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Speaker 1: Your tune's about Drive on your twenty four to seven

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Speaker 1: home of the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

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Speaker 2: Hour number two of the Drive. Just one more hour

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Speaker 2: to go for this week before well, I guess we'll

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Speaker 2: turn our attention to some NFL action tonight.

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Speaker 3: And of course, yeah, five nights.

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Speaker 2: I do love it. I can't say that I would

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Speaker 2: be a proponent of the NFL having a game every

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Speaker 2: Friday night, I know, but to start the season, I

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Speaker 2: think it's pretty cool.

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Speaker 3: We've talked about this a bunch, about the schedule, what

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Speaker 3: could be coming. But I think you might see it

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Speaker 3: Tuesday Wednesday, not necessarily every night. I don't think if

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Speaker 3: we're like baseball, you get just turned on no matter what.

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Speaker 3: But you might get a little more used to different nights.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and I get it. It's I guess it's business

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Speaker 2: in the NFL. Business is booming. I'm gonna watch, everyone's

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Speaker 2: gonna watch. But the dork and me like the real

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Speaker 2: foot as much as I love the NFL. And I

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Speaker 2: realize I'm saying this on an NFL show on an

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Speaker 2: NFL teams network, right, but I also appreciate, like the

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Speaker 2: football pyramid of Friday night is high school football Saturday

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Speaker 2: is college football. Sunday is the NFL. I yeah, yeah, yeah, uh, Matt,

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Speaker 2: we had a crazy one for a lot of different

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Speaker 2: reasons last night in Philadelphia. Yeah, season opener between two

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Speaker 2: division rivals. The MICAEH Parsons storyline the Eagles raising their

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Speaker 2: Super Bowl banner started out uh wow, with some controversy

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Speaker 2: with Jalen Carter being kicked out before the Eagles even

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Speaker 2: took a defensive snap, uh for spitting on Dak Prescott.

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Speaker 2: And then you know, a couple hours later, the footage

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Speaker 2: comes out of Dak kind of I don't think it's

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Speaker 2: fair to say spitting on Jalen Carter, but spitting in

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Speaker 2: his direction as well too. Did you miss that as

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Speaker 2: well too? That came out later last night after kind

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Speaker 2: of you know, people went through and watched all the

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Speaker 2: tape and everything. They kind of, you know, had some

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Speaker 2: words with each other and they were set. They were separated,

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Speaker 2: and that kind of spit on the ground in Carter's.

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Speaker 3: Direction general direction, and.

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Speaker 2: This general direction he spits in his general direction. I

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Speaker 2: was wondering how long it was going to take you

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Speaker 2: about time. And then Jalen Carter, you know, does what

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Speaker 2: you can't do. The retaliation. That's what the refs always get. Man,

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Speaker 2: I just I haven't seen I can't remember a game's

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Speaker 2: I know, you know, Joey Porter and Willie Green and

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Speaker 2: no other way to put.

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Speaker 3: It than just weird and right, and you're not going

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Speaker 3: to get away with it. Every camera in the world,

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Speaker 3: world's on the biggest game of the year, and oh,

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Speaker 3: by the way, you're the best player on the defense.

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Speaker 3: So I thought last night was super interesting, as every

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Speaker 3: Opening Night is because the first game, of course, but

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Speaker 3: there were so many storylines, like before kickoff, we're talking Parsons,

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Speaker 3: Michael Parsons, you know, a huge deal that just basically

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Speaker 3: or in the league, and then that dumb thing happens.

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Speaker 3: So the two best players on defense that could have

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Speaker 3: Everyone's going to kill Ceedee Lamb today. But like he

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Speaker 3: Was because then it was a lot different game after that.

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Speaker 2: It was just kind of a bizarre opener. Yes, in

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Speaker 2: But I thought you and I were kind of in

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Speaker 3: Yeah, and but I think Eagles took some body blows

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Speaker 3: I thought Hurts played a whale of a game. And

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Speaker 3: against Hurts. It was all zone take away the big stuff.

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Speaker 3: He had a lot of underneath throws to Godder.

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Speaker 2: A lot of seven eight yard run Yeah.

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Speaker 3: be a little harsh on Hurts when we do like

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Speaker 3: but doesn't mean Hurts bad. He keeps getting better and

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Speaker 2: I'm with you on that. Yeah, And listen, he's not

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Speaker 3: I mean, he's Okay, you're just gonna play zone and

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Speaker 2: It was a blast to work with Billy Hillgrove for

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Speaker 2: those guys. But a really cool the on Steelers dot Com.

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Speaker 2: On the Steelers YouTube channel, they have that series called

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Speaker 2: The Steelers Standard that our guy Alec Balenciaga doesn't amazon

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Speaker 2: with a lot of help from people like TV and

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Speaker 2: everybody else. On the Steelers video crew, Uh, really cool

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Speaker 2: long form storytelling that the Steelers do and some really

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Speaker 2: Steelers dot Com and on the Steelers YouTube page as

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Speaker 2: well too. Matt Tonight's Game Real.

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Speaker 3: Quick on Tonight's game on one of my other networks,

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Speaker 3: we were kind of talking about this too, like weird games,

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Speaker 3: get weird. It's weird. I think playing in Brazil is

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Speaker 3: I mean it's just it's a weird place to play football.

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Speaker 2: There is, there's definitely it's it's I mean, it's mile

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Speaker 3: Yes, yeah, yeah. So where I'm going with this is

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Speaker 3: I think that when you really deal with weirdness, it

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Speaker 3: weirdest game ever, you know what I mean, Like right, yeah, yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 3: I think that that's an advantage last night post delay

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Speaker 2: That's a good that's a good scouts eye there from

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Speaker 2: from Matt Williamson. Uh As. I that's a great point.

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Speaker 2: The weirdness the more you get into the playoffs and

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Speaker 2: more time there in that city. That's a that's a

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Speaker 2: very good point by you, Matt. Before we get back

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Speaker 2: into this I did want to just coming across the timeline.

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Speaker 2: Now is the Steelers' final practice injury report from today.

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Speaker 2: Derek Harmon officially ruled out and Mike Tomlin said that

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Speaker 2: on Tuesday. But now it's officially official.

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Speaker 3: We can start talking about how many games it's going

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Speaker 3: to be. But we knew it was going to be.

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Speaker 2: At least one, exactly right, and I'm sure we will

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Speaker 2: discuss that last week. Cam Heyward full participant today in practice.

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Speaker 2: Good news there Nick Herbig for the third straight day

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Speaker 2: questionable okay, and then added to the Herbig. Yeah.

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Speaker 3: I think he's a great player, but run defense isn't

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Speaker 3: it's not working out this way, But if it was

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Speaker 2: If you're playing the Bengals right, different different story, different story,

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Speaker 2: and you might even feel more comfortable with Jack Sawyer

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Speaker 2: Now it's starting to feel real, Matt. We got a

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Speaker 3: Like their old line is getting totally reshaped in Kansas City.

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Speaker 3: And reveal it when it comes around. Yeah, you go

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Speaker 2: Don't be prideful. And I'm gonna take a money line.

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Speaker 3: Make a lot of wins under their belts, all right,

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Speaker 2: Of accomplishments between those two. Certainly the Patriots at home

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Speaker 3: I think I just want points in this game now,

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Speaker 2: I like the Raiders to win, Okay, I just I

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Speaker 2: Uh So, Yeah, this is another one where despite being

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Speaker 2: production and performance looks like in this year.

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00:20:17,359 --> 00:20:19,840
Speaker 3: The Mary Cooper retiring yesterday after being one of the

438
00:20:19,840 --> 00:20:20,560
Speaker 3: team ten days.

439
00:20:20,600 --> 00:20:23,000
Speaker 2: A lot going on there in Vegas, both on and

440
00:20:23,040 --> 00:20:27,159
Speaker 2: off the field. As always a NFC East clash. We

441
00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:29,280
Speaker 2: saw one of those last night. We'll see another one

442
00:20:29,320 --> 00:20:33,040
Speaker 2: on Sunday as the Commanders host the Giants. Another one

443
00:20:33,080 --> 00:20:35,600
Speaker 2: of the bigger spreads of the week. Here the Commander's

444
00:20:35,680 --> 00:20:37,480
Speaker 2: five and a half point favorites.

445
00:20:37,320 --> 00:20:39,040
Speaker 3: These Giants keep it close. I went to points in

446
00:20:39,080 --> 00:20:41,840
Speaker 3: this one. Yeah, yeah, I'm a little down on Washington.

447
00:20:41,880 --> 00:20:44,840
Speaker 3: I'm a little higher than most on the Giants. I

448
00:20:44,840 --> 00:20:46,879
Speaker 3: don't think the Giants record will reflect it when it's

449
00:20:46,920 --> 00:20:49,000
Speaker 3: all said and done, because they play a lot of really,

450
00:20:49,040 --> 00:20:51,880
Speaker 3: really tough games. But I think their D line is

451
00:20:52,040 --> 00:20:55,399
Speaker 3: a nightmare to play against. And the biggest concern with

452
00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,280
Speaker 3: me of the Giants is their O line. But I

453
00:20:58,320 --> 00:21:01,280
Speaker 3: don't think Washington's fronts can really take advantage of that

454
00:21:01,359 --> 00:21:04,080
Speaker 3: very much. Now I might regret it, and Jayden Daniels

455
00:21:04,160 --> 00:21:05,800
Speaker 3: might put up fifty points in this game. I mean

456
00:21:05,800 --> 00:21:08,159
Speaker 3: that they're capable, but I'll take the points. In a

457
00:21:08,200 --> 00:21:09,080
Speaker 3: division game.

458
00:21:09,400 --> 00:21:11,600
Speaker 2: I'm gonna lay the points. I'll lay the five and

459
00:21:11,640 --> 00:21:15,440
Speaker 2: a half and take the Commanders. I think you make

460
00:21:15,520 --> 00:21:18,600
Speaker 2: some very good points there, and that Giants defense could

461
00:21:18,680 --> 00:21:21,040
Speaker 2: just do enough to make it a rock fight and

462
00:21:21,160 --> 00:21:23,480
Speaker 2: keep it close and a type of game where maybe

463
00:21:23,480 --> 00:21:25,520
Speaker 2: it never really feels like the Commanders are in danger

464
00:21:25,560 --> 00:21:27,600
Speaker 2: of losing, but they don't pull away at the same

465
00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:30,879
Speaker 2: at the same time either. But I just now the

466
00:21:31,040 --> 00:21:33,439
Speaker 2: Terry McLaurin thing has been settled for a couple of weeks.

467
00:21:34,400 --> 00:21:36,639
Speaker 2: I just think the Commanders are going to be able

468
00:21:36,680 --> 00:21:38,879
Speaker 2: to put up some points in that one, and I

469
00:21:38,920 --> 00:21:40,640
Speaker 2: don't know if the Giant I don't think they blow

470
00:21:40,680 --> 00:21:43,000
Speaker 2: them out and win by two touchdowns or something like that,

471
00:21:43,480 --> 00:21:47,480
Speaker 2: but I think they could win by six, seven, eight, nine, ten.

472
00:21:47,920 --> 00:21:49,679
Speaker 3: Oh, I can see it. It's not one of my favorites.

473
00:21:49,720 --> 00:21:51,360
Speaker 2: I'll lay the five and a half with I do.

474
00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:53,840
Speaker 3: Think Washington one of the one of the best offenses

475
00:21:53,880 --> 00:21:55,440
Speaker 3: in the league. They should be, and I think that's

476
00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:56,600
Speaker 3: one of the best defenses in the league.

477
00:21:56,640 --> 00:21:59,240
Speaker 2: In New York they shut certainly should be one of

478
00:21:59,240 --> 00:22:02,840
Speaker 2: the best defensive in New York, that's for sure. Down

479
00:22:02,880 --> 00:22:06,120
Speaker 2: in Jacksonville gonna be a hot one as the Jags

480
00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:10,920
Speaker 2: host the Panthers and Jacksonville in the first game of

481
00:22:10,960 --> 00:22:13,040
Speaker 2: the Liam Cohen Era down there A three and a

482
00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:14,200
Speaker 2: half point favorite at.

483
00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:17,080
Speaker 3: Home, another one I don't feel super strong about. I

484
00:22:17,080 --> 00:22:19,400
Speaker 3: don't know that the heat's gonna bother Carolina as much

485
00:22:19,400 --> 00:22:22,000
Speaker 3: as some teams, but still, it's a long day in

486
00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,359
Speaker 3: Jacksonville in the sun, and that's not a lot of fun.

487
00:22:24,800 --> 00:22:26,760
Speaker 3: I'm taking the home team, but I'm a little wishy

488
00:22:26,840 --> 00:22:28,560
Speaker 3: washy on it. This is the point.

489
00:22:28,680 --> 00:22:30,840
Speaker 2: This is another one of those I wish was Jacksonville

490
00:22:31,119 --> 00:22:35,040
Speaker 2: three point favorites two and a half point favorites. But

491
00:22:35,080 --> 00:22:37,639
Speaker 2: I'm I'm gonna lean on what I think is a

492
00:22:37,640 --> 00:22:39,680
Speaker 2: better roster in Jacksonville, what I think is a better

493
00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,520
Speaker 2: quarterback in Jacksonville. I think is potentially a better head

494
00:22:43,560 --> 00:22:46,800
Speaker 2: coach in Jacksonville, although it is his first go at it.

495
00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:49,960
Speaker 3: I think those receivers are big days against a bad defense.

496
00:22:50,119 --> 00:22:52,919
Speaker 2: Yes, that Carolina defense is going to struggle and uh

497
00:22:53,160 --> 00:22:54,879
Speaker 2: and I think Jacksonville will put up some points and

498
00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:58,440
Speaker 2: cover that three and a half. A very intriguing one

499
00:22:58,440 --> 00:23:04,040
Speaker 2: in the AFC North Cleveland Bengals at the Browns, the

500
00:23:04,080 --> 00:23:06,399
Speaker 2: Battle of Ohio. There a game that has gone the

501
00:23:06,400 --> 00:23:09,520
Speaker 2: Browns way, I think way more often than people realize

502
00:23:09,640 --> 00:23:12,879
Speaker 2: or think. Lately. Cincinnati five and a half point favorites

503
00:23:12,920 --> 00:23:13,320
Speaker 2: on the road.

504
00:23:13,640 --> 00:23:15,200
Speaker 3: Another one. I don't feel super strong about it. I

505
00:23:15,240 --> 00:23:16,640
Speaker 3: think the Browns could hang around.

506
00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:18,359
Speaker 2: I thought this might be your survivor pool.

507
00:23:18,440 --> 00:23:23,439
Speaker 3: Now I am taking the Bengals. I would give up

508
00:23:23,480 --> 00:23:27,560
Speaker 3: the points, but I don't adore it. You know, I said,

509
00:23:27,560 --> 00:23:29,880
Speaker 3: the Bengals defense is bad, so.

510
00:23:30,119 --> 00:23:32,360
Speaker 2: You're gonna lay the points with Cincinnati.

511
00:23:32,000 --> 00:23:34,320
Speaker 3: Or five and a half and a half.

512
00:23:34,359 --> 00:23:36,960
Speaker 2: Yeah, that's where I'm at too, and I agree. I

513
00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,000
Speaker 2: think the Bengals defense is going to be bad, but

514
00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:41,560
Speaker 2: I don't think the Browns offense has any real elements

515
00:23:41,560 --> 00:23:45,560
Speaker 2: that scare, you know, and I just, for whatever reason,

516
00:23:47,119 --> 00:23:50,240
Speaker 2: everyone like this is a Cincinnati has been a hugely

517
00:23:50,280 --> 00:23:52,160
Speaker 2: popular pick in the survivor pool.

518
00:23:52,920 --> 00:23:55,400
Speaker 3: I guess that makes sense against the Browns.

519
00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,119
Speaker 2: Betting against the Browns, But a lot of people have

520
00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,119
Speaker 2: pushed back on that and saying, well, Cincinnati always you

521
00:23:59,160 --> 00:24:01,320
Speaker 2: know in there in the last five years, they're one

522
00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,240
Speaker 2: to nine in their first ten games. They went about

523
00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:06,520
Speaker 2: things very differently this year, though. I think it's noteworthy

524
00:24:06,520 --> 00:24:08,360
Speaker 2: played those guys a lot in the preseason. I think

525
00:24:08,400 --> 00:24:10,040
Speaker 2: that's gonna lead to a little bit of a faster

526
00:24:10,119 --> 00:24:12,679
Speaker 2: start for the offense. I don't think Cleveland's gonna be

527
00:24:12,680 --> 00:24:14,600
Speaker 2: able to keep a lid on that for sixty minutes.

528
00:24:14,920 --> 00:24:16,720
Speaker 2: I'll lay the five and a half and take the

529
00:24:16,720 --> 00:24:18,000
Speaker 2: Browns minus the points as well.

530
00:24:18,119 --> 00:24:19,639
Speaker 3: Okay, I'm just betting on Burrow.

531
00:24:20,280 --> 00:24:22,040
Speaker 2: It's never a terrible option.

532
00:24:22,200 --> 00:24:23,080
Speaker 3: It's not the idea.

533
00:24:23,760 --> 00:24:27,960
Speaker 2: A NFC South clash down in Atlanta, where the Steelers

534
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:32,920
Speaker 2: open their season last year against the defending division champion

535
00:24:33,160 --> 00:24:35,800
Speaker 2: Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Tampa one and a half point favored

536
00:24:35,840 --> 00:24:39,280
Speaker 2: on the road. Surprise. I know they've got their struggles,

537
00:24:39,280 --> 00:24:40,520
Speaker 2: and I know a lot of people are high on

538
00:24:40,560 --> 00:24:42,679
Speaker 2: the Falcons. I'm surprised that number is only one and

539
00:24:42,680 --> 00:24:43,120
Speaker 2: a half though.

540
00:24:43,200 --> 00:24:44,200
Speaker 3: Yeah, that shocks me too.

541
00:24:44,320 --> 00:24:46,600
Speaker 2: It could be more two and a half, three, three

542
00:24:46,600 --> 00:24:47,080
Speaker 2: and a half.

543
00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,119
Speaker 3: I think that's gonna be a really difficult place to

544
00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,520
Speaker 3: play super loud. They're super excited about Pennix at fan base.

545
00:24:52,560 --> 00:24:54,960
Speaker 3: They're not the craziest fan base in the world, but

546
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:57,080
Speaker 3: I do think you're gonna get them on a good day.

547
00:24:57,840 --> 00:24:59,840
Speaker 3: I still think that number is too low. I mean,

548
00:25:00,080 --> 00:25:02,520
Speaker 3: Tampa is a battle tested team. They've played a lot

549
00:25:02,520 --> 00:25:05,879
Speaker 3: of big games, don't have a ton of turnover. I

550
00:25:06,119 --> 00:25:08,960
Speaker 3: think they win that game. I'm more than a field goal.

551
00:25:09,520 --> 00:25:14,160
Speaker 2: I would take Tampa probably. I would lay the points

552
00:25:14,240 --> 00:25:15,760
Speaker 2: up to three and a half, maybe even four.

553
00:25:15,800 --> 00:25:18,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, and I get it's week one.

554
00:25:18,600 --> 00:25:21,000
Speaker 2: The games are always closer, the scoring is always lower,

555
00:25:21,040 --> 00:25:21,760
Speaker 2: all that stuff.

556
00:25:21,800 --> 00:25:25,040
Speaker 3: But may get like Godwin and Worf's are out and

557
00:25:25,280 --> 00:25:26,280
Speaker 3: that's fine, But.

558
00:25:27,200 --> 00:25:30,399
Speaker 2: It's okay, Tampa team that's largely familiar with which you

559
00:25:30,440 --> 00:25:32,679
Speaker 2: know hasn't hasn't had a ton of turnover anything like that.

560
00:25:32,680 --> 00:25:35,800
Speaker 2: They obviously lost Liam Cohen, their offensive coordinator, but the

561
00:25:35,840 --> 00:25:38,560
Speaker 2: Falcons are really kind of, you know, starting from a

562
00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,680
Speaker 2: place of a lot of unknown as well too.

563
00:25:40,800 --> 00:25:42,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't trust Atlanta all that much.

564
00:25:42,880 --> 00:25:45,440
Speaker 2: Yeah, I think we could be singing a different tune

565
00:25:45,440 --> 00:25:47,240
Speaker 2: about them if the offense develops. But that's going to

566
00:25:47,280 --> 00:25:47,679
Speaker 2: take some time.

567
00:25:47,880 --> 00:25:49,360
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, that's I see it first.

568
00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:51,199
Speaker 2: That's maybe the easiest pick of the week for me.

569
00:25:51,280 --> 00:25:52,760
Speaker 2: Is real point and a half.

570
00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:55,040
Speaker 3: Yeah, for a familiar place.

571
00:25:55,480 --> 00:25:57,080
Speaker 2: Might lay three and a half or four points on

572
00:25:57,119 --> 00:26:00,359
Speaker 2: Tampa and still feel confident. I can see that a

573
00:26:00,359 --> 00:26:02,840
Speaker 2: lot of division clashes to open up the season will

574
00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:06,200
Speaker 2: go out west now to the NFC West up in Seattle,

575
00:26:06,560 --> 00:26:10,440
Speaker 2: where another one of these good NFL rivalries. The Niners

576
00:26:10,520 --> 00:26:13,960
Speaker 2: are at the Seahawks in San Francisco on the road

577
00:26:14,200 --> 00:26:15,320
Speaker 2: point and a half favorite.

578
00:26:15,400 --> 00:26:17,720
Speaker 3: Before I saw any of the lines, I just told myself,

579
00:26:18,200 --> 00:26:20,720
Speaker 3: I'm taking whoever is getting points in this game. Okay,

580
00:26:20,760 --> 00:26:23,159
Speaker 3: I think it's gonna be a very close battle. I

581
00:26:23,320 --> 00:26:26,520
Speaker 3: really will Seattle comes here next week, right, Yeah, we'll

582
00:26:26,560 --> 00:26:28,240
Speaker 3: talk a lot of Seattle going forward, But I think

583
00:26:28,240 --> 00:26:31,119
Speaker 3: they have a great defense, and I think it's going

584
00:26:31,200 --> 00:26:33,159
Speaker 3: to be a close, low scoring game, so I just

585
00:26:33,200 --> 00:26:35,359
Speaker 3: want points. And if I can get it at home, great.

586
00:26:35,520 --> 00:26:38,880
Speaker 2: You know real quick, when you said Seattle coming here,

587
00:26:38,920 --> 00:26:40,520
Speaker 2: that reminded me. I meant to bring this up when

588
00:26:40,520 --> 00:26:42,240
Speaker 2: we were talking about the Raiders Patriots game.

589
00:26:42,400 --> 00:26:43,080
Speaker 3: M hm.

590
00:26:43,119 --> 00:26:47,119
Speaker 2: You talk about like outliers for certain coaches and quarterbacks

591
00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:49,840
Speaker 2: and one score games and all those different things. Yeah,

592
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:52,359
Speaker 2: Pete Carroll's record when he was the head coach of

593
00:26:52,400 --> 00:26:56,760
Speaker 2: the Seahawks on the East Coast was insanely good.

594
00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:57,480
Speaker 3: Oh yeah.

595
00:26:58,119 --> 00:27:00,280
Speaker 2: Most of the times those West Coast teams when they

596
00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:02,639
Speaker 2: come to the East Coast to play one o'clock games,

597
00:27:03,119 --> 00:27:06,040
Speaker 2: they win like twenty percent of the time. Pete Carroll

598
00:27:06,080 --> 00:27:08,919
Speaker 2: won like seventy five percent of the time when he

599
00:27:08,960 --> 00:27:11,480
Speaker 2: was the Seahawks coach playing a one o'clock game on

600
00:27:11,520 --> 00:27:14,720
Speaker 2: the East Coast. I know Vegas is quite as far

601
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,120
Speaker 2: out as Seattle, but it's still coming from the West

602
00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:19,679
Speaker 2: Coast to an East Coast team one o'clock. Meant to

603
00:27:19,680 --> 00:27:23,719
Speaker 2: bring that up when we were talking about that. His

604
00:27:23,840 --> 00:27:25,879
Speaker 2: record when he takes a West Coast team to the

605
00:27:25,920 --> 00:27:28,600
Speaker 2: East Coast for a one o'clock game is a complete

606
00:27:28,640 --> 00:27:32,280
Speaker 2: opposite of what the trend is. Yes, I think your

607
00:27:32,280 --> 00:27:36,120
Speaker 2: logic is sound here. I don't love the Christian McCaffrey

608
00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:37,439
Speaker 2: news that has come out with the Niners.

609
00:27:37,520 --> 00:27:40,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, I from the first round on my fantasy draft.

610
00:27:40,720 --> 00:27:43,080
Speaker 2: I don't love the fact that they're going on the

611
00:27:43,160 --> 00:27:44,960
Speaker 2: road with as you brought up earlier in the week,

612
00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:48,560
Speaker 2: four or five rookie defensive starters for San Francisco. I'm

613
00:27:48,560 --> 00:27:50,280
Speaker 2: gonna take the I'm gonna take the points with Seattle.

614
00:27:50,280 --> 00:27:51,680
Speaker 2: I'm gonna take Seattle plus one and a half.

615
00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:53,359
Speaker 3: Yeah. I just think their defense is going to be

616
00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:54,840
Speaker 3: keeps this game real close.

617
00:27:55,440 --> 00:27:56,960
Speaker 2: And I also just I got to disagree with you

618
00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:59,400
Speaker 2: on some things here and some of the we're back

619
00:27:59,440 --> 00:28:01,119
Speaker 2: on YouTube now, some of the people in the YouTube

620
00:28:01,119 --> 00:28:03,280
Speaker 2: comments are saying I agree with you too often. Well,

621
00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:06,840
Speaker 2: how about that. We're changing that up now. The Broncos

622
00:28:06,920 --> 00:28:09,280
Speaker 2: in the biggest spread of the week.

623
00:28:09,480 --> 00:28:10,520
Speaker 3: This is my eliminator pick.

624
00:28:11,359 --> 00:28:13,239
Speaker 2: It's a good one. Yeah, it's a really good one.

625
00:28:13,280 --> 00:28:15,320
Speaker 3: It's every one never losing the first two weeks of

626
00:28:15,359 --> 00:28:15,800
Speaker 3: the year at.

627
00:28:15,760 --> 00:28:18,480
Speaker 2: Home, unless except when the Steelers went there last year.

628
00:28:18,560 --> 00:28:21,159
Speaker 2: But they had a rookie quarterback and a lot going on.

629
00:28:21,320 --> 00:28:24,760
Speaker 3: Awful place to play when you're not if you're ward.

630
00:28:24,480 --> 00:28:27,360
Speaker 2: Man, this is such a tough task, I know, not

631
00:28:27,400 --> 00:28:30,240
Speaker 2: only in that environment mile high, which is very difficult

632
00:28:30,240 --> 00:28:32,160
Speaker 2: all the time, but especially in the early season when

633
00:28:32,160 --> 00:28:32,760
Speaker 2: it's hot too.

634
00:28:32,960 --> 00:28:35,440
Speaker 3: It was the best defensive league last year and probably.

635
00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:36,560
Speaker 2: Going to be one of the best two to three

636
00:28:36,960 --> 00:28:38,400
Speaker 2: defenses in the league again this year.

637
00:28:38,440 --> 00:28:40,880
Speaker 3: And so I really like Ridley, like I targeted him

638
00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:43,080
Speaker 3: a lot in fantasy. But he's get He's gonna get

639
00:28:43,080 --> 00:28:45,680
Speaker 3: certained all day long, and I don't see other receivers

640
00:28:45,680 --> 00:28:48,440
Speaker 3: that can do much. I'm excited about Ward. It's just

641
00:28:48,480 --> 00:28:51,880
Speaker 3: a really nasty challenge. And I think Peyton will just

642
00:28:51,960 --> 00:28:54,320
Speaker 3: run the ball, play small ball, beat you up with

643
00:28:54,840 --> 00:28:57,600
Speaker 3: you know, short throws to knicks. Now, I don't love

644
00:28:57,640 --> 00:28:59,440
Speaker 3: the number. It's eight and a half, right, eight and

645
00:28:59,480 --> 00:29:02,280
Speaker 3: a half, But for eliminator, that's my favorite. I think

646
00:29:02,320 --> 00:29:06,640
Speaker 3: Denver wins and controls the game. I think I I'll

647
00:29:06,720 --> 00:29:09,440
Speaker 3: lay the points. I mean, I feel confident they're gonna win,

648
00:29:09,480 --> 00:29:10,880
Speaker 3: so I'll lay the points. But that's a lot in

649
00:29:10,960 --> 00:29:11,360
Speaker 3: week one.

650
00:29:12,880 --> 00:29:15,040
Speaker 2: So you know, you and I have laughed at some

651
00:29:15,120 --> 00:29:19,719
Speaker 2: of the like the the different quirks that you and

652
00:29:19,760 --> 00:29:22,760
Speaker 2: Dale had, the different things that that Motes and I

653
00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,640
Speaker 2: had on when we did the Blitz together. One of

654
00:29:25,640 --> 00:29:28,800
Speaker 2: the motesisms, if you will, was he was like, I'm

655
00:29:28,920 --> 00:29:31,680
Speaker 2: never laying more than a touchdown in the National Football League.

656
00:29:32,240 --> 00:29:34,920
Speaker 2: It's just I see a play. I will never lay

657
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Speaker 2: more than seven points in the National Football League. I

658
00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:39,320
Speaker 2: don't care how bad the team is, how good the

659
00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,880
Speaker 2: team is. Yeah, you just the vast majority of games

660
00:29:41,920 --> 00:29:45,040
Speaker 2: are one score games. Eight and a half is a

661
00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:47,880
Speaker 2: big number to big number, a big number again, especially

662
00:29:47,920 --> 00:29:50,640
Speaker 2: for Week one when offenses typically aren't kicking like they are.

663
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Speaker 3: Like, I don't think Tennessee's be the worst team in

664
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Speaker 3: the league again, you.

665
00:29:53,360 --> 00:29:56,120
Speaker 2: Know I I I think the Titans find a way

666
00:29:56,160 --> 00:30:00,160
Speaker 2: to cover, even even if it's a late kind the

667
00:30:00,240 --> 00:30:03,280
Speaker 2: back door. You know, they score a meaningless garbage time

668
00:30:03,320 --> 00:30:06,560
Speaker 2: touchdown at the end to lose by seven instead of fourteen. Yeah,

669
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Speaker 2: I'm just very rarely going to lay eight and a

670
00:30:09,640 --> 00:30:12,520
Speaker 2: half points. I'll take them, and take the Titans plus eight.

671
00:30:12,600 --> 00:30:15,360
Speaker 3: Nard might bring them back against the prevent defense, you

672
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Speaker 3: know what I mean.

673
00:30:17,600 --> 00:30:22,800
Speaker 2: A NFC North clash with early division title ramifications. The

674
00:30:22,840 --> 00:30:26,360
Speaker 2: Packers hosting the Lions green Bay one and a half

675
00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:27,600
Speaker 2: point favorites at Lambeau.

676
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Speaker 3: So this one in Bill's ravens to me are just awesome.

677
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Speaker 3: Just get your popcorn ready. I don't want to pick it,

678
00:30:33,640 --> 00:30:38,640
Speaker 3: you know, I'm super psyched about watching the game. What'd

679
00:30:38,640 --> 00:30:40,240
Speaker 3: you say the Lion was here? It's in green Bay.

680
00:30:40,320 --> 00:30:42,520
Speaker 2: Green Bay is a point and a half favorite, so

681
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Speaker 2: they're laying a point and a half.

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Speaker 3: It's a total coin flip to me, I don't feel

683
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Speaker 3: strong about either. I kind of told myself I was

684
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Speaker 3: just going to take the home team in this one,

685
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Speaker 3: So I'll take the home team.

686
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Speaker 2: The Lions lost so much, I know, but they have

687
00:30:59,200 --> 00:31:02,120
Speaker 2: just had the they have had the Packers number.

688
00:31:05,720 --> 00:31:08,040
Speaker 3: Yeah. I don't love picking this one or the like.

689
00:31:08,240 --> 00:31:09,719
Speaker 2: This is one of those if I was, if I'm

690
00:31:09,760 --> 00:31:12,440
Speaker 2: actually one of one of you degenerates out there, that's

691
00:31:12,440 --> 00:31:15,560
Speaker 2: that's gonna, you know, put some some shillings on this.

692
00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:16,480
Speaker 2: I would stay away.

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00:31:17,280 --> 00:31:17,880
Speaker 3: Oh me too.

694
00:31:19,080 --> 00:31:20,920
Speaker 2: Now go pack I'm gonna take the Packers with you

695
00:31:20,960 --> 00:31:25,600
Speaker 2: though at home new season. Who knows what Mark Michael

696
00:31:25,760 --> 00:31:27,640
Speaker 2: Parson's status is or how much he plays.

697
00:31:27,920 --> 00:31:29,480
Speaker 3: I'm sure he'll play a lot and play well.

698
00:31:30,960 --> 00:31:32,880
Speaker 2: That's the way I'm leaning, and if he does, I

699
00:31:32,920 --> 00:31:36,200
Speaker 2: think that's definitely the difference to tilted in green Bay's advantage.

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00:31:36,200 --> 00:31:38,680
Speaker 2: I'll take the Packers minus one and a half as

701
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:43,320
Speaker 2: well too. Out in Los Angeles. The Rams against the Texans.

702
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Speaker 3: I mean again, dude, so many good games.

703
00:31:46,280 --> 00:31:48,600
Speaker 2: To playoff teams from last year, two teams that fancy

704
00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:52,320
Speaker 2: themselves as playoff teams again this year. Certainly Rams three

705
00:31:52,360 --> 00:31:53,760
Speaker 2: and a half point favorites at home.

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Speaker 3: This is one of my favorites. I'm definitely taking Houston

707
00:31:57,840 --> 00:32:01,000
Speaker 3: with points. I think they win. I don't feel super

708
00:32:01,040 --> 00:32:04,760
Speaker 3: strong about that, but I think both defensive lines rule

709
00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:09,000
Speaker 3: the day, and that Houston O line is a work

710
00:32:09,040 --> 00:32:12,520
Speaker 3: in progress. To be kind, and Jared Versus and company

711
00:32:12,520 --> 00:32:15,960
Speaker 3: are a real handful, but the Houston D line is nasty.

712
00:32:16,080 --> 00:32:18,880
Speaker 3: I mean, if anyone has better edg rushers than Steelers,

713
00:32:18,920 --> 00:32:23,080
Speaker 3: probably the Texans or now Green Bay. And I know

714
00:32:23,160 --> 00:32:26,360
Speaker 3: Stafford's playing, but that doesn't mean the back isn't an issue.

715
00:32:26,480 --> 00:32:28,880
Speaker 3: You know, their secondary is really good to deal with

716
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Speaker 3: Adams and the Kua. I'd like the Texans to win

717
00:32:32,480 --> 00:32:33,920
Speaker 3: this game. So if you're gonna give me point. Don't

718
00:32:33,920 --> 00:32:35,360
Speaker 3: think it's the hardest place in the world to play.

719
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Speaker 3: There's probably some Texans fans there. You know, you'ren't give

720
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Speaker 3: me over three points in this one. I'm real happy

721
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Speaker 3: about that.

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Speaker 2: It's a no brainer. Me think, like, I'm shocked if

723
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Speaker 2: the Rams were one and a half point favorites. Yeah, yeah, yeah, Okay,

724
00:32:48,080 --> 00:32:50,400
Speaker 2: they're the home team, it's Week one, all that stuff.

725
00:32:51,360 --> 00:32:54,400
Speaker 2: Three and a half no way. And if you tell

726
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Speaker 2: me the Rams find a way to win, it's like

727
00:32:56,280 --> 00:32:58,200
Speaker 2: on a last second field goal and they win by three.

728
00:32:59,080 --> 00:33:01,440
Speaker 2: You know, like I that seems like a lot.

729
00:33:01,840 --> 00:33:05,240
Speaker 3: Yeah, I seems a little disrespectful to a Texans team.

730
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Speaker 2: It's won a lot of games, won a lot of

731
00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:09,560
Speaker 2: games lately and been to the playoffs. And as you mentioned,

732
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Speaker 2: they're not going to lambeau Field. You know, they're not

733
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Speaker 2: going to Lincoln Financial in Philadelphia.

734
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Speaker 3: Like, I don't see an answer for Nico Collins. Yeah,

735
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Speaker 3: I mean that secondary is not great.

736
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Speaker 2: That's a pretty easy one for me. Houston. Yeah, I

737
00:33:23,160 --> 00:33:25,640
Speaker 2: thought that that number was gonna move like crazy, like

738
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Speaker 2: I thought it would be. Yeah. I thought it would

739
00:33:28,440 --> 00:33:31,520
Speaker 2: move down, you know, closer to to to uh to

740
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Speaker 2: l a plus one, because I thought people would just

741
00:33:33,560 --> 00:33:35,080
Speaker 2: be they'd see that and they'd hammer here.

742
00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:36,719
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, and that's apparently not.

743
00:33:36,840 --> 00:33:42,080
Speaker 2: Apparently not Sunday night, Matthew, as we wrap this thing up,

744
00:33:42,080 --> 00:33:45,800
Speaker 2: because we'll save Monday Night football for Monday correct time.

745
00:33:45,920 --> 00:33:49,520
Speaker 2: Get back, yeah, Sunday Night football, perhaps in a week

746
00:33:49,600 --> 00:33:52,560
Speaker 2: full of juicy. I mean, these are like, these are

747
00:33:52,600 --> 00:33:55,640
Speaker 2: like Ribbi matchups here in week one, but this is

748
00:33:55,680 --> 00:33:58,280
Speaker 2: like the This is like the dry aged Ribbi with

749
00:33:58,320 --> 00:34:01,440
Speaker 2: the with the extra crab on top and the and the.

750
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Speaker 3: Uh and the good this is a pricey meal here

751
00:34:03,400 --> 00:34:03,960
Speaker 3: goods saw.

752
00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:05,480
Speaker 2: So this is like what we run up the bill

753
00:34:05,480 --> 00:34:08,200
Speaker 2: when we go to the combine in those steakhouses in Indianapolis.

754
00:34:08,719 --> 00:34:13,520
Speaker 2: Bills at home hosting the Ravens Baltimore favorites by a

755
00:34:13,560 --> 00:34:15,680
Speaker 2: point and a half on the road in Buffalo.

756
00:34:15,680 --> 00:34:18,920
Speaker 3: Which I understand. I think they're the slightly better team,

757
00:34:19,080 --> 00:34:21,239
Speaker 3: you know, like if we're power ranking teams, I would

758
00:34:21,280 --> 00:34:23,759
Speaker 3: have the Ravens maybe number one in the whole league,

759
00:34:23,800 --> 00:34:25,120
Speaker 3: to be honest with you, but I would have them

760
00:34:25,160 --> 00:34:28,040
Speaker 3: ahead of the Bills slightly. But Bills would be far

761
00:34:28,080 --> 00:34:32,040
Speaker 3: behind this one. I told myself, whoever getting points I'm taking.

762
00:34:33,080 --> 00:34:34,359
Speaker 2: You can tell yourself a lot that.

763
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Speaker 3: Yeah, if you're gonna give me one and a half

764
00:34:36,360 --> 00:34:40,919
Speaker 3: or whatever it was and Josh Allen at home, that's

765
00:34:41,040 --> 00:34:44,640
Speaker 3: enough for me. You know, no replace is gonna be bonkers.

766
00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:46,760
Speaker 2: Last home opener ever for that stadium.

767
00:34:46,840 --> 00:34:47,480
Speaker 3: I didn't think of that.

768
00:34:47,560 --> 00:34:50,280
Speaker 2: Okay, and Ravens have a little bit of that revenge

769
00:34:50,320 --> 00:34:54,000
Speaker 2: factor from last year, certainly, But there's just this kind

770
00:34:54,080 --> 00:34:57,799
Speaker 2: of weird like love triangles. Not the term that I'm

771
00:34:57,800 --> 00:35:00,960
Speaker 2: looking for, but it's like the top that AFC pecking order.

772
00:35:00,960 --> 00:35:04,160
Speaker 2: It feels like certain teams just have the other's number.

773
00:35:04,440 --> 00:35:06,960
Speaker 3: Oh the rock paper scissors thing, the rock paper scissors thing.

774
00:35:07,840 --> 00:35:10,680
Speaker 2: Just for now, I think Buffalo has Baltimore's number, and

775
00:35:10,719 --> 00:35:13,480
Speaker 2: with them being at home, yeah, I'm gonna take plus

776
00:35:13,520 --> 00:35:15,759
Speaker 2: one and a half. I think Buffalo wins a close one,

777
00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:17,120
Speaker 2: but I'll take I'll take the one and a half.

778
00:35:17,160 --> 00:35:19,200
Speaker 3: So if you're gonna points in Josh Allen at home

779
00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:21,839
Speaker 3: against anyone, I will take that right now.

780
00:35:22,080 --> 00:35:24,640
Speaker 2: It is very telling with I think how close a

781
00:35:24,640 --> 00:35:27,120
Speaker 2: lot of these matchups are projected to be. How many

782
00:35:27,160 --> 00:35:28,960
Speaker 2: of these, at least half of these felt like one

783
00:35:29,000 --> 00:35:30,880
Speaker 2: and a half point spreads. I know, there were not

784
00:35:31,080 --> 00:35:32,839
Speaker 2: many big ones, not as many two and a half,

785
00:35:32,880 --> 00:35:34,200
Speaker 2: three and a half, four and a half as you

786
00:35:34,320 --> 00:35:34,919
Speaker 2: usually get.

787
00:35:35,000 --> 00:35:37,120
Speaker 3: There weren't a lot of obvious eliminator picks.

788
00:35:36,840 --> 00:35:39,120
Speaker 2: A lot of not a lot of obvious eliminator picks

789
00:35:39,120 --> 00:35:41,960
Speaker 2: as well too, as much as Broncos and Titans, feels

790
00:35:42,000 --> 00:35:45,439
Speaker 2: like it could be lobsided, even that one. It's Week one.

791
00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:48,640
Speaker 2: Crazy things can happen. Cam Ward has himself a game

792
00:35:48,680 --> 00:35:49,680
Speaker 2: out there, But.

793
00:35:49,719 --> 00:35:53,160
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's a big Steeler Bengal contingency, right.

794
00:35:53,360 --> 00:35:55,319
Speaker 2: I would, I would, I would, I would think. So

795
00:35:55,480 --> 00:35:57,960
Speaker 2: that's that's what I got from from ours at least,

796
00:35:59,200 --> 00:36:01,279
Speaker 2: and I see that one too. I do, I do,

797
00:36:01,440 --> 00:36:03,799
Speaker 2: except for like Cleveland has had a weird way of

798
00:36:03,840 --> 00:36:05,080
Speaker 2: biting the Bengals.

799
00:36:04,640 --> 00:36:07,840
Speaker 3: When division game road, Yeah.

800
00:36:07,440 --> 00:36:09,439
Speaker 2: Right, division game on the road. Crazy things.

801
00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,439
Speaker 3: Suddenly I've put my first bet down on a road

802
00:36:12,440 --> 00:36:13,399
Speaker 3: team in division game.

803
00:36:13,640 --> 00:36:17,800
Speaker 2: That's tough. That's tough. And if that's Cincinnati. If Cincinnati

804
00:36:17,840 --> 00:36:19,440
Speaker 2: ends up, you know, being all right this year, then

805
00:36:19,480 --> 00:36:21,080
Speaker 2: you're kind of prevented from taking them the rest of

806
00:36:21,120 --> 00:36:22,480
Speaker 2: the year. You always kind of have to look at

807
00:36:22,480 --> 00:36:25,680
Speaker 2: that as well too. The cars are what are matchups

808
00:36:25,680 --> 00:36:27,680
Speaker 2: the exactly get it out of the way, take the

809
00:36:27,680 --> 00:36:28,879
Speaker 2: Cardinals and get it out of the way.

810
00:36:29,200 --> 00:36:30,600
Speaker 3: That was slam dunk either that.

811
00:36:30,640 --> 00:36:32,040
Speaker 2: Was no, it's not, but that was kind of my

812
00:36:32,160 --> 00:36:33,239
Speaker 2: logic behind it as well.

813
00:36:33,280 --> 00:36:33,680
Speaker 3: I get it.

814
00:36:33,760 --> 00:36:35,560
Speaker 2: One more segment to go on the other side, we

815
00:36:35,600 --> 00:36:39,920
Speaker 2: will give our Steelers and Jets predictions and thoughts before

816
00:36:39,960 --> 00:36:42,600
Speaker 2: we get out of here. West Shuler, Matt Williamson, It's

817
00:36:42,640 --> 00:36:45,560
Speaker 2: the Drive on Steelers Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network,

818
00:36:55,360 --> 00:36:56,359
Speaker 2: your tunes.

819
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Speaker 1: About Drive on your twenty four to seven home of

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Speaker 1: the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

821
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Speaker 2: Congratulations, you made it, folks, last segment of the week,

822
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Speaker 2: that means last segment for us and our Steelers Nation

823
00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,920
Speaker 2: Radio programming before the ball will be kicked off in

824
00:37:25,960 --> 00:37:28,040
Speaker 2: the air. Yeah, we've got the pregame show and all

825
00:37:28,040 --> 00:37:30,239
Speaker 2: those things on DVE that Matt is a part of,

826
00:37:31,160 --> 00:37:33,720
Speaker 2: Mike Pursuda, Jerry Doulac, Bob Labry, all of the whole

827
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Speaker 2: cast night characters, and it's been a lot of fun.

828
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Speaker 2: I'm not just saying this because you're both my buddies

829
00:37:39,800 --> 00:37:41,920
Speaker 2: and I like you both and everything, but I enjoy

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00:37:42,480 --> 00:37:45,120
Speaker 2: you know, like right around the time that dan Quinlan

831
00:37:45,160 --> 00:37:49,520
Speaker 2: and I get to the booth get set up. We

832
00:37:49,600 --> 00:37:51,520
Speaker 2: get there about four and a half five hours early.

833
00:37:51,880 --> 00:37:54,000
Speaker 2: But by the time we get set up is about

834
00:37:54,080 --> 00:37:56,640
Speaker 2: four hours ish before the game, which is right when

835
00:37:56,640 --> 00:37:59,040
Speaker 2: you and Tom are going on. And so I'll go

836
00:37:59,080 --> 00:38:01,600
Speaker 2: to the cafeteria there. I'll get myself a play of food.

837
00:38:02,520 --> 00:38:04,279
Speaker 2: Hey is in the barn at that point kind of

838
00:38:04,320 --> 00:38:05,640
Speaker 2: you know what I mean, And I could put my

839
00:38:05,680 --> 00:38:07,880
Speaker 2: feet up and eat a meal and listen to you

840
00:38:07,960 --> 00:38:10,040
Speaker 2: and Tom do the pregame show. It's been fun you guys.

841
00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:13,359
Speaker 2: Have you guys some good chemistry and uh and we'll

842
00:38:13,400 --> 00:38:16,000
Speaker 2: be looking forward to that uh with you guys getting

843
00:38:16,480 --> 00:38:20,239
Speaker 2: regular season proceedings underway for us starting nine am with

844
00:38:20,320 --> 00:38:24,000
Speaker 2: the pre pregame show on your flagship of the Black

845
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Speaker 2: and Gold one O two point five dv E. And

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00:38:26,719 --> 00:38:32,800
Speaker 2: then of course UH pursuita du Lac Labs at eleven

847
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:35,400
Speaker 2: o'clock for the two hour pregame show leading up to

848
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Speaker 2: that one o'clock kickoff.

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Speaker 3: And I joined those guys too about an hour before kickoff.

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Speaker 2: Matt Williamson is busy on game days, folks. I tell you,

851
00:38:42,560 --> 00:38:45,040
Speaker 2: uh as there will be uh, there will be plenty

852
00:38:45,040 --> 00:38:49,560
Speaker 2: of pregame and of course a fun, intriguing start to

853
00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:53,239
Speaker 2: the season for the Steelers in New Jersey. That's one

854
00:38:53,239 --> 00:38:55,960
Speaker 2: of the other Arthur Motes things you better not ever called,

855
00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,800
Speaker 2: You better not ever say New York about the Giants

856
00:38:58,840 --> 00:39:01,080
Speaker 2: and the Jets. It's in New Jersey, alright, All their

857
00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:02,120
Speaker 2: stuff's in New Jersey.

858
00:39:02,320 --> 00:39:05,160
Speaker 3: There's only it's only the title of the franch.

859
00:39:05,000 --> 00:39:06,480
Speaker 2: Only one team that plays in New York. That's the

860
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Speaker 2: Buffalo Bills.

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00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:10,680
Speaker 3: I got you, okay, I guess he's a former Bills.

862
00:39:11,480 --> 00:39:15,520
Speaker 2: Sunday at MetLife in New Jersey, the New York Jets

863
00:39:15,600 --> 00:39:19,560
Speaker 2: hosting the Steelers Pittsburgh a two and a half point favorite,

864
00:39:19,600 --> 00:39:23,120
Speaker 2: Matt and this by far to the lowest over under

865
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Speaker 2: of the week in the NFL, just thirty seven and

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Speaker 2: a half points. Let's start there, over under thirty seven

867
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Speaker 2: and a half points.

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Speaker 3: It's funny to do this because I always screwed up.

869
00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,680
Speaker 3: Dales makes fun of me all the time. My pitt

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Speaker 3: John's Tom math a t I have a what's the

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00:39:39,719 --> 00:39:40,200
Speaker 3: number again?

872
00:39:40,320 --> 00:39:42,040
Speaker 2: Thirty seven and a half.

873
00:39:41,800 --> 00:39:44,560
Speaker 3: I'm under Okay, I'm not going to divulge my score,

874
00:39:44,600 --> 00:39:45,960
Speaker 3: but I had to add it up my head. There.

875
00:39:46,000 --> 00:39:47,319
Speaker 2: I am under, Oh, that's a good call. I can

876
00:39:47,360 --> 00:39:47,920
Speaker 2: do the same thing.

877
00:39:49,000 --> 00:39:52,400
Speaker 3: I'm also under Okay, take it away. What's your prediction?

878
00:39:52,800 --> 00:39:56,320
Speaker 2: My prediction is sixteen thirteen Steelers.

879
00:39:56,760 --> 00:39:59,840
Speaker 3: Ooh, okay, I'm similar before under if you figured it

880
00:40:00,200 --> 00:40:00,920
Speaker 3: be okay.

881
00:40:00,920 --> 00:40:06,000
Speaker 2: One touchdown and three Chris Boswell field goals and for

882
00:40:06,200 --> 00:40:09,520
Speaker 2: New York one touchdown and two Nick Folk field goals.

883
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:13,480
Speaker 3: Okay, I just pretty specific on that. Okay, I like it.

884
00:40:13,680 --> 00:40:17,960
Speaker 2: I just think I think that the spread is about

885
00:40:18,000 --> 00:40:20,120
Speaker 2: right on this one. You know, I see the Steelers

886
00:40:20,120 --> 00:40:23,880
Speaker 2: winning by three or four points. I think there'll be

887
00:40:24,040 --> 00:40:29,800
Speaker 2: some some squeamy, some squirmy moments. There'll be some squeaky

888
00:40:29,840 --> 00:40:32,880
Speaker 2: moments for Steelers fans. They'll they'll have the butt clenched

889
00:40:32,880 --> 00:40:35,520
Speaker 2: from time to time. Yeah, But I do think the

890
00:40:35,560 --> 00:40:40,680
Speaker 2: Steelers just talent wise, continuity wise, and I know they've

891
00:40:40,680 --> 00:40:42,520
Speaker 2: they've got a lot of new pieces on that offense

892
00:40:42,560 --> 00:40:45,319
Speaker 2: and defense, but I think that they have more of

893
00:40:45,320 --> 00:40:47,399
Speaker 2: a mantra of how they're gonna play and how they're

894
00:40:47,400 --> 00:40:51,040
Speaker 2: gonna win. I like Pittsburgh sixteen to thirteen. It'll be

895
00:40:51,040 --> 00:40:53,759
Speaker 2: a rock fight. It won't be pretty, but we'll be

896
00:40:53,800 --> 00:40:56,399
Speaker 2: flying back for the home opener with with the first

897
00:40:56,440 --> 00:40:59,080
Speaker 2: win in the books for a lot of.

898
00:40:59,040 --> 00:41:01,279
Speaker 3: The similar reasons. And this happens a lot in the

899
00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,200
Speaker 3: last segment of the week. Is you talk about a

900
00:41:03,200 --> 00:41:05,400
Speaker 3: game all week, you kind of get the idea what

901
00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:07,800
Speaker 3: your co host is thinking too. You know, I have

902
00:41:07,840 --> 00:41:12,840
Speaker 3: the Steelers winning seventeen sixteen. One thing we haven't noticed

903
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,440
Speaker 3: is one thing we haven't brought up is Tomlin on

904
00:41:15,520 --> 00:41:18,440
Speaker 3: opening day is very, very good. I don't think that's

905
00:41:18,480 --> 00:41:20,279
Speaker 3: an accident. Yeah, I mean, I think he knows how

906
00:41:20,320 --> 00:41:23,080
Speaker 3: to prepare his team now. He didn't play his starters

907
00:41:23,080 --> 00:41:24,960
Speaker 3: as much as usual. But I also think he's got

908
00:41:24,960 --> 00:41:28,759
Speaker 3: a really good pulse for where his franchise is no

909
00:41:28,840 --> 00:41:32,120
Speaker 3: matter what. And the Jets have a first time head coach,

910
00:41:32,160 --> 00:41:33,839
Speaker 3: which I have a hard time betting on, I mean,

911
00:41:33,920 --> 00:41:36,840
Speaker 3: especially first game ever. You know, where when do I

912
00:41:36,880 --> 00:41:39,400
Speaker 3: call timeouts? You know, just all the logistics of it

913
00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:44,120
Speaker 3: all can get screwy younger quarterback. But I I'm a

914
00:41:44,120 --> 00:41:46,880
Speaker 3: little I think there will be Steeler fans on Monday

915
00:41:46,960 --> 00:41:51,120
Speaker 3: that aren't thrilled with the offensive performance. I don't think

916
00:41:51,160 --> 00:41:53,799
Speaker 3: it's going to be a great running game. I think

917
00:41:53,840 --> 00:41:57,680
Speaker 3: metcalfs in for a long day and I could see

918
00:41:57,719 --> 00:42:01,040
Speaker 3: a lot of three and outs and a lot of punts. Rust.

919
00:42:01,280 --> 00:42:04,200
Speaker 3: Call it whatever you want or concern, but I think

920
00:42:04,200 --> 00:42:06,879
Speaker 3: the Steeler d is set up real well, and I'm

921
00:42:06,920 --> 00:42:09,759
Speaker 3: assuming Cam Hayward plays. I think the pass rush will

922
00:42:09,800 --> 00:42:13,320
Speaker 3: be dominant. I can't see Wilson beating them. And I

923
00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:15,440
Speaker 3: think you sell out to stop the run a lot

924
00:42:15,640 --> 00:42:18,440
Speaker 3: with a deep front seven that you just keep rotating

925
00:42:18,480 --> 00:42:21,640
Speaker 3: them through and that gets a win. It might not

926
00:42:21,680 --> 00:42:23,120
Speaker 3: be pretty. I don't think it's seeming pretty.

927
00:42:23,440 --> 00:42:25,680
Speaker 2: I would bank on it not being Yeah. Yeah, I

928
00:42:25,680 --> 00:42:27,719
Speaker 2: think the Steelers defense much like we saw in the

929
00:42:28,040 --> 00:42:29,759
Speaker 2: opener against Atlanta last year.

930
00:42:29,920 --> 00:42:30,359
Speaker 3: Yeah yeah.

931
00:42:30,360 --> 00:42:32,560
Speaker 2: You had a new head coach, a new quarterback with

932
00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:36,120
Speaker 2: that team and Kirk Cousins yep. Like the Steelers defense

933
00:42:36,280 --> 00:42:38,360
Speaker 2: was the difference and all you needed was eighteen points

934
00:42:39,239 --> 00:42:41,480
Speaker 2: what six Chris Bosswell field goals say.

935
00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:43,320
Speaker 3: I trust the Steelers special teams more too.

936
00:42:43,480 --> 00:42:45,799
Speaker 2: Even with the addition of Nick Folk, who's been good

937
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:47,920
Speaker 2: over the last two years. I still trust the Steelers

938
00:42:47,920 --> 00:42:50,279
Speaker 2: special teams more. All right, I'm gonna let a hail

939
00:42:50,280 --> 00:42:52,400
Speaker 2: Mary get in here. At the last second from Jeff

940
00:42:52,440 --> 00:42:56,440
Speaker 2: on Twitter. Okay, he says Steelers twenty three, Jets seventeen,

941
00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:58,640
Speaker 2: but he wants some quick over and unders from us

942
00:42:58,640 --> 00:43:03,839
Speaker 2: on these. Metcalf over under seven and a half receptions under.

943
00:43:04,200 --> 00:43:07,120
Speaker 2: I agree. Aaron Rodgers over under one hundred and seventy

944
00:43:07,200 --> 00:43:11,200
Speaker 2: yards passing over slightly over.

945
00:43:11,440 --> 00:43:13,880
Speaker 3: Yeah, I think he gets the two hundred dish.

946
00:43:14,000 --> 00:43:16,480
Speaker 2: TJ Watt over under two and a half sacks. That

947
00:43:16,719 --> 00:43:17,680
Speaker 2: it's a big number.

948
00:43:18,239 --> 00:43:20,480
Speaker 3: Yeah, Jets don't plan on throwing. They will, but they

949
00:43:20,480 --> 00:43:21,640
Speaker 3: don't play on throwing a lot.

950
00:43:21,960 --> 00:43:24,879
Speaker 2: I think that's an easy under. Jalen Warren over under

951
00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,760
Speaker 2: eighty five yards rushing under.

952
00:43:28,120 --> 00:43:31,319
Speaker 3: I could see eighty five all purpose yards. I mean,

953
00:43:31,960 --> 00:43:33,640
Speaker 3: I do think he'sa get the ball of the carries.

954
00:43:33,840 --> 00:43:36,200
Speaker 3: I do too, And that's a crazy number. I think

955
00:43:36,200 --> 00:43:37,000
Speaker 3: that's a good number.

956
00:43:37,000 --> 00:43:38,520
Speaker 2: I think he better. I think he better at least

957
00:43:38,520 --> 00:43:39,200
Speaker 2: be close to that.

958
00:43:39,440 --> 00:43:41,560
Speaker 3: Yeah. I mean I don't think Johnson's going to play

959
00:43:41,560 --> 00:43:41,839
Speaker 3: a ton.

960
00:43:42,480 --> 00:43:44,520
Speaker 2: I don't either, Yeah, And I think the game will

961
00:43:44,560 --> 00:43:45,360
Speaker 2: gonna get situational.

962
00:43:45,400 --> 00:43:47,239
Speaker 3: I don't think get many carries. I mean he might

963
00:43:47,280 --> 00:43:49,040
Speaker 3: be out there, but he won't get many carries.

964
00:43:49,080 --> 00:43:50,920
Speaker 2: If the Steelers are playing with the lead most of

965
00:43:50,920 --> 00:43:52,640
Speaker 2: the game. I don't think we'll see a ton of game.

966
00:43:52,520 --> 00:43:55,480
Speaker 3: Will No, I think Warren.

967
00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,279
Speaker 2: Gifts they're chasing it. Will definitely see game.

968
00:43:57,280 --> 00:43:59,920
Speaker 3: Will Warren mike his highest percentage of snaps of the

969
00:44:00,120 --> 00:44:02,920
Speaker 3: year here. So I'm kind of talking myself into the

970
00:44:02,960 --> 00:44:05,359
Speaker 3: over because I think they're gonna quarterback's not gonna run

971
00:44:05,400 --> 00:44:08,520
Speaker 3: for anything. I think they run for about one hundred yards,

972
00:44:09,960 --> 00:44:11,680
Speaker 3: you know, good numbers.

973
00:44:11,680 --> 00:44:15,160
Speaker 2: I think that's right about writing about the range. Matt

974
00:44:15,160 --> 00:44:17,680
Speaker 2: fun stuff this week, man, and I'm excited to uh

975
00:44:17,719 --> 00:44:19,360
Speaker 2: to really get into the flow of it here. That

976
00:44:19,400 --> 00:44:21,719
Speaker 2: will be breaking down games and previewing games now every

977
00:44:21,719 --> 00:44:22,919
Speaker 2: single week. It'll be a lot of fun.

978
00:44:23,000 --> 00:44:23,879
Speaker 3: Yeah, absolutely did.

979
00:44:24,400 --> 00:44:27,200
Speaker 2: Thanks to Matt for for co hosting. Thanks to our

980
00:44:27,239 --> 00:44:29,840
Speaker 2: guy TV in here for putting all the YouTube stuff

981
00:44:29,920 --> 00:44:33,759
Speaker 2: together for us. If you are we have a we

982
00:44:33,840 --> 00:44:38,000
Speaker 2: have a a hype rally show as well too. Matt.

983
00:44:38,040 --> 00:44:39,520
Speaker 2: I wanted to make sure to plug this. I got

984
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:42,040
Speaker 2: the name of it written down here, but if you're

985
00:44:42,040 --> 00:44:46,240
Speaker 2: gonna be in the area Saturday night in Jersey City,

986
00:44:47,400 --> 00:44:50,000
Speaker 2: and what's the name of it here for crying out loud,

987
00:44:50,000 --> 00:44:55,320
Speaker 2: Wicked Wolf Tavern six thirty eight thirty. Rob King, Missy

988
00:44:55,360 --> 00:44:58,080
Speaker 2: Matthews myself will be doing the show for two hours

989
00:44:58,120 --> 00:45:01,400
Speaker 2: hanging out. We also, at some point are going to

990
00:45:01,440 --> 00:45:05,680
Speaker 2: be joined by a Steelers legend, Super Bowl Champion Hall

991
00:45:05,719 --> 00:45:08,760
Speaker 2: of Famer who played for both the Steelers and the Jets,

992
00:45:11,040 --> 00:45:12,280
Speaker 2: Big Red Allen Fanica.

993
00:45:12,760 --> 00:45:14,359
Speaker 3: Ah, I should have got that. I'm sitting here thinking

994
00:45:14,360 --> 00:45:16,640
Speaker 3: it's Antonio Holmes James Ferrier, but I'm like, they didn't

995
00:45:16,680 --> 00:45:18,400
Speaker 3: go the whole fame. They had great careers, but okay,

996
00:45:18,560 --> 00:45:19,200
Speaker 3: that's a good one.

997
00:45:19,280 --> 00:45:21,520
Speaker 2: So an opportunity to come out for a little road

998
00:45:21,520 --> 00:45:24,200
Speaker 2: Warriors party and listen to some more of your favorite

999
00:45:24,200 --> 00:45:27,879
Speaker 2: Steelers Audio Network personalities as well too. But that will

1000
00:45:27,880 --> 00:45:29,640
Speaker 2: do it for us this week. We'll be back with

1001
00:45:29,680 --> 00:45:31,920
Speaker 2: you as always to break it all down on Monday.

1002
00:45:32,160 --> 00:45:33,919
Speaker 2: You know where to find us. It's on your twenty

1003
00:45:33,920 --> 00:45:35,640
Speaker 2: four to seven home of the Black and Gold Steelers

1004
00:45:35,719 --> 00:45:38,000
Speaker 2: Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network.