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Speaker 1: to the Richard Sherman Podcast. And we had some incredible

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Speaker 1: action in Week sixteen. Some Saturday games between the Bears

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Speaker 1: thought those games could win either way. The Bears game especially,

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Speaker 1: I thought they had a chance to beat the Packers

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Speaker 1: the last time they played. Keishawn Nixon made an incredible

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Speaker 1: Last time these two teams played, but this time Rose

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Speaker 2: Mitchell, no question about it, Richard, this was a wild one.

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Speaker 2: I mean, the NFL's gotta love these last couple games.

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Speaker 2: You witnessed a thriller in Seattle on Thursday night, and

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Speaker 2: then Saturday night turn around the Chicago Bears with an

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Speaker 2: epic comeback. Was so much on the line, Richard, I mean,

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Speaker 2: this NFC North Division is up for grabs. The Chicago

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Speaker 2: to the Packers though up sixteen to six with three

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Speaker 2: Caleb Williams did not have much success until the final

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Speaker 2: What switched for the Chicago Bears And how impressive of

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Speaker 1: It's really impressive. And I couldn't tell you what switched.

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Speaker 1: I mean, things just start working out for him. Sometimes

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Speaker 1: And you got to give Kayleb Williams a lot of

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Speaker 1: better offense, and you got to give Dj more credit

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Speaker 1: for catching that football. But this Chicago Bears team is real.

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Speaker 1: It seems that they're a legitimate contender this season. And

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Speaker 1: I know every week we're kind of waiting for them

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Speaker 1: it leaves a lot of questions. Their defense played well

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Speaker 2: Four, no question about it. And when they signed or

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Speaker 2: Taking care of this division right now, Richard, Let's talk

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Speaker 2: Philly just hasn't looked like themselves over last month. Let's

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Speaker 1: You gotta view them as a threat because they're the

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Speaker 1: But they're eleven and four and at the end of

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Speaker 2: They've secured the NFC NFC East now with this loss

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Speaker 1: On a high note.

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Speaker 1: Richard.

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Speaker 2: Let's let's move down the line here the NFC South.

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Speaker 2: This this division has been an absolute dog fight, and

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Speaker 2: It doesn't look like Tampa does the Carolina Panthers take

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Speaker 2: He frankly has not looked like himself for these last

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Speaker 2: eight games. What in the world is going on with Baker?

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Speaker 2: We saw an errant throw to end this game that

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Speaker 1: What is going on with Baker Mayfield? I wish I

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Speaker 1: congratulations to the Carolina Panthers winning this game and and

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Speaker 2: Well, the Panthers get to take on your Seattle Seahawks

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Speaker 1: I don't know. I don't know, because it seems like

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Speaker 1: Dave Canalis has done a phenomenal job with him in

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Speaker 1: And if this season ends up with them winning the

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Speaker 2: I'm kind of leading in that way as well, Richard.

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Speaker 2: Before we leave this game, we got to talk if

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Speaker 2: you're in the competition, Commit Richard, at what point do

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Speaker 2: Because the reality is somebody out of the NFC West,

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Speaker 1: Is it time?

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Speaker 2: Is it reached the point where it is truly time

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Speaker 2: Today, we got to talk about these Buffalo Bills. They

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Speaker 1: And their defense did make some plays today. They tipped

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Speaker 1: wide open in the NFC, in the AFC, especially without

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Speaker 1: the without the behemoth and the cloud of the Kansas

435
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Speaker 1: City Chiefs just overshadowing everybody. And you know, hey, no

436
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Speaker 1: matter what, no matter what cool store you have, in

437
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Speaker 1: these playoffs, you just know Patrick Mahomes and Andy Reid

438
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Speaker 1: and the Kansas City Chiefs are waiting and they're gonna

439
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Speaker 1: put out the fire and end up in the super Bowl.

440
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Speaker 1: They're not gonna be there. So it's gonna be a

441
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Speaker 1: fun playoffs because it's gonna be the unexpected. You're gonna

442
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Speaker 1: have a team that you're not expecting to be in

443
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Speaker 1: in the championship game, and that's gonna be fun. It's

444
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Speaker 1: gonna be good for football. And the Chargers be that team.

445
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Speaker 2: They're gonna be going to the playoffs. But they got

446
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Speaker 2: a couple of playoff opponents that they're gonna be playing

447
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Speaker 2: in these next two games, the Houston Texans and the

448
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Speaker 2: Denver Broncos. So while I love the LA Chargers and

449
00:23:12,520 --> 00:23:15,000
Speaker 2: the way they look right now, these next two games

450
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Speaker 2: are really gonna determine how good they truly are. And

451
00:23:17,960 --> 00:23:20,760
Speaker 2: you gotta love those type of matchups going into the

452
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Speaker 2: playoffs because you would assume it's gonna sharpen this team

453
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Speaker 2: up and get them ready come playoff time.

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Speaker 1: No question about that, no question about that. It's it's

455
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Speaker 1: going to be fun. It's gonna be fun down a stretch.

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Speaker 1: Can a Houston Texans continue what they've been doing? Can

457
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Speaker 1: can the Denver Broncos continue what they've been doing? Or

458
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Speaker 1: is it gonna be the Chargers showing up. I mean again,

459
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Speaker 1: I don't think seeding matters this year. I don't, I

460
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Speaker 1: really don't. I don't think it matters. I mean, obviously

461
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Speaker 1: the Chargers going to play somewhere cold would be it

462
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Speaker 1: would be an issue if you expect them to go

463
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464
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Speaker 1: than playing in Sofi stadium. I think you're out of

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466
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Speaker 2: Unfortunately, we got to go to Detroit, and I just

494
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Speaker 2: want to lead by saying this. I want to cry

495
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Speaker 2: and I need you to uplift my spirits right now.

496
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Speaker 2: The Detroit Lions lose a heartbreaker to the Pittsburgh Steelers

497
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Speaker 2: at home twenty nine to twenty four, and Frankly, I'm

498
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Speaker 2: shocked they were even in this game late and had

499
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Speaker 2: a shout to win it, and unfortunately it came down

500
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Speaker 2: to another one of these these plays where the officials

501
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Speaker 2: had to get together and see what the heck actually happened.

502
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Speaker 2: But Richard, I'm gonna lead by saying this, the Detroit

503
00:26:06,960 --> 00:26:11,720
Speaker 2: Lions look broken right now. Obviously, they're battling injuries. Three

504
00:26:11,800 --> 00:26:15,720
Speaker 2: quarters of their secondaries on ir their offensive line is

505
00:26:15,760 --> 00:26:20,080
Speaker 2: in shambles. But coming into this season and having Frank

506
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Speaker 2: Reraig now announce his retirement, you know, you kind of

507
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Speaker 2: would have expected the Lions to have a queue of

508
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Speaker 2: that and know that that was coming down the pipeline

509
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Speaker 2: at some point, and for them to not even address

510
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Speaker 2: the old line. I think that's why this team looks

511
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Speaker 2: so different. Flat out, they can't run the football. Fifteen

512
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Speaker 2: rushing yards, Richard, fifteen rushing yards. You got one of

513
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Speaker 2: the best running back duos in the league and Jamier

514
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Speaker 2: Gibbs and David Montgomery. I didn't even see David Montgomery

515
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Speaker 2: for you know, three quarters of this game, and Jamier

516
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Speaker 2: Gibbs has only only got fifteen rushing yards. Richard. Credit

517
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Speaker 2: to the Pittsburgh Steelers. You know, they come into Fordfield,

518
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Speaker 2: they take care of business. Obviously, they got a lot

519
00:27:00,200 --> 00:27:03,240
Speaker 2: on the line with the the AFC North up for contention.

520
00:27:03,680 --> 00:27:06,200
Speaker 2: But my gripe is with these Detroit Lions right now.

521
00:27:06,520 --> 00:27:08,679
Speaker 2: I think they can get better going in the next season.

522
00:27:08,840 --> 00:27:11,040
Speaker 2: But Brad Holmes has got to get get it together

523
00:27:11,160 --> 00:27:14,160
Speaker 2: himself and he can't be so cute this offseason. They've

524
00:27:14,160 --> 00:27:17,840
Speaker 2: got several needs that they need to address immediately. And frankly,

525
00:27:17,840 --> 00:27:21,399
Speaker 2: it's frustrating Richard because everyone talks about these championship windows.

526
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Speaker 2: Do you think the championship window for the Detroit Lions

527
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Speaker 2: has closed?

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Speaker 1: Do? I think the championship windows closed? Not necessarily, but

529
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Speaker 1: I know it's it's It's definitely foalgy. It's definitely foalgy

530
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Speaker 1: because you guys are built in such a unique way.

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Speaker 1: I think you paid aman ross a Brown, right decision.

532
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Speaker 1: You paid the quarterback, I think the right decision. You

533
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Speaker 1: have two really, really good running backs. Jamier Gibbs honestly

534
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Speaker 1: maybe one of the most talented running backs in the

535
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Speaker 1: National Football League. You got a talented player in Jamison

536
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Speaker 1: Williams that they gave the money to. But then you

537
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Speaker 1: flip to the other side of the ball, you got

538
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Speaker 1: two of the best safeties in the league, but injury issues.

539
00:28:02,520 --> 00:28:05,000
Speaker 1: I think you got a solid secondary. I think Aiden Hutchinson,

540
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Speaker 1: you just paid him. He's a legit cornerstone piece, but

541
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Speaker 1: you gotta find him a running mate. And so on

542
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Speaker 1: the offensive line, it was one of the strengths for

543
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Speaker 1: you guys last year, which is why you were able

544
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Speaker 1: to go as far as you did because you had

545
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Speaker 1: a great offensive line. You can run the ball, you

546
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Speaker 1: can control the clock, and like you said, they're gonna

547
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Speaker 1: have to address that, but you have so many other needs.

548
00:28:25,800 --> 00:28:30,040
Speaker 1: There's so many needs on that defense. Now you're talking

549
00:28:30,080 --> 00:28:32,760
Speaker 1: about Taylor Decker. You need a tackle, you need a center.

550
00:28:34,680 --> 00:28:36,760
Speaker 1: There aren't a lot of great offensive linemen out there.

551
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Speaker 1: That's that's always they They're just always at a premium.

552
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Speaker 1: So that's gonna be tough to to really for Brad Holmes,

553
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Speaker 1: he's got his work cut out for him, because it's

554
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Speaker 1: not easy to just hey, say, hey, we're gonna we're

555
00:28:48,240 --> 00:28:50,560
Speaker 1: gonna just draft a few good offensive linemen. Maybe you

556
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Speaker 1: get lucky, maybe you don't. But this is disappointing. This

557
00:28:54,960 --> 00:28:57,920
Speaker 1: is this is really disappointing for the Detroit Lions and

558
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Speaker 1: the fan base because they coming of last year an

559
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Speaker 1: incredible disappointment being put out in a divisional by the

560
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Speaker 1: Washington Commanders, a game that nobody expected them to lose.

561
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Speaker 1: They were coming in the top seed in the NFL,

562
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Speaker 1: in controller destiny, real high expectations. They get put out

563
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Speaker 1: in a divisional and you say, oh man, you lose

564
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Speaker 1: your offense coordinator, lose your defensive coordinator. There's question marks, Hey,

565
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Speaker 1: how are the replacements gonna do? I think it's it's

566
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Speaker 1: been a solid job in terms of play calling, in

567
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Speaker 1: the scheme on both sides of the football, But at

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Speaker 1: the end of the day, for them to be eight

569
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Speaker 1: and seven at this point in the season is incredibly

570
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Speaker 1: incredibly disappointed, and for them to have missed the playoffs

571
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Speaker 1: at this point, it's it's an indictment. It's an indictment

572
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Speaker 1: on the personnel decisions. It's another year of injuries happening

573
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Speaker 1: down the stretch, and just like the San Francisco fort

574
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Speaker 1: nine ers, they're gonna have to address that. They're gonna

575
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Speaker 1: have to get that figured out. Why are they so

576
00:29:58,120 --> 00:30:00,480
Speaker 1: beat up down the stretch every single year? Is it

577
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Speaker 1: the way they're practicing is it the way they're taking

578
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Speaker 1: care of their bodies that the diet. Those are things

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Speaker 1: you have to start talking about as an organization when

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Speaker 1: you have these issues that keep showing up in these moments.

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Speaker 2: No question about it. And credit to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

582
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Speaker 2: Aaron Rodgers is very familiar in playing in ford Field,

583
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Speaker 2: and he looked like it his old self. Two hundred

584
00:30:20,320 --> 00:30:23,720
Speaker 2: and sixty six yards touchdown. The Lions could not get

585
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Speaker 2: them off the field. The Lions had three offensive plays

586
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Speaker 2: in the third quarter, and that's really when the Steelers

587
00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,640
Speaker 2: took over. And really they could have had this game

588
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Speaker 2: in hand a lot earlier but for the fumble by

589
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Speaker 2: Washington at the goal line there, you know, and then

590
00:30:38,000 --> 00:30:42,600
Speaker 2: they immediately forced the safety. The Steelers defensively looked really good.

591
00:30:42,720 --> 00:30:45,600
Speaker 2: Aaron Rodgers looked vinta'd Aaron Rodgers and Jalen Warren, I

592
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Speaker 2: mean another credit to him. Fourteen carres, one hundred and

593
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Speaker 2: twenty six yards, one hundred forty three yards and two touchdowns,

594
00:30:51,360 --> 00:30:53,520
Speaker 2: two hundred and thirty rushing yards on the day. They

595
00:30:53,560 --> 00:30:56,360
Speaker 2: controlled this game because of their ability to run the football.

596
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Speaker 2: And you know what, I think they got something special

597
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Speaker 2: in Kenneth's gain. Well, I mean, this guy's on a

598
00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,600
Speaker 2: couple of different teams now, but he seemed to find

599
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Speaker 2: a home in Pittsburgh. And I, for one, was very

600
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Speaker 2: impressed with their offensive play calls. How they line up

601
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Speaker 2: John news Smith in the backfield and they run him

602
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Speaker 2: on a sweep. They do a lot of a lot

603
00:31:12,560 --> 00:31:15,320
Speaker 2: of motion in the backfield to get the defense off balance. So,

604
00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:19,680
Speaker 2: you know, Pittsburgh. I know, we don't think extremely highly

605
00:31:19,720 --> 00:31:22,440
Speaker 2: of the AFC North this year, just with how everything's

606
00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:25,120
Speaker 2: played out, but Pittsburgh proved to me that hey, maybe

607
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Speaker 2: they maybe they are deserving to be this champion of

608
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Speaker 2: the NFC North.

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Speaker 1: Yeah. I don't want to leave this Pittsburgh Steelers game

610
00:31:32,840 --> 00:31:34,440
Speaker 1: because there's a number of things that we still have

611
00:31:34,480 --> 00:31:38,240
Speaker 1: to talk about that that controversial ending. I don't understand,

612
00:31:38,520 --> 00:31:42,680
Speaker 1: like incredible play, cool your cloth, offensive pass interference end

613
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Speaker 1: of game. I don't understand what the discussion was. I

614
00:31:45,120 --> 00:31:48,080
Speaker 1: don't understand what the point of of announcing that the

615
00:31:48,600 --> 00:31:52,960
Speaker 1: touchdown that there was a touchdown in the play when

616
00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,880
Speaker 1: it was after the pass interference which negated everything and

617
00:31:56,240 --> 00:31:58,040
Speaker 1: ended the game. All you have to say was past

618
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Speaker 1: interference on the play. Offensive passing game over, like you

619
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Speaker 1: don't have to say, hey, the touchdown was complete. You

620
00:32:03,480 --> 00:32:06,320
Speaker 1: could hear the confusion in the stadium with the crowd,

621
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Speaker 1: the crowds cheering a touchdown complete like it. It was

622
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Speaker 1: the most heartbreaking way to announce a penalty. I think

623
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Speaker 1: I've ever heard where you say you got the home

624
00:32:17,400 --> 00:32:21,280
Speaker 1: team or just waiting the home team fans waiting to

625
00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:27,000
Speaker 1: hear touchdown and you tell them it's touchdown, but pass

626
00:32:27,040 --> 00:32:30,120
Speaker 1: interference on the offense, Like there's no point of doing

627
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Speaker 1: that other than just bringing these fans as high as

628
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Speaker 1: you can, giving them as much and dropping them on

629
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Speaker 1: a pit of knives like that. That was one of

630
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Speaker 1: those insane things, however, I've ever seen. And another insane

631
00:32:42,680 --> 00:32:46,440
Speaker 1: thing happened in this game was ZK Medcalf DK Metcalf

632
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Speaker 1: going to the stands and what appeared to be punching

633
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Speaker 1: a fan. I don't think I've ever seen that, not

634
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Speaker 1: in the NFL. And I don't understand how you can

635
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Speaker 1: how you can do something what could get you that

636
00:33:03,840 --> 00:33:08,000
Speaker 1: riled up in a game that your team eventually wins,

637
00:33:08,480 --> 00:33:13,080
Speaker 1: Like there's team players that get frustrated and you fans

638
00:33:13,160 --> 00:33:16,360
Speaker 1: chirp back and forth cool like maybe you I'm round

639
00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,520
Speaker 1: up to the point, Hey we just lost the championship,

640
00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,720
Speaker 1: we just lost the Super Bowl, and I'm super emotional

641
00:33:20,760 --> 00:33:23,440
Speaker 1: and rowed up, Like I wouldn't understand you punching a

642
00:33:23,480 --> 00:33:26,160
Speaker 1: fan in the face, but I could understand the emotional

643
00:33:26,400 --> 00:33:30,960
Speaker 1: like you get emotional emotionally hijack. But for it to

644
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Speaker 1: be the middle of the game and you just casually

645
00:33:35,120 --> 00:33:39,280
Speaker 1: go over to to a fan, hold his hair and

646
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Speaker 1: then give him a decent shott, I don't even know

647
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Speaker 1: what the league is gonna do. They're gonna suspend him

648
00:33:45,600 --> 00:33:47,520
Speaker 1: and find him. I mean, I would have guessed that

649
00:33:47,560 --> 00:33:53,400
Speaker 1: the fan presses Chargers or something, but I just don't

650
00:33:53,440 --> 00:33:56,640
Speaker 1: get it. And it's sad because that storyline is gonna

651
00:33:56,680 --> 00:33:59,680
Speaker 1: overshadow the win, at least for DK Metcalf, maybe not

652
00:33:59,720 --> 00:34:02,800
Speaker 1: for the Witsburgh Steelers in general. But this is in

653
00:34:02,800 --> 00:34:05,440
Speaker 1: this day and age of media, in the way you know,

654
00:34:05,520 --> 00:34:08,040
Speaker 1: it's it's headlines, this, it's it's this. They don't care

655
00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,080
Speaker 1: about the football game. Hey, you punched a fan. That's

656
00:34:11,160 --> 00:34:13,880
Speaker 1: what will get them clicks. That conversation will be the

657
00:34:14,120 --> 00:34:19,279
Speaker 1: the one that overshadows what was a great win by

658
00:34:19,280 --> 00:34:21,160
Speaker 1: Pittsburgh Steelers, no question about it.

659
00:34:21,200 --> 00:34:23,600
Speaker 2: And like you said, Richard, this was like early in

660
00:34:23,640 --> 00:34:25,440
Speaker 2: the game. I think this was like midway through the

661
00:34:25,480 --> 00:34:29,560
Speaker 2: second quarter or something. And do you feel like he

662
00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:31,759
Speaker 2: should have been kicked out of the game, because you know,

663
00:34:31,800 --> 00:34:33,680
Speaker 2: if you throw a punch on a player, you're out

664
00:34:34,080 --> 00:34:36,200
Speaker 2: throwing a punch on a fan. I mean, he's certainly

665
00:34:36,200 --> 00:34:39,080
Speaker 2: gonna get fined a hefty amount of money. But I'm

666
00:34:39,120 --> 00:34:41,880
Speaker 2: surprised that there wasn't more discussion about him being booted

667
00:34:41,920 --> 00:34:43,000
Speaker 2: from the game altogether.

668
00:34:44,440 --> 00:34:47,520
Speaker 1: Well, there's no presidents for it, and I think that's

669
00:34:47,520 --> 00:34:50,919
Speaker 1: the issue. I'm sure if the league understood and saw

670
00:34:50,960 --> 00:34:54,040
Speaker 1: it and could have, they would have that's what they do.

671
00:34:54,239 --> 00:34:57,560
Speaker 1: The rest had no idea, and I don't I don't

672
00:34:57,560 --> 00:34:59,120
Speaker 1: think they ever want to get in the world, especially

673
00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,759
Speaker 1: with all the gambling and all everything that's going on,

674
00:35:02,000 --> 00:35:05,759
Speaker 1: where they sit there and say, hey, player ejected from

675
00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:11,000
Speaker 1: the game on something that isn't necessarily written that way

676
00:35:11,040 --> 00:35:13,279
Speaker 1: in the rule book, because I don't think you ever

677
00:35:13,320 --> 00:35:15,320
Speaker 1: expected it. I don't think there's a rule in a

678
00:35:15,360 --> 00:35:19,840
Speaker 1: rule book that says, hey, player punches fan ejection like

679
00:35:19,880 --> 00:35:23,200
Speaker 1: on the ejection list. I think it's kind of assumed

680
00:35:23,320 --> 00:35:27,680
Speaker 1: and understood. But I don't know. I don't think they

681
00:35:27,840 --> 00:35:30,560
Speaker 1: I don't think they want to operate like that in

682
00:35:30,600 --> 00:35:33,040
Speaker 1: those moments. You know, things on the field are on

683
00:35:33,080 --> 00:35:35,279
Speaker 1: the field, things off the field are off the field.

684
00:35:35,520 --> 00:35:36,880
Speaker 1: I think that's the way they want to keep it.

685
00:35:36,920 --> 00:35:38,759
Speaker 1: But I'm sure they're gonna have a lot to say

686
00:35:38,760 --> 00:35:41,840
Speaker 1: about that one. I can't. I'm looking forward to seeing

687
00:35:42,360 --> 00:35:44,719
Speaker 1: with the league and with the Steelers and what DK

688
00:35:44,880 --> 00:35:49,400
Speaker 1: says about that. But in other news, the Pittsburgh Steelers

689
00:35:49,440 --> 00:35:51,640
Speaker 1: are rolling heading into the playoffs. They're one of the

690
00:35:51,640 --> 00:35:54,759
Speaker 1: hottest teams. They're playing some of their best football on

691
00:35:54,800 --> 00:35:58,080
Speaker 1: both sides of the ball. Aaron Rodgers, I mean, who

692
00:35:58,120 --> 00:36:01,680
Speaker 1: wants to see him looking like vinta Jaron Rodgers in

693
00:36:01,719 --> 00:36:05,080
Speaker 1: the playoffs? Like not many teams. And if they can

694
00:36:05,160 --> 00:36:12,120
Speaker 1: just figure out these these frustration issues for DK Metcalf,

695
00:36:12,920 --> 00:36:14,640
Speaker 1: They're gonna be a fun team in the playoffs, no

696
00:36:14,760 --> 00:36:15,440
Speaker 1: question about it.

697
00:36:15,680 --> 00:36:18,160
Speaker 2: They proved it, proved it to me today. But before

698
00:36:18,160 --> 00:36:19,960
Speaker 2: we leave this game, Richard, let's go back to that

699
00:36:20,000 --> 00:36:22,480
Speaker 2: final play a game. I know I've told you this before,

700
00:36:22,520 --> 00:36:25,280
Speaker 2: but there is a saying in Detroit called same old Lions,

701
00:36:25,280 --> 00:36:27,080
Speaker 2: and I thought we were past that, we were calling

702
00:36:27,080 --> 00:36:30,200
Speaker 2: ourselves the brand new Lions. And with the same old Lions,

703
00:36:30,200 --> 00:36:32,360
Speaker 2: it was the Lions always found a way to lose

704
00:36:32,480 --> 00:36:35,760
Speaker 2: or were bit by some terrible play call or terrible

705
00:36:36,160 --> 00:36:39,840
Speaker 2: uh call by the officials. And today reminded me just

706
00:36:39,880 --> 00:36:41,600
Speaker 2: of that. And not to say it was a terrible

707
00:36:41,680 --> 00:36:44,160
Speaker 2: call by the officials. It looked like it was OPI.

708
00:36:44,680 --> 00:36:46,680
Speaker 2: But just like you said, the way that it was

709
00:36:46,719 --> 00:36:49,759
Speaker 2: all drawn out. If you're gonna, if you're gonna tell

710
00:36:49,800 --> 00:36:51,839
Speaker 2: me we lost, just tell me we lost. Don't don't

711
00:36:51,920 --> 00:36:54,920
Speaker 2: huddle up for five minutes and give us the false

712
00:36:54,960 --> 00:36:58,239
Speaker 2: information that there's a touchdown followed by theirs OPI and

713
00:36:58,280 --> 00:37:02,120
Speaker 2: that the touchdown doesn't count in games. Over this group

714
00:37:02,160 --> 00:37:04,279
Speaker 2: huddling of the officials, I know they're going to New

715
00:37:04,320 --> 00:37:06,239
Speaker 2: York and they're trying to get all their intel they can,

716
00:37:06,719 --> 00:37:09,120
Speaker 2: but man, oh man, it is starting to affect the

717
00:37:09,160 --> 00:37:12,080
Speaker 2: game in a somewhat negative way, I would think. I mean,

718
00:37:12,080 --> 00:37:14,719
Speaker 2: you see a lot of positive from it, but at

719
00:37:14,800 --> 00:37:17,319
Speaker 2: least from my experience and being in the stadium and

720
00:37:17,360 --> 00:37:20,920
Speaker 2: seeing how it all operates, there's a different feel this

721
00:37:21,000 --> 00:37:24,480
Speaker 2: season with the way New York is interjecting themselves it

722
00:37:25,040 --> 00:37:28,480
Speaker 2: often throughout these games. So you know, I'm wondering if

723
00:37:28,480 --> 00:37:30,440
Speaker 2: there's going to be any changes with that or if

724
00:37:30,440 --> 00:37:32,239
Speaker 2: we're just going to see it play out how it's

725
00:37:32,239 --> 00:37:33,360
Speaker 2: been playing out this season.

726
00:37:35,480 --> 00:37:38,680
Speaker 1: Yeah, I couldn't tell you. I couldn't tell you. I mean,

727
00:37:38,719 --> 00:37:40,880
Speaker 1: I know if I was a Detroit Lions fan and

728
00:37:40,920 --> 00:37:43,120
Speaker 1: I heard that announcement, I would have been devastated by

729
00:37:43,120 --> 00:37:47,840
Speaker 1: the end of it. Oh I was, But please please

730
00:37:48,080 --> 00:37:53,560
Speaker 1: walk me through your emotional, emotional rollercoaster of Hey, touchdown but.

731
00:37:55,600 --> 00:38:00,200
Speaker 2: Two touchdowns, two pass interferences. You know what, rich Sure,

732
00:38:00,239 --> 00:38:01,600
Speaker 2: this is just one of those seasons.

733
00:38:01,640 --> 00:38:01,839
Speaker 1: Man.

734
00:38:02,080 --> 00:38:04,480
Speaker 2: You gotta just you gotta take it as it is

735
00:38:04,560 --> 00:38:08,080
Speaker 2: and try to try to be happy because it's just football.

736
00:38:08,120 --> 00:38:08,839
Speaker 1: But this is man.

737
00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:10,960
Speaker 2: This was a devastating loss, and I know it certainly

738
00:38:11,040 --> 00:38:13,240
Speaker 2: hurts the fan base in Detroit.

739
00:38:13,280 --> 00:38:15,719
Speaker 1: But again, kudos to Pittsburgh. They came in and got

740
00:38:15,760 --> 00:38:17,480
Speaker 1: the job done. Richard.

741
00:38:17,560 --> 00:38:20,080
Speaker 2: Let's turn the conversation to these Houston Texans. I know

742
00:38:20,160 --> 00:38:23,160
Speaker 2: you like Houston a lot. They certainly have been showing

743
00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:25,759
Speaker 2: a new life down in Houston over these last month

744
00:38:25,800 --> 00:38:28,719
Speaker 2: and a half, certainly, but they take on the Las

745
00:38:28,880 --> 00:38:32,840
Speaker 2: Vegas Raiders today and barely squeak out a win twenty

746
00:38:32,840 --> 00:38:36,280
Speaker 2: three to twenty one. Are you still feelings as confident

747
00:38:36,600 --> 00:38:39,240
Speaker 2: in the Houston Texans as you were coming into this game.

748
00:38:42,320 --> 00:38:47,719
Speaker 1: I mean it's hard. It's hard to be the confidence

749
00:38:47,840 --> 00:38:50,080
Speaker 1: when you struggle against a team like that. It's the

750
00:38:50,120 --> 00:38:53,760
Speaker 1: same way with the Buffalo Bills, and you think the strength,

751
00:38:53,840 --> 00:38:56,040
Speaker 1: you know, the strength of his deep team is their

752
00:38:56,040 --> 00:38:58,560
Speaker 1: defense and their pass rush and their secondary And yes,

753
00:38:59,600 --> 00:39:02,799
Speaker 1: our guy Derek Stingley made an interception, picked six huge

754
00:39:02,840 --> 00:39:05,680
Speaker 1: plays in the game, but they also gave up huge

755
00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:09,520
Speaker 1: explosive plays to ash him genty where it just looked

756
00:39:09,520 --> 00:39:12,160
Speaker 1: like he was I mean it looked like Brian Marshawn

757
00:39:12,200 --> 00:39:16,839
Speaker 1: Lynch couldn't tackle him, couldn't tackle him, and he made

758
00:39:16,840 --> 00:39:19,440
Speaker 1: this a game. I think he had fourteen by himself.

759
00:39:19,480 --> 00:39:22,399
Speaker 1: So I think there's a conversation there where where they're

760
00:39:22,400 --> 00:39:25,279
Speaker 1: gonna have to figure that out. They're gonna have to

761
00:39:25,280 --> 00:39:29,120
Speaker 1: figure they're gonna have to tighten those things up. Maybe

762
00:39:29,160 --> 00:39:31,839
Speaker 1: it was just an aberration, maybe it's just an off game.

763
00:39:31,880 --> 00:39:33,960
Speaker 1: But the same is true for the Denver Broncos. You know,

764
00:39:34,040 --> 00:39:36,000
Speaker 1: two of the top defenses in the league, and the

765
00:39:36,040 --> 00:39:40,920
Speaker 1: Denver Broncos give up thirty four points to the Jacksonville Jaguars,

766
00:39:41,239 --> 00:39:46,359
Speaker 1: and that's concern. That's concerning because this is a team

767
00:39:46,600 --> 00:39:49,520
Speaker 1: they could likely see in the playoffs and it gave

768
00:39:49,600 --> 00:39:51,800
Speaker 1: I'm sure it gives the Jacksonville Jaguars a ton of confidence.

769
00:39:51,840 --> 00:39:54,080
Speaker 1: It's sure he gives the Raiders. It may help save

770
00:39:54,440 --> 00:39:56,960
Speaker 1: Pete Carroll's job if it was ever in jeopardy. Just

771
00:39:57,000 --> 00:39:59,560
Speaker 1: showing hey against one of the top defenses in the

772
00:39:59,600 --> 00:40:03,920
Speaker 1: AFC without Chip Kelly and you're just running a normal offense.

773
00:40:04,760 --> 00:40:07,160
Speaker 1: This team can be competitive and that's what they did,

774
00:40:07,200 --> 00:40:09,640
Speaker 1: and they made some stops and made some plays on

775
00:40:09,680 --> 00:40:11,480
Speaker 1: the other side of the football. But yes, there is

776
00:40:11,520 --> 00:40:14,680
Speaker 1: a bit of concern. If you're the Houston Texans, sure

777
00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:16,960
Speaker 1: you've got ten wins on the season, it looks like

778
00:40:17,000 --> 00:40:21,520
Speaker 1: you're working your way into the playoffs. But what are

779
00:40:21,560 --> 00:40:24,400
Speaker 1: you going to do to fix these issues that just

780
00:40:24,480 --> 00:40:28,120
Speaker 1: popped up against the Raiders? And you got a tough

781
00:40:28,320 --> 00:40:30,640
Speaker 1: You got some tough games to finish the season.

782
00:40:30,719 --> 00:40:33,560
Speaker 2: No question about it. I mean, La Chargers looming and

783
00:40:33,560 --> 00:40:36,640
Speaker 2: then Indianapolis Colts, who are you know not the same

784
00:40:36,960 --> 00:40:41,759
Speaker 2: without Indiana Jones back there. But obviously there's still a

785
00:40:41,920 --> 00:40:44,600
Speaker 2: very competitive team, got a good offense and a great

786
00:40:44,600 --> 00:40:47,960
Speaker 2: defense themselves. Do you still view this Texans defense as

787
00:40:48,000 --> 00:40:49,520
Speaker 2: the best in the AFC?

788
00:40:53,480 --> 00:40:56,960
Speaker 1: Sure? I guess you know. It's hard to say anything

789
00:40:57,040 --> 00:40:59,960
Speaker 1: matter of fact right now because of how they just played.

790
00:41:00,280 --> 00:41:05,160
Speaker 1: I mean, are they have? They played like the best

791
00:41:05,160 --> 00:41:07,600
Speaker 1: defense in AFC for most of the season, no question

792
00:41:07,640 --> 00:41:11,000
Speaker 1: about it. Did they this week? They did not? And

793
00:41:11,040 --> 00:41:12,960
Speaker 1: the other team that I would say would have a

794
00:41:13,000 --> 00:41:15,480
Speaker 1: case would be the Denver Broncos, and they played even worse,

795
00:41:16,239 --> 00:41:20,400
Speaker 1: obviously against the better team. But yeah, it's hard to

796
00:41:20,440 --> 00:41:23,080
Speaker 1: make matter of fact statements like that when when both

797
00:41:23,160 --> 00:41:27,040
Speaker 1: defenses struggle like they did in this game. Obviously the

798
00:41:27,280 --> 00:41:29,520
Speaker 1: Broncos struggled more, but they played against a better team,

799
00:41:29,640 --> 00:41:33,279
Speaker 1: So it'll all be. It'll all be figured out in

800
00:41:33,320 --> 00:41:35,200
Speaker 1: the playoffs in a couple of weeks. But no, this

801
00:41:35,400 --> 00:41:38,040
Speaker 1: wasn't a great, great defensive week for either team. Well,

802
00:41:38,120 --> 00:41:41,400
Speaker 1: let's stick in the AFC South, your friends in Jacksonville.

803
00:41:41,440 --> 00:41:44,759
Speaker 1: The Jacksonville Jaguars take down the Denver Broncos. And I

804
00:41:44,800 --> 00:41:48,160
Speaker 1: know you love the Jacksonville Jaguars and Trevor Lawrens Richard,

805
00:41:48,760 --> 00:41:50,400
Speaker 1: I mean, but my favorite.

806
00:41:50,520 --> 00:41:53,120
Speaker 2: Let's be real, you gotta be impressed with the way

807
00:41:53,160 --> 00:41:56,480
Speaker 2: they won this game. They dominated Denver, who was top

808
00:41:56,520 --> 00:42:00,319
Speaker 2: seed in AFC. What they got to do to prove

809
00:42:00,400 --> 00:42:03,239
Speaker 2: to you that, you know, they're a legitimate squad and

810
00:42:03,760 --> 00:42:06,680
Speaker 2: what do they have to do to earn Richard Sherman's respect.

811
00:42:08,320 --> 00:42:11,280
Speaker 1: That's a great question. It'll it'll come, like I said before,

812
00:42:11,320 --> 00:42:13,440
Speaker 1: it'll come into playoffs. It'll be what they do in

813
00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:16,360
Speaker 1: the playoffs. This was an impressive win because the Denver

814
00:42:16,400 --> 00:42:19,400
Speaker 1: Broncos were the number one seed and the AFC, and

815
00:42:20,040 --> 00:42:22,319
Speaker 1: now this gives Jacksonville shot out being the number one

816
00:42:22,320 --> 00:42:25,560
Speaker 1: seed if the Broncos can't win out and so you

817
00:42:25,640 --> 00:42:27,480
Speaker 1: got to give them credit for a for execute and

818
00:42:27,480 --> 00:42:31,680
Speaker 1: you got to give Trevor Lawrence etn credit. They played

819
00:42:31,719 --> 00:42:34,680
Speaker 1: well offensively, but on the other side, they created a

820
00:42:34,680 --> 00:42:38,440
Speaker 1: lot of chaos. They forced fumbles, they got an interception

821
00:42:38,480 --> 00:42:41,520
Speaker 1: in the game. They caused a lot of chaos on

822
00:42:41,560 --> 00:42:45,400
Speaker 1: the defensive side of the ball, and they overcame some issues.

823
00:42:45,440 --> 00:42:48,880
Speaker 1: Denver Broncos had five sacks in the game, and it

824
00:42:48,920 --> 00:42:50,880
Speaker 1: didn't look like it affected them at all. And I

825
00:42:50,920 --> 00:42:52,879
Speaker 1: know Bowl Knicks had three undred and fifty three yards

826
00:42:52,920 --> 00:42:56,080
Speaker 1: passing and a touchdown, but it wasn't that. It wasn't

827
00:42:56,120 --> 00:42:58,560
Speaker 1: it wasn't that kind of three fifty three, Just like

828
00:42:58,600 --> 00:43:01,200
Speaker 1: you said, you don't know how Jared Golf threw for

829
00:43:01,200 --> 00:43:04,720
Speaker 1: three sixty four. Like sometimes all stats aren't created equal,

830
00:43:04,960 --> 00:43:07,000
Speaker 1: And a lot of this was bo Nicks being behind

831
00:43:07,000 --> 00:43:10,000
Speaker 1: and chasing yards and chasing stats and then them getting

832
00:43:10,000 --> 00:43:14,000
Speaker 1: it to fourth down situations in the Jacksonville Jaguars defense

833
00:43:14,040 --> 00:43:16,400
Speaker 1: coming up with a stop. So uh yeah, you know,

834
00:43:16,480 --> 00:43:19,080
Speaker 1: we'll see in the playoffs that's where that's where I

835
00:43:19,080 --> 00:43:21,759
Speaker 1: can be impressed. This is a franchise that has not

836
00:43:21,880 --> 00:43:23,879
Speaker 1: been to a Super Bowl in the history of their

837
00:43:23,920 --> 00:43:27,000
Speaker 1: franchise and could could this team be the one that

838
00:43:27,120 --> 00:43:31,400
Speaker 1: changed that. I'm not sure, but we'll see. That'll impress

839
00:43:31,440 --> 00:43:33,120
Speaker 1: me if they if they can find a way to

840
00:43:33,120 --> 00:43:36,640
Speaker 1: get to an AFC Championship or Super Bowl game, yeah,

841
00:43:36,680 --> 00:43:40,439
Speaker 1: I would consider this a really impressive team. But until

842
00:43:40,440 --> 00:43:42,040
Speaker 1: we get to the playoffs, we won't know. But if

843
00:43:42,080 --> 00:43:44,160
Speaker 1: they this is about as impressive as they could be

844
00:43:44,280 --> 00:43:45,480
Speaker 1: during the regular season in the.

845
00:43:45,440 --> 00:43:48,000
Speaker 2: Game, and no question about it. And what's changed with

846
00:43:48,040 --> 00:43:51,440
Speaker 2: this team. First off, they addressed a crucial need at

847
00:43:51,440 --> 00:43:54,799
Speaker 2: the trade deadline, So kudos to their GM James Gladstone

848
00:43:55,040 --> 00:43:58,200
Speaker 2: and bringing in Jacoby Myers. You know, this guy has

849
00:43:58,239 --> 00:44:01,400
Speaker 2: totally changed this wide receiver room. We saw Brian Brian

850
00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:05,080
Speaker 2: Thomas Junior struggling, you know, after coming into his sophomore campaign.

851
00:44:05,440 --> 00:44:07,600
Speaker 2: During his rookie year, he was dominant and they thought

852
00:44:07,600 --> 00:44:09,520
Speaker 2: they had a true you know, star on their on

853
00:44:09,560 --> 00:44:12,480
Speaker 2: their team. But you know he's been struggling for whatever reason.

854
00:44:12,560 --> 00:44:15,160
Speaker 2: So they bring in a veteran Jacoby Myers, and you

855
00:44:15,200 --> 00:44:18,120
Speaker 2: can tell that he's just injected life into this offense.

856
00:44:18,360 --> 00:44:20,840
Speaker 2: Trevor Lawrence is a totally different player himself. You know,

857
00:44:21,239 --> 00:44:23,160
Speaker 2: when they get in the red zone, he relies more

858
00:44:23,160 --> 00:44:26,520
Speaker 2: on his legs, which just provides a totally different dynamic

859
00:44:26,560 --> 00:44:29,440
Speaker 2: for this offense. So to that point, Richard, with what

860
00:44:29,480 --> 00:44:32,400
Speaker 2: we're seeing in this maturation of Trevor Lawrence, if you

861
00:44:32,440 --> 00:44:36,799
Speaker 2: want to call it, is your mindset change when when

862
00:44:36,840 --> 00:44:39,480
Speaker 2: you watch him play now, because I knew obviously and

863
00:44:39,520 --> 00:44:41,640
Speaker 2: rightfully so you know the last couple of years he

864
00:44:41,719 --> 00:44:44,799
Speaker 2: has not been playing great football, and he's paid as

865
00:44:44,840 --> 00:44:47,800
Speaker 2: if he's a great player. You know, is your mindset

866
00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:49,840
Speaker 2: of him changed the way he's been playing over this

867
00:44:49,920 --> 00:44:50,480
Speaker 2: last month.

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00:44:51,719 --> 00:44:55,759
Speaker 1: No, because the the resume is what it is right now.

869
00:44:55,880 --> 00:44:58,040
Speaker 1: You know, if I let a month change me one

870
00:44:58,040 --> 00:44:59,800
Speaker 1: way or the other, I'm wrong. I let the f

871
00:45:00,160 --> 00:45:02,920
Speaker 1: scope of the resume dictate what I think about him.

872
00:45:02,920 --> 00:45:06,080
Speaker 1: He's played good football over the last month, great football

873
00:45:06,080 --> 00:45:10,040
Speaker 1: in some some respects, but getting to the playoffs and

874
00:45:10,080 --> 00:45:13,080
Speaker 1: getting wins and playing consistently and getting your team over

875
00:45:13,080 --> 00:45:16,319
Speaker 1: the hump will go further to show who he is

876
00:45:16,360 --> 00:45:17,920
Speaker 1: and what he is. If he goes to the playoffs

877
00:45:17,960 --> 00:45:19,920
Speaker 1: and plays well, we'll give him a lot of credit

878
00:45:19,960 --> 00:45:22,279
Speaker 1: and a lot of respect, rightfully. So if he goes

879
00:45:22,280 --> 00:45:25,160
Speaker 1: into the playoffs and doesn't play well and they lose,

880
00:45:26,120 --> 00:45:28,040
Speaker 1: then all of this is for not And this was

881
00:45:28,120 --> 00:45:30,640
Speaker 1: just a great month and it was an aberration. So

882
00:45:31,920 --> 00:45:34,560
Speaker 1: it looks like Liam Liam Cohen has has done a

883
00:45:34,560 --> 00:45:37,520
Speaker 1: great job with him and and got this offense to

884
00:45:38,000 --> 00:45:41,239
Speaker 1: be what they're capable of being. Jacobe Myers, like you said,

885
00:45:41,280 --> 00:45:43,759
Speaker 1: they went out and traded for him and then paid

886
00:45:43,840 --> 00:45:47,759
Speaker 1: him five games in. I think they decided that was enough.

887
00:45:47,840 --> 00:45:50,640
Speaker 1: They've seen enough to pay him twenty million dollars a year,

888
00:45:50,640 --> 00:45:55,600
Speaker 1: and that's saying something in itself, and maybe he's saying

889
00:45:55,600 --> 00:45:58,359
Speaker 1: something about Travis Hunter and the way they see him

890
00:45:58,400 --> 00:46:00,880
Speaker 1: going forward in the future. Because you got Thomas Junr,

891
00:46:00,920 --> 00:46:04,719
Speaker 1: you got you got Jacoby Myers. Where does Travis Hunter

892
00:46:04,840 --> 00:46:07,279
Speaker 1: fit in? Is it on the offensive side with those

893
00:46:07,280 --> 00:46:09,719
Speaker 1: two or is it on the defensive side where he

894
00:46:09,840 --> 00:46:13,120
Speaker 1: was making a great impact. So we'll see. Uh, this

895
00:46:13,160 --> 00:46:14,799
Speaker 1: is a wait and see league. But this is a

896
00:46:14,840 --> 00:46:17,279
Speaker 1: big time win for them, and and and a good

897
00:46:17,280 --> 00:46:20,160
Speaker 1: performance by Trevor Lawrence against one of the best defenses

898
00:46:20,200 --> 00:46:24,360
Speaker 1: in the league. So uh. Again, in the playoffs, that's

899
00:46:24,560 --> 00:46:28,879
Speaker 1: where resumes are dictated. If you if you can't get there,

900
00:46:28,920 --> 00:46:31,520
Speaker 1: that says something. If you can't win there also says.

901
00:46:31,680 --> 00:46:34,000
Speaker 2: And obviously, Richard, let's talk about the playoffs a little bit.

902
00:46:34,080 --> 00:46:36,080
Speaker 2: You know, clearly this first place in the AFC is

903
00:46:36,120 --> 00:46:38,319
Speaker 2: up for grabs and tie breakers are going to come

904
00:46:38,320 --> 00:46:41,040
Speaker 2: into play and strength to schedule, all that good stuff.

905
00:46:41,760 --> 00:46:44,440
Speaker 1: But who is the class of the AFC? If you

906
00:46:44,440 --> 00:46:46,719
Speaker 1: had to pick one team, who is the best team

907
00:46:46,760 --> 00:46:50,480
Speaker 1: that you believe is in the AFC right now? I

908
00:46:50,480 --> 00:46:53,320
Speaker 1: think it's hard to argue against Josh Allen and the

909
00:46:53,320 --> 00:46:56,759
Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills with with what their their history has been.

910
00:46:56,840 --> 00:46:59,319
Speaker 1: But New England Patriots. For me, I think that the

911
00:46:59,400 --> 00:47:02,279
Speaker 1: New England pay have played good football. They lost the

912
00:47:02,320 --> 00:47:05,279
Speaker 1: game to the to the Buffalo Bills recently, but I

913
00:47:05,320 --> 00:47:07,799
Speaker 1: still feel like they're complete. And Drake May if he

914
00:47:07,840 --> 00:47:10,440
Speaker 1: can't figure out his woes and figure out his issues

915
00:47:10,440 --> 00:47:13,759
Speaker 1: that he had against the Buffalo Bills, he can be

916
00:47:14,200 --> 00:47:15,880
Speaker 1: he can get this team over the top and they

917
00:47:15,880 --> 00:47:18,640
Speaker 1: can have some success in the playoffs. But it's hard

918
00:47:18,680 --> 00:47:21,520
Speaker 1: to say. It's hard to say. You could argue the

919
00:47:21,840 --> 00:47:24,360
Speaker 1: Denver Broncos because of that defense, but they just got

920
00:47:25,400 --> 00:47:28,040
Speaker 1: they just got whooped on by the Jacksonville Jaguars, and

921
00:47:28,480 --> 00:47:32,239
Speaker 1: you could say Jacksonville for some people, and but you

922
00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:35,840
Speaker 1: could point out their issues and their flaws. So you

923
00:47:36,000 --> 00:47:38,160
Speaker 1: just don't know. You just don't know right now. And

924
00:47:38,360 --> 00:47:40,520
Speaker 1: that's what's the fun of this season. That's the fun

925
00:47:40,880 --> 00:47:44,960
Speaker 1: part of this NFL season more than any in recent memory.

926
00:47:46,280 --> 00:47:49,000
Speaker 1: In the playoffs, I don't think I know Vegas is

927
00:47:49,000 --> 00:47:52,239
Speaker 1: gonna have a really difficult time figuring out who's gonna

928
00:47:52,280 --> 00:47:54,040
Speaker 1: be favored and who's not gonna be favored, and what

929
00:47:54,080 --> 00:47:57,239
Speaker 1: the point spreads are gonna be because depending on the matchups,

930
00:47:57,680 --> 00:48:01,920
Speaker 1: that the lower seats could be fair on both sides

931
00:48:01,920 --> 00:48:02,359
Speaker 1: of that, no.

932
00:48:02,400 --> 00:48:04,760
Speaker 2: Question about it. There's a lot of parody in this league.

933
00:48:04,920 --> 00:48:07,040
Speaker 2: It's gonna be exciting to see how it all plays out.

934
00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:10,520
Speaker 1: All odds and lines come from our partners at hard

935
00:48:10,600 --> 00:48:13,000
Speaker 1: Rock Bet. We've got the forty nine Ers at the

936
00:48:13,080 --> 00:48:16,759
Speaker 1: Colts on Monday Night Football tomorrow. Hard Rock Bet had

937
00:48:16,800 --> 00:48:18,760
Speaker 1: the forty nine Ers as a five and a half

938
00:48:18,880 --> 00:48:21,719
Speaker 1: point spread in this game, and I think that's about right.

939
00:48:22,200 --> 00:48:25,279
Speaker 1: I know that the Indianapolis Colts have played really good

940
00:48:25,320 --> 00:48:28,720
Speaker 1: football down the stretch. You got Jonathan Taylor, but without

941
00:48:28,800 --> 00:48:31,759
Speaker 1: Daniel Jones at quarterback, you got Phillip Rivers. Are you

942
00:48:31,840 --> 00:48:34,760
Speaker 1: gonna have the same offensive production that they've had all season?

943
00:48:35,360 --> 00:48:37,960
Speaker 1: They do. They are getting divorced Buckner back, which will

944
00:48:38,000 --> 00:48:43,040
Speaker 1: be a huge addition former forty nine er, But without

945
00:48:43,840 --> 00:48:47,080
Speaker 1: your guys on the edge, Tarvarius Ward and Sauce Gardner,

946
00:48:47,440 --> 00:48:50,120
Speaker 1: I think there's gonna be some openings. I'm with you, Rich,

947
00:48:50,160 --> 00:48:51,799
Speaker 1: and I gotta do a hat swap here.

948
00:48:52,280 --> 00:48:54,760
Speaker 2: I got the San Francisco and forty nine Ers winning

949
00:48:54,760 --> 00:48:56,960
Speaker 2: this game as well, and I got them covering. I

950
00:48:57,000 --> 00:49:00,680
Speaker 2: think this is gonna be a high scoring game, at

951
00:49:00,760 --> 00:49:02,600
Speaker 2: least on one side of the ball. I think the

952
00:49:02,600 --> 00:49:04,040
Speaker 2: forty nine Ers are going to be scoring a lot

953
00:49:04,080 --> 00:49:07,520
Speaker 2: of points. Philip Rivers will see. I mean, he held

954
00:49:07,560 --> 00:49:10,080
Speaker 2: his team in it against Seattle last week. Can he

955
00:49:10,200 --> 00:49:13,960
Speaker 2: do the same against another NFC West opponent. I don't

956
00:49:13,960 --> 00:49:15,800
Speaker 2: think he's going to have that much success, Richard. I

957
00:49:15,800 --> 00:49:18,000
Speaker 2: think the San Francisco forty nine Ers team still has

958
00:49:18,040 --> 00:49:20,160
Speaker 2: a lot to prove. They've won a handful of games

959
00:49:20,160 --> 00:49:22,560
Speaker 2: in a row, but this division is still up for grabs,

960
00:49:22,560 --> 00:49:24,520
Speaker 2: and I think they're gonna want it more. I got

961
00:49:24,560 --> 00:49:29,240
Speaker 2: a little three three person a three player anytime touchdown

962
00:49:29,280 --> 00:49:34,080
Speaker 2: score parlay that I personally like. I like CMC, Juwan Jennings,

963
00:49:34,120 --> 00:49:36,680
Speaker 2: and Jonathan Taylor all to find the end zone.

964
00:49:36,840 --> 00:49:38,600
Speaker 1: I like that. I like that. I think you gonna

965
00:49:38,560 --> 00:49:41,040
Speaker 1: be right on Richard.

966
00:49:41,160 --> 00:49:43,680
Speaker 2: It's always a pleasure sitting down with you on Sundays.

967
00:49:44,239 --> 00:49:46,920
Speaker 2: This concludes our Week sixteen recap. We only got two

968
00:49:46,960 --> 00:49:50,120
Speaker 2: weeks left of this regular season. At time has flown by.

969
00:49:51,080 --> 00:49:55,200
Speaker 2: You're gonna be covering Thursday night football on Christmas, Richard.

970
00:49:56,080 --> 00:49:58,200
Speaker 2: That's gotta be a different have you ever been on

971
00:49:58,239 --> 00:50:01,640
Speaker 2: the road for Christmas if you played game on Christmas before, Like,

972
00:50:01,960 --> 00:50:04,920
Speaker 2: what are your thoughts about, you know, being on TNF

973
00:50:05,600 --> 00:50:06,640
Speaker 2: on Christmas.

974
00:50:08,239 --> 00:50:10,720
Speaker 1: I played on Christmas Eve before, but the we're on Christmas,

975
00:50:11,040 --> 00:50:13,600
Speaker 1: it's different. It's it's it's part of the job. It's

976
00:50:13,640 --> 00:50:15,640
Speaker 1: part of what you sign up for. It's great for

977
00:50:15,680 --> 00:50:18,879
Speaker 1: the fans, it's great for football. But you know, we're

978
00:50:18,880 --> 00:50:21,000
Speaker 1: gonna have to have the kids open presence to the

979
00:50:21,080 --> 00:50:24,000
Speaker 1: night before and you know, all that good stuff. But uh,

980
00:50:24,800 --> 00:50:26,319
Speaker 1: you know, you do what you gotta do. I think

981
00:50:26,320 --> 00:50:28,400
Speaker 1: it's it was gonna be a great game with Patrick

982
00:50:28,440 --> 00:50:30,200
Speaker 1: Mahons before the season, you would have thought it would

983
00:50:30,200 --> 00:50:32,320
Speaker 1: it's gonna be a fun game. But without Patrick Mahons,

984
00:50:32,320 --> 00:50:37,800
Speaker 1: And it looks like Gardner Minshew may be out. Sam,

985
00:50:39,200 --> 00:50:41,440
Speaker 1: you're gonna have to brush up on the quarterbacks name

986
00:50:41,480 --> 00:50:44,879
Speaker 1: before you get there. Rich Yeah, yeah, I mean that's

987
00:50:44,960 --> 00:50:46,840
Speaker 1: that's the problem. We're gonna be brushing up on the

988
00:50:46,920 --> 00:50:52,239
Speaker 1: quarterbacks name and in Week seventeen of the season, and

989
00:50:52,280 --> 00:50:54,719
Speaker 1: that's that's probably the story of this game. And and

990
00:50:55,040 --> 00:50:58,440
Speaker 1: Broncos licking their wounds after this devastating loss to the

991
00:50:58,520 --> 00:51:02,960
Speaker 1: Jacksonville Jaguars. But it's gonna be fun. It's football, it's

992
00:51:03,000 --> 00:51:05,560
Speaker 1: Thursday night. We're excited about it. It's our last game

993
00:51:05,600 --> 00:51:07,400
Speaker 1: of the regular season, and then we go on and

994
00:51:07,480 --> 00:51:09,640
Speaker 1: have our wildcard game and that's gonna be a lot

995
00:51:09,640 --> 00:51:13,000
Speaker 1: of fun. And as always, Mitchell, we appreciate these people

996
00:51:13,080 --> 00:51:16,359
Speaker 1: joining us. You fans make this all possible. You make

997
00:51:16,440 --> 00:51:19,080
Speaker 1: this whole thing go, and we surely do appreciate you.

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00:51:19,120 --> 00:51:21,759
Speaker 1: We hope you guys have a very merry Christmas or

999
00:51:21,800 --> 00:51:24,760
Speaker 1: a happy holiday no matter where you are in the world,

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