55,240 Speaker 1: First of all, I can't believe that we've already gone 27 00:01:55,240 --> 00:01:59,120 Speaker 1: through an entire season. Secondly, does this mean I'm gonna 28 00:01:59,240 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: now spend off of my life again chasing around Brian Billick. Yes, yes, 29 00:02:07,040 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 1: I did get some email from people saying I can't 30 00:02:09,240 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 1: wait till the interviews come back, and I'm like, well, yeah, 31 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:14,000 Speaker 1: I don't know. On this side, it might not be 32 00:02:14,080 --> 00:02:16,720 Speaker 1: the same. Well no, I mean we we can rotate through. 33 00:02:16,800 --> 00:02:18,880 Speaker 1: We have we have friends at Fox Sports three. We'll 34 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:23,560 Speaker 1: figure it out. Brian bill Brian Billick. He used the whale, 35 00:02:23,560 --> 00:02:27,680 Speaker 1: though it used to be Michael Jordan's. The whale is 36 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:31,000 Speaker 1: Brian Billick. I think what we should do is just 37 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:33,520 Speaker 1: just let's just funk around and we'll just put on 38 00:02:33,560 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 1: a bunch of like old school NFL coaches, Like we'll 39 00:02:35,600 --> 00:02:39,240 Speaker 1: track down Jerry Glanville, we'll put him on right well, 40 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,440 Speaker 1: you know, you know these guys that are they dead, 41 00:02:41,440 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 1: are alive. You know the guys that we were we 42 00:02:43,520 --> 00:02:45,440 Speaker 1: were younger. We'll track them down, we'll put them on. 43 00:02:45,639 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 1: Just we had Jim, Jim Moron, who's God bless Jim. 44 00:02:50,200 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 1: He's close to ninety, but we knew him. I knew 45 00:02:52,960 --> 00:02:54,880 Speaker 1: him from his days at Fox Pus Radio. Baby, like 46 00:02:54,960 --> 00:02:57,000 Speaker 1: these old school coaches. Man, that's the way to go. 47 00:02:57,040 --> 00:02:58,960 Speaker 1: I think we'll do a bunch of those guys And 48 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:01,760 Speaker 1: if anybody wants to recommend. Now, we still have Benny 49 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 1: Versus I want to clarify we will have a hybrid 50 00:03:05,080 --> 00:03:07,359 Speaker 1: version of Benny Versus the Penny coming up because we've 51 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:09,800 Speaker 1: got the wild Card weekend next week, so that'll do it. 52 00:03:10,160 --> 00:03:12,679 Speaker 1: And we can pretty much do this all the way 53 00:03:12,760 --> 00:03:14,640 Speaker 1: up to the Super Bowl, with the exception in the 54 00:03:14,639 --> 00:03:17,919 Speaker 1: week before depending on what's going on. So we will 55 00:03:17,960 --> 00:03:21,480 Speaker 1: have a lot of a lot of Benny Versus the Penny. Still, 56 00:03:21,600 --> 00:03:27,800 Speaker 1: we're gonna be broadcasting live from the Pro Bowl, right, Yes, yes, 57 00:03:27,919 --> 00:03:31,079 Speaker 1: unless we don't. I'm sure. I'm sure that's in the budget, 58 00:03:31,320 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: unless it's not. So before we get to the games 59 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,880 Speaker 1: on hand, let's look back and see what happened back 60 00:03:36,920 --> 00:03:39,680 Speaker 1: in Week seventeen. Before you look ahead, you gotta look back, 61 00:03:40,120 --> 00:03:42,840 Speaker 1: learned from me mistakes, and never make them again. So 62 00:03:43,000 --> 00:03:46,680 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, I've been saying all year, at some point, 63 00:03:46,760 --> 00:03:48,720 Speaker 1: the ship's gonna hit the fan. I've been winning way 64 00:03:48,760 --> 00:03:52,160 Speaker 1: too many bets here, and it happened in Week seventeen. 65 00:03:52,880 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: It was a debacle for yours, truly here. Everything I 66 00:03:57,640 --> 00:03:59,920 Speaker 1: thought was going to happen didn't happen. Guys that I 67 00:04:00,080 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: expected to play or play well didn't play well or 68 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:06,720 Speaker 1: got hurt. It was a total crap fest. I lost 69 00:04:06,760 --> 00:04:10,080 Speaker 1: a couple of games on bad beats, and that's what happens. 70 00:04:10,120 --> 00:04:12,840 Speaker 1: And so five there were fifteen games. They're supposed to 71 00:04:12,840 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: be sixteen games. Obviously the story in Buffalo and Cincinnati 72 00:04:16,720 --> 00:04:20,760 Speaker 1: that game was not played. But the fifteen games, I 73 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,920 Speaker 1: want five and ten Danny five and ten against the spread. 74 00:04:25,320 --> 00:04:29,839 Speaker 1: That's any like performance. God, that blows man. I suck 75 00:04:30,400 --> 00:04:33,320 Speaker 1: five and ten, three thirty three winning percentage half the 76 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:37,159 Speaker 1: Sign of the Devil. The Penny beat Me had eight wins, 77 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:40,000 Speaker 1: but only one game above five. Eight and seven for 78 00:04:40,040 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 1: the Penny. That is now back to back winning weeks 79 00:04:43,160 --> 00:04:45,320 Speaker 1: for the Penny, and three out of the last four 80 00:04:45,360 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: weeks the Pennies had a winning record, and this is 81 00:04:48,200 --> 00:04:54,920 Speaker 1: my first losing week I believe all actually since Week two, 82 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:58,120 Speaker 1: so I've had two losing weekends overall, Week two and 83 00:04:58,200 --> 00:05:04,640 Speaker 1: Week seventeen, and so overall overall my record a hundred 84 00:05:04,720 --> 00:05:08,240 Speaker 1: forty five wins, hundred four losses to five eighty two 85 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:10,240 Speaker 1: winning percent so I'm still within the margin of making 86 00:05:10,240 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 1: money the penny hundred wins, hundred and thirty losses and 87 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:19,479 Speaker 1: four ties, that's a four eighty two winning percentage. Just 88 00:05:19,520 --> 00:05:21,680 Speaker 1: to recap a couple of things. In Week seventeen, I 89 00:05:21,720 --> 00:05:24,840 Speaker 1: mentioned I had some bad beats. The Patriots gave up 90 00:05:24,880 --> 00:05:28,320 Speaker 1: a touchdown with a minute four left in the in 91 00:05:28,360 --> 00:05:31,120 Speaker 1: the in the g D game on the clock, they 92 00:05:31,240 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 1: lost the bet by a half point on the spread, 93 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:39,800 Speaker 1: and just brutal Carolina was up fourteen nothing early in Tampa. 94 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: They had a lead fourth quarter, end up losing by 95 00:05:44,920 --> 00:05:49,080 Speaker 1: six and they were three point underdogs, which seems hard 96 00:05:49,120 --> 00:05:52,880 Speaker 1: to do, but Sam Donald puked it up the Bears. 97 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:55,279 Speaker 1: That was not a close game, but they led after 98 00:05:55,320 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: the first quarter, and then Justin Fields got dinged up 99 00:05:59,080 --> 00:06:01,800 Speaker 1: and from that point from the time Justin Fields got hurt. 100 00:06:01,839 --> 00:06:04,839 Speaker 1: To the end of the game, Chicago was outscored thirty 101 00:06:04,920 --> 00:06:10,760 Speaker 1: four nothing by the Lions. I had some some investment 102 00:06:10,760 --> 00:06:13,839 Speaker 1: in the Colts. Nick Foles got hurt on the snow 103 00:06:13,920 --> 00:06:19,040 Speaker 1: Angel Sack uh covon Thip Thibodeau, and that did in 104 00:06:19,080 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: the the Colts. Mike White stunk for the Jets, he 105 00:06:22,880 --> 00:06:26,560 Speaker 1: got hurt. Carson Wentz garbage for the Commanders. I go 106 00:06:26,560 --> 00:06:28,719 Speaker 1: on and on um anyway, so it was it not 107 00:06:28,800 --> 00:06:30,960 Speaker 1: a great weekend for We made a good call on 108 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:34,160 Speaker 1: stid Um though. Remember how I told you really spinning 109 00:06:34,160 --> 00:06:37,760 Speaker 1: the ball in McDaniel's system. Yeah, he looked great. That 110 00:06:37,839 --> 00:06:40,000 Speaker 1: was That was one I didn't have to sweat. Even 111 00:06:40,040 --> 00:06:42,440 Speaker 1: though the Raiders lost the game, they were right there 112 00:06:42,560 --> 00:06:45,039 Speaker 1: neck and neck, and they were they were leading the game, 113 00:06:45,040 --> 00:06:47,080 Speaker 1: playing very well. And I guess the number one defense 114 00:06:47,080 --> 00:06:48,960 Speaker 1: in the NFL. All right, let's get to it. Here 115 00:06:49,000 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: we go, final full weekend for twenty two slash three. 116 00:06:54,000 --> 00:06:56,760 Speaker 1: We'll have to wait till next year for the full Monty, 117 00:06:56,800 --> 00:06:59,120 Speaker 1: but here is week A team Remember sports handicapping for 118 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: the regular guy Wench The Numbers spent a lot of 119 00:07:01,839 --> 00:07:04,800 Speaker 1: time looking over these games. Home team is heads. Road 120 00:07:04,839 --> 00:07:07,800 Speaker 1: team is tales. The penny does not speak, so representing 121 00:07:07,800 --> 00:07:12,040 Speaker 1: the penny, that would be Danny G. Radio, Daddy or 122 00:07:12,160 --> 00:07:14,840 Speaker 1: Daddy G Radio as we're calling him. Now. All right, 123 00:07:14,920 --> 00:07:18,840 Speaker 1: here we go Kansas City thirteen and three at Las 124 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:22,920 Speaker 1: Vegas six and ten, This game kicking off Saturday afternoon, 125 00:07:23,040 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: the final game for Danny G's Raiders this season. Yeah, 126 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,520 Speaker 1: I got got flexed. The Chiefs opened up a ten 127 00:07:31,560 --> 00:07:33,560 Speaker 1: point favorite. The line on this is nine and a 128 00:07:33,600 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: half Chiefs favored by the public, almost se of the 129 00:07:38,880 --> 00:07:42,040 Speaker 1: handle in favor of Kansas City at Allegian Stadium, the 130 00:07:42,040 --> 00:07:44,560 Speaker 1: house Danny G visited a couple of weeks ago. The 131 00:07:44,720 --> 00:07:48,080 Speaker 1: Chiefs one in ten against the spread, their last ten 132 00:07:48,120 --> 00:07:51,160 Speaker 1: against the a f C. They've been miserable owen seven 133 00:07:51,200 --> 00:07:54,640 Speaker 1: on the road their last seven against conference rivals, and 134 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,240 Speaker 1: the Raiders have been very good as an underdog, although 135 00:07:57,320 --> 00:08:00,880 Speaker 1: most of that with different players who are not currently 136 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 1: playing for the Silver and Black. But I'm gonna take 137 00:08:03,040 --> 00:08:06,520 Speaker 1: the Raiders in this game. I was a little concerned, 138 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:09,120 Speaker 1: Danny I saw Jared stidn't miss some time and practice 139 00:08:09,160 --> 00:08:12,040 Speaker 1: this week. We believe he's going to play. He better play. 140 00:08:12,080 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: He got off to a blazing start against the Niners 141 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: last week. Just mentioned that three sixty five yards, three 142 00:08:17,320 --> 00:08:20,400 Speaker 1: touchdowns against the supposed number one defense in the NFL. 143 00:08:20,640 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 1: He did have the two interceptions. This is it the Stidhum. 144 00:08:25,000 --> 00:08:27,600 Speaker 1: You realize what's on the line in this game. If 145 00:08:27,640 --> 00:08:29,920 Speaker 1: he goes out there and has three more touchdowns and 146 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:33,880 Speaker 1: passes for three yards and looks great against the Chiefs, 147 00:08:34,720 --> 00:08:37,240 Speaker 1: all of a sudden, the Raiders have to say, wait 148 00:08:37,240 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: a minute, what do we do next year? Do we 149 00:08:39,000 --> 00:08:41,079 Speaker 1: allow this guy to have a legitimate chance to win 150 00:08:41,120 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: the starting job? I mean that that's that's what's on 151 00:08:44,679 --> 00:08:47,520 Speaker 1: the line here for this audition for Stidham. So it's 152 00:08:47,559 --> 00:08:50,680 Speaker 1: a big f and deal for him and the Raiders 153 00:08:51,120 --> 00:08:53,720 Speaker 1: looking to end on a positive note for whatever that's worth. 154 00:08:53,760 --> 00:08:57,280 Speaker 1: The Chiefs have shown a tendency here to not blow 155 00:08:57,320 --> 00:09:00,840 Speaker 1: the doors off opponents that yet think they're gonna blow 156 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:05,360 Speaker 1: the doors off here. I'm I might be crazy on this, Danny, 157 00:09:05,400 --> 00:09:07,120 Speaker 1: but I actually like the Raiders a lot. Getting that 158 00:09:07,160 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: many points, almost double digits, So I'm gonna take the 159 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:13,560 Speaker 1: Raiders with the points, Chiefs will win the game. Raiders 160 00:09:14,080 --> 00:09:17,720 Speaker 1: win the bet, Chiefs seven, and the Raiders twenty four 161 00:09:17,880 --> 00:09:26,439 Speaker 1: the final and the Penny lands on Heads agrees with you, 162 00:09:26,480 --> 00:09:29,000 Speaker 1: going with Las Vegas. All right, Now, keep in mind 163 00:09:29,000 --> 00:09:32,000 Speaker 1: this is the hardest week in the NFL. The handicapped 164 00:09:32,080 --> 00:09:35,360 Speaker 1: Danny because you don't know the motivation. Now this next game, 165 00:09:35,440 --> 00:09:39,800 Speaker 1: you do know the motivation. Tennessee seven and nine, you're 166 00:09:39,840 --> 00:09:43,360 Speaker 1: the only ten I see at Jacksonville eight and eight, 167 00:09:43,960 --> 00:09:49,560 Speaker 1: and this game being played in Jacksonville, and the Jaguars 168 00:09:50,360 --> 00:09:52,600 Speaker 1: opened up a six and a half point favorite. They're 169 00:09:52,600 --> 00:09:56,040 Speaker 1: favored by six. What kind of bizarro world is this 170 00:09:56,080 --> 00:09:59,600 Speaker 1: where Jacksonville's favored by six points in a key game 171 00:09:59,679 --> 00:10:01,480 Speaker 1: to make the playoffs. But that's the story. At t 172 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:05,360 Speaker 1: I a a bank field as temperatures in the sixties 173 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:07,480 Speaker 1: that kick off her Titans and won eleven of the 174 00:10:07,520 --> 00:10:10,720 Speaker 1: last fourteen meetings. Mike Rabel has been so good as 175 00:10:10,720 --> 00:10:14,480 Speaker 1: an underdog. We give the stat all the time. Great 176 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:17,360 Speaker 1: record one and nine as an underdog with three or 177 00:10:17,400 --> 00:10:19,680 Speaker 1: more points. And I'm gonna take the Titans in this game. 178 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:24,000 Speaker 1: Joshua Dobbs making his second start. I learned a little 179 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:26,040 Speaker 1: bit about him this week. He played against the Cowboys 180 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:29,760 Speaker 1: and it was okay. He wasn't great. He's okay in 181 00:10:30,120 --> 00:10:33,280 Speaker 1: that game. Uh, the Cowboys ended up covering the spread. 182 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,439 Speaker 1: But Dobbs isn't He's got an aerospace degree. He was 183 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 1: an intern at NASA. So that's all kind of interesting crap. 184 00:10:39,760 --> 00:10:42,040 Speaker 1: And it's the a f C championship game. These teams 185 00:10:42,040 --> 00:10:46,280 Speaker 1: played back in Week fourteen. Jacksonville won that game thirty two, 186 00:10:46,400 --> 00:10:50,520 Speaker 1: but that game misleading. Jacksonville scored twenty of their thirty 187 00:10:50,559 --> 00:10:55,800 Speaker 1: six points directly off turnovers from Tennessee. The Titans very 188 00:10:55,800 --> 00:10:58,320 Speaker 1: generous in that game. They were in the holiday spirit. 189 00:10:58,600 --> 00:11:01,199 Speaker 1: They gave They gave the ball away four times. Derrick 190 00:11:01,280 --> 00:11:06,000 Speaker 1: Henry had two fumbles, and certainly expect a cleaner game here. 191 00:11:06,040 --> 00:11:10,600 Speaker 1: Despite Dobbs not having much experience, Tennessee will be able 192 00:11:10,640 --> 00:11:14,480 Speaker 1: to move the ball. Henry average seven yards per carry 193 00:11:14,520 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 1: against Jacksonville the last time out. I know some new 194 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: players in the lineup. Things are a little different than 195 00:11:20,200 --> 00:11:22,920 Speaker 1: they were back then, but the choke factor is very big. 196 00:11:23,440 --> 00:11:29,280 Speaker 1: I don't completely trust Jacksonville. They've looked great lately. I'm 197 00:11:29,320 --> 00:11:32,000 Speaker 1: not sold that's legit. This should be a nip and 198 00:11:32,040 --> 00:11:36,240 Speaker 1: tuck game. Even with the backup backup quarterback third stringer 199 00:11:36,280 --> 00:11:40,679 Speaker 1: plan for the Titans. Remember the Titans in this game Tennessee. 200 00:11:41,840 --> 00:11:50,480 Speaker 1: They win the game Jacksonville the final and the Penny 201 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:53,480 Speaker 1: says that it looks like Trevor Lawrence is going to 202 00:11:53,559 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: be the one who looks like an astronaut going with 203 00:11:56,760 --> 00:11:59,880 Speaker 1: the Jags. Well, the NFL would like that because I 204 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:02,520 Speaker 1: was talking to I was actually texting. I don't talk 205 00:12:02,520 --> 00:12:04,440 Speaker 1: to anybody's you know, Danny, but I was texting somebody, 206 00:12:04,480 --> 00:12:06,720 Speaker 1: and they were like, oh yeah. The NFL, they they're 207 00:12:06,760 --> 00:12:09,520 Speaker 1: ready to hype up Lawrence next year that Jacksonville is 208 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:11,680 Speaker 1: gonna be one of those teams that gets those extra 209 00:12:12,160 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: prime time games. You know how they've been doing it 210 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 1: with the Chargers where they're trying to hype up Justin 211 00:12:15,960 --> 00:12:20,080 Speaker 1: Herbert and building up the mythology of Herbert. Will keep 212 00:12:20,080 --> 00:12:22,199 Speaker 1: an eye on Jacksonville next year, especially if they win 213 00:12:22,240 --> 00:12:26,559 Speaker 1: this game. Watch out. All right, Let's get to the 214 00:12:26,600 --> 00:12:31,000 Speaker 1: Sunday card. The New York Jets wicked bad in the year. 215 00:12:31,200 --> 00:12:34,079 Speaker 1: At seven and nine. They are at Miami eight and eight. 216 00:12:34,120 --> 00:12:36,800 Speaker 1: It's on Fox. Joe Davis and Darryl Johnson have a 217 00:12:36,840 --> 00:12:40,560 Speaker 1: call on Fox and the Jets. This game opened up 218 00:12:40,559 --> 00:12:44,360 Speaker 1: Dolphins by four. Jets are actually favored in this game 219 00:12:44,720 --> 00:12:48,959 Speaker 1: by one. Hello at hard Rock Stadium, temperatures in the 220 00:12:49,040 --> 00:12:54,640 Speaker 1: high seventies at kickoff, and the reason the Jets are 221 00:12:54,720 --> 00:12:58,000 Speaker 1: favorite because of the injury situation with the Dolphins. But 222 00:12:58,040 --> 00:13:00,640 Speaker 1: the Jets two and five against the spread their last seven, 223 00:13:01,160 --> 00:13:03,640 Speaker 1: they've been a miserable team going back several years when 224 00:13:03,640 --> 00:13:06,400 Speaker 1: they've had to travel more than a thousand yards, more 225 00:13:06,440 --> 00:13:08,480 Speaker 1: than a thousand miles. Thousand yards, I think they'll be 226 00:13:08,480 --> 00:13:11,679 Speaker 1: all right. Thousand miles probably not so much. But anyway, 227 00:13:11,720 --> 00:13:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm gonna take the Dolphins in this game. There's two 228 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: main reasons here. Let me tell you my my logic 229 00:13:16,280 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: behind this is how I came up with this as 230 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:21,280 Speaker 1: I dissected this game. So the Dolphins, there's two reasons. 231 00:13:21,320 --> 00:13:24,960 Speaker 1: Like Miami, they still have a shot at the playoffs 232 00:13:25,000 --> 00:13:28,360 Speaker 1: even with their backup Skyler Thompson. I'm not sitting here 233 00:13:28,400 --> 00:13:30,520 Speaker 1: saying Skylar Thompson is good. I don't think he is 234 00:13:31,000 --> 00:13:34,000 Speaker 1: nors Mike Glenn in the draft, who they just signed 235 00:13:34,080 --> 00:13:38,319 Speaker 1: with that long neck as the the emergency quarterback. But 236 00:13:38,600 --> 00:13:41,440 Speaker 1: this is a vote of no confidence for Gang Green 237 00:13:41,520 --> 00:13:45,000 Speaker 1: the Jets. Mike White poop the bed in Seattle. He 238 00:13:45,080 --> 00:13:47,720 Speaker 1: had no control over his passes. I don't think that 239 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:51,520 Speaker 1: changes much here. This has Debacco written all over it. 240 00:13:51,679 --> 00:13:55,000 Speaker 1: We would not be shocked if this Jets team just 241 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:58,559 Speaker 1: goes through the motions and and plays safe and not 242 00:13:58,640 --> 00:14:00,400 Speaker 1: to get hurt. You know, I hear that a lot. 243 00:14:00,440 --> 00:14:02,319 Speaker 1: We've worked with a lot of NFL guys over the years, 244 00:14:02,320 --> 00:14:04,679 Speaker 1: and they always, they often have said, in week eighteen 245 00:14:04,760 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 1: or it used to be week seventeen, just be week sixteen. 246 00:14:07,720 --> 00:14:11,680 Speaker 1: But the main goal when you're not making the playoffs 247 00:14:11,760 --> 00:14:13,200 Speaker 1: is to not get hurt because you want to go 248 00:14:13,200 --> 00:14:15,680 Speaker 1: on vacation. You don't want to have to rehab when 249 00:14:15,720 --> 00:14:17,720 Speaker 1: you're when you're in the off season, and if you 250 00:14:17,720 --> 00:14:21,680 Speaker 1: get hurt in week seventeen or week eighteen, you gotta rehab. Anyway, 251 00:14:21,720 --> 00:14:23,840 Speaker 1: it's gonna be an ugly game. Dolphins will end up 252 00:14:23,840 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: winning it nineteen ten, Miami in the win column, l 253 00:14:28,480 --> 00:14:36,240 Speaker 1: end up nine and eight in the regular season, and 254 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:39,320 Speaker 1: the penny goes again in the other direction, going with 255 00:14:39,400 --> 00:14:42,760 Speaker 1: the J T J E T S suck sucks suck, 256 00:14:43,320 --> 00:14:44,720 Speaker 1: all right. See, it would have been better if you 257 00:14:44,840 --> 00:14:46,440 Speaker 1: misspelled it. Then we could have used that as a 258 00:14:46,520 --> 00:14:53,880 Speaker 1: drop Dandy almost gonna j U c K sucks b 259 00:14:54,160 --> 00:14:58,080 Speaker 1: B L O W blow. All right, uh, all right, 260 00:14:58,120 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: next up Cleveland. Hello, seven and nine at Pittsburgh. And 261 00:15:03,840 --> 00:15:09,080 Speaker 1: they come into this game with a miserable record themselves. 262 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:14,000 Speaker 1: They are a game better than Cleveland. The Steelers opened 263 00:15:14,080 --> 00:15:16,760 Speaker 1: up a one and a half point favorite. They're favored 264 00:15:16,840 --> 00:15:21,320 Speaker 1: by two and a half in this game. And uh 265 00:15:21,480 --> 00:15:24,280 Speaker 1: the slight lean on the money to the Browns at 266 00:15:24,520 --> 00:15:28,320 Speaker 1: the stadium formerly known as Heinz Field, temperatures in the 267 00:15:28,360 --> 00:15:32,520 Speaker 1: thirties and cloudy at kickoff in the Berg. And I'm 268 00:15:32,520 --> 00:15:34,200 Speaker 1: gonna take the Steelers in this game now when you 269 00:15:34,280 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: boil things down. Kenny Pickett has been captain come back, 270 00:15:38,600 --> 00:15:41,000 Speaker 1: Captain clutch every want to say it, but he's also 271 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: been crummy for seventy of these recent Steeler games. And 272 00:15:44,880 --> 00:15:48,520 Speaker 1: then he's been, you know, been amazing late in the game, 273 00:15:48,640 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 1: these these drives against Baltimore and your Raiders. Sorry Danny 274 00:15:52,440 --> 00:15:55,400 Speaker 1: the week before, but living on a wing and a prayer, 275 00:15:56,240 --> 00:15:58,120 Speaker 1: and I expect much of the same in this game. 276 00:15:58,120 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 1: There's gonna be a close game, and then the Steelers 277 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 1: should be able to actually have more success on the 278 00:16:02,720 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 1: ground with Nag Harris against a very suspect Cleveland run defense. 279 00:16:06,720 --> 00:16:10,480 Speaker 1: In the passing game, Deshaun Watson had a had a 280 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 1: big game the creepy quarterback last week against Washington. However, 281 00:16:16,280 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: that was more of a byproduct of the secondary for 282 00:16:20,680 --> 00:16:23,600 Speaker 1: the Commanders being dinged up. I don't I don't think 283 00:16:23,600 --> 00:16:26,240 Speaker 1: we'll see the similar result here. T J. Watt will 284 00:16:26,240 --> 00:16:30,360 Speaker 1: be in the face of Watson early and often, but 285 00:16:30,520 --> 00:16:34,120 Speaker 1: this will be another nail biter. And the fact that 286 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:38,520 Speaker 1: you're getting over you're getting two and a half. So 287 00:16:38,800 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: if the number was three, I would likely go the other. 288 00:16:41,960 --> 00:16:43,640 Speaker 1: I think that's how close this game is. I think 289 00:16:43,640 --> 00:16:45,720 Speaker 1: it comes down to the field. I think Pittsburgh. I 290 00:16:45,720 --> 00:16:49,120 Speaker 1: believe Pittsburgh the better team here, and you will have 291 00:16:49,160 --> 00:16:51,560 Speaker 1: a mix of Cleveland guys that are not gonna be 292 00:16:51,560 --> 00:16:54,320 Speaker 1: playing with pride. They'll be like worried about going on vacation. 293 00:16:54,400 --> 00:17:05,080 Speaker 1: So Steelers sixteen and the Browns thirteen. The final penny 294 00:17:05,160 --> 00:17:09,119 Speaker 1: fittingly lands on tails where the poop color Brown's helmet 295 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:14,119 Speaker 1: comes from. Going with Cleveland alright, Cleveland is the team 296 00:17:14,200 --> 00:17:17,199 Speaker 1: next up Houston to and one boy. This is a 297 00:17:17,200 --> 00:17:21,320 Speaker 1: game designed for the penny to and one Houston at 298 00:17:21,400 --> 00:17:25,679 Speaker 1: Indianapolis four eleven and one. It's on CBS Game of 299 00:17:25,720 --> 00:17:29,919 Speaker 1: the Week. Ye oh yeah, who's gonna be watching this? 300 00:17:30,160 --> 00:17:32,280 Speaker 1: And it with Spirodidas and Jay Feel you have the 301 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:34,520 Speaker 1: call over there on CBS. The Colts opened at two 302 00:17:34,520 --> 00:17:36,840 Speaker 1: and a half point favorite, and they are favored by 303 00:17:36,880 --> 00:17:39,560 Speaker 1: two and a half. Still, the money's pretty even on 304 00:17:39,560 --> 00:17:42,240 Speaker 1: this game. Both teams would be better off long term 305 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:48,280 Speaker 1: by losing at Lucas Oil Stadium a dome. And I'm 306 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:49,840 Speaker 1: not going to give you any kind of numbers on 307 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:52,879 Speaker 1: this because across the board the numbers are irrelevant. I'm 308 00:17:52,880 --> 00:17:55,280 Speaker 1: gonna take the Texans in this game. This is a game, 309 00:17:55,320 --> 00:17:58,440 Speaker 1: as we said, design for the penny, not for me. 310 00:17:58,760 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 1: Both these teams as will be better off higher draft picks. 311 00:18:02,160 --> 00:18:04,240 Speaker 1: Houston can wrap up the number one pick. They'll screw 312 00:18:04,280 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: themselves over though they will end up blowing the number 313 00:18:07,440 --> 00:18:09,440 Speaker 1: one pick. The Bears will get the number one pick, 314 00:18:09,640 --> 00:18:11,840 Speaker 1: and then Lovey Smith will end up losing his job. 315 00:18:12,320 --> 00:18:14,639 Speaker 1: The main reason I like the Texans is because Sam 316 00:18:14,640 --> 00:18:16,640 Speaker 1: Ellinger is going to start for the Colts and I've 317 00:18:16,680 --> 00:18:19,639 Speaker 1: seen this guy and he stinks. And Davis Mills should 318 00:18:19,680 --> 00:18:21,800 Speaker 1: be able to use the play action. The Colts can't 319 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:24,880 Speaker 1: stop the run. The play actions should open things up, 320 00:18:25,080 --> 00:18:27,479 Speaker 1: but who are we kidding? This game is gonna be 321 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:37,120 Speaker 1: unly the capital you Texans. It's twenty and the Colts ten. 322 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:42,720 Speaker 1: The final. There goes the number one pick. Congratulations Chicago. Yea, 323 00:18:48,520 --> 00:18:52,800 Speaker 1: the penny lands on heads going with the Colts. Alright, Colts, 324 00:18:52,840 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: it is next up Tampa Bay at Atlanta. It's on 325 00:18:57,280 --> 00:18:59,720 Speaker 1: Fox with Adam Amine and Mark Slabor. They have the 326 00:18:59,760 --> 00:19:03,480 Speaker 1: call All and Bucks come in eight and eight, Atlanta 327 00:19:03,560 --> 00:19:06,440 Speaker 1: six and ten. Falcons favored by four. This game open 328 00:19:06,480 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: to pick him. Everyone's like, why is Atlanta favored by four? 329 00:19:09,080 --> 00:19:14,320 Speaker 1: I'll tell you because the gambling market they understand that 330 00:19:14,400 --> 00:19:16,920 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay is not going to play their starters. Todd 331 00:19:16,920 --> 00:19:19,600 Speaker 1: Bowles said He's going to play as starters, but the 332 00:19:19,600 --> 00:19:23,200 Speaker 1: the insiders say that's not the case. Falcons. My I'm 333 00:19:23,240 --> 00:19:26,600 Speaker 1: taking the Falcons because I would rather have my money 334 00:19:26,600 --> 00:19:31,600 Speaker 1: on the starters for Atlanta then the backups Blaine Gabbard 335 00:19:31,920 --> 00:19:36,400 Speaker 1: and Kyle Trask and those guys for the Tampa Buccaneers. 336 00:19:36,520 --> 00:19:38,399 Speaker 1: But Brady'll like the start this game. You'll play a 337 00:19:38,400 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: couple of series and then that's it. And even when 338 00:19:40,720 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: he's in there, you'll talk about a very conservative vanilla offense. 339 00:19:44,520 --> 00:19:49,560 Speaker 1: Falcons twenty seven bucks seventeen. I must be I must 340 00:19:49,600 --> 00:19:58,800 Speaker 1: be high. Yeah, an he going the other way again, 341 00:19:58,920 --> 00:20:03,440 Speaker 1: taking the bucks. All right? Next up Carolina at Orlans. 342 00:20:03,600 --> 00:20:08,760 Speaker 1: It's on Fox with Jason Bennetti and Fox Sports Radios 343 00:20:08,880 --> 00:20:12,760 Speaker 1: Brady Quinn. They will have the call there. Yeah, well 344 00:20:12,920 --> 00:20:15,600 Speaker 1: on the Fox box that rocks. The Saints open a 345 00:20:15,640 --> 00:20:18,520 Speaker 1: three point favorite at the Superdome. They are favored by 346 00:20:18,560 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: three and a half. And I actually like Carolina. Both 347 00:20:21,600 --> 00:20:23,320 Speaker 1: these teams not going to the place, but I'm gonna 348 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,480 Speaker 1: take Caroline. Actually have a strong opinion on this game, 349 00:20:26,160 --> 00:20:30,160 Speaker 1: which makes no sense, but uh, styles make fights. Carolina 350 00:20:30,200 --> 00:20:32,440 Speaker 1: matches up very well with the Orleans and the Panthers 351 00:20:32,960 --> 00:20:38,480 Speaker 1: should be able to box up Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill, 352 00:20:38,640 --> 00:20:42,880 Speaker 1: forcing Andy Dalton to throw and that is a recipe 353 00:20:42,920 --> 00:20:47,000 Speaker 1: for despair. Also, the Panthers offense, they are able to 354 00:20:47,040 --> 00:20:48,919 Speaker 1: move the ball on the ground here. The Saints have 355 00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:52,720 Speaker 1: shown some weak spots on that run defense, so Deonte 356 00:20:52,840 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 1: Foreman and Cuba Hubbard. Uh, those two guys should be 357 00:20:57,080 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 1: able to move the ball, it's gonna be closed. But 358 00:20:59,119 --> 00:21:00,960 Speaker 1: the Saints should not be favored by more than a 359 00:21:01,040 --> 00:21:05,280 Speaker 1: field goal. So I'll take the Panthers and the Saints 360 00:21:05,359 --> 00:21:08,399 Speaker 1: twenty three as Carolina ends the year on a winning 361 00:21:08,440 --> 00:21:16,200 Speaker 1: note and the Penny go in the other direction again. 362 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:19,280 Speaker 1: What a battle so far this week, taking the as 363 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:22,480 Speaker 1: a lot of disagreement, A lot of disagreement, all right. 364 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:26,360 Speaker 1: So this next game is up in the air. It's 365 00:21:26,400 --> 00:21:29,680 Speaker 1: New England eight and eight at Buffalo twelve and three. 366 00:21:29,720 --> 00:21:33,840 Speaker 1: It's on CBS with Jim Nance and Tony Romo. The 367 00:21:34,040 --> 00:21:37,080 Speaker 1: Bill's favored in this game. They opened up a tenant 368 00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:39,240 Speaker 1: a point favorite. They're favored by six and a half. 369 00:21:39,760 --> 00:21:42,040 Speaker 1: At the time we are recording Venni versus the Penny, 370 00:21:42,080 --> 00:21:44,080 Speaker 1: it is green light go. This game will be played. 371 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:47,479 Speaker 1: That is obviously something that could change, but at this moment, 372 00:21:47,640 --> 00:21:49,840 Speaker 1: as we're talking right now, this game will be played 373 00:21:49,960 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 1: at High March Stadium in Buffalo, temperatures in the twenties 374 00:21:53,000 --> 00:21:55,399 Speaker 1: that kick off. It is a must win game for 375 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,119 Speaker 1: the Patriots, and the Patriots have not done well against 376 00:21:59,200 --> 00:22:02,320 Speaker 1: running quarterback acts. And obviously this story here is what 377 00:22:02,400 --> 00:22:06,679 Speaker 1: happens with Buffalo and the game Monday night postponed because 378 00:22:06,800 --> 00:22:11,439 Speaker 1: Damar Hamlin was injured in Cincinnati hospital and all that 379 00:22:11,560 --> 00:22:16,920 Speaker 1: just a horrible, horrible situation. And this is a a 380 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:19,479 Speaker 1: mind bendor to handicap. I'm gonna take the Patriots. Now, 381 00:22:19,480 --> 00:22:22,040 Speaker 1: this is gonna go one of two ways here, uh 382 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:26,840 Speaker 1: this game. Either Buffalo comes out flat, emotionally spent, just 383 00:22:26,920 --> 00:22:28,760 Speaker 1: not wanting to play the game, and they come out 384 00:22:28,800 --> 00:22:33,679 Speaker 1: like zombies, and the Patriots win this game either comfortably 385 00:22:33,880 --> 00:22:36,960 Speaker 1: or that they end up winning the game outright, does 386 00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:40,439 Speaker 1: Josh Allen rally trips? The other scenario is that the 387 00:22:40,520 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: Bills rally around their falling teammate Damar Hamlin, and they 388 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:50,240 Speaker 1: stampede the Buffalo Rome past the Patriots. And if if 389 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,199 Speaker 1: all things were equal, you would take Buffalo and they 390 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,600 Speaker 1: would win this game by a wide margin. But all 391 00:22:54,640 --> 00:22:59,120 Speaker 1: things are not equal here. Uh and and so I'm 392 00:22:59,119 --> 00:23:01,240 Speaker 1: gonna take the page. I don't think Buffalo they play 393 00:23:01,280 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 1: this game. I don't think Buffalo's got much in it. 394 00:23:02,920 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: So I'll take the Patriots twenty and the Bills seventeen. 395 00:23:10,080 --> 00:23:13,280 Speaker 1: And the penny says the Bills are gonna storm out 396 00:23:13,359 --> 00:23:18,159 Speaker 1: like the Sabers and win it for Hamlin. All right, 397 00:23:18,200 --> 00:23:22,040 Speaker 1: let's get back to it here and the next game up. 398 00:23:22,359 --> 00:23:25,760 Speaker 1: Next game up for US Baltimore ten and six at 399 00:23:25,800 --> 00:23:31,239 Speaker 1: Cincinnati eleven and four. The Bengals another one of these 400 00:23:31,280 --> 00:23:34,840 Speaker 1: teams affected by obviously what happened in Monday Night Monday 401 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: Night Football, and the Bengals game postponed against Buffalo on 402 00:23:39,359 --> 00:23:41,680 Speaker 1: Monday Night. The Bengals opened up a six and ap 403 00:23:41,720 --> 00:23:45,120 Speaker 1: point favorite. They're favored by seven in this game at 404 00:23:45,480 --> 00:23:50,240 Speaker 1: ay Core Stadium in the Natty, mostly cloudy temperatures in 405 00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,880 Speaker 1: the thirties that kick off. I'm gonna take the Ravens 406 00:23:52,880 --> 00:23:54,879 Speaker 1: in this game. And here's why Joe Burrow has been 407 00:23:54,880 --> 00:23:57,320 Speaker 1: playing grade. He's been painting the Mona Lisa on a 408 00:23:57,359 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: weekly basis. The Ravens off will not be able to 409 00:24:02,119 --> 00:24:05,760 Speaker 1: keep up in a shootout situation. Lamar Jackson still not playing, 410 00:24:05,840 --> 00:24:09,640 Speaker 1: malingering with that knee injury, not practicing, not gonna play here. 411 00:24:10,000 --> 00:24:14,720 Speaker 1: Tyler Huntley the backup quarterback who's not particularly good. He's 412 00:24:14,760 --> 00:24:17,080 Speaker 1: got a messed up risk. So this could be Anthony Brown, 413 00:24:17,200 --> 00:24:22,919 Speaker 1: the third string guy for Baltimore. But the Ravens the 414 00:24:22,920 --> 00:24:25,560 Speaker 1: style of way play, the ground out games they run 415 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:29,639 Speaker 1: the ball. I mean considering that Cincinnati is also in 416 00:24:29,680 --> 00:24:33,719 Speaker 1: this weird twilight zone situation because they were on the 417 00:24:33,760 --> 00:24:36,680 Speaker 1: other side in the game against Buffalo, and Tee Higgins 418 00:24:36,760 --> 00:24:39,800 Speaker 1: is the guy that was tackled by Tamar Hamlin when 419 00:24:39,800 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: the fluke a situation happened with the cardiac arrest and 420 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,679 Speaker 1: all that, so I'm not sure how they're going to 421 00:24:46,720 --> 00:24:50,600 Speaker 1: respond either. I do expect the distraction due to play 422 00:24:50,640 --> 00:24:53,880 Speaker 1: into this with the Bengals, and it should be enough. 423 00:24:53,880 --> 00:24:55,800 Speaker 1: This is gonna be a close game. These teams played 424 00:24:56,560 --> 00:25:01,240 Speaker 1: earlier this season and Baltimore one nineteen to set and team, 425 00:25:01,280 --> 00:25:05,199 Speaker 1: and I'm not convinced, even with the backup quarterback and 426 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:10,280 Speaker 1: all that, I'm not convinced that there's that much separation 427 00:25:10,359 --> 00:25:13,720 Speaker 1: between the Bengals and Ravens. So I will take the 428 00:25:13,800 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: Bengals to win, but the Ravens to cover that seven 429 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:26,560 Speaker 1: point number. Bengals twenty four, Ravens twenty the final and 430 00:25:26,640 --> 00:25:29,520 Speaker 1: the Penny lands on heads for the third straight time, 431 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:33,720 Speaker 1: taking the Bengals out right, all right, so we uh 432 00:25:33,760 --> 00:25:39,120 Speaker 1: we disagree on that. Next up, Minnesota at Chicago Vikings 433 00:25:39,160 --> 00:25:43,880 Speaker 1: twelve and four, Bears three and thirteen. It's on Fox 434 00:25:43,920 --> 00:25:47,439 Speaker 1: with Kenny Albert and Jonathan Vilma. The Vikings opened up 435 00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:50,840 Speaker 1: a one point road favorite at Soldier Field. They're favorite 436 00:25:50,840 --> 00:25:53,760 Speaker 1: by seven and a half in this game. Holy Canoli 437 00:25:54,359 --> 00:25:56,760 Speaker 1: and most everyone betting on Minnesota, and I am too. 438 00:25:56,760 --> 00:25:59,280 Speaker 1: I'm going with the mob here. I'm taking the Vikings. 439 00:25:59,560 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: The main reason is justin Fields. The only player that 440 00:26:03,200 --> 00:26:05,399 Speaker 1: makes any kind of plays for the Bears is out. 441 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:11,360 Speaker 1: So Nathan Peterman. It's a Peterman special, the point dexter quarterbacks. 442 00:26:11,359 --> 00:26:14,480 Speaker 1: He will be under center for Chicago. Huge advantage obviously 443 00:26:14,520 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: for the Vikings. Now, the thing that scares you a 444 00:26:16,760 --> 00:26:19,400 Speaker 1: little bit, Kirk Cousin is not a great cold weather quarterback, 445 00:26:19,480 --> 00:26:22,000 Speaker 1: not a great quarterback when you're expecting him to dominate. 446 00:26:22,440 --> 00:26:26,480 Speaker 1: It is a Sunday afternoon game. Uh. And here's the 447 00:26:26,520 --> 00:26:30,520 Speaker 1: deal in this, right, Minnesota, they've got something to play 448 00:26:30,600 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: for if the forty Niners lose. But the Niners are 449 00:26:34,240 --> 00:26:36,960 Speaker 1: playing Arizona, and Arizona's playing a bunch of backups, so 450 00:26:37,000 --> 00:26:39,960 Speaker 1: that's very unlikely. So there is a possibility that we 451 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:42,480 Speaker 1: take Minnesota and they play a bunch of backups. But 452 00:26:42,640 --> 00:26:47,600 Speaker 1: even the Viking backups are better than Nathan Peterman and 453 00:26:47,680 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: I'll take the Vikings all day and twice on Sunday, 454 00:26:51,359 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: Minnesota seven and the Bears ten. The final penny lands 455 00:27:02,359 --> 00:27:05,440 Speaker 1: on tail says, I ain't no dummy going with you 456 00:27:05,480 --> 00:27:09,199 Speaker 1: taking the Vikings. Let's get to the late game. So 457 00:27:09,440 --> 00:27:12,480 Speaker 1: that that Cincinnati game, I believe it is an early game. 458 00:27:12,640 --> 00:27:14,760 Speaker 1: There were there was a flip flop situation already talked 459 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:16,840 Speaker 1: about that game. So the late games will start with 460 00:27:16,880 --> 00:27:22,840 Speaker 1: the Giants nine six and one at Philadelphia, and they 461 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:27,639 Speaker 1: come in here thirteen and three, but a couple of 462 00:27:27,680 --> 00:27:30,119 Speaker 1: losses in a row for the Eagles. It's on CBS. 463 00:27:30,200 --> 00:27:32,880 Speaker 1: I an Eagle and Charles Davis have the call. Eagles 464 00:27:32,920 --> 00:27:35,159 Speaker 1: opened up a two point favorite that has gone up 465 00:27:35,240 --> 00:27:39,479 Speaker 1: up by the way, fourteen point favorite now Philadelphia, the 466 00:27:39,560 --> 00:27:43,520 Speaker 1: Giants getting slightly more of the money at Lincoln Financial Field, 467 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:50,000 Speaker 1: Cloudy in thirties seven degrees at kickoff in the Delaware Valley. 468 00:27:50,440 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: And this is one of those games I I went 469 00:27:53,080 --> 00:27:55,560 Speaker 1: back and forth. I wanted to pick the Giants. I 470 00:27:55,600 --> 00:27:58,600 Speaker 1: wanted to take the Giants because of the points, but 471 00:27:58,880 --> 00:28:03,119 Speaker 1: then I realized this week eighteen and you got the 472 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:05,560 Speaker 1: Giants who are gonna have a bunch of guys lollygagging around. 473 00:28:05,600 --> 00:28:07,520 Speaker 1: They were there in the playoffs, are gonna be resting 474 00:28:07,520 --> 00:28:11,440 Speaker 1: a number of starters, and Philadelphia has got to wrap 475 00:28:11,520 --> 00:28:14,320 Speaker 1: up that number one seeds. So there's direct motivation here. 476 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:17,120 Speaker 1: And you always want to go with the team that's 477 00:28:17,119 --> 00:28:20,159 Speaker 1: more motivated than the team that's not motivated. That's just 478 00:28:20,760 --> 00:28:23,720 Speaker 1: common sense one oh one when you bet on these games. 479 00:28:24,359 --> 00:28:27,000 Speaker 1: So I'm taking I can't believe I'm doing I'm taking 480 00:28:27,040 --> 00:28:31,439 Speaker 1: the Eagles minus fourteen minus fourteen, and the Eagles have 481 00:28:31,480 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: been very sloppy of late. They did not show up 482 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,200 Speaker 1: the first half against the Saints last week. Gardner Minshoe 483 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:42,000 Speaker 1: has been in a giving mood. He maybe starting again. 484 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:46,480 Speaker 1: He'll likely play. Jalen Hurts is a possibility at the 485 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:49,040 Speaker 1: time we are doing Benny versus the Penny to play, 486 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: but even if he plays, how much is he gonna play? 487 00:28:51,280 --> 00:28:54,040 Speaker 1: Lane Johnson, the tackle for the Eagles, is still out. 488 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:59,120 Speaker 1: The Giants have nothing to gain here and supposedly everything 489 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:01,520 Speaker 1: to lose, and the whis spers indicate that Brian Dable 490 00:29:01,960 --> 00:29:05,960 Speaker 1: will be showcasing the backup, which means the Giants will 491 00:29:06,000 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 1: be going with Matt Brita. The running back instead of 492 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:14,480 Speaker 1: Sequan Barkley and Tyrod Taylor the quarterback. I load betting 493 00:29:14,560 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: big favorites, but this is the exception of the rules. 494 00:29:17,040 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 1: We said Eagles thirty four, Giants seventeen the final, and 495 00:29:23,000 --> 00:29:30,680 Speaker 1: Philly covers that big number. And the penny has been 496 00:29:30,720 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 1: a big fan of the Eagles this season also taken Philly. Here. 497 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:39,440 Speaker 1: Next up Dallas twelve and four at Washington seven, eight 498 00:29:39,520 --> 00:29:43,760 Speaker 1: and one on Fox with Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen. 499 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:49,000 Speaker 1: The Cowboys opened up a road uh road fit four 500 00:29:49,040 --> 00:29:51,960 Speaker 1: and a half, their favorite by seven now as seven 501 00:29:52,000 --> 00:29:55,040 Speaker 1: point favorite for Dallas. Most people betting on the Cowboys 502 00:29:55,040 --> 00:29:58,960 Speaker 1: in this game. Rain light rain throughout the early part 503 00:29:59,040 --> 00:30:01,520 Speaker 1: of the day there in the Greater DC era and 504 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:07,120 Speaker 1: landover Maryland at FedEx Field, and I want to take 505 00:30:07,200 --> 00:30:10,440 Speaker 1: the Commanders in this game. There's a shocker that Commanders 506 00:30:10,440 --> 00:30:13,520 Speaker 1: and the Cowboys in recent years have been a dreadful 507 00:30:13,600 --> 00:30:18,320 Speaker 1: team in January. It's like flogging a dead pony. The 508 00:30:18,440 --> 00:30:21,600 Speaker 1: Cowboy three and twelve. They've been lifeless against the spread 509 00:30:21,640 --> 00:30:25,320 Speaker 1: their last fifteen January games. Dak Prescotts played very well 510 00:30:25,320 --> 00:30:27,240 Speaker 1: against the Commanders. I don't know how much Dax's gonna 511 00:30:27,280 --> 00:30:30,560 Speaker 1: play in this game. The Commanders. I understand the argument. 512 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,640 Speaker 1: They're playing out the string. They have little motivations. Could 513 00:30:32,640 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: be Ron Rivera's last game, but I expect Mike McCarthy 514 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:39,760 Speaker 1: to pull the starters at least midway through. So you're 515 00:30:39,840 --> 00:30:44,400 Speaker 1: betting on Cowboy backups. Taylor Heineke was supposed to start 516 00:30:44,400 --> 00:30:47,280 Speaker 1: this game for Washington. He tapped out, so the gig 517 00:30:47,400 --> 00:30:50,800 Speaker 1: goes to the Greenhorns. Sam Howell. I don't know what 518 00:30:50,840 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: you're gonna get from samhow All I know is he 519 00:30:52,760 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: can't be much worse than Heineke, and I guarantee he's 520 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:59,160 Speaker 1: gonna be better than Carson Wentz who pooped the bed 521 00:30:59,320 --> 00:31:03,760 Speaker 1: last week. It is possibly get a black effort from Washington, 522 00:31:03,840 --> 00:31:06,719 Speaker 1: but I say they'll they'll duke it out here and 523 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,240 Speaker 1: they will play with some pride. And you're getting this 524 00:31:09,360 --> 00:31:14,920 Speaker 1: many points and Dallas playing their backups. Cowboys will not 525 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:25,520 Speaker 1: cover the number. Dallas the Commanders smelling the roses and 526 00:31:25,600 --> 00:31:29,000 Speaker 1: the penny. He is going with Dallas, alright, So we 527 00:31:29,240 --> 00:31:32,200 Speaker 1: disagree on that one. Next up, Arizona at San Francisco. 528 00:31:32,280 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 1: Arizona four and twelve, San Francisco twelve and four. It's 529 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:42,320 Speaker 1: on Fox FSR Alumni Association Active Dudes paying member Chris 530 00:31:42,360 --> 00:31:47,600 Speaker 1: Myers and Robert Smith have the call. The forty Niners 531 00:31:47,920 --> 00:31:53,440 Speaker 1: opened up a ten and a half point favorite in 532 00:31:53,840 --> 00:31:58,040 Speaker 1: this game. They're favorite by fourteen at Levi's Stadium in 533 00:31:58,080 --> 00:32:01,800 Speaker 1: the Bay in Santa Clara, mostly cloudy. It appears the 534 00:32:01,920 --> 00:32:05,680 Speaker 1: bomb cyclone will stop raining for this game on Sunday. 535 00:32:05,920 --> 00:32:12,760 Speaker 1: And the Arizona Cardinals have been a miserable team of late, 536 00:32:13,080 --> 00:32:15,280 Speaker 1: and they've also been a bad team against good teams. 537 00:32:15,280 --> 00:32:17,720 Speaker 1: Are four and eleven against the spread their last fifteen 538 00:32:17,760 --> 00:32:21,560 Speaker 1: against teams with a winning record. Forty Niners lost last 539 00:32:21,600 --> 00:32:23,880 Speaker 1: week against the number, but there's six and one against 540 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:26,200 Speaker 1: the spread. And this is the second time this is 541 00:32:26,240 --> 00:32:30,000 Speaker 1: a Week eighteen special. Here I'm again gonna bet on 542 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:35,640 Speaker 1: a fourteen point favorite. The of my pick. I'm I 543 00:32:35,440 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 1: I'm going crazy here dating. I'm losing my mind here. 544 00:32:39,720 --> 00:32:42,880 Speaker 1: I just I can't bet on the Cardinals. They're gonna 545 00:32:43,120 --> 00:32:47,640 Speaker 1: start David Blah who blows at quarterback. He's the third 546 00:32:47,640 --> 00:32:51,240 Speaker 1: string quarterback. Trace mcsorley's the backup. He could play. Colt 547 00:32:51,320 --> 00:32:56,400 Speaker 1: McCoy's out. DeAndre Hopkins is out. Several other starters are 548 00:32:56,440 --> 00:33:00,320 Speaker 1: not playing for Arizona. I don't know how the Cardinals 549 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:03,400 Speaker 1: are gonna score more than ten points in this game, 550 00:33:03,720 --> 00:33:06,160 Speaker 1: and they're gonna need a brock Purty turnover to get 551 00:33:06,200 --> 00:33:10,760 Speaker 1: to that ten points. This has a monster mash written 552 00:33:10,800 --> 00:33:14,440 Speaker 1: all over it. And uh, the forty Niners can pretty 553 00:33:14,520 --> 00:33:17,600 Speaker 1: much right their score. Arizona is so bad at this 554 00:33:17,640 --> 00:33:20,800 Speaker 1: point this will be Cliff Kingsbury's last game as Cardinals coach. 555 00:33:21,080 --> 00:33:25,960 Speaker 1: Forty Niners seven and the Cardinals as the bell rings, 556 00:33:26,480 --> 00:33:31,520 Speaker 1: the Cardinals twenty Cardinals seven, So seven to seven, the 557 00:33:31,600 --> 00:33:38,560 Speaker 1: forty Niners with the win, and the penny is living 558 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:43,000 Speaker 1: on the edge, going with the weak Cardinals. That's a dumb, 559 00:33:43,080 --> 00:33:45,560 Speaker 1: dumb pick, alright, even though it's fourteen points. Come on. 560 00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:48,080 Speaker 1: Next up, the l A r i Am is at 561 00:33:48,120 --> 00:33:50,680 Speaker 1: five and eleven. In Seattle comes in at eight and eight. 562 00:33:50,720 --> 00:33:53,800 Speaker 1: It's on Fox. Kevin Coogler and Mark Sanchez have the call. 563 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,920 Speaker 1: Is it a trick or treat for Seattle? They can 564 00:33:56,920 --> 00:33:58,720 Speaker 1: punch their ticket to the playoffs with a win in 565 00:33:58,760 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: this game. Seahawks opened up a three point favorite. They're 566 00:34:02,440 --> 00:34:04,480 Speaker 1: certainly not out of harm's way, but they are favored 567 00:34:04,520 --> 00:34:09,000 Speaker 1: by six and a half in this game and Loomans 568 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: Stadium in Seattle Cloudy in fifty degrees that kick off 569 00:34:12,560 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 1: the Rams one four and two against the spread on 570 00:34:16,480 --> 00:34:19,319 Speaker 1: the road with Seawan McVeigh this season, I don't take 571 00:34:19,440 --> 00:34:21,320 Speaker 1: l a in this game. There's a lot of pressure 572 00:34:21,360 --> 00:34:26,279 Speaker 1: on the line for Seattle. Their defense el stinko, he 573 00:34:26,600 --> 00:34:29,880 Speaker 1: you what stinks, and the Rams will be able to 574 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,680 Speaker 1: metrick it the ball up and down the field with 575 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:35,800 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield. These teams played earlier this year and Seattle 576 00:34:35,880 --> 00:34:39,080 Speaker 1: won by four points and John Wolford started that game. 577 00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:43,000 Speaker 1: Baker Mayfield is a tangibly better quarterback than John Wolford, 578 00:34:43,040 --> 00:34:45,719 Speaker 1: although he didn't play like that last week against a 579 00:34:45,800 --> 00:34:48,800 Speaker 1: good Charger defense, Seattle does not present much of a 580 00:34:48,880 --> 00:34:51,840 Speaker 1: challenge the Rams. Last time they played, Seattle ran for 581 00:34:51,880 --> 00:34:55,359 Speaker 1: a hundred and seventy one yards as a team. I'm 582 00:34:55,400 --> 00:34:58,680 Speaker 1: telling you getting six and a half an honest effort 583 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:02,759 Speaker 1: from the Rams staring Seattle in the face, and the 584 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:06,879 Speaker 1: Rams thirty they upset Seattle, meaning that Detroit can make 585 00:35:06,920 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: the playoffs. In that Sunday night game, it's almost like 586 00:35:09,760 --> 00:35:14,640 Speaker 1: it's all rigged. Rams thirty Seahawks seven. Oh my god, 587 00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: what a choke job for Seattle. And the penny says, 588 00:35:21,880 --> 00:35:27,719 Speaker 1: Homer pick from you guarding the Rams. Yeah wrong, going 589 00:35:27,760 --> 00:35:32,879 Speaker 1: with the Seahawks al right. Next up a last game 590 00:35:32,920 --> 00:35:35,960 Speaker 1: in the late television window, the l A Chargers ten 591 00:35:35,960 --> 00:35:40,200 Speaker 1: and six at Denver four and twelve. It's on CBS 592 00:35:40,280 --> 00:35:44,319 Speaker 1: with Andrew Catalan and James Lofton. Chargers opened up a 593 00:35:44,400 --> 00:35:47,400 Speaker 1: small underdog. Actually, Broncos were favorite by two, Charges favored 594 00:35:47,440 --> 00:35:51,479 Speaker 1: by three in this game, and I'm gonna I'm gonna 595 00:35:51,520 --> 00:35:54,719 Speaker 1: take the I'm gonna take the Broncos in this game. 596 00:35:54,840 --> 00:35:57,440 Speaker 1: Is one of those games I went back and fourth 597 00:35:57,560 --> 00:36:00,000 Speaker 1: on and then I realized, what are you doing here? 598 00:36:00,320 --> 00:36:03,160 Speaker 1: If the Chargers were playing their guys, you take Joey 599 00:36:03,160 --> 00:36:06,719 Speaker 1: Bosa and Khalil Mack to destroy Russell Wilson. But that's 600 00:36:06,719 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: not what's going on here. If Austin Eckler was gonna 601 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,400 Speaker 1: play the entire game, he'd slice up the Broncos defense. 602 00:36:12,640 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 1: But he's not gonna play the entire game. The Chargers 603 00:36:15,120 --> 00:36:17,759 Speaker 1: are pretty much announced. The starters are gonna sit the 604 00:36:17,800 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 1: bulk of this game, and the wise guys, the sharp 605 00:36:21,040 --> 00:36:24,239 Speaker 1: gamblers are loading up on the Broncos, So I'll take 606 00:36:24,320 --> 00:36:29,280 Speaker 1: the Denverse starters over the Charger backups. Sorry, Chase, Daniel 607 00:36:29,480 --> 00:36:37,680 Speaker 1: and easton stick Broncos three Chargers twenty Mr unlimated into 608 00:36:37,719 --> 00:36:44,880 Speaker 1: the wind call and I guess the Penny likes the 609 00:36:44,960 --> 00:36:49,600 Speaker 1: depth of the Chargers going with the former San Diego team. 610 00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,400 Speaker 1: A lot of disagreement on Benny versus the Penny here, 611 00:36:52,400 --> 00:36:58,000 Speaker 1: all right? Next up Detroit Detroit Football eight and eight 612 00:36:58,160 --> 00:37:04,000 Speaker 1: at green Bay also eight and eate Holy grilled Cheese 613 00:37:04,000 --> 00:37:07,080 Speaker 1: Sandwich Batman. The Lions and Packers have the same record. 614 00:37:07,320 --> 00:37:12,600 Speaker 1: It's on NBC with Mike Rico and Chris Colin's Worthy 615 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:15,640 Speaker 1: Flex Sunday night game. Packers opened a three and a 616 00:37:15,840 --> 00:37:18,080 Speaker 1: point favorite, their favorite by four and a half. Most 617 00:37:18,120 --> 00:37:22,160 Speaker 1: people betting on the Packers partly cloudy temperatures in the 618 00:37:22,200 --> 00:37:26,680 Speaker 1: twenties at lambeau Field. And I am going to take 619 00:37:27,320 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 1: the Green Bay Packers in this game. There's no I 620 00:37:31,080 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: like the Lions, and I hope I'm wrong on this. 621 00:37:33,040 --> 00:37:34,640 Speaker 1: I would love for me to be wrong in the 622 00:37:34,680 --> 00:37:37,280 Speaker 1: Lions to sneak into the playoffs. Some now Seattle loses, 623 00:37:37,719 --> 00:37:40,600 Speaker 1: but I am not betting on Jared golf who still 624 00:37:40,640 --> 00:37:42,560 Speaker 1: got a lot of tinsel town. Enemy's not a cold 625 00:37:42,600 --> 00:37:46,000 Speaker 1: weather greedy guy. Uh. We saw this against Carolina a 626 00:37:46,040 --> 00:37:48,480 Speaker 1: couple of weeks ago, cold weather game. He went out 627 00:37:48,480 --> 00:37:51,879 Speaker 1: there and was like Frosty the Snowman. This is a 628 00:37:51,920 --> 00:37:57,040 Speaker 1: recipe for disaster for the Lions. He's like pipes that 629 00:37:57,200 --> 00:38:01,400 Speaker 1: freeze up. The Packers playing with a little bit of 630 00:38:01,560 --> 00:38:06,400 Speaker 1: razmatazz these days. They will benefit from multiple turnovers by Detroit. 631 00:38:07,560 --> 00:38:10,440 Speaker 1: And I hate to say it, but the Packers in 632 00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:15,160 Speaker 1: a blowout as they study the ship. Here again, Packers 633 00:38:15,280 --> 00:38:24,440 Speaker 1: thirty and the Lions thirteen. The final Finally an agreement 634 00:38:24,560 --> 00:38:27,560 Speaker 1: as the Penny is also going with the pack Gonna 635 00:38:27,640 --> 00:38:31,400 Speaker 1: smoke out with Aaron Rodgers after the win Ayahuasca side 636 00:38:31,400 --> 00:38:33,320 Speaker 1: by side. All right, Well, that is it for Benny 637 00:38:33,400 --> 00:38:36,439 Speaker 1: Versus the Penny. We will have wild Card Round edition 638 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:39,360 Speaker 1: of the Benny Versus the Penny Podcast and a full 639 00:38:40,080 --> 00:38:44,000 Speaker 1: weekend of podcast. We'll spit our guts out talking about 640 00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:47,560 Speaker 1: all kinds of random nonsense on the Saturday podcast, The 641 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:50,160 Speaker 1: Life of Mallard and Danny g and then the mail 642 00:38:50,239 --> 00:38:55,800 Speaker 1: Bag on Sunday. So have a great rest of your Friday. 643 00:38:55,840 --> 00:38:57,480 Speaker 1: If you're listening to us on Friday. If you're listening 644 00:38:57,480 --> 00:38:59,360 Speaker 1: to us on Saturday, a great Saturday, whatever it is, 645 00:38:59,400 --> 00:39:01,960 Speaker 1: just have a great day and we will catch you 646 00:39:02,040 --> 00:39:05,480 Speaker 1: next time. Later. Skater gotta murder, Gotta go.