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Speaker 1: to I believe the Saints and the Bucks were the

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Speaker 1: when you look at this field and you're looking for

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Speaker 1: But which one of these teams that are maybe just

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Speaker 2: Dal like going forward, Cincinnati Bengals, all about the Cincinnati.

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Speaker 2: Joe Burrow is coming back rounding back in the form

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Speaker 2: the confidence, the chemistry, the connectivity coming back He and Jamar, Chase,

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Speaker 2: do with Joe Mixon, man look out. This team has

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Speaker 2: and with the defense rounding in the forum under lou

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Speaker 3: Yeah.

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Speaker 1: I think that the class of this group, especially what

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Speaker 2: Yeah, this is interesting, is fascinating because you talking about

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Speaker 1: Yeah, you know, we saw all the four touchdown passes.

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Speaker 3: Look, they got to be very involved.

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Speaker 2: I mean, they've just had a tough time generating points.

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Speaker 3: That's it. DJ.

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Speaker 2: They find a way defensively to create opportunities for the

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Speaker 1: Well, I'm looking at these wins with pickings buck and

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Speaker 2: But you talked about the Dolphins, and you talked about

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Speaker 2: Worst thing to happen to the Miami Dolphins and the

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Speaker 2: And we've seen in these marquee matchups where Patrick Mahomes

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Speaker 3: I got a Chiefs in this.

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