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Speaker 1: Your tunes about Drive on Home of the Black and

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Speaker 1: Goals Steelers Nation Radio and Welcome Back He is Matt Williamson,

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Speaker 1: Menace is to Drive on Steelers Nation Radio, and uh

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Speaker 1: it is Tuesday. It's the second segment on Tuesday. That

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Speaker 1: means we talk the power rankings on NFL dot Com

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Speaker 1: by day in Kansas. I'm gonna guess that there wasn't

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Speaker 1: a ton of movement this week. I was thinking the opposite.

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Speaker 1: I was thinking teams like Miami might fall or Jacksonville

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Speaker 1: might climb. You know, I mean, we'll see. Let's let's see. Okay,

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Speaker 1: Uh at thirty two holding steady good. The Houston Texas,

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Speaker 1: Let's not give them a bump because they were kind

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Speaker 1: of compared as the Cowboys. Stump. Yeah, the Cowboys did.

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Speaker 1: The Cowboys are. If people blame this, say the Steelers

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Speaker 1: play up and down, Oh Dallas does. Dallas does in

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Speaker 1: a big way. They did. I mean they were flat

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Speaker 1: whatever you wanna call. I mean they took over in

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Speaker 1: the fourth quarter. But that should never been close. It

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Speaker 1: shouldn't have been. That's one of those things that happens

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Speaker 1: when you are a marquee team. Oh yeah, yeah, the

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Speaker 1: US de Texas weren't weren't fired up to play. The

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Speaker 1: Cowboys didn't see we're seventeen point underdogs these guys exactly,

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Speaker 1: come on, man, Yeah, but they are the worst team

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Speaker 1: in the league. At thirty one holding steady, the Indianapolis Colts,

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Speaker 1: I think I would put them there. Uh, Colts versus Bears.

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Speaker 1: To me, Bears are brutal. They were both off though,

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Speaker 1: last move either one of them. If I guess, if

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Speaker 1: I'm him and I had him at thirty one, I'd

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Speaker 1: leave them at one. Nobody was so horrendous this off

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Speaker 1: season this past week at thirty holding steady the Broncos.

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Speaker 1: Nothing wrong with that either those three. To me, you're

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Speaker 1: fighting for thirty one. Yeah, I mean Denver at least

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Speaker 1: showed some signs of life. Put my homes through a

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Speaker 1: couple of picks, and then Wilson got hurt, and you know,

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Speaker 1: I mean that was our best offensive performance of the year. Exactly.

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Speaker 1: It wasn't even close. Then Judy had a nice DA

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Speaker 1: I'd probably put Do you think of him not getting anything?

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Speaker 1: Did you see his little outburst? Now he ripped it

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Speaker 1: so he didn't get the football early in the game.

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Speaker 1: He's walking off the field. He like takes three steps

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Speaker 1: to can start off the field, rips his helmet off,

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Speaker 1: and starts screaming at the sideline and then apparently was

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Speaker 1: was yelling at some one of the defensive players or

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Speaker 1: special teams guys coming out onto the field and turns

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Speaker 1: and like runs forcibly into an official with his helmet off,

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Speaker 1: screaming on the field. So it's okay, it's okay to

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Speaker 1: do that, but it's not okay to take your helmet

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Speaker 1: off after scoring a touchdown, right all right? I don't know.

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Speaker 1: That's crazy to me. I mean I thought thought helmet off.

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Speaker 1: Taking your helmet off on the field's a legal period,

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Speaker 1: it is supposed to think an official maybe he shoot

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Speaker 1: every week and catch three touchdowns a week? Uh at

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Speaker 1: down six spots. The Arizona Cardinals, Oh they're rough and

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Speaker 1: now Kyler campaign, Now Kyler's and that and that's what

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Speaker 1: he gave them, the big bump down. Like, I still

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Speaker 1: think the Bears are probably worse than all these teams,

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Speaker 1: but these this is a pretty bad five pack here. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: people don't know or didn't much game last night. Kyler

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Speaker 1: is out for the rest of the year. Bad a

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Speaker 1: They don't have another option. I mean Colt McCoy, and

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Speaker 1: he's kind of like the Rudolph conversation. He's a fine backup,

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Speaker 1: but they had troubles before that. And the thing about

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Speaker 1: them is, well, maybe the coach and GM are going,

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Speaker 1: but the quarterback isn't. And either way, it's well, we

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Speaker 1: know Kyler's our quarterback. Let's make things better for him,

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Speaker 1: whether it's coach new on line, whatever. And he's not

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Speaker 1: gonna be there to start of seasons. Those guys are

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Speaker 1: all signed through. They it's got contract and I just

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Speaker 1: got a new contracts together. I bet there aren't any changes.

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Speaker 1: But that would be my guests as well, because I

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Speaker 1: don't know that Bill Bill Bidwall is gonna let him

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Speaker 1: were for that many years nine or Ram or Seahawks fan,

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Speaker 1: And the way they didn't have to sign Kyler, they

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Speaker 1: signed a meter early. Yeah. DeAndre Hopkins, Yeah, completely changed

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Speaker 1: that game last night in a bad way. So he

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Speaker 1: waving it around like it's like it's you know, he's

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Speaker 1: play the game. Yeah, and he's done that before. I mean,

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Speaker 1: he's known for these ginormous you know, extractractual actra large

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Speaker 1: gloves or whatever, and he's got amazing hands. But that's

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Speaker 1: not smart. That's not smart doing right. You just you

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Speaker 1: cost your you cost your team a game. Yeah, that

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Speaker 1: wasn't a fun game all at all. A lot of

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Speaker 1: off last week as well. Are the Saints. I think

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Speaker 1: they're better than all these teams we mentioned, but this

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Speaker 1: nine at six up three spots the Rams there four

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Speaker 1: but not only just one, just one, you know, I

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Speaker 1: mean there's least there's a good taste in your mouth

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Speaker 1: that seems like a hundred years a good at one

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Speaker 1: five holding steady are the Falcons? Yep? I mean none

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Speaker 1: At twenty four down two spots are the Steelers. I

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Speaker 1: think they're definitely better than all those teams. Yeah, and

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Speaker 1: we'll see who's directly ahead of them, So figured they'd

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Speaker 1: be hard on pits. Okay, So the Steelers lose a game,

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Speaker 1: I don't and I don't care who was playing quarterback,

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Speaker 1: as the Steelers were technically on their second string quarterback

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Speaker 1: as well. So you lose a game sixteen fourteen to

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Speaker 1: the Ravens, who I'll bet are in the top tennis

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Speaker 1: I would imagine, right right, the Rams beat who were

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Speaker 1: in the bottom three or four. Alright, beat the Raiders

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Speaker 1: on the road. Recent resumes have the same record as

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Speaker 1: the Steelers. If I want to see where he has

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Speaker 1: the Raiders at Yeah, no, I hear what you're saying.

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Speaker 1: They should. I think the Raiders and Steelers are very comparable.

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Speaker 1: I would actually I do as well, but I don't

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Speaker 1: know that I would have, Like the Raiders lost last

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Speaker 1: who is worse than the Steelers loss? Baker Mayfield have

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Speaker 1: been there a day and they no Cooper Cup No,

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Speaker 1: I mean they were missing. Yeah, I mean that was

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Speaker 1: and I think I think that was the fourth double

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Speaker 1: I think you're ready with that too. Yeah, Like I

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Speaker 1: would have the Steelers over the Raiders. I think based

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Speaker 1: three down, three spots or the Browns. I think I

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Speaker 1: have the Steelers or the Browns too. Watson was a

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Speaker 1: little better, but then they couldn't run the ball at all.

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Speaker 1: j Okay you said on injury reserve. I mean they're

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Speaker 1: short in a big way on linebackers. I have to

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Speaker 1: think Watson gets a little better as the season goes on,

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Speaker 1: but that doesn't change I still scored ten points. Ye yeah,

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Speaker 1: and didn't run the ball two down to spot the Packers.

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Speaker 1: They're five and eight. If i'd be I got might

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Speaker 1: have them over the Raiders, but I wouldn't have them

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Speaker 1: much higher than this. It's kind of alarming to hear

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Speaker 1: I would rather pick Green Bay at least is showing

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Speaker 1: a little more life lately. I mean, there's some hope

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Speaker 1: with Christian Watson and their backs, and Tampa is just

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Speaker 1: not going to be good this year and they still

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Speaker 1: might win that divisions. The Panthers the best team in division.

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Speaker 1: I guess he agrees with me. He hasn't mentioned twenty

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Speaker 1: up seven spots are the Panthers. Okay, I would have

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Speaker 1: the Panthers over the Steelers, and I would have them

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Speaker 1: over all the South teams, but this is about as

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Speaker 1: high as I probably I want to see it this week. Yeah, yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean they haven't played powerhouses, don't get me wrong.

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Speaker 1: I'd have them over the Raiders. I actually actually looked

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Speaker 1: this up. So Sam Donald in his career and mind you,

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Speaker 1: this isn't like a short period of time here. He's

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Speaker 1: a third pick in the draft. He's been a starter,

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Speaker 1: he started quite a few games, has only won three

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Speaker 1: gone three games without an interception in his career once. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: they're not turning over lately, to like, do you really

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Speaker 1: limit but he's still going to throw at some point. Absolutely.

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Speaker 1: I mean I think he is who he is at

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Speaker 1: this point at nineteen down five spots the New York Giants. Yeah,

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Speaker 1: I mean I think both Steelers and their opponent this week,

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Speaker 1: favorite against the Giant if they played them right now, right,

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Speaker 1: I know, there's I understand what they're what they're record,

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Speaker 1: didn't won a game in a month, care ton't won

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Speaker 1: a game in a month. There, They've been exposed. They're

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Speaker 1: not favorite against Carolina. They were seven and two. They're

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Speaker 1: now seven five and one, and they're seven and two.

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Speaker 1: They had like a plus five point different They were

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Speaker 1: not a good team that they barely squeak. I mean,

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Speaker 1: the Eagles just wanted with him right on the road,

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Speaker 1: on the road. And they still may end up in

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Speaker 1: the playoffs, but I don't think. I don't think they

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Speaker 1: see they should be lower. I like your argument Steelers

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Speaker 1: verse Raiders to me, and I did say I like

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Speaker 1: the Steelers better. But these last five or six teams

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Speaker 1: we've mentioned don't have a great case to be higher.

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Speaker 1: Is the problem? Just like these are the below mediocre losing.

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Speaker 1: You gave up a ninety eight yard touchdown drive in

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Speaker 1: nine seconds to a guy who had been a Ram

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Speaker 1: for twenty four hours. I mean, obviously the problem here

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Speaker 1: power ranking wise is he had him what number they

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Speaker 1: now had him at thirteen? Before that I thought it

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Speaker 1: was they moved five spots down. Okay, they were ranked

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Speaker 1: two high going into the Rams game, so you don't

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Speaker 1: think them as much. But if you dis evaluate what

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Speaker 1: they are, car hasn't looked good all year, and their

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Speaker 1: defense hasn't looked good. All year. It's been awful. No,

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Speaker 1: I mean, I'd rather be in the Steelers shoes in

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Speaker 1: the Raiders shoes. Yeah, by far. It's seventeen up seven

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Speaker 1: I'd have moved the Titans, though, could they just beat

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Speaker 1: we're going through Tennessee. Tennessee is getting close to going

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Speaker 1: a month without a win. Yeah. Tennessee and New England

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Speaker 1: even if they don't lose. Somebody else will have the Bills.

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Speaker 1: the NFL. It is do your apron last night? Sometimes

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Speaker 1: less he cares. He said something like this league, there

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