1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:02,440 Speaker 1: The volume. 2 00:00:10,280 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: For these don't two championship that should always do the expectation. 3 00:00:14,040 --> 00:00:15,720 Speaker 2: All right, man Ax, you go ahead. 4 00:00:16,640 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Richard Sherman Podcast. Another crazy week. 5 00:00:21,720 --> 00:00:24,799 Speaker 1: NFC West just cannot get figured out. Every time you 6 00:00:24,840 --> 00:00:27,400 Speaker 1: think you gotta figure it out, you don't. Jordan Love 7 00:00:27,480 --> 00:00:30,480 Speaker 1: twenty of twenty seven for two twenty nine, two touchdowns. 8 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:33,159 Speaker 1: Josh Jacobs twenty six cares for a little under one 9 00:00:33,200 --> 00:00:36,440 Speaker 1: hundred yards ninety four yards, one touchdown, four catches forty 10 00:00:36,440 --> 00:00:39,919 Speaker 1: two yards, did lose a fumble punched out by Ernest Jones. 11 00:00:40,120 --> 00:00:43,200 Speaker 1: They controlled the game from start to finish. But Geno 12 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:45,400 Speaker 1: Smith is the big story of this game. Obviously the 13 00:00:45,400 --> 00:00:48,640 Speaker 1: Seahawks losing being tied with the Rams for first in division, 14 00:00:49,000 --> 00:00:52,159 Speaker 1: but the Rams have the tiebreaker, so currently they're on 15 00:00:52,200 --> 00:00:56,920 Speaker 1: the outside looking into the playoffs. But Geno Smith fifteen 16 00:00:57,000 --> 00:00:58,960 Speaker 1: or nineteen, one hundred and forty nine yards did have 17 00:00:59,000 --> 00:01:03,560 Speaker 1: the interception in the zone to Valentine. That injury is 18 00:01:03,640 --> 00:01:05,920 Speaker 1: going to tell the season for the Seahawks. It's gonna 19 00:01:06,040 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: you know, if he doesn't come back. I think that 20 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:11,240 Speaker 1: wraps it up for the Seattle Seahawks. You know, you 21 00:01:11,319 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: need to starting quarterback in the National Football League, and 22 00:01:13,800 --> 00:01:16,360 Speaker 1: he's leading the NFC in a number of categories, so 23 00:01:16,480 --> 00:01:19,399 Speaker 1: to lose him as a critical blow to this team, 24 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:21,800 Speaker 1: who have been rolling since the buye week their first 25 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:24,600 Speaker 1: loss since the buye week. Their defense have been playing 26 00:01:24,600 --> 00:01:28,000 Speaker 1: incredibly well. This game obviously didn't play their best and 27 00:01:28,200 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: just struggled on both sides of the football. Struggles and 28 00:01:31,040 --> 00:01:33,240 Speaker 1: moved the ball offensively when they got down there, couldn't 29 00:01:33,240 --> 00:01:35,200 Speaker 1: execute in the red zone, couldn't get the ball on 30 00:01:35,240 --> 00:01:37,800 Speaker 1: the end zone, didn't run the ball as well as 31 00:01:37,840 --> 00:01:40,640 Speaker 1: they had in previous weeks. They did have a big 32 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:44,000 Speaker 1: run by Zach Charbonnay, but he only had eight carriages 33 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,480 Speaker 1: for fifty four yards because they were trailing so much 34 00:01:46,480 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: of the game. They were down fourteen points before you 35 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:54,440 Speaker 1: could blink and never really recovered Whenever they got opportunities 36 00:01:54,440 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 1: like the Ernest Jones fumbled. They did turn that into 37 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:00,880 Speaker 1: seven points, but you know, two trips to the red 38 00:02:00,960 --> 00:02:03,240 Speaker 1: zone and you know two field goals out of it 39 00:02:03,280 --> 00:02:05,200 Speaker 1: isn't going to get the job done. They do have 40 00:02:05,200 --> 00:02:07,280 Speaker 1: an opportunity against the Rams late in the season if 41 00:02:07,320 --> 00:02:09,680 Speaker 1: they can keep up with them and keep it tied 42 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:12,119 Speaker 1: you know, to settle this thing once and for all. 43 00:02:12,200 --> 00:02:16,000 Speaker 1: But Jackson Smith and Jigbudd another consistent game. Ten catches 44 00:02:16,040 --> 00:02:20,359 Speaker 1: eighty three yards, DK only three catches, Tyler only one catch, 45 00:02:20,639 --> 00:02:24,240 Speaker 1: and Leonard Williams still has a good game but no sacks, 46 00:02:24,880 --> 00:02:27,720 Speaker 1: no interceptions in this game. Leonard did have a couple 47 00:02:27,760 --> 00:02:31,160 Speaker 1: of TFLs on very critical plays on third and fourth down, 48 00:02:31,680 --> 00:02:33,720 Speaker 1: but that's the story. They weren't able to get to 49 00:02:33,760 --> 00:02:35,320 Speaker 1: Jordan Love and get him on the ground. They were 50 00:02:35,360 --> 00:02:37,480 Speaker 1: able to put some pressure on him, put him under 51 00:02:37,520 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 1: the rest, but it didn't lead to any interceptions. They 52 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: weren't able to get the force bumble from Jacobs, which 53 00:02:43,200 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 1: was you know, led to points, but just not enough. 54 00:02:46,040 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: And it seemed like in the second half they found 55 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: their rhythm, found a way to get these guys stop, 56 00:02:50,440 --> 00:02:52,840 Speaker 1: found a way to stop the run. You know, outside 57 00:02:52,880 --> 00:02:57,480 Speaker 1: of the chunk played to Romeo Dobbs on Witherspoon, they 58 00:02:57,520 --> 00:02:59,200 Speaker 1: pretty much held him in check, held him in three 59 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:01,799 Speaker 1: points until that point where they took a shot late 60 00:03:01,800 --> 00:03:04,760 Speaker 1: in the game. Unexpected situation. You thought they were gonna 61 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,000 Speaker 1: keep running the football and they didn't. This is a 62 00:03:07,040 --> 00:03:09,960 Speaker 1: tough loss for the Seattle Seahawks. You know, obviously still 63 00:03:10,000 --> 00:03:13,639 Speaker 1: first year coach Mike McDonald. You know, things to overcome 64 00:03:13,680 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 1: and things to clean up, but this one hurts. And 65 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:20,000 Speaker 1: for all the fans that thought, hey, Sam Howe, like 66 00:03:20,040 --> 00:03:21,560 Speaker 1: we need to replace, you know, we can do so 67 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:22,440 Speaker 1: much better than Geno. 68 00:03:22,919 --> 00:03:23,920 Speaker 2: Again, I've been telling you. 69 00:03:23,960 --> 00:03:26,600 Speaker 1: Behind this offensive line, who has struggled most of the season, 70 00:03:26,960 --> 00:03:30,120 Speaker 1: it's tough for any quarterback to be successful. This offensive 71 00:03:30,160 --> 00:03:32,880 Speaker 1: line gave up seven sacks today. That's tough. 72 00:03:33,120 --> 00:03:33,280 Speaker 2: You know. 73 00:03:33,360 --> 00:03:35,320 Speaker 1: Some of them were on Sam Howe holding the ball 74 00:03:35,360 --> 00:03:38,600 Speaker 1: too long, but literally the pocket crumbled in front of him, 75 00:03:38,680 --> 00:03:41,400 Speaker 1: it crumbled around him. You know, there have been some 76 00:03:41,440 --> 00:03:43,880 Speaker 1: good plays, some good changes in this offensive line, but 77 00:03:43,920 --> 00:03:47,120 Speaker 1: they lost another center today. The new right guard, the 78 00:03:47,160 --> 00:03:50,680 Speaker 1: new right tackle, Abe Lucas, has been really solid this season. 79 00:03:50,720 --> 00:03:52,640 Speaker 1: But this is one of those games you're playing against 80 00:03:52,680 --> 00:03:55,280 Speaker 1: the team that's really talented, that has a lot of 81 00:03:55,560 --> 00:03:58,800 Speaker 1: really talented pass rushers, and you saw it. You saw 82 00:03:58,960 --> 00:04:01,320 Speaker 1: what a difference that can make against this team. And 83 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:04,080 Speaker 1: this was a potential three to six playoff matchup. And 84 00:04:04,120 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: thank god you didn't have to wait to the playoffs 85 00:04:05,840 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: to see that this would be an issue. And That's 86 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:09,800 Speaker 1: how they're going to attack you. If they see you again, 87 00:04:09,920 --> 00:04:12,920 Speaker 1: if they do run into the Seattle Seahawks again in 88 00:04:12,960 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs, They're going to attack. They're gonna bring pressure consistently. 89 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:19,760 Speaker 1: Whether it's Sam Howard Gino banged up back there, Jeff 90 00:04:19,800 --> 00:04:22,440 Speaker 1: Hafley sees that they can get to the quarterback. Whether 91 00:04:22,480 --> 00:04:25,040 Speaker 1: it's rushing four or sending five, they're gonna be able 92 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,920 Speaker 1: to get there. And I think that's something that isn't 93 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:29,960 Speaker 1: going to get cleaned up this season. It's been a 94 00:04:30,000 --> 00:04:33,479 Speaker 1: really good season to figure out who your playmakers are, 95 00:04:34,160 --> 00:04:36,839 Speaker 1: developing identity for this defense, and I think they have 96 00:04:37,000 --> 00:04:39,600 Speaker 1: done that. I think they found out Ernest Jones and 97 00:04:39,880 --> 00:04:42,720 Speaker 1: Tyrese Knight are their linebackers of the future. I think 98 00:04:42,760 --> 00:04:44,839 Speaker 1: they understand they have a really good defensive line. They 99 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 1: got a really talented secondary, really talented receiving core, and 100 00:04:48,880 --> 00:04:51,080 Speaker 1: you have to clean up this offensive line. Obviously K 101 00:04:51,240 --> 00:04:53,640 Speaker 1: nine is injured. You know what you have in him, 102 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: but right now that offensive line is going to be 103 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,320 Speaker 1: the thing that holds you back. And I know everybody's 104 00:04:58,320 --> 00:05:00,640 Speaker 1: gonna say, oh man, that Geno play if he would have. 105 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:01,080 Speaker 2: Just done it. 106 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,240 Speaker 1: When you're under the rest and under constant pressure, knowing 107 00:05:04,279 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 1: that there's only so many opportunities you're gonna get to 108 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: get to the red zone and a chance at points, 109 00:05:08,400 --> 00:05:09,840 Speaker 1: you've got to give your team a chance to make 110 00:05:09,880 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: a play. He tried to give his receiver a chance 111 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:14,640 Speaker 1: to make a play. Unfortunately it landed in the defender's 112 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: hands and it didn't work out. 113 00:05:16,720 --> 00:05:17,479 Speaker 2: But if the. 114 00:05:17,480 --> 00:05:19,480 Speaker 1: Seahawks can find a way to compete in this game 115 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: versus the Vikings, which is going to be a tough ass. 116 00:05:21,920 --> 00:05:24,159 Speaker 1: The Vikings are eleven to two, and they're not a 117 00:05:24,240 --> 00:05:26,520 Speaker 1: fluke eleven and two. They have a really good defense. 118 00:05:26,800 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 1: Flores is gonna bring a lot of pressure, a lot 119 00:05:28,960 --> 00:05:32,279 Speaker 1: of very exotic looks, and offensively, Kevin O'Connell is going 120 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 1: to draw it up as good as anybody. So they're 121 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,480 Speaker 1: gonna have to find some answers to that and find 122 00:05:36,520 --> 00:05:39,640 Speaker 1: a way to change the narrative and be really disruptive. 123 00:05:39,680 --> 00:05:41,240 Speaker 1: On the defensive side of the ball, they're gonna have 124 00:05:41,279 --> 00:05:43,800 Speaker 1: to block, maybe block a kick or something, make a 125 00:05:43,800 --> 00:05:47,400 Speaker 1: play on special teams. Darden has come in and really 126 00:05:47,520 --> 00:05:49,919 Speaker 1: energized the special teams unit in terms of the returns 127 00:05:49,920 --> 00:05:52,039 Speaker 1: that he had you know, giving good field position to 128 00:05:52,080 --> 00:05:54,239 Speaker 1: the offense. But that was a tough one to watch. 129 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: That was a tough one to watch because every time 130 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:58,120 Speaker 1: you felt like a team was going to make a play, 131 00:05:58,160 --> 00:06:00,720 Speaker 1: that they were gonna do something great, that they're gonna 132 00:06:00,760 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: they're gonna this is gonna be the one that turns 133 00:06:02,600 --> 00:06:05,039 Speaker 1: it around green Bay muff to punt, nobody recovered it. 134 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 2: They got it back. 135 00:06:06,200 --> 00:06:07,839 Speaker 1: They made a play on Jordan Love where it looked 136 00:06:07,839 --> 00:06:09,599 Speaker 1: like it could have been a bumble. He recovered it, 137 00:06:09,680 --> 00:06:13,000 Speaker 1: So not even worth challenging. You've got to find a 138 00:06:13,000 --> 00:06:14,600 Speaker 1: way to make those plays. You gotta find a way 139 00:06:14,640 --> 00:06:16,320 Speaker 1: to get those That's the way you win those games, 140 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:19,680 Speaker 1: especially out at home. But the most discouraging part was 141 00:06:19,720 --> 00:06:21,360 Speaker 1: probably the green Bay fans. 142 00:06:21,600 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 2: The go Pack go. 143 00:06:22,520 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: Chance that you're hearing in Looming Field, you know, that's 144 00:06:25,600 --> 00:06:28,279 Speaker 1: that's that's something I don't ever remember hearing. I don't 145 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:32,440 Speaker 1: ever remember hearing the opposite the opposing team's chance in 146 00:06:32,520 --> 00:06:35,240 Speaker 1: our home stadium. But that's a story for a different day. 147 00:06:35,279 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: I think this is gonna be one of those situations 148 00:06:37,640 --> 00:06:40,680 Speaker 1: they're gonna look and they're gonna learn from and hopefully 149 00:06:41,279 --> 00:06:43,800 Speaker 1: Geno's okay. And it's not a serious injury. He wasn't 150 00:06:43,800 --> 00:06:45,920 Speaker 1: able to come back, but hopefully he's able to bounce 151 00:06:45,960 --> 00:06:48,560 Speaker 1: back by next week and he's able to play against 152 00:06:48,560 --> 00:06:50,680 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings or I think that's gonna be a 153 00:06:50,720 --> 00:06:53,200 Speaker 1: tough one to come out of with a win. Oh, 154 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:54,760 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a tough one. That's gonna be a 155 00:06:54,800 --> 00:06:57,280 Speaker 1: really tough one. If Geno Smith isn't able to play, 156 00:06:57,400 --> 00:06:59,839 Speaker 1: I think you know, and people don't appreciate him and Sea. 157 00:07:00,279 --> 00:07:03,279 Speaker 1: Like I told people, it's not easy to play the 158 00:07:03,360 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: quarterback position under this. It's kind of pressure consistently and 159 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:09,480 Speaker 1: you think you can do so much better than him, 160 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:11,520 Speaker 1: But you're not going to be drafting high enough. You're 161 00:07:11,520 --> 00:07:15,200 Speaker 1: already eight wins then, so you're probably picking sixteen seventeen. 162 00:07:15,720 --> 00:07:17,920 Speaker 1: If you get two more wins, you're probably picking twenty 163 00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,920 Speaker 1: four twenty three. You're not going to be able to 164 00:07:19,960 --> 00:07:22,800 Speaker 1: get a quarterback next year. 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It's the Buffalo Bills 218 00:10:14,679 --> 00:10:19,440 Speaker 1: versus the Detroit Lions and an incredible shootout. Clearly, clearly 219 00:10:19,480 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: not a lot of defense played in this game, the 220 00:10:22,120 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: highest scoring NFL game this season just surpasses last week's 221 00:10:28,040 --> 00:10:31,680 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills versus the Rams game. It was an incredible 222 00:10:31,679 --> 00:10:35,280 Speaker 1: performance by Josh Allen, actually an incredible performance by Jared 223 00:10:35,320 --> 00:10:39,400 Speaker 1: Golf as well. Just the Detroit Lions defense couldn't get 224 00:10:39,400 --> 00:10:42,960 Speaker 1: a stop, couldn't find a stop, and Josh Allen, I mean, 225 00:10:42,960 --> 00:10:44,360 Speaker 1: he poured it on early, got. 226 00:10:44,200 --> 00:10:46,000 Speaker 2: Up to a fourteen zero lead. 227 00:10:46,800 --> 00:10:49,480 Speaker 1: The Detroit Lions were able to claw their way back 228 00:10:49,480 --> 00:10:53,880 Speaker 1: in the second quarter, but steal down seven points and 229 00:10:53,920 --> 00:10:59,000 Speaker 1: they were relentless. And obviously, after everything that was said 230 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:03,000 Speaker 1: last week, Teddy Bruski's comments about Dan Campbell being reckless 231 00:11:03,040 --> 00:11:06,560 Speaker 1: and everything, clearly all the attention and energy is going 232 00:11:06,640 --> 00:11:09,560 Speaker 1: to be spent on his decision to kick the on 233 00:11:09,640 --> 00:11:11,760 Speaker 1: side kick with twelve minutes to go in the fourth quarter, 234 00:11:12,559 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 1: after your defense got a semi stop held Buffalo to 235 00:11:15,840 --> 00:11:20,320 Speaker 1: a field goal. Mac Collins takes the ball, gets vertical, 236 00:11:20,559 --> 00:11:22,600 Speaker 1: gets all the way to the five yard line, thirty 237 00:11:22,640 --> 00:11:25,640 Speaker 1: eight yard game, and sets the Buffalo Bills up for 238 00:11:25,720 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 1: another touchdown and what ended up being the deciding touchdown 239 00:11:30,520 --> 00:11:32,959 Speaker 1: and the game changer, and who knows. 240 00:11:32,800 --> 00:11:33,520 Speaker 2: What could have happened. 241 00:11:33,520 --> 00:11:35,600 Speaker 1: You know, maybe you kick it and your defense gets 242 00:11:35,600 --> 00:11:37,640 Speaker 1: to stop, but they hadn't got many stops in the game. 243 00:11:38,000 --> 00:11:40,520 Speaker 1: And so when you're a head coach in this league 244 00:11:40,559 --> 00:11:44,000 Speaker 1: and you're seeing the writing on the wall, you're seeing, hey, 245 00:11:44,840 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 1: they have answers for us this week, and we don't 246 00:11:47,280 --> 00:11:49,240 Speaker 1: have the answers for what they're giving us. I'm not 247 00:11:49,280 --> 00:11:51,880 Speaker 1: incredibly upset with that call. You know, you're trying to 248 00:11:51,920 --> 00:11:54,680 Speaker 1: find a way to get a possession. It just sucks 249 00:11:54,679 --> 00:11:57,199 Speaker 1: the rules or the way they are now where it's 250 00:11:57,200 --> 00:12:00,840 Speaker 1: so obvious and apparent that you're kicking on side kick, 251 00:12:00,920 --> 00:12:04,240 Speaker 1: so that obviously changes the makeup of the play and 252 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:08,680 Speaker 1: surprising somebody versus kicking it to a team that's expecting 253 00:12:08,720 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 1: it to come because you have to announce it. I 254 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,400 Speaker 1: think that's what makes it a really difficult play to call. 255 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:13,760 Speaker 2: Now. 256 00:12:13,960 --> 00:12:15,360 Speaker 1: You know, back in the day, if he called a 257 00:12:15,360 --> 00:12:17,959 Speaker 1: surprise on sidekick right there in that situation and they 258 00:12:18,000 --> 00:12:20,160 Speaker 1: somehow got it, which more than likely you would because 259 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:23,120 Speaker 1: nobody's expecting it in that scenario, I think it's a 260 00:12:23,120 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: good call. But under this situation, it's tough to have 261 00:12:26,760 --> 00:12:29,160 Speaker 1: an on side kick at all. And I think he 262 00:12:29,320 --> 00:12:32,240 Speaker 1: just realized that and he learned that you can't do that. 263 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:34,720 Speaker 1: I think they, you know, still played a really good game, 264 00:12:34,760 --> 00:12:37,720 Speaker 1: only lost by seven points. The offense scored forty two points. 265 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:41,640 Speaker 1: The Buffalo Bills offense looks incredible. Another forty point game 266 00:12:41,720 --> 00:12:45,960 Speaker 1: for them, you know. I think once this Detroit Lions 267 00:12:45,960 --> 00:12:48,920 Speaker 1: defense gets healthy, it's gonna be a whole different ballgame. 268 00:12:48,960 --> 00:12:51,320 Speaker 1: If this is a Super Bowl preview, I think everybody 269 00:12:51,360 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 1: would be excited to see it again. Two really good teams. 270 00:12:55,640 --> 00:12:58,920 Speaker 1: Josh Allen played a good game obviously. James Cook had 271 00:12:58,960 --> 00:13:01,560 Speaker 1: a really incredible game, only fourteen carries but one hundred 272 00:13:01,600 --> 00:13:04,240 Speaker 1: and five yards and two touchdowns, had the forty one 273 00:13:04,320 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: yard breakout run to really really take this game over. 274 00:13:08,200 --> 00:13:10,840 Speaker 1: Tyd Johnson five catches for one hundred and fourteen yards. 275 00:13:10,840 --> 00:13:14,440 Speaker 1: But Jared Goff, Jared Golf. What a game by Jared Golf. 276 00:13:14,520 --> 00:13:17,080 Speaker 1: If he hadn't had the five turnover game, we'd be 277 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 1: having entirely different conversations about Jared Goff. He threw for 278 00:13:20,000 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 1: five touchdowns almost five hundred yards through the air. Jamir 279 00:13:24,040 --> 00:13:27,120 Speaker 1: Gibbs eight carries for thirty one yards, but five catches 280 00:13:27,160 --> 00:13:29,599 Speaker 1: for eighty three yards one touchdown. 281 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 2: Made his impact that way. Not a lot of. 282 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:34,560 Speaker 1: Production out David Montgomery this game. Only four yards on 283 00:13:34,600 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 1: the ground. But i'm Andro Saint Brown and Sam Laporta 284 00:13:38,440 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: really really took over this game at times. You know, 285 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,920 Speaker 1: they were the reason that Detroit even had a chance 286 00:13:43,920 --> 00:13:46,640 Speaker 1: in this game. I'm Andro had fourteen catches for almost 287 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,480 Speaker 1: two hundred yards on hundred ninety three yards one touchdown. 288 00:13:49,520 --> 00:13:52,800 Speaker 1: Sam Laporta seven catches for one hundred and eleven yards. 289 00:13:53,280 --> 00:13:55,599 Speaker 1: Jamison Williams three catches for thirty seven yards in a 290 00:13:55,679 --> 00:13:59,560 Speaker 1: one touchdown. But the real story is Detroit's defense. They 291 00:13:59,600 --> 00:14:03,079 Speaker 1: had no sacks, no turnovers in this game. And obviously 292 00:14:03,280 --> 00:14:05,679 Speaker 1: that's something that's gonna have to be addressed, and it's 293 00:14:05,679 --> 00:14:08,439 Speaker 1: something that will change once they get healthier and they 294 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,160 Speaker 1: get all their players back. But still, in a game 295 00:14:11,280 --> 00:14:14,160 Speaker 1: like this, after coming off a really good win against 296 00:14:14,200 --> 00:14:16,640 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers, you would thought they would play a 297 00:14:16,640 --> 00:14:18,959 Speaker 1: little bit better than they played. 298 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:20,160 Speaker 2: But what you're gonna do. 299 00:14:20,200 --> 00:14:21,880 Speaker 1: You got to give Buffalo Bills a lot of credit 300 00:14:22,160 --> 00:14:25,480 Speaker 1: offensively the last two weeks, They've played incredible. Josh Allen's 301 00:14:25,520 --> 00:14:29,040 Speaker 1: played incredible. Looks like the MVP candidate that everybody is 302 00:14:29,360 --> 00:14:32,480 Speaker 1: crowning him to be. Three hundred and sixty two yards passing, 303 00:14:32,520 --> 00:14:36,360 Speaker 1: two touchdowns, ten carries, another two touchdowns on the ground, 304 00:14:36,520 --> 00:14:39,800 Speaker 1: sixty nine yards rushing. For some people, that's gonna put 305 00:14:39,840 --> 00:14:42,600 Speaker 1: him over the top. But again, I hate to keep 306 00:14:42,920 --> 00:14:47,160 Speaker 1: reiterating myself, but the numbers, you know, this is a 307 00:14:47,200 --> 00:14:49,720 Speaker 1: statement win versus the best team in the NFC. He 308 00:14:49,840 --> 00:14:53,200 Speaker 1: deserves credit for that. He's pushing his team over the top. 309 00:14:53,240 --> 00:14:56,960 Speaker 1: He had four touchdowns told in this game, almost a 310 00:14:56,960 --> 00:15:00,240 Speaker 1: little over four hundred total yards in this game. James 311 00:15:00,280 --> 00:15:03,320 Speaker 1: Cook also had a really good game. But I just 312 00:15:03,440 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 1: think the numbers have to matter at some point. They're 313 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,440 Speaker 1: ten and three, are eleven and three at this point, 314 00:15:08,480 --> 00:15:11,200 Speaker 1: clearly the class of the NFC, but they're not the 315 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: one seed in AFC. They're not the one seed in AFC. 316 00:15:14,600 --> 00:15:17,000 Speaker 1: The Kansas City Chiefs are still the one seed in AFC, 317 00:15:17,320 --> 00:15:20,360 Speaker 1: and I think that has to factor in to this discussion, 318 00:15:20,400 --> 00:15:23,320 Speaker 1: and the numbers have to factor in. You look at 319 00:15:23,320 --> 00:15:26,440 Speaker 1: the game that Lamar Jackson just had and again they're 320 00:15:26,520 --> 00:15:29,360 Speaker 1: nine and five and they're fighting for a chance to 321 00:15:29,400 --> 00:15:31,320 Speaker 1: win their division, so that matters. 322 00:15:31,360 --> 00:15:32,120 Speaker 2: That factors in. 323 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:35,080 Speaker 1: You talk about the Philadelphia Eagles and Saquon Barkley had 324 00:15:35,120 --> 00:15:38,440 Speaker 1: an off game this game, but the Philadelphia Eagles have 325 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:40,840 Speaker 1: a better record than the Buffalo Bills. So if you're 326 00:15:40,840 --> 00:15:44,720 Speaker 1: talking about records being the reason why somebody's MVP, then okay, 327 00:15:45,040 --> 00:15:46,640 Speaker 1: you can kind of give it to Josh Allen, but 328 00:15:46,680 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: you can give it to other people if records are 329 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:49,440 Speaker 1: the only thing that matters. 330 00:15:49,680 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 2: I think that in this discussion you have to be nuanced. 331 00:15:52,280 --> 00:15:53,640 Speaker 1: You have to look at the numbers, and you have 332 00:15:53,720 --> 00:15:56,360 Speaker 1: to say, Lamar Jackson beat them straight up, and I 333 00:15:56,440 --> 00:15:58,560 Speaker 1: remember that being a factor last year when they talked 334 00:15:58,560 --> 00:16:00,800 Speaker 1: about the MVP race late in the season. 335 00:16:01,040 --> 00:16:02,840 Speaker 2: He beat them obviously earlier in the season. 336 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:05,360 Speaker 1: They won't face each other until probably the playoffs if 337 00:16:05,360 --> 00:16:08,360 Speaker 1: they play again. But Lamar Jackson has thirty four passing 338 00:16:08,400 --> 00:16:12,640 Speaker 1: touchdowns right now, only three interceptions on the season, having 339 00:16:12,720 --> 00:16:15,920 Speaker 1: a really, really, really incredible season, numbers that are comparable 340 00:16:16,160 --> 00:16:19,960 Speaker 1: to his MVP year in twenty nineteen when he had 341 00:16:20,000 --> 00:16:23,560 Speaker 1: thirty six passing touchdowns on the season. He has what 342 00:16:23,720 --> 00:16:26,360 Speaker 1: a little over thirty five hundred yards. It's a lot 343 00:16:26,400 --> 00:16:29,240 Speaker 1: closer than people are thinking. And I just want people 344 00:16:29,280 --> 00:16:32,560 Speaker 1: to have that discussion because before last season, the last 345 00:16:32,920 --> 00:16:36,720 Speaker 1: five winners, the last five winners of the MVP Trophy 346 00:16:38,200 --> 00:16:43,200 Speaker 1: led the league in passing touchdowns. Now, all of a sudden, 347 00:16:43,800 --> 00:16:48,040 Speaker 1: that's changed. Suddenly the MVP goes to whoever has the 348 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 1: best storyline and meaningful wins laten the season, not the stats. 349 00:16:53,360 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: You have dominating performances late in the season, then you're 350 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,400 Speaker 1: the MVP, regardless of what the numbers say. Sometimes it 351 00:16:59,400 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: would be the team with the best record in the 352 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:05,399 Speaker 1: league in the best passing stats. Then you're like oh, okay, 353 00:17:05,600 --> 00:17:08,320 Speaker 1: because there were sometimes that the year Aaron wanted the 354 00:17:08,400 --> 00:17:12,240 Speaker 1: last Aaron Rodgers MVP, Tom Brady had really incredible numbers. 355 00:17:12,400 --> 00:17:14,560 Speaker 1: I think he threw for five thousand yards. You know, 356 00:17:14,600 --> 00:17:16,280 Speaker 1: he was pushing the ball down the field. But Aaron 357 00:17:16,560 --> 00:17:19,840 Speaker 1: had those touchdowns, had less interceptions, you know, the efficient 358 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:22,520 Speaker 1: Aaron that he usually is when he wins MVP. But 359 00:17:22,720 --> 00:17:26,080 Speaker 1: I just think it's more nuanced conversation. I don't think 360 00:17:26,080 --> 00:17:29,320 Speaker 1: anybody's walked away with it right now. And if you're 361 00:17:29,359 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 1: saying somebody walked away with it, then I'm scratching my 362 00:17:31,760 --> 00:17:34,399 Speaker 1: head because I don't know. I don't know what the 363 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,960 Speaker 1: criteria is for MVP anymore. I don't understand the criteria, 364 00:17:39,000 --> 00:17:41,560 Speaker 1: and somebody has to explain that, Like I'm five years old, 365 00:17:41,760 --> 00:17:44,760 Speaker 1: what the criteria for MVP is. If it's not the 366 00:17:44,840 --> 00:17:48,000 Speaker 1: numbers anymore, is it, Hey, you're the most important player 367 00:17:48,040 --> 00:17:51,080 Speaker 1: on your team, because just about every contender's quarterback is 368 00:17:51,080 --> 00:17:53,600 Speaker 1: the most important player on their team. Is that you're 369 00:17:53,680 --> 00:17:56,479 Speaker 1: the best player on the best team with the best record. 370 00:17:56,600 --> 00:17:57,800 Speaker 1: Is it? 371 00:17:57,840 --> 00:17:58,359 Speaker 2: What is it? 372 00:17:58,400 --> 00:18:02,120 Speaker 1: Because I don't understand it. If the numbers don't matter, 373 00:18:02,400 --> 00:18:04,840 Speaker 1: if you don't have to be top five in categories 374 00:18:04,840 --> 00:18:07,119 Speaker 1: anymore because you used to have to lead the league 375 00:18:07,280 --> 00:18:10,000 Speaker 1: to win MVP, and now you don't. Not that Josh 376 00:18:10,080 --> 00:18:11,719 Speaker 1: Allen doesn't deserve it. If they give it to him, 377 00:18:11,800 --> 00:18:13,200 Speaker 1: they give it to him. You know who am I. 378 00:18:13,200 --> 00:18:16,520 Speaker 2: I'm just a guy who's explaining the trends and. 379 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 1: The way things have been in the past, and I 380 00:18:19,160 --> 00:18:22,120 Speaker 1: need to understand so that I can make better predictions. 381 00:18:22,800 --> 00:18:26,960 Speaker 1: What's the criteria? But great game and great win for 382 00:18:26,960 --> 00:18:30,160 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills in Detroit. That makes this an even 383 00:18:30,160 --> 00:18:32,520 Speaker 1: more meaningful when they beat the Kansas City Chiefs, who 384 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: are number one in the AFC. They beat the Detroit 385 00:18:35,359 --> 00:18:37,160 Speaker 1: Lions with number one in the NFC, but they also 386 00:18:37,240 --> 00:18:41,960 Speaker 1: just lost to the Rams last week, so you got 387 00:18:41,960 --> 00:18:44,040 Speaker 1: to have the conversation both ways. It's not like they're 388 00:18:44,080 --> 00:18:46,560 Speaker 1: just winning and winning, winning, winning, winning. They just lost 389 00:18:46,600 --> 00:18:48,879 Speaker 1: to the Rams, but they are having a really great 390 00:18:49,040 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: season and they continue to push the envelope and continue 391 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,280 Speaker 1: to win ball games. The Bills have the Patriots next week, 392 00:18:54,640 --> 00:18:57,560 Speaker 1: and that should be another pretty pretty cruise easy game 393 00:18:57,600 --> 00:19:00,160 Speaker 1: for him. The Lions have the Bears, a simple easy 394 00:19:00,440 --> 00:19:02,200 Speaker 1: for them. You know, there's no such thing as East 395 00:19:02,200 --> 00:19:04,880 Speaker 1: games in the National Football League. But the Bears haven't 396 00:19:04,880 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: looked very good, especially over the scretch, giving up a 397 00:19:07,320 --> 00:19:09,520 Speaker 1: lot of sacks, and they look dejected, look like they're 398 00:19:09,520 --> 00:19:13,320 Speaker 1: ready to go on vacation. The Patriots are still somewhat 399 00:19:13,359 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: trying to compete, but don't have the star power, don't 400 00:19:16,040 --> 00:19:18,440 Speaker 1: have the talent right now to compete with a team 401 00:19:18,480 --> 00:19:21,080 Speaker 1: like the Buffalo Bills. But it's a divisional game, so 402 00:19:21,480 --> 00:19:23,879 Speaker 1: you know, anything could happen. I wouldn't put past them, 403 00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:26,240 Speaker 1: and I don't think Buffalo loses that game. I think 404 00:19:26,280 --> 00:19:28,360 Speaker 1: they continue to win and they win out the rest 405 00:19:28,359 --> 00:19:30,280 Speaker 1: of the season, and I'm looking forward to these playoffs 406 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: and seeing how that shakes out. That was this week's 407 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:36,320 Speaker 1: Sunday Night Foodball, brought to you by Uber eats, the 408 00:19:36,359 --> 00:19:40,359 Speaker 1: official on demand delivery partner of the NFL. Uber eats 409 00:19:40,400 --> 00:19:43,800 Speaker 1: has the best game day deals all season long. Order 410 00:19:43,880 --> 00:19:47,879 Speaker 1: now for game Day. Another huge game happened in Pennsylvania 411 00:19:47,920 --> 00:19:51,879 Speaker 1: between the two Pennsylvania teams, the Philadelphia Eagles and the 412 00:19:51,880 --> 00:19:56,399 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers. What a game we thought it was gonna be. 413 00:19:56,800 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: But the Philadelphia Eagles defense has been on a ten 414 00:20:00,400 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 1: of late, especially against the run. They've been phenomenal against 415 00:20:03,800 --> 00:20:06,439 Speaker 1: the run. They did a really good job limiting Russell 416 00:20:06,480 --> 00:20:09,359 Speaker 1: Wilson in this game fourteen for twenty two one hundred 417 00:20:09,359 --> 00:20:12,199 Speaker 1: and twenty eight yards. Also caused a turnover on a 418 00:20:12,240 --> 00:20:15,800 Speaker 1: fumble that they recovered. The Pittsburgh Steelers have been playing 419 00:20:15,920 --> 00:20:19,280 Speaker 1: really really good football this year. But one common theme 420 00:20:19,359 --> 00:20:21,680 Speaker 1: that's happened is they've been able to run the ball 421 00:20:21,760 --> 00:20:25,200 Speaker 1: well and it's complimenting and opening up their passing game 422 00:20:25,840 --> 00:20:29,920 Speaker 1: with George Pickens making big plays, fire Mouth Calvin Austin, 423 00:20:30,840 --> 00:20:34,040 Speaker 1: and they've had really really good success when they run 424 00:20:34,080 --> 00:20:37,719 Speaker 1: the ball consistently and effectively, and they play good defense. 425 00:20:37,760 --> 00:20:40,359 Speaker 1: They turn the ball over on defense, they put pressure 426 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:41,840 Speaker 1: on the quarterback, they get sacks. 427 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:42,480 Speaker 2: TJ. 428 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,000 Speaker 1: Watt got hot this game. He cast some big plays, 429 00:20:45,000 --> 00:20:47,399 Speaker 1: but Jalen Hurts probably had his best game of the season. 430 00:20:47,400 --> 00:20:49,399 Speaker 1: He was twenty five to thirty two to one hundred 431 00:20:49,400 --> 00:20:52,080 Speaker 1: and ninety yards, two touchdowns. He carried the ball a 432 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,800 Speaker 1: little more than usual this game, fifteen carriers for forty 433 00:20:54,960 --> 00:20:58,600 Speaker 1: five yards in a touchdown. AJ Brown, you know, he 434 00:20:58,760 --> 00:21:02,040 Speaker 1: was in the news last week and earlier this week 435 00:21:02,359 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: just talking about how what the offense seats do to 436 00:21:04,880 --> 00:21:08,640 Speaker 1: be more productive. That message was obviously received well by 437 00:21:08,680 --> 00:21:11,639 Speaker 1: their coordinator because he got the aj Brown the ball 438 00:21:11,720 --> 00:21:14,360 Speaker 1: early and often. He had five catches for sixty five 439 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,920 Speaker 1: yards by the beginning of the second quarter, and Devonte 440 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,400 Speaker 1: Smith had eleven catches for one hundred and nine yards 441 00:21:20,480 --> 00:21:23,200 Speaker 1: and a touchdown on twelve targets. So they found both 442 00:21:23,240 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 1: of their star receivers fed them appeased them. But Saquon 443 00:21:27,560 --> 00:21:31,040 Speaker 1: Barkley nineteen carries for sixty five yards a rare, very 444 00:21:31,119 --> 00:21:33,520 Speaker 1: rare off day for Saquon Barkley, and his teammates were 445 00:21:33,520 --> 00:21:37,360 Speaker 1: still able to pick him up. And you see, when 446 00:21:37,359 --> 00:21:40,280 Speaker 1: the run game struggles, the pass game thrives. When the 447 00:21:40,280 --> 00:21:43,400 Speaker 1: pass game struggles, the run game thrives. It was still 448 00:21:43,400 --> 00:21:46,000 Speaker 1: a really complete game for the Philadelphia Eagles both sides 449 00:21:46,040 --> 00:21:48,879 Speaker 1: of the football. They did such a great job stopping 450 00:21:48,920 --> 00:21:52,560 Speaker 1: the run. They held Naji Harris to fourteen yards on 451 00:21:52,680 --> 00:21:55,280 Speaker 1: six carries. They really just had to go away from 452 00:21:55,280 --> 00:21:57,640 Speaker 1: the run game. They didn't have any answers. They didn't 453 00:21:57,680 --> 00:22:00,600 Speaker 1: have any answers for the Philadelphia Eagles defensive line. Jalen 454 00:22:00,640 --> 00:22:03,600 Speaker 1: Carter and the Boys are are so stout up front 455 00:22:03,640 --> 00:22:06,120 Speaker 1: and making plays in the back end, even when they 456 00:22:06,200 --> 00:22:10,160 Speaker 1: gave up a muffed punt and early in the game, 457 00:22:10,240 --> 00:22:12,160 Speaker 1: you thought, oh my god, that's gonna be the chance 458 00:22:12,200 --> 00:22:15,399 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh needs to get on the board early and flip 459 00:22:15,440 --> 00:22:18,080 Speaker 1: this game. And they were able to get a stop, 460 00:22:18,320 --> 00:22:20,359 Speaker 1: they were able to sack the quarterback, they were able 461 00:22:20,400 --> 00:22:23,240 Speaker 1: to put pressure on Russell Wilson, and he wasn't able 462 00:22:23,280 --> 00:22:25,160 Speaker 1: to have the game he needed to have. 463 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:28,280 Speaker 2: But there's bigger news coming out of Pittsburgh. TJ. 464 00:22:28,400 --> 00:22:31,520 Speaker 1: Watt leaves the game with an apparent foot injury. He 465 00:22:31,640 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 1: came he came up lame on a pass rush where 466 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,800 Speaker 1: he rushed over the quarterback and he just started to lamp. 467 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,840 Speaker 1: He grabbed the back of his heel. You hope it's 468 00:22:38,920 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: nothing serious, but that's something that we have to continue 469 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,880 Speaker 1: to monitor because he's such an engine for this defense. 470 00:22:44,920 --> 00:22:47,760 Speaker 1: He's such an engine in a Star Wars in the 471 00:22:47,840 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 1: face of this franchise that without him it changes the 472 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,159 Speaker 1: whole makeup of this team. It changed the whole makeup 473 00:22:54,200 --> 00:22:56,600 Speaker 1: of the defense, It changes the whole way you prepare 474 00:22:56,840 --> 00:22:58,400 Speaker 1: to play the Pittsburgh Steelers. 475 00:22:58,480 --> 00:23:02,119 Speaker 2: So let's all put our prayers up and our strength up. 476 00:23:02,280 --> 00:23:02,800 Speaker 2: To TJ. 477 00:23:02,880 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: Watt and hope that hope that he's healthy for the 478 00:23:05,320 --> 00:23:07,280 Speaker 1: rest of the season or at least the playoffs when 479 00:23:07,280 --> 00:23:09,800 Speaker 1: they need him to come back again. A great game 480 00:23:09,800 --> 00:23:13,200 Speaker 1: for Jalen Hurts, getting his top receivers the football, getting 481 00:23:13,200 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 1: out of harm's way, using his legs when he had 482 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,639 Speaker 1: to accurate with the football. You need to give him 483 00:23:18,640 --> 00:23:21,720 Speaker 1: a lot of credit for this win. They've really Philadelphia 484 00:23:21,760 --> 00:23:24,920 Speaker 1: has been undefeated since Sirianni got the bus cut. I 485 00:23:24,960 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: don't know if it's the buzz cut that that hasn't 486 00:23:27,480 --> 00:23:30,000 Speaker 1: but since Sirianni got it, they. 487 00:23:29,880 --> 00:23:30,720 Speaker 2: Haven't lost the game. 488 00:23:30,840 --> 00:23:33,760 Speaker 1: So they were calling for his job earlier in the season, 489 00:23:34,240 --> 00:23:37,440 Speaker 1: and now I'm sure they're calling for an extension. It's 490 00:23:37,520 --> 00:23:41,880 Speaker 1: crazy how how quickly the tide changes in Philadelphia. They're 491 00:23:41,960 --> 00:23:44,960 Speaker 1: they're twelve and two. The Philadelphia Eagles are still the 492 00:23:45,040 --> 00:23:48,040 Speaker 1: two seed, but it's a close neck and neck race 493 00:23:48,119 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: and the Lions have no margin prayer now. After that 494 00:23:51,080 --> 00:23:55,479 Speaker 1: loss to the Buffalo Bills, Nick Sirianni becomes the second 495 00:23:55,560 --> 00:24:00,240 Speaker 1: coach in Eagles history with multiple twelve win seasons, only 496 00:24:00,320 --> 00:24:04,320 Speaker 1: other coach being the great Andy Reid, who's in Kansas City. 497 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: Doing numbers right now, trying to chase his third Super 498 00:24:09,000 --> 00:24:13,760 Speaker 1: Bowl ring in a row. Philly settle Down. You got 499 00:24:13,800 --> 00:24:17,560 Speaker 1: your coach, give him an extension, support him, he's running 500 00:24:17,560 --> 00:24:19,960 Speaker 1: the ball. You got a great team. I look forward 501 00:24:20,040 --> 00:24:21,760 Speaker 1: to seeing what they're able to do in the playoffs. 502 00:24:21,800 --> 00:24:25,159 Speaker 1: Because the way Vic Fangio has his defense playing, the 503 00:24:25,200 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: way this offense is rolling, the way Sat Kawan has 504 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,760 Speaker 1: been rolling all season long, They're gonna be a tough 505 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:32,840 Speaker 1: out in the playoffs, especially if somebody has to roll 506 00:24:32,840 --> 00:24:34,159 Speaker 1: into Philadelphia to do it. 507 00:24:34,680 --> 00:24:36,000 Speaker 2: Can't wait to see how that goes. 508 00:24:36,280 --> 00:24:39,560 Speaker 1: The Pittsburgh Steelers have a really tough game divisional game 509 00:24:39,840 --> 00:24:43,439 Speaker 1: that could decide the AFC North next week against the 510 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,960 Speaker 1: Baltimore Ravens in Baltimore. I think that's gonna be a 511 00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: really exciting game. It's on a short week for them, 512 00:24:49,040 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: a Saturday game, one less day to prepare, one less 513 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,639 Speaker 1: day of rest, and the Baltimore Ravens are gonna be 514 00:24:54,640 --> 00:24:56,639 Speaker 1: playing with that sense of urgency they need to have 515 00:24:56,720 --> 00:25:00,240 Speaker 1: this game, and with TJ. Watt potentially sideline, that's to 516 00:25:00,280 --> 00:25:02,560 Speaker 1: be a huge factor in that game. And you looked 517 00:25:02,600 --> 00:25:06,320 Speaker 1: at what Lamar Jackson did this week, five passing touchdowns, 518 00:25:06,600 --> 00:25:09,440 Speaker 1: sixty nine yards on the ground. I think they're gonna 519 00:25:09,440 --> 00:25:11,479 Speaker 1: be primed and ready if they can find a way 520 00:25:11,520 --> 00:25:15,400 Speaker 1: to win that game against the Pittsburgh Steelers and recapture 521 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:19,359 Speaker 1: the division league going into the playoffs, gain him momentum. 522 00:25:19,359 --> 00:25:21,399 Speaker 1: Everybody knew this would be a tough stretch for the 523 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers, having all these division games late in the season. 524 00:25:25,200 --> 00:25:28,639 Speaker 1: If even as Cincinnati Bengals offensively are playing out of 525 00:25:28,680 --> 00:25:30,760 Speaker 1: their minds. I mean, we can talk about Joe Burrow. 526 00:25:30,800 --> 00:25:32,520 Speaker 1: He's not going to get the MVP, but he's putting 527 00:25:32,560 --> 00:25:35,960 Speaker 1: up MVP numbers over thirty touchdowns, I think he has 528 00:25:36,000 --> 00:25:40,200 Speaker 1: seven interceptions, close to four thousand yards passing, and Jamar 529 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:43,640 Speaker 1: Chase having an all Pro season himself to Higgins having 530 00:25:43,640 --> 00:25:45,840 Speaker 1: a really good season being kind of banged up, It's 531 00:25:45,880 --> 00:25:48,480 Speaker 1: going to be a really tough road for Pittsburgh down 532 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:51,000 Speaker 1: the stretch. They're gonna have to figure it out offensively, 533 00:25:51,720 --> 00:25:54,200 Speaker 1: figure out a way to score more points to put 534 00:25:54,240 --> 00:25:57,840 Speaker 1: more pressure on these defenses. Hopefully George Pickens Hamstring gets healthy, 535 00:25:58,000 --> 00:26:00,800 Speaker 1: because he's a huge factor in this offense and what 536 00:26:00,840 --> 00:26:02,720 Speaker 1: they're able to do, how they're able to stretch the 537 00:26:02,760 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: field and what that opens up for Najie Harrison this 538 00:26:05,800 --> 00:26:08,639 Speaker 1: run game, So hopefully he's able to get back or 539 00:26:08,680 --> 00:26:10,720 Speaker 1: else it's going to be a really, really tough finish 540 00:26:10,800 --> 00:26:14,440 Speaker 1: for the Pittsburgh Steelers on what has been a really 541 00:26:14,480 --> 00:26:17,920 Speaker 1: really good and promising season for him. Obviously, they got 542 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:20,199 Speaker 1: some things to answer this offseason and what they're going 543 00:26:20,240 --> 00:26:22,400 Speaker 1: to do with Russell Wilson likely going to sign him 544 00:26:22,400 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: to a new contract and bring him back at least 545 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:28,120 Speaker 1: for another couple of years until they find somebody else 546 00:26:28,200 --> 00:26:30,959 Speaker 1: or draft somebody else to succeed him. That he's been 547 00:26:31,000 --> 00:26:33,320 Speaker 1: having a really good season helping them win ball games, 548 00:26:33,560 --> 00:26:39,440 Speaker 1: I'm looking forward to that. Another important AFC matchup happening. 549 00:26:39,480 --> 00:26:42,679 Speaker 1: The Kansas City Chiefs go into Cleveland to play the 550 00:26:42,680 --> 00:26:46,920 Speaker 1: Cleveland Browns and Jamis Winston. Kansas City controls this game 551 00:26:46,960 --> 00:26:47,920 Speaker 1: for most of the game. 552 00:26:47,960 --> 00:26:48,240 Speaker 2: Again. 553 00:26:48,320 --> 00:26:53,920 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes semi underwhelming game nineteen to thirty eight, passing 554 00:26:53,920 --> 00:26:57,040 Speaker 1: one hundred and fifty nine yards, two touchdowns. Xavier Worthy 555 00:26:57,480 --> 00:26:59,880 Speaker 1: six catches for forty six yards, three rushs for thirty 556 00:27:00,280 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 1: in a rushing touchdown. Trent McDuffie. Trent McDuffie, friend of 557 00:27:04,240 --> 00:27:07,800 Speaker 1: the program gets his first career interception. So happy for him. 558 00:27:08,000 --> 00:27:10,200 Speaker 1: We talked about it on the podcast. We hope he 559 00:27:10,240 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 1: would get it this season. He finally got it. Love 560 00:27:12,920 --> 00:27:17,160 Speaker 1: to see it. Jamis Winston three interception game. He acts 561 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,119 Speaker 1: the Good Lord to deliver him from interceptions, and I 562 00:27:20,119 --> 00:27:22,920 Speaker 1: guess the Good Lord sent him a few more struggles 563 00:27:22,920 --> 00:27:26,360 Speaker 1: before he delivers them from these interceptions. Right now, Jerome 564 00:27:26,400 --> 00:27:29,720 Speaker 1: Ford seven carries for eighty four yards. Jerry Judy eleven 565 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 1: catches for one hundred and eight yards, continues his strong season. 566 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:37,160 Speaker 1: Since Jameis Winston has taken the reins of this offense, 567 00:27:37,359 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: seems like they have a really good connection and this 568 00:27:39,920 --> 00:27:42,639 Speaker 1: could be something that the Cleveland Browns could build on 569 00:27:42,720 --> 00:27:46,159 Speaker 1: in the future. But the Kansas City Chiefs, I have 570 00:27:46,240 --> 00:27:49,359 Speaker 1: two games in the next ten days versus Houston, and 571 00:27:49,400 --> 00:27:52,840 Speaker 1: then they have Christmas versus Pittsburgh. Another tough game for 572 00:27:52,880 --> 00:27:56,280 Speaker 1: the Pittsburgh Steelers. After playing the Baltimore Ravens, they play 573 00:27:56,400 --> 00:28:00,280 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs. That's a gauntlet if I've ever seen one. 574 00:28:00,560 --> 00:28:03,080 Speaker 1: And it looks like even though the Kansas City Chiefs 575 00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:06,399 Speaker 1: aren't playing their best football, they held the Cleveland Browns 576 00:28:06,400 --> 00:28:09,160 Speaker 1: to seven points, their defense is still playing well. George 577 00:28:09,240 --> 00:28:12,280 Speaker 1: Carloff this two sacks in the game we talked about 578 00:28:12,320 --> 00:28:16,080 Speaker 1: the interception for Trip McDuffie, and Jaden Hicks gets interception. 579 00:28:16,200 --> 00:28:18,560 Speaker 1: Brian Cook and Nick Boden all get an interception in 580 00:28:18,600 --> 00:28:21,960 Speaker 1: a game. The Kansas City defense ends the game with 581 00:28:22,080 --> 00:28:25,919 Speaker 1: four interceptions. That's why this Kansas City Chiefs team is 582 00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:29,120 Speaker 1: now considered a defensive football team because even when their 583 00:28:29,119 --> 00:28:32,280 Speaker 1: offense struggles, they don't have their best game, still haven't 584 00:28:32,280 --> 00:28:35,040 Speaker 1: had a game in which they score thirty points or more. 585 00:28:35,720 --> 00:28:37,480 Speaker 1: They find a way to win in their twelve to 586 00:28:37,480 --> 00:28:40,960 Speaker 1: one on the season. But Patrick Mahomes is getting hit, 587 00:28:41,480 --> 00:28:44,280 Speaker 1: and he's getting hit a lot. If there's one thing 588 00:28:44,680 --> 00:28:48,480 Speaker 1: that's a threat to their three peat, it's those tackles. 589 00:28:48,720 --> 00:28:50,840 Speaker 1: And they're gonna have to get that figured out before 590 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:53,680 Speaker 1: the playoffs because in the playoffs, if they continue to 591 00:28:53,760 --> 00:28:56,000 Speaker 1: let him get hit like that, he's just a human being. 592 00:28:56,200 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 1: He's already day to day with the ankle injury. I mean, 593 00:28:59,680 --> 00:29:01,440 Speaker 1: I know what you expect him to do. I don't 594 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:02,880 Speaker 1: know what you're expecting to do. I mean, it's been 595 00:29:02,880 --> 00:29:05,080 Speaker 1: some really, really bad tackle play. They have some of 596 00:29:05,080 --> 00:29:08,440 Speaker 1: the best interior offensive linemen in the National Football League, 597 00:29:08,640 --> 00:29:12,080 Speaker 1: but on the edges there are very weak and they're vulnerable. 598 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:14,680 Speaker 1: And I think if there's an achilles heel to the 599 00:29:14,720 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 1: Kansas City Chiefs team, it's the tackle play, and it's 600 00:29:17,720 --> 00:29:20,320 Speaker 1: shown weekend and week out, and it's only gotten worse 601 00:29:20,640 --> 00:29:23,640 Speaker 1: as the season's progressed. Hopefully they can find a way 602 00:29:23,680 --> 00:29:25,920 Speaker 1: to get that fixed. But usually you aren't getting big 603 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,000 Speaker 1: things fixed in December and January. If you haven't got 604 00:29:29,000 --> 00:29:31,840 Speaker 1: it fixed by now, it's probably not getting fixed. And 605 00:29:31,880 --> 00:29:34,280 Speaker 1: if you go home, it's gonna because of those tackles, 606 00:29:34,280 --> 00:29:37,320 Speaker 1: and everybody knows it. But they've overcome that before in 607 00:29:37,360 --> 00:29:40,320 Speaker 1: the playoffs. Andy Reid is a wizard, and hopefully he 608 00:29:40,360 --> 00:29:43,920 Speaker 1: can find a way to mask that, to help those 609 00:29:43,920 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 1: guys to chip, to keep an extra man in, maybe 610 00:29:46,920 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 1: bring another tackle in. I mean, I guess that'd be 611 00:29:48,920 --> 00:29:52,360 Speaker 1: three bad tackles. I don't know, but right now they 612 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:54,880 Speaker 1: don't have answers and their quarterback, who's the start of 613 00:29:54,920 --> 00:29:57,480 Speaker 1: the National Football League. The face of the National Football 614 00:29:57,520 --> 00:30:01,560 Speaker 1: League is getting hit. A lot has to change. Kansas 615 00:30:01,560 --> 00:30:04,720 Speaker 1: City Chiefs played to Houston, Texas next week in a 616 00:30:04,720 --> 00:30:07,520 Speaker 1: great matchup A matchup that I'll be looking forward to 617 00:30:07,520 --> 00:30:11,239 Speaker 1: see seeing. The Houston Texans are playing good football. They 618 00:30:11,560 --> 00:30:14,920 Speaker 1: just locked up a playoff spot winning the AFC South 619 00:30:15,360 --> 00:30:18,160 Speaker 1: with the Coat's loss to the Broncos. That's great for 620 00:30:18,240 --> 00:30:21,160 Speaker 1: Dmiico Ryans, a friend of the program, a friend of mine. 621 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:24,440 Speaker 1: This team got Nico Collins back and they're gonna be 622 00:30:24,520 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: rolling in the playoffs. They're gonna be a tough out. 623 00:30:26,400 --> 00:30:28,760 Speaker 1: Their defense is playing well, got a number of turnovers 624 00:30:28,760 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 1: in that game, and I'm looking forward to seeing that game. 625 00:30:31,560 --> 00:30:34,160 Speaker 1: The Browns are at the Bengals, who are playing some 626 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:36,800 Speaker 1: of the best offensive football of their season. 627 00:30:37,080 --> 00:30:38,320 Speaker 2: We'll see how that one goes. 628 00:30:38,720 --> 00:30:42,160 Speaker 1: Now, let's move over to another game that has some 629 00:30:42,280 --> 00:30:46,440 Speaker 1: playoff implications. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers play the LA Chargers, 630 00:30:46,480 --> 00:30:49,360 Speaker 1: who have been playing some really stout defense, but this 631 00:30:49,480 --> 00:30:52,959 Speaker 1: game a lot of things changed. Baker Mayfield twenty two 632 00:30:53,000 --> 00:30:55,160 Speaker 1: of twenty seven, two hundred and eighty eight yards, four 633 00:30:55,240 --> 00:30:59,240 Speaker 1: touchdowns and the one interception, also ran for twenty five yards. 634 00:30:59,240 --> 00:31:02,520 Speaker 1: Bucky Irv fifteen carries for one hundred and seventeen yards. 635 00:31:02,680 --> 00:31:06,320 Speaker 1: Rashard White fifteen carries for sixty four yards and eleven 636 00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: yard receiving touchdown. But the Hall of Famer Mike Evans 637 00:31:10,280 --> 00:31:13,080 Speaker 1: continues to do it, and they continue to feed him 638 00:31:13,360 --> 00:31:16,880 Speaker 1: on his quest to get his eleventh straight thousand yard season. 639 00:31:17,000 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 1: Nine catches for one hundred and fifty nine yards, two touchdowns, 640 00:31:20,280 --> 00:31:24,200 Speaker 1: a beautiful, beautiful catch late in the game to pretty 641 00:31:24,240 --> 00:31:26,920 Speaker 1: much put a dagger in the LA Chargers. The Tampa 642 00:31:26,920 --> 00:31:31,040 Speaker 1: Bay Buccaneers score forty points. Levonte David sack and a half. 643 00:31:31,120 --> 00:31:34,120 Speaker 1: I mean, turning back the hands of time looks incredible. 644 00:31:34,320 --> 00:31:38,520 Speaker 1: Another game with a sack Jamil Dean who has hands 645 00:31:38,560 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: like a snake usually and yes I'm talking to you, 646 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,360 Speaker 1: Jaml but caught him a pick in this game. 647 00:31:43,680 --> 00:31:45,520 Speaker 2: Logan Hall sack and a half. 648 00:31:45,920 --> 00:31:49,360 Speaker 1: Jalen McMillan five catches for seventy five yards in a touchdown. 649 00:31:49,560 --> 00:31:52,000 Speaker 1: This is the best that Stampa Bay offense has looked 650 00:31:52,120 --> 00:31:57,320 Speaker 1: all season. Obviously, healthy Mike Evans changes the whole complexity 651 00:31:57,520 --> 00:32:01,240 Speaker 1: and dynamic of this offense. But their defense, the pressure, 652 00:32:01,480 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: the pressure, the pressure on a banged up Justin Herbert, 653 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,800 Speaker 1: I think was the difference in this game. Justin Herbert 654 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,800 Speaker 1: twenty one to thirty three, one hundred ninety five yards, 655 00:32:09,840 --> 00:32:13,320 Speaker 1: two touchdowns one interception that were able to stop the run. 656 00:32:13,840 --> 00:32:17,440 Speaker 1: Chargers ran only eleven times for thirty two yards. Lab 657 00:32:17,560 --> 00:32:20,200 Speaker 1: McConkey five catches for fifty eight yards in a touchdown. 658 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,640 Speaker 1: Quinton Johnson five catches forty five yards in touchdown. If 659 00:32:23,640 --> 00:32:26,880 Speaker 1: this Tampa Bay team continues to play like this, Atlanta 660 00:32:26,920 --> 00:32:31,680 Speaker 1: has obviously taken a slide this season, and Tampa Bay 661 00:32:31,760 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 1: is playing some of their best football. They played the 662 00:32:33,520 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 1: Cowboys next week on Sunday Night Football, another game they 663 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,640 Speaker 1: could win on their way to potentially a ten win 664 00:32:39,760 --> 00:32:44,040 Speaker 1: season going into these playoffs, which would be phenomenal. I mean, 665 00:32:44,280 --> 00:32:46,800 Speaker 1: it's gonna set them up with a date with either 666 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 1: the Minnesota Vikings or the Green Bay Packers potentially, which 667 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: isn't a matchup I think you necessarily want, but those 668 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: that's a matchup this team can win if they're playing 669 00:32:56,320 --> 00:32:58,640 Speaker 1: the way they have and Mike Evans and its offense 670 00:32:58,720 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 1: is rolling like they have, and this defense is playing 671 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,880 Speaker 1: with the kind of ferocity and intensity that they're playing 672 00:33:03,920 --> 00:33:08,240 Speaker 1: with right now. The Chargers play the Broncos this Thursday 673 00:33:08,320 --> 00:33:12,520 Speaker 1: night in a matchup that's gonna decide who's second in 674 00:33:12,560 --> 00:33:15,520 Speaker 1: this division and have a lot of playoff implications. The 675 00:33:15,600 --> 00:33:18,800 Speaker 1: Chargers are going to be licking their wounds from this game. 676 00:33:18,880 --> 00:33:21,880 Speaker 1: This defense has played really, really well all season long, 677 00:33:21,960 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: have been consistently a top three defense and yards and points. 678 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 1: To give up forty points this late in the season 679 00:33:28,080 --> 00:33:30,040 Speaker 1: is I'm sure frustrating. But they get a chance to 680 00:33:30,800 --> 00:33:33,000 Speaker 1: wash that taste out of their mouth off a short 681 00:33:33,040 --> 00:33:36,320 Speaker 1: week at home versus the Broncos. I'm sure they're going 682 00:33:36,360 --> 00:33:38,000 Speaker 1: to be looking forward to being able to get back 683 00:33:38,040 --> 00:33:40,920 Speaker 1: out there and put a better performance up against a 684 00:33:41,000 --> 00:33:44,200 Speaker 1: Broncos team that struggled a lot of this game against 685 00:33:44,200 --> 00:33:47,720 Speaker 1: the Indianapolis Colts, bow knicks through a number of interceptions. 686 00:33:47,760 --> 00:33:50,400 Speaker 1: I think he threw three interceptions in the ball game 687 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:55,520 Speaker 1: and showed some vulnerability there, some youth, but still they 688 00:33:55,520 --> 00:33:57,640 Speaker 1: found a way to win that ball game. He found 689 00:33:57,640 --> 00:33:59,400 Speaker 1: a way to make plays when they needed to have it, 690 00:33:59,640 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: and that what they're gonna need this week against the 691 00:34:01,560 --> 00:34:04,560 Speaker 1: LA Chargers. I can't wait to watch that game. Now 692 00:34:04,600 --> 00:34:08,239 Speaker 1: it's time for one of my favorite segments, are Brightling 693 00:34:08,440 --> 00:34:13,000 Speaker 1: Players in prime Time? This week it goes to Baker Mayfield. 694 00:34:13,120 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: Of course, because Baker was out there cheffing up and 695 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:19,279 Speaker 1: he schefed up that Chargers defense, who's been, like I said, 696 00:34:19,520 --> 00:34:23,680 Speaker 1: been playing some of their best football. Four touchdowns, passing 697 00:34:24,160 --> 00:34:28,080 Speaker 1: two hundred and eighty eight yards, very efficient, two twenty seven. 698 00:34:28,440 --> 00:34:28,920 Speaker 2: What are we. 699 00:34:28,920 --> 00:34:32,319 Speaker 1: Gonna do if Baker Mayfield messes around and gets this 700 00:34:32,440 --> 00:34:35,600 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay team hot and rolling into the playoffs and 701 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:37,640 Speaker 1: they make some noise in the playoffs and we see 702 00:34:37,680 --> 00:34:42,640 Speaker 1: them in a championship matchup NFC championship matchup against the Lions. 703 00:34:43,320 --> 00:34:44,040 Speaker 2: Could that happen? 704 00:34:44,360 --> 00:34:46,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna say it here on the show just in 705 00:34:46,200 --> 00:34:48,839 Speaker 1: case we can cut it up later and say I 706 00:34:48,920 --> 00:34:51,520 Speaker 1: said it. Because the way they're playing right now, they 707 00:34:51,560 --> 00:34:53,960 Speaker 1: can get that done. And Baker's crazy enough to go 708 00:34:54,040 --> 00:34:56,680 Speaker 1: into these games, the gunslinger he is. If they can 709 00:34:56,719 --> 00:34:59,239 Speaker 1: get some stops on defense and make some plays and 710 00:34:59,280 --> 00:35:02,760 Speaker 1: it's Todd Bowle coach defense, he's known to put pressure 711 00:35:02,800 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 1: on quarterbacks to give him really exotic looks that they 712 00:35:05,560 --> 00:35:08,440 Speaker 1: haven't seen before. Anything can happen in these playoffs. That's 713 00:35:08,440 --> 00:35:10,040 Speaker 1: why we love football. That's why we love this game. 714 00:35:10,080 --> 00:35:12,799 Speaker 1: That's why we watched, that is why he is this 715 00:35:12,920 --> 00:35:16,760 Speaker 1: week's player in prime Time. Shout out to Baker Mayfield, 716 00:35:16,920 --> 00:35:21,480 Speaker 1: great game, brother, now we have to move on to 717 00:35:21,600 --> 00:35:25,480 Speaker 1: this game. The Thursday night game between the San Francisco 718 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:29,480 Speaker 1: forty nine ers and the La Rams, a defensive slub 719 00:35:29,560 --> 00:35:35,240 Speaker 1: fest in some rainy conditions. Matthew Stafford makes him plays 720 00:35:35,320 --> 00:35:39,239 Speaker 1: late to give his team the lead. Kyron Williams has 721 00:35:39,280 --> 00:35:42,279 Speaker 1: a really good game running the football. Brod Perdy with 722 00:35:42,400 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: a bad interception late in the game. He predetermined where 723 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:48,440 Speaker 1: he was going with the football and it was a mistake. 724 00:35:48,600 --> 00:35:48,759 Speaker 2: You know. 725 00:35:48,840 --> 00:35:50,680 Speaker 1: I think he thought, Hey, they're going to bite on 726 00:35:50,719 --> 00:35:53,759 Speaker 1: this double move to Juwan Jennings. They didn't bite. He 727 00:35:53,800 --> 00:35:56,080 Speaker 1: put the ball up in a place where he thought 728 00:35:56,080 --> 00:35:58,200 Speaker 1: it only his receiver could get it, but the corner 729 00:35:58,239 --> 00:36:01,520 Speaker 1: state on top. Incredible play by them that ended up 730 00:36:01,560 --> 00:36:04,080 Speaker 1: being the deciding factor in the game. Not a lot 731 00:36:04,120 --> 00:36:07,759 Speaker 1: of offense from anybody. The biggest storyline came from the 732 00:36:07,800 --> 00:36:11,160 Speaker 1: Deebo Samuel drop which could potentially have been a touchdown 733 00:36:11,400 --> 00:36:13,600 Speaker 1: and broke this game open for the San Francisco forty 734 00:36:13,680 --> 00:36:18,080 Speaker 1: nine ers, or the Devondre Campbell incident where he refused 735 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:20,759 Speaker 1: to go in the game and then John Lynch tells 736 00:36:20,800 --> 00:36:23,680 Speaker 1: him to leave the sideline as he should. They're trying 737 00:36:23,680 --> 00:36:25,440 Speaker 1: to work with the league on a way to suspend 738 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:27,840 Speaker 1: him and make sure he's not able to sign with 739 00:36:27,880 --> 00:36:30,680 Speaker 1: another team, that he's not able to be rewarded for 740 00:36:30,760 --> 00:36:33,399 Speaker 1: quitting on his team, that he's not able to get 741 00:36:33,440 --> 00:36:35,920 Speaker 1: the salary and things that he's going to get because 742 00:36:35,920 --> 00:36:38,840 Speaker 1: you can't do it. And I can understand frustration. 743 00:36:39,200 --> 00:36:39,560 Speaker 2: I can't. 744 00:36:40,000 --> 00:36:42,520 Speaker 1: You're a veteran player, You're on a one year deal. 745 00:36:42,960 --> 00:36:46,239 Speaker 1: You have incentives that are based on playing time and 746 00:36:46,320 --> 00:36:48,360 Speaker 1: the amount of playing time you have on the season, 747 00:36:48,960 --> 00:36:51,760 Speaker 1: and it seems as though the team is doing something 748 00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,360 Speaker 1: to jeopardize your ability to make the money that you 749 00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:57,759 Speaker 1: could potentially make if you're out there playing. But this 750 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:00,880 Speaker 1: isn't one of those situations. They're playing the guy that 751 00:37:01,040 --> 00:37:03,120 Speaker 1: is a heartbeat and is going to inject a lot 752 00:37:03,120 --> 00:37:06,600 Speaker 1: of energy into this defense. And that's exactly what Drake 753 00:37:06,640 --> 00:37:08,439 Speaker 1: Greenlaw did when he came in there. He had nine 754 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:11,080 Speaker 1: tackles in a half. He was everywhere, he was popping 755 00:37:11,120 --> 00:37:13,919 Speaker 1: off the screen. I'm sorry, but Devondre Campbell, You've played 756 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:15,919 Speaker 1: all season and you have not popped off the screen 757 00:37:16,040 --> 00:37:19,319 Speaker 1: like that one game, and that's why the Packers cut him. 758 00:37:19,360 --> 00:37:21,520 Speaker 1: And you don't ever want to really talk bad about 759 00:37:21,520 --> 00:37:24,160 Speaker 1: a guy because there's no reason to in this situation. 760 00:37:24,239 --> 00:37:27,080 Speaker 1: What should have happened is, hey, Drake Greenlaw got banged 761 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:27,680 Speaker 1: up in the game. 762 00:37:27,960 --> 00:37:30,239 Speaker 2: Devondre Campbell goes in there. The Rams are trying to 763 00:37:30,320 --> 00:37:31,000 Speaker 2: run the ball. 764 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:35,319 Speaker 1: Devondra Campbell is a pretty solid linebacker against the run. 765 00:37:35,760 --> 00:37:39,760 Speaker 1: He stuffs, helps his defense get some stops, the offense 766 00:37:39,760 --> 00:37:41,640 Speaker 1: gets the ball, they find a way to win the game, 767 00:37:41,880 --> 00:37:43,879 Speaker 1: and then they're talking and clapping you up for being 768 00:37:43,880 --> 00:37:46,359 Speaker 1: able to step up in a tough situation and being 769 00:37:46,400 --> 00:37:49,120 Speaker 1: a veteran and being a pro in this situation, and 770 00:37:49,160 --> 00:37:51,720 Speaker 1: being a guy that the team could depend on even 771 00:37:51,760 --> 00:37:54,000 Speaker 1: those circumstances weren't what you wanted them to be. 772 00:37:54,480 --> 00:37:56,960 Speaker 2: But instead you walk off on your team. They lose 773 00:37:57,000 --> 00:37:57,600 Speaker 2: the ball game. 774 00:37:57,920 --> 00:38:01,480 Speaker 1: Now, this is going to be probably what the story 775 00:38:01,520 --> 00:38:03,840 Speaker 1: that is written about your career, Like this is what 776 00:38:03,880 --> 00:38:07,359 Speaker 1: they're gonna say. I don't know, Devondre Campbell, I don't 777 00:38:07,400 --> 00:38:10,920 Speaker 1: know enough of its. Plays like this will overshadow just 778 00:38:10,960 --> 00:38:13,640 Speaker 1: about everything you did in your career, unfortunately, and that's 779 00:38:13,680 --> 00:38:16,200 Speaker 1: the sad part. Because you've been in the league long enough, 780 00:38:16,239 --> 00:38:19,000 Speaker 1: you've played well, You've played on teams that have made 781 00:38:19,040 --> 00:38:21,200 Speaker 1: the playoffs. You don't want this to be the kind 782 00:38:21,239 --> 00:38:23,960 Speaker 1: of thing that defines your career, but these days, this 783 00:38:24,040 --> 00:38:26,200 Speaker 1: is the kind of thing that defines your career because 784 00:38:26,239 --> 00:38:29,160 Speaker 1: most people have never seen it before when Antonio Brown 785 00:38:29,280 --> 00:38:32,440 Speaker 1: does something like that and it's crazy and it's all that, well, 786 00:38:32,480 --> 00:38:34,440 Speaker 1: they just won a Super Bowl with Antonio Brown. He 787 00:38:34,480 --> 00:38:36,960 Speaker 1: had a Hall of Fame career, So sure we'll laugh 788 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:39,000 Speaker 1: about that moment and be like, man, Antonio Brown did 789 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,799 Speaker 1: some crazy stuff at that point. But Antonio Brown is 790 00:38:41,800 --> 00:38:44,600 Speaker 1: a Hall of Famer and he's he freaking took over 791 00:38:44,600 --> 00:38:46,319 Speaker 1: the league. He was the best receiver in the league 792 00:38:46,360 --> 00:38:49,560 Speaker 1: in his prime. That's a much different situation. It's not right, 793 00:38:49,960 --> 00:38:52,680 Speaker 1: but it's not gonna overshadow everything that he's done and 794 00:38:52,680 --> 00:38:56,080 Speaker 1: accomplished in his career, all the All Pros and Pro Bowls, 795 00:38:56,120 --> 00:38:58,360 Speaker 1: in the illustrious career that he's had, and even the 796 00:38:58,400 --> 00:39:01,920 Speaker 1: Super Bowl win with Tom Brady. But this for a 797 00:39:01,960 --> 00:39:04,759 Speaker 1: guy without that kind of resume, you can't do it. 798 00:39:04,840 --> 00:39:07,720 Speaker 1: You can't do it because it's going to overshadow everything 799 00:39:07,760 --> 00:39:10,239 Speaker 1: that you've done. And that's the sad part. You hurt 800 00:39:10,239 --> 00:39:14,360 Speaker 1: your team, You made yourself the storyline. You couldn't if 801 00:39:14,360 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 1: the team couldn't even talk about the loss to the Rams, 802 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:17,680 Speaker 1: because they got to talk about the guy who quit 803 00:39:17,719 --> 00:39:20,040 Speaker 1: on the team, and you don't want to be that guy. 804 00:39:20,080 --> 00:39:22,800 Speaker 2: And it's unfortunate that cooler heads didn't. 805 00:39:22,600 --> 00:39:25,239 Speaker 1: Prevail and that you didn't just just go out there 806 00:39:25,239 --> 00:39:27,520 Speaker 1: and be a pro, help your team get this win 807 00:39:27,640 --> 00:39:30,000 Speaker 1: and then we could deal with the rest of it afterwards. 808 00:39:30,040 --> 00:39:31,480 Speaker 1: You can go up to Kyle and say, hey, you 809 00:39:31,560 --> 00:39:33,680 Speaker 1: know I got these incentive Don't do me like this, Kyle, 810 00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:36,040 Speaker 1: Don't do me like this. Don't sit me when you 811 00:39:36,080 --> 00:39:40,359 Speaker 1: know I'm close to hitting them like who knows if 812 00:39:40,400 --> 00:39:42,560 Speaker 1: Draven plays the rest of the season. If you would 813 00:39:42,560 --> 00:39:45,919 Speaker 1: have just stayed the course, it would have worked out 814 00:39:45,920 --> 00:39:47,560 Speaker 1: how it needed to work out for you. 815 00:39:48,040 --> 00:39:48,919 Speaker 2: That's the hardest part. 816 00:39:48,960 --> 00:39:51,879 Speaker 1: But again, the story in this game Deviondre Campbell leaving 817 00:39:51,880 --> 00:39:54,080 Speaker 1: the game. Obviously, this is a tough lost to the 818 00:39:54,080 --> 00:39:57,239 Speaker 1: San Francisco forty nine ers on top of an incredibly 819 00:39:57,280 --> 00:39:59,960 Speaker 1: disappointing season in which they're six and eight right now 820 00:40:00,080 --> 00:40:02,319 Speaker 1: now doesn't look like they have any chance to make 821 00:40:02,320 --> 00:40:05,239 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They're gonna have to answer a lot of 822 00:40:05,320 --> 00:40:08,359 Speaker 1: questions this offseason you know, you're hearing rumors that brock 823 00:40:08,400 --> 00:40:10,680 Speaker 1: Purty wants fifty five plus million, which is what you 824 00:40:10,760 --> 00:40:13,880 Speaker 1: expect him to want after what he's done for this team. 825 00:40:14,320 --> 00:40:16,200 Speaker 1: We'll see if the San Francisco forty nine ers are 826 00:40:16,200 --> 00:40:18,399 Speaker 1: going to pay him that. You know, every seeds, every 827 00:40:18,440 --> 00:40:20,279 Speaker 1: off season, it seems like they have a player or 828 00:40:20,280 --> 00:40:23,759 Speaker 1: two holding out for more money or a better contract, 829 00:40:23,920 --> 00:40:26,239 Speaker 1: or you know, whatever the case may be. So hopefully 830 00:40:26,480 --> 00:40:28,799 Speaker 1: they're able to get this one situated early enough in 831 00:40:28,800 --> 00:40:31,440 Speaker 1: the offseason so they don't have distractions going into the 832 00:40:31,480 --> 00:40:33,960 Speaker 1: season for the third or is it for you, a 833 00:40:34,080 --> 00:40:37,839 Speaker 1: third consecutive season, and then they can just reset and 834 00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,040 Speaker 1: go into a season as underdogs for a change. 835 00:40:40,080 --> 00:40:41,600 Speaker 2: You know, you don't have to go into seasons as 836 00:40:41,600 --> 00:40:42,680 Speaker 2: front runners. 837 00:40:42,520 --> 00:40:47,000 Speaker 1: And you can retool, you can refocus, recalibrate, fix the things. 838 00:40:47,200 --> 00:40:49,879 Speaker 1: You know, look in the mirrors, see what you've done well, 839 00:40:49,920 --> 00:40:52,719 Speaker 1: what you've done wrong, and it's time for a number 840 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:54,959 Speaker 1: of changes at a number of places. You know, maybe 841 00:40:55,000 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 1: you need to rethink the way you're drafting, address that 842 00:40:58,480 --> 00:41:01,239 Speaker 1: offensive line. Think that's something they're going to do this 843 00:41:01,320 --> 00:41:03,239 Speaker 1: all season, something they're gonna they're going to do in a. 844 00:41:03,320 --> 00:41:05,480 Speaker 2: Draft and hopefully they come back retool it. 845 00:41:05,520 --> 00:41:07,720 Speaker 1: I don't think this. Everybody keeps saying the windows closing 846 00:41:07,719 --> 00:41:09,680 Speaker 1: on this team. I don't think so. I think this 847 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:12,200 Speaker 1: is a rough season in the midst of a really 848 00:41:12,200 --> 00:41:14,239 Speaker 1: good run for the San Francisco forty nine ers. This 849 00:41:14,280 --> 00:41:15,960 Speaker 1: will be the year that they don't go to an 850 00:41:16,000 --> 00:41:18,480 Speaker 1: NFC Championship over a Super Bowl. You know, it's not 851 00:41:18,560 --> 00:41:20,960 Speaker 1: the end of the world. It's frustrating because it's such 852 00:41:20,960 --> 00:41:24,400 Speaker 1: a talented team that you don't expect a season like 853 00:41:24,400 --> 00:41:26,239 Speaker 1: this from them, But it doesn't mean it's the end 854 00:41:26,239 --> 00:41:28,960 Speaker 1: of the road. So I still have faith. The La 855 00:41:29,120 --> 00:41:32,680 Speaker 1: Rams look like they're rolling. Matthew Stafford is playing really well. 856 00:41:32,800 --> 00:41:35,040 Speaker 1: This is a good game from their defense. You talked 857 00:41:35,080 --> 00:41:37,880 Speaker 1: about Jared Verst and their young guys up front really 858 00:41:37,880 --> 00:41:41,759 Speaker 1: starting to flourish. Kello Witherspoon, who left San Francisco, had 859 00:41:41,760 --> 00:41:44,959 Speaker 1: a really good game with three PBUs hook in the court. 860 00:41:45,280 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 1: Looks like an All Pro player again. Seven catches for 861 00:41:48,640 --> 00:41:51,920 Speaker 1: ninety seven yards. Kyron Williams twenty nine carries for one 862 00:41:52,000 --> 00:41:53,799 Speaker 1: hundred and eight yards. He says they'd a big brother 863 00:41:53,920 --> 00:41:55,960 Speaker 1: right now, and it's hard to argue that when they're winning. 864 00:41:55,800 --> 00:41:56,480 Speaker 2: The ball games. 865 00:41:56,760 --> 00:42:00,000 Speaker 1: So we'll see what that this season means for the Rams. 866 00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:02,360 Speaker 1: And if they get in these playoffs, they're gonna be 867 00:42:02,360 --> 00:42:04,680 Speaker 1: a tough out for somebody. And you never know what's 868 00:42:04,719 --> 00:42:06,800 Speaker 1: gonna happen in these playoffs. But the Rams are earning 869 00:42:06,840 --> 00:42:08,680 Speaker 1: them a spot if they continue to play the way 870 00:42:08,719 --> 00:42:09,080 Speaker 1: they have. 871 00:42:09,239 --> 00:42:11,839 Speaker 2: But I can't wait. That's what December is about. 872 00:42:11,880 --> 00:42:16,160 Speaker 1: It's playoff football, it's playoff atmospheres, it's intensity, it's sense 873 00:42:16,160 --> 00:42:16,880 Speaker 1: an urgency. 874 00:42:17,600 --> 00:42:19,640 Speaker 2: I can't wait to see how this one shakes out. 875 00:42:19,800 --> 00:42:22,879 Speaker 1: This has been another Sunday Night recap of the Richard 876 00:42:22,920 --> 00:42:26,560 Speaker 1: Sherman Podcast. I really appreciate you guys joining me every 877 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:29,040 Speaker 1: single week, whether you listen for an hour, a minute, 878 00:42:29,080 --> 00:42:32,200 Speaker 1: a second, you're supporting me and what I do, and 879 00:42:32,280 --> 00:42:34,839 Speaker 1: I really appreciate it. I'm thankful for you. I hope 880 00:42:34,840 --> 00:42:38,120 Speaker 1: you're having a great holiday season. Playing you some Mariah 881 00:42:38,239 --> 00:42:42,760 Speaker 1: Carey Christmas songs or Run Run Rudolph, whatever you're into. 882 00:42:43,040 --> 00:42:45,560 Speaker 1: Make sure you're enjoying the holiday seasons. And if you're 883 00:42:45,560 --> 00:42:48,960 Speaker 1: not celebrating Christmas and you're celebrating some other holiday or 884 00:42:49,040 --> 00:42:50,640 Speaker 1: not a holiday at all, I hope you have a 885 00:42:50,680 --> 00:42:53,319 Speaker 1: great winner in a great New Year's. 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