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Speaker 1: Your two weeks about drive on your twenty four to

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

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Speaker 2: Good evening, Steeler Nation. How we doing thirsty us two man,

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Speaker 2: get out of here and go watch some football, baby,

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Speaker 2: it's our number two on the drive here. Black Friday

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Speaker 2: rolling into Thanksgiving weekend, West Shuler Matt Williamson, of course,

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Speaker 2: getting you ready for I mean, this is some of

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Speaker 2: the best, one of the best football weekends of the year.

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Speaker 2: If you're only into the NFL, you get multiple games Thursday,

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Speaker 2: you get a Black Friday game today, you get a

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Speaker 2: full slate on Sunday, Matt, if you're if you're into

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Speaker 2: college football as well, you get some great college football

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Speaker 2: games today. Remember tonight Texas A and M Texas Top

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Speaker 2: twenty match up. Oh right, big name quarterbacks. One of

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Speaker 2: the nastiest rivalries in college football. That's only been back

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Speaker 2: on the schedule for two years here now still has

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Speaker 2: a lot of that animosity built up in it. Of course,

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Speaker 2: a full slate of rivalry games on Saturday, and then

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Speaker 2: a full slate of a.

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Speaker 3: It's not a great NFL standard, It's not Sunday heavy lines.

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Speaker 2: You know, there are some bigger lines than you would

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Speaker 2: like to see, particularly Matt for a week thirteen when

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Speaker 2: that road is starting to.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'd have to double check, but I think the

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Speaker 3: Steelers only one of two games on Sunday between teams

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Speaker 3: with a winning record.

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Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, so there's not a lot. I mean, I

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Speaker 2: think you're right. I think that that that sounds right. Yeah,

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Speaker 2: Rams and Panthers. Panthers are five hundred.

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Speaker 3: Okay, so that doesn't quite count.

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Speaker 2: But you're right, Colts and Texans are fire. So yeah,

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Speaker 2: you're right, there's only two, uh, both teams above five hundred.

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Speaker 2: But of course some good games yesterday go to Eagles

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Speaker 2: Bears today, Matt. You know, sometimes I laugh, like I'll

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Speaker 2: look at the lowest get in price for some of

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Speaker 2: the spl games and how it can be all over

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Speaker 2: the board, like, for example, at MetLife Jets against Falcons,

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Speaker 2: tickets as low as thirty three dollars. I don't think

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Speaker 2: that's surprises many Falcons fans coming to New York either

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Speaker 2: Titans Jags in Nashville tickets as low as twelve dollars.

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Speaker 2: I don't think that surprises anybody. Black Friday today in

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Speaker 2: Philadelphia Eagles Bears, that's the price three hundred and seventy

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Speaker 2: six bucks the cheapest get in right.

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Speaker 3: Now, I bet see one's not cheap either.

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Speaker 2: It's not. It's over one hundred. Yeah, it's over bills.

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Speaker 2: Fans will travel, Oh buddy, will they.

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Speaker 3: Even Thanksgiving weekend? I'm sure Thanksgiving and give the car?

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Speaker 3: So yeah, maybe more so? Right?

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Speaker 2: I told you I have a get in the cars

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Speaker 2: Friday morning. I have a Monday morning. Like perhaps my

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Speaker 2: best friend, you know, one of my two best friends

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Speaker 2: from college. He's from Rochester. He's got two daughters just

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Speaker 2: like I do. You know, his wife and my wife

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Speaker 2: get along, and we were all in each other's weddings

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Speaker 2: type thing. I was. I was trying to convince him

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Speaker 2: for the last couple of weeks. I was like, dude,

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Speaker 2: come bring the fawn, bring the family. On Friday night,

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Speaker 2: we'll get up Saturday wall, I'll go to Morgantown for

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Speaker 2: the WU Texas Tech game, and then you take the

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Speaker 2: family Sunday to Steelers Bill perfect, perfect doubleheader, but just

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Speaker 2: too much holiday stuff going on to make it work. Matt.

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Speaker 2: Let's get before we get to Missy Matthews, a few

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Speaker 2: more of your Matt's stats Golden nuggets that I want

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Speaker 2: to to pull out here, let's stick with some Jalen

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Speaker 2: Warren in run game conversation. Jalen, Remember this is also

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Speaker 2: towards the kind of the bad times section of things here.

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Speaker 2: Jalen Warren has been hit behind the line of scrimmage

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Speaker 2: basically fifty two percent of his carry's third highest rate

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Speaker 3: That part's not good.

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Speaker 2: No, it's not, I think, especially when I test you

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Speaker 2: and I and everyone agree that it feels like the

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I don't think that's all no line stat either.

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Speaker 2: It makes me think. And again, I know it's a

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Speaker 2: bet a lot of them were early in the year.

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Speaker 2: it is known that the Steelers are not throwing the

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Speaker 2: Cover four where the safeties are key in downhill on

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Speaker 2: the run game. Yes, and so even if your offensive

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Speaker 3: Yeah, I'd also like to see more play action. Throw

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Speaker 3: it over the linebackers heads to the play action numbers dropped,

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Speaker 3: And that's not exactly where we were going. But that

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Speaker 3: was one of my criticisms of the Bears game was

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Speaker 3: you run the ball really well, but you weren't using

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Speaker 3: play action off of it, you know, and play action

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Speaker 3: doesn't always mean it'll bring us for explosive stuff. That

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Speaker 3: doesn't always mean you have to throw a go ball

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Speaker 3: forty yards out the field either play action you know,

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Speaker 2: Somebody to get you one extra guy in the box

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Speaker 2: and you turn that six yard gain into a sixteen

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Speaker 2: yard gain, right, or a six yard gain into a

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Speaker 3: But his numbers after contact or incredible.

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Speaker 2: Incredible, right, right, So imagine if you could just push

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Speaker 2: that contact back another yard or two.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, yeah, if you could get them a more

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Speaker 3: running room, and I mean, I think we saw that

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Speaker 3: would expect you could do it against the Bill I think.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, let's get into some more of that pass

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Speaker 2: game and explosive stuffs here, Buffalo giving up just one

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Speaker 2: hundred and eighty three passing yards per game, fewest in

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Speaker 2: the National Football League, misleading because people run on them

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Speaker 2: like crazy.

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Speaker 3: Because people run on them like crazy, their pass defense

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Speaker 3: is clearly better than the run defense.

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Speaker 2: But the Steelers giving up two hundred and seventy eight

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Speaker 2: yards in the air per game the most in the league,

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Speaker 2: so opposite ends of the spectrum in that regard mass.

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Speaker 3: Sometimes I'll psyche those up in like the general area. Yeah,

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Speaker 3: like when things are starkly different or exactly the same

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Speaker 2: And I do agree with you that part of that

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Speaker 2: A big portion of that is because teams run the

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Speaker 2: ball more against Buffalo, Yes, but it's still just one

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Speaker 2: hundred and eighty three yards through the air against that

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Speaker 3: And they've played with their share of leads and teams

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Speaker 2: And you know, right, and when you have dk Metcalf

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Speaker 2: failing to reach fifty five or more receiving yards in

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Speaker 2: you might be in trouble.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. And exactly one week ago on Friday, going up

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Speaker 3: to the Bears game, I thought the same thing. Not

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Speaker 3: that the Bears pass defense is scary, or their pass

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Speaker 3: rush or their you know, secondaries as much, but I said,

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Speaker 3: you know, people get so sick of run run, pass, run, run, pass, run, run, run,

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Speaker 3: I mean so honestly, Yeah, if you can eat clock,

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Speaker 3: And we did see the Steelers actually win time of

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Speaker 3: possession and did some things good in that regard. And

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Speaker 3: I think the running game's coming around. And one of

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Speaker 3: my biggest takeaways from the Bears game, I think the

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Speaker 3: O line's in the best place it's been yet. And

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Speaker 3: you know you're gonna lose proderct Jones for this game,

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Speaker 3: but still the right side's really good. Right now.

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Speaker 2: I think you feel more camm like crazy, You feel

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Speaker 2: more confident about losing Broderick now than you will have

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Speaker 2: at any other point in the year.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. Although I don't know what to think of Calvin

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Speaker 3: Anderson that's not good or bad. I said, don't have

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Speaker 3: a really inkling. I mean, it won't be as good,

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Speaker 2: You feel much better about the stability of the five

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Speaker 2: and removing one from the equation maybe than you would

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Speaker 2: have it yet any other point this season.

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Speaker 3: I know exactly what I think from center to right.

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Speaker 2: That yeah, and I like it. All Right, let's close

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Speaker 2: this down with explosives before we get to the great

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Speaker 2: Melissa Matthews. The Steelers have allowed twenty seven more explosive

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Speaker 2: passes than they have created. That's brutal, that's and it's

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Speaker 2: like three a game. That's not good.

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 2: The Steelers offense has an explosive play rate a four

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Speaker 2: point six percent of the time. That is only better

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Speaker 2: than the Saints, the Rounds, and the Niners.

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Speaker 3: Shocking. The Niners are there, but you don't want to

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Speaker 3: be with those other two teams, that's for sure.

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Speaker 2: That was my first time, is right. The Bills defense

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Speaker 2: gives up an explosive play rate or gives up an

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Speaker 2: explosive play just six point four percent of the time.

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Speaker 2: That's top ten, eighth best in the National Football League.

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Speaker 2: Buffalo leads the league and plays resulting in twenty plus

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Speaker 3: The Steelers they do tackle well, and they thirty if

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Speaker 2: And that that's where I was, That's where I was going.

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Speaker 2: You you're gonna need ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen play drives

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Speaker 3: Yeah, don't go backwards and take a sack or a

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Speaker 2: This is this has been the case against Buffalo for

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Speaker 2: years now. But you have to make them earn it too.

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Speaker 2: You can't let them go down the field in three, four, five,

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Speaker 2: six plays very easily. And here's a twenty yard game

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Speaker 2: and here's a already four yard gain and all of

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Speaker 2: And you're gonna have to earn it on offense. And

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Speaker 2: you've got to make them earn it on defense.

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Speaker 3: And that's one of the way they one of the

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Speaker 3: reasons they play defense the way they do with smaller,

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Speaker 3: against them, and maybe we do get pushed around a little,

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Speaker 3: but Josh is gonna put up points. Yes, you know,

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Speaker 3: like we know this, you know, like spoiler alert, ye,

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Speaker 4: You know.

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Speaker 3: Like one of my favorite examples of like team building

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Speaker 3: you look at his tenure there, they spent a ton

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Speaker 3: of first round picks on skill guys Edrin James, Joseph Died,

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Speaker 3: Dallas Clark, Marvin, Wayne Gonzalez over and over, Like you

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Speaker 3: really need to give Peyton Manning extra great running.

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Speaker 2: Back thiwed them a great team in the trenches and

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Speaker 2: he'll elevate.

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Speaker 4: Yeah.

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Speaker 3: Yeah. They had Saturday at center and they had a

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Speaker 3: But they cut corners like on defense. I mean all

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Speaker 3: their linebackers that here were like fifth round pick rookies,

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

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Speaker 2: Back on the Drive here on a Friday, as we

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Speaker 2: He certainly is. That's something Matt and I talked about

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Speaker 3: So Buffalo has a great fan base, much like Pittsburgh.

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Speaker 3: It's not that far of a road trip holiday weekend.

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Speaker 4: Apple pie for sure, Apple Chris Apple, anything I'm in.

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Speaker 2: Well, Missy, you deserve it. Get some pie when you

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Speaker 4: You Sunday, all right, Thank you guys for you.

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Speaker 2: So there she goes live from a rink somewhere in

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Speaker 3: Thought I heard a kid's score in the background.

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Speaker 2: What's the gold song, Alex high You spend plenty of

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Speaker 2: all the the moms that are uh schlepping their kids

438
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Speaker 2: around to various sporting events over the holidays and busy

439
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Speaker 2: times a year. I don't know if we mentioned it there.

440
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Speaker 2: Alex high Smith also no injury designation good. Yea so great,

441
00:21:18,320 --> 00:21:22,679
Speaker 2: that's that's great news again, particularly considering the Dire Straits

442
00:21:24,920 --> 00:21:27,600
Speaker 2: second band reference on the show today, the Dire Straits.

443
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Speaker 2: That is the tackle situation for Buffalo get.

444
00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:32,680
Speaker 3: You're super strong on the edge.

445
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Speaker 2: Every edge rusher bullet in your chamber. For the Pittsburgh Steelers,

446
00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,000
Speaker 2: go cause some damage there. So yeah, Aaron, we'll see

447
00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:42,560
Speaker 2: that three package. We would love it, would love if

448
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Speaker 2: that were the case. So for those who might have

449
00:21:44,480 --> 00:21:47,879
Speaker 2: jumped in late or just to recap, Aaron Rodgers full participant,

450
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Speaker 2: no injury designation, full go for the Steelers. Signal caller

451
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Speaker 2: Andres Pete will start at left tackle in place of

452
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Speaker 2: Roderick Jones. Alex high Smith no injury designation. Didn't see

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Speaker 2: any thing about Joey Porter Junior specifically, although it said

454
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Speaker 2: that he that Mike Tomlin mentioned he was encouraged by

455
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Speaker 2: DK Metcalf as well. But I would imagine both DK

456
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Speaker 2: and JP J game time decisions, but looking like looking

457
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Speaker 2: like green light for everybody.

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Speaker 3: Else, Metcalf founded, promising, I really don't have any comment

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Speaker 3: on Porter.

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Speaker 2: Yeah, I haven't seen anything about Porter, he said. Mike

461
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Speaker 2: Tomlin said he expects DK Metcalf to play. That's thought

462
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Speaker 2: so so good news in that regard. Uh, if we

463
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Speaker 2: get any more, you know, if we get anything newer

464
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Speaker 2: here on Joey Porter Junior, by the time Matt and

465
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Speaker 2: I get up out of here, we will make sure

466
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Speaker 2: to relay that message for you. But when we return

467
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Speaker 2: on the other side, it is time to close this

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Speaker 2: show down. We're gonna give our thoughts and our predictions

469
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Speaker 2: on Steelers' bills. We're also going to run that gambit

470
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Speaker 2: of all the other NFL games absolutely on Sunday and

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Speaker 2: give just a quick thought and prediction on those as

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Speaker 2: well before we go. So plenty more to get to

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Speaker 2: when we wrap this thing up on the other side,

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Speaker 2: Wes sh Ruler, Matt Williamson, it is the Drive on

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Speaker 2: Steeler Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network, your tunes.

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

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Speaker 1: the Black and Goal Steelers Nation Radio.

478
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Speaker 2: Aaron Rodgers all systems go for Sunday's game against Mike

479
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Speaker 2: according to Mike Tomlin, against those Buffalo bills. That is,

480
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Speaker 2: of course the big news of the day. As Williamson

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Speaker 2: and I wrap this thing up, let me ask you

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Speaker 2: this and I the answer is and obvious, yes, but

483
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Speaker 2: knowing here on a Friday afternoon evening time frame that

484
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Speaker 2: Aaron Rodgers will play for the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday,

485
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Speaker 2: I know it changes your thought process on the game.

486
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Speaker 2: How much though, like how much of a shift is

487
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Speaker 2: this and what maybe you had kind of coming into

488
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Speaker 2: the show today.

489
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Speaker 3: Are we doing Steeler predictions now or do you.

490
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Speaker 2: Want to do around the league first? Or do you

491
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Speaker 2: want to don't.

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Speaker 3: Go around the league and end with it, because yeah,

493
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Speaker 3: I'm gonna shut up for a minute.

494
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Speaker 2: But I wonder, like I wonder how much this moves

495
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Speaker 2: the needle from a Vegas standpoint.

496
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Speaker 3: I don't know. I don't know.

497
00:24:18,200 --> 00:24:19,800
Speaker 2: I want to see, if anything, I don't think it

498
00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:23,560
Speaker 2: changed a ton two points towards the Steelers.

499
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Speaker 3: Really, because I don't think it changed a ton when

500
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Speaker 3: Rudolph was announced in Chicago.

501
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Speaker 2: Last week, it did not. I think it got there.

502
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Speaker 3: But then you watch it and be like, like a

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Speaker 3: point or a half. Okay.

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Speaker 2: That was also on the road, though, which is a

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Speaker 2: little different as opposed to Matt Now it's Buffalo a

506
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Speaker 2: three point favorite, and it was four and a half.

507
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Speaker 2: I think it was five. Was it last last I

508
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Speaker 2: looked so Buffalo now a three point favorite.

509
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Speaker 3: Adds up. Yeah, I mean she should change the line.

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Speaker 2: I think absolutely so. So we'll get to that at

511
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Speaker 2: the end. But let's start and we'll kind of run

512
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Speaker 2: the game.

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Speaker 3: But here, like we typically, yeah, we could bus through

514
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Speaker 3: some of these pretty quick, but.

515
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Speaker 2: Fought on thought on on each of these games, and

516
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Speaker 2: a prediction before we before we get on up at

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Speaker 2: a here. Brown's hosting the forty nine ers in Cleveland,

518
00:25:16,520 --> 00:25:19,280
Speaker 2: San Francisco, WA. Four and a half point favorite. Matt

519
00:25:19,320 --> 00:25:21,560
Speaker 2: one of the lowest over unders I've seen this year.

520
00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:24,440
Speaker 2: Just thirty five and a half is the over under

521
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Speaker 2: in this one.

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Speaker 3: Yeah, which makes me want to take the points. I mean,

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Speaker 3: I think they're expecting weather. Shanahan does have a really

524
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Speaker 3: good history of limiting like stud pass rushers, you know,

525
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Speaker 3: so maybe Garrett doesn't wreck things, which I would one

526
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Speaker 3: hundred percent understand, But perty's not a very strong arm

527
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Speaker 3: guy period of seventh round pick.

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Speaker 2: Especially in those weather windy weather.

529
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Speaker 3: Conditions, doesn't and he's throwing the ball worse than ever.

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Speaker 3: I mean, I think he may have even come back early.

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Speaker 3: I just think that it's going to be a tough

532
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Speaker 3: sledding for points in this game.

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Speaker 2: I think that's a brilliant thought process. Four and a

534
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Speaker 2: half is a pretty big number for a game that

535
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Speaker 2: feels like it's going to be low scoring.

536
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Speaker 3: In this it'll be playing in the team.

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Speaker 2: It's three and a half, I'd think about laying them.

538
00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:04,880
Speaker 2: If it was two and a half, I definitely lay them.

539
00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:06,760
Speaker 2: At four and a half, I'm taking the point which

540
00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:08,000
Speaker 2: the Browns plus four and a half.

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Speaker 3: I have a lot of respect for the Browns defense, Matt.

542
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Speaker 2: Everybody in our comments will not stop talking about how

543
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Speaker 2: much respect you have for the bat.

544
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Speaker 3: I'm sure they brought it up right.

545
00:26:17,040 --> 00:26:20,199
Speaker 2: I I also though, I think there's at least a

546
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Speaker 2: little life there with the offense with Schador. There's at

547
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Speaker 2: least something they're not asking of them, but you know,

548
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Speaker 2: it's something. And the Niners, you know, eight defense, eight

549
00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:32,080
Speaker 2: and four, their defenses beat up, you know, are they

550
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Speaker 2: gonna maybe try and play in that weather on the

551
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Speaker 2: road against that defense. Let's have a conservative game plan

552
00:26:37,200 --> 00:26:39,040
Speaker 2: and I don't care if we win seven to six.

553
00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,320
Speaker 2: Let's just get out of here with the victory. No turnovers,

554
00:26:42,720 --> 00:26:44,680
Speaker 2: you know, we're fine with punting the ball away will

555
00:26:44,720 --> 00:26:49,000
Speaker 2: be good. Yeah, one point that that's a bit for

556
00:26:49,040 --> 00:26:51,679
Speaker 2: such a low over under. That's a big spread number.

557
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Speaker 2: It give me Cleveland play. I think San Francisco wins,

558
00:26:54,000 --> 00:26:59,119
Speaker 2: but give me Cleveland plus four and a half. In Tennessee,

559
00:26:59,320 --> 00:27:01,760
Speaker 2: the jag looking to stay. Hey, they'd be in the

560
00:27:01,760 --> 00:27:04,440
Speaker 2: playoffs if it started today. They've got some tie breakers

561
00:27:04,440 --> 00:27:06,960
Speaker 2: in their favor and still a chance that they could

562
00:27:06,960 --> 00:27:09,120
Speaker 2: win that division. They're not that far off of the Colts.

563
00:27:09,400 --> 00:27:12,160
Speaker 2: The seven and four Jags in Music City in Nashville

564
00:27:12,200 --> 00:27:14,760
Speaker 2: to take on the one and ten Tennessee Titans, who

565
00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:16,960
Speaker 2: have still not won a home game all year.

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Speaker 3: Bad.

567
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Speaker 2: What means Jacksonville minus five and a half If the

568
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Speaker 2: Titans end up going oh for at home miserble. First

569
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Speaker 2: season ticket holders should get like a bar crawl down

570
00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,560
Speaker 2: Broad Street on the front paid for a franchise or something. Man,

571
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Speaker 2: that's I think I've had a couple of rough years

572
00:27:32,800 --> 00:27:35,199
Speaker 2: as a WU season ticket holder, but man, oh and

573
00:27:35,359 --> 00:27:40,400
Speaker 2: six at home? That's rough. Uh. Jacksonville able to win

574
00:27:40,440 --> 00:27:42,400
Speaker 2: by more than five and a half and cover the spread.

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Speaker 3: I guess don't have a lot of faith in them,

576
00:27:44,600 --> 00:27:48,199
Speaker 3: But clearly Tennessee doesn't have a great home field advantage.

577
00:27:48,000 --> 00:27:49,960
Speaker 2: Tickets as low as twelve dollars to get in.

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Speaker 3: I thought this game would be over a touchdown. And

579
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Speaker 3: I don't even think Jacksonville's great.

580
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Speaker 2: Tennessee dam the one thing.

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Speaker 3: Guess I'll take the Jags, but I don't feel great

582
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Speaker 3: about it.

583
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Speaker 2: It is used to be chilly and rainy, so the

584
00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:03,119
Speaker 2: weather's not going to be great.

585
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Speaker 3: I think a lot of Midwestern through the East is

586
00:28:05,920 --> 00:28:06,720
Speaker 3: going to get a lot.

587
00:28:06,600 --> 00:28:08,479
Speaker 2: Of weather that you get any snow last night, by

588
00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:08,960
Speaker 2: the way.

589
00:28:08,920 --> 00:28:10,560
Speaker 3: Yeah, like when I came out of my parents' house,

590
00:28:10,720 --> 00:28:12,720
Speaker 3: I had to win. You'll wipe the snow.

591
00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:16,119
Speaker 2: We had a decent like nothing that really stuck, but

592
00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,959
Speaker 2: we had a decent amount that fell yesterday, and we

593
00:28:18,960 --> 00:28:21,480
Speaker 2: were facetiming with our family from Nashville, actually my my

594
00:28:21,640 --> 00:28:23,880
Speaker 2: you know, my mom's sister and my aunt and uncle,

595
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Speaker 2: my cousins, and we got family in Tennessee and we

596
00:28:25,960 --> 00:28:28,600
Speaker 2: were facetiming with them and they always just get tickled

597
00:28:28,600 --> 00:28:33,760
Speaker 2: to death when they see snow. Imagine I'm with you.

598
00:28:33,840 --> 00:28:35,480
Speaker 2: I don't love it because that is a pretty big

599
00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,280
Speaker 2: number for Jacksonville. But I will lay the five and

600
00:28:38,280 --> 00:28:39,960
Speaker 2: a half. This might be one of those you know

601
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Speaker 2: I always say say this, but if I could have

602
00:28:42,120 --> 00:28:43,960
Speaker 2: that as part of a parlay and tease it down,

603
00:28:44,080 --> 00:28:48,800
Speaker 2: yea three and a half, I'd like it much more.

604
00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:53,280
Speaker 2: The Colts and the Texans, Matt, I think, along with

605
00:28:53,320 --> 00:28:56,080
Speaker 2: these Steelers and the Bills, this is the game this

606
00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:59,880
Speaker 2: week on Sunday that has the most playoff implications. The

607
00:29:00,120 --> 00:29:03,160
Speaker 2: Colts at eight and three hosting the hot Houston Texans

608
00:29:03,160 --> 00:29:06,240
Speaker 2: at six and five in Indianapolis at Lucas Oil Stadium.

609
00:29:06,640 --> 00:29:08,320
Speaker 2: The Colts are a three point favorite.

610
00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:10,640
Speaker 3: I like the Colts. This does sound like I don't,

611
00:29:11,000 --> 00:29:12,400
Speaker 3: but I think they should be a pick them. I

612
00:29:12,400 --> 00:29:16,280
Speaker 3: think Texans are playing better. I don't think Stroud was

613
00:29:16,280 --> 00:29:18,360
Speaker 3: the problem. And now he comes back into a situation

614
00:29:18,440 --> 00:29:21,160
Speaker 3: that's actually blocking and running the ball, and the receivers

615
00:29:21,160 --> 00:29:23,320
Speaker 3: are stepping up, and you know, the defense is great.

616
00:29:23,880 --> 00:29:25,560
Speaker 3: So I think it's a coin flip game. So I'll

617
00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:26,120
Speaker 3: take points.

618
00:29:27,440 --> 00:29:29,600
Speaker 2: Ooh, I thought you were gonna lay him with the

619
00:29:29,600 --> 00:29:31,280
Speaker 2: Colts there, and I was gonna be different than you.

620
00:29:32,000 --> 00:29:34,040
Speaker 2: I don't know if you saw the videos yesterday, but

621
00:29:34,400 --> 00:29:38,200
Speaker 2: videos of Daniel Jones at practice yesterday and he.

622
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Speaker 3: Looked he's got a broken bone.

623
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Speaker 2: He looked laboring.

624
00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,840
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, he.

625
00:29:42,640 --> 00:29:44,560
Speaker 2: Did not look like he was getting along. Well, he's

626
00:29:44,600 --> 00:29:46,680
Speaker 2: got a broken bone in his leg, and I.

627
00:29:46,600 --> 00:29:48,360
Speaker 3: Guess you can play with it. I mean, he's for

628
00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:49,960
Speaker 3: me to say, but I mean, right.

629
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Speaker 2: It's a long broken bones, a long way from the heart.

630
00:29:53,280 --> 00:29:56,560
Speaker 2: To use a Herb Brooks Miracle on ice reference there,

631
00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:00,320
Speaker 2: I just and maybe it's an overall vibe shift. I

632
00:30:00,360 --> 00:30:02,400
Speaker 2: think the vibes have shifted a little shifted a little

633
00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:04,320
Speaker 2: bit on the Colts. I still think they find a

634
00:30:04,320 --> 00:30:06,200
Speaker 2: way to make the playoffs. Yeah, yeah, I think they're good,

635
00:30:06,280 --> 00:30:10,560
Speaker 2: but their schedules really difficult, and Daniel Jones is banged up, and.

636
00:30:10,760 --> 00:30:12,680
Speaker 3: I think you could definitely argue that Houston's playing better

637
00:30:12,760 --> 00:30:13,120
Speaker 3: right now.

638
00:30:13,440 --> 00:30:15,680
Speaker 2: I might pick Houston to win a pick them. I'll

639
00:30:15,680 --> 00:30:18,640
Speaker 2: definitely take plus three another one. Maybe I'd like this

640
00:30:18,720 --> 00:30:20,440
Speaker 2: is part of a parlay tease that up to like

641
00:30:20,520 --> 00:30:22,160
Speaker 2: three and a half, four four and a half. If

642
00:30:22,160 --> 00:30:24,560
Speaker 2: you can for Houston, then I'd really love it. But

643
00:30:24,640 --> 00:30:26,840
Speaker 2: I will take the points with the Texans against a

644
00:30:26,880 --> 00:30:30,520
Speaker 2: Colts team that feels like it's a big crossroads moment

645
00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,120
Speaker 2: for them of if they can stay in that. Yeah,

646
00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:33,800
Speaker 2: hey they are, though I'll give them this. They're six

647
00:30:33,840 --> 00:30:35,880
Speaker 2: and zero at home this season, haven't lost at home,

648
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:39,360
Speaker 2: so that's a substantial advantage for them at Lucas Oil.

649
00:30:40,520 --> 00:30:43,640
Speaker 2: The lad hass As, Pat McAfee and company call it

650
00:30:44,040 --> 00:30:48,320
Speaker 2: the Dolphins, the suddenly hot Miami Dolphins in Miami, Matt,

651
00:30:48,320 --> 00:30:50,080
Speaker 2: we're speaking of hot. It's supposed to be eighty one

652
00:30:50,120 --> 00:30:53,760
Speaker 2: degrees way kickoff in Miami as they host the New

653
00:30:53,920 --> 00:30:56,640
Speaker 2: Orleans Saints four and seven against two and nine. Although

654
00:30:56,640 --> 00:30:58,560
Speaker 2: a tale of two teams that I think are feeling

655
00:30:58,600 --> 00:31:02,480
Speaker 2: much differently about themselves. Like we mentioned, really good chance

656
00:31:02,520 --> 00:31:04,200
Speaker 2: that Miami is rolling up here in a couple of

657
00:31:04,240 --> 00:31:07,120
Speaker 2: weeks about five hundred or one game off of five hundred.

658
00:31:07,680 --> 00:31:10,000
Speaker 2: They are five and a half point favorites, though that's

659
00:31:10,040 --> 00:31:11,880
Speaker 2: a big number at home against New Orleans.

660
00:31:12,640 --> 00:31:13,960
Speaker 3: Truck's been okay too.

661
00:31:14,400 --> 00:31:16,080
Speaker 2: Got your boy.

662
00:31:16,280 --> 00:31:18,800
Speaker 3: I think I'll take Miami at home. But again, don't

663
00:31:18,920 --> 00:31:22,160
Speaker 3: I think that line's just about right. That's a slow

664
00:31:22,320 --> 00:31:24,800
Speaker 3: Saints defense though, and they still have waddle on a

665
00:31:24,960 --> 00:31:28,400
Speaker 3: chan and fast track and all that stuff I think

666
00:31:28,440 --> 00:31:31,360
Speaker 3: they cover. But again I wouldn't. I wouldn't touch it.

667
00:31:31,720 --> 00:31:33,400
Speaker 2: Another one that I'd like to tease it down a

668
00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,000
Speaker 2: little bit, but I will lay the points with Miami

669
00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:37,720
Speaker 2: if I have to. They're just they're playing much better.

670
00:31:37,800 --> 00:31:38,600
Speaker 3: They're playing much better.

671
00:31:38,680 --> 00:31:41,080
Speaker 2: They're at home. The weather's gonna be nice, so those

672
00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,080
Speaker 2: four Marri's are gonna be out and able to run.

673
00:31:43,600 --> 00:31:44,640
Speaker 3: They might save his drum.

674
00:31:44,760 --> 00:31:50,320
Speaker 2: They just might. At MetLife Stadium, the two to nine

675
00:31:50,880 --> 00:31:53,920
Speaker 2: j Ets hosting the four and seven Falcons in a

676
00:31:54,120 --> 00:31:57,880
Speaker 2: CanCon On three Bowl. Between these two teams, Atlanta two

677
00:31:57,880 --> 00:31:59,240
Speaker 2: and a half point favorites on the road.

678
00:32:00,560 --> 00:32:02,080
Speaker 3: I don't feel good about this one either.

679
00:32:02,280 --> 00:32:04,040
Speaker 2: This is like I wouldn't want to know.

680
00:32:04,360 --> 00:32:06,040
Speaker 3: I don't even really want to watch it, period.

681
00:32:06,040 --> 00:32:07,640
Speaker 2: Don't want to watch it, don't want to touch it,

682
00:32:07,680 --> 00:32:10,760
Speaker 2: stay away from it. I'm gonna be give me. I

683
00:32:10,800 --> 00:32:12,480
Speaker 2: was gonna say, give me a cut up of both

684
00:32:12,560 --> 00:32:14,760
Speaker 2: running backs after the games. Oh yeah, I'll take that.

685
00:32:14,880 --> 00:32:16,720
Speaker 2: And there's two good running backs in this game. But

686
00:32:16,800 --> 00:32:19,800
Speaker 2: that's about all. From a neutral interest factor.

687
00:32:20,160 --> 00:32:22,320
Speaker 3: Jets are playing hard, though, I would give them that.

688
00:32:22,400 --> 00:32:22,600
Speaker 4: Yeah.

689
00:32:22,680 --> 00:32:24,680
Speaker 3: Yeah, they are a total pushover anymore.

690
00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,040
Speaker 2: The Falcons kind of might be a total pushover, but

691
00:32:27,120 --> 00:32:29,160
Speaker 2: I think they have a much better roster. Maybe Kirk

692
00:32:29,160 --> 00:32:31,720
Speaker 2: Cousins has found a little something after a decent performance

693
00:32:31,800 --> 00:32:32,240
Speaker 2: last week.

694
00:32:32,320 --> 00:32:34,640
Speaker 3: I haven't seen what London status is. I mean that's

695
00:32:34,680 --> 00:32:37,040
Speaker 3: a big deal in that game. They're much different team

696
00:32:37,120 --> 00:32:39,240
Speaker 3: with him without him. But I'm gonna bet on Bijeon.

697
00:32:39,480 --> 00:32:40,959
Speaker 2: I think i'll lay him With the Falcons at two

698
00:32:41,000 --> 00:32:43,200
Speaker 2: and a half. It's a three and a half, I'd

699
00:32:43,240 --> 00:32:45,360
Speaker 2: take the Oh, I definitely two and a half. I

700
00:32:45,400 --> 00:32:47,280
Speaker 2: think I'll lay them. Falcons win by a field goal,

701
00:32:48,120 --> 00:32:51,560
Speaker 2: Matt the Bucks. The Bucks need a win. The Troubles

702
00:32:51,720 --> 00:32:52,480
Speaker 2: are in trouble.

703
00:32:52,720 --> 00:32:54,080
Speaker 3: So fortunate the division there.

704
00:32:55,880 --> 00:32:58,760
Speaker 2: About the Steelers too, Yeah, Tampa in the same boat

705
00:32:59,440 --> 00:33:04,200
Speaker 2: back home, needing a win and getting an opponent kind

706
00:33:04,200 --> 00:33:06,800
Speaker 2: of right for the picking in that regard the Arizona

707
00:33:06,840 --> 00:33:09,920
Speaker 2: Cardinals in Tampa where it's gonna be seventy nine and

708
00:33:10,040 --> 00:33:13,800
Speaker 2: Sonny Tampa a four point favorite. That might seem a

709
00:33:13,800 --> 00:33:16,480
Speaker 2: little low. I might think that that was more five

710
00:33:16,560 --> 00:33:18,440
Speaker 2: five and a half. But Tampa a four point favorite

711
00:33:18,440 --> 00:33:20,440
Speaker 2: at home against the Cardinals. Is that an easy lay

712
00:33:20,480 --> 00:33:22,560
Speaker 2: them and take the Bucks minus the points.

713
00:33:22,640 --> 00:33:24,920
Speaker 3: No, I think I'm taking it in Arizona. Yeah, I mean,

714
00:33:25,240 --> 00:33:26,920
Speaker 3: they're records worse than they are.

715
00:33:27,280 --> 00:33:29,760
Speaker 2: They've won or lost eight of their last nine games

716
00:33:29,760 --> 00:33:31,760
Speaker 2: to Car. I know they always are the opposite of

717
00:33:31,800 --> 00:33:33,080
Speaker 2: the of the Bears.

718
00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:37,600
Speaker 3: Yeah, always lose, but they're not a terrible football team.

719
00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,880
Speaker 3: To me, They're not a bottom rung team. I do

720
00:33:39,920 --> 00:33:42,840
Speaker 3: think Tampa's desperate sounds like Mayfield's gonna play. That was

721
00:33:42,840 --> 00:33:45,840
Speaker 3: in question for a while here. I mean another game

722
00:33:45,880 --> 00:33:47,960
Speaker 3: I don't feel real confident about, but I'm gonna take points.

723
00:33:49,040 --> 00:33:51,640
Speaker 2: I'm gonna lay points because I just I think the

724
00:33:51,640 --> 00:33:53,960
Speaker 2: Buccaneers are better than what we've seen the last few weeks.

725
00:33:54,000 --> 00:33:54,960
Speaker 2: I know that they've been I.

726
00:33:54,920 --> 00:33:57,320
Speaker 3: Think Bucky Irving's back it could be helpful.

727
00:33:57,920 --> 00:34:01,320
Speaker 2: They've had some very poor in the injury department.

728
00:34:01,360 --> 00:34:02,840
Speaker 3: This hit really hard.

729
00:34:02,880 --> 00:34:05,680
Speaker 2: They've been hit very hard by injuries, and to their credit,

730
00:34:05,800 --> 00:34:08,040
Speaker 2: they have navigated it pretty well until the last couple

731
00:34:08,080 --> 00:34:08,480
Speaker 2: of weeks.

732
00:34:09,000 --> 00:34:11,279
Speaker 3: Maybe a guy like Godwin's getting his feet under him

733
00:34:11,280 --> 00:34:12,160
Speaker 3: and started to see what you know.

734
00:34:12,280 --> 00:34:14,440
Speaker 2: I just think I think Tampa's much better than a

735
00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,759
Speaker 2: six and six team they would fall to if they

736
00:34:16,800 --> 00:34:19,960
Speaker 2: lost this game. I'm looking for the Bucks to respond.

737
00:34:20,000 --> 00:34:24,040
Speaker 2: I'll lay the four. Uh sticking in the South, although

738
00:34:24,080 --> 00:34:26,200
Speaker 2: I'll tell you what the weather in Charlotte not looking

739
00:34:26,200 --> 00:34:28,719
Speaker 2: nearly as good as it is in Florida as six

740
00:34:28,800 --> 00:34:33,040
Speaker 2: and six Panthers. Hey, big one for them hosting the Rams,

741
00:34:33,280 --> 00:34:36,920
Speaker 2: maybe the best team in the NFL. Second biggest spread

742
00:34:36,960 --> 00:34:40,680
Speaker 2: of the weekend, matt in Charlotte at Bank of America

743
00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:44,040
Speaker 2: Stadium on the road, the Rams ten point favorites.

744
00:34:44,400 --> 00:34:45,719
Speaker 3: Is this a one game or four game?

745
00:34:45,760 --> 00:34:49,080
Speaker 2: This is a one o'clock on Fox, last of the

746
00:34:49,080 --> 00:34:50,120
Speaker 2: one o'clock slate here.

747
00:34:51,640 --> 00:34:53,240
Speaker 3: Ugh, it's a big number.

748
00:34:53,400 --> 00:34:55,720
Speaker 2: A big number man for a cross country one o'clock

749
00:34:56,120 --> 00:34:58,560
Speaker 2: on the road, one o'clock for a West Coast team. Yeah,

750
00:34:58,560 --> 00:34:59,800
Speaker 2: that's a big number.

751
00:35:00,120 --> 00:35:02,520
Speaker 3: I guess I'll take the Rams. I mean, they're they're

752
00:35:02,560 --> 00:35:06,640
Speaker 3: playing exceptional football right now. But covering again, covering ten

753
00:35:06,719 --> 00:35:08,280
Speaker 3: plus is asking a lot.

754
00:35:08,719 --> 00:35:12,120
Speaker 2: It's a lot. I can hear Arthur Motes yelling at

755
00:35:12,120 --> 00:35:14,640
Speaker 2: me in the back. I think I'm gonna lay them

756
00:35:14,680 --> 00:35:16,719
Speaker 2: because I think Carolina has enough to play for. I

757
00:35:16,760 --> 00:35:19,440
Speaker 2: think the Rams are clearly the better team, right, but

758
00:35:19,480 --> 00:35:22,399
Speaker 2: the cross country travel, I think Carolina has a lot

759
00:35:22,440 --> 00:35:23,040
Speaker 2: to play for.

760
00:35:24,960 --> 00:35:26,680
Speaker 3: And can they run the ball and keep it close?

761
00:35:26,760 --> 00:35:28,880
Speaker 2: Can they run the ball and just hang around?

762
00:35:29,400 --> 00:35:29,680
Speaker 3: Right?

763
00:35:29,840 --> 00:35:31,359
Speaker 2: I think they can ten out?

764
00:35:31,480 --> 00:35:33,640
Speaker 3: They run the ball pretty consistently that.

765
00:35:34,960 --> 00:35:37,840
Speaker 2: I'll take the plus ten. I'm not overly confident about it,

766
00:35:37,840 --> 00:35:41,320
Speaker 2: but I'm gonna lean that way. Biggest spread of the weekend,

767
00:35:41,520 --> 00:35:45,960
Speaker 2: Matt is in Seattle, where the Seahawks host the Vikings

768
00:35:46,600 --> 00:35:49,720
Speaker 2: twelve and a half point favorites. Is Seattle at home.

769
00:35:50,360 --> 00:35:53,600
Speaker 2: But that's against Minnesota, not the Raiders or you know,

770
00:35:54,160 --> 00:35:57,440
Speaker 2: the Browns. We're getting Brosmer at quarterback. We are getting

771
00:35:57,920 --> 00:35:58,799
Speaker 2: could be better than.

772
00:35:58,719 --> 00:36:00,560
Speaker 3: What McCarthy's been. I mean, really could.

773
00:36:00,680 --> 00:36:03,920
Speaker 2: I mean, unless you're trotting out, unless you're trotting out

774
00:36:03,960 --> 00:36:05,919
Speaker 2: JaMarcus Russell out there, I don't know how it could

775
00:36:05,960 --> 00:36:06,359
Speaker 2: get worse.

776
00:36:06,440 --> 00:36:11,520
Speaker 3: Yeah, Seattle twelve and a half, man, there's some big spreads, man.

777
00:36:11,880 --> 00:36:14,200
Speaker 2: And like, remember, Seattle is not great at home. They're

778
00:36:14,239 --> 00:36:17,160
Speaker 2: only three and two at home this year. There's seven

779
00:36:17,200 --> 00:36:19,239
Speaker 2: and one on the road, only three and two. Give

780
00:36:19,280 --> 00:36:21,200
Speaker 2: me the points, seven and yees seven and one on

781
00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:22,640
Speaker 2: the No. Five and one on the road.

782
00:36:23,520 --> 00:36:24,439
Speaker 3: They wouldn't be done yet.

783
00:36:24,480 --> 00:36:26,960
Speaker 2: Three and two at home. I'm gonna take the points.

784
00:36:27,040 --> 00:36:29,200
Speaker 3: I'm gonna take the points. It's just too much. I

785
00:36:29,239 --> 00:36:30,839
Speaker 3: know everyone's gonna be down ten.

786
00:36:31,000 --> 00:36:32,320
Speaker 2: I might take the points.

787
00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,640
Speaker 3: Yeah, double digit seems like a lot. King is not

788
00:36:35,880 --> 00:36:37,560
Speaker 3: junk and Aaron Jones.

789
00:36:37,840 --> 00:36:40,480
Speaker 2: And Seattle's really good, but like they haven't necessarily done

790
00:36:40,520 --> 00:36:42,560
Speaker 2: the Lions thing either, where they've blown a bunch of

791
00:36:42,560 --> 00:36:43,000
Speaker 2: teams out.

792
00:36:43,200 --> 00:36:45,360
Speaker 3: I mean, still have to cover Jefferson, justin Jefferson, and

793
00:36:45,560 --> 00:36:47,240
Speaker 3: you know I'll take the points.

794
00:36:47,480 --> 00:36:49,839
Speaker 2: I'm taking twelve and a half all day in this one.

795
00:36:49,880 --> 00:36:52,000
Speaker 2: I think Seattle wins, but I will tell you Minnesota

796
00:36:52,040 --> 00:36:52,919
Speaker 2: plus twelve and a half.

797
00:36:53,040 --> 00:36:54,320
Speaker 3: Donald Revenge game.

798
00:36:54,440 --> 00:36:57,520
Speaker 2: Donald Revenge Game, that's a good point. Matt, Who do

799
00:36:57,560 --> 00:36:59,439
Speaker 2: I real quick? I've been asking you this like every week.

800
00:36:59,440 --> 00:37:02,400
Speaker 2: Who do I start in Fantasy Sam Darnold against Vikings

801
00:37:02,400 --> 00:37:04,799
Speaker 2: at home or bow Knicks against the Commanders on the road.

802
00:37:04,800 --> 00:37:07,359
Speaker 2: Who do I start at quarterback? I think I'm leaning

803
00:37:07,400 --> 00:37:07,919
Speaker 2: towards Nixon.

804
00:37:08,080 --> 00:37:10,200
Speaker 3: Ye, I'm leaning towards next because he runs.

805
00:37:10,000 --> 00:37:13,440
Speaker 2: More, he runs more, and the Commanders defense is bad defense.

806
00:37:13,520 --> 00:37:13,640
Speaker 4: Right.

807
00:37:14,520 --> 00:37:16,279
Speaker 2: Donald's been a little down the last two weeks. I

808
00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:17,759
Speaker 2: think he'll get it back this week, but he's been

809
00:37:17,800 --> 00:37:22,480
Speaker 2: a little down the last two weeks. Chargers Raiders in

810
00:37:22,680 --> 00:37:25,400
Speaker 2: la at so far, I'm surprised this one isn't a

811
00:37:25,440 --> 00:37:27,160
Speaker 2: little bit bigger of a spread. I know the Chargers

812
00:37:27,200 --> 00:37:28,759
Speaker 2: are still beat up on offense, but I think the

813
00:37:28,840 --> 00:37:32,040
Speaker 2: Raiders might be the worst team in the NFL. Chargers

814
00:37:32,120 --> 00:37:34,920
Speaker 2: at home eight and a half point favorites. I'm surprised

815
00:37:34,960 --> 00:37:36,080
Speaker 2: that's not closer to ten.

816
00:37:36,280 --> 00:37:38,920
Speaker 3: Mm hmm, Like that's I don't think the Raiders put

817
00:37:38,960 --> 00:37:39,359
Speaker 3: any point.

818
00:37:39,560 --> 00:37:41,600
Speaker 2: If you would have like blind tested me ahead of

819
00:37:41,600 --> 00:37:45,840
Speaker 2: this and said, Vikings Seahawks, Raiders, Chargers, which one's the

820
00:37:45,880 --> 00:37:50,160
Speaker 2: twelve and a half point spread? Raiders, Chargers, which one's

821
00:37:50,160 --> 00:37:52,680
Speaker 2: the eight and a half point spread? Viking Seahawks. Raiders

822
00:37:52,719 --> 00:37:54,520
Speaker 2: are a terrible place, right terrible place.

823
00:37:54,600 --> 00:37:57,359
Speaker 3: They are the worst in the league. I'll tell I'll

824
00:37:57,360 --> 00:37:57,839
Speaker 3: take LA.

825
00:37:58,000 --> 00:38:00,160
Speaker 2: I still might pick the Raiders if they played the

826
00:38:00,160 --> 00:38:02,360
Speaker 2: Titans on a neutral field, just because I think that

827
00:38:02,400 --> 00:38:04,520
Speaker 2: they're right. I know that their roster is better, but

828
00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:06,239
Speaker 2: they have been playing like the worst team in the

829
00:38:06,360 --> 00:38:07,640
Speaker 2: NFL for a long time now.

830
00:38:09,080 --> 00:38:11,080
Speaker 3: I haven't even seen like who's gonna be calling plays,

831
00:38:11,120 --> 00:38:13,239
Speaker 3: and I mean they've the offensive coordinator change. I don't

832
00:38:13,239 --> 00:38:14,160
Speaker 3: know if that works for the better.

833
00:38:14,239 --> 00:38:15,719
Speaker 2: I'm going to lay the eight and a half with LA,

834
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:17,520
Speaker 2: and I don't love that because I don't love the

835
00:38:17,640 --> 00:38:18,640
Speaker 2: Chargers right now.

836
00:38:18,920 --> 00:38:21,160
Speaker 3: No, and I don't like trying to block back Scrosby either,

837
00:38:21,360 --> 00:38:24,160
Speaker 3: but still I just don't. I'd have a hard time

838
00:38:24,200 --> 00:38:26,440
Speaker 3: putting money on the Raiders, no matter what the spread is,

839
00:38:26,480 --> 00:38:28,160
Speaker 3: no matter who they're playing, I think they're in the

840
00:38:28,200 --> 00:38:29,799
Speaker 3: worst place right now in the league.

841
00:38:29,920 --> 00:38:31,840
Speaker 2: This is another one of those to work into a teaser.

842
00:38:32,920 --> 00:38:36,080
Speaker 2: I I would like this much more if it was

843
00:38:36,120 --> 00:38:38,000
Speaker 2: six and a half as opposed to eight and a half.

844
00:38:38,080 --> 00:38:40,960
Speaker 2: But I'm not giving the Raiders any benefit of the

845
00:38:41,000 --> 00:38:43,760
Speaker 2: doubt anymore. No, I'm just not right way past that point.

846
00:38:44,040 --> 00:38:46,200
Speaker 3: I'm picking against the Raiders. I'm not picking the.

847
00:38:46,239 --> 00:38:53,399
Speaker 2: Chargers exactly right. Finally, Sunday Night in prime time, the Commanders, Man,

848
00:38:53,400 --> 00:38:55,759
Speaker 2: they got a lot of these primetime games lately, and

849
00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:57,680
Speaker 2: people were not expecting them to be out of the

850
00:38:57,960 --> 00:39:01,359
Speaker 2: seas were getting a tail all of two different franchises

851
00:39:01,360 --> 00:39:03,640
Speaker 2: going in op opposite directions this year, the three and

852
00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:07,920
Speaker 2: eight Commanders host the nine and two broncos yonkos Is

853
00:39:08,000 --> 00:39:09,880
Speaker 2: Myron Cope would have called him Denver a five and

854
00:39:09,920 --> 00:39:13,160
Speaker 2: a half point favorite on the road in land Over, Maryland.

855
00:39:13,360 --> 00:39:15,799
Speaker 3: I would think a lot of running including Knicks as

856
00:39:15,800 --> 00:39:20,280
Speaker 3: a runner, but that defense is nasty. I'll take Denver.

857
00:39:20,840 --> 00:39:22,799
Speaker 2: This feels a little bit like rat poison one for

858
00:39:22,840 --> 00:39:24,560
Speaker 2: me because I think this should be a bigger spread

859
00:39:24,560 --> 00:39:26,760
Speaker 2: than just five and are yes, this should be seven.

860
00:39:27,040 --> 00:39:29,320
Speaker 3: Usually I know the lines before we pick on Friday,

861
00:39:29,520 --> 00:39:32,239
Speaker 3: and my podcast schedule got messed up, so I did

862
00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:35,279
Speaker 3: hearing these for the first time, and I immediately thought,

863
00:39:35,320 --> 00:39:37,200
Speaker 3: this one's gonna be over a touchdown.

864
00:39:37,840 --> 00:39:40,120
Speaker 2: Or at least a touchdown. Yeah, yeah, give me Broncos

865
00:39:40,120 --> 00:39:44,680
Speaker 2: minus five and a half. Yeah, Matt Steelers Bills before

866
00:39:44,719 --> 00:39:52,120
Speaker 2: we do, just real quick final what are they called?

867
00:39:52,160 --> 00:39:52,719
Speaker 3: Injury report?

868
00:39:52,840 --> 00:39:58,320
Speaker 2: Injury reports? Yes, reminder, Aaron Rodgers good to go, Alex

869
00:39:58,400 --> 00:40:01,879
Speaker 2: high Smith, good to go. Pete going to start at

870
00:40:01,960 --> 00:40:05,280
Speaker 2: left tackle for the Steelers. Looking good for DK Metcalf.

871
00:40:05,760 --> 00:40:08,040
Speaker 2: Still waiting a little bit more on Joey Porter, but

872
00:40:08,080 --> 00:40:11,640
Speaker 2: he has continued to practice, so good news in that regard.

873
00:40:12,200 --> 00:40:17,000
Speaker 2: For the Bills. You can rule out Bernard the linebacker.

874
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Speaker 2: You can rule out both tackles Dawkins and Brown. You

875
00:40:21,000 --> 00:40:25,520
Speaker 2: can also rule out Curtis Samuel the wide receiver. Kinkaid

876
00:40:25,600 --> 00:40:28,520
Speaker 2: gonna be questionable with that hamstring that has had him

877
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Speaker 2: limited all week. Joey Bosa back to a full participant

878
00:40:32,320 --> 00:40:36,800
Speaker 2: after having some wrist stuff. Yeah, so yeah, sounds sounds

879
00:40:36,840 --> 00:40:39,640
Speaker 2: good for him. That is the latest on the injury

880
00:40:39,680 --> 00:40:41,200
Speaker 2: front for both of these teams that we have been

881
00:40:41,280 --> 00:40:42,839
Speaker 2: kind of keeping an eye on. But we do know

882
00:40:42,920 --> 00:40:45,400
Speaker 2: Aaron Rodgers and kind of the biggest piece of that

883
00:40:45,520 --> 00:40:48,120
Speaker 2: news will be under center for your Pittsburgh Steelers.

884
00:40:48,480 --> 00:40:50,560
Speaker 3: I wish you knew more about Kincaid and that's the

885
00:40:50,560 --> 00:40:52,799
Speaker 3: only ones kind of him and Porter then one still

886
00:40:52,840 --> 00:40:53,720
Speaker 3: hovering out there.

887
00:40:53,600 --> 00:40:56,839
Speaker 2: Again, and those are significant for both teams. Absolutely, Matt

888
00:40:56,920 --> 00:41:02,520
Speaker 2: the Steelers three point home against the Buffalo Bills. How

889
00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:04,319
Speaker 2: does this play How does this one play out?

890
00:41:04,520 --> 00:41:07,560
Speaker 3: I've gone back and forth on this one. Originally, I'm like,

891
00:41:08,360 --> 00:41:11,480
Speaker 3: I'm such a believer in rest advantages, especially late in

892
00:41:11,480 --> 00:41:11,719
Speaker 3: the year.

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00:41:13,080 --> 00:41:15,920
Speaker 2: Next week. You haven't talked about that. You're right, they

894
00:41:15,920 --> 00:41:17,640
Speaker 2: got they got dealta crap hand.

895
00:41:17,760 --> 00:41:20,359
Speaker 3: By the way, that's not cool for the NFL's It's

896
00:41:21,239 --> 00:41:22,320
Speaker 3: late in the year against.

897
00:41:24,080 --> 00:41:26,160
Speaker 2: Week the first possible week of the season, right.

898
00:41:26,320 --> 00:41:29,279
Speaker 3: I think that is I would have a complaint if

899
00:41:29,320 --> 00:41:31,839
Speaker 3: I were mister Rooney and like, what are you doing here?

900
00:41:31,840 --> 00:41:34,319
Speaker 3: I mean, you could have worked around this. You're you're

901
00:41:34,360 --> 00:41:37,880
Speaker 3: stinging us there. That's sorry for another day. But we

902
00:41:37,920 --> 00:41:39,799
Speaker 3: haven't talked enough about the rest advantage this week. We

903
00:41:39,840 --> 00:41:42,080
Speaker 3: only have four days, but still I think that's a

904
00:41:42,120 --> 00:41:46,560
Speaker 3: big deal, especially getting embarrassed and all the protection issues

905
00:41:46,600 --> 00:41:49,520
Speaker 3: they had, even with their tackles when they were in there.

906
00:41:49,800 --> 00:41:53,560
Speaker 3: I'm sure that it won't be that crazy. And this

907
00:41:53,600 --> 00:41:57,040
Speaker 3: is a proud franchise with an awesome quarterback with extra

908
00:41:57,120 --> 00:41:59,960
Speaker 3: time to prepare. And for that reason, I was lean

909
00:42:00,080 --> 00:42:03,680
Speaker 3: then Bills pretty much every step of the way. Like

910
00:42:04,440 --> 00:42:06,759
Speaker 3: even when the Bills lost Thursday night, I'm like, they'll

911
00:42:06,760 --> 00:42:09,879
Speaker 3: come to Pittsburgh and win, you know. But I hate

912
00:42:09,880 --> 00:42:14,520
Speaker 3: the bills injury situation for them, and Bernard's a pretty

913
00:42:14,680 --> 00:42:17,680
Speaker 3: big deal. Kincaid would be a huge deal. They don't

914
00:42:17,680 --> 00:42:21,160
Speaker 3: have receivers that are threatening. But this tackle situation, to

915
00:42:21,239 --> 00:42:23,680
Speaker 3: me is a nightmare, nightmare, nightmare.

916
00:42:23,800 --> 00:42:25,279
Speaker 2: I Mean, the only thing that gives me pause is

917
00:42:25,280 --> 00:42:27,080
Speaker 2: we were saying the same thing a few weeks ago

918
00:42:27,120 --> 00:42:30,640
Speaker 2: about La and that was the Steelers worst offensive performance

919
00:42:30,640 --> 00:42:33,200
Speaker 2: of the season. The defense was okay, but their worst

920
00:42:33,200 --> 00:42:37,799
Speaker 2: offensive performance of the season came at a very inopportune time. Yeah,

921
00:42:37,880 --> 00:42:39,719
Speaker 2: when you thought the defense was gonna feast and they

922
00:42:39,719 --> 00:42:41,560
Speaker 2: did it. I don't think the defense was a disaster

923
00:42:41,800 --> 00:42:43,880
Speaker 2: in that game against the Chargers, but they didn't feast

924
00:42:43,920 --> 00:42:45,759
Speaker 2: like you wanted them to. The turkey was not on

925
00:42:45,800 --> 00:42:49,920
Speaker 2: the table like seconds. Yeah, you need to do that.

926
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Speaker 3: This week, Bills of Arrest advantage and if I were

927
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Speaker 3: to do a power ranking, I would have the bills

928
00:42:55,920 --> 00:42:58,920
Speaker 3: ahead of the Steelers. I think most people would. I'm

929
00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:02,040
Speaker 3: still don't think the Steelers close one though. I do

930
00:43:02,040 --> 00:43:04,279
Speaker 3: think there is something to Tomlin after a loss, and

931
00:43:04,320 --> 00:43:05,680
Speaker 3: I'm sure there is to Allen as well.

932
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Speaker 2: Don't get me wrong.

933
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Speaker 3: I got this like twenty four to twenty three.

934
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Speaker 2: Come. I would definitely take the points Matt. I when

935
00:43:15,560 --> 00:43:17,360
Speaker 2: I left this morning in my house, I have it

936
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Speaker 2: in my notes here because I I put a couple

937
00:43:19,880 --> 00:43:21,759
Speaker 2: you know, the good times, bad times. I wanted to

938
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Speaker 2: make sure I pulled the stuff out of the because,

939
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Speaker 2: like I said, Matt's stats packice packet was outstanding this week.

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Speaker 3: Go check it out.

941
00:43:27,960 --> 00:43:30,839
Speaker 2: Ons that, so I wanted to pull some stuff out

942
00:43:30,880 --> 00:43:34,200
Speaker 2: of there. I wrote down in my notes here my prediction.

943
00:43:34,320 --> 00:43:36,080
Speaker 2: This was before I left the house, this before the

944
00:43:36,080 --> 00:43:38,400
Speaker 2: injury news came out for both teams. I had twenty

945
00:43:38,440 --> 00:43:40,520
Speaker 2: seven to twenty four Buffalo.

946
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Speaker 3: Totally get it.

947
00:43:41,960 --> 00:43:44,160
Speaker 2: I'm gonna go twenty seven to twenty four Steelers, all right,

948
00:43:44,239 --> 00:43:46,839
Speaker 2: because I think we got good news. We got good

949
00:43:46,880 --> 00:43:48,960
Speaker 2: news for the Steelers and the injury department. We got

950
00:43:48,960 --> 00:43:51,799
Speaker 2: bad news for Buffalo and a game that I think

951
00:43:51,880 --> 00:43:54,680
Speaker 2: was already on Razor margins. I'm gonna flip that margin

952
00:43:54,719 --> 00:43:56,879
Speaker 2: to Pittsburgh's side. I left my house a few hours

953
00:43:56,920 --> 00:44:00,399
Speaker 2: ago with twenty seven to twenty four Bills to change

954
00:44:00,400 --> 00:44:02,560
Speaker 2: it to twenty seven to twenty four Steelers here at

955
00:44:02,600 --> 00:44:03,319
Speaker 2: the eleventh hour.

956
00:44:03,520 --> 00:44:05,839
Speaker 3: Yeah, I expect a very close game. I just don't

957
00:44:05,840 --> 00:44:07,640
Speaker 3: think the Bills have gotten a lot of good news lately.

958
00:44:07,760 --> 00:44:10,680
Speaker 2: Same yeah, and they're gonna get some more bad news

959
00:44:10,880 --> 00:44:15,160
Speaker 2: Sunday afternoon in the evening at Acrituur Stadium. Good stuff

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00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:17,520
Speaker 2: this week, matt I enjoyed the shows. Thanks to all

961
00:44:17,560 --> 00:44:19,760
Speaker 2: of our guests who joined us. Thanks to Missy Matthews

962
00:44:19,800 --> 00:44:22,640
Speaker 2: for being there with us today. All of you, if

963
00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:25,240
Speaker 2: you're you know, listening to this on Saturday or Sunday

964
00:44:25,280 --> 00:44:27,040
Speaker 2: to get you ready for the game as you're heading

965
00:44:27,120 --> 00:44:29,440
Speaker 2: home from Thanksgiving travels and all that. Hope you all

966
00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,239
Speaker 2: had a great holiday. Everybody, stay safe and be safe

967
00:44:32,280 --> 00:44:37,399
Speaker 2: out there traveling. For mister TV Tyler V. Big shout

968
00:44:37,400 --> 00:44:41,000
Speaker 2: out to him as always our resident YouTube video producer

969
00:44:41,360 --> 00:44:45,960
Speaker 2: and our statistician here on site with us for Matt Williamson,

970
00:44:46,040 --> 00:44:48,520
Speaker 2: um Wes Shueler, take care, everybody, enjoy the rest of

971
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Speaker 2: the weekend and we win loser draw. We back here

972
00:44:51,520 --> 00:44:53,760
Speaker 2: on Monday to break it all down for you. As always,

973
00:44:53,800 --> 00:44:55,439
Speaker 2: you know where to find us. It's on your twenty

974
00:44:55,440 --> 00:44:57,240
Speaker 2: four to seven home of the Black and Gold Steelers

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Speaker 2: Nation Radio on the Steelers Audio Network.